PSA: When a Black woman cuts her hair, specifically if she gets a fade, bald head, or close cropped twist out? She's not "pressure" friend. She's now a problem you have no answer for. If she dyes said hair blond or red, just go lay down some place. You're dead to her.

It may be time for some of y'all to come to the realization that this is what this gov't has always been for some of your "neighbors." I hope y'all start to connect the dots.

Jill Scott’s long awaited NPR Tiny Desk concert will premiere Monday at noon EST:

They're smart enough to know how to exploit the system & their audiences to their benefit...and by extention the benefit of those they believe will benefit them long term. It ain't rocket science. If rats & monkeys can learn to do it so can they. And they have.

Exactly. And they're utilizing their power just fine, better than even. They're using their power exactly how, for what, and for who they intended. This system is working as designed.

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The good news is that hidden web tracking "pixels" are relatively easy to defeat. It's also why using an ad-blocker is one of the top pieces of security advice I give anyone, as ad-blockers help to reduce surveillance and online tracking, while helping to keep you safer from malware. Here's why:

"...funds that are taken out of soldiers’ paychecks to go toward meals at dining facilities ... Now, individual items are assigned a value, and soldiers can spend up to their allotted daily amount." This articles fails to explain why the goal to court more customers is even a thing. Grade: D

Verbiage according to the sl: “Remember nothing or no one is stopping US ™️ from having a great day”

I feel like we should use Cam’s message every day from now on, really get the hueless horde going

PBS remains by far the gold standard in covering the economy. As their corporate competitors stuck to easy administration-friendly talking points to discuss yesterday’s jobs report, PBS showed how to do it right (and in just 30 seconds if needed). www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-ne...

FYI for those interested.

fuck walmart AND pepsi youtu.be/odhVF_xLIQA?...

More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.

They're clearly in the "I love you but don't like you phase" of the marriage.

137 years for any semblance of upward mobility economically is bananas. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Bless her Aunt Sparkle, she sacrificed her career & reputation, yet the poor girl's own parents... "We were just a family who didn’t want to cause the end of Robert’s career,” she says. “We felt more secure, more protected with Robert’s resources." www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

www.theguardian.com/environment/... "...GDP tells us the cost of everything, and the value of nothing."

As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts - www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Aye UG Subs, if you wanna fire up this episode during the Super Bowl, it's Season 3, Episode 16.

Ivy Leagues 1st & foremost institutions of Empire. They know why they continue to exist & the role they're required to play. Those endowments & prestige afforded them are tooled & conditioned to facilitate the Empire's interests. They didn't concede. They fell in line as intended.

"...sentiment reported by the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers on Friday was mostly driven by consumers with the largest stock portfolio holdings..." Well ok then🙄 as long they're fine. US consumer sentiment rises to six-month high in early February - www.reuters.com/business/us-...

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This must be how the church reacted when Galileo started promoting the Copernican system. NFL has 9 int'l games scheduled for next season. They're making a major push to capture a global audience. Those 75M people will mean diddly-squat if they can pull off this pivot.

FYI in case anyone is interested. www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...

If "look at God, won't he do it!" was a person, it'd be Russell Wilson. They'll be welcoming "Cinco" before the year ends.

No one feels the effects of the "well-meaning" shortsighted decisions of others like the disabled.

Fam: Don’t let them steal your joy this Black History Month. Joy is our super power. #blacksky #blackhistorymonth #BHM

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He's probably more right than wrong. Let's not even discuss reading comprehension skills or functional literacy. "...54% of U.S. adults read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level ..." www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

A man singing his draws & socks at the Grammy Awards apparently was the highlight of the evening.

"The platform is designed for journalists, advocates, researchers, and decision-makers — the people shaping narrative, pressure, and policy — and it treats corporate filings as evidence, not marketing." wearebdi.org?utm_source=s...

"this pattern perpetually accelerates and causes semantic bleaching... " Hitting high notes all through the abstract, "semantic bleaching" is note all its own.

Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.

🔪📚🎧 There’s something deliciously sinister about Kill Your Darlings in audio. Publishing intrigue, buried pasts, and a slow-burn romance—brought vividly to life by the always terrific Kale Williams. www.audible.com/pd/Kill-Your... #mmromance #secondchanceromance #gaymystery

First measles case in decades reported in Lancaster County

People who visited the emergency department at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas earlier this week may have been exposed to measles, the Oregon Health Authority warns.

Use every possible benefit your credit card offers and always buy the travel insurance or book a trip with a credit card that provides travel insurance as a benefit.

Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...

As part of their effort to make sure far right sheriffs don't get reelected uncontested, @boltsmag.org has put together a list of every one that is up for vote in 2026. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

I guess this one way to make clear Black lives don't matter