Be joyful even though you've considered all the facts

Republicans have failed to negotiate a funding bill causing a government shutdown ** apnews.com/article/shut...

NEW: The U.S. has long lagged behind other wealthy countries in reducing its stillbirth rate. Now a new five-year, $37 million NIH consortium will prioritize this public health issue. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.

“Tylenol” is a clear distraction

What you do and don't do is more potent than anything 47 can do. www.businessinsider.com/jimmy-kimmel...

Do ya’ll remember how hard Coretta and dem had to work to get a holiday for Dr. King?

Even strength has to bow to wisdom sometimes

Some problems can be fixed.

What happened to stray dogs?

I could listen to Keke Palmer talk about ANYTHING.

“I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself” - Things Fall Apart

All this has happened before. All this need not happen again.

New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's. If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too. It's just a question of political will.

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, has been convicted of plotting a coup. The historic ruling is the first time a former president was tried for an attempted coup in Brazil, showing nobody should be above the law.

SOUTH KOREAN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON: “.. economic activities of our companies investing in the US and the rights and interests of our nationals must not be unfairly violated.” @electrek.co electrek.co/2025/09/11/h...

Kash Patel did not find Tyler Robinson. Tyler Robinson surrendered.

Will those who made threats against HBCU’s be investigated and called to justice?

Racism is not a political view

Charlie Kirk was killed, blaming gang members of color for America’s violence. Instead of death and the lie of white supremacy, I wish he had known life—and in life, the tremendous blessings that all people are. May we all know this.

At SojoAction, we stand with those who are resilient. Together, we carry this work forward, and the impact is collective. Visit sojo.net/donate to help us keep this work alive.

I carry Newark, my faith, and my community into every space. My latest piece for the Kettering Foundation reflects on how we can live into a vision of #democracy even amid deep division. I hope it encourages you, as it has me, to stay committed to building.

Yes, please stop.

“One loves that for which one labors, and one labors for that which one loves.”

When President Woodrow Wilson had a massive stroke, his wife concealed his incapacity, keeping him in the White House. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-...

Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"

The National Museum of African American History and Culture should leave the #Smithsonian

“Blue-state cities are not safe havens. They’re becoming front lines” open.substack.com/pub/bryanmce...

The memory of my childhood taught me a truth white nationalism will never grasp: our survival depends on all of us. open.substack.com/pub/bryanmce...

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Gustav Jung.

Bass: We just heard that the administration’s experiment failed. The raids that were happening in Los Angeles—the random pulling and snatching of people off the streets based on the language they spoke, their appearance, where they work—the court has said that can no longer happen.

Listen, if you wanted her to lead, you would've shown up to the polls with your friends. Let her tell her story and sell her book.

Obama’s racial identity is the key factor in the existence of the Tea Party and MAGA. The false Birther claims booster Trump into power. Now, faced with scrutiny, he is reverting to the foundational tactics used against Obama.

This is what leadership looks like: reinforcing the critical safety nets that keep parents from having to make devastating decisions. - Rev. Adam Russell Taylor religionnews.com/2025/07/22/c... @sojoaction.bsky.social @sojo.net

The most disturbing part of the whole Epstein horror show? Hundreds of wealthy, powerful men exploited underage girls— and yet the only one sitting in prison for it... is a woman. Let that sink in.

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Mamdani is likely to become the next mayor of NYC. Democrats can either partner early or undermine a growing, powerful share of their base. Also, a reminder that FDR was a socialist.

We can do things differently this time

i wrote about the diddy verdict www.vulture.com/article/didd...

Imagine the @nytimes.com diving into 47’s kkk family history with the same detail: Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...

Just posted my latest on Substack. Reflections on the film "I'm Your Venus," Venus Xtravaganza, and the quiet math of born and chosen family.

#ICE is hiring Don't apply!

Seventy-eight years ago today, Bill Veeck phoned Effa Manley, the co-owner of the Newark Eagles, and asked to purchase the contract of Larry Doby. Here’s what I wrote about it in “Our Team”.

The questions Mamdani is getting from Black leadership can be answered but he's got to do the work and collaborate at all levels.

Stop the Big Billionaire Bill

Perhaps it's not the “party”; maybe it's the who the donors to the party are. We can change that. Donate to candidates you respect and to the party and tell them how you want your money spent. www.axios.com/2025/06/26/d...

There are only three political positions in America today 1) I like the fascism 2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc) 3) I oppose the fascism The rest is details

Daycare’s throw the best bashments. #Birthday