this is such an important point. i do not think that the typical american understands that for most of their lives, someone like james madison or george washington or thomas jefferson was *surrounded* by black people.

Had a quality chat w/ @weketchum.bsky.social about regionalism in hip-hop, the stakes of rap battles (real or not) + aftermath of Joey Badass v. The West/Field/20 whatever nomenclature you choose. Check out this clip. Link to listen in the next skeet #blueskyhiphop www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXqa...

Golden toilet guy thinks your kid has too much.

the thing about this is...like, it's grotesque and ridiculous, but it's also like as normal as trump gets in terms of spin. it's clumsy spin, but it's just spin. if this was the worst trump's lying got, we'd be so much better off. 1

the trump administration, obviously concerned with racial equality, thinks its illegal discrimination to spend federal dollars protecting a predominantly black community from raw sewage

Sigh. Yup

I've been in this industry for 20 years, and the experience is consistently, "I would love that job...oh wait, that job doesn't exist anymore."

From Mac Miller to Mos Def: Album Reviews We Regret w/ @toure.bsky.social @afantano.bsky.social @weketchum.bsky.social youtu.be/RJUQiS45tO4?si…

They won't read.

“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”

It isn’t “gun jumping.” It’s capitulation to an authoritarian. Again, if this keeps up, they should all resign. There was nothing untoward or unethical here. It was basic video editing. Admitting to anything else would be journalistic malpractice.

also, seeing that there's an appetite for collective action is Good, Actually, and making it accessible, widespread, and effective, while explaining it in simple terms, is empowering and a great place to start. rather than "this is stupid, won't work" say "this is great, and the next steps are..."

Give me watermelon, pineapple, and red grapes, and I'm good forever

you know, as far as Black tastemakers go, I wanna shout out @deephunk.bsky.social @djtara.bsky.social and the whole rare form crew.

they should make vitamins for men. vitamen

A new $15 million jazz fellowship is granting 50 artists over the age of 62 a $100,000 grant, professional support and performance opportunities

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Shit like this is just one element of why I hate the death penalty so much. Imagine if this dude was executed before this new evidence came out

"Friday's purge at the Pentagon isn’t an isolated maneuver — it’s indicative of an administration intent on reshaping itself around the president’s personal network," writes the Times editorial board.

My Loves, please help a survivor avoid eviction after sexual assualt by a client. Please share or donate. She needs to raise $2400 by February 28. 🤲🏽 #mutualaid #blacksky #support gofund.me/2e650495

watched some reacher on the treadmill today and i do love that we have a whole franchise whose central premise is “what if a man were really big”

I am so sick of this shit. It’s a Sieg Heil. It’s a Nazi salute. Anyone who sees it knows. It’s ridiculous that legal departments presumably won’t let media call it what it is. Bannon made “a provocative gesture that resembled the salute Elon Musk gave at a post-inauguration rally”? Fuck off.

For a few weeks, I wanted to reach out to the Trump voters I knew and ask how they felt about all he's done so far. But from what I've seen, esp in that WSJ story, I'm not even curious to hear what they have to say. No response they can give will be helpful for me

"The level of access DOGE possesses means that the organization may already be able to siphon data that Musk or his agents could hold on to forever, long after his time as a government liaison, or even after a potential falling-out with the president."

I’m not grateful for this but I’m relieved that Republicans have finally revealed that they don’t care about the Constitution

Okay guys, this man is not mentally fit enough to run our country. It’s gonna get a lot worse before it gets better.

Tough viewing choice tonight. Do I continue Breaking Bad (I know I'm way overdue; just a few episodes into S2 right now), or do I start Court of Gold?

A very good day of fresh local news reporting at @hellgatenyc.com, your favorite reporter's favorite news outlet. First—a breakdown of the insanity engulfing City Hall, with dispatches from inside sources: hellgatenyc.com/abandon-ship/

Jesus christ, was I giving him ideas?

Went to my bodega a year and a half ago and asked to buy some eggs. She went in the back and brought me out a whole palette of like 20 eggs 😂

Remember like 15 years ago when we pointed out that the bros online and in the op-eds crying about free speech didn’t really care about free speech? Anyway, I guess some of us can say we were there back then to be totally ignored. Cheers!

Totally shocked that the man who incited an insurrection to avoid leaving office would say this once he got back in office. SHOCKED. Never could have guessed.

Mac McClung has the coolest job in the world. Nobody ever yells at him about whether his team loses, and then one night per year, he just has to do one or two cool things. The Santa Claus of dunking

Mac McClung being the all-time dunk contest winner would be ridiculous, lol. He'd be deserving, because he does his thing. But to three-peat when he's only played *checks Wiki* four NBA games?

Broken clocks, etc

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

Spot on.

No they're not. They know exactly what they're voting for: The continued dismantling of our public health system. That's what they want. You know this. Why do we have to do this playacting goldfish brain shit every time.

I don’t know how some folks make it through life.

Bless. But it is so annoying that we always have to be the ones to do/say/risk it when there is silence from *waves generally*

"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation." (gift link)

From Pistons PR: With his 20th point tonight against Chicago, Cade Cunningham (187 career games) became the 3rd-fastest player in NBA history to reach 4000 points, 1000 rebounds and 1300 assists, trailing only Oscar Robertson (131 games) and Luka Doncic (169).

In case you missed my live on YouTube breaking down the Super Bowl, from the politics to the play on the field, to Kendrick’s halftime performance, here you go www.youtube.com/live/6Mv3DK7...

My late mother, Patricia Stephens Due! We co-wrote a memoir: FREEDOM IN THE FAMILY: A MOTHER-DAUGHTER MEMOIR OF THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

that lakers 77 jersey is about to go triple platinum among guys who don’t start watching basketball until march

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"