Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.

There’s no real precedent for a sentence for Tina Peters, so there’s no way to say if it’s unfair or not. She tried to disenfranchise the will of about 90,000 voters in her county. But we don’t have a long body of precedent on Election thieves in this state, so 7-9 years?

So many things in front of stream table. I don't need to see derby to call it I guess

In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193

I doubt I know more about reconstruction than Trevon. What I do know is that Reconstruction wasn’t some shadowy, back room event. It was then as it is now — plain as day, obvious to all, boastful and unrepentant.

This weekend announcer theme drop lfg: Friday - casual Cali Friday, hope you like all the caftans 😆 Saturday - Caturday and/or Cause. I have cat ears....but I also have guillotine earrings Sunday - Sparkle Sunday✨️✨️ #DerbySky #NAWest #WFTDA

"now is not the time for weak knees. Act like you know you’re up against a Nazi philosophy." radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/p/how-a-nazi...

Yeah, my ancient grandma used to deflect by pretending she didn't you hear you said something else too

Hey all, doing a little fundraiser for my NA West/Champs travel this year. If you are interested in an angry swan sticker or just like my announcing (and mail) - forms.gle/EYiShXKccJb6... #DerbySky #NAWest #WFTDA Your donation supports me 🎙️ and the USPS 🦅

@c8k3.bsky.social are you ready for NA West?

This egghead Andreessen is also a major funder of substack. A16z partly owns Substack. One of a16z's partners is on substack's board of directors. But I'm sure it's fine if you keep posting there. I'm sure there's no reason Substack is walling a ton of progressive writers in its Nazi garden. 🫠

We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”

NA West kicks off the North American WFTDA tournaments this week, and I will be there! But I am NOT ready!

The illegitimate court is illegitimate?

virginia voters should call their delegates and senators and demand that they ignore this illegitimate ruling

ok i got a lot of replies to this on tumblr but this is the best one ^^

Reconstruction needed a lot more hangings. French aristocrats are still kinda nervous two hundred and change years later. That says it was a good use of time and lives. That is all.

YOU KNOW THE RULE

Today, the day of the Met Gala, the unionized workers of the Met posted this image to their Instagram. www.instagram.com/p/DX64ioYjecG/

Jeff Bezos and his wife are the lead sponsors of tonight's Met Gala. Now seems like a good time to remind folks of all the ways Bezos is shafting American consumers and Amazon workers — and how his wealth is putting our democracy at risk. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos

Hot take: Let's make an Unrivaled-like federation for derby that's 3x3, short track, 30 min games with "first past the post" ending, and plays with experimental alternating possession rules. #derbysky @tchai-sky.bsky.social @gayofreckoning.bsky.social please discuss

I talked a baby out of crying while we were descending into LA, saw sandpipers at the beach, and went to Medieval Times yesterday, so whatever happens at roller derby later is fine. #RollerDerby

I think we need to talk about what "super" means because I have a feeling not everyone agrees on a common definition. Discuss lol #DerbyBsky #Derbysky #wftda

Is joy dead??? I made second-graders sing the "So long, farewell..." bit with me before class was dismissed today. 😂 We even did the high note!

Derby hot take: NA West doesn't need four slots; I don't care what the math says

John Roberts, retire in ignominy

I saw The Apex article. I'm not mad about BDC getting into NA South - they played enough games to get ranked and got into the tournament. Cry about it. If you're gonna be annoyed about that, also be miffed about Riptide, which actually looks like the "super team" some say BDC is 💀

Yeah...

New York!!! Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 is joining you LIVE TONIGHT! At Starr Bar in Brooklyn! I'm literally on the M right now! Come through! www.eventbrite.com/e/mystery-ai... @emilymbender.bsky.social

Full statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Callais: "The Roberts Court seeks to achieve what the Confederacy and the Klan could not while wearing robes that are black rather than white."

Cool, and I hope they get somewhere with it... but the only non-At-Will employment state in the US is Montana, and "just cause" is easy enough to manufacture. Never tie your life or personality to a job; capitalism will never love you back. -an HR person (hire me)

having the opportunity to feign surprise and drop this line would give me a kind of high no drug could reproduce

They never want to talk about the guns. Ever. Under any circumstances.

Hello from chilly Montana!

Worth the read!

I am THA'ing a learnament this weekend in Kalispell, MONTANA. It's all home team, regulation games, butbthey are running it like it is a fully sanctioned deal.

This is AMAZING and fuck the Trump admin for defunding science.

Sleep Experts Suggest Cutting Back On God’s Light Before Bed https://theonion.com/sleep-experts-suggest-cutting-back-on-gods-light-before-bed/

Swedish Champs this weekend - stream here! swerollingtv.org/goteborgroll... #DerbySky #Derbibsky #Derbybsky

Boycott FIFA, support your local #RollerDerby team

Amazing

I watch old Vine compilations every few months just to feel something

London is hosting a EuroChamps preview Tinseltown-style on May 9th 👀👀👀 #Derbybsky #WFTDA ft. London, Paris, Rainy, and Crime!!! #rollerDerby

Hey, so ICE is still kidnapping and disappearing people in the United States. Just because they got quieter about it doesn't make it okay. Abolish ICE. Chinga la Migra.

NA West is the first North America tournament. Drop your spiciest takes here. They don't need to reflect your bracket challenge, I GUESS. #wftda #NAWest #Derbybsky #DerbySky What hashtag do we want?? "Der-BIB-sky" sounds hilarious out loud.

The other interesting thing about this year's WFTDA Champs is that there will be SIXTEEN teams and not the usual 13. We are getting FOUR full days of Champs in October. Per Yeti, "top seeds get more byes (up to 2), middle seeds 0–1 byes, and lower seeds play the bottom of the bracket and move up."

LatAm is done - and Champs will be OSOM! Donate here to get Team Osom to Malmo! gofund.me/3068c4c47

"Europe is going to be *the* playoff to watch, IMO. While the only change from 2024 is that Dock City is out, and Barcelona is in, European derby is among the most protean in the world, with teams constantly one-upping each other." medium.com/@thederbyape...

Also we have had NA + Europe brackets drop, so DISCUSS. medium.com/@thederbyape...