“But that praise usually masks the reality that we’re absorbing stress the system refuses to hold. We become the buffer, the translator, the proof of concept, the person who makes things work without ever being asked what it costs us.” open.substack.com/pub/blckgirl...

The process of shrinking the gap between your values and actions is a lifetime journey.

I don’t know, I still randomly trip out over the fact that the President told states to specifically gerrymander for him. And they did.

This should be a scandal. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/t...

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May she rest in power 🙏🏽 www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/u...

SHE COMING!

He's not lying.

lol people are mad about this but the internet alone has shown how much society hates women, ESPECIALLY women of color. This isn’t Michelle Obama saying women aren’t qualified to be president. It’s Michelle Obama saying that people don’t WANT a woman president.

We are poorer with this loss. RIP Alice. 🕊️

EVERY major airport and all the hubs are about to ground flights ahead of the holiday season. This is entirely on the Republicans.

Hope is a fuel. Use it to burn down something terrible.

It’s disheartening to see Teen Vogue dissolved into Vogue and its political team let go. For years, it was one of the few mainstream spaces that made room for honest, radical commentary on justice, inequality & the world we actually live in. I’m grateful it gave me a home for so many of my op-eds

There is not a single day that goes by that i don't think about the vast majority of Americans reading below a sixth grade level

We're officially at the find out phase and this is going to be terrible. Donate to your local food banks and mutual aid funds.

really liked this about how racism isn’t just a moral failure, but the operating system for authoritarianism. we treat "talking about race" as a strategy question. but the reason to talk about it is to prevent the power grab that we're going to face rashad-advisors.kit.com/posts/we-re-...

Truly wild that November is next week.

You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o... With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:

That’s the kind of kneejerk dismissive advice that makes me violent. Telling people to just grow their own food is tantamount to telling them to eat cake.

It is an absolute scandal. An embarrassment. A tribute to the long history of state terrorism that codifies power. Shame, shame, shame.

The clips and conversations I’m hearing about the SNAP (food stamp) cuts should be above the fold everywhere. It’s a scary time for a lot of people.

Twenty years ago Nazi tattoos were bad… 15 years ago … Nazi tattoos still bad Yesterday… Nazi tattoos still bad Today … nazi tattoos still bad There is no period of time where Nazi tattoos are good

Part of Project 2025 is limiting access to guns for the masses

I can't really explain fully why this is the thing of all things that got my jaw on the floor but I guess it's such a literal symbol and also such a jaw dropping amount of money while small businesses are struggling to survive the tariffs Such a visible "go fuck yourself"

Read this on the plane. Really strong work, drawing connections for people too overwhelmed to keep track of the many important narratives. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

happy 10 year anniversary to one of the most prophetic tweets of all time @cavalorn.bsky.social

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

The Department of Education reportedly fired nearly everyone in the office that focuses on the nation’s children with disabilities in a wave of new layoffs

None of us can do everything but each of us can do SOMETHING.

This very very very bad. I cannot stress this enough. I said that they crossed the Rubicon with arresting Ras Baraka several months ago. This is very bad and portends more bad things for regular people.

People still dont understand the effects of Trump’s new bill on education and how it impacts student loans. Once 2028 gets here, there wont be anymore poor children who become doctors or lawyers. Poor kids wont be able to become epidemiologists like me. That new cap ensures ONLY rich kids will.

JD Vance’s post is grade A misogynoir He’s functionally saying she’s an ungrateful, uppity N word

WOO, BUDDY.

Gentle reminder that every branch of government right now has a Republican majority: Republican majority Congress Republican majority SCOTUS Republican majority Executive Branch Just in case you forgot lol

Bingo

The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.

This is a great time to lean into local community and make sure you have folks' current contact information. Check on your strong friends. Check on your trans friends. Check on your disabled friends. Check on folks.

Does anyone care is almost never the right question. People care. The issue is that people don't know what to do.

One very wealthy white man got his job back today (along with his 200 staff and production team) because of organizing, boycotts, and collective pushback. When will we see that same energy for the 320k+ Black women who were pushed out of the labor market?

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"I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right even if you have to stand alone" — Claudette Colvin

More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.

Kennedy Ryan is one of my favorite authors - didn’t even consider myself a romance girlie. But I am hooked 🥰💓

If it’s radical to believe everyone should be housed, have food, access to clean water, air, land, healthcare, and education, then so be it.

I often think about Imani Perry saying “I’m not surprised but I am horrified.” That really is it.

When people talk about the productivity gains of AI, by eyes glaze over and I think about things like this: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...

Translation: There's the truth and then there are LIES. Don't get it twisted.

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