"Taking back cultural artefacts that were looted is actually something a lot of people hope for - and fantasise about," Ncube, who is from Zambia, told the BBC. (Im here for this game! Killmonger would be so proud.) www.bbc.com/news/article...

"The data sharing raises broader questions and concerns about data privacy and protections, which may extend beyond immigrant families. Individuals enrolled in Medicaid did so under prior assurances that information would not be shared for immigration enforcement purposes."

Guavas and passion fruit plus all the forest berries are high in fiber, even more than avocados. Apricots, figs, and cherries also work. I would rotate to mitigate palate boredom if that’s an issue.

Giving y’all another great cultural moment in Black History every day this month. Day 10: Moo Psi Moo (2001) Hits From The Streets was must-see TV. Back back back back back back in the day …. When BET was BET. We used to be a proper country. 🥹

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Beware colonial jumpscare. Piraguas are sodas now. Viejitos is an island term for ‘old men’. The Easter eggs remain hidden. 🤣 youtu.be/ERQt-io_lW0

I can’t imagine being foolish enough that, as an intern special ed teacher in a town with its own Los Boinas Cafés/Brown Beret chapter, you would open your mouth to spout ignant vitriol.

Malcolm X: “Anytime you throw your weight behind a political party that controls 2/3 of the government and that party can’t keep the promise that it made to you during election time and [you] continue to identify yourself with that party, you’re not only a chump, but you’re a traitor to your race.”

NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard confirmed Monday that one of its soldiers left an assault rifle in a Bourbon Street bathroom while on patrol in the New Orleans French Quarter.

Dr. Eva Ramón Gallegos after decades of dedicated work developed photodynamic therapy (PDT) the treatment of cervical cancer. A La luz delante es la que alumbra. heraldodemexico.com.mx/nacional/202...

Also a moment of appreciation for pre-Katrina New Orleans festival culture featured in the video.

Taking it all the way back to Zaire 1974, Celia Cruz & the Fania All Stars. Why? Celia Cruz: Cuban Johnny Pacheco: Dominican Tito Puente: Boricua Songwriter - Junior Cepeda: Boricua Fania All-Stars: Caribbean formed in NY youtu.be/AXN-_asIaYs

The term is uxoricide - Hallie Tobler was fatally stabbed by it is believed to be her husband. Hallie father, Republican candidate for MN governor Jeff Johnson canceled his bid for the seat.

Saara was inspired to write historical fiction by her graduate studies on the life of Cleopatra. Ballantine's expertise in publishing historical fiction blockbusters makes it a perfect home for Saara's new direction. #newrelease #Cleopatra #SaaraElArifi

Damn that’s crazy. On a completely unrelated note www.wikihow.com/Discord-Alte...

It is time. youtu.be/aTJncWndUB8

Am sad to see that the week my story comes out, one of Uganda’s trans leaders has died (likely killed)

Irish Times: US aircraft carrying out secretive deportations to Africa and the Middle East have landed in Shannon Airport on 10 occasions in the last year. Deportees are kept in chains on the aircraft. Our Govt does not want to know. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social

Sleep’s favorite thing to do is elude me

Gridiron grinders was right there.

One thing that I have not seen spoken much about the #BenitoBowl is the age range on the Sunday night’s biggest stage. elementary kids to octogenarians, every gender, spanning all the Americas. My favorite bit was the snippet @3:38 from the inimitable Tego’s El Abayarde album. youtu.be/G6FuWd4wNd8

Who’s gonna tell him?

They already are. Many of those ‘neighborhood safety’ cams have hot mics with voice ID tech and unsecured, even the ones pointed at playgrounds. 😬

La banderita de azul celeste IYKYK.

#BenitoBowl #Halftimeshow #Superbowl “… tú también deberías de creer en ti, vales más de lo que piensas, créeme.” Vivan los latinos!!

Thanks to myworkout_yvonne (IG) for translating this for non Spanish speakers. This track, “Compositor del Año,” came out in 2020 and is still relevant today- sadly. #BenitoBowl

When you haul ass through ‘feels like -15°’ to get back to your hotel suite in time for #BadBunny #Halftime Show and this is what greets you. This hotel was already a disaster but this takes the tembleque.

The Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City is hiring a postdoctoral fellow for 2026–2027 on Radical Imagination: Temporalities and Geographies of Struggle. Deadline: March 5, 2026. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/.... #urban #sociology

For anyone who craves the inimitable predominantly Black aural vibrations of the 20th century this YouTube channel has unearthed vaults of musical history for me. Check it our #BlackSky Today #hardtofindvinyls dropped another iconic LP: Bobby Hutcherson’s Cirrus - US - 1974 youtu.be/7hzv1PfYFm0

Brother if reading the Epstein files and seeing the world’s richest white men OPENLY PLAN how to kill off the poor and non-white of the world doesn’t convince you to: - get vaccinated - wear a mask - take care of your fellow man and neighbor - look out for children You’re lost.

We just had to give the bards time to get to work apparently. Reminds me of Phranc. youtu.be/VEVk4I_htWE

I look forward to seeing the full WNYC Gangstagrass performance. youtu.be/kVDSsnPVLjE

oops, court orders are old news, judge has no problems with this, carry on bsky.app/profile/just...

"I can excuse kidnapping and murdering, but I draw the line at annoying cops"

"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..." workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...

Our webinar, When the System Says No to Reproductive Care, brings together leading voices in medicine, law, and ethics to explore how clinicians can uphold their duty to care—even when policy and politics stand in the way. @amwadoctors.bsky.social Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22 An egregious tax-evasion loophole is inflaming the displacement crisis in Puerto Rico. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Among this horror, the biographer and publisher’s response to the allegations filed on 5 Jan 26 is solid: Ignacio Peyró and the author's publishing house, Libros del Asteroide, have also responded, saying they will update last year's biography to include the allegations. www.bbc.com/news/article...

After a long wait, my annual week long online charity supermajor: Alexalchemy's Charity Thing, finally returns for it's 8th edition as me and my friends return to play some dope games for a dope cause!!!!!! This time to benefit Waves Ahead PR to help queer folk in Puerto Rico (More info below vvv)

This Strange Days’ movie soundtrack song turned 30 years 3 months ago. Me Phi Me as Jeriko One’s hereWEcome resonates still. youtu.be/bQsmJif3RTA

“Newcomers” is a very funny way of saying ‘colonial settlers’

DHS is using the remaining 3 detained Lakota men as a bargaining chip for an agreement on access to the rez. It is so fucking nauseating.

Well AD109 is a combo aroxybutynin 2.5 mg/atomoxetine 75 mg — a novel antimuscarinic and generic ADHD alt of Strattera. The latter is like $26 for 30 80mg pills. The former is novel but I wonder if anyone tested scopolamine, a older and globally cheaper drug, as an alternative?

Puerto Rico's ruling statehooders introduced a bill today to amend the Criminal Code so that murder includes "conceived human beings in any stage of gestation." They've stopped short of saying it's an abortion ban so they can call opponents liars and then call it an abortion ban after they pass it.

The governor of Puerto Rico’s tax reform bill proposes to eliminate the sales tax exemption for solar power systems

Great to see evidence over two seasons showing the profound positive impact of nirsevimab on RSV hospitalizations in infants. Hospitalizations were reduced by 86% for season 1 and 55% in season 2 in Spain. RFK.Jr's FDA is trying to ban this therapy in the US! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

¡Groenlandia no se vende! ¡Puerto Rico no se vende! 🇵🇷 🤝 🇬🇱

I cannot stay on thus app too much else I will lose a dat’s worth of daylight.