“Epstein was a master manipulator …and clearly he was able to use Noam Chomsky in that way.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social discuss their disappointment over Noam Chomsky’s friendship with Epstein in the latest episode of ‘Unshocked’. Full Episode: zeteo.com/p/naomi-klei...

"As the economy slows down, shot callers are finding that making America dumber is a good business opportunity." brooklynrail.org/2026/02/fiel...

An old white woman at my wife’s work called the cops and said they were “harboring a terrorist” because a black woman yelled at her. I wish I was making this up.

Progressive candidate Analilia Mejía, who won the Democratic primary in New Jersey's 11th congressional district, pledges to not take corporate PAC dollars or AIPAC money. “The only thing that a representative should be focused on is representing their constituents.”

Historian Yohuru Williams recounts the history of the Black Panther Party in the United States, established Oct 15, 1966, in Oakland, CA www.history.com/this-day-in-...

The last conversation that American figure skater Maxim Naumov had with his parents was about following in their footsteps to the Olympics.

Jesse Jackson carried the fire. a true American hero prospect.org/2026/02/17/t...

BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.

“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does. Rest in power, Jesse Jackson 🙏🏽

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

This city is home to people of countless faiths. But no matter what you believe, one thing unites us: we are all New Yorkers. We will not allow ICE to terrorize our neighbors. youtu.be/uoU9Img_B40

🌳🌳🌳 #trees #woodland #treeclub

nmprac.org ... www.hispanicfederation.org/wp-content/u... ... www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r... www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Fu... ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCxL... ... www.discoverpuertorico.com/island/history ... plpr.uh.edu/s/en/page/home

Even Republicans are skeptical of President Trump’s focus on Greenland, a new AP-NORC poll finds.

Sweden to send fighter jets, rangers to patrol Greenland in NATO mission reut.rs/4kGBMJe

Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: "The Greenlandic people have never felt threatened. The first time they felt unsafe for real is when an ally talked about acquiring them, buying them. It's outrageous."

Instead of paying Greenlanders $100K to join the U.S., can Trump toss that money Detroit's way?

Being neutral between fascism & democracy, is actually supporting fascism.

A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districts

The ACLU of Louisiana today announced the beta launch of Justice Lab: Liberating Immigrants from Unlawful Detention. Interested LA attorneys CONTACT: [email protected]

Almost two weeks ago, 37-year-old Harold Brooks died at Angola after an alleged altercation with corrections officers. We are demanding transparency in the ongoing investigation. #angola #louisiana #justice #ACLU

Miss. has the same problem that Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama has: no coordinated black leadership! No strength and collaboration among their legislative black caucus, local NAACP and HBCUs are not engaged in politics. This is the problem!

Same, Lady Gaga. Same.

The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration. Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net. This is what oligarchy looks like.

ICYMI: I got to speak with someone in Minneapolis/ St. Paul about the REALITY there: ICE agents are still terrorizing people, but she also shared the work she’s doing like countless others to provide mutual aid and help to their communities. youtu.be/dx6uCnJFD6o?...

Shaping Architectural Continuity: 25 Revitalization Projects Across Historic, Industrial, and Natural Sites - https://www.archdaily.com/1038703/shaping-architectural-continuity-25-revitalization-projects-across-historic-industrial-and-natural-sites

One lesson of the Chomsky situation: watch out for "cancel culture" narratives. They're appealing to people who experienced social exclusion for no good reason long before the term was coined - but they're far more useful to the kind of predators who actually should be ostracised. (أوصيكم ونفسي)

President Zelensky met Finnish President Alexander Stubb to discuss diplomatic efforts, negotiations, the frontline situation and the impact of Russian strikes. They also addressed joint weapons production. Zelensky thanked Finland for its 31st military aid package. #Ukraine

Finland has a problem with racism, especially in politics where people with racism-related convictions hold some of the country's highest political offices or represent the country internationally. Some government ministers have a history of saying and writing racist and anti-LGBTQI things.

Films by the lovely people from the Sudanese Film Group are now on Criterion (link: www.criterionchannel.com/sudanese-fil...)

The nearly three years of relentless conflict in Sudan have triggered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. https://to.pbs.org/4rjhHLu

Lesotho’s people recognised and explained fossils long before missionaries arrived. Western “discovery” stories miss this deeper history. 🦴 theconversation.com/fossil-scien... #ScienceAndTech

“I’ve never seen federal agents so out of control and acting in such a malicious manner,” a former federal prosecutor and federal judge said. “They said they were going after ‘the worst of the worst,’ then they became the problem. Read this by @jonschuppe.bsky.social & @natashakorecki.bsky.social

NEW: Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found. The government keeps doing it nonetheless. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.

Heathcliff was “found” in the Liverpool docks in late 18th/early 19th century (a bit before Victorian era). Liverpool had an established black population by the late 1700s (Parish records show). It also had sailors from around the world passing through. So entirely possible he was Black or Asian.

Why the prosthesis is at the centre of explorations around body, technology and identity artreview.com/the-prosthet...

an anthem for our age youtu.be/xRGGbyZzuTg?...

My friends at the NYUAD Art Gallery just opened a show of Iraqi Modernist art which was such a revelation. All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group curated by art historian Nada Shabout. On view through June 7 www.admiddleeast.com/story/meet-t...

“Kelin (Bride)” by Ro‘zi Choriyev / Ruzy Charyev (Uzbek) - Oil on canvas / 1967 - Arts & Culture Development Foundation (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) #WomenInArt #RoziChoriyev #Choriyev #ACDFUzbekistan #PortraitofaWoman #Bride #bridal #1960s #artText #art #BlueskyArt #UzbekArt #CentralAsianArt #UzbekArtist

There is no way Senate Dems should vote for DHS funding while Republicans are threatening to nationalize elections and Trump is threatening to do it by executive order. ICE reforms are no longer enough. Their authoritarianism must be fought with every legislative lever available.

Tuesday

Great piece in the NYtimes with quotes from @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social and @sashagusevposts.bsky.social. The misuse of NIH datasets with sensitive personal information for racist aims should be concerning for anybody interested in scientific integrity. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

As some of you may know, I’m writing a book on the history of high school English in the United States, and I’m excited to share a new article from that project—“High School English and the Making of American Readers”—out today in American Literary History! 🧵 academic.oup.com/alh/article/...