Trump says he is authorizing military to use ‘Full Force’ in Portland “I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,” www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

I can’t argue with this

Data centers spark fears of a ‘Digital Cancer Alley’ in Louisiana A new report critical of the rapid data-center ramp-up across the South describes it as ‘Big Tech, following in the footsteps of Big Oil.’ thelensnola.org/2025/09/25/d...

Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur, 78, Dies in Cuba After Decades in Exile Shakur was a legendary figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. www.democracynow.org/2025/9/26/bl...

Child Labor is Helping Power the Clean Energy Transition In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, hands that should hold pencils and schoolbooks hammer rocks and search for the minerals that power electric vehicle batteries, solar cells, and wind turbines time.com/7319360/chil...

NEW VIDEO: Donald Trump’s second term isn’t just about bad policies — it’s about permanently breaking America’s democratic institutions. Today, @marcelias.bsky.social explains why we can’t simply “resist” Trump and wait things out, but must build a long-term pro-democracy opposition movement👇

1895 massacre of Black New Orleans dockworkers brought end to racial solidarity For a while, Black and white dockworkers unions worked together to promote labor conditions in the late 19th century.

New Orleanians are being priced out of the city. Can the next assessor make a difference? A progressive candidate is challenging longtime Orleans Parish Assessor Erroll Williams for the job.

Camden had zero homicides this summer. City and county leaders credit the 2013 disbandment of its police department. Violent crime is at a 50-year low. This is amazing. www.inquirer.com/news/camden-...

Quietly, while all the talk of "resistance" to ICE and Trump, mayors are taking a punitive approach to policing and drug policy. Democratic mayors and the president are converging on drugs policy Harm reduction has gone out of fashion, but will not disappear www.economist.com/united-state...

As it turns out, you can’t sell your soul to Trump and keep your spine; they’re a package deal ↘️ www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

UEFA set to vote to suspend Israel over war in Gaza European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on Thursday www.espn.com/soccer/story...

We the People — Jill Lepore on why Americans have got their constitution all wrong The Harvard historian tells the story of the US’s foundational document — and why it was always meant to be amended www.ft.com/content/aeb1...

It was great speaking to @haydenfield.bsky.social on the Decoder podcast, where we discussed the relationship between safety and the push for generative AI to be deployed within military applications. www.theverge.com/podcast/7848...

Afghanistan women’s soccer team of refugees to play first official games at FIFA-backed event Afghanistan has not played an official women’s competitive game since 2018, and the return to power of the Taliban regime in 2021 shut down women’s sport. apnews.com/article/wome...

Too many men are insecure about their own manhood. They believe they need a structural or cultural shift in gender roles that grants them power, authority and privileges simply because they have a cock in order to feel important. Grow up guys... youtu.be/UThiu3Q_NcQ

How to Fix the Senate by Essentially—Though Not Quite—Abolishing It A proposed amendment to remake the chamber that is systematically killing our democracy. washingtonmonthly.com/2022/01/03/h...

NEW: In a Supreme Court brief on Louisiana’s redistricting case, the DOJ argued the creation of a Black-majority district and protections provided by the Voting Rights Act are “electoral affirmative action.” If SCOTUS agrees, it would gut one of the last remaining protections for minority voters.

United Soccer League Gets Investment From Ex-Carlyle CEO Lee The USL intends to launch a men’s Division I league, putting it in direct competition with Major League Soccer, and will introduce a promotion and relegation structure. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“Authoritarianism is strengthened when we fail to act in the face of arbitrary acts. When the international society falters in defending peace, sovereignty and the rule of law. The consequences are tragic.” trib.al/aFLdJay

Five Best Books on Black Women’s Political Leadership Essential reading on the courage, vision and enduring impact of Black women who shaped American politics and fought for equality. msmagazine.com/2025/09/16/b...

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

Ousmane Dembele's Ballon d'Or is for all of Africa ❤️🌍

Give Palestinians Something More Than Statehood Recognition www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...

one day, everyone will have always been against this

The Black Women Who Knew That Civil Rights Were Human Rights time.com/7316791/blac...

"Households in the top 10% of the income distribution now account for half of all consumer spending in the US - an astonishing concentration of purchasing power, which suggests that the long-term foundations of US economic growth are unsustainable." graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-us-eco...

If Democrats want to take economic populism seriously, they would be talking about broad-scale medical debt relief, wide-spread student debt relief, and rent-control + tenant protections. People's largest bill every month is usually rent. If not rent, probably a debt payment.

Louisiana Hands Meta a Tax Break and Power for Its Biggest Data Center Mark Zuckerberg’s company faces backlash after rowing back promises to create between 300 and 500 new jobs to man its subsidiary’s new data center www.wired.com/story/louisi...

Big Tech Dreams of Putting Data Centers in Space A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it’s feasible is another matte rhttps://www.wired.com/story/data-centers-gobble-earths-resources-what-if-we-took-them-to-space-instead/

Man follows National Guard around D.C. playing “The Imperial March” from “Star Wars” www.yahoo.com/news/article...

What Exactly Are A.I. Companies Trying to Build? Here’s a Guide Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI plan to spend at least $325 billion by the end of the year in pursuit of A.I. We explain why they’re doing it www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/t...

Visit 10StepsCampaign.org to learn more about the Ten Steps Campaign and how you can help your friends, family, and community recognize the signs, activate, and build power together. We grow our confidence by growing our numbers. youtu.be/7-7zzUALjXk

Project 2026: Trump’s Plan to Rig the Next Election From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favor. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“I did not ask for the National Guard, and I don’t think it’s the way to drive down crime,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young told a news conference Friday while acknowledging the city remained high on too many “bad lists.”

Trump really doesn't like comedians who delve into politics and satire much does he?

Soooo is abolition starting to sound like the only viable solution to this yet or??? Idk how many more object lessons in how every cage to cage a person is a bad cage that's used for fascism we can really handle here folks

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy. By Ta-Nehisi Coates www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Should they accept the money?

Following in the footsteps of @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, I joined Katie from Money with Katie to talk about how #TheDoubleTax and the costs women face in beauty and the workplace shape culture, politics, and the economy as we know it. GET INTO IT and get the book: annagifty.com! #blacksky #booksky

Take the deal!!! Greene revives call for ‘national divorce’ after Kirk killing www.thehill.com/homenews/house/5504117-marjorie-taylor-greene-national-divorce

Part of our problem as racial justice advocates in this moment specifically is that we fail to appreciate that the civil rights movement was more than anything else a pro-democracy movement.

Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

this is nuts, we may be in the lowest ebb for free speech in America in my lifetime, and that includes post-9/11 The thread that got Karen fired doesn’t even mention Charlie Kirk once!

Lina Khan Revamped Antitrust. Now She’s Pushing the Democratic Party The youngest chair in the history of the Federal Trade Commission is campaigning for Zohran Mamdani and defending her brand of populism www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/t...

lol because #TheDoubleTax drops in THREE DAYS, I asked folks in the streets of Philly if they think it's expensive to be a woman. Folks had STRONG opinions to say the LEAST. 😂 Pre-order #TheDoubleTax: annagifty.com #bluesky #blacksky #booksky #philly #news #librarysky

Hegseth says Pentagon ‘tracking’ service members, civilians who celebrate Kirk killing www.thehill.com/policy/defense/5501199-military-retribution-charlie-kirk/amp/

As life in D.C. becomes national news, a rapper shares his view from the ground El Cousteau is a product of the District in every way. On 'Dirty Harry 2,' he unpacks his complicated upbringing with a nuance absent from national debate www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n...

Angela Davis speaking on political violence and who really suffers violence and who really approves of and promotes violence in America