Henry Johnson didn’t just fight the enemy overseas. He fought the enemy at home — the one that feared Black excellence. His name deserves to be known. Honor Sergeant Henry Johnson. Tell his story. 🫡🇺🇲✊🏾 #KeepItWoke #DedicatedToTam✡️🕊 #BlackHistoryMonth www.military.com/history/how-...

It took decades of advocacy to correct the record. He received these medals posthumously : 1996 — Purple Heart 2002 — Distinguished Service Cross 2015 — Medal of Honor, awarded by President Obama Nearly a century late, but finally acknowledged.(cont) www.recoilweb.com/the-black-de...

Johnson died in 1929 at just 36 years old — broke, injured, and forgotten by the nation he fought for. This was reprehensible to say the least. His story became a symbol of how Black heroism was erased to preserve white supremacy in the military. (cont) www.nps.gov/people/henry...

But back home? He got nothing. The U.S. Army denied him disability benefits. His wounds weren’t even listed on his discharge papers. This was purely intentional. He returned to poverty, pain, and silence. America celebrated him briefly (below), then abandoned him. (cont)

He killed or wounded several attackers, stopped the raid, and saved his comrade’s life. The French awarded him the Croix de Guerre with Palm, their highest award for valor. They called him “Le Tueur Noir” — The Black Death. (cont) amsterdamnews.com/news/2020/08...

He was hit by grenades, bullets, and bayonets — 21 wounds in total. When Roberts was injured and being dragged away, Johnson charged the Germans with nothing but a bolo knife. Yes—a bolo knife! This was peak badassery personified and in action!(cont) www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trend...

On the night of May 15, 1918, in the Argonne Forest, Johnson (below left) and fellow soldier Needham Roberts (right) were on sentry duty when a German raiding party attacked. What happened next became legend. Johnson fought off at least a dozen German soldiers—alone! (cont)

Henry Johnson was one of the most fearless soldiers in U.S. history. He fought in WWI with the famed 369th Infantry Regiment — the Harlem Hellfighters. Yet for nearly a century, his own country refused to honor him. (cont) www.grunge.com/339828/the-u...

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ 🧵 This man was America's first world war hero, but you won't find him in history books. He was called a "one man army", and yes—he was Black. His name: Sgt. Henry Johnson. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/...

We found the Trump administration kept about 300 kids at the Dilley detention center for more than a month, despite a long-standing legal settlement that generally limits the time children can be held in detention to 20 days.

Just a reminder as Trump spews complete lies about voter fraud that he put the full weight of his first administration into proving some of this bullshit and they came up completely empty.

The King’s brother and a Lord have both been arrested by British police within the past week on suspicion of misconduct in public office. This is how a functioning democracy responds to evidence of criminal activity in the Epstein files. Title is irrelevant. No immunity. Equality under the law.

So Trump now posts an AI video with him fighting and punching a Canadian ice hockey player and scoring the winning goal for the gold medal? We should hold every Republican culpable for not seeking the removal of this obviously deranged man.

Billie Eilish recently asked a room full of billionaires, “If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?” One reason? Their wealth keeps growing, yet many of them are giving less to charity now than they have in years. Billionaire philanthropy is a sham. Watch. youtu.be/aNZ7mE82UJ0?...

BREAKING: SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Federal court rejects GOP-led Utah Legislature's latest attempt to put congressional map that helps Democrats on hold.

One of the kind of fucked up parts of the ICE occupation here is that a lot of folks want to believe it’s over, and the media seems to tell us it’s over, but folks on the ground are still seeing tons of activity and vulnerable people are still (rightfully) terrified to go outside. We can’t stop yet.

We murdered three more people in boats today

I know there is a lot, but this really does break a part of me. It is so lawless on so many levels — and each individual boat strike is a choice.

Look, if not for Bluesky, you'd have no idea who Jeremy is. I think that settles any question of its relevance.

"'Send me a sexy pic,' Rep. Tony Gonzales texted Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, then director of his regional district office in Uvalde. Santos-Aviles replied that she’d had a rough week and 'you don't really want a hot picture of me.' 'Yes I do,' Gonzales texted, adding, 'Hurry.'"

Virginia Giuffre's family on the arrest of ex-U.K. Ambassador Peter Mandelson: "The contrast with the continued inaction in the United States is undeniable. Survivors deserve transparency, swift investigation, and real justice, no matter who is implicated." Full statement

Mass shootings aren’t being driven by transgender folks. That’s just Tommy Tuberville’s lazy fear politics. Alabama had 90 mass shootings since 2020. None were committed by transgender perpetrators. But that’s not the conversation Tuberville wants to have.

Seeing Trump and Kash Patel interact with the men’s hockey team is a solid example of how misogyny functions as a male bonding ritual. Patel is clearly trying to impress the athletes and Trump, Trump is trying to impress the athletes, and the athletes are trying to impress the president

it's hard to explain to normies who are not plugged in on this just how thin the theories of anti-trans authorities really are. These people simply cannot believe that the NYT and The Atlantic would both push folks who are so full of shit.

NEW: Meta’s director of AI safety, supposedly the person at the company who is working to make sure that powerful AI tools don’t go rogue and act against human interests, had to scramble to stop an AI agent from deleting her inbox against her wishes...

The power of artificial intelligence is changing the world

Really can't emphasize enough that my main use for this site is not to be Taken Seriously By Media but rather to post that, in the original 1957 book, the Grinch is at least 53 years old. The Grinch has seen two world wars and a great depression. He doesn't need to hear shit from you

The snow is doing some beautiful things

Formal invitation to the hockey team sent,,, if any people with connections to the hockey team wanna have them email my team my bio. I’m for real. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Also, he's a paid agent of the Saudi monarchy. Who is he representing? His clients? Or Ivanka's Daddy?

More accountability for the Epstein cabal overseas. None here. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I mean this is the most church counselor way of putting it, but intelligence by itself is nearly worthless. wisdom and prudence and discernment are necessary qualities for intelligence to be useful. innumerable religious scriptures have tried to explain this but yr tech bros aren't big on books

Judge Cannon’s final blocking of Jack Smith’s report on the classified documents case — because it would be “unfair” to Trump — proves beyond doubt what the public long suspected: Trump and his cronies committed treason against the United States.

1. On January 23, Crypto.com donated $5 million to MAGA Inc, Trump's primary Super PAC. (The donation was first disclosed in a FEC filing Friday night.) Less than 1 month later, on February 17, the Trump administration intervened on Crypto.com's behalf in a high-stakes federal lawsuit.

This is Neal Katyal. He argued for Nestlé's right to profit from child slavery without consequence before the Supreme Court—and won! Thank you, Neal. ===============

The findings that come from an DNA studies fascinate me. The fact that DNA can even be extracted from ancient bones (and sometimes teeth) is amazing. Ancient DNA Reveals Europe’s Last Hunter-Gatherers Survived Thousands of Years Longer Than Expected share.google/WJYszOE4b4PE...

The virus killed my uncle in just four days during the initial wave. He died alone in the ICU on a ventilator because nobody was allowed in the room. These trolls want to make a “comedy” out of it.

Palette cleanser!! I wouldn’t call this Gelatinous Cube my best work or anything but, fun to experiment with! I printed the figure with translucent green Anycubic resin and poured UV resin over the cube for a real Jello-y look. Gave this guy to a friend for their campaign so good luck to them 😉

the 12 or so hours at the start of a major snowstorm were the most magical time to be in new york city, in part because traffic almost vanished. truly shocking how quiet the city felt.

Talking openly about this in public too, so I think it’s time to ask ourselves what we collectively want to do in response to a billionaire class that is not embarrassed about declaring themselves kings.

Trump and the Republican Party illegally stole $175 billion from American businesses and consumers and is now refusing to give it back. bsky.app/profile/atru...

I’m not going to watch the State of the Union address Tuesday night. I urge you not to, either. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-fate-of-the-dis-union

Horrifyingly familiar. It is clear to me now that being soulless & cruel is, for millions of people, their default factory setting. Only imposing strong laws, unbending norms, & personal consequences will hold their worse impulses in check. And then we risk becoming monsters ourselves.

what even is the fucking point

it’s wild that for all the titans in the fossil record, blue whales - who are with us right here and now - are, as far as we know, the largest animals that have ever lived

"Leo has called for 'deep reflection' about the way migrants are being treated under the Trump administration. "The Vatican refuted reports that he might travel to the US for July 4th celebrations, stating: 'The pope will not go to the United States in 2026'..." www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

None of this is happening