Have mercy. 19thnews.org/2024/09/kama...

A magnificent specimen! Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Wasn't Texas the last state to tell their slaves they were free. Do better than your ancestor.

Part of the secession from Mexico was to preserve owning slaves. None of us can change our ancestors, but here's where once again, white voters will hear this and cheer, while others will point out that this hits differently. But white voters could care less. Did his ancestors 1/

All the white people in the quote posts and comments saying this is awesome, without realizing that Texas seceded from Mexico so they could continue to have slaves. 🙄

This part.... I know someone who flipped a red seat... someone who actually gets work done & has had her bills passed.... Rep. Underwood.

@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social I wonder why you haven't posted this gem over here instead of just on Threads? I'm sure Black Texans would love to hear that Jimmy T's ancestors helped Texas secede from Mexico so they could continue to have slaves.

If you like @eddsmitty.bsky.social posts and write “I didn’t learn this in school”, you need to retell this story to someone. Our history can be rewritten to include everybody—BUT ONLY IF WE ALL KNOW ABOUT IT. you better tell somebody.

Let's go S.Carolina Vote for Nancy Lacore💥

Honestly Senator Wiener is a lot nicer about this then I would be, I would have bluntly said it was antisemitic and also he's been to ever Trans march since 2004, 22 years! of support, like fucking shame on anyone not going to the mat for him rn, some allies you guys are.

Dear Black & Jewish people. Take this to heart. Some will never see us as human, no matter what lengths we go through to prove we are. You’ll recognize it immediately as we’re equipped to do for our very existence & survival! Quit jumping through the hoops for their comfort and protect your necks!

Thinking about this again today.

Evergreen

Biden: Putting his name on the Kennedy Center. Building an arch in his own honor. Even hiring his own pool guy to fix the reflecting pool. Whoa. What a loser.

Leftists are broken. May something in this world fix them before they break anyone else.

Never! 🐇

And remember this: #Pride is intersectional, diverse, and broad. You cannot have Gay Liberation without women's liberation, Black liberation, Latino liberation, and on & on. Nobody is just one thing. And everything is a spectrum. Biology and identity do not fit in neat little boxes. Be proud!

*roots for draw and both have to pay*

As #Pride month winds down, this is a good thing to think about for all you allies out there:

Watching episode of ER from 2001. Dr. Chen & Dr. Carter are trying to diagnose an unconscious preschooler. Carter: “Could be measles.” Chen: “Measles? Have you ever seen measles?” Carter: “No, have you?” Chen: “Of course not, nobody’s seen measles.” So far backwards in such a short time.

Then as now, no truer words. 1/ "Anti-Blackness has survived for centuries not because it was true, but because it was profitable." www.theroot.com/why-black-pe...

OH, BROTHER!

This is what the World Cup is about. More of this please and a lot less fascism.

You cannot treat people or members of their community like filth and expect them to support you. It's especially problematic when you have no history of doing right by them, and has never shown any interest in helping them. This holds true in politics, in the workplace, and all other interactions.

Cabo Verde has to face Argentina? Shit is about to get Messi 🫠

"Let me in, damn it," says Ruby the cat in New Zealand.

In Texas they can teach kids that a whale swallowed a man and spit him out three days later because God wanted to teach him a lesson but they can't teach kids that slavery was bad.

Gonna keep singing his praises @mayorofchicago.bsky.social

"Each had a family member die violently in the struggle for voting and civil rights, victims on a long and difficult path marked by blood that ended when the country seemed to mature into the nation of its creed." 1/ apnews.com/article/amer...

My favorite thing to do in the AM is give my wobbly kitty, Ria, some supervised outside time. Before, when we had bunnies, we couldn't let her out in the yard because of the chance she could track in RHDV2. Now that our last bunny is at the Bridge, she can soak up the sun in all her wobbly glory. ❤️

Over half of the responses to this post are from out of State. When I say there's no enthusiasm here in Texas, that's what I'm talking about.

This Danville, VA city council candidate made a very dramatic video about sidewalks and public safety, and I love it and him. Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.

From The San Antonio Report: A mystery lizard hints at progress for the San Antonio Zoo’s “lizard factory,” where researchers rebuild the Texas horned lizard population.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Rotund. This Eurasian tree sparrow puffs up its feathers against the winter cold. Taken this previous winter. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Dear Dubliners , you happen to be on the 16 today and see this little fella please pick him up. My friend did try contacting @dublinbusnews.bsky.social but its a Saturday and its early.

If you hate the party, then you necessarily hate the party's most faithful voting bloc.

The Buttigiegs have experienced a nightmare that should never have happened at all. I hope whoever is responsible is found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. substack.com/home/post/p-...

This is why I cook for the oldsters a couple times a month. Also, stop gifting clutter to your elders. Gift them meals, baskets of food you know they like and won’t buy because of the cost. And experiences.

“Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” - Mister Rogers 💛 My heart cannot stop thinking about our neighbors of Venezuela. They need our help ❤️‍🩹

This 1679 “Sabionari” Stradivarius is the only playable guitar by Antonio Stradivari left in this world.🤗 So take just a moment to hear a sound that’s well over 300 years old! @55SweetThing #globalmuseum #music #guitar #Stradivarius

and it hasn't even fully hit yet...

Folks get mad at me whenever I say this, but history will back me up. We won't get on the right track until enough white people are bothered enough to get us on a better trajectory. If any minority group could do so, we would have already done it to save us from unnecessary suffering.

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS.

Important 🧵

my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids

Apparently the ESP/URG game has been ROUGH. My husband has been constantly swearing at the Refs for not calling penalties, and someone just got a red card. 👀

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