FEVER!!!! #WNBA

In John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address, he exhorted citizens of America and of the world to hold our leaders to “high standards of strength and sacrifice.” This resonates today, because those in power have not met those standards. (Thread) www.peacecorpsconnect.org/john-f-kenne...

The NAACP is making the largest midterm election investment in its 117-year history, unveiling a $20 million voter mobilization campaign aimed at reaching millions of Black voters before the November elections. #GetOutTheVote www.theroot.com/naacp-launch...

𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗥𝘂𝗺𝗽'𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 [via @npr.org] 🧪🛂📜📜❌🤡❌ "Choose extra pages. The State Department says the 250th commemorative passport is only available in the standard, 28-page book." www.npr.org/2026/07/08/g... #US #passport #defilement #avoidance

❤️ this!

People are claiming that Mitch McConnell being braindead disqualifies him from being a member of Congress. Honesty, after watching Congress for decades, I assumed that was a *qualification* for being in Congress.

The Houston Chronicle, largest newspaper in Houston endorse James Talarico! 👏 Writing, “Texans deserve better than Ken Paxton’s moral rot’… Paxton’s documented deeds prove he’s a man of low character, lacking integrity. An extremely very poor candidate for an even more powerful political office.

Just speaking as a scientist, it was silly to blame that one Knicks loss on a “Trump curse.” I mean, it’s one game. Two games is a different story. Curses are real and after tonight the evidence for a Trump curse is rock solid.

Mark my words, there won’t be much left of the White House once the criminal is done with it because for him it’s not about renovation or updating, it’s about revenge. I hate him and those who chose this.

With his wife Joan, George E. Johnson (a sharecropper's son), founded the first Black-owned company listed on a major U.S. stock exchange. They made products like Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen and were sponsors of Soul Train. He passed at his home in Chicago at 99. free: archive.ph/MPdsc #BlackSky

“Asked what the issue is, Hoekstra said "the issue is the project came in significantly over budget." Speaking about the new Gordie Howe bridge, the entire enterprise paid for by Canada. So as usual, Hoekstra is talking shit. #Sheshed www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Happy Fourth of July, New York City

Sleep well. I hope for better days ahead ... 💙🫶

Times may change but Confederate flags are always carried by losers

Independence is in short supply. We’re pushing July 4th to November 3rd because that’s when we’ll actually earn it. See you at the polls. 🗳️🔥

On the eve of OUR 250th, plz do better next for the next 250 America! “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal.” Black Brown Poor LGBTQ+ Immigrants (they get the job done) Disabled Elderly All PEOPLE! It’s the beauty of our (sometimes) great nation! #Pinks

If you were cool with this, you can shove that "Happy Independence Day" up your ass.

FREEDOM ✊🏾 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory

THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED FOR UNDER FASCISM — BRAVERY Before the attacks & the hot takes start, a few facts: Major Jason Watson is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, a career logistics officer, a NATO officer, and a decorated veteran who volunteered for a 365-day tour in Afghanistan… 🧵

Yea!! ❤️ the ESPN WNBA Countdown hosts!

What is up with these WNBA “announcers” on CBS? 🤮

#AZ CD06 JoAnna Mendoza served 22 years in uniform-two tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan. Now she's running to bring that same commitment home to Southern AZ families. Her opponent? Sided with party leaders on cuts that cost our community millions. Vote for JoAnna. She will work for YOU! #Pinks

And like clockwork… markets close, back to bombing Iran

Happy Friday! Enjoy this powerful reminder of what American leadership looked like when dignity, stability, and strength through unity (in spite of differences) still mattered. We can’t go back, but we can choose which parts of the past are worth taking with us as we move forward.

Pendulum swinging

Let me get this straight. Trump was able to send in the National Guard to protect his precious algae, but couldn't dispatch them to the U.S. Capitol Bldg. on January 6??!!

I swear to god I thought this was fake www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

Oh look. From the New York Times:

Dustin Nolan, Emmy winning anchor at KWQC TV6 in the Quad Cities, quit live on air Friday. "We have to be more than sanitized news because it makes people feel uncomfortable. The facts matter." He did not name his reasons. He did not have to.

"Something just brushed past my leg!" — Luke Skywalker, #StarWars Image credit: tempestkc on Threads #LincolnMemorialReflectingPool #USA

Today is the 30 year anniversary of the first WNBA game. I was a NY Liberty season ticket holder for the first 14 years and I have so many good memories from those early days. We were at the inaugural home Liberty game and also flew to Houston and watched Teresa Weatherspoon hit the shot🏀 #wnba

Vaccines save lives. This is the FIRST time that ZERO cervical-cancer deaths have been recorded for this age group, and it’s thanks to the introduction of a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Yes, you read that correctly. ZERO.

Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today! We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.

The American Library Association is auctioning off a bunch of the classic celebrity “READ” posters along with a bunch of other full sized literacy posters. This is going to fix so many of my problems, I just know it. movieposters.ha.com/c/search/res...

Exactly! 🙌🏼

He sent the national guard to stand watch over his algae pit. Unbelievable.

Michelle and I had fun surprising the first group of visitors to the Obama Presidential Center on Juneteenth. Come check it out!

National Martini Day!

COMMENTARY: The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery, writes Rodney Coates for @theconversation.com.

This Juneteenth, we celebrate the power, vision, and resilience of Black women who have always been leaders in fights for freedom. #Juneteenth

May your birthday overflow with the same warmth & kindness you effortlessly share with everyone. You truly make the world a better place. Happy Birthday;) Colin 🎂🥂🫂🎇 @allyship.bsky.social ALOHA 🧡💛🩵♥️💙🤍🩷 #HappyJuneteenth

Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day. Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together. Happy Juneteenth.

Happy Juneteenth! On May 3, 2024, President Biden awarded Ms. Opal the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, for her work to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday.

The Barack Obama reflecting pool.

If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250

If white supremacy had an ounce of self awareness it would die of embarrassment from the staggering difference between President Obama and Trump.