Love this solidarity! Sign the pledge to Stop Buying Starbucks if workers are forced to strike! www.nocontractnocoffee.org

As antidote to current US government's reprehensible erasure of Black soldiers' WWII contributions, here's Jacob Lawrence's "Beachhead," 1947, a work in his larger War series. Lawrence himself served in WWII as an artist on the US military's first racially integrated ship whitney.org/collection/w...

Exciting news. We’ve got a pub date for the 2nd edition of No Common Ground & it’s in paperback! It’ll be out Feb. 1, 2026 & there’s a 30% discount on preorders by using the code 01SOCIAL30. @uncpress.bsky.social

There are some fast food chain workers who wish people would just treat them decently most of the time, not throw sauce at them, and not tell them to smile (men usually telling the teen girl to smile.) the customer ain’t always right, and the entitlement that that sentiment produced is toxic.

if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets. no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” (Published Dec. 2022)

New song out by Brudes. It’s punk, got a great message (as punk tends to do). open.spotify.com/track/4TtnS0...

A little something new (though if punk rock is not your jam, may want to skip it) open.spotify.com/track/4TtnS0...

This.

NEW: Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of President Trump’s most loyal supporters.

Yall should follow @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social for fun election things.

The “They do not deserve help” way of running the world isn’t working for most of the world. But even those who are most victimized by this way buy into it so strongly. It’s sad.

@belovedasheville1.bsky.social is stepping up as usual for the Asheville community. With folks not receiving their SNAP benefits, they found a way to not just hand folks a box of food, but to provide people with opportunity to choose own food based on their allergies, cultural, & other needs.

A local church in my area is doing a pet blessing and vaccination event. And I think that in a world full of awful, that is awesome. #goodstuff

I keep seeing all these folks complain about SNAPand benefits for the needy and I’m shaking my damn head. Folks, our capacity for love and compassion cannot be dictated someone else’s ability to love us back. That’s it. That’s all I got.

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Tired of NC leading the way in the worst ways.

@hoopersnook.bsky.social Happy Birthday tomorrow!

“From the 1950s to the 1970s, federal contractors building the system deliberately mapped routes that rammed through and dismantled Black neighborhoods — payback, some say, for gains made during the Civil Rights Movement.”

@katharinehayhoe.com what do we even do with this? www.cnbc.com/2025/10/28/b...

He knows—or at least has access to the research— that climate disaster disproportionally affects folks in poverty. This one winning any billionaires anymore friends.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow 'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'

70% of working age SNAP recipients work full time. The companies should pay them a living wage! SNAP is corporate welfare.

#HATM fam, am just floating around here liking everyone’s posts, but not watching tonight’s spooky movie. Needed a comfort movie tonight, so I’m curled up with my blanket, the fam, & watching “While You Were Sleeping” instead.

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families? Now you know.

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation. Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

What kind of worldview are we buying into as Christians? One of scarcity or abundance? One limited to worldly economics or expanded by Kingdom economics? Phil Vischer, 🎙️Holy Post 663

Latest: I wrote about the DHS Office of Public Affairs shameless lies about ICE arrests and all the times it's lied to me and other reporters lately. DHS did not respond to my request for comment about all the lies it's told. reason.com/2025/10/22/h...

Ashley onto something here 👇

New Hometown Holler drop: We sit down with @tressiemcphd.bsky.social - scholar, writer, truth-teller. From North Carolina roots to national influence, Dr. Cottom talks about home, politics, and the power of paying attention. Don’t miss this one. #home #community #politics #whiskey

Good afternoon #booksky

These findings shouldn't surprise anyone, given the current political climate. But they should shame anyone who hasn't seen the need to protect queer and trans kids--and the family members, healthcare providers, and teachers supporting them--from dangerous political attacks.

If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."

Contrary to popular perception, Black people have lived in Appalachia for centuries, dating back to the 1700s. travelnoire.com/affrilachia-... Modern Affrilachians are preserving their history and culture.

Mount Airy Police Department honored their fallen K-9, Draco, who died in the line of duty last October 16th, protecting his fellow officers. Even bad things happen in “Mayberry.” Rest easy Draco. 😭 #k9 #draco #mountairy

Community health centers have long enjoyed bipartisan support, but the federal government shutdown, freezes to federal grants, looming cuts to Medicaid and new Trump policies have put them under financial stress. By @chatlanis.bsky.social stateline.org/2025/10/15/t...

New Vatican report urges zero tolerance for abuse and transparency in bishops’ resignations. Critics say the commission lacks power and independence under the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. religionnews.com/2025/10/16/v...

My conference is better than yours. #Destination2025 #BenchmarksNC #Bough&VineCuratedFlowerShop #HarrahsCherokee #Twix #Cheerwine

A reminder that a previous Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for her advocating for girls' education in Pakistan, has a memoir coming out October 21st. Preorder it for 20% off: theliteratelizard.com/book/9781668... More info in alt-text. #BookSky

New: Judge Perry's ruling against Texas troops in Chicago is a banger. 1. Invokes Hamilton 2. Rips into ICE for lying 3. Says "law enforcement officers who go into an event expecting 'a shitshow' are much more likely to experience one than those who go into the event prepared to de-escalate it.

This is your every now and then reminder that if you got to @uncpress.bsky.social website and enter 01HATM30 you’ll get 30% off of any title. I don’t get anything for it, but it’s a nice thing for my readers and the #HATM community. uncpress.org

CDC, its advisers quietly expand access to Covid-19 shot for pregnant women www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

The question isn’t whether ICE has become secret police or its functioning legally within very bad law. Very bad law made it possible for form secret police.

This week Historians At The Movies talks about space travel. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, October 12 at 8pm eastern for THE MARTIAN. Keep #HATM hiring by sharing and we’ll see you soon.

Feel like it is very important to promote the home state while we are here. Scenes of #DirtyDancing were filmed in #LakeLureNC www.visitnc.com/itinerary/ha... Feel free to come to the area & visit as much as you want! One year after #Helene, the area needs all the love it can get!! #HATM