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THREAD🧵#OTD February 18, 1965 deacon and voting rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was murdered during a non-violent protest in Marion, AL. His death sparked the famous "Bloody Sunday" march to Selma, AL. Don't know about Jimmie Lee Jackson? Glad you asked. 1/11

THANK YOU!

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) is formally demanding federal records in the death of Alex Pretti and the shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis.

Some stunning takeaways from the Les Wexner Epstein deposition today: -He claims the DOJ & FBI never contacted him, even though a co-conspirator -He claims he was not close to Epstein even though Epstein‘s wealth was built on his relationship -Not a single Republican showed up for the deposition.

Basically every military and veterans group I've seen on social media, even the conservative-leaning ones, is melting down about this right now.

For the visual learners…

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

RAMADAM KAREEM to my Muslim friends and followers!

My late wife knew this fact in third grade.🤩 My present wife, once she valued the beauty of her dark complexion? So glad I snatched her up before someone else did.🤩

To kill a mocking bird Second hand lion (one of my favs) The godfather John Q The judge Lord they’re taken everyone but who we’re asking for 😢😢

DAN RATHER on The SAVE Act Trump trying to subvert the election: “This election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential of my lifetime. The very foundation of our constitutional republic, based on principles of freedom & democracy, is at stake.” open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

Yep.

February 14, 1945 not 1955. My apologies for the error.

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THREAD #OTD On February 14, 1955 a grand jury in AL did not indict the white attackers of a Black woman, Mrs. Recy Taylor, walking home from a church revival. The NAACP sent their top investigator, Rosa Park, on the case. Don't know about the rape of Mrs. Recy Taylor? Glad you asked. 1/10

Taxes aren't a punishment. They are a public responsibility. Stop letting rich people define their greed as anything but a shirking of that responsibility and a middle finger to the well-being of America and my fellow citizens. FWIW I am 66, no mortgage + I SHOULD PAY PROPERTY TAXES.

Facts.

Telling it like it is... Later... youtube.com/shorts/Nd2Ph...

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THREAD🧵During the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan in 1998 the world's most awarded + greatest individual figure skater, Surya Bonaly, performed the first back flip and LANDED ON ONE BLADE during an Olympics. No Ilia Malinin WAS NOT THE FIRST. Don't know about Surya Bonali? Glad you asked.

May she rest in peace, power and paradise.

Ofelia Torres' bravery in the face of injustice was beyond words — her courage became a symbol of strength at a time when even the strongest would have bowed. My deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. May her memory be a blessing.

Amen. My grand father, who fought in combat in WWII during the Battle of the Bulge, literally killed a Nazi with his bare hands. He banned us from watch "Hogans Heroes" b/c he said "there's nothing funny about a concentration or prison camp."

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@almasuono.bsky.social JUST ORDERED MY COPY OF THE BOOK! YEAH! Thank you for sharing your gift. Keep the faith! Mr. and Mrs. Williams

She kept his home in upstate, NY, cared for guests Frederick would bring home sometimes for months at a time (including white women abolitionists) she participated in assisting with the Underground Railroad, and raised their children. Because however heroic….men.

Yes he was handsome. But give some credit to the meticulous attention his wife Anna Murray Douglass paid to his care, his home, & the presentation of his garments. It was Anna, a free woman who he met in Baltimore, who out of her meager savings gave FD the money for his train ride to escape.

(am I living in the twilight zone? no shade)

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ABC: Do you still have confidence in Pam Bondi as AG? MASSIE: I don't think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi. She wasn't confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. So no, I don't. She was responsible for the document production.

Gov. Andy Beshear: "ICE is out of control. They have an American body count. They have injured and wrongfully shot others. They have two agents that are being investigated for perjury. And they have leadership that attacks anyone as domestic terrorists."

@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."

Shocker. Trump isn't the only one in the Administration who makes fun of, or is disparaging to, the intellectually disabled. See you in Nuremberg you cretinous, malodorous, oleaginous, facile blob with less of a zygote for a brain incel. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.

"RINO Congressman, Thomas Massie, made a total fool of himself yesterday, fighting aimlessly against a hopeless agenda of Hate and Stupidity" Every Trump accusation is an admission. Here, Trump admits that his own agenda is "Hate and Stupidity."

Yes, it would be a shame if everyone reposted this. 🤷‍♀️

The most corrupt pro-Putin president in US history endorses the most corrupt pro-Putin leader in Europe.

Jeffrey Epstein's December 20, 2016 email to Bill Gates: "come to visit the island. new administration people visiting." What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!

There are concentration camps, today, in the United States of America. That's my TED talk.

Is it wrong that I watched this and my only takeaway is: "I want some Deviled Eggs"? 🤭

under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime

A lot of Bernie/Jill Stein voters believe this too.

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

You can't make this up.

More proof that Bondi’s reprehensible performance was to please an audience of one who expects reprehensible performances.

Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down and never lie down when you can sleep. That's my TED talk.