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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial ‘pathfinder,’ dies at 84 | CNN The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died, a Rainbow Push Coalition spokesperson confirmed...

#CNN - The Rev. #JesseJackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial ‘pathfinder,’ dies at 84
A protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., had been hospitalized in recent months and was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).
www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/u...

Just had to say it!
Folks reach for the #Gestapo comparison because it sounds extreme and foreign. It lets white folk pretend this kind of policing came from somewhere else. But #ICE looks closer to #slave patrols because that’s our history.
#gestapo #ice #fyp #ashleytheebarroness #americanhistory

Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: Democrats win across the spectrum as voters reject Trump
#elections #ZohranMamdani #California #trumpturnthevolumeup

#Blacksky #Addtoblacksky #Addblacksky

#Shutdown #Poll
Who do you blame for the shutdown of the federal #government?
1- Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress
2- Democrats in Congress
3- Both equally
4- Not sure

Israelis honour Trump as hostages return home two years after their capture U.S. President Donald Trump will receive a hero's welcome in Israel's parliament on Monday as a fragile Gaza ceasefire he helped to broker enters a fourth day, with the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners marking tentative steps in a conflict long resistant to resolution.

The USA is the fireman and also the arsonist and wants to become a hero for stopping the fire that he started.
The Middle East is a play book of arson and hero seeking.
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Trump declares end of Gaza war as last Israeli hostages swapped for Palestinian detainees
www.reuters.com/world/middle...

When the moderators tried to shut Jeffrey D. Sachs down.
As eloquent as can be:
Get the full story here:
amzn.to/4qe54kM
The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity

#Poll Do you think the U.S. military should get involved in the conflict between #Israel and #Iran? 1- Should 2- Should not 3- Don’t care

#Poll
Do you think the U.S. military should get involved in the conflict between #Israel and #Iran?
1- Should
2- Should not
3- Don’t care

'Your People Are Not Welcome Here': Black Female Google Employees Called 'Incompetent,' 'Agressive' and Regularly Badge-Checked. Now the Company Must Pay Them $50M Google has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by current and former Black workers alleging the tech giant discriminated

atlantablackstar.com | ‘Your People Are Not Welcome Here’: Black Female Google Employees Called ‘Incompetent,’ ‘Agressive’ and Regularly Badge-Checked. Now the Company Must Pay Them $50M
The suit was originally filed in 2022 by April Curley, hired by Google in 2014 to expand its #HBCU outreach

International Women’s Day is for the few, not the many Today, there will be an attempt to erase Palestinian women once again because their plight is politically inconvenient for Western feminism

@maryamaldossari.bsky.social -
International Women’s Day is for the few, not the many
Today, there will be an attempt to erase Palestinian women once again because their plight is politically inconvenient for Western feminism
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Trump Terminates DHS Advisory Committee Memberships, Disrupting Cybersecurity Review The recent decision by the Trump administration to terminate all memberships of advisory committees within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has significant implications for Company Executives

The recent decision by the #Trump administration to terminate all memberships of advisory committees within the Department of Homeland Security #DHS has significant implications for Company Executives
open.substack.com/pub/thisdaya...

#cnn - Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York - Video of inmate’s fatal beating shows him handcuffed as correctional officers punch and kick him
#RobertBrooks was pronounced dead on December 10 at Wynn Hospital in Utica, according to New York AG Letitia James
www.cnn.com/2024/12/27/u...

Donate to Support the Disabled - Make AI Accessible Today, organized by Nick O AI Should Work for Everyone, Not Just a Few At the AI Equity Council, we’re on… Nick O needs your support for Support the Disabled - Make AI Accessible Today

🌍 #AI Should Work for Everyone, Not Just a Few 🤖
Donate to support the #Disabled and #Under-Served communities.
gofund.me/f8fc41df

a man with a beard is sitting at a table with his hands folded Alt: What it feels like when tasked with applying #AI algorithm to make sense of #trump and his blubbering - Just looking for something that makes sense. Ingested the whole debate into #pgvector and still can’t find any threads. Perhaps that’s the idea……

What it feels like when tasked with applying #AI algorithm to make sense of #trump and his statements- Just looking for something that makes sense. Ingested the whole debate into #pgvector and still can’t find any threads. Perhaps that’s the idea……

@polls.bsky.social | Regardless of your political affiliation, who do you think has a more optimistic vision of the future of the #USA?
1- #KamalaHarris
2- #DonaldTrump
3- No difference

Photos: Campus protests continue, police make arrests and clear encampments Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.

@Polls - Do you support or oppose recent pro‑Palestinian protests on U.S. college campuses?

1- Strongly or somewhat support

2- Not sure

3- Strongly or somewhat oppose

**********Context ***************
www.npr.org/sections/pic...

Israel shoots down missiles and drones after Iran launches unprecedented attack Sirens sounded across Israel overnight as Israeli officials urged residents to take shelter. The attack follows a vow of retaliation from Iran after an earlier strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria.

@npr.org | #Israel shoots down missiles and drones after Iran launches unprecedented attack
#Tehran warned #Washington that any backing of Israeli retaliation would result in U.S. bases being targeted.
www.npr.org/2024/04/13/1...

Palestinians ‘face grave risk of genocide’, UN experts warn Warning comes as Israel’s brutal bombings continue despite diplomatic pressure, with Gaza death toll topping 9,000.

#Poll | The #Arableague is #impotent, #castrated by the #USA and cannot protect #Palestinian #Women, #Children and fellow #Arabs from #genocide by #Israel #IDF
1- Yes
2- No
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

LIVE: Jordan recalls Israel envoy, Gaza camp hit twice in as many days Rafah crossing into Egypt temporarily opens to allow limited number of hospital patients and foreigners exit Gaza.

@ajenglish | #Jabalia hit again a day after deadly #Israeli attack
Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp is struck again, a day after Israeli air attack killed dozens and sparked widespread condemnation.
Ambulances carrying wounded #Palestinians enter #Egypt from #Gaza
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Iranian Teenager Reported Brain Dead by State Media What happened to Armita Geravand, who entered a subway car and was carried out minutes later, is unclear. But her case evoked parallels to that of Mahsa Amini.

#NYTimes - Iranian Teenager Reported Brain Dead by State Media
What happened to #ArmitaGeravand, who entered a subway car and was carried out minutes later, is unclear. But her case evoked parallels to that of #MahsaAmini
#iran
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/w...

Transcript - Remarks: Joe Biden Delivers a Prime-Time Address on Aid to Israel and Ukraine - October... Joe Biden Delivers a Prime-Time Address on Aid to Israel and Ukraine [2023-10-19]

@ajenglish | #factbase sentiments index during October 19th speech by President #Biden on #Palestinian #Israel #Ukraine #Russia #Middle-East crisis
factba.se/biden/transc...

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