Civilians across the region facing bombs and destruction and death because some men free of the consequences decided to open hell.

No sport embodies hip-hop more than basketball.

No genre embodies basketball more than hip-hop.

From park DJs fueling fast breaks to NBA name-drops in rap bars, the two have been intertwined for decades.

@curlyfro.bsky.social and Jason Jones on the connection: www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

The Trump administration is trying to erase Black history. These writers are keeping it alive. At a time when Black history is being removed from schools, museums, and parks, Black journalists are fighting to tell a more inclusive American story.

At a time when Black history is being removed from schools, museums, and parks, Black journalists are fighting to tell a more inclusive American story.

This week on Reveal:

All serious historical novels are works of speculative fiction, even ones set in the ‘60s and ‘70s. These three are absolutely brilliant.

DAME TIME... FOR THE THIRD TIME ⌚

He is now a 3x Champion of the State Farm NBA 3-Point Contest 🏆

A screenshot of People Over Papers’ ICE reporting map. The map resets at 4 am ET every day. In Minnesota, over 100 reports have been filed today, with the overwhelming majority in and around the Twin Cities. Stay safe. Fuck ICE.

Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.

In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.

interviewed Ramirez about her plans to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE, and put money towards housing and health care for communities ICE is terrorizing. www.publicnotice.co/p/delia-rami...

Bad Bunny wearing an OCASIO 64 jersey

Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷

AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

A record-breaking 133.5 million viewed Bad Bunny's halftime show — making it the most-watched Super Bowl performance in history.

This stunning achievement comes despite seething Republican backlash at Bad Bunny’s decision to perform solely in Spanish & proudly represent his Puerto Rican heritage.

Climate injustice made an appearance at the Super Bowl last night. Most don't know that Puerto Rico struggles with reliable electricity due to systemic racism. The government refuses to invest in any real grid improvements, so lights will be kept on at resorts while Puerto Ricans sit in the dark.

San Juan Puerto Rico was vibing with Bad Bunny during his Halftime Show. Just pure joy.

Such a powerful message from Bad Bunny to all those MAGA racists. America is not just the US but a whole lot of countries. From the northern part of Canada to the southern tip of Argentina. Beautiful.

Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments is being laid off The Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.

In the age of disinformation, journalism has two choices.

Either fight back with the fury of a thousand suns, or…

Become a toothless vassal to this fascist administration and the oligarchs

Bezos has turned WaPo into the latter.

apnews.com/article/wash...

If you think video evidence of racist state violence inevitably produces accountability or justice, you’ve had since like 3 decades to figure out that’s not true. Nor do photos.

Folks:

This is important.

SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history.

More at the link below.

We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.

South Milwaukee students take to streets to protest ICE Nearly 300 students walked out of South Milwaukee High School and marched down Oak Creek Parkway Friday, braving the snow to demand action on an issue they say impacts their families and community.

Nearly 300 students walked out of South Milwaukee High School and marched down Oak Creek Parkway Friday, braving the snow to demand action on an issue they say impacts their families and community.

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.

But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

NOW: National Shutdown Rally and anti-ICE protest fills Foley Square in New York City.

People gathered this morning to clear the square of snow 👏

There are protests happening right now in: LA, DC, Minneapolis, Baltimore, Charlotte, Asheville, Detroit, Chicago, San Diego, Salt Lake City & more!

CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.

NEW: Enormous anti-ICE, anti-Trump protest happening in Baltimore right now.

Crowd stretching back over the horizon.

(🎥 PSL Baltimore)

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.

Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.

Imagine having to defend your fatally shot son from Stephen Miller's slurs that he was a "domestic terrorist" trying to "assassinate" ICE officers. This is what Trump and Trumpism has brought to the United States.

BREAKING: Boston emergency rally in response to latest ICE killing in MN.
Protestors chant, "We're not cold, we're not afraid! [Minneapolis] taught us to be brave!"

The shamelessness is the point. We know she's lying. She knows she's lying. If she were trying to convince the public, that would be admitting that public opinion matters.

This is a performance of dominance.

This is "truth is what we say it is."

This is "you'll believe what we tell you."

The Policy Director for the President of the United States said that the VA nurse was murdered because he was an “assassin.”

And not one Republican in Congress will say a god damn word about because they are spineless cowards.