Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
17.02.2026 11:46
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Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
Also: If you’re interested in reading my issue of One Story, let me know! It’s SOLD OUT at One Story, but if you’re a subscriber you can request a digital copy (of the last three issues). If you’re a @sfwa.org member reading for Nebula nom consideration, it’s up on the Reading List - but DM me too!
Had a great time reading last weekend at in Florence MA! It was a full house! Thanks to all who attended! This first photo feels very apropos of the current moment: Reading a post-apocalyptic story in what feels like the nuclear last-gasp of our civilization. Yet does that green plant portend hope?
On the left side, the promotional poster for Lucy, a film by Luc Besson starring Scarlett Johansson, including the tagline "The average person uses 10% of their brain capacity, imagine what she could do with 100%". On the right side, promotional poster for a potential follow-up "Lucy 2: Exome Unleashed", with the tagline "The average person uses less than 1.5% of their genome to encode proteins, imagine what she can do with 100%."
So what I’m gathering is a pedophilic billionaire successfully worked to destigmatize race science among the academic, political, and business elite partly by sex trafficking girls. Is that the shape of it so far?
You see it was the coaching staff that beat us, not our poor roster construction or our quarterback carrying the ball like shady mccoy
The lawsuit brought by Donald Trump and his family claims the leak of the US president’s tax returns during his first term caused ‘reputational and financial harm, public embarrassment [and] unfairly tarnished their business reputations’. ft.trib.al/WRe9T4e
The nice thing about working in law enforcement is that you get to pick and choose what laws you’re into
"FIFA can audit compliance with technical statutes but appears structurally incapable of – or uninterested in – confronting entrenched governance failures within member associations." Brilliant piece from @fidelisz.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social www.playthegame.org/news/the-bro...
Meet Aliy Kedir, a smallholder farmer from the Oromia region of Ethiopia, who used science to solve the mystery of his dwindling wheat yields. 🔍
Hear his story and learn more about how Farm Africa and partners are working with AGRA to empower smallholder farmers in Oromia.
Smallholder farmers across eastern Kenya are witnessing dramatic transformations in their yields, incomes and resilience to climate change, thanks to #regenerativeagriculture. 🌱🌍
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@yahoonews.com I have an article that I would like to share with you for publication, where can i send it.
Kathy Hochul opens the door to redrawing House lines in New York: “All’s fair in love and war."
This week on The Conversation: Sen. Eric Schmitt spoke to our Dasha Burns about his son's diagnosis with tuberous sclerosis, a rare genetic disorder, and how it influenced his transition from law to politics.
Subscribe to #TheConversation to hear the full interview — out now: pod.link/1111319839
The EAC’s open-border policy was supposed to unite East Africa. But our new research shows it’s working—unevenly.
Why? Bureaucracy. Security fears. Lack of trust.
Full analysis: nsi.org.za/publications/o… #EastAfrica #Migration
Hand waving an upside down US flag in the rain at the Newark No Kings rally. Out of focus trees in the background. Tops of some protest signs along the bottom of the frame.
A LOT of US flags at this rally. Some upside down.
Richard Grenell on Cancel Culture, ‘Normal Gays’ and his friend Melania Trump
#Trump
a protest sign reading "Rain on his parade / Rein him in / & End his reign"
[courtesy of my friend Amy Stewart]
🚨 Breaking: We've been looking at rhino poaching all wrong.
New investigation reveals women aren't just victims—they're often the masterminds behind trafficking networks in Southern Africa. panafricanvisions.com/2024/12/behi...
Why has this been ignored?
#WildlifeCrime #InvestigativeJournalism
Are you in Africa?
