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“Pick sitcoms you cowards!”- me yelling at the contestants on Jeopardy
senior editor talked to the legendary Dr. Yvonne Chireau about being the Hoodoo consultant on Ryan Coogler's latest blockbuster, *Sinners*
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Steve Kerr: "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to. And they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say, by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."
250 Venezuelans have been disappeared into one of the worst prisons in Central America based on Trump’s invocation of a law only used 3 times in our history - the last time resulted in the Japanese-American internment. These men have had no due process. It’s monstrous.
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Don’t go. Go outside and have your own State of the Union. Give a list of actions we need to do in order to stop this regime. And wear t-shirts that say “Pro USA Anti Trump”
A #CrazyRichAsians TV series in the works? This just made my week.
He can barely speak English
Serena Williams!
Movement Memos is back! What can rent strikes and tenant unions teach us about the work of collective survival in this moment? I talked with LA Tenants Union co-founders Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis about their work and how the lessons of their book, Abolish Rent, connect with this moment.
This is AMAZING news!
Fuck Amazon
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Tu sigue
Well done, Maryland.
rudos
A one-up of planets visible in the night sky at the moment, with an airplane crossing the shot.
So this was the sky last night. Early evening is the best time to catch the planetary parade, but it’ll be happening for few weeks, and Mercury might even be visible too at the end of the month.
"ACT UP: A History Of AIDS/HIV Activism"
(From June 18, 2021) www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Why did so many WNBA All-Stars move for one-year contracts during this free agency period?
Well, an economic windfall is expected to hit the WNBA in 2026, including a new CBA and media rights deal.
@benpickman.bsky.social explains: www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...
The New York attorney general, Letitia James, has warned New York hospitals that complying with the White House’s executive order to end gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth could well violate state law.
Kendrick had no plan to win any of this shit. He was just hatin and look where it got him.
There’s a lesson there!
Beyoncé becomes the first black woman to win Album of the Year at the #GRAMMYs since Lauryn Hill in 1999.
“I want to dedicate this award to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country. You are loved, you are worth it, and I will always fight with you.”
— Shakira during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
Today in LA.
I ❤️ my town.
Did you know?
The Nazis modeled their race laws after Jim Crow laws. They decided they weren’t harsh enough so the Nuremberg Laws were created which set the stage for the mass murder of over two thirds of Europe’s Jewish population.
Jim Crow wasn’t just evil—it was an inspiration for atrocity.
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