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notes<p>White Supremacists Run Out of Cincinnati</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=P9LvXKcYJXE&amp;si=5F14hVFqSaQfPKnk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=P9LvXKcYJX</span><span class="invisible">E&amp;si=5F14hVFqSaQfPKnk</span></a></p><p>&gt; White Supremacists have gotten BOLD under the Maga banner. But Cincinnati, Ohio stood tall. Black people pay attention! Open racism is in full swing. </p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/BlackMasto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMasto</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ApartheidAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ApartheidAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Zombies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zombies</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/WhiteNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
Calixthe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Jaden3" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jaden3</span></a></span> Many of us are the FIRST generation not born under <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/JimCrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimCrow</span></a> my youngest siblings are in their 30s. </p><p>My parents were born and raised during Jim Crow. </p><p>It was only ended ~59 years ago. I will never understand why people don't appreciate the wisdom of their elders. </p><p>A lot of times, our elders absolutely do not want to talk about it and we might have to pull it out of them, but they remember it in 4K. </p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/BlackMasto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMasto</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackFedi</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619project</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/the1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>the1619project</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/tulsamassacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tulsamassacre</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/rosewoodmassacreflorida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rosewoodmassacreflorida</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Oscarville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oscarville</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/lakelanier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lakelanier</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/redsummer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redsummer</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ocoeemassacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocoeemassacre</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3D4hSQcWbk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=l3D4hSQcWb</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.blackpast.org/special-features/racial-violence-united-states-1660/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blackpast.org/special-features</span><span class="invisible">/racial-violence-united-states-1660/</span></a></p><p>Map from: <a href="https://decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/2020/06/20/black-massacres-in-the-u-s/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/</span><span class="invisible">2020/06/20/black-massacres-in-the-u-s/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eji.org/report/reconstruction-in-america/documenting-reconstruction-violence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eji.org/report/reconstruction-</span><span class="invisible">in-america/documenting-reconstruction-violence/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/01/tulsa-race-massacres-silence-schools/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/history/202</span><span class="invisible">1/06/01/tulsa-race-massacres-silence-schools/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/burned-out-of-homes-and-history-the-tulsa-massacre/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zinnedproject.org/materials/bu</span><span class="invisible">rned-out-of-homes-and-history-the-tulsa-massacre/</span></a></p>
Calixthe<p><a href="https://mstdn.io/@sohkamyung/112877692051248977" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.io/@sohkamyung/112877692</span><span class="invisible">051248977</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ncwit.org/profile/gladys-west/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ncwit.org/profile/gladys-west/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Dg4_mqHXtfw?si=CGepxZjnmLumNjD8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/Dg4_mqHXtfw?si=CGepxZ</span><span class="invisible">jnmLumNjD8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/gps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gps</span></a> <br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/seasat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seasat</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Dahlgren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dahlgren</span></a> <br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/BlackMasto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMasto</span></a> <br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackFedi</span></a> <br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/NSWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSWC</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VAState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAState</span></a><br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/HBCU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HBCU</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mathematics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mathematics</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/science" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>science</span></a></span> </p><p>:ablobcatrave:</p>
✊🏾WiseGuyEddie<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Free_Press</span></a></span> I was wondering why it seems like EVERY year there is a problem with the power grid in Houston, TX which causes so much suffering and even death for the citizens of that city in particular. Then I did a quick Google search...</p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/blackmasto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmasto</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/voteblue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voteblue</span></a></p>
Calixthe<p><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe</a><span><br></span><a href="https://chirp.social/@BlackMastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BlackMastodon@chirp.social</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BAMEUK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BAMEUK</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BAME" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BAME</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackDiaspora" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackDiaspora</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/CaribbeanUK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CaribbeanUK</a><span><br><br>I'm imagining railway careers in UK may be as lucrative and fulfilling as they are in the USA, so I'm boosting this to spread the word.<br><br> It's one of the few careers in the USA that still may offer union protection and pensions. I don't know about y'all, but I loves me a pension. </span>🤑<span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://mastodon.london/users/ukrailways/statuses/110839887511509094" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastodon.london/users/ukrailways/statuses/110839887511509094</a></p>
Calixthe<p><span>ALT TEXT: Quote from Down the River Unto the Sea curated by Readwise. Black letters against a tan background. Small snippet of book cover which depicts a black and white photo of a man standing at the rail of a bridge with his back to the camera. <br><br>The quote is, "Monk always had a good group of talented musicians with him, but while they play deep melodies, he was the madman in the corner pounding out the truth between the fabrications of rhythm and blues." Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley. <br><br>Though this is a fictional book, "Monk" refers to real life American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. <br><br>From NPR, "Monk, who was born 100 years ago today (written October 10, 2017) was also one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. The late pianist wrote about 70 songs during his career — many of which have became standards, including the most recorded jazz composition of all time, "'Round Midnight." <br><br></span><a href="https://youtu.be/5o59Nsw7wxU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/5o59Nsw7wxU</a><span><br><br>Music/Video: Thelonious Monk Quartet Live In 66 Norway &amp; Denmark concerts<br><br>[After Midnight: Thelonious Monk At 100](</span><a href="https://www.npr.org/2017/10/10/556842176/after-midnight-thelonious-monk-at-100#:~:text=Monk%2C%20who%20was%20born%20100,%2C%20%22" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2017/10/10/556842176/after-midnight-thelonious-monk-at-100#:~:text=Monk%2C%20who%20was%20born%20100,%2C%20%22</a><span>'Round%20Midnight.%22)<br><br><br></span><a href="https://www.waltermosley.com/down-the-river/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.waltermosley.com/down-the-river/</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://chirp.social/@BlackMastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BlackMastodon@chirp.social</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/jazz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jazz@a.gup.pe</a><span> <br><br>Book Excerpt: Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley<br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BLM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/WalterMosley" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WalterMosley</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/TheloniousMonk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheloniousMonk</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Jazz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jazz</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Bebop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bebop</a><span><br><br>Too many links? Not enough time? Hop on over to </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/FOSS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a><span> </span><a href="https://pkm.social/@omnivore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@omnivore@pkm.social</a><span> </span><a href="https://omnivore.app" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://omnivore.app</a><span> and save these and any other links to read later. You can also use this app to sign up for newsletters and free your inbox. Not affiliated with the app, just love it.</span></p>
Calixthe<p><span>She was one of the first people that I followed on Mastodon. <br><br>Not only did she experience terroristic threats, but she was also gaslit by members of the </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a><span> somehow trying to "well actually" death threats. </span>😒<span><br><br>She is a great human being and she's always been kind and gracious every time I've ever spoken to her in passing at conferences.<br><br>I encourage everyone that can to read her book and essays. Lots of gems.<br><br>Here is one of my favorite essays of hers:<br><br></span><a href="https://medium.com/@chanda/surviving-and-thriving-how-to-be-a-urm-astro-physics-student-part-1-97df8e81eb59" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@chanda/surviving-and-thriving-how-to-be-a-urm-astro-physics-student-part-1-97df8e81eb59</a><span><br><br>Here is her personal website:<br><br></span><a href="https://chanda.science" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chanda.science</a><span><br><br>Here is the trailer for her book:<br><br></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Q8vG_9J0M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Q8vG_9J0M</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://chirp.social/@BlackMastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BlackMastodon@chirp.social</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BLM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackInPhysics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackInPhysics</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/NSBP" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSBP</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackPhysicists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackPhysicists</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://hachyderm.io/users/mekkaokereke/statuses/110793385293203842" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hachyderm.io/users/mekkaokereke/statuses/110793385293203842</a></p>
Calixthe<p><span>Quoting to tag groups and hashtags.<br><br></span><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://chirp.social/@BlackMastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BlackMastodon@chirp.social</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackTwitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackTwitter</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BLM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackWallStreet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackWallStreet</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BAME" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BAME</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BAMEUK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BAMEUK</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BAMEVoicesUK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BAMEVoicesUK</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://blackqueer.life/users/Iqra/statuses/110674760478199391" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://blackqueer.life/users/Iqra/statuses/110674760478199391</a></p>
Calixthe<p><span>Trying to quote/boost this to the groups.<br><br></span><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://chirp.social/@BlackMastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BlackMastodon@chirp.social</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BLM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/users/unchartedworlds/statuses/110670909634181389" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://scicomm.xyz/users/unchartedworlds/statuses/110670909634181389</a></p>
Calixthe<p><span>This. With </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/VoterSuppression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoterSuppression</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Gerrymandering" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gerrymandering</a><span> and the </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/ElectoralCollege" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectoralCollege</a><span> I had always assumed that </span><b><span>we</span></b><span> have to outvote </span><b><span>them</span></b><span> at least 20 to 1 or more. Because of course all votes are </span><b><span>not</span></b><span> counted equally. I am sure there is a social scientist or political scientist who has done the math. <br><br></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6jVGswLPd8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6jVGswLPd8</a><span><br><br>We have been in some version of the same fight since the end of the first </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/CivilWar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilWar</a><span> . Which btw is what Ted Cruz tried to use to discard our votes in 2020.<br><br></span><a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/04/cruz-makes-historically-misleading-comparison-in-citing-1876-as-precedent-for-special-inquiry-on-bidens-electoral-win/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/04/cruz-makes-historically-misleading-comparison-in-citing-1876-as-precedent-for-special-inquiry-on-bidens-electoral-win/</a><span><br><br>And the current iteration of </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Christofacists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Christofacists</a><span> have been running the same playbook since at least Nixon. <br><br></span><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://chirp.social/@BlackMastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BlackMastodon@chirp.social</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackTwitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackTwitter</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a><span><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BLM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a><span><br><br><br><br>CW: Racial slurs, hate speech<br><br></span><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/exclusive-lee-atwaters-infamous-1981-interview-southern-strategy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/exclusive-lee-atwaters-infamous-1981-interview-southern-strategy/</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://progressivecafe.social/users/TonyStark/statuses/110639829202253704" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://progressivecafe.social/users/TonyStark/statuses/110639829202253704</a></p>
Calixthe<p><span>The edgelords and incels who whinge about </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/AffirmativeAction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AffirmativeAction</a><span> don't even understand what legacy admission is because they've never gotten anywhere near </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Harvard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Harvard</a><span> or </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Yale" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yale</a><span> . <br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Legacy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Legacy</a><span> admissions and a host of other accomodations makes it possible for them to coast through on easy mode. <br><br>Meanwhile in the real world, we have to be </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/TwiceAsGood" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TwiceAsGood</a><span> . <br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackTwitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackTwitter</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BLM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe</a><span> <br></span><a href="https://chirp.social/@BlackMastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BlackMastodon@chirp.social</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/QasimRashid/statuses/110633626716467100" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/users/QasimRashid/statuses/110633626716467100</a></p>
Calixthe<p><span>Well at least they can recruit out in the open for free on </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitter</a><span> and </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlueSky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlueSky</a><span>. I'm sure they'll be welcomed at both with open arms. <br><br></span><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/jack-dorsey-ilhan-omar-defend-hate-speech-twitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/jack-dorsey-ilhan-omar-defend-hate-speech-twitter</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/musk-tweets-meme-with-soldier-of-nazi-germany-mocks-fleeing-users/amp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.timesofisrael.com/musk-tweets-meme-with-soldier-of-nazi-germany-mocks-fleeing-users/amp/</a><span><br><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackTwitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackTwitter</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BLM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://kolektiva.social/users/igd_news/statuses/110619743396957849" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kolektiva.social/users/igd_news/statuses/110619743396957849</a></p>
Calixthe<p><span>The problem with this is once the Supreme Court, which is on the same page as him, starts ruling in his favor. <br><br>This isn't grandstanding if the Supreme Court legislates from the bench. <br><br>DeSantis is probably the most dangerous potential presidential candidate in recent history.<br><br>He's already codified anti-Black, anti-LGBTQIA+ and xenophobic laws in Florida which are largely unchallenged.<br><br>He's made it illegal to discuss, acknowledge or teach about the lived experiences of Black Americans in education and academia. He's made it illegal to acknowledge the existence of the LGBTQIA+ community, also.<br><br>This isn't a test.<br><br>He will roll us back to </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/JimCrow" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JimCrow</a><span> or worse, just as he's done in </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Florida" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Florida</a><span> .<br><br>He is a major threat to </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a><span> and between the Maggats and third party/both sides/centrists , democracy is hanging by a thread.<br><br>We must take him seriously. <br><br>He's a threat to our country. <br><br>Not taking these people seriously is how we ended up with </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackLivesMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BLM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://ohai.social/users/patrascan/statuses/110606757718120569" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ohai.social/users/patrascan/statuses/110606757718120569</a></p>
Calixthe<p><span>Dapper Dan is doing an interview on NPR Now . He's dropping gems about his career and the history of fashion in Harlem. He literally defined fashion in the industry and is a living legend. <br><br></span><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/22/1183790188/legendary-fashion-designer-dapper-dan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2023/06/22/1183790188/legendary-fashion-designer-dapper-dan</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/DapperDan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DapperDan</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Harlem" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Harlem</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Alpo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alpo</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Snorkel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Snorkel</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/8BallJacket" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#8BallJacket</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/Shearling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shearling</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/LogoMania" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LogoMania</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackFedi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMasto" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMasto</a><span> </span><a href="https://bostonsocial.online/tags/BlackMusicMonth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackMusicMonth</a></p>
AnneTheWriter<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@doctorjaymarie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>doctorjaymarie</span></a></span> </p><p>☝️☝️☝️Hashtagging so more folks will see the post this is replying to. ☝️☝️☝️</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BlackMasto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMasto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BlackStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackStudies</span></a></p>
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Here's a preview, because you are undoubtedly going to think I'm making this shit up.

1️⃣ In screenshot one, a group of angry white people -- and I use that term culturally since every last single one of them is at the VERY LEAST white-passing to the point of only ever having PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED RACISM from the PERPETRATOR'S side¹ -- analyze my half-sister's skin tone.

Please note that NO ONE among them suggests that this might not be something they should be doing.

This discussion, which took place on July 16, should henceforth be known as The Last Straw, or Enough Rope to Hang Themselves. If any of them had a functional mirror neuron, their spidey-sense might have kicked in here.

2️⃣ Literally the first thing Diamond Robitussin said to me. But OH NO, nowhere near the worst thing this piece of work has said on the subject of race. Wait for it!

3️⃣ The eternal question 🫥
When I say that these assholes thought they got a free pass on racism because they were fighting Black women on behalf of a "Black" woman, I was not kidding.

They're atrocious.

4️⃣ Among the many origin stories² Tanya has claimed in order to evade criticism of her actual behaviour, was this one.

Tell me what you think she's implying.

Then remember on which side of WWII Italy was aligned.

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¹ See: Octoroonery
kolektiva.social/@Gigi/1094859

² She has also claimed Indigeneity in response to being criticized by an Indigenous person -- which was publicly refuted by relatives 😳