On this day in 1928, a levee broke during a Florida hurricane, killing thousands of Black farmworkers. Black victims were denied proper burials—their bodies were stacked in piles and burned. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Reckless Eyeballing—The Mack Ingram Case: During Jim Crow segregation, a black person could be accused of “reckless eyeballing”, which was a perceived improper look at a white person, presumed to have sexual intent. Mack was convicted of this. A THREAD!

This guy could be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Under Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Died After Delayed Care — ProPublica propublica.org/article/georgi…

New: Baltimore prosecutors just declined to charge an officer who pressed his service weapon against the temple of a 24 year-old Black man. But a review of body-worn camera footage and police reports found omissions and deep problems with the arrest. 1/5 baltimoremagazine.com/section/commun…

Just four companies in the U.S. control: 85% of beef processing 80% of corn seed distribution 77% of fertilizer production 69% of grocery sales Wondering why food prices are so high? Minimal competition means maximized price-gouging.

Trump seeks to exploit assassination attempts for political gain motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

Israel should be immediately BANNED from the United Nations…🇺🇳

It may not happen, but the Senate should be voting on living wages today. We asked last spring for a vote on wages this fall. 800 people are dying each day from poverty in America. Congress could end poverty wages w/ one vote.

The problem with saying Trump does interviews and Harris doesn’t is that Trump’s ‘interviews’ sound like this

All the search terms, key-strokes, private chats and photographs sent by millions of students across the US are being monitored by AI-powered surveillance software 👇 eff.org/deeplinks/2024…

On this day in 1630, the Virginia Assembly sentenced Hugh Davis, a white man, to be whipped for having a relationship with a Black person. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Come on WBAI New York at 99.5 FM, streaming at wbai.org to discuss? Please DM me. The verdict is in on the privatization of WNYC 🎙 under Rudy W. Giuliani which resulted in the paying of obscene CEO $ while public affairs and news get cut. The demise of NJN & cuts to NJ Spotlight News raise similar issues with THIRTEEN

People in the industrial Midwest want to hear a conversation about tariffs, done intelligently, and how a Harris administration might use them to bring back America’s “wealth.” Let’s give it to them… hartmannreport.com/p/why-trump-is…

An alarming number of Republicans say they won’t accept the election results if Donald Trump loses—and they’ll “take action” if that’s what happens come November. trib.al/iGXJcLz

Israel’s lie over the murder of U.S. activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi has been exposed, and in the process, so has Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's double standard on the worth of Palestinian lives. mondoweiss.net/2024/09/israel…

Imagine hearing in 2004 that Dick Cheney would endorse a Dem for president in 2024. And that they would accept! interc.pt/3TsUXK4

From Gaza, to Congo, to Sudan, to Haiti, to Yemen and countless other nations that are suffering, to right here at home, it is our humanitarian call to stand against injustice.

SCOTUS: We helped John Roberts build a centrist image. We were wrong. slate.com/news-and-polit…

Supreme Court term end: Why John Roberts went full MAGA. slate.com/news-and-polit…