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DoomsdaysCW<p>Marco Rubio's hunt for "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiChristian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiChristian</span></a> bias" is creeping <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a></p><p>In a new war on federal workers, State Department employees are told to snitch on people with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> flags</p><p>By Amanda Marcotte<br>Published April 15, 2025 6:00AM (EDT) </p><p>Excerpt: "Unsurprisingly, a deeper read of the cable shows that 'anti-Christian bias' is the cover story propped up to justify Rubio's actual assault on freedom of religion at State. He's giving Christian nationalists at the agency a tool to harass and even Rpurge people who don't share their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> beliefs. The definitions of 'anti-Christian bias' throughout add up to outrage that conservative Christians are expected to treat people who believe differently with fairness and decency. </p><p>"For instance, the memo asks for reports of 'mistreatment for opposing displays of flags, banners or other paraphernalia,' specifically during Joe Biden's administration. It doesn't take a doctorate in bureaucratese to interpret this. Rubio is seeking stories where conservative Christians were told to mind their own business after objecting to a colleague putting up a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideFlag</span></a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> sign or perhaps a religious knickknack from a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonChristian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonChristian</span></a> faith. This might be more comprehensible if, say, any Christians had being told they couldn't wear a cross or have a picture of Jesus on their desk. Instead, what Rubio is suggesting is that Christians have [the right to] prevent other people from having the freedom to express views and positions they dislike — and that it amounts to 'bias' if they can't control what others do or say. "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/04/15/marco-rubios-hunt-for-anti-christmas-bias-is-creeping-theocracy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/04/15/marco-rub</span><span class="invisible">ios-hunt-for-anti-christmas-bias-is-creeping-theocracy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristoFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristoFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchAndState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiGBLTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiGBLTQ</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristianCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianCoalition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoralityPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoralityPolice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsViolations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQErasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQErasure</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsPutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a></p>
Cop Blaster<p>LAPD Officer Elbert W. Hughes <a href="https://copblaster.com/blast/53825/lapd-officer-elbert-w-hughes?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">copblaster.com/blast/53825/lap</span><span class="invisible">d-officer-elbert-w-hughes?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LAPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAPD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElbertHughes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElbertHughes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceBrutality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a></p>
Stuff I foundFeeling happy is a basic human right!<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/humanrights?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humanrights</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antifascism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antifascism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antifa?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antifa</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiracism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiracism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antitrump?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antitrump</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anticolonialism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anticolonialism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antihomophobia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antihomophobia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiableism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiableism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/justbeaniceperson?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#justbeaniceperson</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/womensrights?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#womensrights</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feminism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feminism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blacklivesmatter?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blacklivesmatter</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/queerlivesmatter?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerlivesmatter</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/translivesmatter?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#translivesmatter</a>
Katy Elphinstone<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WomensRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a></p>
Cop Blaster<p>LAPD Sergeant Jerome E. Walker <a href="https://copblaster.com/blast/58194/lapd-sergeant-jerome-e-walker?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">copblaster.com/blast/58194/lap</span><span class="invisible">d-sergeant-jerome-e-walker?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LAPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAPD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JeromeWalker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeromeWalker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceBrutality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JusticeForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a></p>
blm<p><a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/blm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blm</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/blacklivesmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blacklivesmatter</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://unfufadoo.net/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>images</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Richard Taylor, who died OTD in 1879, joined the Confederate Army to fight to preserve slavery; after the war he was a leading political opponent of Reconstruction <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/w</span><span class="invisible">ashington-lee-mansion/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a></p>
Cop Blaster<p>LAPD Officer Maurice Hampton <a href="https://copblaster.com/blast/50349/lapd-officer-maurice-hampton?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">copblaster.com/blast/50349/lap</span><span class="invisible">d-officer-maurice-hampton?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LAPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAPD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceBrutality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JusticeForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForAll</span></a></p>
Cop Blaster<p>LAPD Officer Robert J. Philpott <a href="https://copblaster.com/blast/51618/lapd-officer-robert-j-philpott?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">copblaster.com/blast/51618/lap</span><span class="invisible">d-officer-robert-j-philpott?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LAPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAPD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceBrutality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JusticeForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForAll</span></a></p>
Irene<p>Echt, hier word ik zo misselijk van. </p><p>In alle berichtgeving sinds die tijd werd nooit meer vermeld wat die Maccabi klootzakken hadden uitgespookt. Het is neo-kolonialisme dat alles wat de andere kant wil beschermen betitelt als <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/terrorisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrorisme</span></a> </p><p>En wie zijn er dan de terroristen? En staat zijn is geen legitimatie hoor.</p><p><a href="https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/koloniale-compensatie" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/kolo</span><span class="invisible">niale-compensatie</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blacklivesmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blacklivesmatter</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netanjahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netanjahu</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Tony Wideman<p>Michelle Obama: ‘I’m Not Divorcing Barack — I’m Choosing Me’. <a href="https://blackpressusa.com/michelle-obama-im-not-divorcing-barack-im-choosing-me" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blackpressusa.com/michelle-oba</span><span class="invisible">ma-im-not-divorcing-barack-im-choosing-me</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a></p>
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ<p>“If Black children are old enough to EXPERIENCE racism,</p><p>white children are old enough to LEARN ABOUT IT”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Confederate General Robert E Lee addressed his pro-slavery army for the last time OTD in 1865, the day after <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ConfederateSurrenderDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConfederateSurrenderDay</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/w</span><span class="invisible">ashington-lee-mansion/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>OTD in 1865 the failed <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Confederate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Confederate</span></a> States of America surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/w</span><span class="invisible">ashington-lee-mansion/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ConfederateSurrender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConfederateSurrender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a></p>
em 🌊<p>the cruelty is NOT the point.</p><p>they want you dead. they want you defenseless when they come to murder your neighbors.</p><p>they aren’t sadists. they aren’t artful.</p><p>they are killers and criminals.</p><p>not sure why this has become the new thought-terminating cliche. don’t let the conversation stop just because it sounds poignant.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheCrueltyIsThePoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCrueltyIsThePoint</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MigrantRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MigrantRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/abolishICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abolishICE</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a></p>
Roberto von Archimboldi<p>I think that there is a reason that the world's media ignores Refugees in Libya. It is the same reason most of you do too. It is encapsulated in this paragraph of theirs:</p><p>'Even when evidence is abundant, when video shows torture in real time, when you know the captors’ phone numbers, when you have the full names of the victims, the global system refuses to act. Why? Because the victims are African. Because the victims are Black. Because the victims are disposable.'</p><p><a href="https://www.refugeesinlibya.org/post/they-beat-him-daily-no-one-has-moved-his-life-cost-10-000-in-cash-tesfay-hagos-alemayehu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">refugeesinlibya.org/post/they-</span><span class="invisible">beat-him-daily-no-one-has-moved-his-life-cost-10-000-in-cash-tesfay-hagos-alemayehu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libya</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoBorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoBorders</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Refugees</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeMovement</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a></p>
Bob Sinisi<p>"Why do you want me to be like a sunflower turning towards the sun? I am the sun."</p><p>Legendary Senegalese film director, producer, and writer, The Father of African Film <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/OusmaneSemb%C3%A8ne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OusmaneSembène</span></a> on rejecting Eurocentric views and opinions in favor staying true to his African roots, narratives, and audiences. From the 1994 documentary 'Sembene: The Making of African Cinema'. </p><p>🔁 @knowyourcaribbean via @moviesofcolour </p><p>Courtesy of artdontsleep from Instagram.<br><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/blacklivesmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blacklivesmatter</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a>: “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAmericans</span></a> Are Not Surprised”: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristinaGreer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristinaGreer</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s Attacks on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Students</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> </p><p>Story April 08, 2025 </p><p>"'There has been a systemic erasure of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a>.' Professor Christina Greer discusses the Trump administration’s crackdown on free speech and efforts to whitewash American history. The erasure of the history of racism and resistance is not only intellectually dishonest, says Greer, but will also cause the U.S. economic and social harm. 'We can’t move forward as a nation collectively … if we don’t understand our collective past,' she says."</p><p>Listen / watch / read transcript:<br><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/8/trump_immigrants_black_americans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/4/8/trum</span><span class="invisible">p_immigrants_black_americans</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BLM</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViewerSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViewerSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsARacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsARacist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Farista Sairuv<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poisoned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poisoned</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/drinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drinking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a>. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Dead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dead</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/livestock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>livestock</span></a>, and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a>. Hundreds of thousands of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/homes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homes</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/destroyed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destroyed</span></a>. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hunger</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sickness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sickness</span></a>, dead <a href="https://mas.to/tags/babies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>babies</span></a>. This is what the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a> looks <a href="https://mas.to/tags/like" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>like</span></a>. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuels</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthSudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthSudan</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blm</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dg-0ik1NKM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=2dg-0ik1NK</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
Ehay2k<p>What an amazing speech. Take 30 minutes and listen to it. </p><p><a href="Https://youtu.be/iBeBtwk8DfQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="">Https://youtu.be/iBeBtwk8DfQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RacialEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RacialEquality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blacklivesmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blacklivesmatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pasadenacitycollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pasadenacitycollege</span></a></p>