Saeed Jones

@theferocity.bsky.social

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Winner of the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction and the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Award for Poetry. Also, I cohost the podcast VIBE CHECK.

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Also, they have so many hits! It’s insane. They never miss.

I’ve watched SWV’s “Tiny Desk” at least 10 times in the last day or so.

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Civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson took on the police force in the small town of Lexington, Miss., collecting evidence of abuse, falsifying evidence and assault. Then they arrested her.

She took on a small Mississippi town’s police. Then they arrested her.wapo.st How civil rights lawyer Jill Collen Jefferson convinced the Justice Department to investigate allegedly racist and abusive policing in tiny Lexington, Miss.

*whispers* Do it, do it.

Felt like a drink Monday evening, walked to my favorite nearby watering hole, and they had these flyers inside. My local bar, where real life meets bsky. Probably won't finish by the 10th if I start now, but I'm tempted to try. @theferocity.bsky.social

“A document signed by the head of Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, in late June—and viewed by The Wall Street Journal—warned that the conditions in which Palestinians were being held could violate international humanitarian law.”

Palestinian Doctor Says He Was Beaten During Seven Months in Israeli Custodyapple.news The director of Al-Shifa Hospital was released without charge, sparking criticism from both Palestinians and Israelis

“It took Beryl only 42 hours to strengthen from a tropical depression to a major hurricane, which is a Category 3 storm or higher — a feat accomplished only six other times in Atlantic hurricane history, and with Sept. 1 as the earliest date.”

Hurricane Beryl, a major Category 4 storm, bearing down on Jamaicaapple.news Forecasters warned Hurricane Beryl could bring

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The NYPD restored more than 2,000 missing discipline records to its public database of uniformed officers, weeks after ProPublica revealed data reliability issues. But it also removed case numbers, making future oversight more difficult.

NYPD Restores Thousands of Missing Records but Removes Case Numbers From Its Discipline Databasewww.propublica.org The department restored more than 2,000 missing discipline records to its public database of uniformed officers, weeks after ProPublica revealed data reliability issues. But it also removed case numbe...

Forget about interviews, honey. These vampires need couples therapy. And maybe a dash of electroshock tbh.

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“Taraji P. Henson made Project 2025 the talk of the BET Awards. The host of this year's BET Awards warned viewers on multiple occasions about the far-right plan to dismantle and remake the government in Trump's image.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/sh...

Taraji P. Henson made Project 2025 the talk of the BET Awardswww.msnbc.com The draconian plan supported by conservative groups to dismantle the government if Donald Trump is elected was the talk of the Black Entertainment Television Awards.

I’m catching up on #TheBoys and I just wanna say: Annie’s hair looks EXTRAORDINARY. Like, there’s this crazy violent satirical show and then there’s the glory of her hair.

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Charlotte Jones: "(the cheerleaders) have a chance to feel like they’re valued, that they’re special and that they are making a difference." Emphasis on *feel* as distinct from actually being valued and correspondingly compensated for work generating profits for the Cowboys.

Charlotte Jones the Cowboys Chief Brand Officer and daughter of the owner explaining why the Cowboys pay the cheerleaders so little: "They’re not paid a lot. But the facts are that they actually don’t come here for the money." Just amazing how nepotism stops you from being able to think.

Charlotte Jones addresses Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders pay in Netflix docuserieswww.si.com Dallas Cowboys executive vice president and chief brand officer Charlotte Jones addressed the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders pay in the Netflix docuseries.

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YOU: touch grass ME: have you SEEN m. night shyamalan's The Happening? I think the fuck not

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“So she would have the artist turn his lyrics over to the government prior to putting out or promoting any songs he planned to use them in, and at that point if they are deemed to be “inconsistent with the goals of rehabilitation”, prosecutors could ask to modify Dorsey’s supervised release terms.”

Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US governmentwww.theguardian.com Ruling leads to claims that BG’s right to free speech unfairly challenged in another case putting rap lyrics on trial

Wait, kids… aren’t allowed in libraries anymore in Idaho???

This is one of the most dystopian signs I've ever seen. Republicans are quickly turning this country into an unrecognizable freakshow.

*looks directly at camera*

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI.

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Steve Bannon is in prison for contempt and Rudy Giuliani just lost his N.Y. law license, but John Roberts insists that invisible ink in the Constitution prevents Donald Trump, the ringleader, from facing charges for virtually anything that Trump can claim was an official act.

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why some people be mad at me sometimes they ask me to remember but they want me to remember their memories and i keep on remembering mine. -- Lucille Clifton www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

African American studies is too ‘divisive’ for one Maryland school districtwww.thebaltimorebanner.com The move left students and staff scrambling to find replacement classes, but some educators and diversity advocates say the broader message does more lasting damage.

I’m going to share an opinion: It kind of irks me that fairly often when I share an article drawing attention to a clear and present danger, there’s a tendency on here to focus on how the article was written rather than the danger itself. I get it, so many norms in journalism reify power. BUT—

“And the next thing I knew, my 9-year-old son had told me about one of his friends who was in the LifeWise program, told him that he was going to hell because he didn't believe in Jesus,” Sogal said.

“An Ohio-based program offering Bible study during school time is expanding. The increasingly popular LifeWise Academy will be in 525 schools in 23 U.S. states next school year. Its slogan is “during school hours.”

Hilliard-based program offers Bible study during school hours. Some parents have concerns.www.wosu.org The increasingly popular LifeWise Academy will be in 525 schools in 23 U.S. states next school year. Its slogan is “during school hours.”

Honestly, I see why so many kids like Bluey. This show is a hoot.

Seven year old neighbor just accurately explained the difference between “programming” and “hacking.”

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor: “With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”

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NEW: "Richard Nixon would have had a pass": John Dean, former Nixon White House counsel, stunned by Trump immunity ruling. “Virtually all of his Watergate conduct” could easily fall into what the Supreme Court now says is official conduct. www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...

'Richard Nixon Would Have Had A Pass': John Dean Stunned By Trump Immunity Rulingwww.huffpost.com “Virtually all of his Watergate conduct” could easily fall into what the Supreme Court now says is official conduct, said Nixon’s former counsel.

HE WON’T EVEN STOP FUNDING A GENOCIDE.

In 2020, pressure on Biden translated into Kamala Harris becoming VP and Kentanji Brown Jackson becoming a Supreme Court Justice. In 2024, the pressure on Biden will likely translate into nothing. No change, no compromise, no concessions. We just get more aging white mediocrity. So that’s great.

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Exclusive: The Democratic National Committee is considering formally nominating Joe Biden as early as mid-July to help stamp out chatter of replacing him

Democrats Weigh Early Biden Nomination to Squash Talk of a Swapwww.bloomberg.com The Democratic National Committee is considering formally nominating Joe Biden as early as mid-July to ensure that the president is on November ballots, while helping to stamp out intra-party chatter ...

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I wrote about today's Supreme Court decision, which should serve as a wake-up call to Democrats. If the stakes of this election are this high, then Joe Biden cannot be the nominee. newrepublic.com/article/1833...

The Supreme Court Just Showed Why Biden Must Drop Outnewrepublic.com Monday's immunity ruling made the stakes of this election even higher—and made it clear that Biden must step aside for someone who can stop Trump and save the country.

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"This means that if Trump returns to office, he will have free rein to wield the Justice Department as he sees fit—and he and his allies have already given plenty of indications as to what they plan to do." Alito and Thomas serve a very useful function in drawing attention away from Roberts.

John Roberts Casually Obliterates Independent Justice Departmentnewrepublic.com The Supreme Court chief justice used Donald Trump’s immunity ruling to wreck the concept of an independent Department of Justice.

And honestly, even then, WE’LL SEE. Imagine someone trying to kill you nine days in a row, then they stop on the tenth day and you get up off the sidewalk all bruised and bloody and holler “always been your biggest fan.”

I’ll cheer on this country when it stops trying to kill me.