That was the whole point
The White House’s official X account has a long thread in which they’ve posted pictures of people arrested during the feds’ occupation of the city. Every single person in the thread is a person of color.
Michael Harriot
@michaelharriot.bsky.social
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Journalist, writer, former member of the Six Heartbeats. Author of Black AF History: The Unwhitewashed Story of America. Never reneged; never will.
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If you're as concerned about white people feeling "unsafe" as the president, gentrifiers and the staff of Morning Joe, here's a handy-dandy guide on how you can help.
Throwback Thursday: The Black Person's Guide to Making White People Feel Safe
Are your white brothers and sisters feeling unsafe? Here's the solution.
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So far, Trump's plan to make immigrants white again has targeted:
A Ph.D. candidate in Africana studies An R&B singer A Morehouse alum A Black American citizen An entire basketball team
Black Migrants Brace for Intensified ICE Raids and Mass Deportations Under Trump
While discussions about immigration and mass deportations often center around the Mexican border, Black migrants are disproportionately targeted by ICE.
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😂😂😂😂 “Methodology”
Leavitt confirms that monthly jobs reports may be suspended "until they can get the data and methodology in order"
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If you have a student attending Howard: My new course, "The Black University" [AFRO 121-02] was finally listed as open for enrollment. I have seats available for a few students who want to join this class. This one, part of the larger work to #JailbreakTheBlackUniversity , going to hit different.
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Serious question:
What is the one specific thing that would convince you that you’re living in an authoritarian state?
There Is No Such Thing As Fascism. Everything Is Fine.
America's capital is now occupied by a few hundred highly trained, armed killers. I'm sure it'll work out well.
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It’s only been ONE DAY and I’m already tired of hearing white people explain why a few hundred armed, trained killers might make the public feel safer.
You know which “public” they’re talking about.
Gonna be a long week.
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"Holding them accountable is not just our duty; it is as close to a commandment as ever existed. If we did this, we wouldn’t have to worry about Confederates, Nazis or a fascist, racist, incompetent insurrectionist president." @michaelharriot.bsky.social
Take Names
There's no way to prevent Donald Trump's authoritarianism, but we can still hold the people responsible for American fascism accountable.
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And kudos to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for continuing to point that out
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The fallacy in this “capitulating” narrative is the assumption that billionaires & elite institutions are being strongarmed by Trump, but they don’t really WANT a white supremacist, Christian nationalist authoritarian oligarchy
Do you have any evidence that they’re victims and not co-conspirators?
"What is the point of having 'fuck you money' if you don't say 'fuck you'?
I went on @briantylercohen.bsky.social's show to denounce the craven, cowardly Big Tech billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook for rolling over to Trump and the GOP.
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K5h...
