"..Johnson said he can sometimes understand when people feel like they’re “being saddled w/the blame” for the country’s long history of racism.“What I don't understand..".."
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A look at the history of racism in America and its role in today's divisions pbs.org/newshour/show/… ""..is..way it's politically operationalized..weaponized to turn us against 1 another just so folks can win elections.” Johnson, whose maternal great-grandfather was..sharecropper raised in GA during..Jim Crow era, said he often leans into his personal story when talking .."2/4🧵

"..highly charged rhetoric from..Adams, NYGov..Hochul ..Lee Zeldin, amp'ed by “if it bleeds, it leads”..news& sensationalistic crime coverage not only.."
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Jordan Neely, Tucker Carlson, and ‘rooting for the mob’ as America unravels inquirer.com/opinion/jordan… via @PhillyInquirer "..in..tabloids but..allegedly staid NY Times, undoubtedly prejudiced“the jury pool”of subway riders who sentenced Neely to death..what’s even scarier about the death of Jordan Neely:..rapid downward spiral..how Americans..judging & treating..people we don’t know, or..we.."
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"..Bureau..said this wk..adding 2 tribes to a social svc pilot program aimed at uplifting tribal communities in a culturally competent, self-determining manner..Tiwahe Initiative Social.."
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Bureau of Indian Affairs Expands Tiwahe Initiative | Health shar.es/af9AmS "..Services Demonstration Program- known as the Tiwahe Initiative-..launched by..Obama admin. in 2015 to improve health & wellness in Tribal communities. Tiwahe (ti-wah-hay) means family in the Lakota language & symbolizes..interconnectedness of all living things & one’s.."2/4🧵

"..aims to create positive health & wellness outcomes for Indigenous communities worldwide..study also responds to..UN’s adopted 2030 Agenda.."
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Indigenous Scholars Release New Report at U.N. on Determinants — & Protectants —of Indigenous Health
shar.es/af9xLE "..for Sustainable Dev. to eliminate poverty & improve health & economic dev. for all populations globally..20pg. report outlines how social determinants -genetics, behavior, environment & culture- influence.. health outcomes of..world’s Indigenous populations. The.."
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‘I think I know most of it’: Trump’s '86 quote about his nuclear weapon expertise relevant today. As[GOP]work around the clock to figure out how to spin the alleged discovery of nuclear secrets illegally hoarded away in ..Trump’s Mordor lair Mar-A-Lago, many others point.."1/5🧵 "..2 Trump’s history..casually bringing up nukes..every opportunity. For as long as people have been..attentive enough to record it, Trump has made a point 2 share.. many thoughts on weapons &nuclear armament. ..may recall..about nuclear weapons from Bob Woodward’s many.."2/5🧵

"Fox News’ latest appalling nonsense? Blatant antisemitism and obviously doctored photos: "[GOP]&.. right-wing propaganda machine pushed by a handful of billionaires must now come up w/..subterfuge 2 cover the fact that..Trump seems 2 have clearly scuttled away classified.."1/5🧵 "..Top Secret, nuclear secrets at..estate. In fact, after 1st trying 2 create doubt about..legitimacy of..FBI’s..search of..premises, on Fri Trump released statement all but admitting to having had nuclear secrets in his possession. ..right-wing has 1 job & 1 job only: .."2/5🧵

Russia Suddenly Really, Really Wants to 'Protect' Donald Nuclear Secrets Trump: After..news broke.. classified docs at Mar-a-Lago the FBI obtained a search warrant to hunt for pertained to classified nuclear secrets,..took about 0.0 seconds for..Russian gov't & its media.."1/10🧵 "..mouthpieces 2 decide..they really, really wld love it if Donald trump came to Moscow. You know, for humanitarian reasons or whatever. ..Daily Beast: ..As a Russian military expert waxed on..his concern that.. American"campaign..fomenting hatred" against Trump cld lead.."2/10🧵

US House Dems send sweeping climate, health & tax legislation to Biden: "Historic victory for middle-class families and the planet."-Rep Brendan Boyle(D-PA 2nd dist)..DNC Chair Jaime Harrison juxtaposed[GOP Sen]Scott's plan against legislation, passed by Dems only, headed...1/4🧵 ""..4 Biden's desk..preserve[s] health coverage& lower Rx costs."Instead of celebrating SocSec on its 87th b'day, [GOP] doubling down on..ultra-MAGA agenda ..cutting SocSec &Medicare..put..benefits that #Pennsylvania seniors rely on in jeopardy". PA's..Sen race, btwn Dem..."2/4🧵

"As[GOP] cont'd 2 defend..Trump after..FBI search of [his] residence in FL, deep fissures..visible in..party’s support 4 law enforcem't. While some..attacked the FBI &other top law enforcem't ..others chastised their colleagues & were more restrained in their criticism.."1/4🧵 "..Immediately after..search, congressional[GOP], incl ..leadership, reacted w/fury, attacking..top law enforcem't..Some called..“defund”or“destroy”..FBI,& others invoked..Nazi secret police..words like “gestapo” &“tyrants. .."2/4🧵

Rules for covering DeSantis visit to Pittsburgh pose ethical quandary, experts say 🧵1/4 wesa.fm/politics-gover… “..Ordinarily, pol. reporters wouldn’t think 2ice about whether to cover next Fri’s planned visit to Pittsburgh by FL GovDeSantis. ..potential[GOP] presidential contender..'24, &he'll b..Downtown hotel stumping on behalf of..Mastriano-..who rarely speaks to reporters.."
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"Election Day..>90 days away, & working to elect Democratic candidates up and down the ballot is top priority..won't be a quick or easy task..quick update on..3..:
Vote Forward..most popular GOTV ..set up an acct.."adopt"..voters in..swing state congressional dist.."1/4 "On your own time..write personalized letters 2 these voters-..why we need them in Nov. ..a pre-arranged date in Oct..drop letters in mailbox. Studies show.. these letters r highly effective..getting Dem voters to polls.."2/4

"..In another sign of how extreme the[GOP]has become, leaders in the party recently came out against injured veterans & US manufacturing. Sure, both..burn pit bill & ..semiconductor bill eventually passed- but not b4[GOP] blocked both..in retaliation..."1/4🧵 "..Dems..had the nerve to progress on a climate change &health care bill..mad that Dems scored a victory.. winning Sen..Manchin’s support for..$369B climate pkg. &since passing a separate bill..helps veterans exposed 2 toxic burn pits..make..Dems look good, scores of.."2/4🧵

Opinion | The week that was: Trump screams. Biden governs. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
"..The surest sign..the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago..not part of some fiendish political plan? The last thing the WH wanted..event that wld relegate Biden’s victories- ..climate, health care.."1/5 "..tech policy, Rx prices, taxes &major new[veterans] assistance- to 2nd/3rd place in..news cycle. If AG..Garland..operating in Biden’s immed partisan interests, he wld surely have delayed..quest to bring top secret docs back under gov't control by a week or 2. Yet maybe.."2/5🧵

"Karma's a son of a bitch, ain't it? NASCAR driver at center of 'Let's go Brandon' may have to skip races in 2022 due to a lack of sponsorship. Maybe some questionable branding choices for the young driver?..28yr-old meekly attempted to stay apolitical in the wks after.."1/4🧵 "..Talladega win &..claimed to..NYTimes..Dec. profile.. he didn’t want..political. Less than 2wks after..profile, Brown &..family team leaned fully in..said it had..deal w/Let’s Go Brandon-themed cryptocurrency..sponsor.. full season despite NASCAR’s..denouncement.."...
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"2 yrs..text messages..conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ phone are expected to..Jan6 comm. soon, acc. to..att'y rep-ing..parents of..child slain in..Sandy Hook school shooting. Mark Bankston..att'y rep-ing..parents in..defamation case against Jones, dropped..bombshell .."/1🧵 "..in TX court 1st..Wed..announced that Jones’ att'y mistakenly sent him..backlog..messages belonging 2 ..InfoWars host. ..Thu, Jones’ att'y, Andino Reynal, tried 2have..judge declare..mistrial bc of this w/o success.. claimed the records should've been returned since.."/2🧵

Key Republican Senate candidates called Dobbs decision a 'huge victory' dailykos.com/story/2022/8/3… -"Rep. Ted Budd[GOP]Senate nominee in NC..jubilant, calling Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization an “historic victory.."
-When..draft opinion leaked, PA[GOP]nominee Dr..Oz celebrated..tweeting, “The Court is right. Roe was wrongly decided.."...

"As the clock ticks down &polls show Hageman w/a lead, Cheney pulled out the big gun—Dick Cheney. And Donald Trump will not be happy. Cheney starts by saying, “In our 246-year history, there has never been an individual who was a greater threat to the republic than..Trump.”.." "..Cheney then went on to blast Trump for trying to “steal the last election using lies &violence to keep himself in power after the voters rejected him.”

It’s wild to find full agreement with Dick Cheney on, well, anything. But here we are, in the upside-down."