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"He Served His Country And Voted For “MAGAmoron”. Then He Was Fired."

In the article: "...preferred “MAGAmoron” over... Harris because of primarily one issue: the border." I want to hear about one white guy who lost his job to a #Mexican or his scholarship to an #Indian or his food stamps to a #Black. Why are white guys so afraid?

huffpost.com/entry/trump-veter

HuffPost · He Served His Country And Voted For Trump. Then He Was Fired.By Dave Jamieson

VIA the #BBC March 24, 2025

#MiaLove, the first US #Black #Republican congresswoman, has died aged 49 in #Utah, her family has announced.

"She passed away peacefully" on Sunday, surrounded by family at her home in the town of #SaratogaSprings, a statement said.

Love, a daughter of #Haitian #immigrants, had represented the state of Utah in the #HouseOfRepresentatives.

bbc.com/news/articles/cy7xzzn3

Mia Love speaking at a lectern, gesturing with both hands. She has long dark hair in braids and a bright blue, short sleeve top on. File photo
www.bbc.comMia Love: First black Republican congresswoman diesLove made history when she was voted into the House of Representatives for Utah, but was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022.

Recently, I've started to pay more attention to the #lyricists and other personnel listed on the #music I listen to, and I am learning about a vast pool of #musicians I've never heard of. For example, many of the songs on #BonnieRaitt 's first album were written by #Black people. Can the industry do a better job of acknowledging everyone's contributions? Maybe #DJ s should mention songwriters and soloists when announcing #bands and #vocalists ?

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"When Trump and his administration push for the Confederacy and try to disappear the diverse past, they are delivering on the political primal scream that the right emitted after Obama won.

It’s doubtful that Trump will succeed in erasing the country’s collective memory, but like the men who tried to keep chattel slavery legal, Republicans are willing to give their crusade one last Confederate try."

#Musk #Trump #Republicans #purges #DEI #Black #women #LGBTQ #Confederacy
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Sometimes non-native speakers of English see certain phrases, such as "Imma be," being used by native speakers, and assume this is just modern English slang, available to anyone. But many of these usages are specifically #AAVE (African American Vernacular English), and if you are not #Black and you use these, you might be criticized for #CulturalAppropriation. The mistake is of course an innocent mistake, but that doesn't mean you aren't accountable at all. When you learn that a particular phrase (such as "Imma be") is AAVE and are called out, apologize, say you didn't know, and stop using it. Don't become defensive and try to argue that it's okay for you to use it because [reasons].