Joy-Ann Reid

Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.

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It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

Wokest Superbowl ever. Gaga, NOLA culture, Trombone Shorty, Terrance Blanchard, … two Black quarterbacks and Kendrick Lamar, plus my line sister @ledisi.bsky.social singing the Black National Anthem. This is actually amazing and I love it ❤️

Stephen Miller and Homan’s goal is to shock and awe blue cities to terrify whole communities. They’ll deliberately targeting businesses, schools, hospitals churches and other places of worship. They want Americans to be afraid. Mayors and governors must stand up to them. Lawyers get on standby.

The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.

Ouch. #presidentmusk

Happy #internationalwomensday !!! Don't let the patriarchy get you down. We outchea!

Who knew Biden could have just stormed into the White House, handed a friendly billionaire the keys to all the federal buildings, fired anyone who might have voted for Trump and imposed the Green New Deal, police, gun and voting reform and Roe v. Wade by force, without barely a peep from Congress.

So to summarize, according to #maga, any Black, gay or trans person who achieves any position, no matter how degreed or credentialed they are is an unqualified #dei hire. And any white person, however unqualified or even sketchy is inherently qualified when they get a job. Do I have that right?

This seems relevant, given the overall news…

We will never be a monarchy. Know that. To quote the LOTR trilogy: Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king.

If n*zis are excited about you you’re doing it all wrong.

A lot of Americans are about to find out what the federal government they so despise actually does. Of course by then it will likely be too late.

If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Great Resegregation

The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.

So blessed to know you, friend!

Brandon Wolf @brandonwolf.bsky.social

Like she did for others, @joyannreid.bsky.social elevated me. She was the first cable host to have me on as a subject matter expert. She’d reach out personally when news broke that’s in my wheelhouse, always thinking of ways to include me. She helped me find my voice, my lane.

If you think Elon did nothing offensive, perhaps try it yourself at work or at school or in Germany or Austria and see how that goes for you.

I genuinely think Tommy Tubberville is the dumbest Senator I’ve ever heard… God help us…

Normally, most Americans and even we in the media don't pay much attention to the Secretary of Defense. Now with Pete Hegseth running this critical agency he has absolutely no qualifications for, which controls our nukes, we'll be keeping tabs daily to see if he's drunk off his ass or goofing on TV.

So good to see President Carter receiving the honors his decency earned. His memory is already a blessing.

Shocker of all shockers: Pete Hegseth is in way over his head and embarrassed himself in his first trip overseas as the secretary of defense. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Pete Hegseth’s tenure at the Pentagon goes from bad to worse

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to be one the best moments of his excursion.

In the end Trump got away with everything (except the crimes and civil violations he committed in New York). And I don't blame Jack Smith. He did his job. I 100 percent blame Merrick Garland, who frittered away two full years and let Trump walk for stealing classified documents and fomenting a coup.

Tris @trisresists.bsky.social

Yes, Jack Smith resigning was expected, but it still feels like justice has left the building. I had such high hopes for trump and cabal to be held to account. 🤬😣 www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Special Counsel Jack Smith resigns

The move was expected ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking the oath of office.

We’re meant to calmly accept the absurd idea that any white man is innately qualified for any job or position, no matter what his education, resume or proven capabilities and any non-white man or woman inherently stole their way into employment via #DEI. This of course is pure, undiluted fascism.

Absolutely love this list. Well done, Joe.

Just watched The Girl In The River; a chilling reminder of how little power women and girls have in so much of the world. How tragic that so many American women casually throw their sisters’, daughters’ and mothers’ rights away, for religion or right wing politics or race or for whatever cause.