Saeed Jones

@theferocity.bsky.social

This is a prolific poster! Showing posts since April 12, 2024.

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   I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.

   Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social

   I’m coming to understand that maintaining hope is radical.

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   Jun 27, 2026
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   Meta Glasses are like, a Cybertruck for your face.

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   Jul 7, 2026
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   “More than a thousand people rallied for Justin Pearson, a Democratic state representative running for Congress, in the wake of four fatal shootings by members of the Memphis Safe Task Force over the last two months.”

   

   Memphis rallies for progressive Democrat after four fatal shootings by taskforce: ‘Fight of our lives’

   Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley join rally to support Justin Pearson’s bid for a seat in Congress

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   Jul 18, 2026
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   lol
   
   “Owners of Meta's AI glasses have been told they must pay a monthly fee if they want full access to a feature that was previously free.”

   

   Meta glasses wearers hit with paywall to use built-in feature

   A feature in Meta's glasses which boosts the voice of people will be capped at three hours for free use.

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   Jul 7, 2026
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   “Police later revealed that under the photos, Eduardo Ignacio Murias, 63, an architect from the Argentinian province of Santiago del Estero, had written: “He’s Black but very cute. I could take him as a slave. I’m thinking of taking a slave, there are many here.””
   
   WOW.

   Rocco e la sua vita moderna @rossisok.bsky.social

   Argentine tourists keep getting arrested in Brazil for being racist to service workers www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

   

   Argentina’s ‘European’ self-image under renewed scrutiny after racist incidents in Brazil

   Case involving seven-year-old boy is latest flashpoint in debate over race relations in Latin America

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   Jul 9, 2026
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   “The number of deaths in France linked to the heatwave has climbed to four toddlers and more than 55 drownings, as the brutally hot conditions sweeping Europe were forecast to shift east, choking 150 million people under 35C (95F) temperatures.”

   

   Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east

   Scientists say hot spell is worst ever, with nearly half of region’s 850 largest cities facing unprecedented heat stress

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   Jun 27, 2026
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   “A Chinese human rights lawyer has been arrested by ICE, raising concerns he could be deported to China where he would face persecution. Wu Shaoping fled China at the end of 2019 amid a crackdown on human rights lawyers.”

   

   ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown

   Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecution

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   Jul 17, 2026
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   Bros don’t let bros doomscroll. 💖

   Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com

   Overheard from a group of four guys on the subway: “Yo, why are you doomscrolling? You’re with the bros”

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   Jul 16, 2026
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   I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!

   Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

   Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...

   

   Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately

   Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.

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   Jul 1, 2026
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    MEGAN AND THIS LETHAL BOB!!!!!!

    

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    Jul 21, 2026
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    I HAVE NEWS!
    
    You asked, and now it’s time for me to answer! This August, I’m teaching a crash course on creative nonfiction!! We will meet once a week over zoom and students will have access to the recorded sessions afterwards! Go here for more info:

    

    Welcome to Saeed’s WerkShop | Vibe Check

    Vibe Check presents: WERKSHOP Saeed’s Creative Nonfiction Crash Course Four-part virtual seminar | Starts August 5 $200 general | $160 Patr

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    Jul 1, 2026
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    I just burst out laughing because I remembered that Drake bet $1.5 million on Argentina winning the World Cup.

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    Jul 20, 2026
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    “It’s clear that Nolan Wells’s unfortunate death struck a nerve with me and my Black peers who have lived and parented through the token Black experience. Some of us describe seeing some of our worst moments reflected back to us in those photos of Wells with his white friends.”

    

    Who Will Protect Us When No One Is Looking?

    Why Nolan Xavier Wells’s death has unnerved so many Black parents — including me.

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    Jul 20, 2026
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    Bro.

    Maggie Vail @magicbeans.bsky.social

    apparently there's also an e. coli outbreak in frozen blueberries? www.cidrap.umn.edu/e-coli/cdc-c...

    

    CDC confirms 12 sick in ongoing E coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries

    Eleven of the cases have been in Florida, with Georgia reporting one case.

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    Jul 15, 2026
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    Argentina is an evil that must be defeated. I also hope its soccer team loses.

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    Jul 19, 2026
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    👀 “Nearly 40% of those polled did not know that the economy and the stock market were not the same thing. And two-thirds of Americans incorrectly believed that a growing stock market means the overall economy is growing.”

    

    Two in five Americans believe stock market only serves the top 1%

    Exclusive Harris poll for Guardian reveals Americans’ assumptions about stock market and wider economy

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    Jul 21, 2026
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    A lot of y’all don’t know how to talk to people.
    
    The way some people waddle into my replies and talk out the side of their mouths at me is shocking.
    
    And I’m always like, if they’re talking like this to ME in digital public, what are they like with other people??? Yikes.

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    Jul 20, 2026
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    I’m so glad we’ve come back to our senses and realized that hotels are way better than AirBnB.
    
    A great classic hotel is EVERYTHING. I’m talking at least two bars, two restaurants, concierge, REAL room service, lounges where you can sit and pretend to read while eavesdropping. The WORKS.

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    Jul 2, 2026
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    “Troy Jackson, who is expected to become the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, said he would not support Senator Chuck Schumer of New York to continue as the party’s leader in the chamber. Mr. Jackson also said that he was not sure he would want Mr. Schumer’s help in the general election.”

    

    Democrats’ Top Senate Candidate in Maine Won’t Support Schumer for Leader

    Troy Jackson, who is set to become the party’s nominee, also said in an interview that he was not sure he wanted the support of Senator Chuck Schumer in the general election.

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    Jul 21, 2026
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    “What we have seen unfold in Gaza, […] appears to portend a new future for the crime.
    
    It is a future in which other nations or leaders may have an incentive to pursue genocidal policies knowing they will not only get away with murder but may even benefit from it.”

    Elly, chilling in the demon-haunted jungle @ellyzoe.bsky.social

    This is good. Glad it’s in the Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o...

    

    Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza (Gift Article)

    Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.

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    Jul 21, 2026
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    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social

    Mark Zuckerberg's assistant at Meta, Josh Felker, who was responsible for Meta's "digital experiences for kids," was arrested after admitting he tried to sext a 13-year-old during an undercover sting. nypost.com/2026/07/20/u...

    

    Exclusive | Meta worker who developed ‘digital experiences for kids’ admits to trying to sext child in undercover NYC sting

    He admitted he had been grooming and sexting someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl during a sting by vigilante group Predator Poachers Long Island.

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    Jul 21, 2026
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    Cool, cool, cool, cool.

    Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social

    The FDA said a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by ‌Taylor Farms that is not part of the current recall tested positive for the parasitic illness

    

    FDA says sample of iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for US parasite outbreak

    The FDA on Saturday said a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by ‌Taylor Farms tested positive for a parasitic illness that has sickened thousands of people in the U.S.

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    Jul 19, 2026
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    It must be so frustrating to Brad Lander and other Jewish people to be treated like they aren’t Jewish.

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    Jul 1, 2026
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    He’s talking about Platner, but also evergreen:

    Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com

    Chile them white folks looked at them red flags and saw six flags!

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    Jul 9, 2026
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    A smooth criminal.

    digiMANDA✨️ @digimanda.bsky.social

    I just found out this bird exists and it's the orbiest borb I've ever behorb'd

    

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    Jun 27, 2026