Monthly Archives: June 2026

The Opening of the Obama Presidential Center

Posted on June 18, 2026 by rikyrah

Chris D. Jackson @ChrisDJackson 📸 Great photo of @JoeBiden and @DrBiden with the Obamas, Bushes, and Clintons in Chicago today. This is America. Not what is currently in the White House. Acyn @Acyn Obama: I am not immune to anger … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | If They Didn’t Have Staggering CORRUPTION, They Wouldn’t Have Anything

Posted on June 17, 2026 by rikyrah

This needs to be a Democratic Theme leading up to the midterms: Mike Levin @MikeLevin This is so insanely corrupt, I can’t even believe it. More than half the donors to Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom just won over … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Man Unqualified to be Secretary of Defense Continues to Try And Erase Black Contributions to the Military

Posted on June 15, 2026 by rikyrah

I first heard the name Chappie James when I went for a tour on the campus of Tuskegee University in Alabama. There is a building named for him with a replica of the plane that he flew while in the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Open Thread | Happy Pride Month

Posted on June 13, 2026 by rikyrah

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! J. Anderson Coats (she/her) ‪@jandersoncoats.bsky.social‬ Follow My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Since October 1, 2025, the U.S. has accepted 6,668 refugees. Of those, 6,665 were Afrikaners.

Posted on June 12, 2026 by rikyrah

Lips so pursed. Donald V. Watkins 17h · TRUMP ENGAGES IN A LAND GRAB IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA FOR THE PRIORITIZED RESETTLEMENT OF APARTHEID-LOVING WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN REFUGEES PART I By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on June 10, 2026 … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Must Keep On The Lookout for the Phony SuperPacs

Posted on June 10, 2026 by rikyrah

Glad that he did the digging. You know this isn’t the only one out there. So, we must keep on our toes. Citizen United… Contributing to the WORST COURT SINCE TANEY Judd Legum @JuddLegum 1. Lead Left, a super PAC … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | I Just Can’t…….The Latest Whistleblower Report

Posted on June 8, 2026 by rikyrah

Has got to enrage you, cause it did me. ONCE AGAIN… IT WAS NEVER EVER EVER ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims A former Social Security executive said the plan, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Open Thread

Posted on June 6, 2026 by rikyrah

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. We lost the wonderful Peabo Bryson, who passed away this week at 75. Peabo Bryson, R&B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75 By Emily … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Checking in on The Worse Court Since Taney

Posted on June 4, 2026 by rikyrah

UH HUH UH HUH The Washington Post @washingtonpost The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to hold upcoming elections using a congressional map that a lower court found discriminates on the basis of race and dilutes the political power of the state’s … Continue reading →

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Call Alert! Call Your Congressman and tell them HELL NO ON Section 224

Posted on June 3, 2026 by rikyrah

THEE ENTIRE PHUCK!!! GenXGirl @GenXGirl1994 House Armed Services Committee Hearing on FY27 NDAA is on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:00AM CALL TO ACTION: Tell your House Rep to Remove ❌ Section 224: US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation CALL YOUR HOUSE … Continue reading →

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