BigAngBlack

BigAngBlack, 4 days ago to climate

The world’s largest fungus collection may unlock the mysteries of carbon capture

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2029979

> Research is uncovering the key role that fungi play in getting soils to absorb carbon

#ClimateCrisis

BigAngBlack, 4 days ago to pdx

#PDX #Portland folx

When's the last time you saw tots on a menu that wasn't McMenamins?

BigAngBlack, 5 days ago to random

Child of Klan leader on abandoning #WhiteNationalism: ‘I am haunted by its legacy’ | Autobiography and memoir | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/07/kkk-leader-don-black-child-abandons-white-nationalism-memoir

> R Derek Black unlearned #WhiteSupremacist ideology, came out as transgender and wrote a memoir about their journey

BigAngBlack, 5 days ago to HipHop

Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" Music Video At The Center Of $100k Lawsuit Settlement

https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/812497-kendrick-lamar-alright-music-video-hip-hop-news

> Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" music video is at the center of a new lawsuit after a Connecticut middle school teacher played it in class

https://x.com/Kurrco/status/1798548974929875413

#HipHop

Kurrco on Twitter @Kurrco A Connecticut town has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit after a middle school teacher played Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright' music video in class. The lawsuit claimed the video's negative portrayal of police caused emotional distress to a police officer’s son. including still images from music video, (left) Kendrick Lamar, (right) white police officer aiming at Kendrick with finger gun gesture

BigAngBlack, 5 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to Depression

Bryson Tiller Claims DJ Khaled “Didn’t Really Care” About His Depression

https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/812557-dj-khaled-didnt-care-bryson-tiller-depression-hip-hop-news

> During a recent interview, #BrysonTiller opened up about his battle with #depression, revealing that not everyone has great advice.

#HipHop

BigAngBlack, 5 days ago to LEGO

Pharrell Williams #LEGO biopic

PIECE BY PIECE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters October 11

https://youtu.be/7Bc6trBc1kc&t=145

> Pharrell 🤝 LegoWatch the trailer for PIECE BY PIECE, a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience about one of music's most innovative minds

#HipHop

BigAngBlack, 6 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to climate

Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/06/investors-awarded-billions-of-dollars-for-losses-related-to-climate-laws-analysis-finds

> #FossilFuel firms are biggest beneficiaries of investor-state dispute settlement courts which have awarded $114bn of public money

#ISDS

BigAngBlack, 6 days ago to california

In a #California county where the sheriff is also the coroner, families seek change

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/06/riverside-california-sheriff-chad-bianco-coroner

> Families of people who died in one of #Riverside county’s jails say they lack confidence in the system investigating their loved ones deaths

#police

BigAngBlack, 6 days ago to HipHop

Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Lyrics Snuck Into Meteorologist's Viral Weather Reports

https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/811969-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-weather-report-hip-hop-news

#HipHop

BigAngBlack, 6 days ago to blackfriday

#BlackFriday June 7, 2024

1863
The Battle of Milliken's Bend

1868
Marie Laveau ''Queen of The Voodoos'' retired

1930
NYT agreed to use ''Negro'' with a capital N

1953
Mary Church Terrell wins battle to end segregation in D.C. restaurants

1966
RFK ''Day of Affirmation'' address addressing apartheid in South Africa

1986
Both Jackson drafted by KC Royals MLB

1987
Lloyd Richards wins Tony as Best Director for ''Fences''

#BlackMastodon
@blackmastodon
@BlackMastodon

BigAngBlack, 7 days ago to random

One of my friends ask me about the presidential election and said ''Joey B''

BigAngBlack, 7 days ago to random

They gonna add talking sharks to the next Sonic movie

Tiger shark regurgitates whole echidna, leaving Australian scientists ‘stunned’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/06/tiger-shark-regurgitates-eats-echidna-australia

> Mammal was likely swimming between Queensland islands when it ‘just got unlucky and got snapped’ – spikes and all – in apparent world-first

BigAngBlack, 7 days ago to random

Bruh...
Charging gig workers to rent e-bikes so they can deliver shit for a different company that makes money off them

Whizz wants to own the delivery e-bike subscription space, starting with NYC | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/05/whizz-wants-to-own-the-delivery-e-bike-subscription-space-starting-with-nyc/

> New York City, home to over 60,000 gig delivery workers, has been cracking down on cheap, uncertified e-bikes that have resulted in battery fires across

BigAngBlack, 7 days ago to blackmastodon

Questlove Supreme:
Black Music Month:
Wayne Brady Part 1

Episode webpage: https://omny.fm/shows/questlove-supreme/black-music-month-wayne-brady-part-1

Media file: https://chtbl.com/track/5899E/podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/86918ee4-4aa4-497b-995a-ae32006cd4b7/bd427d9f-1ff3-4862-a2eb-b1860012e4ea/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=ee132490-ba24-4965-b558-ae32006cd4c0

#BlackMastodon
@blackmastodon
@BlackMastodon

BigAngBlack, 7 days ago to random

US maternal mortality rate far higher than in peer nations, report finds | #MaternalMortality | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jun/05/maternal-mortality-rate

> Alarming disparities persist, particularly between white and Black mothers, according to new report by Commonwealth Fund

Nearly every demographic group of American mothers dies at a higher rate than all mothers in peer nations. Norway, for instance, did not document a single maternal death. The United Kingdom, which conducts an in-depth investigation into every death, counted 5.5 maternal deaths per 100,000. Notably, most of the deaths of American mothers – more than 80% – are preventable, according to CDC data cited by the Commonwealth report.

clayrivers, 7 days ago to random

@BigAngBlack His assets ought to be liquidated down to his underwear.

BigAngBlack, 8 days ago to random

Do it. G'head. Do it

Sandy Hook relatives ask bankruptcy judge to liquidate Alex Jones company

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/03/alex-jones-sandy-hook-payment

> Far-right conspiracy theorist, who was ordered to pay $1.5bn in damages over false hoax claim, complains of unfair treatment

BigAngBlack, 8 days ago to random

I bet there's a few sex offenders in that legislature. Does apply retroactively too? Cause the church...

Louisiana legislature passes surgical castration law for sex offenders

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/04/louisiana-legislature-surgical-castration-sex-offenders

> If signed by governor, state could surgically castrate people convicted of sex crimes against children younger than 13 years old

BigAngBlack, 8 days ago to dragonball

#Dragonball but power levels work like #capitalism