I am one of only 4 Black men to ever represent Louisiana in Congress.
If MAGA successfully passes all white districts, I will be the last.
Following the suspension of our elections, fmr. Reps. Jefferson & Richmond,
along w/ current Rep Carter, and I,
-- the only four black men to ever represent LA,
just testified against a new map that erases our two black majority seats and replaces them w/ all white districts.
In a state where Black folks make up …
"One proves political maturity by not banging on about injustice, by not troubling too much the rich and powerful. To try it out, simply stand in front of a mirror and slowly declare yourself to be “pro-business and pro-worker”. If you can do that without flinching at the obvious contradiction, then congratulations! You too can be prime minister"
This isn't my analysis of why #Starmer
Want the world to change? That's easy from the couch.
But do you actually enjoy the changing part when it shows up in your own life?
The uncertainty we fight against is the same thing as the possibility we want. They're not separate. They're one thing felt from both sides.
What if the falling apart is the doorway?
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Privacy Becomes You, Bayou State: A Look at the Louisiana Data Privacy Act
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Filing: regulators in Australia and New Zealand cleared Paramount's WBD acquisition, which Australia says is "unlikely" to substantially lessen competition (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)
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“We are a nation of laws.
You can't just make up things whole piece,”
said Senator Bill Cassidy,
following his primary loss.
“People are concerned about making ends meet, not about putting a slush fund together without a legal precedent.”
It’s not clear yet what approach Cassidy will take in his final months in office,
but he’s got plenty of opportunities to make his voice heard,
including on the effort to limit U.S. hostilities against Iran wi…
LESSON 20: Don’t chase that feeling of being the hero who solved the problem. Just show up and do the work.
Good news for anyone working on their proposals for the next Fantastic Futures conference - the deadline is extended to April 16! #FF2026
Regarding my “Islands & Continents” map¹ that I posted last February 2025, I double-checked and I actually missed Taiwan which I first visited on a transit stop at TPE airport in 2012. Oops.
So here’s an updated map correcting this oversight.
¹ https://en.osm.town/@seav/11397806761734…