In 1897, the U.S. Army wanted to know if bicycles could replace horses for infantry. So they took 20 Black soldiers of the 25th Infantry – the Buffalo Soldiers – and gave them a mission: ride from Fort Missoula, Montana to St. Louis. 1,900 miles.
The “Iron Riders” carried 60-pound packs, rifles, and one spare tire each. They crossed the Rockies, the Badlands, and the Great Plains on heavy, single-speed bikes with no roads. Private John Findley fixed flats with strips of his own shirt. They drank from cattle tanks and were refused water in Wyoming towns.
It took 41 days. They averaged 52 miles a day. When they rolled into St. Louis, the white newspapers called it a “stunt.” The Army said “impractical” and shut the program down. But the Iron Riders proved it could be done.
Their commanding officer wrote: “No horse could have made it. These men did.”
Staci Turner, the Chief Medical Examiner in Mississippi, needs to be investigated & every case she has ruled accidental, undetermined, or suicide involving Black people needs to be reexamined immediately.
Trey Reed was found hanging at the Delta State college campus. She ruled his death a suicide. But an independent investigation ruled it homicide after discovering blunt force trauma and bruising all over his body.
She ruled Nolan Wells death a drowning almost immediately after receiving his body. The Wells Family has since requested an independent investigation.
She ruled Damion Cameron’s death undetermined after a deadly confrontation with law enforcement left him with internal neck bleeding.
Shannon Wilson was embalmed without his family’s permission. Destroying evidence that could have proven he was murdered.
When I make posts about institutional racism. This is a shining reminder of what it looks like.
They call us racist for exposing their racism. Think about that family.
@RossKneeDeep I know you're being serious, but I laughed hard. A black man invented the potato chip. That alone is worth celebrating daily. Refrigerator technology? Cotton gin! Let's go!!!!
BREAKING: In a stunning and deeply alarming move, the Postmaster General has announced that the USPS will REFUSE to deliver mail-in ballots for the 2026 midterm elections to any state that does not comply with Donald Trump’s so-called “election integrity” executive order.
Let that sink in.
This is a direct attack on voting rights and a blatant attempt to strong-arm states into submission by threatening Americans’ access to the ballot box.
The Postal Service….an institution meant to serve EVERYONE—is now being weaponized to influence elections.
Democracy is not optional. Voting is not conditional. And no president gets to decide who can and cannot participate in our elections.
This should outrage every American, regardless of party.
When I say everything is about race, this is what I mean. I think you all see it. I don't say it to be prejudice. I say it as a person with eyes wide open. This is reality. Dylan Roof killed nine black people in a church and the police took him to Burger King because he said, he was hungry.
The typical playbook of dictators across the world and throughout history: manufacture a supposed emergency so the dictator and their party can stay in power by avoiding free and fair elections. Trump is continuing to try to do this. This is what his ramble tonight was about.
We watched Trump's dangerous and deranged speech so you don't have to. Here are the moments you need to know about:
— He openly laid groundwork to challenge the midterms. He claimed our elections were "compromised," clearly setting up the justification to tamper with results before a single vote is counted.
— He said he'll "correct vulnerabilities" in our elections. Translation: he told you exactly what he plans to interfere with.
— He contradicted himself on China in real time. He first claimed China was "working to influence" and "undermining confidence" in him, then said he was doing a "great job" with them back when he made the claim. He couldn't keep his own conspiracy straight.
— He claimed China rigged the 2020 election, this time by getting journalists to write bad stories about him, because China supposedly wanted Biden to win since Trump was "wise to them."
— He said they found "burn bags" from the Obama Administration full of supposedly incriminating material, without ever saying what was actually in them.
— He said he needs "urgent measures" to stop our elections from being "hacked," citing Maduro's rigged machines in Venezuela in 2020 as his "evidence."
— He attacked networks for not airing him live, accusing them of being "part of the conspiracy to rig elections" and suggesting they should lose their broadcast licenses.
— He announced he wants to seize voter data from states he's deemed "vulnerable" ahead of the midterms.
This was a sitting president telegraphing, step by step, how he plans to undermine the 2026 midterms with egregious lies and conspiracy theories.
When faced with clever women who don’t do his bidding, Trump reverts to abusive language.
Classic misogynistic behaviour from somebody who needs to ‘grow the fcuk up’
This behaviour is beneath a country like America, but still he talks to the world on your behalf.
Get rid…
TWEEPS: Your Medicaid.
Your Medicare. Your coverage.
House Republicans want to gut all of it to pay $350,000,000 to fight "Communism on our own shores?!?" GTFOH, we need HEALTHCARE!!!
I need 1,000 quick RTs and replies using #FundHealthcareNotWars
Please and thank you! 🙏💪
Most of you don’t know who she is, but she’s important. Her name is Latasha Harlins. In 1991, at the ripe age of 15, Latasha went to her local Korean owned food mart and never made it out. The store owner’s wife, Soon Ja Du, mistook her for trying to steaI a bottle of orange juice and a minor struggle ensued. Du grabbed Latasha and ended up getting pushed to the ground. Du then went and got her gun and pointed it at Latasha. Latasha bends down, picks up the orange juice, and places it on the counter. As Latasha had walked away to leave the store, Du shơt Latasha in the back of the head at a 3 foot distance, kiIIing her immediately. Du tried to claim self-defense, but there were 2 eyewitnesses, and the store’s security camera showed otherwise. The jury convicted Du and advised the judge to go with the maximum sentence of 16 years. Du walked away with 400 hours of community service, 5 years probation, and a $500 fine, as the judge said, although Mrs. D acted inappropriately, her actions were justified. Judge Joyce Karlin states that Mrs. Du was the victim, Latasha is the criminal and would be standing in front of her for assault on a store clerk had she not died. The slaughter of Latasha Harlins is one of the major factors in the initiating of the LA Riots. We only hear about Rodney King, but she is the original #SayHerName. Tupac had an affinity for Latasha and mentioned her name in several songs as well as dedicated the iconic song “Keep Ya Head Up” to Latasha. So today we say Latasha Harlins, you’re a pillar baby girl, whether they realize or not. And today, someone heard ya story❤️