https://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mjtz3ee26k2x"The Trail of Tears" describes the forced removal of indigenous people from the land their ancestors had called home long before colonizers from Europe arrived and named the place America. U.S soldiers used guns, bayonets, threats, kidnapping and terror to force… https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/19/american-tragedy-echoes-along-trail-of-tears/87148421007/19 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtz3ee26k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mf2p7aapu22qJesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/jesse-jackson-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1A.5cm7.ipHD51sDkdJG&smid=nytcore-ios-share17 Feb 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2p7aapu22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3med5dlslek2yhttps://youtube.com/shorts/v46uNZ4HmWk?si=cgbB3tsJhpW4edwj08 Feb 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3med5dlslek2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mdnee5szy224Jon Talton grew up in Phoenix and treasured it. But he brought a business journalist's eye to the city's development in his Republic columns in the early 2000s.30 Jan 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnee5szy224https://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mdndiehltc27The diminishing band of Trump loyalists may believe that he is making America great again. But it’s not just liberals who realize that he’s doing the opposite. International investors are reaching the same conclusion. https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/the-lowdown-on-debasement?r=1x4f&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay30 Jan 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdndiehltc27https://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mdncotgjas27https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6891025/2026/01/29/charles-tillman-nfl-fbi-chicago-bears/?source=user_shared_article30 Jan 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdncotgjas27https://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mdkst2anvs25https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/nations-dogs-call-for-noem-to-be?r=1x4f&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay29 Jan 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkst2anvs25https://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mdjbg5z6ds2xThe Height of Close-Combat Weaponry Is on This Woman’s Doorstep https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/ice-agent-weapons-minneapolis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share28 Jan 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjbg5z6ds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mdj3jhkoek2ghttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DTyFTeMjiQm/?igsh=MXVpZzd2bWRld2xrNQ==28 Jan 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdj3jhkoek2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mcmu2vl6hs2lhttps://share.google/EFxIasSPz28V6deDL17 Jan 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmu2vl6hs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mcgnkmiwh22xTrump’s ‘Propaganda of the Deed’ https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010629502/trumps-propaganda-of-the-deed.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share15 Jan 2026 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcgnkmiwh22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mc3mhjkj4s2bBy Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/opinion/renee-good-minnesota-shooting-ice.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DVA.TPNQ.BVX7r_kl15G8&smid=nytcore-ios-share10 Jan 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3mhjkj4s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mc3224ja2c2wBorder Patrol agents have deliberately stepped in the path of cars apparently to justify shooting at the drivers and have fired in frustration at people throwing rocks from the Mexican side of the border, according to an independent review of 67 cases that … https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-killings-20140227-story.html10 Jan 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3224ja2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mbzhxsqicc2zCold blooded murder In our name? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTTZN7wiMoT/?igsh=MWtmZjVxazhyMXgyNw==09 Jan 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzhxsqicc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3mbskhozav22l2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage : The Picture Show https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/01/05/g-s1-103118/jan6-trump-capitol-police-officers-bodycam-footage-video07 Jan 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbskhozav22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3m7v4fcdgfs2oyoutu.be/9PH7fTcRxjI https://youtu.be/9PH7fTcRxjI13 Dec 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7v4fcdgfs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3m6vjbt4et22rDaniel Woodrell, ‘Country Noir’ Novelist of ‘Winter’s Bone,’ Dies at 72 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/obituaries/daniel-woodrell-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share01 Dec 2025 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vjbt4et22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3m6so723vgs2jThe average hourly wage necessary to afford a one-bedroom apartment in the United States is $28.17. The federal minimum wage is currently &7.25 in the richest country in the world. https://www.pbs.org/video/working-and-homeless-1764447902/30 Nov 2025 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6so723vgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3m6nxdpfml2235 Years After His Death, John Prine Gets a Cinematic Send-Off https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/arts/music/john-prine-documentary-you-got-gold.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share28 Nov 2025 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6nxdpfml223https://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3lzcckqi77s2hThe Way They Were https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/opinion/robert-redford-death.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare20 Sep 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzcckqi77s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3lzcbh6ngos2hhttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/charlie-kirk-ezra-klein-tanehisi-coates20 Sep 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzcbh6ngos2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3lxkr37qies2xNeil Young debuted “Big Crime,” his new tune in Chicago on the lakefront, Wednesday, August 27, 2025: youtu.be/8B9ATiGpbl8 https://youtu.be/8B9ATiGpbl829 Aug 2025 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkr37qies2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3lwetoovvpc2bhttps://github.com/sponsors/ddev?sp=philalonso14 Aug 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwetoovvpc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3luumxzp63k2kHow To Beat A Jackass https://legal-planet.org/2025/07/18/how-to-beat-a-jackass/26 Jul 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3luumxzp63k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3luq46g4az22gI may agree with Mr Dunne… https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41674784.html24 Jul 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3luq46g4az22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3lrxlrjhzgk27Happy Juneteenth! The Illinois town of Plano made history in its celebration of Juneteenth, but now the party's getting moved to Yorkville19 Jun 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxlrjhzgk27https://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3lrnjvoljhk2b'We're all people': Chicago 'No Kings' demonstration sees giant crowd march peacefully around Loop “Chicago serves it neat — no ICE.”15 Jun 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrnjvoljhk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/philalonso.bsky.social/post/3lrnjgmxwks2gAnti-Trump 'No Kings' protest draws large, peaceful crowd in Geneva: 'People are mad'15 Jun 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:qaa7hdxmlc73glkzmyyxwccf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrnjgmxwks2g