be real black for me
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love is my sword and truth is my compass | san fran born & raised | tar heel bred | chicagoan | abolitionist | she/her
18 Year Old Luther Vandross’ first TV appearance on Sesame Street in November 1969
i really wish people would leave Black women alone
NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.
Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.
Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...
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Last night, SCOTUS fucked our students here in New Hampshire and only Brown Jackson dissented
Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November
The high court said a federal judge shouldn’t have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire’s secretary of state.
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“…early data suggests Muse may be finding a particularly receptive audience among older adults.”
Meta's Muse AI Is Winning Over Older Adults. Privacy Experts Are Worried
Older Americans are embracing Meta’s Muse for everyday tasks and companionship—even as experts warn about the AI agent’s privacy risks.
time.com
Hall of Fame RB Marshall Faulk reveals Parkinson's disease diagnosis.
Marshall Faulk discloses Parkinson's disease diagnosis
Hall of Fame running back and Southern University coach Marshall Faulk has disclosed that he has Parkinson's disease.
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Police camera footage has been released. On July 29th, an automated police camera wrongly linked a Richmond mother’s car to a crime. Police cleared her in hours, but towing severely damaged her car—leaving it totaled and causing her to lose her job. Now, Rosalyn Crump is left picking up the pieces.
Hey broadcast team, instead of reminding us again that DB is 39 years old, let audiences know that Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray helped design these Atlanta Dream uniforms and on the back of the jerseys are all the Atlanta area codes as a nod to having the city on their backs. #wnba
Given Allen Bailey's untimely passing, this short video is a good watch on who he was and where he was from: youtu.be/_Shc7FJ6_Uw?...
Allen Bailey: Pride of Sapelo Island
YouTube video by Kansas City Chiefs
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Exactly. He realized he couldn't troll the players or distract from the game with his shenanigans from a suite, and he crashed out. This is elite loser behavior. I think we can go ahead and ban this asshole from all #WNBA arenas once and for all now. 😆
strawberry garfield@bbburgerrr.bsky.social · 3d agoincredibly funny update
you know who’s not missing a call like this? the refs in the #wnba
CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 3d agolmaoooooooooooooooooooooo
it’s gonna take him 24 hours and there will be some enemies who’ve infiltrate his team at CTU, but i’m calling jack bauer.
Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi@roywoodjr.bsky.social · 3d agoYou've been kidnapped. Cell phone battery 1%. You got time for one call. Who you calling?
A Florida man was found dead in his home during a welfare check in July 2022. Weeks later, one of the officers who discovered his body moved into the home and spent years impersonating him, according to investigators.
Officer who found man dead in Florida home allegedly moved in, renovated and assumed his identity for years
Brian Louis Sguros, 35, had responded to the Lauderhill home in July 2022 for a welfare check.
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I did not expect this crossover episode of Vic Mensa and Abdul El-Sayad
Y’all are so fucking racist that you’ll defend a grown man shooting a one year old.
People are mocking this because it’s so obvious but when’s the last time a major news organization has reported in depth about this stuff?
Al Jazeera Investigates@ajiunit.com · 5d agoComing soon: Al Jazeera uncovers disturbing links between British right wing activists, the far right and loyalist paramilitaries. #Glasgow #Belfast #London
“The administration’s policies have created harrowing scenes in courts across the country, where an increasing number of kids appear before judges without a lawyer or the legal support necessary to navigate a complex legal system that will determine their future.”
(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name)@anarcho.bsky.social · 4d ago
I don't like calling this event Sofia Home. Comparing Sofia who faced racist abuse and was working for that white woman after she got out of jail to Karen who was in jail for multiple DUIs is patently ridiculous. Karen should be embarrassed. This is blasphemous. #RHOP
kal is me. he is i; i am him. what do you mean you don’t understand why you shouldn’t take “tea” to ashley about your friend?!? #rhop
i’m one segment into episode 2 and see that i am ill prepared for what’s to unfold throughout these next 30 min #rhop
The obsession with keeping Black kids out of quality schools is really something else.
Mike Sacks@mikesacks.bsky.social · 6d agoSCOTUS making its first move to go after race-neutral high school admissions standards:
🧊✈️ GRANDMA IN CHAINS 😲⛓️ SEATTLE: Guards escort a frail, shackled woman up the stairs of a GlobalX jet (tail: N630VA) to be transported south to a concentration camp in Arizona 👀