Dr. Nneka D. Dennie
@nneka.bsky.social
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tuning in now!
in about a half hour, I'll be joining @elienyc.bsky.social, @leahlitman.bsky.social, and @mikesacks.bsky.social to talk about how the Supreme Court is lying to us, and what we can do about it hopefully you'll join too! tune in to @courtacctability.bsky.social live at 11am ET bit.ly/courtstream2026
pops: nneka! find out who this keeper plays for! me: ...you know i don't have a special subscription to google on my phone, right?
sitting down to watch river of blood and 30 seconds in, i'm already on the cannibals' side
i dont think yall understand how hard it is to get a compliment out of our mama. her highest praise is usually "decent." a few days ago i sent her pictures of an almond french manicure and she said "why are they so pointy." for something to be GOOD? ENJOYED? LOVED?! unheard of. go read the article.
If you haven't read my America at 250 article in @thenation.com yet, here's your sign from my mom to check it out You can read it at www.thenation.com/article/soci... (or at archive.ph/nmYpt if you need an archived link 😉)
3 year old niece: im a dragon! me: what do dragons breathe? niece: they shake their BUTTS! niece: *starts wiggling imaginary tail*
as a former striker and midfielder i feel like every team should be allowed one (1) offside goal per tournament if its only a litttttttle bit off. and if it's a particularly good goal, style points should cancel out the offsides. some goals should be allowed to stand!
i been trying to teach my nephew how to eavesdrop properly but he keeps inserting himself into the conversation and asking questions when he's supposed to be silent lmao
as soon as parmida and titi opened their mouths at the recoupling all i heard was chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp #loveislandusa
I didn't renew my passport during covid for obvious reasons but then my granny got sick in 2021. I took the WORST photo ever rushing to try make it to her. My vanity got the best of me a few months ago so I renewed it with 6 years left. Turns out that was the second best time to renew because YUCK
In Donald Trump’s new passport design, his image literally supersedes the Declaration of Independence.
how is every single senegal goal a screamer????? like???????
man, what i would give to see mexico win a world cup game in mexico. (narrator: she would not, in fact, give the thousands of dollars required to see that happen)
ive been torn between "more ochoa!" and "let that man retire from international duty in peace" for several years but im glad tonight is a more ochoa night
didnt see old bay in the cupboard when it was time to season fries and nearly had a heart attack (i am from maryland) (i have it, it was in the wrong spot)
Man's Heartfelt Laugh
Alt: Denzel Washington clutching his chest in relief and smiling while shaking his head
static.klipy.com
my spanish is decent but not at the level where i can understand 100% of what the world cup commentators are saying. nevertheless, i think i'm gonna go back to watching in spanish anyway bc i am SO tired of all the comparisons to other sports listening to argentina/austria in english on fox
read my piece on America's 250th but don't tell @nneka.bsky.social what's in it yet www.thenation.com/article/soci... (PS if you can't access it, try this archived version archive.ph/nmYpt)
The Celebration of the Nation's Birth Is Still a Sham
If America must observe its 250th anniversary, let it be by taking stock of Reconstruction’s unfinished mission.
thenation.com
i always joke that me and @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app pass the same brain cell back and forth but this is ACTUALLY getting to be a problem lmao. before she saw a draft im working on vs after
i always joke that me and @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app pass the same brain cell back and forth but this is ACTUALLY getting to be a problem lmao. before she saw a draft im working on vs after
Marta and sonnett arguing is my favorite sports tradition
sometimes i decline because a topic is too far outside my wheelhouse and i wouldn't do it justice. invited reviewers aren't always a good fit for a manuscript, even if the editors think otherwise. and when they rightfully decline, they shouldn't be penalized for the editors' misguided judgment
@thejop.bsky.social announces the right to refuse consideration of manuscripts of those who have declined to review 3+ times. Careful who you co author with!
i would like to know what everyone with floor seats does for a living, their net worth, and how many crimes (financial or otherwise) they have committed. put those stats up on the screen too, as a little treat
the popeyes in my town is so trash. i ordered a 3 piece, dark. i received 1 wing, 1 breast, 1 thigh, and precisely 0 drumsticks. pain.
i wonder how many people think i'm glaring at them when really i'm squinting because im not wearing my glasses. im not being mean, i can't see!
im a very very casual basketball viewer but my grandad (who is perfect) is a knicks fan and i am SO vicariously stressed on his behalf
lmaooooo the way kayda curbed bryce. he deserved that bc why are you making an already awkward situation worse! #loveislandusa
i understand crying if you feel embarrassed on national tv but kenzie girl you do not need to cry over a man you met 24 hours ago whose first words to you when yall were alone were essentially "youre not my type." stand up! #loveislandusa
Sean being a cop and having a baby under 5 is two strikes #LoveIslandUSA
i really wanna fight whoever sold my number to all these democratic pacs that have been spamming me for the past month
setting aside the fact that it is definitionally not the same story if a publisher/author makes changes, back in my day my parents made me look up things i didnt know in a dictionary or encyclopedia!
Abe Simpson Yelling at Cloud
Alt: Old man from the Simpsons (Abe Simpson) shaking his fist and yelling at a cloud
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Wrong to the point of malpractice