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8 May 2022
To: Justice Alito, et al & GOP state legislators:
I don't recognize that any of you has the right to usurp bodily & reproductive atonomy of females in the US. Women are no longer chattel. Your draft op is wishful, anachronistic misogyny.
WOMEN & GIRLS — JUST SAY NO!
#RoeVWade
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Jun 14
Elmo teach me not to eat trophy. Me teach Elmo to pick a team. 💙🧡
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Jun 14
i dont understand why people are against walkable neighborhoods bc who wants to pay thousands of dollars like this for a vehicle, insurance, maintenance, gas, etc unless driving is their passion?
Jun 14
Yall… USAA has lost their fucking minds.
Look at this insurance quote I got for two vehicles for my sons and I.
Of course having two teenage drivers bumps it up but yall….
@USAA y’all have lost your fucking minds.
I have had zero wrecks.
I had one ticket when I was 32 years which wasn’t anything crazy.
My one son still has his permit and my older son has one speeding ticket that he went to whatever drivers course was but it was five miles over.
Maybe it’s BECAUSE YALL SUCK AND HATE MILITARY …
….anyway.
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Jun 14
What I looked like the last time the @NYKnicks won a championship.
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[Mirror-selfie. Via Pentax SP500. 55mm SMC Takumar F2.0 Lens. Kodacolor 200 film]
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Jun 13
Currently doing one of my deepest exposures yet and couldn't resist sharing a sneak peek. This is part of a supernova shockwave as it rips through interstellar space.
I haven't even touched the saturation slider- this area is so dynamic it naturally has strong color separation
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Still makes me laugh that this was my most popular post from all my Artemis II coverage
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Jun 1
And of course, I am deeply grateful to my readers, followers, friends, mentors, and industry peers who have supported me throughout my career.
And through what has been one of the most personally and professionally challenging periods of my life.
Thank you all.
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Jun 1
I was the last Black full-time staff columnist in the Washington Post’s Opinions section.
This fight is not just about me or diversity.
This is about journalists' rights to do their jobs and to comment on matters of public concern without censorship or political pressure.
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Jun 1
According to my termination letter from @washingtonpost the company cited these two Bluesky posts, and claimed that I disparaged white men, accused me of ‘gross misconduct’.
And that my posts “potentially endanger[ed] the physical safety of our staff”.
Here's the letter:
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Jun 1
In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing, I did what I have always done— and was expected to do — as a public voice and columnist on race, gender, and culture: I commented on America’s racial double standards in public discourse when it comes to political violence.
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Jun 1
Some News:
After 11 years at the Washington Post, I was fired in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing.
This week, I'm fighting back.
My case heads to arbitration on Thursday.
More here:
open.substack.com/pub/karena…
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Jun 2
It's Charlie's birthday! Missing him!
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Jun 1
Happy #PrideMonth from Sesame Street! Join us in celebrating and uplifting the LGBTQIA members of our community. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Jun 2
Happy Pride Month. If you're a gay man, please remember your power. People often think that gay men are innately fashionable, which means if you wear some stupid shit for long enough, straight people, including homophobes, will copy you and then you can laugh at them.
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Jun 2
“You called the guy Snot?”
24 years ago today, #TheWire premiered on HBO. S1 Ep1: ‘The Target’ aired on June 2, 2002.
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May 24
"Imma leave here with something Charles... Imma leave here with something"
May 23
Giancarlo Esposito says he would like to play Professor X, with Denzel Washington as Magneto.
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May 24
Season 1 Ep11: The Hunt
Rewind to #TheWire 24th anniversary
“These are my Tetras. You got Kimmy, Alex, Aubrey and Jezebel in here somewhere. I don't know, she think she cute.” -Wee Bey
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May 24
The lens that took this photo was KIA. Worth it?
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May 23
Less than 24 hours after The Late Show ended, Colbert resurfaced on Michigan public access program, where he reported the local news and was joined by surprise guests including Jack White, Steve Buscemi, Jeff Daniels, and Eminem.
"It's been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV. So I am grateful to be able to be here on Monroe Community Media before they also get acquired by Paramount."
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May 23
This is Officer Caroline Edwards.
She was attacked by the insurrectionists on January 6th.
They cracked her heac open, resulting in a permanent brain injury.
For all those who support Trump's pardons and say you "back the blue".
You don't.
You support fascism.
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