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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 5h

lol this is...interesting.

Tifa | Sacred Ho🧘🏾‍♀️ @chicmojo.blacksky.app · 7h

Sperm from men older than 35 is linked to increased birth defects.

I know men like to think they’re exempt from that 🙂

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🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 🔥🧊 @chrisdafer.bsky.social · 15h

To be fair, we thought they said "the best and the brightest" but obviously they said "no breasts and the whitest."

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15h

Without comment.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16d

I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..

Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 16d

THERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM.

(other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 6h

This whole week was nuts and next week is about to be even more wild. Grateful through it all. #ThankYouGod

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 6h

I AM LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 6h

I am EXTREMELY honored to be included in tonight's lineup of The Signal Live's STATE OF THE PEOPLE to discuss #TheDoubleTax, Black women in the economy, and why the state of OUR people matters. Thank you @mspackyetti.bsky.social for recommending me!

Tune in: stateoftheppl.com #blacksky

THE SIGNAL LIVE
FEATURED VOICE ANNA GIFTY

TODAY AT 9PM ET/8PM CT
STREAMING ON STATEOFTHEPPL.COM

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 11h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 6h

I am EXTREMELY honored to be included in tonight's lineup of The Signal Live's STATE OF THE PEOPLE to discuss #TheDoubleTax, Black women in the economy, and why the state of OUR people matters. Thank you @mspackyetti.bsky.social for recommending me!

Tune in: stateoftheppl.com #blacksky

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 7h

Kirk should be here twice IYKYK

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 10h

UM HELLO!!!! I AM GOING TO HAVE MY FIRST LIVE IN STUDIO TV INTERVIEW TONIGHT AT 8 PM ON @cbsnews.com BOSTON. 😱

IF YOU'RE IN THE BOSTON AREA, TURN YOUR TV ON AND I'LL BE THERE IN MY BLAZER DRESS TALKING ABOUT #TheDoubleTax. AHHHHHHHH!!!!!! #blacksky #news #booksky

www.cbsnews.com/boston/live/

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 10h

THE PEOPLE'S PRINCESS!!!!!!!!!! OLANDRIA SUPREMACY!!!!!!!!!!

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 12h

Love Island USA’s Olandria Carthen is set to receive the People’s Choice Award at this year’s Ebony Power 100 Gala.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 10h

Mos Def said Drake wasn't hip hop and got lashings. He told nary a lie and the lawsuit followed by the cataclysmic L is proof.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 10h

"Don't tell no lies bout me and I won't tell truths about you" is a prophecy I fear.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 10h

I'd like to thank the Center for Cultural Innovation - AmbitioUS!
Their support of Blacksky Algorithms with a $30K grant will help us further our development of infrastructure for online communities (moderation, deliberation, and peer-to-peer payment tools). 🎉

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 10h

You not a colleague, you a colonizer aged PERFECTLY. #KendrickLamar

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 10h

And yet..................................... *gestures widely*

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US has finalized a plan to give $20 billion to Argentina.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 10h

TO SEE WHAT INSTITUTIONS THEY'RE ATTACKING NEXT, PAY ATTENTION TO WHICH BLACK WOMAN THEY ATTACK. ATTACKING LETITIA JAMES IS ABOUT REDUCING THE AG CAPACITY IN STATES. THIS IS #TheDoubleTax. THIS IS THE SAME PLAYBOOK THEY'RE USING ON GOVERNOR LISA COOK.

GET THE BOOK: annagifty.com #blacksky

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 11h

HEAVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVY ON THIS.

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 12h

I don’t exactly how to phrase this, but like… is autism that bad???? Like, why is it such a source of fear??? Of course there are challenges but you can be autistic and have a rich, fulfilling life! Many people do! I don’t understand the preoccupation.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 11h

Stephen Smith getting scalped by Alexis Ohanian and Drake losing his lawsuit.

Serena Williams is having a great day.

a woman in a blue dress is dancing in front of a group of people

Alt: a woman in a blue dress is dancing in front of a group of people

media.tenor.com

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 11h

lol folks not understanding that if Drake won that lawsuit, Cardi B’s album would've been contested. Diss tracks are part of the fabric of the genre. 🤷🏿‍♀️

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 11h

*cackles in accountability* #KendrickLamar #Drake

A winner with his wins

Kendrick Lamar holding four Grammys ina Canadian tuxedo

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 11h

LMAOOOO an L for Drake and a win for hip hop. Kendrick Lamar is GOATED for life.

Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 12h

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics.

More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 11h

ENERGYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 12h

Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian confronts Stephen A. Smith over Super Bowl halftime criticism

After implying he would divorce Serena Williams for her Super Bowl halftime performance, Stephen A. Smith crumbled when confronted by her husband, Alexis Ohanian. In February, Smith was big mad after seeing Serena Williams play a brief role in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show during the song Not Like Us, a diss track directed Read more... The post Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian confronts Stephen A. Smith over Super Bowl halftime criticism appeared first on Awful Announcing.

dlvr.it

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 14h

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15h

For my birthday, I lifted the heaviest of my life & practiced for my first powerlifting meet.

Whatever they say, age is definitely more than a number. However, there is more than *one* number. In my case, there are three:

Squat: 200
Deadlift: 200
Bench: 100 (😳)

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 14h

I love Chitown so much!

Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 15h

Chicago is giving me all the hopecore I need these days.

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