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Jazz.

@jl3001.blacksky.app

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Skeetin' into the void. Hip-hop, video games, headphones, writing, and running, mainly. Toronto born, DC based. https://the-wildebeest.com/

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 27d

Tired of doomscrolling? I gotcha covered! I'm so glad Wave Generators are back, and this one from their latest album has been on repeat for a minute. "Beyond Beyond" is such a banger with a dope Elucid feature. WG are in a lane by themselves and going wild with it. Wrote about this one, take a look.

Wave Generators (feat. Elucid) - "Beyond Beyond" - The Wildebeest.

There is no one else like Wave Generators, and 'Run Away With A Wild and A Rare One,' their latest, is one of my faves of 2025.

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 3h

Me every time someone says “MapQuest still exists?"

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 3h

Hellllllllllll yeah bud

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 19h

Also alerted Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid (MSMA) in DC too, if you're in DC or MD you can text them at (202) 335-1183. Call if you see an abduction.

REMEMBER TO INFORM THE RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINES

Did you see ICE in your neighborhood? Do you know someone detained by ICE in DC, Maryland, or Virginia?

Call one of our free hotlines for information and resources.

Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid (MSMA): DC, MD

(202) 335-1183.

CASA: MD, VA

(888) 214-6016

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If you encounter ICE, know your rights!

DO stay silent - you have the right to remain silent

DO carry with you proof of status and a form of local ID or proof of living here for over 2 years

DO make sure a trusted friend/ relative knows your correct A-N & country of birth and has a your important documents

Do NOT answer any questions

Do NOT sign anything

Do NOT run or flee, it can be reason to detain you

Do NOT provide false documents

DO create an emergency plan for you and your family.

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Big Lord Bunny @ceepain.bsky.social · 5h

Black elders don’t give a damn who you are, they will tell you to “hush” in a heartbeat 😂😂

𝒮𝒽ℯ-ℛ𝒶 @riptodeesse.blacksky.app · 5h

Good morning! Danny Glover said let me mack on the phone in peace lol

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 4h

More than a year!

rome. @romewithadot.com · 4h

Insane how, one year later, BlueSky has somehow managed to fumble all the overnight goodwill it had received by spending the last year committing to repeating every single fucking mistake that Twitter did.

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HUNNiE 🌕 @rinny.bsky.social · 4h

then she told us she meant a week and that ain’t right either 😂

The Notorious G.O.O.C.H @msnic0315.blacksky.app · 13h

Imma just leave this here

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 17h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 15h

Mannnnnn 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 15h

I have only about 200 of this which leaves about 3.1k and need to knock as much of this out before court on the 16th so I don't lose my housing.

$danirockasota
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Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 5d

Okay somewhat decent news.
I actually only owe 3.3k in total and they said they're going to let the courts know I've made payments and we will reach on some kind of payment plan.
So still urgent but slightly less urgent

Spirit Halloween Dani 🎃 @djamiempls.meatjacker.social · 5d

Well just when I was feeling okay, I got the court hearing notice that I have to pay $5.7k in order to keep my home (not including what I owe already and paid today).

Here's the proof and court is the 16th of October.

I need so much more help than I realized.

$danirockasota
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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 15h

Canada should get it this year. America doesn't deserve the big baseball trophy

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 15h

A decade on and I still got the yoga mat too, it's pretty quality

Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 15h

Met a ton of people and made lifelong friends, won a free yoga mat, and got to write an article for the Washington Post (back when it wasn't total trash)

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 17h

With the rare exceptions, like my last job at the big news org where I had to bust out every ounce of knowledge I had on the subject to prove to my editor that the way they phrased that line wasn't right. A lot of clenched teeth.

Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 17h

I wanted to fight and they were right. Every time.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 19h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 17h

Fifth week in a row I made it out to run with the District Running Collective. This one was dope. Paced myself well, tackled the hills with ease, and the last half-mile I went all out and sprinted to the finish and it felt great. If you're in NE DC on Wednesdays, come out.

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 1d

Unified front of barbers not cutting hair of ICE agents

TresTiffany @trestiffany.bsky.social · 1d

“What’s your barber name?” is crazy 😂

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 19h

Also alerted Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid (MSMA) in DC too, if you're in DC or MD you can text them at (202) 335-1183. Call if you see an abduction.

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 20h

ICE at the Brookland Metro station in NE DC rn btw. Three dudes on their phones at the top of the escalator on the parking lot side.

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🍂 fall firmstival 🍂 @ind3fatigable.online · 21h

Need $110 to pay bills for the month. If you can help:

paypal.me/firmafrancisque

Pay Firma Francisque using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/FirmaFrancisque and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 21h

A lot of these AAA or "AAAA" (as Ubisoft boasted that one time) games rarely take stances on anything. Keeping everyone appeased and maximizing audiences lead to some milquetoast stuff.

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 21h

Idk, back in 2018 I was ready for Far Cry 5 to make any sort of statement on far right cults in the American West, then it dropped and they did the usual thing Ubi does with their mid-ass open world games. It would hurt worse to have this game drop and ultimately say or do nothing interesting.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 22h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...