Queen Helene of the Damned
@lexdirects.bsky.social
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Master storyteller. Created to create. Writer, director, producer, editor. Still here to amuse myself, not humor you. Film & TV | Tech | Culture | Travel
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lexdirects.bsky.social
I had barely scratched the surface on MJW's contributions to the culture and it's comforting that there's still so much to discover and revisit, even though he's gone.
lexdirects.bsky.social
Malcolm-Jamal Warner truly contained multitudes and this deep dive into his many facets helped with the sadness of his loss. He gave us so much as Theo and only grew into more greatness from there!
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Theo Huxtable & Beyond: Remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Contributions To The Culture
A look at Malcolm-Jamal Warner's epic career and the multitudes he contained as fans mourn his shocking death.
bossip.com
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wstafrican.bsky.social
You were able to talk to her at the bar but suddenly needed ChatGPT? He was probably weird at the bar and she shared her socials to get him off her back like we often do with the intent to never respond lmao
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chillarybanks.com
Somehow I forgot to post this album when it dropped on Friday bc in my head it was already out? 😭
Pretty Idea
open.spotify.com
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punishedholden.bsky.social
Wasting tons of irreplaceable fresh water to wait two days and text her “hey”
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lenasun.bsky.social
Among other RIF notices at CDC:
—Center for Forecasting and Analytics;
—all of CDC Washington
—Office of Human Resources
—National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 3/4
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lenasun.bsky.social
The CDC official who was leading the measles response and was RIFd has more than 28 yrs experience as the senior USG official leading outbreaks on Ebola, Marburg virus, and mpox. 2/4
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lenasun.bsky.social
NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4
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karnythia.bsky.social
I just want to talk about the number of scammers on reality TV. Because it isn't just Bravo. TLC and HGTV can come to the front too.
lexdirects.bsky.social
I'm proud of you, boo! Peace of mind is priceless ❤️
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missxbri.bsky.social
I don’t know who told the world that acting unbothered and acting like you don’t have feelings is the key to healing but they’re delusional.
almasuono.bsky.social
I immediately felt relief and my heart healing by actually being honest with this person instead of acting unbothered that shit was fuckin killin me dawg
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ourworldindata.org
Does the news reflect what we die from?
The image presents a comparison of the leading causes of death in the United States for 2023 and the media coverage these causes receive from three news outlets: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fox News. 

In the footer, it notes the data sources, indicating that the information is based on media mentions from Media Cloud (2025) and death data from the US CDC (2025) and the Global Terrorism Index, with a clarification that values are normalized to sum to 100%.
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mississippifreepress.org
“If you never composed music or orchestrated music, you really do not understand what goes into it," Bennie Foster Jr. said. "… You're literally putting the pieces of a puzzle together. I think that's one of (Boyd's) strong suits … That's just his sweet spot."
Marcus Boyd: Thriving on the Spectrum, Finding Solace in Sound
Vicksburg resident Marcus Boyd was diagnosed with autism at 10. He is now a successful music composer, producer and autism activist.
buff.ly
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ebonyteach.blacksky.app
We needed this kind of energy on Detroit buses 30+ years ago. My nerdy bookworm joke in HS: "The Livernois bus is a myth."

(Transit folks in Michigan: Ask yourself why so many of us who were born and raised here go into debt to keep a personal vehicle... and it's not because we're bad people.)
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.
Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.
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kellyhereid.bsky.social
Sheesh - a tsunami big enough to push coral boulders 100s of m inland in the British Virgin Islands around the year 1400, likely sourced from an earthquake on the Puerto Rico Trench.
lexdirects.bsky.social
Gotta be musty after wearing them everywhere during the hottest summer on record
lexdirects.bsky.social
💀 Thank you for conjuring the image of a snapping turtle with teef
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hnysuklchocolat.blacksky.app
me seeing lots of interactions from the very peo--
a hand grabbing the lips of another person to keep them from talking.
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thesuburbanthug.bsky.social
Lmfao teenagers are buying clothes with their parents money. You spending ya allowance to buy polyester to call me old for wearing cotton baby next caaaasseeeeee
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xchemoni.blacksky.app
What is some practical advice for improving self-esteem as an adult, esp ages 30+?

(I don't think we talk about this enough because we're too busy criticizing those who haven't figured it out, so I'd like to get the convo going.)
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feloniousmunk.blacksky.app
The emmy nomination and the lady both happened because of social media. The handsome is genetic
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itsafronomics.bsky.social
A must read for ANYONE who wants to understand why Black women are experiencing a uniquely bad labor market and why the 300,000 number isn't telling the full story.

Dr. Valerie Wilson gets deep into the data around job losses and why paying attention to Black women matters. #blacksky
What’s behind rising unemployment for Black workers?
For the last five years, I’ve given the same answer in response to questions about any one-month increase in the Black unemployment rate. Given the relatively small sample size used to calculate the n...
www.epi.org
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inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social
you suggest my man is going to have to adjust to back shots with no recoil for the first time and then i look up to see my exes marrying a gaggle of women who use toothbrushes on their edges?! might be time to make moon cricket reference in the music. idk idk
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media.tenor.com
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chanda.blacksky.app
Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it

Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations
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