Lauren Olamina
@olamina.bsky.social
Reading, listening, parenting, watching, eating, cooking, baking, hiking, yoga. Bull City. she/her
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Sinners nominated for 16. #Oscars
Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Lead Actor (MBJ), Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo), Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku), Cinematography, Visual Effects, Sound, Production Design, Editing, Original Song, Costume Design, Original Score, Makeup and Casting.
Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Lead Actor (MBJ), Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo), Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku), Cinematography, Visual Effects, Sound, Production Design, Editing, Original Song, Costume Design, Original Score, Makeup and Casting.
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Sinners nominated for 16. #Oscars
Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Lead Actor (MBJ), Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo), Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku), Cinematography, Visual Effects, Sound, Production Design, Editing, Original Song, Costume Design, Original Score, Makeup and Casting.
Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Lead Actor (MBJ), Supporting Actor (Delroy Lindo), Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku), Cinematography, Visual Effects, Sound, Production Design, Editing, Original Song, Costume Design, Original Score, Makeup and Casting.
Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ Lead the Way
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Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ Lead the Way
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January 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ Lead the Way
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when your email to me begins with “This is a friendly reminder…”
a man wearing a top hat and a bow tie smiles
Alt: Willy Wonka grins sardonically and his eyes roll to the side
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM
when your email to me begins with “This is a friendly reminder…”
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Measles cases are increasing, and so is misinformation. Vitamins and supplements will not prevent measles and can hurt your health if used in large doses. Measles vaccines are 97% effective at preventing measles. Learn more about preventing measles: www.healthychildren.org/english/heal...
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Measles cases are increasing, and so is misinformation. Vitamins and supplements will not prevent measles and can hurt your health if used in large doses. Measles vaccines are 97% effective at preventing measles. Learn more about preventing measles: www.healthychildren.org/english/heal...
WILD.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 AM
WILD.
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On this day, here are some lesser shared MLK Jr quotes to consider, a thread 🧵:
“The Western arrogance of feeling that it has everything to teach others and nothing to learn”- Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1/3)
“The Western arrogance of feeling that it has everything to teach others and nothing to learn”- Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1/3)
martin luther king jr. is giving a speech at a podium in front of a crowd of people .
ALT: martin luther king jr. is giving a speech at a podium in front of a crowd of people .
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
On this day, here are some lesser shared MLK Jr quotes to consider, a thread 🧵:
“The Western arrogance of feeling that it has everything to teach others and nothing to learn”- Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1/3)
“The Western arrogance of feeling that it has everything to teach others and nothing to learn”- Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1/3)
Insignificant, I know, but why do folks only talk about Maya Hawke being Ethan Hawke’s daughter when she snatched her also famous mother’s entire face? She’s just brunette Uma.
January 20, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Insignificant, I know, but why do folks only talk about Maya Hawke being Ethan Hawke’s daughter when she snatched her also famous mother’s entire face? She’s just brunette Uma.
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Less than a month later, the Black children of Birmingham marched peacefully for freedom through the streets & were met by firehoses & police dogs. They were jailed in open pens where the were soaked by the rain. The abuse of these children horrified America & Pres Kennedy finally intervened.
January 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Less than a month later, the Black children of Birmingham marched peacefully for freedom through the streets & were met by firehoses & police dogs. They were jailed in open pens where the were soaked by the rain. The abuse of these children horrified America & Pres Kennedy finally intervened.
Ok. Continuing to watch. Carlton is actually not an evil gremlin. The grown folk are, indeed, fine as hell. I am not aging as these parents are aging.
Just started watching Bel-Air, which I’ve been meaning to check out ever since I found out the short film was becoming a series. It’s good. Also, um, the grown folks are beautiful. :::blinks:::
January 19, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Ok. Continuing to watch. Carlton is actually not an evil gremlin. The grown folk are, indeed, fine as hell. I am not aging as these parents are aging.
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Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
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I can’t edit my skeets but we can go live..
a close up of a woman wearing a black coat and earrings
ALT: a close up of a woman wearing a black coat and earrings
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January 16, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I can’t edit my skeets but we can go live..
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I'm not sure about the timing of the zeitgeist, but Gaius Baltar is a PERFECT dupe for that man everyone used to call a genius, minus the appeal of any kind of course. Fraudulent from top to bottom and likely colluding with any number of terrible actors.
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm not sure about the timing of the zeitgeist, but Gaius Baltar is a PERFECT dupe for that man everyone used to call a genius, minus the appeal of any kind of course. Fraudulent from top to bottom and likely colluding with any number of terrible actors.
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America has tried to be a real multiracial democracy for just over 60 years and that attempt has been contested at every step along the way.
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
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The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Indiana University Cancels MLK Celebration Dinner
Indiana University in Indianapolis canceled a dinner in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. hosted annually in January by the Black Student Union, Mirror Indy reported.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
America has tried to be a real multiracial democracy for just over 60 years and that attempt has been contested at every step along the way.
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Absofuckinlutely not. I read a variety of romance and more romantasty, this is a nope.
January 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Absofuckinlutely not. I read a variety of romance and more romantasty, this is a nope.
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“I actually felt a little sorry for the car. It obviously made a bad decision and got itself in a difficult place,” said Andrew Maynard, an emerging and transformative technology professor at Arizona State University.”
He feels sorry for THE CAR??
He feels sorry for THE CAR??
Waymo passenger jumps out of self-driving car after it stops on rail tracks near oncoming train
Waymo passenger jumps out of self-driving car after it stops on rail tracks near oncoming train
A Waymo self-driving car was seen driving down Phoenix light rail tracks this week, forcing a passenger to flee the vehicle before it continued along the tracks near an oncoming train.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“I actually felt a little sorry for the car. It obviously made a bad decision and got itself in a difficult place,” said Andrew Maynard, an emerging and transformative technology professor at Arizona State University.”
He feels sorry for THE CAR??
He feels sorry for THE CAR??
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The Golden Globes are tonight and I’m fully prepared to use this react every time they disrespect Sinners
January 11, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The Golden Globes are tonight and I’m fully prepared to use this react every time they disrespect Sinners
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K Pop Demon Hunters winning best song over Sinners is predictable and still frustrating.
The Golden Globes are tonight and I’m fully prepared to use this react every time they disrespect Sinners
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 AM
K Pop Demon Hunters winning best song over Sinners is predictable and still frustrating.
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Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
True story. Granted, I’m old enough that o have learned how to cook from PBS. (I owe all my knife skills to Martin Yan.)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8f8NBos/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8f8NBos/
WE USED TO BE A PROPER COUNTRY #Food #nostalgia #memories #cooking
TikTok video by Thee Tori Cemone👑💅🏾
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January 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
True story. Granted, I’m old enough that o have learned how to cook from PBS. (I owe all my knife skills to Martin Yan.)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8f8NBos/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8f8NBos/
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Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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We remember Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez
Getting ready for a vigil for Renee Good in the Western suburbs.
Please also remember Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, also killed by ICE just minutes after dropping a child off at school, on Sept 12, outside Chicago.
Please also remember Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, also killed by ICE just minutes after dropping a child off at school, on Sept 12, outside Chicago.
January 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
We remember Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez