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Willi Morris

@williesha.bsky.social

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Gamer wife, higher ed/libraries journalist at AL.com. (She/her)

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · Apr 29

So thrilled with how these came out. It was tough to pick favorites. I'm not walking next week, but y'all celebrate with me! Got my master's in communications with a 4.0 from @syracuseu.bsky.social.

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 16h

Battlefield 6 started with menu narration on!? Very nice. #VideoGameAccessibility

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Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social · 1d

Please be patient with me I’m from the 1900s

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 21h

New for @al.com The world of dorm decor is new to me. Check out my interview with a design student and some stunning submissions from Auburn and Alabama students.

AL.com @al.com · 1d

🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/alabama-students-go-all-out-to-personalize-college-dorms-see-inside.html
Luxury dorm decorating is exploding on campuses nationwide, including Alabama.

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 21h

Have you tried listening to old music you like?

Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 1d

I heard someone on a podcast say that music is boring now and, look, I am saying this as kindly as I can…skill issue.

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 1d

Welp, not watching Eagles lose 2 games in a row. Not feeling super great anyway. #NFL

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Al Michaels doesn't know who Anakin Skywalker is. Discuss. #NFL

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 1d

Listen, Giants. I'm happy to see a competitive game, but Imma need y'all to screw up. #GoBirds #NFL

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 1d

Let's go @wck.org ! A non-profit I regularly donate to.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

My choice for the Nobel Peace Prize this year:

Chef José Andrés and the World Central Kitchen.

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 1d

*the line not Thrones WTF

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 1d

Hahah ok I hadn't seen thrones dancing footage. I LOLed.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

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

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 2d

I love @theoatmeal.bsky.social !

Drawing about AI art. someone told me that art is like emotional nutrition. That made sense to me. Art feeds my feelings. And if that's the case consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam. It's a farce. It wasn't made with all the pain and joy that goes into actual creation.

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 2d

Uhhhooohoohooo can't wait to read this!

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 2d

Ubisoft could not have handled a Reconstruction Era Assassin's Creed:

aftermath.site/assassins-cree...

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 2d

Y'know, when people have asked me about my dream game, I've always said a runaway slave + Underground Railroad project or something set in or around the Haitian Revolution.

Someone somewhere is already taking this on and infusing the work with all the courage that the subject matter deserves.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

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...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 2d

If this is in the works, this makes me less angry. I'm incredibly disappointed.

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 2d

Yay! Learned something new from a documentary! Today it's details on Saudi Arabian and Chinese companies using up our land and water resources for their countries and Russia scooping up our farmers. Yayyyyy thanks "The Grab."

From PBS: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 2d

Red Dead Redemption 2 had Klansmen. I think it's just a copout.

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 2d

#JournoRequest: The state of Black women's unemployment is really concerning. It's a bad sign for high unemployment among all groups. I'd love to chat with Black women in Alabama who have been unemployed for more than six months. July story from @19thnews.org - 19thnews.org/2025/07/blac...

Black women’s unemployment is rising. Economists say it’s a warning sign.

New data released Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics marked the third straight month of high unemployment rates for Black women.

19thnews.org

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 3d

My insomnia doesn't go away. It just has new causes LOL.

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 3d

Bluesky feed:

Bondi
Bondi
Chicago
Portland
Sexy Tony the Tiger fan art?
Portland
Bondi

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 3d

I believe things have reached a crisis point when a 74-year-old politician drops the F-bomb and proceeds to a white board.

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 3d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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AL.com @al.com · 3d

🔗: https://www.al.com/life/2025/10/iconic-alabama-marching-band-will-appear-in-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-in-2026.html
The University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band will appear in the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2026.

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 4d

That fact is not fun as a fan of all these teams, but a very interesting one. LOL

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 4d

Can we stop complaining about one bad call/no-call? Clearly, it didn't deter the Jags. #NFL

Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 4d

I'm a KC fan, but good gravy! What a game! Another comeback win. Games like this reminds me why I love the #NFL.

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