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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · 1d

Those AI pics and videos don’t make y’all spirits itch?

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 9d

I’ve said it before, any judge who so comfortably and clearly shows their prejudice should immediately be barred from their jobs, but we don’t live in a world that makes sense.

We live in a world where white people get to deem racism as a simple inconvenience and be the sole arbiter of its weight.

JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 9d

So exhausting..

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 16d

We’re back tonight at 11pm on HBO Max/11:10pm on HBO! After an eventful few weeks away. And if the FCC is reading this, we just want to say: tonight’s episode is about…how cute your outfit is! And every episode after that, too, cause you’ll just keep wearing outfits! And we love that about you.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 23d

Joy Reid. Karen Attiah. Gene Robinson. Jonathan Capehart. There are lots of others. Circumstances differ. But really sad to see new organizations not keeping super-talented Black staffers. The news industry spent decades talking about diversity, improved some from 2014-2020 and is now going back.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 23d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · 27d

And if Black people’s thoughts and opinions count for so little, why should it matter who we mourn?

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · 27d

They aren’t calls for civility. They’re demands for forgiveness. Because if Black people can “forgive” the most virulent racists, then there’s certainly hope for your racist loved ones or even you. Grief is an extension of love. It’s why hate coalitions don’t know how to do it alone.

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Jun 4

I love every episode of You Are Good, but one that I return to again and again is Moonlight with @ryankenacts.bsky.social. I figure I might as well print out two meaningful quotes, so I can stare at them all the time. 💚

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 28

Just a casual conversation between spouses on reality television

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · Apr 23

It’s wild that we refuse to acknowledge that almost everyone in the Trump regime has been hired on the basis of their race and/or gender and that’s also the reason the quality of their “work” hasn’t gotten them fired

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 23

***SINNERS SPOILERS*** POV: You ran into a vampire you used to know

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 19

Hey!!!

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 19

Not me doing a book report on a Friday night lol but here here is the link: www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Trump tells Christians they won't have to vote after this election

It was not clear what the former president meant by his remarks.

www.reuters.com

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 19

The same article said it was “unclear” what he meant by the remarks

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 19

From Reuters, July 2024

A screenshot of text from a Reuters article. It reads as follows: Trump was speaking at an event organized by the conservative group Turning Point Action in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump said: "Christians, get out and vote, just this time. "You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians."
He added: "I love you Christians. I'm a Christian. I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again, we'll have it fixed so good you're not going to have to vote," Trump said.

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 19

“You put your foot in that!”

ＣＨＬＯＥ🦋 @lilmissclo.bsky.social · Apr 18

I enjoyed that😂

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 17

Of all the violently eugenic things RFK has said, claiming that autistic people will never write a poem is one of the most ridiculous! Poetry!? You mean one of the preferred modes of expression for people misunderstood by society? Baby, you can’t spell poeticism without tism!

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 15

Interesting how the party who spent years telling everyone that learning American history is “too woke” is citing the most obscure 19th century laws to justify its actions.

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 12

I’m finally watching Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and it’s truly incredible how this show manages to be every genre of TV simultaneously. I’m on season 2 and now it’s true crime!

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · Apr 7

Here’s last night’s story about trans athletes, why they seem to be at the center of U.S. politics right now, and a really good ad for mud: youtu.be/flSS1tjoxf0

Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

youtu.be

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Apr 1

“I just think we need to protect the kids from the trans agenda,” say the parents whose children flinch whenever they enter the room.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · Mar 30

When we beat them, and we will, I hope we remember not to over-value these institutions or the community members they produce. They are not, and never have been, better than the rest of us.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Mar 30

NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID.

This is what actual campus censorship looks like.

‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation

A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.

www.ctvnews.ca

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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · Mar 28

When you see agents surveilling a neighborhood or building, let it be known to everyone in that area.

Document and expose the surveillance and overseers.

Warn people in the vicinity, it can help people be prepared.

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Mar 27

I’ve calmed down and I will try again

Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Mar 27

Fuck yeast!!

Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Mar 25

I have finally experienced enough ego death to attempt baking with yeast. An excerpt from A Control Freak Hands Over the Keys to Microorganisms: A Memoir.

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Mar 27

Fuck yeast!!

Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Mar 25

I have finally experienced enough ego death to attempt baking with yeast. An excerpt from A Control Freak Hands Over the Keys to Microorganisms: A Memoir.

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Ryan Ken @ryankenacts.bsky.social · Mar 25

Starting off easy with focaccia!

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