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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 8h

The runs took me out. I’m in tears.

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🜲 James @jamesskeets.blacksky.app · 10h

#NowPlaying “Devil’s Pie: D’Angelo” documentary.

This documentary was hard to find for years, but it got uploaded to YouTube today.

RIP D’Angelo

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo 2019 documentary

YouTube video by Madnouz

youtu.be

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 8h

Anyway.

Wear a fucking mask.

Do it for your health.
Do it for your disabled community members.
Do it against the surveillance state.

Idc why—#justdoit

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 8h

…Feels fitting considering the topic of discussion was just “virtue signaling”. 🌚

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 8h

And I felt like going back to majority masking *meant something other* than me protecting my community/self. But that’s just it. That’s what me being more vigilant *is*.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 8h

I had to remind myself of this when I was working thru serious self-judgement. I stopped masking everywhere and opted just for crowds/travel masking.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 8h

Seriously. It’s not too late to start masking again.

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 16h

even the smartest folks whose takes i otherwise appreciate, who otherwise want to resist fascism themselves & encourage others to, find wearing a mask in, at least, public indoor spaces—to prevent the harms of this administration from impacting others—to be a bridge too far; it’s shameful, frankly.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

yeah, i think a commitment to public health obligates you to get vaccinated and, when you are sick, do what you can to avoid spreading that to other people. the demand that one mask at all times in public spaces is, i think, unreasonable.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 8h

I had this exact thought earlier when I went in the thread. It stopped me from replying. Because if that person, of all people, could take that position, I may as well waste my energy elsewhere.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 10h

“Self aware” is a myth. If one takes that position, therapy takes a new shape.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 10h

I really developed a language of myself. That’s the most succinct way I can describe the experience.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 16h

“I will never betray my heart.”

A meditation.
A call [from] home.
A politic.
A way of being.
A way to do.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 17h

The funk on this bassline is one of my favorite things.

Screenshot of music player (TIDAL) playing D’Angelo’s Left and Right from his VOODOO album.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 17h

If they asked one at all. Lmao. These people read a book (or a chapter, or a quote from an interview) by a therapist and somehow think they grasp a concept. The inner child is a good example.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18h

lastly, a common rebuttal to contaminant reporting is that there are unavoidable levels of lead in lots of foods. some context:

taking just one serving of one of the powders we tested would expose you to 45% more lead than the average american gets from everything they eat/drink in a day combined

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 17h

If you use protein powder in any form, please review these findings for your own risk assessment.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 17h

The “ask any therapist” bit is telling because a good one would likely tell you that you need to actually do the work™️and that engaging in this virtual hallucination is the exact opposite of that work.

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Cpt. Kandy Franklin⚓️🍬 @kandy.has.fish · 18h

This is a reminder to all black men.
Our life expectancy is 71.

71 means 35 is your midlife.

Get to being intentionally proactive about your health if you haven't been.

We deserve better but we must also be better.

My 2 cents that noone asked for.

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 19h

D'Angelo speaking out about the physical and emotional burden of maintaining a nearly unobtainable physique and sexy image as a Black male artist should be taught in labor studies. It absolutely impacted how I analyze pop culture.

GQ Profile Of D'Angelo Explores The Perils Of Being Sexy

Visit the post for more.

uproxx.com

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 18h

Things are coming together for my novella FES IS A MIRROR to come your way soon! Check out our first blurb from novelist Robert Jones, Jr. He thinks you will dig this!

On Fes is a Mirror by Chantal James
Out October 28, 2025 from Willow Books

I hate how quiet it's kept that Chantal James is one of the most brilliant writers writing. I read Fes Is a Mirror faithfully, amazed at the level of skill, of world-creation, and of wisdom contained within its pages. James is so careful with her characters, no matter how reckless their situations. She's so intentional with her language and every sentence is delicious. It's the kind of book you throw across the room because it pierces your heart, but you pick back up again and cradle because it's so beautiful. No lie: Fes Is a Mirror is a masterwork.

- Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets, finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction

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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 19h

Today would have been George Floyd’s 52nd birthday. He should be here celebrating with his loved ones.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 19h

Men: This is the last working function of the American healthcare system. You can still pretty much get ED pills with little pushback (fwiw, you can also get a vasectomy easily….for now. Might look into that…)

MonsterKing @cerromerussell.blacksky.app · 19h

If you need ED meds just tell a doctor and quit risking your cardiovascular health at a place that sells lotto tickets and old honeybuns

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 19h

Sister. I was planning on a productive day. Now imma be thinking about death. Please pray for me.

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 19h

I hated them all so much that I think my brain just straight copied over it. I don’t remember a lot and I think it’s on purpose. 😂😂

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 19h

To count, Spotify:

- funneled money into RW media for years
- stole money from artists (actually)
- found a new way to steal from artists thru AI
- forced AI onto everyone at every turn
- runs ICE ads
- invests in isn’trael surveillance/military tech

LEAVE.

Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 22h

Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE and their owner is helping to develop military AI. Maybe hit that "cancel my account" button?

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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