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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 21h

NBC News has cut its teams dedicated to covering Black, Asian American, Latino, and LGBTQ+ issues, @thewrap.com reports.

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 21h

A judge has blocked the Donald Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown.

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 5d

White powder sent to NYC Board of Elections office in Manhattan; at least 8 workers exposed to the substance

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 5d

Homeland Security’s tweets are starting to get DMCA’d after they used intellectual property in their 'deportation campaign' videos 💀

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 5d

Battlefield 6 is EA's biggest Steam launch ever, surpassing 747,000 concurrent players

It beat Apex Legends' all-time peak of 624,000

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 5d

Rock artist Neil Young is removing his music from Amazon to protest Jeff Bezos’ support for Donald Trump. 🎸

The singer has previously spoken out against Spotify platforming Joe Rogan and deleted his Facebook page over its AI policies.

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 5d

Ground stop issued at Atlanta airport following fire incident, FAA confirms 🛩

A ground stop was issued Friday afternoon at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in connection to a fire, the FAA confirmed.

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 5d

Highest Selling Rap Albums 2025 💿

2.0M — GNX
1.15M — MUSIC
751K — TAKE CARE
722k — WHAM
722k — CHROMAKOPIA
720k — good kid m.A.A.d city
709k — Take Care
678k — ABNH
670k — DAMN.
625k — Curtain Call
522k — We Don't Trust You
519k — Views
490k — My Turn
475k — UTOPIA
474k — Last Lap
473k — JACKBOYS 2

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 5d

Playboi Carti & Skepta’s "TOXIC" was the second most streamed song from "MUSIC" yesterday, earning 463K streams — surpassing "EVILJ0RDAN" 👀📈

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 5d

‘INVINCIBLE’ Season 4 releases in March 2026.

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 6d

Drake’s defamation lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s "Not Like Us" has been dismissed. 🚨

"Because the Court concludes that the allegedly defamatory statements in “Not Like Us” are nonactionable opinion, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED."

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 6d

Yes I'll be going in NYC this November! Super excited

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 7d

Let's go, hope you enjoy ❤️

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 7d

but now pit tickets are atleast a band, especially in nyc 💔

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 7d

thankfully, he actually struck through this time 😭😭

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 9d

Nintendo is suing a Reddit mod for $4.5M in damages

The company has accused them of operating multiple piracy sites and distributing thousands of Switch games

swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 9d

Donald Trump reacts to Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show:

“I’ve never heard of him. I don’t know who he is. I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s crazy. And then they blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment— I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 12d

Yeat walks the runway for VETEMENTS SS26 at Paris Fashion Week 📸

swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 12d

He was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 BREAKING: Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison.

"A significant sentence is required to deter."

#Diddy

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 12d

The White House announced earlier today that the US Treasury would be producing $1 coins with President Trump's face 🫩

#News

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 12d

Best Music Video:
🏆 luther w/ SZA

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
🏆 30 for 30 w/ SZA

+ The list below

swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 12d

Kendrick Lamar will reportedly be submitting for fourteen GRAMMYs at the upcoming 2026 awards 🔥🤯

#KendirckLamar #Grammys

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swezzys @swezzy.bsky.social · 12d

Playboi Carti's Antagonist Tour with Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Homixide Gang, & ApolloRed1 kicks off today in Salt Lake City, Utah 🏟📍

The tour is set to last from October to December 📆

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