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@drladydemerald.bsky.social
Conjure. Hoodoo. Public Health. Policy. History. Astrology. Books & Black culture.
Lady D. Emerald 💚💜🤎
K. Howell, PhD (c), MPH, MPhil
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Lady D. Emerald 💚💜🤎
K. Howell, PhD (c), MPH, MPhil
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Introduction:
Hi I'm Khadesia (ka-dee-jah) or Lady D. Emerald.
I am a weaver of black spirituality, history, culture, public health, policy, & ethics/bioethics for Black & Indigenous liberation.
I'm a medium, 2-head, astrologer, candle maker and so much more!
A multifaceted Black woman 💁🏽♀️
Hi I'm Khadesia (ka-dee-jah) or Lady D. Emerald.
I am a weaver of black spirituality, history, culture, public health, policy, & ethics/bioethics for Black & Indigenous liberation.
I'm a medium, 2-head, astrologer, candle maker and so much more!
A multifaceted Black woman 💁🏽♀️
Uranus retrograde went into Taurus Friday.
Mercury went retrograde in Sagittarius today (Sunday).
Jupiter goes retrograde in Cancer Tuesday.
Mercury went retrograde in Sagittarius today (Sunday).
Jupiter goes retrograde in Cancer Tuesday.
a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face .
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November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Uranus retrograde went into Taurus Friday.
Mercury went retrograde in Sagittarius today (Sunday).
Jupiter goes retrograde in Cancer Tuesday.
Mercury went retrograde in Sagittarius today (Sunday).
Jupiter goes retrograde in Cancer Tuesday.
I care.
Easily.
Don't care for All Night outside of the production.
Easily.
Don't care for All Night outside of the production.
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I care.
Easily.
Don't care for All Night outside of the production.
Easily.
Don't care for All Night outside of the production.
Quite literally been thinking about getting a pregnancy pillow because I know it'll change my life.
Mind you. I'm not anywhere near pregnant
Mind you. I'm not anywhere near pregnant
30+ folks, get an ergonomic pillow and a comfortable eye mask. The sleep is amazing!
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Quite literally been thinking about getting a pregnancy pillow because I know it'll change my life.
Mind you. I'm not anywhere near pregnant
Mind you. I'm not anywhere near pregnant
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BREAKING:
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
BREAKING:
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
I keep forgetting today is Sunday.
Earlier it felt like Thursday and now it feels like a Tuesday night.
Earlier it felt like Thursday and now it feels like a Tuesday night.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I keep forgetting today is Sunday.
Earlier it felt like Thursday and now it feels like a Tuesday night.
Earlier it felt like Thursday and now it feels like a Tuesday night.
Exactly. People don't read. That's the problem. She played chess not checkers. The lower courts have more progressive judges so she sent it back to them.
Everybody’s mad at Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — but here’s what really happened.
She didn’t block food assistance; she issued a short pause so another court could review before billions of dollars were released without oversight.
She didn’t block food assistance; she issued a short pause so another court could review before billions of dollars were released without oversight.
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Exactly. People don't read. That's the problem. She played chess not checkers. The lower courts have more progressive judges so she sent it back to them.
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Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.
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💜📚 Cover Reveal 📚💜
Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social (6/16/26 pub date).
Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles.
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#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social (6/16/26 pub date).
Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles.
💜💜💜💜💜
#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
💜📚 Cover Reveal 📚💜
Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social (6/16/26 pub date).
Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles.
💜💜💜💜💜
#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social (6/16/26 pub date).
Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles.
💜💜💜💜💜
#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
This sounds messy.
*adds to tbr*
*adds to tbr*
“I used to date your brother. And you're four years younger.”
“My grandmother used to say, ‘a new broom sweeps well’. You know what that means?”
“No. What?”
“It means younger men do it better.”
Is your holiday decor already up? Then ’tis the season for unexpected romance!
#BlackBookSky #Holiday
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“My grandmother used to say, ‘a new broom sweeps well’. You know what that means?”
“No. What?”
“It means younger men do it better.”
Is your holiday decor already up? Then ’tis the season for unexpected romance!
#BlackBookSky #Holiday
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November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This sounds messy.
*adds to tbr*
*adds to tbr*
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To frame this another way: there are a lot of decision-makers sounding the alarm about a "student reading crisis" while implementing policies in their districts and schools that are actively removing books from the hands of students
(And that's BEFORE we talk about the censorship going on, too)
(And that's BEFORE we talk about the censorship going on, too)
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
To frame this another way: there are a lot of decision-makers sounding the alarm about a "student reading crisis" while implementing policies in their districts and schools that are actively removing books from the hands of students
(And that's BEFORE we talk about the censorship going on, too)
(And that's BEFORE we talk about the censorship going on, too)
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Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
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Last year I could barely do a Top 8.
This year?! Battle for top 10 gonna be ugly because I feel like the end of the year is gonna come with some bangers.
This year?! Battle for top 10 gonna be ugly because I feel like the end of the year is gonna come with some bangers.
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Last year I could barely do a Top 8.
This year?! Battle for top 10 gonna be ugly because I feel like the end of the year is gonna come with some bangers.
This year?! Battle for top 10 gonna be ugly because I feel like the end of the year is gonna come with some bangers.
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Court denies Trump administration’s request to block order to fully fund SNAP as states begin issuing benefits
Appeals court says it won't block order to fully fund SNAP as states begin issuing benefits
A court has denied the administration's request to lift a judge's order that it fully fund SNAP for November, as several states have already begun issuing benefits.
abcnews.go.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Court denies Trump administration’s request to block order to fully fund SNAP as states begin issuing benefits
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🌱 Worth noting that this publication is different from The OLD Farmer’s Almanac which many readers may be thinking of. www.almanac.com/old-farmers-...
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
🌱 Worth noting that this publication is different from The OLD Farmer’s Almanac which many readers may be thinking of. www.almanac.com/old-farmers-...
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Very exciting! I keep telling people to take the time to read Black Reconstruction.
Posting with alt
Posting with alt
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Very exciting! I keep telling people to take the time to read Black Reconstruction.
Posting with alt
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Bluesky keeps kicking me out.
Chile... what did I do?!
Chile... what did I do?!
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Bluesky keeps kicking me out.
Chile... what did I do?!
Chile... what did I do?!
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(Paid Work)
I'm looking for artists that:
1) Are open for a commission this month
2) Work traditionally
3) Specialize in portraits and likeness
Drop me your portfolio here if that's you! 🩷
I'm looking for artists that:
1) Are open for a commission this month
2) Work traditionally
3) Specialize in portraits and likeness
Drop me your portfolio here if that's you! 🩷
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
(Paid Work)
I'm looking for artists that:
1) Are open for a commission this month
2) Work traditionally
3) Specialize in portraits and likeness
Drop me your portfolio here if that's you! 🩷
I'm looking for artists that:
1) Are open for a commission this month
2) Work traditionally
3) Specialize in portraits and likeness
Drop me your portfolio here if that's you! 🩷
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what exactly is "winning the AI race? environmental destruction, labor extraction, ever more intrusive surveillance, mass manipulation, and unprecedented power for the handful???
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says China 'will win' AI race with US, FT reports reut.rs/48YNsTM
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says China 'will win' AI race with US, FT reports
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that China will beat the United States in the artificial intelligence race, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
reut.rs
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
what exactly is "winning the AI race? environmental destruction, labor extraction, ever more intrusive surveillance, mass manipulation, and unprecedented power for the handful???
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Anything you want to do in the new year, you can do a tiny bit of it now.
Work out more? Go to the gym 1x a week or try various classes/styles this month. To see what sticks.
New hobby? Start saving for supplies or get part of it now.
Etc.
Work out more? Go to the gym 1x a week or try various classes/styles this month. To see what sticks.
New hobby? Start saving for supplies or get part of it now.
Etc.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Anything you want to do in the new year, you can do a tiny bit of it now.
Work out more? Go to the gym 1x a week or try various classes/styles this month. To see what sticks.
New hobby? Start saving for supplies or get part of it now.
Etc.
Work out more? Go to the gym 1x a week or try various classes/styles this month. To see what sticks.
New hobby? Start saving for supplies or get part of it now.
Etc.
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What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
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—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
—Coloradoans fund free school meals
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once 'ground 0' of right-wing takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
—Coloradoans fund free school meals
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once 'ground 0' of right-wing takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
—Coloradoans fund free school meals
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once 'ground 0' of right-wing takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
—Coloradoans fund free school meals
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once 'ground 0' of right-wing takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
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LOCAL ELECTION RESULT:
Let me congratulate @zysaidso.bsky.social for her election to the Charlottesville School Board.
For those wondering: Zyahna Bryant was a student organizer who led the successful fight in removing two confederate statues from downtown Charlottesville.
Let me congratulate @zysaidso.bsky.social for her election to the Charlottesville School Board.
For those wondering: Zyahna Bryant was a student organizer who led the successful fight in removing two confederate statues from downtown Charlottesville.
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
LOCAL ELECTION RESULT:
Let me congratulate @zysaidso.bsky.social for her election to the Charlottesville School Board.
For those wondering: Zyahna Bryant was a student organizer who led the successful fight in removing two confederate statues from downtown Charlottesville.
Let me congratulate @zysaidso.bsky.social for her election to the Charlottesville School Board.
For those wondering: Zyahna Bryant was a student organizer who led the successful fight in removing two confederate statues from downtown Charlottesville.
The South has been trying to shift for YEARS. It's always been a battle. But Dems should've been investing since the Obama years. In this essay I will -
I really need the Dems to invest more in the South….especially Black dems….we see the shift and they need to be appreciated MORE..
a boy in a hawaiian shirt is standing next to a fence and says come on .
ALT: a boy in a hawaiian shirt is standing next to a fence and says come on .
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November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The South has been trying to shift for YEARS. It's always been a battle. But Dems should've been investing since the Obama years. In this essay I will -
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People still matter.
Good morning.
Good morning.
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
People still matter.
Good morning.
Good morning.