Kindra Cotton
@kindracotton.com
Digital Marketing & Cybersecurity Specialist. Information Marketer. Content Creation Muse/Adrift Federal Employee with too much knowledge of USAJOBs.
The best reason to follow me: All Your Base Are Belong To Us.
The best reason to follow me: All Your Base Are Belong To Us.
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Kindra Cotton
@kindracotton.com
· Jun 16
Today I'll share some tips I've learned for mastering the USAjobs (federal employment) website and getting a federal job. I've shared this in other places, so today's BlueSky's turn! #FederalJobSearchTips
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And because a supremacy-free future requires relationships built on something far more radical than comfort:
integrity.
#LifeBeyondTheSupremacyMyth #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #MythOfWhiteMaleSupremacy #BeyondMediocre #ProfitWithoutOppression #PWOCommunity #KimCrayton
integrity.
#LifeBeyondTheSupremacyMyth #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #MythOfWhiteMaleSupremacy #BeyondMediocre #ProfitWithoutOppression #PWOCommunity #KimCrayton
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
And because a supremacy-free future requires relationships built on something far more radical than comfort:
integrity.
#LifeBeyondTheSupremacyMyth #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #MythOfWhiteMaleSupremacy #BeyondMediocre #ProfitWithoutOppression #PWOCommunity #KimCrayton
integrity.
#LifeBeyondTheSupremacyMyth #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #MythOfWhiteMaleSupremacy #BeyondMediocre #ProfitWithoutOppression #PWOCommunity #KimCrayton
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So no, we cannot be friends.
Because my responsibility is to lead you out of the myth of white supremacy, not to join you in its comforts.
Because this work deserves boundaries.
Because you deserve someone who can tell you the truth without flinching.
Because my responsibility is to lead you out of the myth of white supremacy, not to join you in its comforts.
Because this work deserves boundaries.
Because you deserve someone who can tell you the truth without flinching.
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So no, we cannot be friends.
Because my responsibility is to lead you out of the myth of white supremacy, not to join you in its comforts.
Because this work deserves boundaries.
Because you deserve someone who can tell you the truth without flinching.
Because my responsibility is to lead you out of the myth of white supremacy, not to join you in its comforts.
Because this work deserves boundaries.
Because you deserve someone who can tell you the truth without flinching.
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the power dynamic is real.
I hold the relative privilege in that container.
If I blur that line, even unintentionally, I risk causing harm.
I risk doing the very thing I refuse to replicate:
using power without care, without clarity, without consent.
I hold the relative privilege in that container.
If I blur that line, even unintentionally, I risk causing harm.
I risk doing the very thing I refuse to replicate:
using power without care, without clarity, without consent.
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
the power dynamic is real.
I hold the relative privilege in that container.
If I blur that line, even unintentionally, I risk causing harm.
I risk doing the very thing I refuse to replicate:
using power without care, without clarity, without consent.
I hold the relative privilege in that container.
If I blur that line, even unintentionally, I risk causing harm.
I risk doing the very thing I refuse to replicate:
using power without care, without clarity, without consent.
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And I have a responsibility to hold that space with consistency, without collapsing into the familiar roles this culture conditions them to expect.
We Cannot Be “Friends.” And That’s On Purpose.
When I’m in the role of facilitating white men through unlearning white supremacy,
We Cannot Be “Friends.” And That’s On Purpose.
When I’m in the role of facilitating white men through unlearning white supremacy,
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
And I have a responsibility to hold that space with consistency, without collapsing into the familiar roles this culture conditions them to expect.
We Cannot Be “Friends.” And That’s On Purpose.
When I’m in the role of facilitating white men through unlearning white supremacy,
We Cannot Be “Friends.” And That’s On Purpose.
When I’m in the role of facilitating white men through unlearning white supremacy,
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So inside the PWO Community, the work requires a different kind of relationship—one rooted in:
* care
* grace
* kindness
* clarity
* and accountability
Learning that “no means no” and is not the beginning of a negotiation, takes practice. It takes mistakes. It takes being called in and called out.
* care
* grace
* kindness
* clarity
* and accountability
Learning that “no means no” and is not the beginning of a negotiation, takes practice. It takes mistakes. It takes being called in and called out.
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So inside the PWO Community, the work requires a different kind of relationship—one rooted in:
* care
* grace
* kindness
* clarity
* and accountability
Learning that “no means no” and is not the beginning of a negotiation, takes practice. It takes mistakes. It takes being called in and called out.
* care
* grace
* kindness
* clarity
* and accountability
Learning that “no means no” and is not the beginning of a negotiation, takes practice. It takes mistakes. It takes being called in and called out.
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It keeps the lines clear so I can be consistent, direct, and accountable in ways that help…not harm.
Because Here’s the Reality
So many of white men’s relationships are built on:
* competition
* control
* dominance
* or sex
…not care, compassion, boundaries, or truth-telling.
Because Here’s the Reality
So many of white men’s relationships are built on:
* competition
* control
* dominance
* or sex
…not care, compassion, boundaries, or truth-telling.
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It keeps the lines clear so I can be consistent, direct, and accountable in ways that help…not harm.
Because Here’s the Reality
So many of white men’s relationships are built on:
* competition
* control
* dominance
* or sex
…not care, compassion, boundaries, or truth-telling.
Because Here’s the Reality
So many of white men’s relationships are built on:
* competition
* control
* dominance
* or sex
…not care, compassion, boundaries, or truth-telling.
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Not because it’s “business,” but because compensation keeps the relationship supremacy-, coercion-, discrimination-, and exploitation-FREE.
Getting paid ensures that I’m not pulled into the very power dynamics I’m trying to disrupt. It sets the conditions for honesty. It protects both of us.
Getting paid ensures that I’m not pulled into the very power dynamics I’m trying to disrupt. It sets the conditions for honesty. It protects both of us.
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Not because it’s “business,” but because compensation keeps the relationship supremacy-, coercion-, discrimination-, and exploitation-FREE.
Getting paid ensures that I’m not pulled into the very power dynamics I’m trying to disrupt. It sets the conditions for honesty. It protects both of us.
Getting paid ensures that I’m not pulled into the very power dynamics I’m trying to disrupt. It sets the conditions for honesty. It protects both of us.
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that’s exactly why boundaries matter.
Why Transactional Relationships Are Necessary in This Work
I keep my relationships with PWO community members intentionally transactional, not because of distance, but because of integrity.
Yes, I charge for my labor. Yes, payment is required.
Why Transactional Relationships Are Necessary in This Work
I keep my relationships with PWO community members intentionally transactional, not because of distance, but because of integrity.
Yes, I charge for my labor. Yes, payment is required.
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
that’s exactly why boundaries matter.
Why Transactional Relationships Are Necessary in This Work
I keep my relationships with PWO community members intentionally transactional, not because of distance, but because of integrity.
Yes, I charge for my labor. Yes, payment is required.
Why Transactional Relationships Are Necessary in This Work
I keep my relationships with PWO community members intentionally transactional, not because of distance, but because of integrity.
Yes, I charge for my labor. Yes, payment is required.
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justifying it, or bending to accommodate their comfort.
It’s often the first time someone refuses to center their opinions, validate their worldview, or participate in the unspoken social contract that keeps their egos well-fed and unexamined.
And from where I sit,
It’s often the first time someone refuses to center their opinions, validate their worldview, or participate in the unspoken social contract that keeps their egos well-fed and unexamined.
And from where I sit,
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
justifying it, or bending to accommodate their comfort.
It’s often the first time someone refuses to center their opinions, validate their worldview, or participate in the unspoken social contract that keeps their egos well-fed and unexamined.
And from where I sit,
It’s often the first time someone refuses to center their opinions, validate their worldview, or participate in the unspoken social contract that keeps their egos well-fed and unexamined.
And from where I sit,
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I’ve been thinking about that because it’s never just about me.
When white men describe me as “intimidating,” “aggressive,” or “too much,” what they’re actually bumping up against is this:
It’s the first time many of them have encountered a Black woman who tells them “no” without softening it,
When white men describe me as “intimidating,” “aggressive,” or “too much,” what they’re actually bumping up against is this:
It’s the first time many of them have encountered a Black woman who tells them “no” without softening it,
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I’ve been thinking about that because it’s never just about me.
When white men describe me as “intimidating,” “aggressive,” or “too much,” what they’re actually bumping up against is this:
It’s the first time many of them have encountered a Black woman who tells them “no” without softening it,
When white men describe me as “intimidating,” “aggressive,” or “too much,” what they’re actually bumping up against is this:
It’s the first time many of them have encountered a Black woman who tells them “no” without softening it,
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At yesterday’s Beyond the Supremacy Myth event, one of the cohort members made a comment during his pitch that I’ve heard more times than I can count:
“Kim’s not as intimidating in person as she appears online.”
“Kim’s not as intimidating in person as she appears online.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
At yesterday’s Beyond the Supremacy Myth event, one of the cohort members made a comment during his pitch that I’ve heard more times than I can count:
“Kim’s not as intimidating in person as she appears online.”
“Kim’s not as intimidating in person as she appears online.”
Has anyone provided a full accounting of who everyone is SUPPOSED TO BE in this painting?! 🤨
December 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Has anyone provided a full accounting of who everyone is SUPPOSED TO BE in this painting?! 🤨
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Pop Smoke should haunt these jokers.
December 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Pop Smoke should haunt these jokers.
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I cannot fathom Takeoff being okay with this shit either.
Bring back the velvet paintings. Shit.
Bring back the velvet paintings. Shit.
December 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I cannot fathom Takeoff being okay with this shit either.
Bring back the velvet paintings. Shit.
Bring back the velvet paintings. Shit.
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Is that supposed to be PNB Rock? Why’s it look like Willow Smith in drag?
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Is that supposed to be PNB Rock? Why’s it look like Willow Smith in drag?
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They’re … at a tennis match? Drinking ace of spades and cackling? Michael didn’t like people like that!
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
They’re … at a tennis match? Drinking ace of spades and cackling? Michael didn’t like people like that!
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DMX would NEVER have approved of AI. He would have been apoplectic over this snit. Pac, too.
December 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
DMX would NEVER have approved of AI. He would have been apoplectic over this snit. Pac, too.
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[abolitionist pause]
I want whoever conceived of this to be jailed for the rest of their life.
[image description: 4 AI images of deceased famous Black musicians, including Michael Jackson, Takeoff, and Nipsey Hussle]
I want whoever conceived of this to be jailed for the rest of their life.
[image description: 4 AI images of deceased famous Black musicians, including Michael Jackson, Takeoff, and Nipsey Hussle]
December 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
[abolitionist pause]
I want whoever conceived of this to be jailed for the rest of their life.
[image description: 4 AI images of deceased famous Black musicians, including Michael Jackson, Takeoff, and Nipsey Hussle]
I want whoever conceived of this to be jailed for the rest of their life.
[image description: 4 AI images of deceased famous Black musicians, including Michael Jackson, Takeoff, and Nipsey Hussle]
Where are y'all getting those Christmas hats from? And who's going to be the first to don the Christmas hat AND the laser eyes?! LOL 😆
December 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Where are y'all getting those Christmas hats from? And who's going to be the first to don the Christmas hat AND the laser eyes?! LOL 😆
The way you'll know Puffy hasn't changed when he gets out is: He won't apologize for what he did. He'll either: 1) Maintain he's innocent and insist he was railroaded, or 2) Issue one of those 'I'm sorry if you were offended/harmed' type of apologies! SMH.
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The way you'll know Puffy hasn't changed when he gets out is: He won't apologize for what he did. He'll either: 1) Maintain he's innocent and insist he was railroaded, or 2) Issue one of those 'I'm sorry if you were offended/harmed' type of apologies! SMH.
@pattersona12.blacksky.app your REPOST finger is strong tonight! LOL. 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
@pattersona12.blacksky.app your REPOST finger is strong tonight! LOL. 🤣
I suspect "No". Gen X isn't big on apologies and accountability! 🤷🏾♀️
I wonder, if Tupac had lived, would be have apologized to Faith Evans and all the women he hurt? 🤔
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I suspect "No". Gen X isn't big on apologies and accountability! 🤷🏾♀️
I wonder, if Tupac had lived, would be have apologized to Faith Evans and all the women he hurt? 🤔
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I wonder, if Tupac had lived, would be have apologized to Faith Evans and all the women he hurt? 🤔
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Professors value communication over anything.
13. What is something you wish you knew before going to college?
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Professors value communication over anything.
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There's a small town in south Oklahoma that's got not running water for this to be made.
December 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
There's a small town in south Oklahoma that's got not running water for this to be made.