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Terita @terita.bsky.social · 9h

Wow

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 9h

Like I will watch the Eagles happily. Clap for them and everything.

This team? No. It’s always the other team for me.

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Anna Stesia @onlychyld.blacksky.app · 12h

Awww man Tanqueray died

humansofny IG account picture of Tanqueray with the caption:

humansony We've lost a legend. Stephanie 'Tanqueray' Johnson passed away last night after suffering a severe stroke. She will be most remembered for holding the world in thrall with her no-holds-barred storytelling about life as a burlesque dancer in the 1970's. Stephanie was a complicated person. Her public persona was irresistibly charismatic. Yet behind the scenes I've rarely met somebody who had such difficulty with close relationships. She was internationally adored, yet intensely lonely. She was desirous of companionship, yet quick to cut people out of her life over the smallest slights. Stephanie told me endless stories about how badly her mother treated her as a child, yet remained capable of exhibiting that same behavior toward others. People are complicated.
And the longer you live, the more you realize the most inexcusable behavior often stems from the saddest traumas. There was always a little girl inside of Stephanie who never had a chance to feel safe. A little girl who learned at a young age that the best way to keep from getting hurt was to throw the first punch. But this little girl also had such a love of life. And despite her X-rated stories, and her sharp edges, was capable of such innocence. Stephanie slept with a teddy bear until the day she died. She'd melt in the presence of animals and babies. And until the very end, she laughed like a little girl. In the final weeks of her life all the hard edges melted away. All the defense mechanisms, the learned responses. She reverted back to the little girl she'd been before she'd gotten hurt. And that is the Stephanie that is smiling down on us right now. In her own words: 'When I get to heaven I hope God shows me a movie of my life. But just the funny parts. Not the in-between parts, cause then we'd both start crying. Underneath all the laughs and the gags, it was always about one thing: survival. Tanqueray was a lot of fun.
But Tanqueray …

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 9h

12 count generous AF. Couldn’t tell me shit though.

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 10h

He a bitch too.

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 10h

At least she ain’t gonna be singing. 😂😂😂

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 10h

Bruh

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 10h

Story time

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 10h

!!!

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 11h

What. In. The. Actual. Fuck.

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 11h

Like I want to see Mahomes fail. That’s why I’m here.

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 11h

Anyone else consider the Chiefs a hate watch?

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 11h

Love it.

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 12h

What she said

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 13h

Girl. That song ain’t on NO Bad Bunny album and it do not slap. You icing?

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 13h

I was jogging with the yoke. 😂😂😂

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 13h

Did he slip or hurt himself? Rut roh

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 13h

Watching video the coach took at strongman yesterday.

I really put 320# on my back and nobody said shit.

I ain’t even put 100# on my axle bar.

Take it easy indeed and nobody knows. 😂😂😂

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 15h

Ouch

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 15h

What’s the workout

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 16h

Basically. Welp. I guess I can stop being nervous.

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 16h

I forgot to set my picks. 🫠🫠🫠

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 17h

No.

Thee Spooky BlackSky👨🏾‍🍳 @xavierbeloved.blacksky.app · 17h

AYEEEEE I GOT A SERIOUS QUESTION (this not a thread)

Do yall go to work on yall Birthday?

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 20h

Who is this “we” exactly?

kiwijohn.bsky.social @kiwijohn.bsky.social · 20h

We were suckered by Fetterman.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Maria Bartiromo tries to reassure Fetterman: "You know, senator, what you just said, it's really shamefully on your colleagues. You feeling isolated -- that is absolutely outrageous. You are a breath of fresh air. I know our viewers are grateful."

Terita @terita.bsky.social · 20h

Saw that rapper on IG going back to Straight Outta Compton with The Roots and kept scrolling. Because fuck him.