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Lawrence Everett Forbes
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Black queer writer, painter, caregiver, and 2025 Lambda Literary Fellow. As seen in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, WIRED, and on Wheel of Fortune. | bohemiandork.com. 🇺🇸🇻🇨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🩼♿️
Pinned
Are You Mad? (2021)
5’ x 4’
Acrylic and gel medium on canvas
Ah, the job to quit to keep from being fired. Who hasn’t been there?
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I agree with the sentiment, which speaks of the lowered expectations I’ve come to accept as a consumer.
I’d honestly rather Netflix bought them than Paramount
Netflix’s new bid to buy Warner Bros is a mostly cash offer.

The company is arranging a mega-loan to be able to buy WB

(Source: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...)
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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It's newsletter time! Inspired by layoffs, mergers, and the Vanity Fair ~thing~, we're talking about leaders who protect versus those who marginalize, and how to identify them.

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November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Not one person of the global majority among them. [shakes head]
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Jimmy Cliff’s international breakthrough came in 1972 after starring and recording the soundtrack for the cult classic film “The Harder They Come.”

https://bit.ly/4obeo6z
Reggae Legend And Icon Jimmy Cliff Dies At 81
Jimmy Cliff’s international breakthrough came in 1972 after starring and recording the soundtrack for the cult classic film “The Harder They Come.”
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November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Mood:
Mountains O' Things
YouTube video by Tracy Chapman - Topic
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November 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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How come hovercraft aren’t more of a thing? I think we should get on that.
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The more I listen to the bullshit people attempting to date share, the happier I am being single.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Democrats will not save us. We need another, better party.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 12d
The Cook Political Report first listed the 7th congressional district as “solidly Republican,” but has now shifted that rating to “leans Republican.” (via @wpln.bsky.social)
How competitive is Tennessee's special congressional race?
Republican Mark Green's surprise retirement could present an opportunity for Democrats.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I finally got around to deleting my X account.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The dress, the hair, the cane: Love, love, LOVE all three!
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November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Just in case you missed the ICYMI post, here's another—about that time I fell in love with a "super" man...in L.A.
L.A. Affairs: We stopped pretending we were just friends. But was it too late?
I once was new to L.A., and at first, it wasn't going as planned, especially when it came to housing. But then I met him — my building superintendent — and I noticed he had warm brown eyes that made m...
www.latimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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This is news we love to share!

On Saturday, Calvin Duncan pulled off an upset victory when the people of New Orleans elected him as the new clerk of criminal court. 👏🏾

https://bit.ly/4r5y6Dz

November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
McDonald’s wages are pure exploitation and their food has been subpar, ever since they started cutting corners. If they die out, it’s their own fault. 🤷🏾‍♂️
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In case you missed it, I wrote a thing for the Los Angeles Times about that time I fell in love…in L.A.
L.A. Affairs: We stopped pretending we were just friends. But was it too late?
I once was new to L.A., and at first, it wasn't going as planned, especially when it came to housing. But then I met him — my building superintendent — and I noticed he had warm brown eyes that made m...
www.latimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I want to see the Running Man for Colman Domingo, Lee Pace’s eyebrows, and a very vague interest in the plot. But two hours is a serious time commitment I’m not sure I’m ready to make.
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Join us TOMORROW, 1:30-3:30pm at Kensington Plaza in Brooklyn.
Your neighbors are organizing yo share resources and build community so that WE KEEP US SAFE.

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November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My latest for the Los Angeles Times, about falling for my building super. 🥰
L.A. Affairs: We stopped pretending we were just friends. But was it too late?
I once was new to L.A., and at first, it wasn't going as planned, especially when it came to housing. But then I met him — my building superintendent — and I noticed he had warm brown eyes that made m...
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Smoking weed on the platform; feet on the train seats. I hate watching people behave selfishly, but what can you tell them? They see it in their politicians, athletes, celebrities, billionaires, and the people around them.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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so many horrific stories being revealed in grisly detail this week. take care of yourselves, everyone
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM