FLASHBACK: Barbara Walters called out Trump for being $3 BILLION in debt, infidelity, not talking to his son, reading the works of Hitler, etc Real Journalism used to be a thing! (Now ask yourself what long-term promises you might make to people if you were billions in debt…)

Had to jump off threads cuz the diaspora wars cuz of what ONE influencer said is getting too much.

I often say that the fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. But let me be clear, if you aren’t fighting for Black voting rights right now then you aren’t really fighting for democracy.

"A republic if you can keep it." -Benjamin Franklin. Y'all see what's going on around the country. If you don't vote like your very survival depends on it this mid-terms (and going forward) don't complain.

When black women told you we prefer Paige Bueckers than the most popular one y'all said we were envious. Last night was another example. But carry on. #WNBA

"To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost all of the time." - James Baldwin. Another example by today's SCOTUS decision and DeSantis in Florida

There are a lot of things going on but having the foresight to renew my passport before it expired and avoiding that man's face . . .

If you're a woman on a fitness journey, please don't let the number on the scale discourage you. I just did one the most intense 2-week training while eating clean. Scale verdict: Gained 0.3lb #Fitness #Health

Men suck . . . And yes, this is about Klay Thompson.

Way before the pandemic I muted a certain black journalist on the bird page that later became something else. No fanfare. Just muted the dude. Yesterday's event showed (as usual) I might be early on my gut instints but I'm rarely wrong. #Thatsall

Highly recommend #JailBlazers on Netflix.

I'm still here. #OOTD

#HeatNation, y'all owe Dwyane an apology when he called the team out early in the season not to be comfortable to be in play-in tournaments.

If you can't make a good apology don't make one.

Oh, Paula White the grifter.

See the background on how Pedro Pascal was soooo happy for Michael B. Jordan . . . That's allyship!

Dear NBA, Seattle isn't an expansion. You took the franchise from them.

Good day to Ethan Hawke, and to Ethan Hawke only.

Some days I just . . . I mean . . . I just can't

Love and light to Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo. #BAFTA

Delroy Lindo told Vanity Fair that he and Michael B. Jordan “did what we had to do” while presenting but that he also wished “someone from BAFTA spoke to us afterward”

Great statue of Pat Riley.

For the life of me, I'll never understand why folks come on the Internet to broadcast EVERYTHING. Why did I just see a woman saying she's engaged to a man who was in prison for 13 years and he just got out and they're engaged within 5 months. She even tatooed his name on her chest.

Tell me again that you don’t understand the econ…oh never mind

There is a huge problem with the unhoused. Our education system is in the pit. One in six children go to bed hungry. Groceries cost is sky high. Healthcafe cost also . . . But this administration would rather do this

Any actor, director, producer with an ounce of humanity should not work with Barry Josephson again.

Not Ron Kenoly!!! We just lost Richard Smallwood. Now another legend gone to glory. RIP, Ron!

How many of y'all at your job after bracing the cold getting "paid for free?" I mean that's what Pharrell said

Also, side note: What is Raphel Saadiq's wellness regimen? Brother looks GOOD!

Dear #Grammys, the D'Angelo, Roberta Flack(and a graceful nod to Richard Smallwood) is how you do a TRIBUTE. From now on, that's how you do a tribute.

Is Justin in his draws? #Grammys

Called it for Olivia Dean. Leon Thomas was a STRONG contender but because he already had a #Grammy for Sza's Snooze, I thought the Academy vot would go for Olivia.

This Naija bursted out laughing once I saw the look . . .

Do "the journalism"

Catherine O’Hara was a genius, a light, and a joy-maker. What a loss to the world.

Dear influencers on the red carpet, do your research before you ask questions. How you gonna call Delroy Lindo an "emerging artist?" WTH!

Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

We're only 24 days into the New Year . . .

We warned people. We BEGGED people. Here we are.

How many Scaramuccis was this Greenland tariff capitulation?

Jesus came from the lineage of a prostitute, hung out with prostitutes, and didn't judge the Samaritan woman who was married 5 times and not living with a husband. I'll take category B, Alex.

I'd like to know the moms and pops who have 5,10, 12 homes for their retirement according to U S Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

I narrated this timely new @communitytransit.bsky.social video about transit and equality. MLK Day and Rosa Parks Day are coming up!

Two Americas.

Folks coming for Bruno Mars' sound don't know music. I can be a fan of an artist and critically give my take on released song and/or album (yeah, kids, they still exist and matter). Artists who've studied their craft have a sound, a style . . . I may not have haeard a Luther (RIP) song before but

Shit, she made ME cry and repeatedly say, “Yes, ma’am.🥹” Black Women: The ONLY group of people on this planet that motivates me to run through a brick wall in *their* honor.

YAAS!!! TEYANA TAYLOR! #GoldenGlobe WINNER

Oh, to be "too well-defined." Thanks for the compliment, Matt.

First, I'm surprised Variety (of all outlets) covered this with such . . .nuance. Second, the enemy of my enemy is my . . .friend.