Inda Lauryn

The minute a comedian complains about cancel culture, immediately lose all interest. Comedy is an art form of intelligence. If you can’t come up with new material that moves in like with the way that society is progressing then you deserve to fade into obscurity. 🤷🏾‍♂️

A minor league hockey team had a wiener dog race. Zero thoughts, just vibes and absolute chaos. A thing of beauty

I believe it is created through intentional choices, commitment, and actions. It must be fostered in order to thrive.

Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is ‘Part Of God’s Divine Plan’ One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

Some U.S. military commanders have reportedly been accused of telling their troops the Iran war is part of a biblical plan to trigger the end times

New Publisher Listing: The Cookout Anthology New publisher listing for: The Cookout Anthology @press-android.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity

New publisher listing for: The Cookout Anthology @press-android.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity

We got our first new guest!! It's a great convo. Check it out!

‘He Was Very Convincing’: Over 600 Mostly Black Women Sterilized and Cut Open for No Reason, Lawsuit Claims — Now Virginia Hospital Faces $6B Lawsuit "Over 600 Black women sue Virginia hospital for $6B over unnecessary surgeries. Shocking details emerge in lawsuit. #JusticeForWomen"

A Virginia hospital faces a $6B reckoning after an abusive doctor is accused of systematically sterilizing hundreds of Black women without cause.
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When he was mayor he demoted the first Black police Chief in South Bend for recording high level police officials...discussing illegal acts and making racist remarks. He refused to reinstate the Chief and to release the recordings. He has since said he made a mistake, but it took YEARS.

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Not so bad but really ready for my finger bone to completely heal

The Night Cyclist - Reactor "The Night Cyclist" by Stephen Graham Jones is a horror novelette about a middle-aged chef whose nightly bicycle ride home is interrupted by an unexpected encounter.

Today I'm discussing @sgj.bsky.social horror story "The Night Cyclist" with my class. I'm rereading it prior to class. Slow, delightful process bc every paragraph has a lovely use of craft I want to point out to them. What a gorgeously woven piece. reactormag.com/the-night-cy...

“Tarzhay” was pulled from black folks putting a spin on their name . With a significant part of it being how the affordability allowed people to experiment with content creation , decor and make up

But they still aren’t apologizing for leaving DEI…..

Okay bud

Fusilli pasta with chunks of sausage, herbs and barbecue sauce drizzled over

Cheesy honey BBQ sausage pasta
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In the words of Sterling K. Brown: "They can't erase us because there is no country without us."

📽️:NAACP

Diced butternut squash in a curry sauce on a bed of rice

Butternut makhani
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And there it is.

But when people say that between this kind of acquiescence, and the daily ways that we watch journalists interact with non journalists that are frankly cruel and insulting .

it’s the audiences fault journalism is failing ?

De La Soul: Tiny Desk Concert One of the most influential groups in hip-hop honors its legacy and the late Trugoy the Dove with a set of classics and new material.

One of the most influential groups in hip-hop honors its legacy and the late Trugoy the Dove with a set of classics and new material. n.pr/4cj2DZE

There's a reason fascists hate art. Art is not a distraction.

There's a real "insult the customer and give them nothing while still expecting them to give me money" attitude with these corporations.

PLEAAASE yo 🤣🤣😭😭

New Publisher Listing: Fuente Fountain Books New publisher listing for: Fuente Fountain Books (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; pays). #WritingCommunity

New publisher listing for: Fuente Fountain Books (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; pays). #WritingCommunity

Remembering Karen Carpenter today on what would have been her 76th birthday (born March 2, 1950)

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Re-opening: Gracie Freeman Lifschutz Literary agent Gracie Freeman Lifschutz (Fiction Nonfiction; Open, Horror, Romance, Thriller) opened to queries. https://duotrope.com/agent/gracie-freeman-lifschutz-38863 #amquerying

Literary agent Gracie Freeman Lifschutz (Fiction Nonfiction; Open, Horror, Romance, Thriller) opened to queries. https://duotrope.com... #amquerying

It's out April 1st...go add it to your pull list!

Donate to Help Nisi Shawl write the book of her dream!, organized by Eileen Gunn Nisi Shawl, a wise and wonderful writer of science fiction and fantasy, had a… Eileen Gunn needs your support for Help Nisi Shawl write the book of her dream!

More about my new project, The Five Petals of Thought, here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-... The cash goal is met, but if you want a guarantee of getting an ebook version, donate anyways.

I have a message in my inbox that is a perfect example of this and I'm ignoring it because if you want to argue about something I didn't say who I am I to interfere?

a group of people are dancing on a stage with the words they had it coming behind them . ALT: a group of people are dancing on a stage with the words they had it coming behind them .

I don't understand the Alpine Divorce because too many of the men who do this are living to see another day. Get on your Zoom! Our ancestors taught us the way.