something, in theory

Waking up at 7:30 in the morning and my brain immediately being like "let's
process some emotions" is the exact reason why i be fighting for my life. This wlw shit is annoying and hard #wlw #lesbiansituationship

This is what you voted for⁉️

Detainees treated like violent criminals. Moved from cage to cage at 3 a.m. and sleep-deprived. Only 3 minutes to eat. Bathrooms three times a week. No towel to dry off after a shower and growing fungus on their bodies.

Listen to this once. Then listen to it again.

Headline: ICE came for their neighbor so these Tennesseans formed a human chain to protect him

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

My soulmate gotta be a fem or I guess a man, but it's definitely probably a fem

if you are a cis person it costs you nothing to just say today that you see & hear your trans sisters & brothers & others over in the UK today -- and around the world, too, knowing that rulings like today's ripple out in ugly ways.

Remember this isn't even the guy that the Supreme Court is insisting be brought back. This is ANOTHER guy picked up and shipped to the gulag for no reason.

It’s worth noting that JK Rowling is not only funding meritless legal challenges against trans people until they can appeal up to the court that will back them, she openly gloats about how this is where her money is going. This is what the Harry Potter TV show is bankrolling.

Being sick in a house that's constantly loud and people consistently barge in your room despite letting them know you don't feel good. Just for them to say "why you got an attitude" is gotta be cruel and unusual punishment. Like i pissed someone in the heavens off. I know i did.

There are 2 astronauts still stuck in space right?

There are still over 200 fire evacuees at the Pasadena Convention and it seems that America’s Got Talent will be displacing them to hold auditions…

Nobody elected Elon!

I know I am posting A LOT this week. But let’s be honest: a lot of you will stop caring what Black people have to offer on March first. So as I—and other Black creators, artists and businesses—repetitively discuss OUR VALUE for the next 23 days, remember whose fault that is really. 😅🤬🤣✌🏽

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

This is not just a "pause." It is an unlawful destruction now.

Foreign aid is a cornerstone of national security with diplomacy and defense. USAID's work reaches 100s of millions worldwide and America will be harmed.

Here are some of the lives at stake.

Haitians are usually at the top of the list for ICE raids, esp in Florida so if you wanna help fellow Haitians you either yell:

🇭🇹L’Imigrasyon! (La-ee-me-grah-syon)(means “[it’s] Immigration”)
🇭🇹Imigrasyon la! (Ee-me-grah-syon-la) (means “Immigration’s here”)

Take advantage of you can because they're shutting a lot of stuff out.

It really is that simple. If Biden had announced he appointed Selena Gomez to shut down ICE, nobody would doubt that's illegal and unconstitutional.

Appointing Musk to shut down USAID is no different.

I be praying for the federal workforce by the min cause that fat head fucker is really playing with folks livelihoods

I only go out with my sisters because they always swear we going to get food and these hoes NEVER get food. This shit sucks. I could've stayed in my damn bed binging tv and reading or playing the game.

Want to ride her face until either I'm no longer drunk or she suffocates. Which ever comes first honestly 🤷🏿‍♀️ #wlw #blackpansexual

What we hear about is awful. What we don’t hear about is worse.

fuck yes

So, the last time black people were locked out of access to public institutions, we created our own.

I'd like to know if anyone has plans on creating new ones, by us for us.

I know they're not going to compete in size or scale, but we gotta start somewhere. And this time, we have the internet.

A book review graphic for Flamboyants by George M. Johnson made by @dbg.was.here on Instagram. This is a young adult nonfiction of illustrated biographies, 144 pages long and 2 hours in audiobook format. The featured quote is “The reality, however, is that queerness is as old as heterosexuality.” The summary reads: "Trans and queer people didn’t appear out of nowhere in the last 30 years. We’ve always been here. Just take a look at the Black revolutionaries of the Harlem Renaissance for proof. In Flamboyants, we celebrate fourteen Black LGBTQ+ icons and artists who lived boldly so generations after them could thrive. As Johnson expresses, “how do you know where you are going if you don’t even know where your people have been?” My verdict: Get in loser, we’re inspired! Encouraging, informative, candid.

A book review graphic for Flamboyants by George M. Johnson made by @dbg.was.here on Instagram. The slide details a bulleted list of “what I learned,” which reads: “The Harlem Renaissance, when Black artists took risks following WWI, was one of the queerest periods in world history. Learning about Alain Locke and Richard Bruce Nugent, two gay Black writers who should be revered as legendary voices. Ballroom has been around since the 1800s! Langston Hughes wrote about a ball with cross-dressing attendees.” At the bottom, it reads: Did you have a different takeaway? What were your favorite parts? I’d love to know what you think. If you’re interested in constructive discussion on any of the books I’ve shared, meet me on Instagram.

A book review graphic for Flamboyants by George M. Johnson made by @dbg.was.here on Instagram. The slide details a bulleted list of “what you’ll love,” which reads: “Essays that prove Black queer people have been at the forefront of culture and creativity since the beginning. Celebrating legendary Black leaders who were mistreated or forced to hide in their time. Meeting Zora Neale Hurston, a Black writer who has had a recent resurgence among Black visionaries after being nearly erased from history.” At the bottom, it reads: you check this out? What content inspires you to read? I’d love to know what you think. If you’re interested in constructive discussion on any of the books I’ve shared, meet me on Instagram.

Let’s be clear: Black queer history IS Black History! Anyone who tells you differently is misinformed.

George M. Johnson said, “We are too disconnected from our roots” and they're right. Flamboyants is a great start toward correcting that. (1/3)

💙📚🏳️‍🌈🚀

Photo of author Octavia E. Butler surrounded by planets and stars on a purple background. The text reads "A master of throwing the reader into the story and letting them make meaning alongside the characters on the page. Butler wrote poignant and (unfortunately) prescient stories, and reminds us that if you want to be a writer you have to “Write whether you feel like writing or not.”

On the second day of #BlackMagicalHistory month, we celebrate author Octavia E. Butler.

Butler wrote strong characters that stay with you years after reading her work. Would you prefer a villain/antagonist that can blend in with people (Doro) or one that is unmistakably alien (Nikanj)?

RFK saying that “Blacks” have better immune systems and shouldn’t get the same vaccines as white people should be disqualifying. But we live in really dumb times.

Black Lives Matter fundamentally broke these people’s brains. They couldn’t bear the idea that they might have to tell a different story about this country and thus tell a different story about themselves. They hated it, and now they are using everything they have to never feel that way again.

elon musk directed the primary regulator of his primary business -- a federal contractor -- to resign. he holds no office other than 'president's largest donor.'

at an oligarch's command, he resigned. one week later, the first aviation crash in the last sixteen years happened.

How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood Here’s a step-by-step guide.

"Sometimes reliable information is all that’s needed to help immigrants avoid ICE agents, and anyone can help reduce the unnecessary panic that arrest announcements can generate."

This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️