kia speaks
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working at the intersection of culture, theology & justice. comms professional. nonprofit executive. mission driven consultant. 1881. 1908. Alabama raised me. ATL made me.
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Folks are having their worldview completely shattered. You only have the capacity to have a good day when you’ve known that the system was flawed and would fail folks at any moment.
Hooowww are there white ppl mad because a Black person said it's possible to have a good day?? 💀
February 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Folks are having their worldview completely shattered. You only have the capacity to have a good day when you’ve known that the system was flawed and would fail folks at any moment.
I feel like kids would like beanie weenies with noodles, so
Hot dogs, ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.
Hot dogs, ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I feel like kids would like beanie weenies with noodles, so
Hot dogs, ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.
Hot dogs, ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.
Bingo!
Black women see the future first
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Bingo!
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This is what leadership looks like.
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
This is what leadership looks like.
I agree…and I own a husky who takes off whenever he pleases. 😭
And I don’t mean to victim blame but if you need a whole virtual dragnet to keep track of your dog then maybe pet ownership isn’t for you...
February 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I agree…and I own a husky who takes off whenever he pleases. 😭
Fried pickles!!!!
While Buffalo wings are now a ubiquitous app all over the country, not every regional food goes national. What cuisine from YOUR region do you most want to share with the country/world?
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Fried pickles!!!!
Not me seeing this as I’m paying my credit card bills. 😭
ima forever "treat myself" and thats my fucking problem.
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Not me seeing this as I’m paying my credit card bills. 😭
This is very similar to how George W Bush talked about immigration when he was pushing for immigration reform.
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This is very similar to how George W Bush talked about immigration when he was pushing for immigration reform.
Roan is a real one.
1. Chappell Roan says she is no longer represented by the Wasserman agency, which is owned by major Democratic donor and LA Olympics chairman Casey Wasserman.
This comes after emails between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the last Epstein files dump.
This comes after emails between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the last Epstein files dump.
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Roan is a real one.
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Huh, that was easy! Almost like everyone should be able to do this with one (1) Instagram story slide or less???
1. Chappell Roan says she is no longer represented by the Wasserman agency, which is owned by major Democratic donor and LA Olympics chairman Casey Wasserman.
This comes after emails between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the last Epstein files dump.
This comes after emails between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the last Epstein files dump.
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Huh, that was easy! Almost like everyone should be able to do this with one (1) Instagram story slide or less???
He compared a passed out woman to a car or house with unlocked doors. It was horrible!
If you forget Cee-Lo was charged with SA, got off and took to Twitter to explain it ain't rape unless it's violent. Fuck that dude.
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 AM
He compared a passed out woman to a car or house with unlocked doors. It was horrible!
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that was such a wild night. he literally outlined the whole assault and then hit us with a reddit AITA???
If you forget Cee-Lo was charged with SA, got off and took to Twitter to explain it ain't rape unless it's violent. Fuck that dude.
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
that was such a wild night. he literally outlined the whole assault and then hit us with a reddit AITA???
I know Maya…personally and professionally. She is an excellent reporter and losing her coverage of the statehouse is a loss for Georgia.
2/9 PM UPDATE: Joining the list of AJC layoffs are:
· Alia Pharr, a metro Atlanta local government reporter
· Maya T. Prabhu, a statehouse reporter whose last day will be the end of the ongoing state legislative session
Again: every single person laid off has been a woman and/or a person of color
· Alia Pharr, a metro Atlanta local government reporter
· Maya T. Prabhu, a statehouse reporter whose last day will be the end of the ongoing state legislative session
Again: every single person laid off has been a woman and/or a person of color
BREAKING: @ajc.com on Tuesday evening said it will lay off approximately 50 staffers, about 15% of its headcount, as it seeks to cut costs and marshal resources to invest in its growth.
The AJC published its last print edition on 12/31. About half of those laid off will come from the newsroom.
The AJC published its last print edition on 12/31. About half of those laid off will come from the newsroom.
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I know Maya…personally and professionally. She is an excellent reporter and losing her coverage of the statehouse is a loss for Georgia.
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“every single person laid off has been a woman and/or a person of color”
2/9 PM UPDATE: Joining the list of AJC layoffs are:
· Alia Pharr, a metro Atlanta local government reporter
· Maya T. Prabhu, a statehouse reporter whose last day will be the end of the ongoing state legislative session
Again: every single person laid off has been a woman and/or a person of color
· Alia Pharr, a metro Atlanta local government reporter
· Maya T. Prabhu, a statehouse reporter whose last day will be the end of the ongoing state legislative session
Again: every single person laid off has been a woman and/or a person of color
BREAKING: @ajc.com on Tuesday evening said it will lay off approximately 50 staffers, about 15% of its headcount, as it seeks to cut costs and marshal resources to invest in its growth.
The AJC published its last print edition on 12/31. About half of those laid off will come from the newsroom.
The AJC published its last print edition on 12/31. About half of those laid off will come from the newsroom.
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
“every single person laid off has been a woman and/or a person of color”
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
To be fair, I ain’t electing my kinfolks with them talking points either, and I’m giving them hell whenever it comes out their mouths. 😭😭😭
Y’all go from championing a politician one day to denouncing them for the same talking points your granny and auntie and dem have at home. This why y’all never win nothing important.
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
To be fair, I ain’t electing my kinfolks with them talking points either, and I’m giving them hell whenever it comes out their mouths. 😭😭😭
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Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
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happy black history month
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 AM
happy black history month
Atlanta is SOOOOOOO Atlanta. Watching 50 year old men in church suits scream, “Hey twin” at each other. I love this place! lol
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Atlanta is SOOOOOOO Atlanta. Watching 50 year old men in church suits scream, “Hey twin” at each other. I love this place! lol
Pre-internet fan culture was so different!
And fewer ways to watch. Those people were seated in front of a television. Not on phones or tablets.
Bad Bunny was fantastic, but I'm just here to point out that Michael Jackson only got 2 million fewer viewers at a time when there were 3 BILLION FEWER PEOPLE on earth.
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Pre-internet fan culture was so different!
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And fewer ways to watch. Those people were seated in front of a television. Not on phones or tablets.
Bad Bunny was fantastic, but I'm just here to point out that Michael Jackson only got 2 million fewer viewers at a time when there were 3 BILLION FEWER PEOPLE on earth.
Bad Bunny had the most watched Super Bowl Performance in history.
What did you think?
What did you think?
February 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
And fewer ways to watch. Those people were seated in front of a television. Not on phones or tablets.
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Bad Bunny was fantastic, but I'm just here to point out that Michael Jackson only got 2 million fewer viewers at a time when there were 3 BILLION FEWER PEOPLE on earth.
Bad Bunny had the most watched Super Bowl Performance in history.
What did you think?
What did you think?
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Bad Bunny was fantastic, but I'm just here to point out that Michael Jackson only got 2 million fewer viewers at a time when there were 3 BILLION FEWER PEOPLE on earth.
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And sugar was a key component of Canada's participation in the Transatlantic Slave Trade (aside from having enslaved Africans here too) - sugar and rum from the Caribbean were traded for trash scraps of codfish from Atlantic provinces, to provide a cheap protein source for enslaved people.
For those interested in why Black & Caribbean people are going off about the sugar cane from last night's halftime show: sugar is a plantation commodity that fueled slavery & colonialism
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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
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February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
And sugar was a key component of Canada's participation in the Transatlantic Slave Trade (aside from having enslaved Africans here too) - sugar and rum from the Caribbean were traded for trash scraps of codfish from Atlantic provinces, to provide a cheap protein source for enslaved people.
We cannot expect people who traded in their culture and history for whiteness to respect our cultures and histories.
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
We cannot expect people who traded in their culture and history for whiteness to respect our cultures and histories.
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Saw this last night and Durand so real for this
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Saw this last night and Durand so real for this