Mannie T'Chawi … (the “T” is silent)
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On MLK Day 2021, his family posted this picture of him. Seeing him in color reminded me that our history is not that far behind us. Seeing him at home with his kids broke me.
Exasperated, I mumbled what would become the opening line to the spoken word piece, "Fathers"
youtu.be/l_OCXJXuNG4?...
Exasperated, I mumbled what would become the opening line to the spoken word piece, "Fathers"
youtu.be/l_OCXJXuNG4?...
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Judges don’t be fair. Wait…
A lot of men don't wanna court these days🤷🏽♀️
December 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Judges don’t be fair. Wait…
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Art history books IN Russian and Polish and Bulgarian. If you have an institution or library or university that wants that, that's AMAZING, would love to talk, but that's the big hurdle from here in northeast Missouri.
My sister and I have been tasked to go through all of my dad's books and there are so many incredible Russian and Polish and Bulgarian art history books that will just... disappear? Because we can't read then and don't have space? And I hate it so much.
These bookshelves are big memories.
These bookshelves are big memories.
December 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Art history books IN Russian and Polish and Bulgarian. If you have an institution or library or university that wants that, that's AMAZING, would love to talk, but that's the big hurdle from here in northeast Missouri.
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Another youtube anti-spiral tip, if you have a VPN, switch to Albania, a market Google hadn't monetised, so there's no adverts.
I turned off history on YouTube years ago meaning that, when I open it, it just shows me a completely blank page, instead of algorithmic recommendations, and sometimes that makes me feel like I live in an alternate universe
I find this incredibly jarring - personally, I watch very little on YouTube, and my children are banned from it. Unlike Netflix, Disney etc it's an uncurated swamp with a very real risk that you encounter the worst of the internet. How can that be the new Hollywood? www.ft.com/content/9e75...
December 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Another youtube anti-spiral tip, if you have a VPN, switch to Albania, a market Google hadn't monetised, so there's no adverts.
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Mario (2002):
December 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Mario (2002):
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we made the Frankenstein from Mary Shelley’s beloved novel “Don’t Make The Frankenstein If You Don’t Want To Die Alone In The Arctic”
December 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
we made the Frankenstein from Mary Shelley’s beloved novel “Don’t Make The Frankenstein If You Don’t Want To Die Alone In The Arctic”
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The accuracy was so sharp in this exchange that I had to share with the alt
December 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The accuracy was so sharp in this exchange that I had to share with the alt
LIFE OF CHUCK (2024) is a sweet, odd little movie (complimentary).
I’m looking forward to revisiting it soon, but for now I’ll heed the film’s advice and live my life to the fullest!
I’m looking forward to revisiting it soon, but for now I’ll heed the film’s advice and live my life to the fullest!
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
LIFE OF CHUCK (2024) is a sweet, odd little movie (complimentary).
I’m looking forward to revisiting it soon, but for now I’ll heed the film’s advice and live my life to the fullest!
I’m looking forward to revisiting it soon, but for now I’ll heed the film’s advice and live my life to the fullest!
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Ruth Wilson Gilmore's definition of racism gets at why it's not something that can be ignored: "the state-sanctioned and/or extralegal production and exploitation of group-differentiated vulnerability to premature death". --- THE PREMATURE DEATH part is not something that can be "ignored"
December 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Ruth Wilson Gilmore's definition of racism gets at why it's not something that can be ignored: "the state-sanctioned and/or extralegal production and exploitation of group-differentiated vulnerability to premature death". --- THE PREMATURE DEATH part is not something that can be "ignored"
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The shade in this clip could cool down a data center
December 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The shade in this clip could cool down a data center
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This reminds me of what Quincy Jones said about Kanye West when people compared them as producers.
December 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This reminds me of what Quincy Jones said about Kanye West when people compared them as producers.
Wife is dressed like Momo Ayase…my little geeky heart grows three sizes
a cartoon drawing of a key with a heart drawn on it
Alt: The Grinch’s heart growing three sizes
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Wife is dressed like Momo Ayase…my little geeky heart grows three sizes
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Honestly? Living in Alabama.
When you live between Selma and Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, it is fairly impossible to fall into the "this is the worst it has ever been and it can't get better" pit.
It was way worse for people here, in living memory, and they didn't shrug & give up. So I can't either.
When you live between Selma and Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, it is fairly impossible to fall into the "this is the worst it has ever been and it can't get better" pit.
It was way worse for people here, in living memory, and they didn't shrug & give up. So I can't either.
What gave you courage in 2025?
December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Honestly? Living in Alabama.
When you live between Selma and Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, it is fairly impossible to fall into the "this is the worst it has ever been and it can't get better" pit.
It was way worse for people here, in living memory, and they didn't shrug & give up. So I can't either.
When you live between Selma and Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, it is fairly impossible to fall into the "this is the worst it has ever been and it can't get better" pit.
It was way worse for people here, in living memory, and they didn't shrug & give up. So I can't either.
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Expecting people to be better to you than you were when you engaged them is exploitative as all get out and social media has perverted this bad .
It’s why the GOP is dining on “exploiting empathy”
Because even if they are odious and terrible for
It is a real thing
It’s why the GOP is dining on “exploiting empathy”
Because even if they are odious and terrible for
It is a real thing
December 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Expecting people to be better to you than you were when you engaged them is exploitative as all get out and social media has perverted this bad .
It’s why the GOP is dining on “exploiting empathy”
Because even if they are odious and terrible for
It is a real thing
It’s why the GOP is dining on “exploiting empathy”
Because even if they are odious and terrible for
It is a real thing
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Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia are probably the best *modern* animes to recommend someone who wants to get into the anime genre.
December 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia are probably the best *modern* animes to recommend someone who wants to get into the anime genre.
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@harada-tekken.bsky.social This is the most politely gathered gathering I have ever witnessed..
December 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@harada-tekken.bsky.social This is the most politely gathered gathering I have ever witnessed..
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There are Ferguson protesters, Black men mind you, that ended up dead after the fact...for "mysterious reasons".
The gall of these folks to come and talk shit when our people literally get targeted and killed for standing up for ourselves is wild. They have no clue what we have to deal with.
The gall of these folks to come and talk shit when our people literally get targeted and killed for standing up for ourselves is wild. They have no clue what we have to deal with.
December 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There are Ferguson protesters, Black men mind you, that ended up dead after the fact...for "mysterious reasons".
The gall of these folks to come and talk shit when our people literally get targeted and killed for standing up for ourselves is wild. They have no clue what we have to deal with.
The gall of these folks to come and talk shit when our people literally get targeted and killed for standing up for ourselves is wild. They have no clue what we have to deal with.
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“Ferguson” used to be a byword for the idea of radical protest in America
Now they don’t mention it anymore at all
And yes—as the last post said: the government killed all of the organizers.
Now they don’t mention it anymore at all
And yes—as the last post said: the government killed all of the organizers.
December 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Ferguson” used to be a byword for the idea of radical protest in America
Now they don’t mention it anymore at all
And yes—as the last post said: the government killed all of the organizers.
Now they don’t mention it anymore at all
And yes—as the last post said: the government killed all of the organizers.
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Momma said “stranger things” Is about a little boy with cancer
The little boy
The little boy
December 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Momma said “stranger things” Is about a little boy with cancer
The little boy
The little boy
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James baldwin literally diacussing an immortal flaw of wanna be white class of america
Its all fake
Whiteness isnt real
Hence they commit atrocities to establish it as a thing
Whiteness is unnatural and it must be conjured
Its all fake
Whiteness isnt real
Hence they commit atrocities to establish it as a thing
Whiteness is unnatural and it must be conjured
December 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
James baldwin literally diacussing an immortal flaw of wanna be white class of america
Its all fake
Whiteness isnt real
Hence they commit atrocities to establish it as a thing
Whiteness is unnatural and it must be conjured
Its all fake
Whiteness isnt real
Hence they commit atrocities to establish it as a thing
Whiteness is unnatural and it must be conjured
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Doing my annual viny fundraiser for those unhoused and hungry in the KC area. Rare/well-loved items up for sale through the Discogs website, and every dollar goes directly to area organizations. Looking for something for yourself/friend in the soundtrack/rock world? www.discogs.com/seller/riots...
Buy Vinyl Records and CDs from riotsmile at Discogs Marketplace
Check out our shop on Discogs, the biggest online music marketplace in the world, and add some gems to your collection!
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November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Doing my annual viny fundraiser for those unhoused and hungry in the KC area. Rare/well-loved items up for sale through the Discogs website, and every dollar goes directly to area organizations. Looking for something for yourself/friend in the soundtrack/rock world? www.discogs.com/seller/riots...
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It's that time of year again when "motivational gurus" flood your feeds with posts asking "What did you achieve in 2025?" and preaching "financial literacy" as the "key" to 2026. As working class folks, especially Black or Brown, this messaging can feel like salt in a wound. Please ignore it. 🧵
December 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It's that time of year again when "motivational gurus" flood your feeds with posts asking "What did you achieve in 2025?" and preaching "financial literacy" as the "key" to 2026. As working class folks, especially Black or Brown, this messaging can feel like salt in a wound. Please ignore it. 🧵
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“She didn’t start painting until she was 50”
It starts when you begin 💜
It starts when you begin 💜
The African American Museum in Dallas will open a new exhibition, “Sunday Call to Church,” celebrating the work of self-taught Louisiana painter Clementine Hunter, who depicted worship, work, and community on a former plantation in her work. www.keranews.org/arts-culture...
Experience memories of plantation-born painter in new African American Museum exhibition
The African American Museum Dallas is opening “Sunday Call to Church”, an exhibition featuring 22 works by self-taught painter Clementine Hunter. Her colorful scenes of church life, fieldwork and comm...
www.keranews.org
December 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“She didn’t start painting until she was 50”
It starts when you begin 💜
It starts when you begin 💜
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Periodic reminder:
Kiswahili = The Language
Waswahili = The People
Swahili = The Culture
Kiswahili = The Language
Waswahili = The People
Swahili = The Culture
November 26, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Periodic reminder:
Kiswahili = The Language
Waswahili = The People
Swahili = The Culture
Kiswahili = The Language
Waswahili = The People
Swahili = The Culture
“Habari gani?”
Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - As We Enter (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by NasDamianMarleyVEVO
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Habari gani?”
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This is relatable AF. Seated and inspired.
May start only posting these on IG/TT because Bsky video compression is ass.
But yeah! I want to make more things. I'm gonna make more things.
www.instagram.com/janjerome/
www.tiktok.com/@jan.ochoa
But yeah! I want to make more things. I'm gonna make more things.
www.instagram.com/janjerome/
www.tiktok.com/@jan.ochoa
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is relatable AF. Seated and inspired.