Sereita N. Cobbs
@sereita.bsky.social
Southern manners w/ Northern sensibilities. Member of the Talented 92%.
Currently a real-life (& less sinister) Michael Clayton.
Classic TV enthusiast & sports fan.
HU✊🏽+ USC✌🏾
she/her
Currently a real-life (& less sinister) Michael Clayton.
Classic TV enthusiast & sports fan.
HU✊🏽+ USC✌🏾
she/her
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The New York Times can’t stop doing puff pieces on fascists.
She’s Young, Trump-Friendly, and Has a White House Press Pass
Natalie Winters, a protégée of Stephen Bannon, belongs to a newly high-profile contingent of West Wing reporters.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The New York Times can’t stop doing puff pieces on fascists.
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More on the cowards at the WHCA from @vulture: www.vulture.com/article/ambe...
Amber Ruffin No Longer Hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The fundraiser will not have a comedic act this year.
www.vulture.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
More on the cowards at the WHCA from @vulture: www.vulture.com/article/ambe...
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And no, for the 150th time—150-year-olds are not getting Social Security benefits. www.wired.com/story/elon-m... #ElonMusk #FoxNews
No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There’s a much simpler explanation.
www.wired.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
And no, for the 150th time—150-year-olds are not getting Social Security benefits. www.wired.com/story/elon-m... #ElonMusk #FoxNews
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Bottom line is fewer than 5% of undergraduate students are Black at Univ. of Michigan, a public school in a state that is more than 14% Black and has a pernicious history of racial discrimination, especially in housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/e...
University of Michigan to Scuttle Its Flagship D.E.I. Program
Michigan, once at the forefront of school diversity efforts, is rapidly changing course amid campus pushback and broad scrutiny by the Trump administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Bottom line is fewer than 5% of undergraduate students are Black at Univ. of Michigan, a public school in a state that is more than 14% Black and has a pernicious history of racial discrimination, especially in housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/e...
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I can’t compete with this
March 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I can’t compete with this
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AOC: Fox News and the right-wing would have you believe that these American values are something out of The Communist Manifesto. But let me tell you Fox News, I don’t believe in healthcare, labor, and human rights because I’m a Marxist.. I believe it because I was a waitress.
March 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
AOC: Fox News and the right-wing would have you believe that these American values are something out of The Communist Manifesto. But let me tell you Fox News, I don’t believe in healthcare, labor, and human rights because I’m a Marxist.. I believe it because I was a waitress.
The time of year when I have to figure out if I still have TruTV.
a woman is sitting on a couch holding a remote control and the word bether is on the bottom right
ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch holding a remote control and the word bether is on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The time of year when I have to figure out if I still have TruTV.
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March 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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A new type of vaccine based on mRNA technology is seen by many as a potential breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
We sat down with oncologist Lennard Lee to discuss why he hopes these vaccines will prove to be the “silver lining of the pandemic.”
We sat down with oncologist Lennard Lee to discuss why he hopes these vaccines will prove to be the “silver lining of the pandemic.”
Covid Vaccines Have Paved the Way for Cancer Vaccines
The mRNA technology behind coronavirus vaccines is now being used to create bespoke vaccines for cancer patients.
wrd.cm
March 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A new type of vaccine based on mRNA technology is seen by many as a potential breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
We sat down with oncologist Lennard Lee to discuss why he hopes these vaccines will prove to be the “silver lining of the pandemic.”
We sat down with oncologist Lennard Lee to discuss why he hopes these vaccines will prove to be the “silver lining of the pandemic.”
Each WCBB number one seed when they don't see UConn in their side of the bracket.
a woman in a blue shirt and necklace is covering her mouth with her hands
ALT: a woman in a blue shirt and necklace is covering her mouth with her hands
media.tenor.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Each WCBB number one seed when they don't see UConn in their side of the bracket.
Unless you are from Atlantic City.
Winner gets to decide once and for all how to pronounce "kansas."
March 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Unless you are from Atlantic City.
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"A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the United States, even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers." (1/3)
Brown University Professor and Doctor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the United States, even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers." (1/3)
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It is honestly wild to me that Republicans cooked up a bill that would prohibit D.C. from spending more than $1 billion of its own budget, devastating our city services out of pure spite, *and Senate Democrats might actually vote for it.* Utterly appalling. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
House spending bill would lead to $1B in D.C. cuts. Here’s what that means.
The bill, also known as a continuing resolution, now moves to the Senate, where D.C. officials hope Democrats will help them defeat the measure.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It is honestly wild to me that Republicans cooked up a bill that would prohibit D.C. from spending more than $1 billion of its own budget, devastating our city services out of pure spite, *and Senate Democrats might actually vote for it.* Utterly appalling. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
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Scoop: ~33% of NWS offices no longer have sufficient staffing to safely keep 24/7 operations.
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump layoffs have hollowed out key weather monitoring staff amid storm season
The National Weather Service has lost about 10% of its staff, hitting offices prone to severe weather hardest
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Scoop: ~33% of NWS offices no longer have sufficient staffing to safely keep 24/7 operations.
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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And in case you missed this one from earlier in the week, here's how much some DOGE staffers make: six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
And in case you missed this one from earlier in the week, here's how much some DOGE staffers make: six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
The Age of Idiocy.
At least 146 measles cases have been identified in West Texas so far, including 20 hospitalizations and one death.
Texas Official Warns Against ‘Measles Parties’ Amid Growing Outbreak
At least 146 measles cases have been identified in West Texas so far, including 20 hospitalizations and one death.
buff.ly
March 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Age of Idiocy.
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers who worked at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. were given 15-minute time slots to gather their belongings and were escorted out of the building by federal officers on Thursday.
February 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers who worked at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. were given 15-minute time slots to gather their belongings and were escorted out of the building by federal officers on Thursday.
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Here's the best thing I ever read about Gene Hackman, by @rbuas.bsky.social at @flaminghydra.com
flaminghydra.com/gene-hackman...
flaminghydra.com/gene-hackman...
Gene Hackman Has a Pie
by John Saward
A recent photo of Gene Hackman was going around last month. He’s exiting a Speedway in New Mexico, in an outfit you might describe as, “your dad coming to jump your car in the middle o...
flaminghydra.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Here's the best thing I ever read about Gene Hackman, by @rbuas.bsky.social at @flaminghydra.com
flaminghydra.com/gene-hackman...
flaminghydra.com/gene-hackman...
I totally didn’t have this on my bingo card. Now, I’m contemplating whether I need a tractor in my New York City apartment. ✊🏽
"John Deere investors voted overwhelmingly against a resolution aimed at its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on Wednesday, continuing a pattern of shareholder distaste for anti-DEI measures despite Republican political pressure on executives."
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/...
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/...
John Deere investors firmly reject anti-DEI resolutions at annual meeting
Investors at John Deere's annual meeting reject anti-DEI resolutions despite company distancing itself from diversity measures
www.desmoinesregister.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I totally didn’t have this on my bingo card. Now, I’m contemplating whether I need a tractor in my New York City apartment. ✊🏽
Heartbreaking to lose the legendary Roberta Flack—Howard University's own. A true icon and one of my mother’s absolute favorites. Her voice and legacy will live on forever.
Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88
With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Heartbreaking to lose the legendary Roberta Flack—Howard University's own. A true icon and one of my mother’s absolute favorites. Her voice and legacy will live on forever.
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How it started. How it’s going.
February 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
How it started. How it’s going.