Shar Jossell
@sharsaysso.bsky.social
Award-Winning Journalist• Culture Critic · Media Personality• NABJLA President• views are my own
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Spent today talking to just a few of the Black women who credit Jesse Jackson with their start in national politics. By inviting them in, he ensured they would help shape democracy for years to come. My latest on the coalition he built as part of his towering legacy: 19thnews.org/2026/02/jess...
‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics
Jackson, who died Tuesday, worked to diversify the electorate and brought Black women into Democratic politics who ascended to positions of power.
19thnews.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Spent today talking to just a few of the Black women who credit Jesse Jackson with their start in national politics. By inviting them in, he ensured they would help shape democracy for years to come. My latest on the coalition he built as part of his towering legacy: 19thnews.org/2026/02/jess...
reading this made me nauseous.
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM
reading this made me nauseous.
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On another note, the girls from ANTM are STILL gorgeous to this day
February 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM
On another note, the girls from ANTM are STILL gorgeous to this day
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The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died. He was 84.
Jesse Jackson, longtime civil rights leader and presidential candidate, has died
The civil rights leader died "peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family."
www.whatimreading.net
February 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died. He was 84.
If I say what I really want to say about the two recent acts of terror committed in canada and rhode island...
I know I have to be responsible on the internet, so I will refrain... for now.
I know I have to be responsible on the internet, so I will refrain... for now.
February 17, 2026 at 8:25 AM
If I say what I really want to say about the two recent acts of terror committed in canada and rhode island...
I know I have to be responsible on the internet, so I will refrain... for now.
I know I have to be responsible on the internet, so I will refrain... for now.
[of course LA has inclement weather and flash flood warnings the week that's one of my busiest. of. course.]
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
[of course LA has inclement weather and flash flood warnings the week that's one of my busiest. of. course.]
a time!!!
Clubhouse and Spaces on Twitter were crazy cuz people were really yelling into their phones over each other trying to get their points across at 5AM. full blown moaning competitions at 3PM in the afternoon. it was NASTY work.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
a time!!!
just got a google alert for this mess 💀😂
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
just got a google alert for this mess 💀😂
Imagine my surprise when I turned on Kelly Rowland and Method Man's new movie, #RelationshipGoals, only to learn it's inspired by Mike Todd's (yes, that Mike Todd) book of the same name. 🙄
I like the cast and performances. The "message" is falling a little flat for me, though...
I like the cast and performances. The "message" is falling a little flat for me, though...
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Imagine my surprise when I turned on Kelly Rowland and Method Man's new movie, #RelationshipGoals, only to learn it's inspired by Mike Todd's (yes, that Mike Todd) book of the same name. 🙄
I like the cast and performances. The "message" is falling a little flat for me, though...
I like the cast and performances. The "message" is falling a little flat for me, though...
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Abby Huntsman & Savannah Chrisley To Be Among Guest Co-Hosts On #TheView During Alyssa Farah Griffin’s Maternity Leave
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Abby Huntsman & Savannah Chrisley To Be Among Guest Co-Hosts On ‘The View’ During Alyssa Farah Griffin’s Maternity Leave
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Abby Huntsman are among those returning to The View as guest co-hosts when Alyssa Farah Griffin goes on maternity leave.
deadline.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Abby Huntsman & Savannah Chrisley To Be Among Guest Co-Hosts On #TheView During Alyssa Farah Griffin’s Maternity Leave
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
So, I think I'm done with entertainment/pop culture journalism, specifically (for the time being). I have my reasons. Some are more obvious than others, but I'm pivoting out.
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
So, I think I'm done with entertainment/pop culture journalism, specifically (for the time being). I have my reasons. Some are more obvious than others, but I'm pivoting out.
Project Netflix: MAGA’s Plan To Sandbag Warner Bros Deal; Streamer Called “Biggest Political & Ideology Messaging Machine In Human History”
deadline.com/2026/02/netf...
deadline.com/2026/02/netf...
Project Netflix: MAGA’s Plan To Sandbag Warner Bros Deal; Streamer Called “Biggest Political & Ideology Messaging Machine In Human History”
Ted Sarandos' testimony tomorrow in front of the Senate could see MAGA forces try to blow up the streamer's plan to buy Warner Bros
deadline.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Project Netflix: MAGA’s Plan To Sandbag Warner Bros Deal; Streamer Called “Biggest Political & Ideology Messaging Machine In Human History”
deadline.com/2026/02/netf...
deadline.com/2026/02/netf...
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The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning. n.pr/3ZhlKvr
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images
The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning.
n.pr
February 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning. n.pr/3ZhlKvr
It’s a lot going on, chile.
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM
It’s a lot going on, chile.
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Don Lemon has been released without bail, and his next court appearance is Feb. 9
January 30, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Don Lemon has been released without bail, and his next court appearance is Feb. 9
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Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
Official statement from @nabjlaofficial.bsky.social Executive Leadership regarding the arrests of #DonLemon and #GeorgiaFort
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Official statement from @nabjlaofficial.bsky.social Executive Leadership regarding the arrests of #DonLemon and #GeorgiaFort
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I am okay. Thank you for all the well wishes. We are in scary times. Please stay safe and do not let these people silence you. Onwards.
Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was punched in the face at Sundance Festival by a man who told him "Trump was going to deport" him
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I am okay. Thank you for all the well wishes. We are in scary times. Please stay safe and do not let these people silence you. Onwards.