torrie
@tswizzy.blacksky.app
Official Torrie Shepard fan page 💩🥰🤡🤎views are mine and not my employer, duh. 🥴 Black woman | she/her/hers
A little gifty gift if you’re feeling generous 🤭 https://www.myregistry.com/giftlist/tswizzygiftgift
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torrie
@tswizzy.blacksky.app
· Dec 29
“How could I have thought that I could speak truth to power and not be punished.” —bell hooks, “Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life”
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NEW: A Georgia railroad owned by a descendant of an enslaver is using eminent domain to take land owned by descendants of the enslaved. If you want to understand how slavery still shapes power today, start here: capitalbnews.org/georgia-rail...
Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years
Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.
capitalbnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 6:54 PM
NEW: A Georgia railroad owned by a descendant of an enslaver is using eminent domain to take land owned by descendants of the enslaved. If you want to understand how slavery still shapes power today, start here: capitalbnews.org/georgia-rail...
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One of the things that personally drives me crazy in the U.S. is how youth sports/athletic activities went from a part of the public good (municipal leagues and fields! rec centers! public parks!) to a privatized, expensive, highly competitive, highly structured pursuit for wealthy kids’ résumés
NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE
then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results"
and i was like.
oh!
then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results"
and i was like.
oh!
February 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
One of the things that personally drives me crazy in the U.S. is how youth sports/athletic activities went from a part of the public good (municipal leagues and fields! rec centers! public parks!) to a privatized, expensive, highly competitive, highly structured pursuit for wealthy kids’ résumés
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Please share.
February 19, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Please share.
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Everybody should not have children. if you can see your child sick & near the brink of death and your response is "I still wouldn't have done what I needed to save them" do you care more about your ideal than your child
IN FOCUS | Mom of 7-year-old hospitalized with brain swelling from measles: ‘I still wouldn’t have given my son the vaccine’
Mom whose 7-year-old has brain swelling from measles still wouldn’t vaccinate
EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication from the virus that causes swelling and inflammation in the brain
trib.al
February 19, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Everybody should not have children. if you can see your child sick & near the brink of death and your response is "I still wouldn't have done what I needed to save them" do you care more about your ideal than your child
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Me when I arrive at ATmosphere:
February 19, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Me when I arrive at ATmosphere:
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And…you don’t have to prove it to anyone especially those online
February 19, 2026 at 6:13 PM
And…you don’t have to prove it to anyone especially those online
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Sweet potatoes transforms itself into a lot of things very well, but fries is not one of them.
Yall are just pretending to like sweet potato fries. I feel it in my bones
February 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Sweet potatoes transforms itself into a lot of things very well, but fries is not one of them.
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Codename: KND because I always wanted to join their squad as a kid. #5 was my favorite character. Shout out to Cree Summer for voicing #5 🙌🏾
February 19, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Codename: KND because I always wanted to join their squad as a kid. #5 was my favorite character. Shout out to Cree Summer for voicing #5 🙌🏾
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I was asked a question that has plagued Muslims for decades…Ramadan Mubarak y’all
February 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I was asked a question that has plagued Muslims for decades…Ramadan Mubarak y’all
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GREAT CONTENT
meatier = 🥩🥩
meteor = ☄️
meteor = ☄️
February 19, 2026 at 9:33 PM
GREAT CONTENT
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"And I'm proud to be an American/Where at least I know I'm free"
a man in Oklahoma was speaking out against a data center in his community. He went a few seconds over time and the city had him arrested for trespassing
Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long
An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.
www.404media.co
February 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM
"And I'm proud to be an American/Where at least I know I'm free"
Lol the last one knew it was niggas though! 😭
February 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Lol the last one knew it was niggas though! 😭
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I’m so glad to be home omg
February 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I’m so glad to be home omg
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YouTube so desperate to get everybody to sign up for YouTube Premium. Ain’t enough companies in the world for all these damn ads.
February 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
YouTube so desperate to get everybody to sign up for YouTube Premium. Ain’t enough companies in the world for all these damn ads.
Need a sign that says “if you don’t know how to merge just say that”. Cause being upset you’re not in the second to left lane when you have to turn right TWO LIGHTS DOWN is outta hand 😟
February 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Need a sign that says “if you don’t know how to merge just say that”. Cause being upset you’re not in the second to left lane when you have to turn right TWO LIGHTS DOWN is outta hand 😟
This is the CUTEST design for the cosmetic bag! And it’s already sold out 🥹
February 19, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This is the CUTEST design for the cosmetic bag! And it’s already sold out 🥹
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to a black woman business
Give your tithes and offerings
February 19, 2026 at 12:12 PM
to a black woman business
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The Paradox became the first all-Black band to top Billboard's Alternative chart
Punk Rock Band Makes History With First-Ever No. 1 Hit
For the culture.
parade.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The Paradox became the first all-Black band to top Billboard's Alternative chart
Getting juked by a hummer
Walking away safely and the person that hit me is rich 🤭
Walking away safely and the person that hit me is rich 🤭
a woman is making a funny face while looking at the camera .
Alt: a woman is making a disgusted face that changes to surprise. Then she shakes her head
media.tenor.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Getting juked by a hummer
Walking away safely and the person that hit me is rich 🤭
Walking away safely and the person that hit me is rich 🤭
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Fascist pedophiles aren’t welcome here.
Trump muses about sending troops into Georgia: "Atlanta. Atlanta. We could take care of Atlanta. I'll tell you what, you oughta get them to call me. We could take care of Atlanta so fast. They don't want to call. Don't forget -- we move people out."
February 19, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Fascist pedophiles aren’t welcome here.
My coworker’s sister suddenly passed last week and they need assistance with the funeral costs. No amount is too small! 🤎
Donate to Honoring Michelle Tyler’s Legacy of Love, organized by preston jones
It is with heavy hearts that we share the sudden passing of my beloved siste… preston jones needs your support for Honoring Michelle Tyler’s Legacy of Love
sms.gf.me
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
My coworker’s sister suddenly passed last week and they need assistance with the funeral costs. No amount is too small! 🤎
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Queen had a point when they made “Fat Bottomed Girls”
it’s bc fat asses make the world a better place.
Anytime I ask a woman what she’s working on in the gym
February 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Queen had a point when they made “Fat Bottomed Girls”
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Good morning to Black women and Black gays and theys
February 18, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Good morning to Black women and Black gays and theys
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looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social:
Rent Board Resignation Clears Path for Mamdani Rent Freeze Promise
The new mayor is now able to appoint a majority to the Rent Guidelines Board, giving him the numbers for a signature campaign promise.
www.thecity.nyc
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social: