Okoye's Cousin
@ddotrose.bsky.social
Openly and Excessively Black. She/Her🇯🇲🇿🇼 ✊🏿
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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Thousands of people from Bosnia and around the world gathered in Srebrenica to mark the 30th anniversary of a 1995 massacre there of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim boys and men.
Thousands gather in Srebrenica on 30th anniversary of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since WWII
The U.N. General Assembly last year adopted a resolution to commemorate the Srebrenica genocide on the July 11 anniversary.
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July 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Thousands of people from Bosnia and around the world gathered in Srebrenica to mark the 30th anniversary of a 1995 massacre there of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim boys and men.
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This is a concentration camp
July 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is a concentration camp
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i gotta stop saying ‘its okay!’ when someone does something that is not okay
May 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
i gotta stop saying ‘its okay!’ when someone does something that is not okay
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aint even been two weeks. let this be a lesson and take your PTO today!
VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.
May 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
aint even been two weeks. let this be a lesson and take your PTO today!
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Me on Independent Bookstore Day
April 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Me on Independent Bookstore Day
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Who could’ve ever foresaw except all the people who did and got arrested for doing so
A nearly 2,700-mile Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after it ruptured in North Dakota, halting the flow of millions of gallons of crude oil.
Keystone oil pipeline shutdown could quickly lead to higher gasoline prices
The nearly 2,700-mile Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after it ruptured in North Dakota, halting the flow of millions of gallons of crude oil.
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April 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Who could’ve ever foresaw except all the people who did and got arrested for doing so
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During COVID, we learned the hard way that nearly all our hospital PPE i.e. masks, gowns, gloves comes from China.
A 104% tariff could send us straight back to pandemic-level shortages or drive healthcare costs even higher.🫠
A 104% tariff could send us straight back to pandemic-level shortages or drive healthcare costs even higher.🫠
April 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
During COVID, we learned the hard way that nearly all our hospital PPE i.e. masks, gowns, gloves comes from China.
A 104% tariff could send us straight back to pandemic-level shortages or drive healthcare costs even higher.🫠
A 104% tariff could send us straight back to pandemic-level shortages or drive healthcare costs even higher.🫠
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From one day to the next, children separated from their routine and care. Parents without child care. This is cruel and irresponsible.
Head Start federal office serving Michigan shuts without notice michiganadvance.com/briefs/head-...
Head Start federal office serving Michigan shuts without notice michiganadvance.com/briefs/head-...
Head Start federal office serving Michigan shuts without notice • Michigan Advance
The abrupt closure of a regional office for the federal agency overseeing Head Start child care and early education programs in Michigan could lead to disruptions in service. The National Head Start A...
michiganadvance.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
From one day to the next, children separated from their routine and care. Parents without child care. This is cruel and irresponsible.
Head Start federal office serving Michigan shuts without notice michiganadvance.com/briefs/head-...
Head Start federal office serving Michigan shuts without notice michiganadvance.com/briefs/head-...
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Today's quick update [Mar 22]:
- RSF shelling on Abushok IDP Camp in Elfashir; 2 civilians reported killed and left others injured.
- SAF continues to make gains, taking full control of all of central Khartoum, as well as Tuti Island.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- RSF shelling on Abushok IDP Camp in Elfashir; 2 civilians reported killed and left others injured.
- SAF continues to make gains, taking full control of all of central Khartoum, as well as Tuti Island.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
March 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Today's quick update [Mar 22]:
- RSF shelling on Abushok IDP Camp in Elfashir; 2 civilians reported killed and left others injured.
- SAF continues to make gains, taking full control of all of central Khartoum, as well as Tuti Island.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- RSF shelling on Abushok IDP Camp in Elfashir; 2 civilians reported killed and left others injured.
- SAF continues to make gains, taking full control of all of central Khartoum, as well as Tuti Island.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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- Sudan Doctors Network: at least 48 ppl killed & 63 others injured in what the org called ethnically-motivated attacks by RSF in Almalha, North Darfur.
- RSF attack on Um Gineibila village, North Kordofan; homes reportedly looted & burned, residents abducted.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- RSF attack on Um Gineibila village, North Kordofan; homes reportedly looted & burned, residents abducted.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
March 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
- Sudan Doctors Network: at least 48 ppl killed & 63 others injured in what the org called ethnically-motivated attacks by RSF in Almalha, North Darfur.
- RSF attack on Um Gineibila village, North Kordofan; homes reportedly looted & burned, residents abducted.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
- RSF attack on Um Gineibila village, North Kordofan; homes reportedly looted & burned, residents abducted.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit
February 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit
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Some folks are counting on you to stay home, Ontario. Prove them wrong. Go vote.
February 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Some folks are counting on you to stay home, Ontario. Prove them wrong. Go vote.
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The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
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February 23rd of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth Who is Albert Jackson?
“The PM, John A. Macdonald, needed the Black vote to win his seat. He insisted that Jackson must be allowed to do the job for which he was hired.”
- Jacqueline L. Scott
“The PM, John A. Macdonald, needed the Black vote to win his seat. He insisted that Jackson must be allowed to do the job for which he was hired.”
- Jacqueline L. Scott
February 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
February 23rd of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth Who is Albert Jackson?
“The PM, John A. Macdonald, needed the Black vote to win his seat. He insisted that Jackson must be allowed to do the job for which he was hired.”
- Jacqueline L. Scott
“The PM, John A. Macdonald, needed the Black vote to win his seat. He insisted that Jackson must be allowed to do the job for which he was hired.”
- Jacqueline L. Scott
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Thought I wouldn’t need to post this because it would make the rounds but I’m not seeing it in the TL so here’s a #GiftLink from the only coverage I’ve seen that Joy Ann Reid has been fired by MSNBC www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/b...
MSNBC Cancels Joy Reid’s Show in Major Shake-Up (Gift Article)
Ms. Reid’s 7 p.m. program will be replaced by a panel show co-hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Thought I wouldn’t need to post this because it would make the rounds but I’m not seeing it in the TL so here’s a #GiftLink from the only coverage I’ve seen that Joy Ann Reid has been fired by MSNBC www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/b...
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#toronto's very own Squid Game.
Sunday Feb. 23.
"The City’s Warming Centres are now closed. Staff are working to refer #homlesss individuals who remain onsite to alternate spaces in the shelter system." SURE.
#urbannightmare
weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
Sunday Feb. 23.
"The City’s Warming Centres are now closed. Staff are working to refer #homlesss individuals who remain onsite to alternate spaces in the shelter system." SURE.
#urbannightmare
weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
a sign that says spoiler alert shelter saves lives on it
Alt: a bright orange and blue sign that says spoiler alert shelter saves lives on it
media.tenor.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#toronto's very own Squid Game.
Sunday Feb. 23.
"The City’s Warming Centres are now closed. Staff are working to refer #homlesss individuals who remain onsite to alternate spaces in the shelter system." SURE.
#urbannightmare
weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
Sunday Feb. 23.
"The City’s Warming Centres are now closed. Staff are working to refer #homlesss individuals who remain onsite to alternate spaces in the shelter system." SURE.
#urbannightmare
weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
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A young Palestinian man has been killed by an Israeli sniper while inspecting his agricultural land on al-Shaaf Street, east of Gaza City in the northern part of the enclave, according to the Wafa news agency.
🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️
🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️
Israel displaces 40,000 in northern West Bank as tanks deployed
Israel’s Katz says will not allow residents to return as tanks deployed to West Bank for first time since 2002.
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February 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A young Palestinian man has been killed by an Israeli sniper while inspecting his agricultural land on al-Shaaf Street, east of Gaza City in the northern part of the enclave, according to the Wafa news agency.
🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️
🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️
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Reposting our comprehensive list of FREE resources and direct services (that’s us too) that don’t call the police. Share widely!
We want to make sure that you know about -- and share -- some more safe direct help resources available on Scarleteen and elsewhere, as well as some content on our site that might now or soon be particularly relevant to you if you live in the United States. (1/9)
February 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Reposting our comprehensive list of FREE resources and direct services (that’s us too) that don’t call the police. Share widely!
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Rest In Power to Ahmaud Marquez Arbery who was killed on this day 5 years ago. ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 (May 8, 1994 – February 23, 2020)
February 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Rest In Power to Ahmaud Marquez Arbery who was killed on this day 5 years ago. ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 (May 8, 1994 – February 23, 2020)
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4 hours left! We’ve been providing inclusive and compassionate care to queer youth for over 26 years and will continue to do so for many to come! Support our #P4A2025 entry to give us a shot at a transformative funding opportunity as we celebrate queer & trans joy! scarleteen.com/P4A-2025
February 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
4 hours left! We’ve been providing inclusive and compassionate care to queer youth for over 26 years and will continue to do so for many to come! Support our #P4A2025 entry to give us a shot at a transformative funding opportunity as we celebrate queer & trans joy! scarleteen.com/P4A-2025
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This is a great time to support my comrades at @scarleteen.bsky.social with a vote for their entry in P4A! Inclusive, queer-led sex ed is critically lifesaving work and this funding would have a HUGE impact on the services they offer.
projectforawesome.com/watch?v=uDyl...
projectforawesome.com/watch?v=uDyl...
P4A PASSED $3 MILLION!🥳
February 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
This is a great time to support my comrades at @scarleteen.bsky.social with a vote for their entry in P4A! Inclusive, queer-led sex ed is critically lifesaving work and this funding would have a HUGE impact on the services they offer.
projectforawesome.com/watch?v=uDyl...
projectforawesome.com/watch?v=uDyl...
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Trayvon Martin's 30th birthday has been sitting with me. He was only 17 years old.
This place does not love us. It doesn't love Black life, and you can tell that by how it treats Black children.
This place does not love us. It doesn't love Black life, and you can tell that by how it treats Black children.
February 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Trayvon Martin's 30th birthday has been sitting with me. He was only 17 years old.
This place does not love us. It doesn't love Black life, and you can tell that by how it treats Black children.
This place does not love us. It doesn't love Black life, and you can tell that by how it treats Black children.
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Good thread on the inner workings of Toronto housing policy.
The hospital I work at always has patients we're struggling to safely discharge, purely because they have nowhere to live. And nowhere else to go.
These reforms are so desperately needed.
The hospital I work at always has patients we're struggling to safely discharge, purely because they have nowhere to live. And nowhere else to go.
These reforms are so desperately needed.
For the record, here's the map with the proposed new Avenues where more dense housing types (like mid-rise) would ultimately be permitted.
February 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Good thread on the inner workings of Toronto housing policy.
The hospital I work at always has patients we're struggling to safely discharge, purely because they have nowhere to live. And nowhere else to go.
These reforms are so desperately needed.
The hospital I work at always has patients we're struggling to safely discharge, purely because they have nowhere to live. And nowhere else to go.
These reforms are so desperately needed.
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The way this council talks about apartment dwellers is so gd dehumanizing. My building has holiday parties and summer BBQs and book clubs and movie clubs. It’s the most “in community” I’ve ever felt.
"We are the loneliest city in Canada. Why is that? Well, what kind of city will it be when most of our development in our major corridors is 50-storey towers where people don't know their neighbours?" says Councillor Lily Cheng.
February 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The way this council talks about apartment dwellers is so gd dehumanizing. My building has holiday parties and summer BBQs and book clubs and movie clubs. It’s the most “in community” I’ve ever felt.