Every exec after reading my dark comedy pilot that’s based on my wild ass family trauma: “Wow, this is a fantastic script! But also… hoe, is you good????”
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Quick reminder that #DEI initiatives were not put in place to ensure lower-qualified minorities could get hired instead of more highly-qualified white people, it was put in place to ensure lower-qualified white people were not hired instead of more highly-qualified minorities.
Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
Some good news: California’s power plants burned 40% less fossil fuel for electricity last year compared to 2023, with battery storage doubled.
“Every major renewable—geothermal, hydro, wind, solar in particular, even offshore wind—is lower cost than fossil fuels”
grist.org/energy/calif...
And this season bring all about Mo’s struggles with the immigration process and getting asylum status? Hauntingly timely
This season of MO on Netflix is excellent. So so good. Love the 🇵🇸 storytelling that Mo and Ramy are doing. And through comedy? *chef’s kiss*
Studies have shown that audiences build more empathy w/fictional characters than they do with real people. Film and TV are so important.
transition has been mostly DIY and community-organized since forever. when you're ready, figure out what you can offer and what you need. talk in real life, use signal, get creative, don't get caught. they can't break us in a way that matters!!!! I love you.
You never needed government approval to be trans. This won't stop us either.
Pritzker: "Let me assure you, the state of Illinois will fight this unlawful order with everything we have."
He then repeats a line he first used in his public comments following the election last November: "If you come for my people, you come through me." #twill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans.
Don Cheadle appearing on Saturday Night Live in 2019. He is about to introduce the musical guest. The stage is behind him, audience members behind him have their backs to him. He is looking into the camera. He’s wearing a baseball cap of some kind and a dark shirt with the phrase PROTECT TRANS KIDS in white letters across his chest.
If you’re a federal employee, you should know this is a lie. Congress hasn’t appropriated these monies and so it’s literally not there to be spent. Also, federal agencies are limited by law to a max $25K payout in the case of restructuring.
You deserve it all!!! I’m honored to be a very small part of your journey ❤️
2024 was WILD and it all started with a shout out from @kyrajones.bsky.social that landed me on Velvet Pulp from @ashlazer.bsky.social and the folks at the Stunt List, which then lead to Joey partnering with them and marketing my pilot TITS UP to my (now) rep at Heroes and Villains. ⚡️
It should prob be remembered that “birthright citizenship” was the product of the abolitionist mvt, which understood that no person of color would be safe from deportation or bondage if their citizenship could be questioned or taken away
This *might* be the year I finally try doing standup. The hoes been begging for years, and I’m tired of waiting for Hollywood to decide niggas can be funny onscreen again. You gon get these jokes, damn it!!
This is VERY important for anyone you know affected by the Los Angeles fires who is currently raising funds on GoFundMe:
FEMA does not cover expenses already paid for by other sources. So be careful with how you word your fundraisers—this has affected people who survived other natural disasters.
My wife and I are floored by the level of support from our community after these fires. We are going to be OK.
If you want to support those affected by the wildfires in Altadena, please signal boost these displaced families and donate if you can:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Yes I’m good! I’m home with the air purifier running and a double cheeseburger, fries, and ice cream in my belly. Thanks for checking in!
For folks with school age kids affected by the Eaton Fire
When the bubble pops, and it will, you’re not just looking at a few Johnny-come-lately companies shuttering. This is a load-bearing delusion. The entire tech industry is fucked because they all bought in, every VC firm bought in, investors have everything in it. They need to make you like it.
As some people return to the structures spared from Los Angeles wildfires, experts warn that they should be careful of the air inside and especially cautious when cleaning up.
A fun thing you can do is pop onto Zillow, look at all rentals in a random chunk of the greater LA area, sort by recently changed, then check every price increase to see if it was more than 10%. If there's no obvious changes (didn't go from unfurnished to furnished) then report it for price gouging.
Price gouging (increase of more than 10%) during a natural disaster is ILLEGAL in California. If you see a shitty real estate listing, REPORT IT.
www.kqed.org/news/1202130...
That’s very kind of you! I’m about to head back to LA in the morning, so I’m okay. But thank you!
Extorting people in need is evil