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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Today is gonna be the day that they threw the verdict back to you. By now, you should've somehow realised what you gotta do I don't believe that anybody cheated the way you do... Look at ya now... And now you're on your way to play away at Grimsby... 114 charge aren't flimsy."

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It's gonna all Chinua Achebe for Kentucky...#collegefootball #kentucky #Bama

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Starting a second channel on YT, y'all, called The Corrupt CFB Rankings Show. Look for it this week, as I explain how MY vibes are better than BIG COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S vibes.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Hey y'all, I spoke with Mitch McConnell today for about 20 minutes. He was chillin' on Crenshaw, and he told me the Celtics sucked, the Warriors were delusional, and the Clippers made him laugh, which had never happened before. But he did say he liked the...composition...of my Lakers...

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

For college football fans, Paraguay is a MAC team that you think you can beat at their place, on a Thursday, and an hour in, you just hope that you can get out with the win and not too many injuries.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We had famed entertainment lawyer Lisa E. Davis join us on The Write Shade. She talked about how Black creativity has been stolen from Black people, almost since the day we landed upon these shores. Link in the comments.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Did they tell Lalas to shut the fuck up? Cause that would be awesome.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Have you subscribed to The Write Shade yet? Interviews w/Michael Harriot, Amy Dubois Barnett, Deeshaw Philyaw, Brittney Cooper, and Kiese Laymon are now. We're less than 250 subscribers from our IMPORTANT 1000 mark. Could you stop and subscribe today? www.youtube.com/@thewriteshade

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The Write Shade is your home for Black literary culture — where stories are celebrated, craft is examined, and voices are amplified. We dive deep into the books, authors, and ideas shaping Black liter...

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

13-0 under a Socialist mayor. 0-1 under a Fascist president. I don't make the rules.

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The last 10 years in a nutshell: Nazi: I’m a Nazi! Media: Outspoken Man Touts Unconventional Ideas Nazi: No, I’m just a Nazi. Media: Meet the Dapper White Nationalist Who— Nazi: No, seriously! I’m quoting Mein Kampf! I love Hitler! Media: Why Both Sides Have an Extremist Problem.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I read that through an Ed Orgeron filter...

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Racism crafts artificial obstacles centered around malignant neglect, intentional ignorance, protecting a white mediocrity class, and killing Black people when everything else fails, via violence or health outcomes. This country has reaffirmed its commitment to racism via Trump.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

For my next think piece for The Atlantic: "Mad Dog 20/20...how America lost its way by turning toward the weak male wines of Napa, as it ditched the masculinity associated with drinking one day fermented grape juice out of a paper bag while sitting on a curb."

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Exactly. This could be a supplementary solution for Black K-12 students, a parallel track for those attending schools with reduced resources, and for those attending high-resource schools but receiving benign neglect from teachers based upon biases and racism.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Hell, I used to joke that Berkeley was the DMV of Higher Learning, and that would have worked for me back in the '80s. I got bored easily with the semester system, and needed to work during the day to stay in school. But a combo? I would have run toward that.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I skew toward the late Sir Ken Robinson, who used to talk about divergent learning, and getting rid of batch education based on date of manufacture. Perfect modularity in education reminds me of old school SRAs. The child finds the reading level, moves up levels, or skips levels after mastery.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I've seen some weird Black dudes elevated by national media, but Tyler is the weirdest. Without even seeing him, I KNOW the type of editor who hired him.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I've seen some weird Black folks propped up by national media in my day, but Tyler has to be the weirdest. Consistently.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is way outside my expertise, so please correct me if I'm off base, but the goal of perfect modularity seems to eliminate systems so that the inherent structure of the widget fits the task. I then come to education. If modern ed is a reflection of the Ind Rev, how will this transform it?

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Say goodbye to him. He ain't coming back.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

How the fuck did we let a bald guy from Santa Monica High, who skipped the beach and decided to be a fascist, lead immigration policy?

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

You are WAY smarter than me on things like this, but is this kinda the same as individual craftsmen vs the efficiency of the assembly line during the latter 19th, and the 20th century?

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

SEC fans who hate the boycott by Black football players? A football position is color blind, and a white player can play it just as much as a Black player. You're not LOSING anything, and according to your logic, white players can represent the SEC as well as a Black player. You're all good. LOL

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I remember going to a Project Alpha a couple of years ago, and listening to a couple of seniors, and thought, 'we've been underestimating these kids.' They are way more sophisticated and emotionally mature than you'd expect. It makes me mad when we think they have no agency in things that matter.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Tosh Lupoi at Cal? He was at Alabama and was one of the best recruiters in the country. If you don't think he's not taking that advantage right now...And the rest will too.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

It literally takes the SEC teams losing ONE class based on this, or a top transfer portal target, for them to put pressure on their state government.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

For all of those who believe Black college football players can't be convinced not to play in the SEC, you don't need all of them. Just get 10-20 of the ESPN 300 to SAY that they made a choice for X team instead of SEC team, and you'll have neo Confederates singing We Shall Overcome.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

@adamserwer.bsky.social I'm sorry for the public message, but could you please email me: alpha1906@gmail.com I'd like to have you on my new podcast that spotlights Black authors. I saw you on the Bulwark, and I need folks to hear you.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

If you could head over to my YouTube channel, The Write Shade, I'd appreciate it. It's a channel with interviews of Black writers and authors. I'm trying to get to 500 subs before launch later this May, so we need 231 more. Feel free to share! #Books #BlackWriters www.youtube.com/@thewriteshade

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Which has the best chance of happening: Spurs go down Arsenal wins the EPL

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

When I saw Ugarte in the lineup for United, I baked in an L.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I'm tired of this notion that flyover territory is 'REAL AMERICA'. That's the same dumb shit that got us MAGA, along with the notion that a college education is a bad thing.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I LOVED that because we'd get odd arenas like the Palestra. Or odd "Fighting Whatever" logos, and it was awesome. I miss that.

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Lawrence Ross @alpha1906.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I know my time on God's Green Earth is up if Ethel makes a comeback based on Gen Alpha discovering I Love Lucy episodes...

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