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drew xolaya costley (they/she)

@drewcostley.northsky.social
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black, trans, disabled. asst. managing editor for @veritenews.org. journalist covering new orleans. signal is drewcostley.12 AP, OneZero/Future Human, SFGate, East Bay Express, UCBSOJ, UDC and Howard alum. views are my own/reposts ≠ endorsements

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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 22/09/2026
earlier this year, I won the sigma delta chi award from the @spj-posts.bsky.social for cultural criticism for my reported essay on Trump's threats to the Smithsonian Institution. award came in the mail yesterday. it was a reminder that my work has value and impact even as some fail to recognize it.
a Black human holding a framed award from the Society of Professional Journalists
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Ain't no thing like me, except me!"
A Google "AI" overiew with information about Jimothy the raccoon but with a picture of Rocket Raccoon.
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 15/02/2026
why is this keshad johnson's wiki photo
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 14/01/2026
I sifted through state records revealed through discovery in the lawsuit ahead of a judge hearing arguments on whether to dismiss the case on Thursday. There's a spicy bit I've found so far where the AG's office warns that the law would be "unworkable in practice." veritenews.org/2026/01/14/t...
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 20/11/2025
ALERT: @veritenews.org has started a tip line for people to report ICE/CBP sightings in the greater New Orleans area ahead of the upcoming deployment of Border Patrol agents to the region. If you see an enforcement action, raid, illegal detainment, etc., please let us know!
Línea para reportar actividad de la Patrulla Fronteriza a Verite News

Imagen de un QR code por el Signal applicación 

¿Tiene información sobre las acciones de agentes de inmigración en el área de New Orleans?

Mande mensaje a veritenews.22 en el Signal app.Verite News Border Patrol Watch Tip Line

Image of a QR code for the Signal app

Do you have information about the actions of border agents in greater New Orleans? 

Message veritenews.22 on Signal.
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 12/11/2025
basketball broadcasts should show the score on the final graphic before commercials
man standing up in meeting
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 05/11/2025
i love my mama
hey Mama. did you vote today?
I voted absentee mail-in about a month ago. Yeah that's how I roll.
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 29/10/2025
Michael Jordan: I believe that players should play all 82...
guy taking his headphones off in disgust
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 30/09/2025
many people's reactions to fascists losing
the sportsmanship pass it on meme
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 14/09/2025
great gardening news: after dutiful watering and fighting off pests, I thought my first container garden was fated not to grow anything. i'd given up for the season. no water but rainwater for months. but then I saw some okra sprouting this morning!
an okra plant in dirt and a black pot with a baby okra sprout
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 15/08/2025
again
a post saying DC is a black city and that's why this is happening
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 01/08/2025
Lando is the best, man.
News story about F1 driver Lando Norris talking about how all of the competition won't matter in 200 years because we'll all be dead
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 07/07/2025
a meme of Eric Andre shooting Hannibal Burress that pokes fun at the lerner family fucking up the Washington Nationals
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 18/06/2025
I'm not aware of any way to block my homepage on Spotify from showing me bullshit like Tucker Carlson talking a bunch of dumb shit with three people who are corny enough to talk to him. this is stupid as hell.
Spotify homepage with tucker Carlson's dumbass
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 01/06/2025
a little early @yahoosports.bsky.social, don't ya think?
screenshot of an article about inside the NBA moving to espn
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 25/04/2025
the battle of the Ethiopian uncles
A matchup image of Jalen Brunson and Cade Cunningham.
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 03/04/2025
did anyone get served this over the past couple of days??? kingpin woulda been a gnarly bridezilla.
Disney plus homepage with a show card mixing up daredevil and say yes to the dress
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 17/02/2025
Introduce yourself as a Black TV Character. #BlackSkyOver30 #BlackSky #BlackSkyOver40
Telly Radford from the 90s camp sitcom Salute Your Shorts. Playing defense in a basketball game while wearing a purple shirt.
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 06/02/2025
This @espn.com story is a failure in going along with the Trump administration's bullshit, cynical and transphobic definition of civil rights in its lede.
A screenshot of a transphobic ESPN article involving University of Pennsylvania and San Jose State University.
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 24/01/2025
when @bannedmacmahon.bsky.social was talking about the midrange #nba
NBA writer Tim MacMahon's photo pasted over Sam Jackson's head in Pulp Fiction talking about his affinity and skill with feet
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 21/01/2025
in case anyone needs it, here's my daughter lulu assisting me with putting the final touches on a BRAND NEW PROJECT that Verite News is launching tomorrow #catsky
a Black trans human with a beard and curly hair pulled back into a ponytail, wearing a turquoise shirt, laying on their bed working at a laptop with a dark brown tortoiseshell cat laying over their left arm. the blanket on the bed is cerulean and the fitted sheet is white with a pattern of light blue leaves on it.
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 24/12/2024
BREAKING: After 3 or 4 years ("i don't really keep track," my mom), my mom's cat pepper finally vibes with me! this photo is from a cuddle session we just had. major development.
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 24/12/2024
this is getting into minor league basketball territory
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 20/12/2024
this person loves scrim
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 20/12/2024
earlier tonight, ribs v. humans (!!!) was a closer game than the grizz v. dubs. ribs were flagrant with their defense though. #timeouttomfoolery #halftimehijinks #nba
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 08/12/2024
1. N.E.R.D. - "in search of..." 2. daft punk - "discovery" 3. outkast - "speakerboxx/the love below" 4. kanye west - "college dropout" honorable mentions: the strokes - "is this it?" RJD2 - "since we last spoke" alicia keys - "the diary of alicia keys" linkin park - "meteora" outkast - "stankonia"
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 26/11/2024
Ball Arena staff thought it wouldn't be try hard to try to capture the spirit of Deadpool and wolverine between quarters during Knicks and nuggz #timeouttomfoolery
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 27/10/2024
crudely denounce is so fucking milquetoast in this @asssociatedpress.bsky.social headline. and crude and extreme should have been replaced or at least joined by racist and sexist rhetoric in the lede.
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 24/09/2024
Oh there's a thing called #MushroomMondays here? Can someone tell me what this one is???
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 08/09/2024
my silly ass cat Ziggy has been obsessed with my frog tank and the MFer let a couple of them loose this week leading to the death of one of them. fucked up my whole weekend. I think I figured out a way to keep her out: putting a metal grate lid over the glass lid. #catsky
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drew xolaya costley (they/she) @drewcostley.northsky.social · 30/08/2024
bbs first southern decadence about to get off to nasty start
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