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Shawnte McCall

@shawntem.bsky.social
1.9K followers 2.1K following 4.5K posts

Black TV/movie writer, "too good" coordinator of scripts, and man about town from the comfort of my room. That’s all I really need and a bag of Blue Funk. Traders, artists, “No Posts Yet” and “Hello”s in the DMs = instant blocks. Lurkers block me. He/Him.

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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 11h
When #Emmyssowhite began trending after white actors swept the lead and supporting acting categories during the Sept. 14 ceremony, it unearthed a reality deeper than the demand for equal acclaim: Actors of color can’t win accolades for roles that don’t exist.
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TV’s So White Again: Diversity Now Seen as “Optional”
When #Emmyssowhite began trending after white actors swept the lead and supporting acting categories during the Sept. 14 ceremony, it unearthed a reality deeper than the demand for equal acclaim: Actors of color can’t win accolades for roles that don’t exist.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
R.I.P.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m sorry, but why was I supposed to hate Digger, again?
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
They’re real. This guy was supposed to stabilize the program. Tuh!
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If those “leaked texts” ain’t fake… BUDDY.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pete Hegseth gave a speech in front of a backdrop that almost perfectly matches Nazi imagery. Meanwhile, Trump calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out,” and says the blood of our country is being poisoned. We are far past left vs right. Our choice is democracy or fascism.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Seeing an explosion of obnoxious posts from somebody you thought you muted
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Stressed Man from Black Ink Crew
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
‘Double Dare’ Debuted 40 Years Ago. Children’s TV Was Never the Same. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/a...
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‘Double Dare’ Debuted 40 Years Ago. Children’s TV Was Never the Same.
The host of the celebrated Nickelodeon children’s show reflects on the decades since slime and slop first lovingly enveloped our youth.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The staffers who assured Eric Schmitt that Jack Smith was definitely at an Atlanta Hawks have been identified
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Lenny & Squiggy Say Hello
Alt: Lenny & Squiggy Say Hello
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HERbron James 🐐 @meekayelah.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026
What does an escalator say when it stops working? … Nothing. It just stairs.
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Malia Baker's Adorable Giggle
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Phantasm: Flying Silver Sphere with Blades
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One of the movies I’m looking forward to this fall
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Nick Baumgardner @nickbaumgardner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
people can be mad at Kelvin Sheppard but Brad Holmes is responsible for the roster
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We’re so back, guys
A “Same Old Lions” meme
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good God, this defense is ass
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70sweekly.bsky.social @70sweekly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rocktober 2, 1971: Soul Train makes its debut, with guests Gladys Knight & the Pips, Eddie Kendricks, and Honey Cone. It stays on the air an astonishing 35 years.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Joe Biden Fault, amirite
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Cool
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Christ, that man has the smallest dick in existence.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
[Deep breath} When you predict Oscar nominations for a movie based on pedigree without seeing it, you are volunteering to aid in a publicity system that favors movies the campaigns for which are already well funded, and by doing so further disadvantaging films whose primary merit is their quality.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thoroughly dug both Primetime and Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
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Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is Donald TRUMP putting out a full page ad on the Cornell Rapists? No? Ask yourself why not.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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James Gandolfini: Thank You And Goodbye
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They don’t vote for these things in the booth though. If they did we’d all be in a different situation bsky.app/profile/matt...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WATCH: For over a decade, Haitians have built lives in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status. Now, as the Trump administration ends the program, Haitian-American writer @lesleysjoseph reflects on those facing the threat of being sent back. 
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Haitians Are Part of America
For over a decade, Haitians have built lives in the United States under Temporary Protected Status. Now, the Trump administration is ending the program. Hait...
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There was a very interesting moment during a group cast interview when Sinbad got pissed off and broke through with some truth. It's in the story, but if I had been a more experienced writer, I think I would have known enough to make more of it. Anyway, Different World fans, I hope you enjoy it.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I was very young. I did my best. I really liked everyone I interviewed. I haven't thought about the story since. Rereading it, I didn't cringe quite as much as I thought I would. Here's the piece. ew.com/article/1991...
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From the EW archives: The evolution of 'A Different World'
How Debbie Allen, Jasmine Guy, and Kadeem Hardison brought new life to the 'Cosby Show' spin-off
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Since A Different World has been rebooted, I'm going to share something from deep, deep in the archives at the risk of embarrassment. 35 years ago, Entertainment Weekly decided to do a cover story on the original series. They sent...me. (File that under "Normal for 1991, not for 2026.") >
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
R.I.P.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The funniest thing about the Schmitt rake stomp is that if it'd been a Dem we'd have a week of think pieces about how Dems lack of hoops literacy was alienating them from real America.
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The Old Magoo @theoldmagoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Coaches love the college plantation system.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
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Nick Baumgardner @nickbaumgardner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I grew up on Barry Sanders, broke VHS highlights rewinding them so much, etc There'll never be another 20, but I really never, ever, thought there'd be another back in Detroit -- let alone the NFL -- who even reminded me of him. Starting to be a weekly thing w/ Gibbs
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yup
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KennyMack1971 @kennymack1971.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Republicans are kicking people off Obamacare and finding ways to deny kids an opportunity to pay for college. But “both parties are the same” Man fuck y’all.
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KennyMack1971 @kennymack1971.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So now Trump is denying financial aid for students pursuing degrees that don’t “pay off” this is some sinister shit. A way to cut off college for a whole lot of young people because they won’t be able to afford it.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Questlove reminded us that this album also turns 50 today…
Album cover for Spirit by Earth Wind & Fire
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Okay, yes, I completely get the irony of me calling a later-merging driver a “dickhead fuckstick” as Love’s in Need of Love Today is playing in my car…
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Happy 50th to arguably the greatest album ever made, a record that evades the usual, tired “if you pared this down to one album it’d be a classic” criticism of double albums
Album cover for Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hope not. We need everyone on our side of the aisle to get the fuck over themselves and realize that we’re all on the same side here. Eyes on the prize. This election is too important to lose over ANY sort of purity test.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Time to mute some words Goddammit
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jgrubbs.bsky.social @jgrubbs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just a stupid, stupid, stupid football team.
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great job, Zeke Berry
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now I gotta see dumb ass shit like this
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Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well-deserved loss, Michigan football.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026
peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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