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Tamara’s Tea Leaves

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A writer trying to live my best creative life with a day job.

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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 7h
How I know a show is good…I’m a little sad when it ends. #FourSeasons is delightfully entertaining.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People in Florida are dying because they can't afford care. I support Medicare for All, and training more doctors, nurses and CNAs to deliver it. Catch it early at a checkup so it never becomes an emergency. #AngieForFlorida
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan @mcclellan.house.gov · 25/09/2026
i lowkey ate with this one Applications for my 2026-2027 Youth Advisory Council are open NOW through OCTOBER 2ND!
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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
‘The Labor/The Luxury’ feels like the beginning of something new baltimorebeat.com/the-labor-th...
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‘The Labor/The Luxury’ feels like the beginning of something new
At a backyard gathering, a group of Black women and girls lay out newspapers along a table in preparation for a crab feast. (This publication’s recognizable headline font sticks out among the other…
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you are a lawyer, and want to help defend our democracy, your way for you to get involved. 
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Taking some time to admire the flowers. #bloomsky #bloomscrolling
Pink azaleas Lone red roseGreen Creeping Jenny and red flower
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Finally able to catch a pic of one of the yellow butterflies that loves this year’s patio flowers. #bloomsky #gardening #butterflies
Yellow butterfly & pink flowersYellow butterfly, pink & white flowers
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 21/09/2026
NEW — This past Saturday, steppers from all over the country traveled to the mecca to compete on one of the biggest stages for Chicago-style steppin’. Check out our photo gallery and the list of winners. thetriibe.com/2026/09/phot...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Steppers came from across the country to the mecca to claim their crown • The TRiiBE
The 35th Annual World’s Largest Steppers Competition, hosted in suburban Tinley Park, brought the Chicago dance to the main stage.
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
As if being a Falcons fan with the 3rd string quarterback week 1 isn’t bad enough, getting blown out in a division game & Fox has changed the sound to the Jets game but we’re still watching the Atl game…smh Now the 4th string qb is warming up and our best receiver is cussing on the sidelines
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @jillwine-banks.bsky.social What’s the legal remedy for Congressional Dems to prevent the bulldozing of the Kennedy Center? #Sisters #PreventDefense
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Garden pics from the Obama Presidential Center #bloomscrolling #Chicago
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
GOP Gov. Candidate Rick Jackson “Politicians have failed to make state more affordable…” but in another ad “I’ve given $ to all of them.” GOP has had control of the state legislature for 24 years…so who is responsible for the issues GA faces and who supported these candidates over the years?
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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 29/08/2026
Meet Lubiana Kepaou ❤️ voyagela.com/interview/me...
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Supreme Court is not being obtuse. They're being evil. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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The Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the Midterms
Trump’s order limiting mail-in voting is patently unconstitutional—but that didn’t stop the court from giving it the green light.
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So have they invented and auto block based on a series of parameters yet? Like following 10K with 5 posts. Bots need not apply.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
How it started How it’s going Reports of Trapped sailors getting rotten meat on the ship and trying to jump overboard reminds us of the report that Hegseth spent millions on lobster, steak, crab for him and his buddies back at home
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 08/08/2026
The 19th is growing (again)! We’re hiring for four new roles: 🟣Operations director 🟣People operations generalist 🟣Audience analytics manager 🟣Designer for visual storytelling Learn more about each position and apply here: bit.ly/4ctrHMC
The image features a purple background with bold text stating "We Are Hiring!" A paper airplane labeled "NEWS" flies across the top. The 19th logo appears in the upper left corner. Text on the right reads, "Learn more about our open positions at 19thnews.org/careers."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 29/07/2026
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Rep. Jennifer McClellan @mcclellan.house.gov · 18/07/2026
In his final words to us six years ago, John Lewis said, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we called the Beloved Community, a nation and world society at peace with itself.” While he is gone, we must carry on the torch.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 17/07/2026
fuck em up Todd
Screenshot from Mark's article about a recent ruling by Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins, reading as follows:

The Roberts court, Eddins declared, “sees only white. It refuses to acknowledge who the Equal Protection Clause was written to protect. The freed people, their descendants, and all others denied equal citizenship. It turns its back on what is in plain sight. The Fourteenth Amendment is not colorblind. It never was.” He continued:

The court calls the Constitution colorblind while engineering the dilution of Black votes, the unraveling of hard-fought civil rights remedies, and the erasure of Black history. That is not blindness. That is white sight, by design. A Constitution interpreted this way is not colorblind. It is whatever the court needs it to be. A way to advance its partisan project.
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First Touch @firsttouch.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
You can't help but feel for Cape Verde🇨🇻 Vozinha delivered one of the greatest goalkeeping performances in World Cup history, making eight saves, including a stunning stop from Lionel Messi's free kick, to keep his country dreaming🧤🔥
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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I don’t think I’ve ever been as proud of a team as I am of this Cabo Verde team. What a remarkable performance. One of the best games I’ve ever watched. I’ll never forget it.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I am at peace. Cabo Verde lifted the entire diaspora and made us proud.
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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a board-certified OBGYN and certified menopause practitioner with over 25 years of clinical experience. She says most doctors were never trained to treat menopause — and women are paying for that with their health. Here are 8 things she wants every woman to know:
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 03/07/2026
For America's 250th, I read Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” on the House floor—for the first time in history. His speech endures as a mirror & mandate for us all—to confront our inequities while fighting for an America as good as its promise.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 02/07/2026
That did not fit the definition of a red card.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Ossoff: On Wednesday of this last week he said the war was "Done." And then on Thursday another ship was struck. On Friday the president was bombing again. This is what happens when you send your son-in-law, Jared, to cosplay as a diplomat
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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Atlanta having fun at World Cup … Look at that little baby 😊🥹
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ACLU @aclu.org · 17/06/2026
BREAKING: Georgia lawmakers have taken redistricting off the table as a result of public pressure. The state will no longer consider a new, racist map that would have diluted Black voting power. This victory makes it loud and clear: Our demands are working.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I wouldn’t be where I am today without the love and support that Michelle has poured into me over the years. Her story — from her South Side roots to the White House and beyond — is a central part of the Obama Presidential Center.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I’m very excited for this! On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse. The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Who you say you are, what you say you believe, your identity as a citizen of this country, are all on the table. “Are you prepared to stand and watch as Black political representation is erased? Do you not yet understand that this is also your fight if you have any hope of living in a democracy?”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Metro Atlanta district attorneys sued to block a new Georgia law that would strip party labels from district attorney and other local races in five Democratic-leaning counties, arguing the measure is an unconstitutional attack on Black and Democratic voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia law targeting Democratic counties draws lawsuit over ‘political redlining’
The five metro Atlanta counties are among the state’s most populous and Democratic-leaning. They also have large Black populations and all have Black women serving as district attorney — a fact the la...
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
My husband and I saw Peabo last month in concert. His voice was just as warm and beautiful as it always was. He was so proud of his 8 year old son (and even laughed don’t judge me) that he allowed him his own MJ tribute session. May his family be comforted with peace and memories of him. #Peabo
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
As President, I would read 10 letters a day sent to me by ordinary Americans. At the Obama Presidential Center, we’ll have some of the letters I read — and responded to — every night. I still get emotional reading them, and it’s one of my favorite exhibits.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I interviewed Danielle Deadwyler for the print issue of @thr.com
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
READ this thread. Thank you Sen. @andykimnj.bsky.social.
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Janai Nelson @janainelson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
BREAKING: Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters Our teams have been working nonstop around the clock since the Callais decision to defend the maps in Alabama. This is a critical victory & affirmation that Black voters deserve fair maps. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...
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Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters
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Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
As you plan your summer travel itinerary, consider visiting one of the many Black-owned hotels across the United States and around the world.
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10 Black-Owned Hotels in the United States and Around the World | Black Girl Nerds
Discover 10 Black-owned hotels from Atlanta and Miami to Cape Town, highlighting luxury stays, culture, and Black hospitality excellence.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...
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The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started
Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise awareness of freed slaves who decorated soldiers' graves in 1865
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The decisions made by state supreme courts touch every part of our lives. And that’s especially important when voting rights and basic freedoms are being challenged. Today voters in Georgia can stand up for fairness and integrity by electing Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan to Georgia’s Supreme Court.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Stacey Abrams told us who this man was and yet folks capping for this man…Listen To Black Women #GeorgiaElections
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
159 countries in GA…already gerrymandered but governor signs bill that strips partisan titles from every political position except sheriffs & coroners in 5 metro Atl counties that overwhelmingly votes Democratic and has the largest black/minority populations. www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...
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Gov. Kemp signs controversial nonpartisan election bill for 5 metro Atlanta counties
Only sheriff and coroner elections are not included in the bill.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared fire hydrants, sprinklers and smoke detectors illegal. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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The GOP lit the match. The Supreme Court banned the fire department
The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Donald Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly de...
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Tamara’s Tea Leaves @teeleaves.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Stopped to admire the roses today. #bloomsky #bloomscrolling
Red knockout roses in bloom.Red knockout roses in bloom.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
It’s time. Meet in Selma. Saturday, May 16th. blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/
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All Roads Lead to the South — National Day of Action for Voting Rights
The voting rights they marched for are being stripped away right now. We're going back. Are you coming?
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Justin J. Pearson: “This new MAGA movement, it is an iteration of the Klan. It has mainstreamed racism, it has mainstreamed white supremacy, it has mainstreamed bigotry, homophobia, transphobia. It has mainstreamed all the worst of who we are as a country. This is a victory lap for white supremacy”
The Sargent at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
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