Lawrence Everett Forbes
@bohemiandork.com
Black queer writer, painter, caregiver, and Lambda Literary Fellow. As seen in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Salon, WIRED, and Wheel of Fortune. | Clips, paintings, and miscellany can be found at bohemiandork.com. 🇺🇸🇻🇨🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🩼♿️
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Lawrence Everett Forbes
@bohemiandork.com
· Nov 14
Are You Mad? (2021)
5’ x 4’
Acrylic and gel medium on canvas
5’ x 4’
Acrylic and gel medium on canvas
Didn't make 1,000 tonight. Was only 300 words in before I ran headlong into another research wall, so I'm going to spend the rest of my writing time looking shit up, I guess. Love that for me. 🙄
Misery Work
ALT: Misery Work
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October 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Didn't make 1,000 tonight. Was only 300 words in before I ran headlong into another research wall, so I'm going to spend the rest of my writing time looking shit up, I guess. Love that for me. 🙄
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“I think what they’re really concerned about is that left politics *will* resonate — and you’ll have progressives and democratic socialists in office demanding that the Democratic Party leadership actually do something.”
The Democrats’ “Woke” Panic and the Left’s Response
The victory of left-wing candidates in Democratic primary elections shows that voters want a different path. But party leaders don’t.
hammerandhope.org
October 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“I think what they’re really concerned about is that left politics *will* resonate — and you’ll have progressives and democratic socialists in office demanding that the Democratic Party leadership actually do something.”
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They're absolutely vile
The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.
October 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
They're absolutely vile
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In case you have not seen this 👇
What can I do to make sure my vote is counted?! Plenty! From checking (and rechecking) your registration, to signing up to be a poll monitor or to cure ballots, there is so much we can do. Print out an "Election 101" zine for yourself and a few friends!
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October 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
In case you have not seen this 👇
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Did you know that a blinking light at the top of the Capitol Records Tower spells out
H O L L Y W O O D
in Morse code?
Leila Morse - Samuel Morse’s granddaughter - flipped the beacon switch for the first time in 1956 and its done so every night since the building was erected.
H O L L Y W O O D
in Morse code?
Leila Morse - Samuel Morse’s granddaughter - flipped the beacon switch for the first time in 1956 and its done so every night since the building was erected.
October 6, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Did you know that a blinking light at the top of the Capitol Records Tower spells out
H O L L Y W O O D
in Morse code?
Leila Morse - Samuel Morse’s granddaughter - flipped the beacon switch for the first time in 1956 and its done so every night since the building was erected.
H O L L Y W O O D
in Morse code?
Leila Morse - Samuel Morse’s granddaughter - flipped the beacon switch for the first time in 1956 and its done so every night since the building was erected.
At it again with 1,012 words!
Mighty Mouse Super Raton Flying
ALT: Mighty Mouse Super Raton Flying
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October 6, 2026 at 10:56 PM
At it again with 1,012 words!
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My grandfather was and remains my hero. He was many things — an activist, a father, a member of The 761st Tank Battalion (The Black Panthers). My role model. He went from picking cotton to having a freeway shutdown for his funeral procession.
Activist who fought to integrate HISD dies at 81
Onesephor Peter Broussard, a civil rights maverick who tirelessly fought to integrate the...
www.chron.com
October 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
My grandfather was and remains my hero. He was many things — an activist, a father, a member of The 761st Tank Battalion (The Black Panthers). My role model. He went from picking cotton to having a freeway shutdown for his funeral procession.
This autumnal chill has triggered my hibernation instincts. Baba wants to sleep!
October 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This autumnal chill has triggered my hibernation instincts. Baba wants to sleep!
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#OnThisDay 1917
Birth of legendary jazz trumpeter & bandleader Sammy Lowe. Renowned for his arranging work with Erskine Hawkins, his studio tracking sessions set early swing standards for crisp brass attack, tight horn balance & natural acoustic room depth.
#SammyLowe #MusicSky #Jazz #JazzSky
Birth of legendary jazz trumpeter & bandleader Sammy Lowe. Renowned for his arranging work with Erskine Hawkins, his studio tracking sessions set early swing standards for crisp brass attack, tight horn balance & natural acoustic room depth.
#SammyLowe #MusicSky #Jazz #JazzSky
October 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
#OnThisDay 1917
Birth of legendary jazz trumpeter & bandleader Sammy Lowe. Renowned for his arranging work with Erskine Hawkins, his studio tracking sessions set early swing standards for crisp brass attack, tight horn balance & natural acoustic room depth.
#SammyLowe #MusicSky #Jazz #JazzSky
Birth of legendary jazz trumpeter & bandleader Sammy Lowe. Renowned for his arranging work with Erskine Hawkins, his studio tracking sessions set early swing standards for crisp brass attack, tight horn balance & natural acoustic room depth.
#SammyLowe #MusicSky #Jazz #JazzSky
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Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
October 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
The absolute f#cking truth about cities and familial failure. 👇🏾
October 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The absolute f#cking truth about cities and familial failure. 👇🏾
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October is LGBTQ+ History Month! 🌈 Need help choosing what to read this month? Here's a small selection to start with! #lgbtqhistorymonth
October 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
October is LGBTQ+ History Month! 🌈 Need help choosing what to read this month? Here's a small selection to start with! #lgbtqhistorymonth
A 1,000 words later, a bitch is back, Baby!
Old Spice Guy's Confident Yes Nod
ALT: Old Spice Guy's Confident Yes Nod
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October 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A 1,000 words later, a bitch is back, Baby!
I did one good thing today: I voted by mail! 💪🏾
October 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I did one good thing today: I voted by mail! 💪🏾
I did a bad, bad thing: I was supposed to be fasting for a radiology appointment and...ate four steamed pork dumplings—which were good, but...maowr!
Cartoon Cat Says 'For Shame' and Hides
ALT: Cartoon Cat Says 'For Shame' and Hides
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October 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I did a bad, bad thing: I was supposed to be fasting for a radiology appointment and...ate four steamed pork dumplings—which were good, but...maowr!
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I feel like more people should be talking about this part
October 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I feel like more people should be talking about this part
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#OnThisDay 1923
Birth of legendary jazz trumpeter & composer Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis collaborator, Jon Addington. His studio tracking sessions set lasting audiophile standards for sharp brass attack, fluid bebop phrasing & natural room acoustics.
#EddieLockjawDavis #Jazd #JazzSky #MusicSky
Birth of legendary jazz trumpeter & composer Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis collaborator, Jon Addington. His studio tracking sessions set lasting audiophile standards for sharp brass attack, fluid bebop phrasing & natural room acoustics.
#EddieLockjawDavis #Jazd #JazzSky #MusicSky
October 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
#OnThisDay 1923
Birth of legendary jazz trumpeter & composer Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis collaborator, Jon Addington. His studio tracking sessions set lasting audiophile standards for sharp brass attack, fluid bebop phrasing & natural room acoustics.
#EddieLockjawDavis #Jazd #JazzSky #MusicSky
Birth of legendary jazz trumpeter & composer Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis collaborator, Jon Addington. His studio tracking sessions set lasting audiophile standards for sharp brass attack, fluid bebop phrasing & natural room acoustics.
#EddieLockjawDavis #Jazd #JazzSky #MusicSky
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“If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves... We should, therefore, protest openly everything... that smacks of discrimination or slander.”
— Mary McLeod Bethune
— Mary McLeod Bethune
July 29, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves... We should, therefore, protest openly everything... that smacks of discrimination or slander.”
— Mary McLeod Bethune
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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Headlines like “Has Woke Gone Too Far” or “Has ‘Me Too’ Gone Too Far” are a tell that those movements are just starting to take off. They are terrified of Black ethos breaking containment and so everything they can to shut down momentum.
They say they hate “woke,” but they really hate Black people, and any meaningful lingo we produce to critique and challenge white supremacy
October 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Headlines like “Has Woke Gone Too Far” or “Has ‘Me Too’ Gone Too Far” are a tell that those movements are just starting to take off. They are terrified of Black ethos breaking containment and so everything they can to shut down momentum.
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As long as he’s aiming his invective at concepts associated with Black people he’s perfectly fine, once he strayed from anti-Black racism the mainstream press began to notice his bigotry.
A GOP schism over the Texas candidate Bo French’s social-media post reveals the limits of the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
The Mainstreaming of Anti-Indian Bigotry
A Republican schism over a social-media post by a Texas politician revealed that the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy has its limits.
bit.ly
October 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
As long as he’s aiming his invective at concepts associated with Black people he’s perfectly fine, once he strayed from anti-Black racism the mainstream press began to notice his bigotry.
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A racialised person will always be seen as a threat to the hegemony of whiteness.
October 4, 2026 at 2:38 AM
A racialised person will always be seen as a threat to the hegemony of whiteness.
I think the muscle relaxer I took is finally catching up with me. (Help!)
October 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I think the muscle relaxer I took is finally catching up with me. (Help!)