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Megan Thee Stallion continues to leave her foot on our necks and shows no signs of letting up.
If you saw your timelines on X, formerly Twitter, full of Hotties and men thirsting over Megan Thee Stallion, there is an excellent reason for that.
Along with her new album, Megan Act II, Megan Thee Stallion released the visual for her latest single, “Bigger In Texas,” an ode to her home state and city of Houston.
The visual directed by Megan and Julian Klincewicz is H-Town to the max opening with title graphics in the 1990s Pen & Pixel font.
In the second verse of the song, co-produced by Bankroll Got It, Shawn Jarrett, Truckee Street and Han Yang Kingsley Wang, Megan raps, “E’rrythang bigger in Texas, ain’t no injections, we at the pole, no elections/ B–ch, don’t come around me tryna pass out drugs, ho, I ain’t poppin’ no Teslas/ I don’t wanna take no pictures, I don’t get along with these out here b–ches/ I don’t even know this hoe, but the b–ch keep beggin’ me for attention.”
While dropping those bars and flossing her Johnny Dang grillz, Meg reminds us that her knees are still strong by dropping it extremely low and hitting us with that signature twerk while rocking green shorts, a bikini top outfit, and a matching cowboy hat.
Social Media Is Loving “Bigger In Texas”
X has been lusting over the “Hiss” rapper and celebrating her latest drop, and who can blame them? Megan is on fire.
“Megan Thee Stallion let y’all talk all that shit about her, dropped #MeganACTII & WHACKED y’all effortlessly throughout the album. She really got her lick back!” one user on X, formerly Twitter, wrote.
Others just appreciated the visual greatness.
Clutches pearls.
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GloRilla hit the gram to show off more than her moose knuckle; she had a whole baby bump, throwing social media into a tizzy.
Late last night, arguably one of Hip-Hop’s hottest acts, GloRilla, had all of her fans saying wait a damn minute when she posted a photo with a big ole baby bump.
Without any context, she shared two photos of herself standing in front of a full-length mirror, rocking a creme-colored bodysuit and holding her baby bump.
She wasn’t done “trolling” because she followed that up with more photos of her alleged “baby bump,” but this time, she was posted up, looking real happy couple-ish with BMF star Davinchi.
In the photos, the “Wanna Be” rapper is rocking the same creme-colored body suit, but this time, Davinchi is hugging her from behind with his hands on her “baby bump,” looking like a happy dad.
The timing of these photos is interesting as the Memphis, Tennessee native is currently promoting her latest project, Glorius. The photos also came after her appearance on Charlamagne Tha God’s podcast, Out of Context.
During the episode, she touched on wanting kids but not wanting to give birth herself, but through a surrogate.
“I do want to have kids but not my own kids,” Glo told The Breakfasts Club cohost. “I want to do a surrogate. I want somebody else to have my baby. I want [the baby] to have my DNA, but I want them to have it.”
She continued, “I just don’t want to actually have a baby. All my friends got kids, and they restricted a lot when they pregnant. I’m like, nah, I don’t want to go through that.”
Social Media Has Thoughts About GloRilla’s Baby Bump Photos
Of course, social media were stunned by the photos. Latto hopped up in the comment section, writing, “Gloria gone on.”
Users on X, formerly Twitter, have also been sounding off about GloRilla’s baby bump photos.
“yall crazy as hell thinking glorilla is really pregnant like not she grew 6 months in a few days,” one user on X wrote.
We got our money on all of this being a part of a music video she is shooting.
Until GloRilla reveals the truth, you can see more reactions in the gallery below.
1. LOL, sadly some honestly believe that was the case.
3. Unless she’s giving birth to Jesus
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Rudy Giuliani was ordered by a court to surrender his New York City apartment to two Georgia poll workers he defamed, and social media erupted with joy over it.
On Tuesday (October 22), Rudy Giuliani was ordered to surrender his Manhattan luxury penthouse to Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, the two Black Georgia poll workers he attacked and defamed while trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman directed that the two women also receive the apartment, valued at $5 million, along with the lawyer’s interest in $2 million, which he claims is that Trump’s presidential campaign owed him for his services in seven days. The court order also allows Freeman and Moss to sell the apartment and other items to “ensure that the liquidation of the transferred assets is accomplished quickly.”
The federal order is the latest development after Freeman and Moss won their defamation lawsuit against Giuliani, securing a judgment of $148 million. The former New York City mayor had attempted to stay the order by declaring bankruptcy. The other items listed in the order include a 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 previously owned by famed movie actress Lauren Bacall; a shirt and picture signed, respectively, by Yankees legends Joe DiMaggio and Reggie Jackson; a signed picture of Yankee Stadium; jewelry including items bestowed upon him by European dignitaries after 9/11; 26 watches including a Rolex, five Shinolas, two Bulovas, and one from Tiffany & Co. According to the Associated Press, Giuliani had requested to keep one of the watches because it was a family heirloom but Judge Liman denied it, stating that he could’ve filed an exemption to prove if it was under $1,000 but failed to do so.
Judge Liman did exclude Giuliani’s three New York Yankees World Series rings and his Florida condominium, noting that they were tied up in other litigation. In a statement, Giuliani’s lawyers Kenneth Caruso and David Labkowski said, “Stay tuned. When the judgment is reversed in the Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., these Plaintiffs will be required to return all this property to Mr. Giuliani. We repeat, stay tuned.” The news was greeted with joy for Freeman and Moss’ win and also filled with jokes over the predicament of Giuliani. “That’s what you get when you love up on Trump. Elon next!,” wrote user Joseph Balogun in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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Fans of Jelly Roll, don’t go looking for the musician on X. He’s done with Elon Musk’s social media platform.
It’s no secret that ever since Elon Musk reluctantly purchased Twitter and changed the name to X, it has become a one-stop for toxicity, racism, MAGA nonsense, and all the Cheech and Chong gummies ads you can muster.
There was a time when it was still called Twitter, and it was a place where you could show off your wit and engage with your favorite musicians. One of those musicians, Jelly Roll, officially threw up his hands and quit the app.
The 39-year-old artist slammed the social media platform over the weekend, calling it “toxic.”
Per The Huff Post:
“This is for sure the most toxic negative app to exist ever — PERIOD. lol,” Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, posted on Sunday.
He added, “This place is different man, I always heard it was the Wild West on here but man it’s insane. It’s a safe place for everyone to say mean shit to each other with no consequences.”
He wrapped up his post with, “I’m out lol.”
The account, which he activated in 2009, has amassed over 300,000 followers and is still active. He has dropped two posts, his most recent one two hours ago.
Maybe he means he won’t be as active as he once was on X. Jelly Roll has been very open about his issues with social media, speaking with Variety about his break from it after he cyberbullied about his weight.
His wife, podcaster Bunnie XO, discussed her husband’s break from social media in an episode of her podcast.
Take all the time you need Jelly Roll. Protect your mental health.
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A town hall crowd was left stunned as Donald Trump stopped taking questions, opting to sway and dance to music instead.
On Monday night (October 14), former President Donald Trump was on stage at his town hall in the suburban Philadelphia town of Oaks, Pennsylvania when someone in the audience passed out due to the heat in the venue. As they were being attended to, Trump directed a staffer to play “Ave Maria” as he began to answer questions with South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem. But that was halted as someone else passed out. At that point, Trump said: “Let’s not do any more questions. Let’s just listen to music. Let’s make it into a music ——. Who the hell wants to hear questions, right?”
Trump then began just to stand and sway to the music being played, with audience members approving at first with their phones out, recording him. According to USA Today, he cracked a couple of jokes about the lack of cool air in the building while assuring the crowd those who passed out were okay. “Would anybody else like to faint?”, he asked. A few minutes later, Trump said: Personally, I enjoy this – we lose weight, you know? … We can do this, lose four or five pounds, it’s okay with me.” Rufus Wainwright’s “Hallelujah,” Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares To You” and James Brown’s “It’s A Man’s World” played as some filed out. As his usual closing song, the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” began to play, Trump appeared confused that the crowd was still present. “There’s nobody leaving,” he said. “What’s going on?” Noem looked on awkwardly as a staffer came on stage with a sheet of paper. After a bit of conversation, Trump waved, pumped his fist and walked off stage to “Memory” from the Cats musical. The entire scene lasted 39 minutes.
The situation shocked many observers online who managed to watch the town hall. Some commented on how Trump appears to be in a distinct cognitive decline. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, actor Jon Cryer wrote: “After his Coachella rally ended in a fiasco, now his Pennsylvania town hall has gone off the rails. What is happening to the Trump campaign?” Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris shared a post capturing the moment on X, writing: “Hope he’s okay.”
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A recent New York Times article critical of Donald Trump’s mental acuity got the hosts of Fox and Friends irate.
The hosts of Fox And Friends weren’t pleased with the New York Times on their Monday episode (October 7), particularly due to a published article about former president Donald Trump and his diminished mental faculties being more apparent in his public appearances. Host Brian Kilmeade was angered, and attacked Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ interviews with Howard Stern, the Call Her Daddy podcast, and other non-traditional media outlets. He then attacked the vice president over a recent campaign rally speech: “Her prompter stopped on Friday and she kept repeating the same 32 days four or five times.”
Kilmeade then attacked the Times article: “Yet the front page of the “New York Times” last night — and maybe it’s today’s that just broke last night — is Donald Trump mentally okay? He just spoke for an hour and 45 minutes in front of sixty to a hundred thousand people. He does three interviews a day, he is going to do a whole bunch, he’s doing WABC this morning, he’s going to do a whole bunch of interviews all week. And they’re like, is Donald Trump okay, why doesn’t he do a cognitive exam?’ The hosts would ultimately concede that Harris was in a better position because of her 60 Minutes interview, as Trump & his team declined to do a similar one.
The article, written by Peter Baker and Dylan Freedman, goes into great detail about Trump’s gaffes in the last few months with one damning paragraph providing distinct data showing how his speeches have changed: “Similarly, he uses 32 percent more negative words than positive words now, compared with 21 percent in 2016, which can be another indicator of cognitive change. And he uses swearwords 69 percent more often than he did when he first ran, a trend that could reflect what experts call disinhibition.” Social media users who got wind of the comments from Kilmeade mocked him and his fellow hosts.
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Kamala Harris’ appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast struck a major chord with those on social media as her presidential campaign heats up.
With the presidential election less than 30 days away, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has embarked on a strategy of sitting for interviews with non-traditional media outlets. Some analysts and observers have criticized the vice president for engaging in what they deem “softball” interviews and avoiding legacy media. Her latest interview was on the Call Her Daddy podcast, hosted by Alex Cooper, and it generated several key highlights as well as some inspired responses from those on social media who had a chance to tune in.
The episode featuring Vice President Harris was devoid of raunchy humor and bold talk on subjects such as sexuality which has been part of the show’s appeal. Cooper asked some pertinent questions during the interview, which aired on Sunday (October 6) related to critical comments about Harris. One of those focused on Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders knocking Harris during a town hall in Flint, Michigan, saying that while her three children keep her “humble”, she feels “Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble.” Harris spoke with warmth about her life with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, and being a stepmother. “This is not the 1950s anymore,” Harris said. “Families come in all kinds of forms.” She would add, “I don’t think she understands that there are a whole lot of women out here who, one, are not aspiring to be humble. Two, a whole lot of women out here who have a lot of love in their life, family in their life, and children in their life.”
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Some social media users did express their disappointment with Cooper, wondering why she didn’t press her about the devastation by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina and when she planned to interview Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. In the prelude to the episode, Cooper explained her reasons for interviewing Harris and revealed that Trump did not respond to her invitation to come on the show.
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Many more online lauded Cooper for landing such a prestigious interview and getting some insightful answers. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, a user named TVMoJoe wrote: “I learned far more about her in 45 minutes than in any of the interviews she’s done with mainstream outlets. The reason: the questions were designed to get answers vs. play gotcha.”
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A fight between a Black vendor and white vendors at a rally for Donald Trump in Michigan caught the attention of social media, who chalked it up to the tone of the event.
On Thursday (October 3), the crowd waiting to hear former president Donald Trump outside of a venue in Saginaw, Michigan waiting to hear former president Donald Trump wound up being bystanders to a brawl between a Black vendor and white vendors selling memorabilia. The incident took place at 10:20 A.M. at the Ryder Center for Health and Physical Education at Saginaw Valley State University. It was captured on video by Anna Liz Nichols, a reporter for the Michigan Advance, who shared it in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
According to reports, the fight stemmed from a verbal argument and led to the Black vendor being pummeled while he was on the ground by the two white vendors as the crowd of 1,000 rally attendees looked on. It was confirmed by the Associated Press that the fight involved only vendors and no one else from the crowd. “The Trump campaign reports that all of the individuals involved in the altercation were vendors, none were attendees and all were ejected from the premises,” a spokesperson for the campaign team said in a statement via text message.
The incident caught the attention of several people on social media, some of whom initially thought that it was a fight between supporters of the former president. It didn’t go unnoticed by some who noted how the Black vendor wound up not faring too well in the fight, with some commenting that he shouldn’t have even been present. The rally in Saginaw is another event critical for the Trump campaign in a battleground state as early voting for the November presidential elections has begun. Ohio Senator JD Vance held two rallies in Marne and Auburn Hills the day before, and Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to hold a rally in Flint on Friday (October 4).
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Spill, the Black-owned alternative to Elon Musk’s floundering platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has a big backer in Kerry Washington.
Tech Crunch reports that actress Kerry Washington is now an investor in the Black-owned social media platform Spill. The news comes as the platform celebrates its second year in existence.
Spill is the brainchild of Alphonzo Terrell, a former global head of editorial at Twitter who was laid off by the company following Musk’s reluctant acquisition of the platform, which he stupidly rebranded as X.
When Spill was created, he raised a $2 million seed extension and grew the app’s user base to around 200,000. One of those users was Emmy-Award-winning actress Kerry Washington.
Washington’s presence on Spill was very loud. She hosted Tea Parties, the platform’s name for live video conversations, and actively engaged in discussions with other users, encouraging people to vote.
Speaking with Tech Crunch, Terrell spoke about Washington’s presence on the platform.
“She’s incredibly accessible and knowledgeable, especially around these topics, and is not scared in any way, shape, or form about really engaging with people directly,” Terrell told the website. “I think it really does represent the kind of environment we want to cultivate on Spill … We’re all human here, too. Let’s connect.”
Washington, who is no stranger to making investments, added, “In a digital world where marginalized groups, especially Black, Brown, and LGBTQIA folks, rarely feel prioritized, Spill stands out. I’m proud to be part of this community as both a user and an investor.”
Spill Is Offering A New Space For Black & Brown Users To Be Creative On Social Media
Since Musk took over Twitter, users, specifically Black users, have sought a new platform to express their creativity. Spill, BlueSky, and Instagram Threads were among those options.
Spill has made significant strides in keeping people engaged on the platform. One reason is that it has found success in that area thanks to launching a live multiplayer Spades game.
We hope Spill continues to make a splash in the social media space.
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JD Vance was confronted with his past labeling of Donald Trump as “America’s Hitler” in the vice presidential debate and on social media.
On Tuesday (October 1), the vice presidential debate between GOP Ohio Senator JD Vance and Democratic Governor Tim Walz occurred with some notable moments – including when the moderators confronted Vance with his past remarks about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Those remarks included a private message he wrote to a friend in 2016: “I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical a—hole like Nixon who wouldn’t be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he’s America’s Hitler,” the message said, continuing: “How’s that for discouraging?” Vance addressed the comment, saying: “I’ve been open about the fact that I was wrong about Donald Trump,” Vance said. “I was wrong, first of all, because I believed some of the media stories that turned out to be dishonest fabrications of his record.”
The remarks were made when Vance was enjoying his success as the author of Hillbilly Elegy, his memoir about his impoverished beginnings in the Appalachia region. Vance, a Yale University graduate, had more liberal perspectives which influenced his views of the former president. Since getting into politics, he has become decidedly more conservative as a supporter of Trump, leading to his being selected ahead of other candidates such as Florida congressman Byron Donalds.Donald Trump Jr. was reminded of that during an interview with CNN’s Kaitlin Collins as he was blasting the media for creating an atmosphere that led to the failed assassination attempts on his father. “The media has radicalized the people that are trying to kill my father. When someone allows people to have a platform to call someone literally Hitler, it creates it,” Trump Jr. began, with Collins interjecting: “JD Vance once likened your father to Hitler.”
The remark, and Vance’s brushing it aside, was not lost on those who watched the debate on social media. Many called out the moderators for trying to equate Walz’s missteps in the debate with Vance making that remark. Political strategist Rachel Bitcofer summed up the frustration some had in a post on X, formerly Twitter: “Not sure how you avoid asking a man if he still thinks his running mate is America’s Hitler.”
Check out the responses concerning “America’s Hitler” below.