Meredith Trammell
@MerTrammell
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Mama, attorney, writer, activist; loves gardening, underdogs, books, animals, NYC, satire, theatre, & music. I'm enjoying the ride & hope to make a difference.
Tallahassee, FL
Joined July 2009
@anandmahindra MTV was not just a TV channel. It was a cultural shift. For your generation, music became something you could see, feel, and live with. Artists were no longer only singers, they became icons. Fashion, attitude, and sound all changed together. The end of MTV feels like the end of
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@anandmahindra Sad to see MTV's music channels sign off after 44 years—ending with "Video Killed the Radio Star" was poetic irony. It launched the music video era, skyrocketed stars like MJ and Nirvana, and defined pop culture. Streaming may have won, but MTV's legacy lives on. Rest in peace
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The end of MTV hits differently for Baby Boomers like me. When it launched in 1981, it changed how we heard and saw music. It shaped tastes, icons, and the sense of what was cool. I guess this deserves one last chorus by Sting of: “I want my MTV.”
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We’re $40,000,000,000,000 in Debt. Why are we building ballrooms?
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@CalltoActivism Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump. When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly, I see an evil one. Robert De Niro’s 🔥
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Wow. Here’s Robert De Niro’s full statement about how Donald Trump should NEVER be president again: “I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men. I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about
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Larry David pays tribute to his late friend and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" co-star Richard Lewis. “Richard and I were born three days apart in the same hospital and for most of my life he’s been like a brother to me. He had that rare combination of being the funniest person and also
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TLH leaders dance, sing with Minister of Funk George Clinton as they give musician key to city.
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Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey presented the icon with a key to the capital city, calling it the highest recognition the mayor can bestow, Wednesday night during a commission meeting.
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I will sorely miss my dear friend & brother Carl Weathers. You are truly one of the most wonderful human beings I have had the honor & pleasure of spending time with! I am grateful for your influence & support of all things good in my life. This is how I will always remember you.
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Trump promises to consolidate power, eradicate dissenters and enact his autocratic agenda. This playbook isn't new - it was just written in German last time.
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If watching this disturbed you, you’re on the right side of history.
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NO! Just no!! I am absolutely stunned by this. I was just with him a couple of months ago, laughing, hanging out. I am gutted. We’ve lost an absolute Light. What a wonderful, warm human being he was. #RIPCarlWeathers
Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films opposite Sylvester Stallone, died Thursday, his manager Matt Luber confirmed to Variety. He was 76. https://t.co/Va5enpGMSU
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RIP Carl. The KINDEST dude. The kinda guy who’d slow up for you in a foot race on the beach so you could feel good about yourself. Thanks for everything.
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Ellen Holly, first Black actor to land lead role in soap opera, dies at 92. https://t.co/0naXbjjwFY
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Ellen Holly, the first Black actor to land a lead role on a soap opera and lifelong advocate for Black representation in television, has died at the age of 92.
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Voter rights groups plan to appeal Florida congressional map ruling to Supreme Court.
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The Florida First District of Appeals ruled Friday the legislature is okay in approving congressional maps drawn by Governor Ron DeSantis’s office.
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Animal shelter’s longest resident adopted after waiting nearly 300 days to find forever home.
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An animal shelter in Florida says its longest resident has finally found a forever home.
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Seminoles fans react to FSU football team being left out of the College Football Playoff. https://t.co/xoByMMMXAb
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We all thought we deserved it and I think we still do,” one FSU student said. Fans express their disappointment after the College Playoff committee's announcement.
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Analysis: With expansion coming, good riddance to the 4-team playoff after unprecedented snub of FSU.
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The final version of the four-team playoff produced a truly unsatisfying outcome Sunday when unbeaten Florida State was left out because, essentially, its starting quarterback got hurt.
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