Vanessa Jean Speckman
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hey there, benji.
4 months ago
“Charlie Kirk was a father” So was Eric Garner. So was Philando Castile, who was shot and killed in front of his daughter. Being successful at procreating does not exempt you from being a white supremacist. This isn’t hard to understand. I feel like I’m going insane.
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hey there, benji.
4 months ago
The conversation we’re not ready to have yet is that having empathy for a white supremacist is part of what upholds white supremacy. And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
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I think SNL should have Grimes and Vivian Wilson as the hosts / musical guests. I think the cyber truck dweeb would completely crash out.
9 months ago
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This is exactly how fascism gets baked in.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Micah Schnabel
10 months ago
Pull that zoot suit from the closet and make a plan to see
@vanessajspeckman.bsky.social
and I out in the Midwest this month!
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11 months ago
Come out to see us play the music! It’ll be a good time. Friday, February 21. Doors at 8:00. $12
www.ticketweb.com/event/two-co...
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Micah Schnabel
11 months ago
The first verse of “Omaha” a new audio short story by me and
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Upstate New Yorker
12 months ago
#WhiteSupremacy
: the original identity politics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
#racism
#bigotry
#maga
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Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says (Gift Article)
The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/us/tulsa-race-massacre-report.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ok4.NUOP.qbg9i7iZRU3O&smid=bs-share
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Teen Vogue
12 months ago
A breakdown of why California’s wildfires are getting worse. Read more:
www.teenvogue.com/story/califo...
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The Real Reason California’s Wildfires Are Getting Worse
“These are not natural disasters at all. These are very much man-made disasters.”
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/california-wildfires-why-happening
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Teen Vogue
12 months ago
These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
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In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/wildfire-camp-incarcerated-teens
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