Chima Simone Benson
@chimasimone.bsky.social
Perpetual momming. Eventual writing. Respirator on. Prayers up. In my preservation of self — and family — era. Forever survivor. Never complier. (Can you do it?) I'm not gonna be able to do it! (8x)
M.A., USC Annenberg ••• 💖💚
M.A., USC Annenberg ••• 💖💚
Seems we proletariats need a class project of our own.
We’ll need some master carpenters, metalworkers, machinists who know their way around sliding and release mechanisms. Several engineers to oversee it all. A few basket weavers to fashion the wicker receptacles. And a reckoner to keep count.
We’ll need some master carpenters, metalworkers, machinists who know their way around sliding and release mechanisms. Several engineers to oversee it all. A few basket weavers to fashion the wicker receptacles. And a reckoner to keep count.
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Seems we proletariats need a class project of our own.
We’ll need some master carpenters, metalworkers, machinists who know their way around sliding and release mechanisms. Several engineers to oversee it all. A few basket weavers to fashion the wicker receptacles. And a reckoner to keep count.
We’ll need some master carpenters, metalworkers, machinists who know their way around sliding and release mechanisms. Several engineers to oversee it all. A few basket weavers to fashion the wicker receptacles. And a reckoner to keep count.
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
The Fourth Estate has been seized. The watchdog has been put to sleep. From WaPo to CBS to TikTok, there is a concerted effort by billionaires and the regime they purchased to isolate us from the world and keep us uninformed. A coordinated power grab over who gets to tell the truth.
Scary times.
Scary times.
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The Fourth Estate has been seized. The watchdog has been put to sleep. From WaPo to CBS to TikTok, there is a concerted effort by billionaires and the regime they purchased to isolate us from the world and keep us uninformed. A coordinated power grab over who gets to tell the truth.
Scary times.
Scary times.
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I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
I genuinely thought Bugs Bunny was trending because the demented one confused Bad Bunny with the cartoon rabbit.
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM
I genuinely thought Bugs Bunny was trending because the demented one confused Bad Bunny with the cartoon rabbit.
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We need communities that protect children
Kinda wild that these people are just in charge of things isn’t it
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
We need communities that protect children
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Oh hell yes
Gimme more
Gimme more
X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok
Elon Musk's X and Grok platforms are facing increased scrutiny from authorities on both sides of the channel.
www.bbc.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Oh hell yes
Gimme more
Gimme more
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“The exaggerated features and the darkened skin, she [Nekima Levy Armstrong] said, reminded her of when the bodies of enslaved people were left disfigured to deter uprisings on plantations, or during Jim Crow when racist propaganda would depict Black people as caricatures.”
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
“The exaggerated features and the darkened skin, she [Nekima Levy Armstrong] said, reminded her of when the bodies of enslaved people were left disfigured to deter uprisings on plantations, or during Jim Crow when racist propaganda would depict Black people as caricatures.”
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Lucille Clifton’s “won’t you celebrate with me” is the poem I reach for the most as I move through the world finding joy and breaking generational curses.
I remind myself that “i made it up” when I stumble building a life I’ve never seen.
28 poems for Black History Month day 1
I remind myself that “i made it up” when I stumble building a life I’ve never seen.
28 poems for Black History Month day 1
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Lucille Clifton’s “won’t you celebrate with me” is the poem I reach for the most as I move through the world finding joy and breaking generational curses.
I remind myself that “i made it up” when I stumble building a life I’ve never seen.
28 poems for Black History Month day 1
I remind myself that “i made it up” when I stumble building a life I’ve never seen.
28 poems for Black History Month day 1
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If just one celebrity was in that room wearing a KN95 it could change a lot for folks to see that, just one.
February 2, 2026 at 6:50 AM
If just one celebrity was in that room wearing a KN95 it could change a lot for folks to see that, just one.
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CBS censored Billie Eilish saying “Fuck ICE” at the Grammys. Here’s the uncensored version:
February 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
CBS censored Billie Eilish saying “Fuck ICE” at the Grammys. Here’s the uncensored version:
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So cool for 89-year-old blues legend Buddy Guy to be honored. Appearance in Sinners last year (and on the soundtrack). And just won Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album.
February 2, 2026 at 4:44 AM
So cool for 89-year-old blues legend Buddy Guy to be honored. Appearance in Sinners last year (and on the soundtrack). And just won Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Excited to see how he brings this same energy to the halftime show next Sunday.
Bad Bunny condemns ICE during his #GRAMMYs speech for Best Música Urbana Album:
“Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE out. We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we are humans and we are Americans.”
“Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE out. We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we are humans and we are Americans.”
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Excited to see how he brings this same energy to the halftime show next Sunday.
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I'm sure they're purposefully putting sick kids in there and giving them no access to medical attention to kill them. This is the eugenics nazi shit no one is willing to fathom. Can't keep paying for this. Sorry man you gotta put the brakes on everything. We can't allow our tax money to go to this
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I'm sure they're purposefully putting sick kids in there and giving them no access to medical attention to kill them. This is the eugenics nazi shit no one is willing to fathom. Can't keep paying for this. Sorry man you gotta put the brakes on everything. We can't allow our tax money to go to this
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Minneapolis, MN -
A native community event near the vigil of Alex Pretti.
A native community event near the vigil of Alex Pretti.
February 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Minneapolis, MN -
A native community event near the vigil of Alex Pretti.
A native community event near the vigil of Alex Pretti.
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Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez, they hate you also, just so you know.
You and your friends can keep trying to be “one of the good ones” and murder those fighting for our community, but they’ll never stop hating you for being brown.
You and your friends can keep trying to be “one of the good ones” and murder those fighting for our community, but they’ll never stop hating you for being brown.
February 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez, they hate you also, just so you know.
You and your friends can keep trying to be “one of the good ones” and murder those fighting for our community, but they’ll never stop hating you for being brown.
You and your friends can keep trying to be “one of the good ones” and murder those fighting for our community, but they’ll never stop hating you for being brown.
“In order to be successful, you have to
have at least a tablespoon of delusion” from the first segment of
“Inside the 68th annual Grammy Awards: Clipse & Pharrell.”
They met when Pharrell was 16 or 17. So a collab of at least 35 years. Wow.
The interview was great backstory.
I hope they win.
have at least a tablespoon of delusion” from the first segment of
“Inside the 68th annual Grammy Awards: Clipse & Pharrell.”
They met when Pharrell was 16 or 17. So a collab of at least 35 years. Wow.
The interview was great backstory.
I hope they win.
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
“In order to be successful, you have to
have at least a tablespoon of delusion” from the first segment of
“Inside the 68th annual Grammy Awards: Clipse & Pharrell.”
They met when Pharrell was 16 or 17. So a collab of at least 35 years. Wow.
The interview was great backstory.
I hope they win.
have at least a tablespoon of delusion” from the first segment of
“Inside the 68th annual Grammy Awards: Clipse & Pharrell.”
They met when Pharrell was 16 or 17. So a collab of at least 35 years. Wow.
The interview was great backstory.
I hope they win.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
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February 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Anger is mounting in Italy over ICE presence at the Winter Olympics.
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Anger is mounting in Italy over ICE presence at the Winter Olympics.
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Absolutely losing my mind over Ava, THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, quitting WWE despite them offering her a raise to keep working a pretty cushy kayfabe general manager gig and then the day after her contract ends she posts this
February 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Absolutely losing my mind over Ava, THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, quitting WWE despite them offering her a raise to keep working a pretty cushy kayfabe general manager gig and then the day after her contract ends she posts this
Too beautiful not to be a garnish. The sweet berries of this plant could also prove useful.
February 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Too beautiful not to be a garnish. The sweet berries of this plant could also prove useful.