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 ••• 💖💚
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
Come and play
Everything's A-okay
Friendly neighbors here
It’s where we skeet
but seriously, why is Elmo still on that hellsite built by and for bigots?
Everything's A-okay
Friendly neighbors here
It’s where we skeet
but seriously, why is Elmo still on that hellsite built by and for bigots?
February 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Come and play
Everything's A-okay
Friendly neighbors here
It’s where we skeet
but seriously, why is Elmo still on that hellsite built by and for bigots?
Everything's A-okay
Friendly neighbors here
It’s where we skeet
but seriously, why is Elmo still on that hellsite built by and for bigots?
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Relatedly, if you’re an academic and someone challenges doing scholarship at the intersection of pop-culture as “unscholarly” or “less important,” you can tell them to fuck off into the sun.
The intersection of pop-culture is where we LIVE.
The intersection of pop-culture is where we LIVE.
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Relatedly, if you’re an academic and someone challenges doing scholarship at the intersection of pop-culture as “unscholarly” or “less important,” you can tell them to fuck off into the sun.
The intersection of pop-culture is where we LIVE.
The intersection of pop-culture is where we LIVE.
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Sunny beat me to the very next statement I was going to make.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
Okay so a thing I LOVED about that is how, whereas so many halftime shows kind of elevate the star above the other dancers/extras—often literally—that was like the exact opposite, he was *with and among* the people around him
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Sunny beat me to the very next statement I was going to make.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
Stopped watching the game after Bad Bunny, but I knew we won because I heard the pop, boom, crackles of fireworks.
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Stopped watching the game after Bad Bunny, but I knew we won because I heard the pop, boom, crackles of fireworks.
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Well, the Patriots literally allow their jets to be used for ICE deportations.
I can't explain it but the Seahawks are the anti-facist team.
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Well, the Patriots literally allow their jets to be used for ICE deportations.
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In conclusion, letting tech obsessed racists run the world robs us of creativity.
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
In conclusion, letting tech obsessed racists run the world robs us of creativity.
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
“suspected”
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
“suspected”
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It absolutely tracks that these people would be the ones to bring in measles
D.C. health officials are contacting people possibly exposed to measles at the March for Life in January, as confirmed cases rise nationwide. n.pr/4r5Njny
March for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC Health warns
D.C. health officials are contacting people possibly exposed to measles at the March for Life in January, as confirmed cases rise nationwide.
n.pr
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM
It absolutely tracks that these people would be the ones to bring in measles
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heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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What can you do with a history degree?
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
What can you do with a history degree?
Ricky Martin didn’t need that Dunkin’ de-aging tech. 54 looks great on him!
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Ricky Martin didn’t need that Dunkin’ de-aging tech. 54 looks great on him!
I’ll be watching again. My eyes were glued to the screen, yet I missed much.
My takeaways from Bad Bunny nobody asked for
1. the inclusion of afro-Latinidad
2. the use of kids AS kids. they weren't doing much but vibing (said positively).
3. I think there are a lot of easter eggs that require repeat viewing
4. everyone looked like they were having so much fun
1. the inclusion of afro-Latinidad
2. the use of kids AS kids. they weren't doing much but vibing (said positively).
3. I think there are a lot of easter eggs that require repeat viewing
4. everyone looked like they were having so much fun
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I’ll be watching again. My eyes were glued to the screen, yet I missed much.
Yes.
When he gave the Grammy to that young boy who made everyone think of Liam…even if that wasn’t actually Liam, it was just the perfect way of cutting through all the bullshit.
Every kid impacted by this administration’s cruelty is another Liam.
Every kid impacted by this administration’s cruelty is another Liam.
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Yes.
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Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷
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“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
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This is the most beautiful, elaborate, culturally significant set I’ve ever seen at the Super Bowl.
Whoever designed this should be paid a million dollars. #SuperBowl #BadBunny
Whoever designed this should be paid a million dollars. #SuperBowl #BadBunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This is the most beautiful, elaborate, culturally significant set I’ve ever seen at the Super Bowl.
Whoever designed this should be paid a million dollars. #SuperBowl #BadBunny
Whoever designed this should be paid a million dollars. #SuperBowl #BadBunny
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This song is about gentrification and overtourism. Ricky was singing about how Bad Bunny doesn't want what happened to Hawaii to take place in Puerto Rico.
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
This song is about gentrification and overtourism. Ricky was singing about how Bad Bunny doesn't want what happened to Hawaii to take place in Puerto Rico.