Christopher 'Smokeyandyouknowthis' Chik, MFA
@g1mpy.bsky.social
He/him. I write things. I read things. Sometimes, it rains. #disabledrights activist. #autistic SNHU MFA '14 #Romanistan #TeamGracie
PFP alt text: my headshot from the back with a 1961 style LA Angels cap on backwards.
PFP alt text: my headshot from the back with a 1961 style LA Angels cap on backwards.
Pinned
I'm Romani.
My family came here ~1911 fleeing this kind of sh*t.
The dream of a place that would finally be safe for us didn't even last til the third generation born here.
My family came here ~1911 fleeing this kind of sh*t.
The dream of a place that would finally be safe for us didn't even last til the third generation born here.
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Stop your doomscrolling and paws for cuteness 😍✨
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Stop your doomscrolling and paws for cuteness 😍✨
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I watched Bad Bunny deliver the most American halftime show I have ever seen. Then I came home and watched it again. And I am not okay. In the best possible way.
He sang every single word in Spanish. Every. Single. Word.
He sang every single word in Spanish. Every. Single. Word.
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I watched Bad Bunny deliver the most American halftime show I have ever seen. Then I came home and watched it again. And I am not okay. In the best possible way.
He sang every single word in Spanish. Every. Single. Word.
He sang every single word in Spanish. Every. Single. Word.
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Look what arrived today, or at least the ebook did. This is the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to medieval women’s writing globally,focusing on the thousand-year period between 500-1500. Entries on about 250 women writers plus longer thematic essays. You’re welcome.
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Look what arrived today, or at least the ebook did. This is the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to medieval women’s writing globally,focusing on the thousand-year period between 500-1500. Entries on about 250 women writers plus longer thematic essays. You’re welcome.
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We’re still hoping to get our reading challenge winners some prizes. Give a few coins or share! #booksky #readersky
www.donorschoose.org/project/read...
www.donorschoose.org/project/read...
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
We’re still hoping to get our reading challenge winners some prizes. Give a few coins or share! #booksky #readersky
www.donorschoose.org/project/read...
www.donorschoose.org/project/read...
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This is devastating. I grew up about 10 blocks from the Medgar Evers Home, in Jackson Mississippi.
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This is devastating. I grew up about 10 blocks from the Medgar Evers Home, in Jackson Mississippi.
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“There is no doubt comments about Kirk involved what courts deem a matter of public concern . . . It’s highly unlikely a university could show those remarks were so disruptive as to justify firings.” — Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Berkeley Law dean and 1st Amendment scholar www.latimes.com/california/s...
February 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
“There is no doubt comments about Kirk involved what courts deem a matter of public concern . . . It’s highly unlikely a university could show those remarks were so disruptive as to justify firings.” — Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Berkeley Law dean and 1st Amendment scholar www.latimes.com/california/s...
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A good read. And a link to help Jay out below the article.
“His social media activity shows a strident, polemical voice on racism and systemic injustice.”
@latimes.com
@latimes.com
UCLA fires a DEI leader over Charlie Kirk comments. Did his speech go too far?
Former UCLA DEI director Johnathan Perkins, who was fired over his posts after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, said he is plans to sue the university.
www.latimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A good read. And a link to help Jay out below the article.
I ever make it w/music?
This the only mfer I trust to interview me.
This the only mfer I trust to interview me.
February 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I ever make it w/music?
This the only mfer I trust to interview me.
This the only mfer I trust to interview me.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Golly! Goodness, me!
🎶🎶
🎶🎶
February 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Golly! Goodness, me!
🎶🎶
🎶🎶
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February 3, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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You can’t position yourself in threads on #BlackHistoryMonth as an ally claiming to be interested and supportive for clout. Then spend the other 11 months vote suppressing the Democratic Party that Black women are the base of. We only have civil rights because of the party.
snoopy is giving a speech in front of a microphone while sitting at a desk .
ALT: snoopy is giving a speech in front of a microphone while sitting at a desk .
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
You can’t position yourself in threads on #BlackHistoryMonth as an ally claiming to be interested and supportive for clout. Then spend the other 11 months vote suppressing the Democratic Party that Black women are the base of. We only have civil rights because of the party.
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The LA Times writer covering my illegal termination from UCLA texted me late last night:
“Wait, you’re not related to John M. Perkins are you?”
This happens often. Hopefully he includes mention of my family’s legacy of civil rights activism.
👀👀
“Wait, you’re not related to John M. Perkins are you?”
This happens often. Hopefully he includes mention of my family’s legacy of civil rights activism.
👀👀
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The LA Times writer covering my illegal termination from UCLA texted me late last night:
“Wait, you’re not related to John M. Perkins are you?”
This happens often. Hopefully he includes mention of my family’s legacy of civil rights activism.
👀👀
“Wait, you’re not related to John M. Perkins are you?”
This happens often. Hopefully he includes mention of my family’s legacy of civil rights activism.
👀👀
Facts.
Signal. Mirror. Shoulder.
Get back in your lanes, gadže.
Signal. Mirror. Shoulder.
Get back in your lanes, gadže.
Stay out of Black people’s business.
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Facts.
Signal. Mirror. Shoulder.
Get back in your lanes, gadže.
Signal. Mirror. Shoulder.
Get back in your lanes, gadže.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth ✊🏽💜
Hi y'all! My name's Alyssia! I’m a demi-sexual mixed black artist whose dream is to work in the animation industry someday! 💜
Always support black artists/creators! ✊🏽💜
#blackartist | #lyssiesart
💜 Kofi: ko-fi.com/cartoonistgal
💜 Portfolio: alyssia-dennis.carrd.co
Hi y'all! My name's Alyssia! I’m a demi-sexual mixed black artist whose dream is to work in the animation industry someday! 💜
Always support black artists/creators! ✊🏽💜
#blackartist | #lyssiesart
💜 Kofi: ko-fi.com/cartoonistgal
💜 Portfolio: alyssia-dennis.carrd.co
February 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth ✊🏽💜
Hi y'all! My name's Alyssia! I’m a demi-sexual mixed black artist whose dream is to work in the animation industry someday! 💜
Always support black artists/creators! ✊🏽💜
#blackartist | #lyssiesart
💜 Kofi: ko-fi.com/cartoonistgal
💜 Portfolio: alyssia-dennis.carrd.co
Hi y'all! My name's Alyssia! I’m a demi-sexual mixed black artist whose dream is to work in the animation industry someday! 💜
Always support black artists/creators! ✊🏽💜
#blackartist | #lyssiesart
💜 Kofi: ko-fi.com/cartoonistgal
💜 Portfolio: alyssia-dennis.carrd.co
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Here’s South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, absolutely hammered on live TV—just completely obliterated.
Enjoy 😊
Enjoy 😊
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Here’s South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, absolutely hammered on live TV—just completely obliterated.
Enjoy 😊
Enjoy 😊
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If every person who betrayed their country to fight for the Confederacy had been jailed or executed, our nation would not be in the mess it is today. 🇺🇸
February 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
If every person who betrayed their country to fight for the Confederacy had been jailed or executed, our nation would not be in the mess it is today. 🇺🇸
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Please help
February 1, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Please help
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If I happen to get kidnapped by I.C.E. or otherwise arrested, rest assured, I have a plan in place for pet care for my 2 dogs and 2 cats
February 1, 2026 at 9:51 PM
If I happen to get kidnapped by I.C.E. or otherwise arrested, rest assured, I have a plan in place for pet care for my 2 dogs and 2 cats
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White people need to remember that non-white people
experience worse versions of every problem you folks face—
—AND are forced to deal with racism, on top of that.
Regardless of socioeconomic status, white folks have it good, compared to everyone else who isn’t white.
experience worse versions of every problem you folks face—
—AND are forced to deal with racism, on top of that.
Regardless of socioeconomic status, white folks have it good, compared to everyone else who isn’t white.
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
White people need to remember that non-white people
experience worse versions of every problem you folks face—
—AND are forced to deal with racism, on top of that.
Regardless of socioeconomic status, white folks have it good, compared to everyone else who isn’t white.
experience worse versions of every problem you folks face—
—AND are forced to deal with racism, on top of that.
Regardless of socioeconomic status, white folks have it good, compared to everyone else who isn’t white.
One of the main reasons I picked up a guitar or had 9000 fx pedals for it?
This guy.
Also made me a smarter human and showed me insights into things my teenage ass wouldn't have had any clue to read about.
This guy.
Also made me a smarter human and showed me insights into things my teenage ass wouldn't have had any clue to read about.
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 AM
One of the main reasons I picked up a guitar or had 9000 fx pedals for it?
This guy.
Also made me a smarter human and showed me insights into things my teenage ass wouldn't have had any clue to read about.
This guy.
Also made me a smarter human and showed me insights into things my teenage ass wouldn't have had any clue to read about.
My one homie told me any game I wanna play with him he has, he'll buy me when its on sale.
Damn.
That's dope af.
Got me in my feels.
Damn.
That's dope af.
Got me in my feels.
January 31, 2026 at 5:24 AM
My one homie told me any game I wanna play with him he has, he'll buy me when its on sale.
Damn.
That's dope af.
Got me in my feels.
Damn.
That's dope af.
Got me in my feels.
If my back could stop being a prick for like 2 days in a row, I'd be so happy I'd do a dance that lands me right back here in pain town.
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 AM
If my back could stop being a prick for like 2 days in a row, I'd be so happy I'd do a dance that lands me right back here in pain town.