Vanessa Jean Speckman
vanessajspeckman.bsky.social
Vanessa Jean Speckman
@vanessajspeckman.bsky.social
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“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.
September 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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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.
September 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I think SNL should have Grimes and Vivian Wilson as the hosts / musical guests. I think the cyber truck dweeb would completely crash out.
April 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This is exactly how fascism gets baked in.
NPR CEO Katherine Maher says she regrets her years-old tweets calling Trump a fascist and a deranged racist: "I regret those tweets, I wouldn't tweet them against today. They represented a time when I was reflecting on something that the president had said rather than who he is."
March 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Pull that zoot suit from the closet and make a plan to see @vanessajspeckman.bsky.social and I out in the Midwest this month!
March 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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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...
January 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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The first verse of “Omaha” a new audio short story by me and @vanessajspeckman.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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A breakdown of why California’s wildfires are getting worse.

Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/califo...
The Real Reason California’s Wildfires Are Getting Worse
“These are not natural disasters at all. These are very much man-made disasters.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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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. ⤵️
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM