Em Benson
@emjeanbenson.bsky.social
Sanctimonious pseudointellectual with a passion for decolonization, restoration ecology, and radical inclusivity.
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Working-class hero Lina Khan is getting axed. If you somehow don't know her, look up her record as head of the FTC. This is a massive loss for the US.
I'm not surprised, just disappointed.
I'm not surprised, just disappointed.
December 12, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Working-class hero Lina Khan is getting axed. If you somehow don't know her, look up her record as head of the FTC. This is a massive loss for the US.
I'm not surprised, just disappointed.
I'm not surprised, just disappointed.
I've heard people want to repeal the 19th Amendment, but I've never actually met someone who feels that way... until today. It's WILD out here.
December 12, 2024 at 5:38 AM
I've heard people want to repeal the 19th Amendment, but I've never actually met someone who feels that way... until today. It's WILD out here.
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This is illegal!
Trump posted to Truth Social, “Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals. GET READY TO ROCK!!!”
Trump posted to Truth Social, “Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals. GET READY TO ROCK!!!”
December 12, 2024 at 12:09 AM
This is illegal!
Trump posted to Truth Social, “Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals. GET READY TO ROCK!!!”
Trump posted to Truth Social, “Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals. GET READY TO ROCK!!!”
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What is going on with these Minority Report-ass pre-pardons?
December 6, 2024 at 11:00 PM
What is going on with these Minority Report-ass pre-pardons?
If you ask me, without using gender-affirming practices and tools like makeup, hair dye, shapewear, razors, weight training, and gendered clothes, #cis folks would all appear a lot more #androgynous.
December 6, 2024 at 11:13 PM
If you ask me, without using gender-affirming practices and tools like makeup, hair dye, shapewear, razors, weight training, and gendered clothes, #cis folks would all appear a lot more #androgynous.
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Reactive abuse happens when someone keeps pushing you until you act out of character. Then, they shame you for your reaction. If you hold a match to a candle, sooner or later. It will start to burn.
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December 4, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Reactive abuse happens when someone keeps pushing you until you act out of character. Then, they shame you for your reaction. If you hold a match to a candle, sooner or later. It will start to burn.
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When you see the word #classic in reference to eurocentric #fashion, #architecture, or #food, think #colonial
The two words are interchangeable... but one is more honest.
The two words are interchangeable... but one is more honest.
December 5, 2024 at 1:10 AM
When you see the word #classic in reference to eurocentric #fashion, #architecture, or #food, think #colonial
The two words are interchangeable... but one is more honest.
The two words are interchangeable... but one is more honest.
All oppression is connected; all bigotry is related. All victories are hollow until all humans are free.
#transrightsarehumanrights #bipoclivesmatter #genderbasedviolenceiscolonialaf
#transrightsarehumanrights #bipoclivesmatter #genderbasedviolenceiscolonialaf
December 4, 2024 at 5:35 AM
All oppression is connected; all bigotry is related. All victories are hollow until all humans are free.
#transrightsarehumanrights #bipoclivesmatter #genderbasedviolenceiscolonialaf
#transrightsarehumanrights #bipoclivesmatter #genderbasedviolenceiscolonialaf
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I was radicalized by children's books, #disney movies, and my kindergarten teacher. They told me that kindness, compassion, inclusivity, and integrity mattered above all else. And I've never seen any logical reason to shift that perspective.
December 2, 2024 at 7:33 PM
I was radicalized by children's books, #disney movies, and my kindergarten teacher. They told me that kindness, compassion, inclusivity, and integrity mattered above all else. And I've never seen any logical reason to shift that perspective.
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There are no bad feelings!
Yes, some feel bad in the moment. Yes, some are challenging, some are motivating. Yes, some may drive us to act in ways that we don't want to act.
All feelings are important, all feelings deserve to be recognized, validated, respected, processed.
Yes, some feel bad in the moment. Yes, some are challenging, some are motivating. Yes, some may drive us to act in ways that we don't want to act.
All feelings are important, all feelings deserve to be recognized, validated, respected, processed.
December 2, 2024 at 7:16 PM
There are no bad feelings!
Yes, some feel bad in the moment. Yes, some are challenging, some are motivating. Yes, some may drive us to act in ways that we don't want to act.
All feelings are important, all feelings deserve to be recognized, validated, respected, processed.
Yes, some feel bad in the moment. Yes, some are challenging, some are motivating. Yes, some may drive us to act in ways that we don't want to act.
All feelings are important, all feelings deserve to be recognized, validated, respected, processed.
A reminder that the "Love Languages" theory was invented by a racist, xenophobic bigot seeking to persuade his wife to engage in more "acts of service."
#lovelanguages
#lovelanguages
December 2, 2024 at 2:52 AM
A reminder that the "Love Languages" theory was invented by a racist, xenophobic bigot seeking to persuade his wife to engage in more "acts of service."
#lovelanguages
#lovelanguages
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have proposed a strategy that would allow companies to bypass environmental regulations by having the government simply choose not to enforce its own rules. They suggest that a potential Trump administration could “immediately pause the enforcement” 1/3
November 29, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have proposed a strategy that would allow companies to bypass environmental regulations by having the government simply choose not to enforce its own rules. They suggest that a potential Trump administration could “immediately pause the enforcement” 1/3
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Walmart has removed the term transgender from all searchable items. Trans doesn’t pull up either. I searched pink blue flag to see anything at all. Searching trans brought up a Pride section. Also removed DEI
November 30, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Walmart has removed the term transgender from all searchable items. Trans doesn’t pull up either. I searched pink blue flag to see anything at all. Searching trans brought up a Pride section. Also removed DEI
November 29, 2024 at 6:27 AM
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I miss when ‘sticking it to the man’ didn’t mean sticking it to science, history, and basic empathy.
November 27, 2024 at 8:23 PM
I miss when ‘sticking it to the man’ didn’t mean sticking it to science, history, and basic empathy.
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Throwback to the March for Science—an inspiring day standing up for facts, progress, and the importance of evidence-based policy. #MarchForScience #ScienceMatters
November 27, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Throwback to the March for Science—an inspiring day standing up for facts, progress, and the importance of evidence-based policy. #MarchForScience #ScienceMatters
Can we please stop with the gaslighting narrative that Native Peoples were all warlike and fighting en masse over territory before the impact of European conquest of the Americas?
November 27, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Can we please stop with the gaslighting narrative that Native Peoples were all warlike and fighting en masse over territory before the impact of European conquest of the Americas?
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There's something quite sobering about the fact that 95% of all stars that will ever be born ... have already been born.
(I learned this from @astrokatie.com)
(I learned this from @astrokatie.com)
November 26, 2024 at 1:32 PM
There's something quite sobering about the fact that 95% of all stars that will ever be born ... have already been born.
(I learned this from @astrokatie.com)
(I learned this from @astrokatie.com)