Vanna Maples
@vannamaples.bsky.social
Aggrieved Culture Worker, Struggle Bus Artist, Evil Empire Hater: https://dystopiandispatch.substack.com/
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there are those in this world with only evil in their soul
April 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
there are those in this world with only evil in their soul
There's a way to prevent him from running another term
Trump announces that he's 'not joking' about running for a third term.
He says 'there are methods' to do so, like JD Vance running for office and then passing the role to Trump.
He says 'there are methods' to do so, like JD Vance running for office and then passing the role to Trump.
March 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
There's a way to prevent him from running another term
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If liberals would accept that well-adjusted people have a negative response to watching parents hold the incinerated remains of their children every day for more than a year, while libs scold us to vote for the party funding the massacre, they might stand a chance of approaching relevance
If leftists would accept that well-adjusted people have a negative response to getting cussed out by strangers they might be able to normalize winning elections
March 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If liberals would accept that well-adjusted people have a negative response to watching parents hold the incinerated remains of their children every day for more than a year, while libs scold us to vote for the party funding the massacre, they might stand a chance of approaching relevance
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everyone needs to understand this
We do not have a free country in this moment. When they can nab someone off the street because they don't like what they say, they can nab anyone.
March 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
everyone needs to understand this
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Out yesterday; the LARB, featuring my short story THE TRAGEDY BROTHERHOOD
Headed to AWP tomorrow? We'll see you there! Stop by Booth T1036 to pick up a copy of our new LARB Quarterly (fresh from the printer!), peruse our new hats, totes, and freebies, learn about our workshops, or just chat with LARB staff—we'll be there all day, every day.
March 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Out yesterday; the LARB, featuring my short story THE TRAGEDY BROTHERHOOD
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They are intentionally targeting people subjected to specific categories that liberals see as expendable or undeserving of full citizenship. This is a test of solidarity and people are flunking
There is no way to fight back that doesn’t challenge ideas like ‘terrorist,’ ‘gang member,’ and ‘criminal.’
March 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
They are intentionally targeting people subjected to specific categories that liberals see as expendable or undeserving of full citizenship. This is a test of solidarity and people are flunking
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I don't think it's a good reaction but I genuinely don't think Obama should speak up, what could he say that's useful in this moment? All he's ever done is try to quell dissent and lord knows we need some of that rn
am i losing my mind or is this an insane reaction at someone asking the most popular former president to stop making netflix movies and to instead do something to counter incoming fascism
March 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I don't think it's a good reaction but I genuinely don't think Obama should speak up, what could he say that's useful in this moment? All he's ever done is try to quell dissent and lord knows we need some of that rn
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we believe we are special and we simply are not
People are unwilling to believe this country could actually fall apart. They've been unwilling for the last 10 years. And it's that unwillingness that may well kill us in the end.
March 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
we believe we are special and we simply are not
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Please watch this and make sure you are prepared for this level of Gestapo invasion of privacy.
March 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Please watch this and make sure you are prepared for this level of Gestapo invasion of privacy.
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they used to sell this backflipping dog toy out the front of the toy store at the mall for like $15 in 1996 youtu.be/7PCCvOcSCqQ?...
March 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
they used to sell this backflipping dog toy out the front of the toy store at the mall for like $15 in 1996 youtu.be/7PCCvOcSCqQ?...
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The fucking Atlantic man
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The fucking Atlantic man
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Every time I wrote about my home state, readers would just be like "F-- Texas, throw the state away", not realizing that what I was trying to do was show them what was going to happen nationwide.
That money is king, that people, yes, are cowards, and that "rules" are made to suit the powerful.
That money is king, that people, yes, are cowards, and that "rules" are made to suit the powerful.
Yes! I grew up in TX and distinctly remember, when researching my thesis on Italian fascism in the early 2000s, seeing common threads in TX GOP politics. I’ve been in disbelief about how slow people have been to see what is happening for what it is.
March 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every time I wrote about my home state, readers would just be like "F-- Texas, throw the state away", not realizing that what I was trying to do was show them what was going to happen nationwide.
That money is king, that people, yes, are cowards, and that "rules" are made to suit the powerful.
That money is king, that people, yes, are cowards, and that "rules" are made to suit the powerful.
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“American Spring” 🌸🩸 20 March
March 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“American Spring” 🌸🩸 20 March
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UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
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re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
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Happy International Women's day. Buy Lockdown Laureate, the weirdest short story collection to be illuatrated
March 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Happy International Women's day. Buy Lockdown Laureate, the weirdest short story collection to be illuatrated
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they’re already calling for eradication openly in friendly ABC news interviews
March 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
they’re already calling for eradication openly in friendly ABC news interviews
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Rose was last week's Cola Cat of the Week (CCOW). Who will win this week? There's only one way to find out. Subscribe to the Cola Memo via the link below. It's free. Holy smokes!
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March 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Rose was last week's Cola Cat of the Week (CCOW). Who will win this week? There's only one way to find out. Subscribe to the Cola Memo via the link below. It's free. Holy smokes!
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The generation of musical icons that are departing represent immeasurable contributions. Roy Ayers is too big to fit into short obituaries and what he did for Black music should always be celebrated.
Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
Family announces on Facebook that the musician died in New York City after a long illness
Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer whose hit Everybody Loves the Sunshine has become a summer staple across the globe, has died aged 84.
A post on the musician’s…
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The generation of musical icons that are departing represent immeasurable contributions. Roy Ayers is too big to fit into short obituaries and what he did for Black music should always be celebrated.
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A trans woman is being held at the LAX courthouse and apparently the court will not allow her lawyers to see her.
Annie was arrested three days ago after being hate crimed outside her home in West Hollywood
Very shady. Read these threads from @pridewasariot.bsky.social:
Annie was arrested three days ago after being hate crimed outside her home in West Hollywood
Very shady. Read these threads from @pridewasariot.bsky.social:
📣 Annie Jump has offered that she is willing to speak to media contacts & journalists about the situation.
You can DM us your number & we will be able to organize a time can you speak to each other. She can call out but nobody can call in.
📱 —-> FREE
📧 —-> ANNIE
🚨—-> JUMP
You can DM us your number & we will be able to organize a time can you speak to each other. She can call out but nobody can call in.
📱 —-> FREE
📧 —-> ANNIE
🚨—-> JUMP
Y’all she has TWO lawyers upstairs that have been looking for her since 8:30am. They CANT FIND HER. They aren’t being brought to her. They cannot speak to her.
We are working a way around to direct them into a conference call. This is unacceptable.
We are working a way around to direct them into a conference call. This is unacceptable.
March 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A trans woman is being held at the LAX courthouse and apparently the court will not allow her lawyers to see her.
Annie was arrested three days ago after being hate crimed outside her home in West Hollywood
Very shady. Read these threads from @pridewasariot.bsky.social:
Annie was arrested three days ago after being hate crimed outside her home in West Hollywood
Very shady. Read these threads from @pridewasariot.bsky.social:
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it would be great if we had a democratic party willing to go out and say “this is an insane lie to get you to irrationally hate a minority group trying to just exist peacefully” rather than start throwing us under the bus and twiddling their thumbs
Tommy Tuberville: "We're getting to a point where women and girls sports are getting ready to be extinct. Because already in states across this country, we have high school teams that are made up of totally boys participating against girls."
Where is this happening?
Where is this happening?
March 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
it would be great if we had a democratic party willing to go out and say “this is an insane lie to get you to irrationally hate a minority group trying to just exist peacefully” rather than start throwing us under the bus and twiddling their thumbs
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The new lavender scare.
"The Department of Homeland Security has eliminated policies preventing the investigation of individuals or groups solely based on their sexual orientation or gender identity."
www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...
"The Department of Homeland Security has eliminated policies preventing the investigation of individuals or groups solely based on their sexual orientation or gender identity."
www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...
DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity
The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.
www.advocate.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The new lavender scare.
"The Department of Homeland Security has eliminated policies preventing the investigation of individuals or groups solely based on their sexual orientation or gender identity."
www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...
"The Department of Homeland Security has eliminated policies preventing the investigation of individuals or groups solely based on their sexual orientation or gender identity."
www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...
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My latest w/ Erin in the Morning. This is historic, and not at all in a good way - Iowa needs to do better
February 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
My latest w/ Erin in the Morning. This is historic, and not at all in a good way - Iowa needs to do better