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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Just poppin’ in to say hi. Hope all is well.

hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Hi! It’s been a minute, huh? That’s what happens when you join two bands and get real busy. Here’s what I’ve been up to.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

In 2013, I couldn’t work because of clerical errors from before I was born. I couldn’t afford to eat, so I sold my gear. I couldn’t gig for 12 years because of it…until now. Santa pulled up. And I’m excited. Meet Genevieve. My new bass.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I don’t know if I talked about this over here, but life update: I got ordained so I could perform marriage ceremonies! My heart was to be a resource to queer and low income people, but I am open to others as well! Huzzah!

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Dear Tough Guys on the Internet, A quick question. How is it you’re strong enough to support a family but feel threatened by a man wearing nail polish? See, actual strong men know who they are. You’re looking at one. Y’all are children with deep voices. Have the day you deserve.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

White People: Stop with the racial paranoia! We don’t care about skin color! Me: *makes song about Starbucks and puts it on the internet* White People:

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Them: Why do Black people make everything about race? Also them:

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Repost from last year. I don’t share much of the music stuff I do over here, but this was a fun one. My take on a classic. All music, sampling, mixing and such by yours truly. Which song should I tackle next year?

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Hi. Been a while. Promise I’ll be here a bit more. But I’m alive.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

If you want to support, here are ways to do it.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

An unexpectedly wonderful feeling is being at a party with a bunch of people in their 20’s who are stunned that you’re 37. God, I love a “Black don’t crack” moment.

Photo of Benji at a party wearing a Lamb of God shirt.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

If you’ve ever been educated by me and wonder why I post about supporting my work, this is what’s in my DM’s while you get that education.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Today is my birthday. I’m 37 today. Taking some time away today to celebrate.

Photo of Benji outside wearing a sweater.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

When we say this work is dangerous, we’re not kidding. And Black and Brown people are doing it largely alone. Whether this is a bot or not is completely irrelevant. It is indicative of a very real sentiment. We shouldn’t have to deal with this at all.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Currently, there are more unemployed people than jobs in the United States. This person likely voted for that outcome. Anywho, if you wanna support the work of this “unemployed libtard”, here’s how!

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Them: Racism isn’t real. Also Them:

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Freddie Mercury was a gay immigrant and Brian May is still alive. What are we doing here, guys

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Homeless encampments exist because we don’t want to house people. Mass shootings happen because we’d rather keep our guns than keep people safe. Literally everything about this was a policy decision.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Abraham Lincoln believed Black folks were not equal to white people. Charlie Kirk argued that Black people were inherently criminals. Dr. King was killed for fighting for Black equity. Seems the people trying the hardest to dismantle the Department of Education are the ones most in need of it.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

It will be a cold day in hell before I ever celebrate or honor the life of a white supremacist. Whiteness doesn’t benefit any of you enough to keep upholding it like this.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The best way to honor Charlie’s memory is to continue his work: demean Black people and advocate for genocide in the name of Jesus.” -Gavin “The Fighter We Need” Newsom What are we doing here, y’all?

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

There are only two times in American history that Republicans have wanted to ban guns, and neither time was it about safety. It was to make sure that Black and trans people had no way to legally defend themselves against state violence.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Sign of life. I need more messy buns and flower pants in my life.

Photo of Benji wearing a green button up over a black shirt with flower pants and converse platform shoes.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Telling a Black person to “go home” when your ancestors stole the land is not the “gotcha” y’all seem to think it is.

Picture of a random on the internet being racist to Benji.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Dear Men, Ladies don’t give a fuck what we do or don’t like. Nor should they. It’s called autonomy. You should look into it. God, grow up. Get off the internet and go do something useful.

Photo of men assuming women live only to please them

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I just saw this in the airport. The next time American evangelicals cry “persecution”, consider how they would react if it were “Baby’s First Qu’ran.”

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Hello, proof that a person runs this account and not a bot.

Photo of Benji with his locs up in a bun and throwing up a peace sign.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Hey Ben, why’d you leave church? It couldn’t have been that racist, could it? Me:

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

“Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome to the stage, THE MACHINE!”

Screenshot of a craigslist ad for someone looking to start the right wing version of rage against the machine.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

But also, just so we’re clear, what he’s actually scared of is that not enough white children are being born. He’s scared they’ll be outpaced by Black folks & other people of color. Great Replacement Theory, y’all. This is eugenics.

Screenshot of Matt Walsh’s tweet saying “The birth rate in 1850 was almost 300 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age. In 1950 it was 106. Today it’s 55. Half of what it was 75 years ago. 20 percent of what it was 175 years ago. We need to start taking this problem seriously before we march into our own extinction.”

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

It’s hilarious how scared evangelical folks like this are of the declining birth rate like they didn’t spend 40 years in church making sure us millennials weren’t having sex. It’s almost as hilarious as expecting pregnant people to give birth without expecting to have to take care of them.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

“Deportation for beliefs” really feels like a preamble to “we’re gonna treat you like a criminal if you’re not a Christian”.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Doing a midweek check-in/AMA on both IG and Bluesky. Lemme know how you’re doing or if you have a question in the comments below or the linked anonymous box if you don’t want everyone to see your question (if you’re going anonymous, put “Bluesky” in your question). ngl.link/heytherebenji

Photo of Benji in a chair leaning to try to catch the light properly/dealing with the crick in his neck.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

If you’re still asking these kinds of questions after all this time, you don’t care about protest. If you not gonna pull up to push back, you don’t get to rip on how or where protesters show up. If you don’t understand by now, you don’t fucking want to.

Screenshot of pro Palestinian protest at Dem town hall.

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Brand new episode of @whitehomework.bsky.social went live today! @toriglass.bsky.social talk about the amazing Sojourner Truth for women’s history month! Also, check out the after class discussion on Patreon! Help support a Black indie podcast while you wait for the cloture vote!

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

This is what came up when I looked for it. My heart sank and my head said “you should have known better.” It was my only byline under the name Benjamin Faye, and it’s just gone now. Imma be real: it’s hard to believe what you do is worth it when they can just erase you without warning.

A screenshot of just one of Benji’s failed attempts to find his work online.

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