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Brian Keith Jackson

@bkjwordplay.bsky.social
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Cultural observer and participant.Typos included. Be fair. Make it plain. Novels: The View From Here, The Queen of Harlem" and "Walking Through Mirrors." Published: NYT, T mag, New York Mag, etc.

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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 37m
Discussing anything with someone that is paid to disagree with you, no matter what, is not a discussion. It’s cable news.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 6h
I'm a one issue voter. I always vote for those that appear to want to see me dead the least.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 22h
The Cornell case and the Nolan Wells case are intertwined. Both are important and warrant your attention.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Safety and fairness are the things I cherish most. All things can stem from those. They are hard to come by.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It took white people Donald Trump, twice, to see what America is. Black people have always known.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yes, now, Black people are "allowed" to talk back. But does the power structure want us to speak freely? In that, we are still feared.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As long as the truth is inconvenient, you will never get it. It doesn't come in the form of a grande or venti.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We are living in a pay more, own nothing society. They get you addicted, then constantly raise the prices. If A.I is meant to replace people, how will people pay for things? What will the wealthy make us do, just for the basics. Based on history, I think I know.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You better get out those scissors and sewing machine out and make it work. It’s time for old school creativity.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
People attempt to deny it, yet racism is still rampant. Like tech, it's merely getting constant updates. It doesn't look like it used to. It's new and improved, for faster results.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Open floor plans have messed up the flow of private conversations within the home. The kitchen used to be a safe space, meant to comfort - gossip, express feelings, and share, privately with others. That has been lost. Now, it's a text message. Not the same. Reaction has replaced resolution.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The fact that Maggie Haberman is hailed as some kind of, I don't even know what to call it, "influential journalist?", is exactly why we are in the state we're in. She is just as self-serving and power hungry as the people we claim to despise.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I will say again, Meta glasses are just like Tesla. They are not to meant to make money. Tesla fails, stocks stay up. Why? They are a marketing ploy, something tangible the consumer can see, keeping them in the news. The real money comes from non-tangibles. Government contracts and tax breaks.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
By all accounts, Nolan Wells was a great kid. His parents didn't give over the phone. They knew the D.A was going to look for anything to prove he wasn't, leak it, taint his image. Still, being a great kid, would he really stay behind if his friend's boat was in distress or would he try to help?
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
People that only think about themselves rarely think about themselves.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There is no such thing as “double standard” when the system does not consider you equivalent. The phrase means nothing. It’s merely intellectual, and dishonest, at that.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Articles like this always put value on the money, which is always beneficial to those with it. Some things money can't buy, yet somehow the focus is always what money can buy. Our value systems have been totally destroyed, which is why we are in the present moment.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Time is the only luxury. It is what it takes to show you care. You can convince yourself otherwise, because the pursuit of "things" is how you've chosen to spend your time. That is the trap capitalism sets, which leads to the fear of speaking up. It knows, you're in too deep to resist.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Get into it. Free streaming with local library card.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kayleigh McEnany interviewed the "friends" of Nolan Wells on Fox News. Because we all know she's the best representative for truth and transparency. But I'm sure that will help raise them more crowdsourcing money. Whenever I hear their lawyer say, "Our boys," I know exactly what that is signaling.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In reality, liberal and conservative are new concepts that both represent whiteness. It became prevalent in the 1960's when TV made attacks on Black people accessible to white people, who could no longer ignore it. Those against it, at least morally, were liberal. The others conservative.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Then go back to your country," never seems to apply to white people.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I always knew I could not be a parent, because after I was done, Cornell would not have to concern themselves with me. I'd already be in jail, awaiting trial, and sleeping good.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Maintaining appearances is so much a part of the American lifestyle. When you ask your kids, "If they jump off a bridge, would you jump too?", be sure to ask it of yourself too.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As it pertains to social media, we are already like China. People are hired just to sit and delete things that don't fit the desired narrative, which wealthy control. Yet, the Republicans will continue to use Communism as a talking point.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
All these "Christians" sure are quiet about Cornell and LSU. It's like it. Nothing to see here. Just like they are with Trump.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Clean your lens. I don't mean your camera.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’ve come to realize, from a political stance, this app is a lot of intellectual masturbating, but no sex. When does that action actually take place?
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If white people would listen to understand more than they listen to defend, change might happen faster. Alas, listening to others is not a strong suit, which is why so much has to be dealt with after the fact. I fear, one day, you'll regret when people stop trying to make you listen.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
By the time these corporations get sued, they settle for a fraction of interest on money they already made. Of course, a fraction of that went to insurance companies that actually pay the settlement, which is a fraction of what they have been paid. A vicious cycle, built so they never lose.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The thing is, even white people will never admit how tired they are of white people, because "they don't see color."
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
America is a huge private equity company. The clock is ticking.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
People are always talking about the "right side of history." Have they read history, seen how it plays out? If more people would focus on doing the right things, that would shape history.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These streaming platforms (and pretty much everything) basically tell non-white people, "You get what we give you and that should be enough for you. If not, just watch us, like we intended you to do."
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“If the situation was reversed” means nothing. The system has made sure that doesn’t happen.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So many "liberals" are revealing themselves to be MAGA-Lite. I guess it all keeps the money flowing. That does not give me much hope for the future. Just more of the same, with new updates.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It is the players that will be punished for gambling, not the owners of the gambling sites. They will keep making money. Another reminder, players are merely the help. Some might get a little piece of the pie. I hope they like the crust.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
They're white. Clearly, shame has never been associated with that.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Good faith" has been pronounced dead. It was a long and horrible illness. She fought hard. Alas, she was tired and just gave out. RIP.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Once they took away abortion rights and we did nothing, that set the tone for how they knew they could continue to move.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
People be having full on arguments, in a ring camera. What have we come to?
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Even white fraternities get the white glove preferential treatment. Drug rings, hazing, rape culture, racism. But they’re just boys, right? They have futures we must consider. The entitlement starts early.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every parent should review their children's History/Social Studies textbooks. I assure you, conservatives do.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Natalie Harp is not news. It's not even a distraction. It's fodder.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
White supremacy is in everything. Mags, streaming, etc. That's why there is no diversity or representation. I can see why everything is marketed toward white people. There is more hate to draw from. Supremacy will always support itself. Companies know that. Sometimes it's subtle, other times overt.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It would be extremely rare for a black guy in a white friend group to stay behind, for a girl or otherwise. It's a safety issue. This is something Black kids are taught. We witness the dangers from an early age. Each white group is responsible for co-signing and defending their one Black friend.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every day, the national media informs us, when it comes to whiteness, the rules don't apply. That's not new. The difference is Black people can now talk back. Then white people have the nerve to tell Black people "not everything is about race." Yet, don't see how intellectually dishonest that is.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Not one of those Cornell boys are trans or a drag queen.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
White liberals claim to have cut off conservative friends/family, but they really need to talk to other white liberals, try to figure out what "liberal" actually means to them. As it stands, it often comes off as intellectual dishonesty. The desire to appear "not like them" is how we got here.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It remains unsettling to me, even Trump never thought he would win. It was merely a branding opportunity. Now, he's been elected twice. This time so he could stay out of jail.
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