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Brandi Collins-Dexter

@brandicd.bsky.social
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Author of Black Skinhead: Reflections in Blackness & Our Political Future. Cat mom (Ella & Satchel). Researcher. Techno optimist in an antitrust goth phase. Chicago is my ❤️, Baltimore is my 🏡. linktr.ee/BrandingBrandi

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
With Kanye claiming he's a Nazi and selling swastika T-shirts, I'm reminded of one of the more prescient books of the last few years from scholar Brandi Collins-Dexter (@brandicd.bsky.social). I interviewed her about the book three years ago. It predicted a lot more than just Kanye's latest turn.
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Black Skinhead: A Conversation with Brandi Collins-Dexter | TechPolicy.Press
Part media criticism, part memoir, and part warning, the book takes us to the fringes of Black communities to make sense of our political moment.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Running this back…
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Garrett Fox @ghasf.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
"CIA releases docs on Latino civil rights-era surveillance" www.axios.com/2025/01/06/c...
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CIA releases docs on Latino civil rights-era surveillance
The documents confirm Latino civil rights pioneers' long-held suspicions about surveillance.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Regulation matters
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 31/12/2024
Donna Ladd writes on an anonymous attempt to discredit the Mississippi Free Press using a mailer with false statements about the publication and its reporters.
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Democracy | Jackson Mailer Attacks MFP, Donors (Again)
Donna Ladd writes on an anonymous attempt to discredit the Mississippi Free Press using a mailer with false statements about the publication and its reporters.
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 31/12/2024
The city of New Orleans uses the Mississippi River as drinking water. Our current governor begged the state to remove funding from the city of New Orleans to fix the pumps and the decaying sewage and water system UNTIL the DA agrees to prosecute women for abortions. www.essence.com/news/louisia...
Louisiana's Governor-Elect Wants To Withhold Funds For New Orleans® Decaying
Water Infrastructure Until
Women Who Seek Abortions
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IN A HORRIFYING INTERSECTION OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, JEFF LANDRY HAS URGED THE STATE TO WITHHOLD FUNDS BECAUSE OF HIS PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.
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Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
As the year comes to a close, I remain grateful for all of the support I've received. I'm hoping to get to $16,000 by this time tomorrow. Please consider sharing this link to help me reach that goal. www.gofundme.com/f/community-...
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Donate to Community Support for Aura Bogado, organized by Jonathan Jones
Hi, my name is Jonathan Jones, and I’m a work colleague of Aura Bogado. Aura is an aw… Jonathan Jones needs your support for Community Support for Aura Bogado
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Lost Under the Couch Barbie. @wstafrican.blacksky.app · 31/12/2024
It is fascinating how just being wealthy affords Elon positive traits that are completely contrary to what we see with our own eyes
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
A lot of the present discourse about H1-B visas mirror a debate I discussed in one of my essays (An Abomination of Obamanation) between Bannon & Candace Owens that was posted on YT (post 1/2) Steve Bannon Joins War Against Elon as MAGA Implodes newrepublic.com/post/189694/... via @newrepublic.com 1
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Steve Bannon Joins War Against Elon Musk as MAGA Implodes
Donald Trump’s biggest fans are at each other’s throats over immigration, and H-1B visas in particular.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Me, a Bears fan, watching the Vikings skywalk all over the Packers on their way to the playoffs:
White man in prayer: “Jesus, I see what you’ve done for other people, and I want that for me.”
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
And I say this not as someone that is just giddy about nationstates but as someone who has been warning about, researching (& attempting to organize against) the rising tide of techno-authoritarianism for over a decade.The most effective tool we had was antitrust/regulation- watch them go to work.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I am not a baseball expert, just a nosy fan. Even I knew Burnes was not coming back here just because he performed well & got along in the clubhouse. Man gave the most unenthusiastic press conference going to spring training & told his pregnant wife not to come here. How’d the O’s miss this?
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Obviously Trump has always been a Ron Burgundy style empty vessel. Just like the first administration was made in Bannon’s image, this one will be made in Musk/Thiel’s image. It’s not clunky “MAGA,” it’s about making nationstates irrelevant. Project 2025 is window dressing, Zero to One is end game.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Happy #Caturday 😻 I’ve been pretty sick. When I’m home, these little guys haven’t left my side. Especially the alpha girl cat. One thing about cats, when they love you, they love fiercely. They also love to start singing as soon as I’m even slightly awake, which is sweet but also kinda creepy.
Gray girl cat, named Ella, sitting on a bad staring off in the distanceBlack boy cat, named Satchel, watching TV on a bed
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Thank you for this, I’m so glad you’re reading it and digging it! And the Dusty Rhodes/populism essay is definitely one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever done.
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a man in a suit and tie is talking into a microphone with the words thats hard times above him
Alt: pro wrestler Dusty Rhodes, dressed in a suit and tie, is talking into a microphone with the words “thats hard times” above him
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
This is absolutely a trash move by @motherjones.com -- would like to know if there’s ethical news outlets (& nonprofits for that matter) not just talking the talk but actually doing the thing when it comes to internal cultural. Would love to put my end of year donations to THOSE places.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
BREAKING: The Teamsters are dramatically escalating their strike and taking it to Amazon’s largest NYC warehouse. Beginning at midnight tonight they will picket the massive facility with 5,500 workers. JFK8 on Staten Island is the first unionized Amazon warehouse.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Journalist friends & folks connected to media. The most badass reporter I know, @aurabogado.bsky.social is on the market. A seasoned immigration reporter, has done some incredible investigative pieces. Experienced on eitorial strategy & digital engagement. Always gets her story. Plz spread the word.
Was unexpectedly laid off from @MotherJones on Friday the 13th. I’ve been deprived of direct access to my Google Drive, which contains 7 years worth of work. And am also ineligible for unemployment. A terrible Christmas for me and my family. 

If you have leads for work, pls lmk.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Watching Yankees fans pretending to take it in stride that Soto went to their “little brother” team is hilarious…until I remember this probably means Tony & Corbin are almost certainly headed up to the Bronx… 🤦🏾‍♀️
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
We have to build and rely on our own tools. The company obviously doesn’t have the stomach to stand up to bigotry in all forms. And this is likely only the beginning of Bsky carving out exemptions for “VIPs”
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I can make peace with Corbin Burnes signing with a West Coast team. There will be no peace if he signs with the Yankees.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 05/12/2024
not to be redundant but I think it might be nice if the U.S. press informed the public that Trump's plan to take a hatchet to federal consumer, labor, environmental, and public safety protections is going to kill, injure, or defraud millions of people
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Perhaps also a good time to revisit the American Experience episodes on the Gilded Age and the 1920 bombing of Wall Street before they officially gut PBS & wipe away all reminders of the longstanding struggle to try to make America great (& how elites hindered progress). www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
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The Bombing of Wall Street | American Experience | PBS
The story behind a mostly-forgotten 1920 bombing in the nation’s financial center that left 38 dead and remains unsolved today.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
For the record: racism is not economically sound. It has cost the U.S. Trillions & cost society in ways that can‘ be quantified. The privatization of governent will do irreparable damage to the so called American dream. U.S. Economy Lost $16 Trillion Because Of Racism, www.npr.org/sections/liv...
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
This article about How South African (primarily white) men are changing the course of American democracy lives rent free in my mind... So much of politics are local but we can‘t ignore how history & global politics influence our reality. Some tidbits + www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
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How SA men are changing the course of American democracy
What do figures like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, David Sacks, Joel Pollak and Patrick Soon-Shiong have in common? They are public figures of considerable power and influence in the US – who all spent some...
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Let me get offline before I say something I can’t take back, because I’ve definitely hit the low empathy portion of this year...
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 04/12/2024
On Dec. 4, 1969, Illinois Black Panther Party chapter Deputy Chairman Fred Hampton was assassinated in a coordinated effort by the FBI, Chicago police and Cook County State’s Attorney Office. This mural in Chicago honors him and Mark Clark, also killed in the raid. thetriibe.com/2023/06/in-c...
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In Chicago, Black history is everywhere • The TRiiBE
Residents, family, and volunteers preserve Black history by creating public art, museums, and fighting for landmark status.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Yes it’s Wednesday but supporting @baltimorebeat.bsky.social is critical no matter the day. They’re 1 of few papers serving Baltimore that does print. In a city with a huge digital divide, it’s critical to support a paper both accessible & accountable to the people. baltimorebeat.com?form=FUNDGBL...
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 03/12/2024
How Chicago leaves communities in the dust - chicagoreader.com/news-politics/cit…
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City rarely enforces environmental regulations for contractors, report finds
A new report found the department responsible for government contracts doesn’t monitor whether companies violate environmental regulations.
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Second Chance, Inc. @secondchanceinc.org · 25/11/2024
Hello #Baltimore! Second Chance Inc. is happy to make its way to Bluesky! If you're looking for rare #architectural finds, incredible #vintage goods or #reclaimed building materials, come visit us at our South Baltimore warehouse Wednesday–Friday from 9 to 5! Learn more at SecondChanceInc.org!
A stylized image of the Second Chance Inc warehouse, located in South Baltimore, MD
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Wouldn’t consider myself a historian. But as someone who studied law as a trade it is absolutely stunning to learn how many punitive, property and regressive labor laws exisit because of racism/to maintain racial capitalism. Basically every American law. It’s unsurprising but overwhelming.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
“By underspending on crime & immigration messaging, + primarily running “tough-on-crime” ads in response to GOP attacks, Dems missed an opportunity to close the volume and trust gap around crime with a strong values-based message.” Morning 📖 from Vera Institute veraaction.org/resource/saf...
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SAFETY AND JUSTICE ON THE BALLOT IN 2024:Making Meaning of How Crime and ImmigrationImpacted the Election %
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Four years ago, on Nov 24th, we celebrated my dad’s birthday. The next day he went into the hospital and never came out. Since then the holiday season has been particularly tough. Curious how others handle their grief around the holidays? Not looking for condolences just suggestions or thoughts.
photo of me and my dad in his basement, both smiling, shortly before he started to get sick.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This reminds me of a trip to The Baltics in the 90s. Dad was a coach for the U of I 🏀 team, they did exhibition games. I recall a local news broadcast of people going crazy over the arrival of candy bars. I got called the N word. They played a lot of Weird Al‘s "Smells Like Nirvana." Strange summer.
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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Reflecting on my best work for 2024 @aldotcom.bsky.social. Worked on this for a couple months with @aremkus1.bsky.social. I summarized the surge in book challenges at libraries happening around the state. www.al.com/news/2024/03...
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Inside the blistering battle over Alabama libraries: ‘Burn the freaking books’
The firestorm has spread from north Alabama to the coast as more than 100 books have been challenged in public libraries.
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Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I'm really not one to place much causal weight on legal decisions or overplay the importance of law in our political economy--but Citizens United will go down as one of the major accelerants of US capitalism eating US democracy
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Data & Society policy director Brian Chen writes that President-elect Trump will inherit a techno-security architecture primed to militarize new technologies. www.techpolicy.press/silicon-vall...
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Silicon Valley’s Embrace of National Security Will be All-Encompassing Under Trump | TechPolicy.Press
Data & Society policy director Brian Chen writes that President-elect Trump will inherit a techno-security architecture primed to militarize new technologies.
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encounterparts @encounterparts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Good reminder to look for and support local media outlets that are doing the work mainstream/legacy outlets don't have the guts to do.
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 23/11/2024
Bluesky's firehose is a treasure trove of public data for researchers and developers, and it's completely free. Check out our developer docs: docs.bsky.app
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Bluesky Documentation | Bluesky
Explore guides and tutorials to the Bluesky API.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
it’s so funny: when I was fighting for net neutrality back in the day, and my colleagues would stage these events themed around the freedom to watch cat videos, I thought it was so dumb. And now whenever I see #Catsky or some random cats pop up on my feed I’m just like “this is how life should be.”
My gray cat Ella, relaxing on a brown weighted blanket on a Saturday morning.
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The Blacklight @nyblacklight.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Hello Bluesky! We're the investigative unit at @nyamnews.bsky.social, the first of its kind at a legacy Black newspaper. Check out our statement of purpose": amsterdamnews.com/the-blacklig...
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- New York Amsterdam News
The Blacklight Unit Statement of Purpose Leer en español Since before the founding of our republic there has been a narrative struggle for its soul. Our nation’s founding document asked us to believe ...
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Brian Friedberg @brianfriedberg.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 22/11/2024
It's really fun and exciting seeing folks discover all the ways that social media innovation was being stifled by the monopolies of the giant players. There are new risks here, to be completely clear about it, but even just having a new set of problems to wrangle with may open up opportunities.
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Thank God for Bluesky otherwise how would I know the new Kendrick just dropped...
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I joined Bluesky specifically because I wanted a left wing echo chamber. I swear I don’t need a Mark Cuban jump scare to know what the others are talking about.
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
They really dont get freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom to make you hear their speech huh
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Brandi Collins-Dexter @brandicd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This feels like when the Golden State Warriors refused to be the Oakland Warriors for nebulous reasons. Also does this mean no more Bowie Bowie night in honor of David Bowie? Because that sucks.
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Greg M. Epstein @gregmepstein.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Tech-as-Religion Daily Mega 🧵 Day 2: I give you Peter Thiel—mentor of VPs, funder of Saviors—giving a churchy-looking talk for Stanford's Hoover Instn, on how tech fulfills ancient apocalyptic prophesies. This month. Why, a commenter asks, would he feel a need to do so now? youtu.be/qqHueZNEzig?...
Screenshot from Peter Thiel's talk as mentioned above. I circled a comment from a viewer wondering why he is feeling the need to give such a talk right now. And I cheekily scrawled the name of my book over the image.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 20/11/2024
Okay, now that we're thinking about Substack and both its cultural influence and its business model, can I walk you all through the economics? Because they make no sense, and we can use that to predict how things are going to go... (Caution:🧵)
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