Reposted by Jessie BlountSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 18/05/2026It's probably bad that every hundred years or so in this country, the government decides to pay reparations to white supremacists, but reparations to Black and Indigenous people are consistently deemed a nonstarter or too hard. 8669199
Reposted by Jessie BlountSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 13/04/2026The same week the NYTimes was devoting its significant resources to producing this ridiculous piece about Lauren Sanchez Bezos's call for rich people to not worry and be happy, Ryan Hass, an independent journalist in Oregon, was investigating this horrifying story about a death in an Amazon plant. 8642711897
Jessie Blount @jessiedetroit.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Also artists, writers, showrunners, and actors. 030
Reposted by Jessie Blount🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Objectively one of the worst people to write about this because she’s leaving out how she and other white women let a lot of these assholes slide because their first targets were Black women She called Milo charming dinner convo She can go to hell 7367120
Reposted by Jessie BlountMicah @rincewind.run · 13/04/2026personal circumstances: definitely better state of the world: definitely worse 1342730
Reposted by Jessie BlountShaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 13/04/2026articles like these begin with the assumption that christianity (and its leaders) are somehow removed from politics and/or culture. the only thing remarkable about leo’s beef with trump is NYT’s round of truly bad religion reporting. 415224
Reposted by Jessie BlountShaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 13/04/2026exhausted historian of christianity screaming into the void, once again: christianity has never been apolitical. to wit: jesus was executed by the roman state.nytimes.comMany Popes Have Been Entangled in Politics. Here Are 5 of Them. 251206237
Reposted by Jessie BlountRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 14/04/2026FUCKING LEAVE SUBSTACK NO SHIT THEY SUPPORT NAZIS IF YOU BIG PUBS LEFT SUBSTACK THEY WOULD HAVE LESS $$ FFS a lot of us already made the leap because we believe that fighting fascism is more important than doing the easy thing and complaining about it hey support NAZI-FREE liberatory writing:lifeisasacredtext.comLife is a Sacred TextTruth, transformation, & collective liberation; ancient stories serve as mirrors & lights. 5783295
Reposted by Jessie BlountThe Onion @theonion.com · 14/04/2026“I’ve been using ChatGPT to help with cooking for a while now, so I didn’t think too much of it when the ingredients list included a bottle filled with gasoline and a cloth wick,” said the alleged attackertheonion.comMan Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For RisottoSAN FRANCISCO—Following reports that a 20-year-old man had been arrested for throwing a Moltov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home, the suspect stated Monday that he only initiated the attack because he was... 364579853
Reposted by Jessie BlountKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 04/03/2026Me to the careers of anti-trans Dems:media.tenor.coma group of men are carrying a coffin while dancing .Alt: a group of men are carrying a coffin while dancing . 61966333
Reposted by Jessie BlountBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 04/03/2026Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period. 14487991846
Reposted by Jessie BlountDarryn M. Briggs @darryn-briggs.bsky.social · 04/03/2026There is a schism in the Democratic party that is deep, wide and based on race. This survival of this country likely depends on it being recognized & reconciled before it's too late. When Black voters no longer desire to save this country from itself, it's a wrap. 1326177
Reposted by Jessie Blountreal joe mazzulla quotes @illegaltakes.bsky.social · 04/03/2026I transitioned TO become an effeminate gay boy. Now what 1288866
Reposted by Jessie BlountIain Bancarz 🇨🇦 @iainrb.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The framing is "androids don't have emotions". Data himself partially accepts this. It explains his difficulties relating to humans. But it isn't true! His emotions are different, but they exist. I think ST:TNG is deliberately exploring the tension between this belief and reality. 153
Reposted by Jessie Blountpriya @ nycc @lettersofpriya.bsky.social · 04/03/2026i miss seven of nine. they should put seven of nine on other shows. not just star trek shows either. put her in 911 and make her a firefighter 351
Reposted by Jessie BlountPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/03/2026There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States — until nowwhatimreading.netFor the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S.The National Association of Black Bookstores has released the “first comprehensive national report” on the state of America’s Black-owned bookstores. 2224411063
Reposted by Jessie BlountWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 04/03/2026This is Koyuki. Please do not disturb her. She's in ice cream scoop mode right now. Needs to focus. 12/10 (IG: fuji_bull) 1509903913
Reposted by Jessie BlountSara S. Messenger サラ @smessenger.bsky.social · 21/01/2026MY JENNIFER'S BODY X JUNO WEIRD FLORIDA HORROR NOVELETTE IS LIVE on @nightmare-magazine.com! Lane just wants to make friends with the boy next door, who she’s afraid of, because, hey, that thing happened to her mom. www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/jenn...nightmare-magazine.comJennifer’s Daughter - Nightmare MagazineMy mom was sixteen when a band of boys took her out to the woods and bound her to a tree and tortured her to death, like in Jennifer’s Body, so you see her womb was kinda already out of commish by the... 1258
Reposted by Jessie BlountSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I like this @angryblacklady.blacksky.app. As my colleague Tom Saenz says, “we have to use the whole Constitution.” 7560162
Reposted by Jessie BlountAbigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social · 22/01/2026This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again. 188103072658
Reposted by Jessie BlountMegan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 22/01/2026seems low tbh while we're waiting for the academy to disappoint us once again: have y'all read @religiondispatches.org' interview with Ryan Coogler's Hoodoo consultant, Dr. Yvonne Chireau? religiondispatches.org/2025/04/24/i...religiondispatches.org“I Don’t Do Horror, Ryan Coogler” — Black Magic’s Dr. Yvonne Chireau on Sinners and Bringing Hoodoo to LifeIt was my absolute pleasure to chat with Dr. Yvonne Chireau, author of the iconic Black Magic and official Hoodoo consultant for Ryan Coogler’s latest smash hit, Sinners. receipts If you don’t know he... 02611
Reposted by Jessie BlountAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Anyway what’s amazing is that it’s a vampire movie but the real monster is the inescapable labyrinth of the Jim Crow economy. www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...theatlantic.comThe Jim Crow Economy Is the True Horror in 'Sinners'The film illustrates the near-impossibility of upward mobility during the segregation era. 13778163
Reposted by Jessie BlountAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22/01/202616 oscar nods for sinners. The anti “woke” tantrum is gonna be off the charts 852557252
Reposted by Jessie BlountWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Trump is a megalomaniacal, criminal madman, he is the singular force that is destroying the entire world order and the whole American system, and rather than acknowledging him as a crisis, our institutions are still, STILL determined to relentlessly normalize him 332281489
Reposted by Jessie BlountSeven of Sixty Nine @internetperson69.bsky.social · 05/01/2026logging on 04610
Reposted by Jessie Blount✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 05/01/2026We already know twentyfold how dangerous AI is to mental health so to see it peddled as a good thing to train on black people for means of therapy is nothing short of vile. This is not, nor will it ever be, “a good thing” 4379129
Reposted by Jessie BlountAnxious Rage @anxiousrage.blacksky.app · 04/01/2026I think that for some, not receiving the patience and grace they deserved as a child directly translates to an inability to offer it to young people. 510130
Reposted by Jessie BlountChicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 04/01/2026A National Museum of Mexican Art exhibition highlights the little-known history of Mexican railroad workers. bit.ly/4qdoFRqbit.lyThe legacy of America's traqueros - Chicago Reader“Rieles y Raíces,” at the National Museum of Mexican Art, connects the historical experiences of traqueros to contemporary conversations. 02510
Reposted by Jessie BlountInda Lauryn @indalauryn.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Don't forget to check out the Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource Compilation and let us know of other useful resources as they come along. docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comA Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource CompilationA Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource Compilation With the awful realization that we are indeed in a fight for our very survival coming over me for the past few years, I’ve asked my... 012
Reposted by Jessie BlountCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 07/12/2025Not only can the country absolutely afford to do a lot more good things that help people– in housing, healthcare, infrastructure, and environment– there is no reason not to do it. Pretty simple: We should do big things that help people and not do things that hurt people. bsky.app/profile/cost... 310823
Reposted by Jessie BlountJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Palantir's new neurodivergent fellowship is in fact bad because neurodivergent people participating in technofascism will not save us. Latest for @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comThe problem with Palantir's new neurodivergent fellowshipCritics have accused the company of being technofascist. 4357107
Reposted by Jessie BlountGremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 08/12/2025I think Sinners should win Best Picture because I liked it better than One Battle and I haven't seen Hamnet yet. Alternately, inject a mysterious toxin into the spine of The Substance, making it dewy & youthful enough to win THIS year 81103
Reposted by Jessie BlountJocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 29/10/2025A male Wood Duck flying past overhead after taking off from the lake. 228719
Reposted by Jessie BlountChristina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 30/10/2025one of the best shows ever made honestly and absolutely full of bangers. bashir with the good beard??? classic. lady parts' cover of toxic??? incredible. villain era??? i am constantly tempted to make that song my OOO 35812
Reposted by Jessie BlountMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 30/10/2025We literally do disagree about this, though. Some politicians want to take food from children and some politicians don't. Pretending this "isn't political" just allows the child-starving ghouls to get away with it. Tell people who supports the *political program* to feed children and who doesn't! 252120403
Reposted by Jessie BlountDoctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 22/10/2025reminder... activistchecklist.org/links/activistchecklist.orgWhy we need to remove everything after thePlain language steps for digital security, because protecting yourself helps keep your whole community safer. Built by activists, for activists with field-tested, community-verified guides. 613889
Reposted by Jessie Blount🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 22/10/2025it's weird when both left and right can't seem to agree that nazis are bad and nazi symbolism is bad and hanging out with nazis is bad and revenue sharing with nazis is bad and 26784150
Reposted by Jessie BlountWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Cancel Spotify www.nme.com/news/music/s...nme.comSpotify says ICE ads about "dangerous illegals" don't violate advertising policySpotify have said that recruitments ads for ICE that refer to “dangerous illegals” do not violate their advertising policy. 13120411094
Reposted by Jessie BlountDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/10/2023“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.” Happy Birthday Ursula K Le Guin 4622259
Reposted by Jessie BlountSarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 22/10/2025It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors. 285164744090
Reposted by Jessie BlountSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 20/10/2025I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it. 17874212
Reposted by Jessie BlountThe Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 21/10/2025I'm so sick of discourse from supposed allies about where trans people went wrong. Where we "went wrong" is that billionaires spent unimaginably large sums to attack us repeatedly and major media outlets have spent a decade piling on. 6776682176
Reposted by Jessie Blountjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/10/2025the other thing i’ll say here is i am a bit frustrated with the narrative of online radicalization that treats it as akin to brainwashing. it lets individuals, families and communities off the hook for the choices they make and the environments they foster 925399885
Reposted by Jessie BlountShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Writers: Ok so the heist team will include someone to get close to the curator's son and seduce him into revealing the whereabouts of the key that we will then briefly steal and make a copy of and return without anyone noticing via second to second precision and thats how we get in Real thieves: 15928141