Reposted by Vanessa Jean Speckmanhey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 11/09/2025“Charlie Kirk was a father” So was Eric Garner. So was Philando Castile, who was shot and killed in front of his daughter. Being successful at procreating does not exempt you from being a white supremacist. This isn’t hard to understand. I feel like I’m going insane. 151137354
Reposted by Vanessa Jean Speckmanhey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 10/09/2025The conversation we’re not ready to have yet is that having empathy for a white supremacist is part of what upholds white supremacy. And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all. 7607266
Vanessa Jean Speckman @vanessajspeckman.bsky.social · 06/04/2025I think SNL should have Grimes and Vivian Wilson as the hosts / musical guests. I think the cyber truck dweeb would completely crash out. 011
Vanessa Jean Speckman @vanessajspeckman.bsky.social · 26/03/2025This is exactly how fascism gets baked in. 021
Reposted by Vanessa Jean SpeckmanMicah Schnabel @micahschnabel.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Pull that zoot suit from the closet and make a plan to see @vanessajspeckman.bsky.social and I out in the Midwest this month! 052
Reposted by Vanessa Jean Speckmangeorge-hondroulis.bsky.social @george-hondroulis.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Come out to see us play the music! It’ll be a good time. Friday, February 21. Doors at 8:00. $12 www.ticketweb.com/event/two-co... 091
Reposted by Vanessa Jean SpeckmanMicah Schnabel @micahschnabel.bsky.social · 22/01/2025The first verse of “Omaha” a new audio short story by me and @vanessajspeckman.bsky.social 062
Reposted by Vanessa Jean SpeckmanUpstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 12/01/2025#WhiteSupremacy: the original identity politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u... #racism #bigotry #maganytimes.comTulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says (Gift Article)The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed. 18433
Reposted by Vanessa Jean SpeckmanTeen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 08/01/2025A breakdown of why California’s wildfires are getting worse. Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/califo...teenvogue.comThe Real Reason California’s Wildfires Are Getting Worse“These are not natural disasters at all. These are very much man-made disasters.” 17742
Reposted by Vanessa Jean SpeckmanTeen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 08/01/2025These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️teenvogue.comIn California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.” 18255093319