Chima Simone Benson
@chimasimone.bsky.social
Perpetual momming. Eventual writing. Respirator on. Prayers up. In my preservation of self — and family — era. Forever survivor. Never complier. (Can you do it?) I'm not gonna be able to do it! (8x)
M.A., USC Annenberg ••• 💖💚
M.A., USC Annenberg ••• 💖💚
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Keith Haring painted one of his most astounding and heartbreaking works in Stewart's honor, "Michael Stewart - USA For Africa"
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September 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Keith Haring painted one of his most astounding and heartbreaking works in Stewart's honor, "Michael Stewart - USA For Africa"
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YES.
It’s especially aggravating when most won’t acknowledge the learning loss & behavioural issues we’re seeing in kids from cumulative Covid brain damage. Brains that are still developing.
Nope. It has to be those few months of remote learning over 6 years ago, even for those born after 2020.
It’s especially aggravating when most won’t acknowledge the learning loss & behavioural issues we’re seeing in kids from cumulative Covid brain damage. Brains that are still developing.
Nope. It has to be those few months of remote learning over 6 years ago, even for those born after 2020.
The dismissal of COVID’s effect on our brains may be the most frustrating part of all of it. To me.
September 17, 2026 at 10:34 PM
YES.
It’s especially aggravating when most won’t acknowledge the learning loss & behavioural issues we’re seeing in kids from cumulative Covid brain damage. Brains that are still developing.
Nope. It has to be those few months of remote learning over 6 years ago, even for those born after 2020.
It’s especially aggravating when most won’t acknowledge the learning loss & behavioural issues we’re seeing in kids from cumulative Covid brain damage. Brains that are still developing.
Nope. It has to be those few months of remote learning over 6 years ago, even for those born after 2020.
Saving this for when the GOP inevitably cheats and says their voters turned out in droves to cast a vote for continuing this bullshit.
What is he talking about, vibes are great.
September 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Saving this for when the GOP inevitably cheats and says their voters turned out in droves to cast a vote for continuing this bullshit.
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Ms. Rachel:
“I will match Macklemore's donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.
Over 20,000 precious Palestinian children have been killed and children continue to be killed every day.”
“I will match Macklemore's donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.
Over 20,000 precious Palestinian children have been killed and children continue to be killed every day.”
September 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Ms. Rachel:
“I will match Macklemore's donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.
Over 20,000 precious Palestinian children have been killed and children continue to be killed every day.”
“I will match Macklemore's donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.
Over 20,000 precious Palestinian children have been killed and children continue to be killed every day.”
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“This is so much fun, we never get out.” Felt. Even with just a trip to Costco.
September 16, 2026 at 11:17 PM
“This is so much fun, we never get out.” Felt. Even with just a trip to Costco.
I feel the class consciousness rising. The veil is slowly lifting. It’s fcuk the billionaire oligarchs forever. Their profiteering. Their pillaging. Their putting profits over people. Their system where they buy the rules and we all pay the price, with costs skyrocketing. I know I’m spent…
September 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I feel the class consciousness rising. The veil is slowly lifting. It’s fcuk the billionaire oligarchs forever. Their profiteering. Their pillaging. Their putting profits over people. Their system where they buy the rules and we all pay the price, with costs skyrocketing. I know I’m spent…
Kraft’s donations are busy funding Friends of the IDF.
Macklemore just announced he’s donating the $1 million he made from Sheeran’s tour to 6 organizations to support Palestinians and he’s asking Robert Kraft to match it. This is just the first part announcing it.
September 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Kraft’s donations are busy funding Friends of the IDF.
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KAEPERNICK: The part that I hope people take away in this moment is what Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore is they are openly colluding.
They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.
They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.
September 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
KAEPERNICK: The part that I hope people take away in this moment is what Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore is they are openly colluding.
They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.
They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.
Yikes.
The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That:
September 16, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Yikes.
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Donald Trump’s allies are closing the historic theater—all because Trump can’t put his name on it. trib.al/kHm7gmh
Kennedy Center Votes to Shut Down After Trump’s Brutal Loss in Court
Donald Trump’s allies are closing the historic theater—all because Trump can’t put his name on it.
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September 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Donald Trump’s allies are closing the historic theater—all because Trump can’t put his name on it. trib.al/kHm7gmh
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The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour.
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
September 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour.
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
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The guy who helped kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour was charged with soliciting prostitution, got those charges dropped with the help of Epstein’s lawyer, is a longtime friend of Trump, has taken NFL players on propaganda trips to Israel, and received a special $1 million award from Netanyahu.
September 15, 2026 at 3:08 AM
The guy who helped kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour was charged with soliciting prostitution, got those charges dropped with the help of Epstein’s lawyer, is a longtime friend of Trump, has taken NFL players on propaganda trips to Israel, and received a special $1 million award from Netanyahu.
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Dumb? More like emboldened. No consequences tends to have that effect on people.
Katie Phang on a Russian oligarch bankrolling Don Jr.’s wedding: “They’re so dumb, we see it happening in real time. But because there’s no consequence or accountability, they just do it in the wide open.”
September 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Dumb? More like emboldened. No consequences tends to have that effect on people.
Societal and climate collapse
AT THE SAME DAMN TIME. Nothing is like it was. Everything is destabilising. If you think I’m being hyperbolic, you’re not paying attention.
AT THE SAME DAMN TIME. Nothing is like it was. Everything is destabilising. If you think I’m being hyperbolic, you’re not paying attention.
What’s an adult problem no one prepared you for?
September 14, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Societal and climate collapse
AT THE SAME DAMN TIME. Nothing is like it was. Everything is destabilising. If you think I’m being hyperbolic, you’re not paying attention.
AT THE SAME DAMN TIME. Nothing is like it was. Everything is destabilising. If you think I’m being hyperbolic, you’re not paying attention.
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hot ppl mask!
Umm AND you mask in public? Taking back cowboy hats and cute bangs for the leftists AND you mask in public? Dreamy. 🌚🌝
September 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
hot ppl mask!
Gen X & Elder Millennial parents must be stopped. How did latchkey kids of the “figure it out,” era become highkey stage 5 clingers…
I get the uncertainty of this timeline is anxiety-inducing, but we have to prepare kids for a life without us in it. A stand-in crutch impedes this.
Cut the cord!
I get the uncertainty of this timeline is anxiety-inducing, but we have to prepare kids for a life without us in it. A stand-in crutch impedes this.
Cut the cord!
As the mom of a recent college graduate and current college freshman and a college prof for 30+ years I am BEGGING you not to do this.
Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w...
Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w...
Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom.
At some universities, parents can pay to make sure their children are cared for, the way they were back home.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Gen X & Elder Millennial parents must be stopped. How did latchkey kids of the “figure it out,” era become highkey stage 5 clingers…
I get the uncertainty of this timeline is anxiety-inducing, but we have to prepare kids for a life without us in it. A stand-in crutch impedes this.
Cut the cord!
I get the uncertainty of this timeline is anxiety-inducing, but we have to prepare kids for a life without us in it. A stand-in crutch impedes this.
Cut the cord!
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biggest laugh ive had in a minute
September 14, 2026 at 9:22 PM
biggest laugh ive had in a minute
“It is what it is.” IT is not a cold.
Hit by a truck is a phrase practically synonymous with flu & Covid. Shame on production for letting this spread throughout the house.
And cutting the cameras when houseguests are discussing symptoms doesn’t exactly scream, “we’re handling this responsibly.”
Hit by a truck is a phrase practically synonymous with flu & Covid. Shame on production for letting this spread throughout the house.
And cutting the cameras when houseguests are discussing symptoms doesn’t exactly scream, “we’re handling this responsibly.”
Patient zero asks Yash how he slept. Yash says the sickness makes him all sweaty and he wakes up feeling like he's hit by a truck. Patient zero coughs in sympathy. #BB28
September 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM
“It is what it is.” IT is not a cold.
Hit by a truck is a phrase practically synonymous with flu & Covid. Shame on production for letting this spread throughout the house.
And cutting the cameras when houseguests are discussing symptoms doesn’t exactly scream, “we’re handling this responsibly.”
Hit by a truck is a phrase practically synonymous with flu & Covid. Shame on production for letting this spread throughout the house.
And cutting the cameras when houseguests are discussing symptoms doesn’t exactly scream, “we’re handling this responsibly.”
No one should be getting Covid/Flu/A Cold on “Big Brother.” Full stop. This is a closed, controlled house. Set, really. Isolating a sick person should be the easiest call in the world, not an afterthought. #bb28
September 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
No one should be getting Covid/Flu/A Cold on “Big Brother.” Full stop. This is a closed, controlled house. Set, really. Isolating a sick person should be the easiest call in the world, not an afterthought. #bb28
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a Sunday reminder for Washingtonians out there
Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once
a very rare situation
no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once
a very rare situation
no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
September 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
a Sunday reminder for Washingtonians out there
Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once
a very rare situation
no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once
a very rare situation
no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
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I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how).
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
September 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how).
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You can't imagine that even technically, he doesn't know what he's talking about. The white man "whistleblower" must be the technical expert.
You can't imagine that WE are the scientists painstakingly documenting our work, with years of expertise and that HE is in a eugenicist doomsday cult.
You can't imagine that WE are the scientists painstakingly documenting our work, with years of expertise and that HE is in a eugenicist doomsday cult.
September 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
You can't imagine that even technically, he doesn't know what he's talking about. The white man "whistleblower" must be the technical expert.
You can't imagine that WE are the scientists painstakingly documenting our work, with years of expertise and that HE is in a eugenicist doomsday cult.
You can't imagine that WE are the scientists painstakingly documenting our work, with years of expertise and that HE is in a eugenicist doomsday cult.