Ben Passmore
@benpassmore.bsky.social
Comics maker, New Afrikan Anarchist, showing up late as usual
*Black Arms to Hold You Up out thru Pantheon*
*Black Arms to Hold You Up out thru Pantheon*
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Ben Passmore
@benpassmore.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I’m selling signed copies of Black Arms to Hold You Up on my store at daygloayhole.gumroad.com/l/blackarms. I also keep some mini-comics, stickers and older titles on there. Come through!
going to check out the Black Lion event and the thing that really stuck out to me is how much people are looking for direction.
February 1, 2026 at 1:11 AM
going to check out the Black Lion event and the thing that really stuck out to me is how much people are looking for direction.
Bringing The War Home
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Bringing The War Home
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low stock alert: we have ONE copy of @benpassmore.bsky.social's celebrated minicomic, Your Black Friend left! After that, you'll have to buy a whole book to read it (can you imagine?) www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg...
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
low stock alert: we have ONE copy of @benpassmore.bsky.social's celebrated minicomic, Your Black Friend left! After that, you'll have to buy a whole book to read it (can you imagine?) www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg...
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this is a story from December, before the killings. whether OP meant it or not there is an effort to use copaganda to make you see them as your saviors so you relax and stop fighting
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told his officers that they have a duty to intervene if they see ICE committing crimes and will be fired if they don't. We need a lot more of this.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
January 28, 2026 at 7:28 AM
this is a story from December, before the killings. whether OP meant it or not there is an effort to use copaganda to make you see them as your saviors so you relax and stop fighting
i have to see this cursed nonsense at 8am, so you have to too.
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 PM
i have to see this cursed nonsense at 8am, so you have to too.
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"I'm gonna give Homan the benefit of the doubt"
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
January 27, 2026 at 11:26 PM
"I'm gonna give Homan the benefit of the doubt"
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
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Federal deployment to Minneapolis "is steady state and expected to continue as planned," per Border Patrol memo leaked to me
January 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Federal deployment to Minneapolis "is steady state and expected to continue as planned," per Border Patrol memo leaked to me
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Frank scales got his shit rocked
January 28, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Frank scales got his shit rocked
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Daniel "Des" Rolando Sanchez Estrada wasn’t even at the protest — his wife was — but prosecutors are pressuring him into giving up his permanent resident status because he allegedly moved a box of zines the day after. Now that he’s going to trial, he’s looking at decades behind bars and deportation.
Immigration Protester Faces Terrorism Charges, Deportation as Trial Approaches - UNICORN RIOT
Alvarado, TX — On February 17, 2026, the trial of nine people connected to a July 4, 2025 protest outside Alvarado, Texas’s Prairieland immigration detention center begins. Daniel “Des” Rolando Sanche...
unicornriot.ninja
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Daniel "Des" Rolando Sanchez Estrada wasn’t even at the protest — his wife was — but prosecutors are pressuring him into giving up his permanent resident status because he allegedly moved a box of zines the day after. Now that he’s going to trial, he’s looking at decades behind bars and deportation.
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Get off Twitter, it is the only way these oafs investigate anything. It is literally dangerous to your speech rights to be or appear on that website.
The FBI director, Kash Patel, said the inquiry followed a far-right influencer’s post about anti-ICE Signal chats
FBI to investigate Minneapolis activists after far-right claim about Signal chats
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Get off Twitter, it is the only way these oafs investigate anything. It is literally dangerous to your speech rights to be or appear on that website.
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My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
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In the lawsuit, plaintiffs allege “that Meta and WhatsApp ‘store, analyze, and can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications’ — and accuse the companies and their leaders of defrauding WhatsApp’s billions of users worldwide.”
Lawsuit Claims Meta Can See WhatsApp Chats in Breach of Privacy
An international group of plaintiffs sued Meta Platforms, Inc. alleging that the company has made false claims about the privacy and security of its WhatsApp chat service.
www.bloomberg.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In the lawsuit, plaintiffs allege “that Meta and WhatsApp ‘store, analyze, and can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications’ — and accuse the companies and their leaders of defrauding WhatsApp’s billions of users worldwide.”
I think the biggest lesson to take from the Birdsong and Philly Black Panther fallout is this;
If you really think you’re doing something effective against the State and white supremacy, like you’re on their ass, don’t fucking post about it.
We’ll find out about it when you won.
If you really think you’re doing something effective against the State and white supremacy, like you’re on their ass, don’t fucking post about it.
We’ll find out about it when you won.
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I think the biggest lesson to take from the Birdsong and Philly Black Panther fallout is this;
If you really think you’re doing something effective against the State and white supremacy, like you’re on their ass, don’t fucking post about it.
We’ll find out about it when you won.
If you really think you’re doing something effective against the State and white supremacy, like you’re on their ass, don’t fucking post about it.
We’ll find out about it when you won.
okay, no more 50 part threads from me gd.
January 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM
okay, no more 50 part threads from me gd.
for anyone looking for a tldr about the Philly Panthers, it basically went down like this: 🧵
Paul Birdsong got the nod from Panther Veteran Aaron Dixon from Seattle to use the BPP name. According to Birdsong he got the nod from Bullwhip and others, but they haven’t spoke on it.
Paul Birdsong got the nod from Panther Veteran Aaron Dixon from Seattle to use the BPP name. According to Birdsong he got the nod from Bullwhip and others, but they haven’t spoke on it.
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
for anyone looking for a tldr about the Philly Panthers, it basically went down like this: 🧵
Paul Birdsong got the nod from Panther Veteran Aaron Dixon from Seattle to use the BPP name. According to Birdsong he got the nod from Bullwhip and others, but they haven’t spoke on it.
Paul Birdsong got the nod from Panther Veteran Aaron Dixon from Seattle to use the BPP name. According to Birdsong he got the nod from Bullwhip and others, but they haven’t spoke on it.
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Listen to my recent interview with Ben Passmore, artist and author of Black Arms to Hold You Up on Black liberation self-defense. He talks about solidarity with Ukraine's EuroMaidan, a people powered movement of self-defense against mass-murdering oligarchs
gaslitnation.libsyn.com/the-history-...
gaslitnation.libsyn.com/the-history-...
Gaslit Nation: The History of Resistance We Aren't Taught
They want you to be passive and quiet. But history tells a different story. We’re joined by award-winning comic creator Ben Passmore, author of , to dig into the stories that history books, and Hollyw...
gaslitnation.libsyn.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Listen to my recent interview with Ben Passmore, artist and author of Black Arms to Hold You Up on Black liberation self-defense. He talks about solidarity with Ukraine's EuroMaidan, a people powered movement of self-defense against mass-murdering oligarchs
gaslitnation.libsyn.com/the-history-...
gaslitnation.libsyn.com/the-history-...
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Outstanding Comics Award for Adults announced from @libcomix.bsky.social www.ala.org/news/2026/01...
Congrats to fiction winners & honors! Anders Brekhus Nilsen @jesselonergan.bsky.social @hakunette.bsky.social
And nonfiction winners & honors @pkuper.bsky.social @benpassmore.bsky.social (1/3)
Congrats to fiction winners & honors! Anders Brekhus Nilsen @jesselonergan.bsky.social @hakunette.bsky.social
And nonfiction winners & honors @pkuper.bsky.social @benpassmore.bsky.social (1/3)
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘Tongues,’ ‘Insectopolis’ and ‘The Night Eaters’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Adults Awards
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘Tongues,’ ‘Insectopolis’ and ‘The Night Eaters’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Adults Awards
www.ala.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Outstanding Comics Award for Adults announced from @libcomix.bsky.social www.ala.org/news/2026/01...
Congrats to fiction winners & honors! Anders Brekhus Nilsen @jesselonergan.bsky.social @hakunette.bsky.social
And nonfiction winners & honors @pkuper.bsky.social @benpassmore.bsky.social (1/3)
Congrats to fiction winners & honors! Anders Brekhus Nilsen @jesselonergan.bsky.social @hakunette.bsky.social
And nonfiction winners & honors @pkuper.bsky.social @benpassmore.bsky.social (1/3)
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“There are many reasons to blockade: to call attention to or prevent an injustice, to support other direct actions by securing a space or creating a distraction, to decrease traffic fatalities.”
a guide for reasons
a guide for reasons
January 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM
“There are many reasons to blockade: to call attention to or prevent an injustice, to support other direct actions by securing a space or creating a distraction, to decrease traffic fatalities.”
a guide for reasons
a guide for reasons
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I cannot stress enough that you SHOULD NOT DO THIS. Stop peace policing. Kill the cop in your head. They have already killed multiple people ON CAMERA. They don’t need an “excuse.” Don’t be a snitch.
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I cannot stress enough that you SHOULD NOT DO THIS. Stop peace policing. Kill the cop in your head. They have already killed multiple people ON CAMERA. They don’t need an “excuse.” Don’t be a snitch.
slowly everyone is sounding like an anarchist zine i’ve owned since 2009.
January 26, 2026 at 3:06 AM
slowly everyone is sounding like an anarchist zine i’ve owned since 2009.
As much as I think the NOI is ultimately a counter-revolutionary organization, and as convinced as I am that Farrakhan contributed to the death of Malcolm…this is one of my all time favorite responses to ofay nonsense.
January 25, 2026 at 3:05 PM
As much as I think the NOI is ultimately a counter-revolutionary organization, and as convinced as I am that Farrakhan contributed to the death of Malcolm…this is one of my all time favorite responses to ofay nonsense.
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Right wing streamer Julio Rosas in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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Local outlets are confirming info faster than national media and DHS is lying.
Share the Minneapolis OTG feed here, and send me people to add to the feed. This link can be shared off of bsky.
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Share the Minneapolis OTG feed here, and send me people to add to the feed. This link can be shared off of bsky.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 24, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Local outlets are confirming info faster than national media and DHS is lying.
Share the Minneapolis OTG feed here, and send me people to add to the feed. This link can be shared off of bsky.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Share the Minneapolis OTG feed here, and send me people to add to the feed. This link can be shared off of bsky.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
In order for non-violence to work, your opponent must have a conscience.
The United States has none.
-Kwame Turé
The United States has none.
-Kwame Turé
January 24, 2026 at 5:23 PM
In order for non-violence to work, your opponent must have a conscience.
The United States has none.
-Kwame Turé
The United States has none.
-Kwame Turé
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A man was wrestled to the ground and shot multiple times by federal agents in Minneapolis
Video Shows Federal Agents Shooting Man in Minneapolis
He was shot multiple times after being wrestled to the ground by authorities.
www.huffpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A man was wrestled to the ground and shot multiple times by federal agents in Minneapolis