Derain Collier
@deraincollier.blacksky.app
I am Derain Collier. Architect, Author, and all around car fanatic obsessed with engines. Write what you know, right🏳️🌈? Bi+, Polyam, Demi&Enby🏳️⚧️. He/They
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The end of reconstruction*
"reconstruction era was permanent for those alive at the time."
When we say project 2025 basically killed the USA... That's actually it. Sure someone 100 years in the future might fix it (if we're still here) but for all of us right now?
Trans rights? gone. Immigrant safety? Gone. Democracy? Gone
When we say project 2025 basically killed the USA... That's actually it. Sure someone 100 years in the future might fix it (if we're still here) but for all of us right now?
Trans rights? gone. Immigrant safety? Gone. Democracy? Gone
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The end of reconstruction*
"reconstruction era was permanent for those alive at the time."
When we say project 2025 basically killed the USA... That's actually it. Sure someone 100 years in the future might fix it (if we're still here) but for all of us right now?
Trans rights? gone. Immigrant safety? Gone. Democracy? Gone
When we say project 2025 basically killed the USA... That's actually it. Sure someone 100 years in the future might fix it (if we're still here) but for all of us right now?
Trans rights? gone. Immigrant safety? Gone. Democracy? Gone
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"reconstruction era was permanent for those alive at the time."
When we say project 2025 basically killed the USA... That's actually it. Sure someone 100 years in the future might fix it (if we're still here) but for all of us right now?
Trans rights? gone. Immigrant safety? Gone. Democracy? Gone
When we say project 2025 basically killed the USA... That's actually it. Sure someone 100 years in the future might fix it (if we're still here) but for all of us right now?
Trans rights? gone. Immigrant safety? Gone. Democracy? Gone
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The irony is that Nazi Germany got its template for oppression from American Jim Crow laws. We're coming full circle.
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The irony is that Nazi Germany got its template for oppression from American Jim Crow laws. We're coming full circle.
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lol it is quite INSANE that the reflex has been "blame the Blacks" like every single time for the last couple CENTURIES.
I'm learning some of y'all are taking your frustration out on Black people again
January 12, 2026 at 11:48 PM
lol it is quite INSANE that the reflex has been "blame the Blacks" like every single time for the last couple CENTURIES.
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Davis School District (UT), which is one of the school districts in the state responsible for nearly every single book banned statewide, was too busy obsessing over books to protect actual kids being actually groomed in the district.
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Lawsuit claims school district failed to protect girls who reported grooming by coach
A group of six current and former students at Davis High School is suing the Davis School District, alleging officials failed to protect them after they reporte
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January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Davis School District (UT), which is one of the school districts in the state responsible for nearly every single book banned statewide, was too busy obsessing over books to protect actual kids being actually groomed in the district.
kutv.com/news/local/l...
kutv.com/news/local/l...
Lmao!!!
My yoga instructor: Okay guys, now we’re moving into “Eka Pada Rajakapotasana”
Me on the mat:
Me on the mat:
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Lmao!!!
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Watched a video of this content creator who has survived so much and she said this beautiful quote. Struck me.
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Watched a video of this content creator who has survived so much and she said this beautiful quote. Struck me.
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I also was not aware of this.
There are so many unsung heroes, both in the queer community and in accomplices of the queer community.
There are so many unsung heroes, both in the queer community and in accomplices of the queer community.
I actually didn’t know any of this
I was literally in my office upset with my mouth open at this huge lack of knowledge on my part
I was literally in my office upset with my mouth open at this huge lack of knowledge on my part
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
I also was not aware of this.
There are so many unsung heroes, both in the queer community and in accomplices of the queer community.
There are so many unsung heroes, both in the queer community and in accomplices of the queer community.
Thank you @patmch51.bsky.social for trying to talk sense into white leftists.
They're still stuck on the "perfect victim" to finally stop believing in their white supremacy. Explaining they need to stay out of Black ppl business & deal with their families is tough.
Uncle Bob gets a pass tho IG🤷🏿♂️
They're still stuck on the "perfect victim" to finally stop believing in their white supremacy. Explaining they need to stay out of Black ppl business & deal with their families is tough.
Uncle Bob gets a pass tho IG🤷🏿♂️
January 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Thank you @patmch51.bsky.social for trying to talk sense into white leftists.
They're still stuck on the "perfect victim" to finally stop believing in their white supremacy. Explaining they need to stay out of Black ppl business & deal with their families is tough.
Uncle Bob gets a pass tho IG🤷🏿♂️
They're still stuck on the "perfect victim" to finally stop believing in their white supremacy. Explaining they need to stay out of Black ppl business & deal with their families is tough.
Uncle Bob gets a pass tho IG🤷🏿♂️
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The way America relies on Black activists to protect them from their own decisions should be studied. Not by me though.
I'm learning some of y'all are taking your frustration out on Black people again
January 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The way America relies on Black activists to protect them from their own decisions should be studied. Not by me though.
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This was literally every carnival ship leaving Miami on turnaround day. 😂
Wait. Carnival is a menace! Lmao
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
This was literally every carnival ship leaving Miami on turnaround day. 😂
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Stop trying to make that man like you. If he liked you, you would know!
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Stop trying to make that man like you. If he liked you, you would know!
This is why I make the ADA Type A units in any place I design be some of the nicest. There's no reason you deserve less because the world wasn't built for you. It's not built for any of us!
I just want wheelchair users to have accessible, affordable, aesthetically pleasing, and spacious condos/lofts/apartments.
January 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
This is why I make the ADA Type A units in any place I design be some of the nicest. There's no reason you deserve less because the world wasn't built for you. It's not built for any of us!
This is so important and so needed. There was times when I was caked up. Then times when I was codeine lean. Sometimes I'd pay for friends. But others I was scared to do stuff bc no money.
Friends that pulled me in even when I pulled away bc I ain't have it made me cry fr.
I know you love me then.
Friends that pulled me in even when I pulled away bc I ain't have it made me cry fr.
I know you love me then.
I tell my friends this. We don’t have to go out. Come chill. I’ll cook.
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This is so important and so needed. There was times when I was caked up. Then times when I was codeine lean. Sometimes I'd pay for friends. But others I was scared to do stuff bc no money.
Friends that pulled me in even when I pulled away bc I ain't have it made me cry fr.
I know you love me then.
Friends that pulled me in even when I pulled away bc I ain't have it made me cry fr.
I know you love me then.
It's Monday morning my nga. Hold off until Wednesday at least?
January 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It's Monday morning my nga. Hold off until Wednesday at least?
This... I hadn't realized it but I absolutely mean Black ppl when. I don't use a modifier.
Hmmm interesting...🤔affects of continued decolonizing of your mind.
Hmmm interesting...🤔affects of continued decolonizing of your mind.
I always mean Black men when I say “men” tbh, unless otherwise specified.
Blackness, Black men, Black women, Black children, Black people will always be my default and primary foci.
Blackness, Black men, Black women, Black children, Black people will always be my default and primary foci.
January 12, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This... I hadn't realized it but I absolutely mean Black ppl when. I don't use a modifier.
Hmmm interesting...🤔affects of continued decolonizing of your mind.
Hmmm interesting...🤔affects of continued decolonizing of your mind.
Coming back for this thread.
Drop a pic you tryna recreate this year.
January 12, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Coming back for this thread.
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I’m very happy that I am not avoidant when it comes to my emotions and processing what I’m feeling. Emotional maturity and intelligence requires a lot of inner work on self.
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 AM
I’m very happy that I am not avoidant when it comes to my emotions and processing what I’m feeling. Emotional maturity and intelligence requires a lot of inner work on self.
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I looooove this clip. Forever.
Aretha and Smokey. 🖤
Aretha and Smokey. 🖤
January 12, 2026 at 6:52 AM
I looooove this clip. Forever.
Aretha and Smokey. 🖤
Aretha and Smokey. 🖤
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Being Black in this country will make you want to knock all the shit off of all the tables.
January 12, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Being Black in this country will make you want to knock all the shit off of all the tables.
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White Americans are the monsters.
January 12, 2026 at 12:46 AM
White Americans are the monsters.
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Stop asking Black people what you can do and listen to this man right here!!!!!!
January 12, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Stop asking Black people what you can do and listen to this man right here!!!!!!
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The sign on Kristi Noem's podium reads "One of ours, all of yours." The reader will recall that this was a fascist rallying cry in the Spanish Civil War. What it means is that one of "our" people is worth all of "your" people.
January 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The sign on Kristi Noem's podium reads "One of ours, all of yours." The reader will recall that this was a fascist rallying cry in the Spanish Civil War. What it means is that one of "our" people is worth all of "your" people.