Aimee
@ladyblanchester.bsky.social
Teacher, reader, queer
Last show: Christmas at Pemberley (CTC, RI)
Last show: Christmas at Pemberley (CTC, RI)
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My students know Hanif Abdurraqib. They refer to him as “our man Hanif” and “Uncle Hanif.” On Super Bowl Sunday, “IT’S JUST THAT I’M NOT REALLY INTO POLITICS” is THE poem to remind us that every single thing is political, especially when it’s uncomfortable.
28 poems for #BlackHistoryMonth day 8
28 poems for #BlackHistoryMonth day 8
February 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
My students know Hanif Abdurraqib. They refer to him as “our man Hanif” and “Uncle Hanif.” On Super Bowl Sunday, “IT’S JUST THAT I’M NOT REALLY INTO POLITICS” is THE poem to remind us that every single thing is political, especially when it’s uncomfortable.
28 poems for #BlackHistoryMonth day 8
28 poems for #BlackHistoryMonth day 8
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Nothing has changed here.
So you might ask - how will we know when things have changed? For me it’s all the kids back in school.
So you might ask - how will we know when things have changed? For me it’s all the kids back in school.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Nothing has changed here.
So you might ask - how will we know when things have changed? For me it’s all the kids back in school.
So you might ask - how will we know when things have changed? For me it’s all the kids back in school.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Okay, now is the time when I need you to really listen."
"Okay, now is the time when I need you to really listen."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"And how does that make your feel?"
"And how does that make your feel?"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"How many sig-figs should we round our answer to?"
"How many sig-figs should we round our answer to?"
February 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Okay, now is the time when I need you to really listen."
"Okay, now is the time when I need you to really listen."
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sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed
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I've seen some discourse about how it seems like everyone in the elite circles knew about Epstein. I'm reminded of the piece of information about the Tuskegee Syphillis Study that I end classes with: Congress had hearings about the study and re-confirmed funding Every. Year. For. Forty. Years.
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I've seen some discourse about how it seems like everyone in the elite circles knew about Epstein. I'm reminded of the piece of information about the Tuskegee Syphillis Study that I end classes with: Congress had hearings about the study and re-confirmed funding Every. Year. For. Forty. Years.
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Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
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again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
I'm a registered Democrat in Rhode Island and I want to #AbolishICE and Border Patrol and the Department of Homeland Security. Try again with "Migration is a fundamental human right" as the organizing principle. @whitehouse.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov @magaziner.house.gov
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I'm a registered Democrat in Rhode Island and I want to #AbolishICE and Border Patrol and the Department of Homeland Security. Try again with "Migration is a fundamental human right" as the organizing principle. @whitehouse.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov @magaziner.house.gov
Quote post a photo of you in your favorite dress (if you feel like it)
Haven’t worn it out yet, but it was worth buying just because
Haven’t worn it out yet, but it was worth buying just because
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Quote post a photo of you in your favorite dress (if you feel like it)
Haven’t worn it out yet, but it was worth buying just because
Haven’t worn it out yet, but it was worth buying just because
There is always more to learn. Grateful to everyone who works hard getting the truth out.
Week 1 - Black History Month 2026
1. You may have seen this image of Black men voting during Reconstruction, and assumed it is a depiction of voting after the passage of the 15th Amendment (which outlaws denying the right to vote based on race).
1. You may have seen this image of Black men voting during Reconstruction, and assumed it is a depiction of voting after the passage of the 15th Amendment (which outlaws denying the right to vote based on race).
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
There is always more to learn. Grateful to everyone who works hard getting the truth out.
Books I Read in January 2026: When last month started, I was in a real reading slump and these four books brought me out of it. Honesty, wisdom, adventure, humor, romance, LIFE. Pick one and let it take you on a journey.
February 1, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Books I Read in January 2026: When last month started, I was in a real reading slump and these four books brought me out of it. Honesty, wisdom, adventure, humor, romance, LIFE. Pick one and let it take you on a journey.
Migration is a human right.
The people who are saying shit like "well it's either this or the borders are totally open" are doing their best to convince America that we should have completely open borders.
February 1, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Migration is a human right.
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“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
I just bought a 5 pack! I'm keeping Chaos Bisexual for myself and giving the other four away :)
Okay, it took me three days to finally do this, BUT!
You can buy whistles from us now!
I stress again that getting the whistles free is the OBVIOUS OPTION but some folks want 1-5 Kit Rocha whistles instead of 100 whistles, or to support us. So. OK!
thebrokencircle.etsy.com/listing/4449...
You can buy whistles from us now!
I stress again that getting the whistles free is the OBVIOUS OPTION but some folks want 1-5 Kit Rocha whistles instead of 100 whistles, or to support us. So. OK!
thebrokencircle.etsy.com/listing/4449...
January 31, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I just bought a 5 pack! I'm keeping Chaos Bisexual for myself and giving the other four away :)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Women and Men: Biology of the Sexes
2. Cults and Conversions
3. Psychohistory of the American Presidency
4. Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
5. Tennis
1. Women and Men: Biology of the Sexes
2. Cults and Conversions
3. Psychohistory of the American Presidency
4. Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
5. Tennis
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Introduction to Islamic Studies
2. Introduction to Rock Music
3. African Music
4. Arabic 101
5. Southern Politics
1. Introduction to Islamic Studies
2. Introduction to Rock Music
3. African Music
4. Arabic 101
5. Southern Politics
January 31, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Women and Men: Biology of the Sexes
2. Cults and Conversions
3. Psychohistory of the American Presidency
4. Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
5. Tennis
1. Women and Men: Biology of the Sexes
2. Cults and Conversions
3. Psychohistory of the American Presidency
4. Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
5. Tennis
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If you’re living in frozen conditions right now, post the most summery picture in your photo library (if you feel like it).
January 31, 2026 at 2:59 AM
If you’re living in frozen conditions right now, post the most summery picture in your photo library (if you feel like it).
I'll take "Words Mean Things" for $500, Ken.
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I'll take "Words Mean Things" for $500, Ken.
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These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
ALT text: an overhead shot of hundreds of people (at least) marching through the streets of Providence
momentary exception to not posting to amplify how beautiful & powerful this Providence protest is #ICEout
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 PM
ALT text: an overhead shot of hundreds of people (at least) marching through the streets of Providence
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Y'all do realize ICE "backing down" means they're just gonna stick to terrorizin' minorities, right?
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Y'all do realize ICE "backing down" means they're just gonna stick to terrorizin' minorities, right?
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Police who don’t want to be identifiable are trying to be secret police.
January 28, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Police who don’t want to be identifiable are trying to be secret police.
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I live an hour north of Minneapolis and they’re here too. They’re rounding up workers in chicken processing plants and breweries.
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I live an hour north of Minneapolis and they’re here too. They’re rounding up workers in chicken processing plants and breweries.
So sign on to the resolution to impeach Noem - what are you waiting for?
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 8:08 PM
So sign on to the resolution to impeach Noem - what are you waiting for?
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Westbrook, ME community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0...
Westbrook community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE
At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.
www.mainepublic.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Westbrook, ME community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0...