Lexi Santa Maria
@lexisantamaria.bsky.social
Learn, unlearn, evolve
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D.A.R.E. to keep kids off facism #TheRevolutionWillBeTelevised
D.A.R.E. Hooked on Fascism
How the current fascism epidemic came to be. When people feel powerless, they don’t rise up—they reach for something to crush.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
D.A.R.E. to keep kids off facism #TheRevolutionWillBeTelevised
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Full video is here: www.youtube.com/live/MVqdRsD... 🤝🏾💛
February 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Full video is here: www.youtube.com/live/MVqdRsD... 🤝🏾💛
Healthcare Injustice: Analyzing the Manifesto Behind United Healthcare CEO’s Death
Unpacking the manifesto, healthcare inequities, and the ethics of desperation
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Unpacking the manifesto, healthcare inequities, and the ethics of desperation
open.substack.com/pub/lexisant...
Healthcare Injustice: Analyzing the Manifesto Behind United Healthcare CEO’s Death
Unpacking the manifesto, healthcare inequities, and the ethics of desperation
open.substack.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Healthcare Injustice: Analyzing the Manifesto Behind United Healthcare CEO’s Death
Unpacking the manifesto, healthcare inequities, and the ethics of desperation
open.substack.com/pub/lexisant...
Unpacking the manifesto, healthcare inequities, and the ethics of desperation
open.substack.com/pub/lexisant...
The grounds for hope are simply that we don’t know what will happen next, and that the unlikely and the unimaginable transpire quite regularly. And that the unofficial history of the world shows that dedicated individuals and popular movements can shape history and have. 💙
November 28, 2024 at 6:52 AM
The grounds for hope are simply that we don’t know what will happen next, and that the unlikely and the unimaginable transpire quite regularly. And that the unofficial history of the world shows that dedicated individuals and popular movements can shape history and have. 💙
I grew up during the tail end of Martha Stewart’s peak and didn’t have the pleasure of witnessing in real time her genius, her artistry, and her trailblazing multi-layered, philosophical, liberating inspiration that she bestowed upon on this world. Watching her docu. is just — I’m in awe.
November 20, 2024 at 7:45 AM
I grew up during the tail end of Martha Stewart’s peak and didn’t have the pleasure of witnessing in real time her genius, her artistry, and her trailblazing multi-layered, philosophical, liberating inspiration that she bestowed upon on this world. Watching her docu. is just — I’m in awe.
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Reposted by Lexi Santa Maria
Latest book haul. In my house, we don’t call it CRT. We call it history, and we learn about the things that define us as people.
November 17, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Latest book haul. In my house, we don’t call it CRT. We call it history, and we learn about the things that define us as people.
November 18, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Law ≠ Morality
People forget that law is not the same as morality.
Sure, the law is [supposed to be] informed by moral values, but it’s also informed by:
•Practicality
• Asense of respect for personal freedoms
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People forget that law is not the same as morality.
Sure, the law is [supposed to be] informed by moral values, but it’s also informed by:
•Practicality
• Asense of respect for personal freedoms
🧵
November 18, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Law ≠ Morality
People forget that law is not the same as morality.
Sure, the law is [supposed to be] informed by moral values, but it’s also informed by:
•Practicality
• Asense of respect for personal freedoms
🧵
People forget that law is not the same as morality.
Sure, the law is [supposed to be] informed by moral values, but it’s also informed by:
•Practicality
• Asense of respect for personal freedoms
🧵
CUTE 🥹
November 18, 2024 at 1:19 AM
CUTE 🥹
“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety.”
— James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name
— James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name
November 17, 2024 at 1:24 PM
“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety.”
— James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name
— James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name
“The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.”
— James Baldwin
— James Baldwin
November 17, 2024 at 1:23 PM
“The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.”
— James Baldwin
— James Baldwin
“No label, no slogan, no party, no skin color, and no religion is more important than the human being.”
— James Baldwin
— James Baldwin
November 17, 2024 at 1:22 PM
“No label, no slogan, no party, no skin color, and no religion is more important than the human being.”
— James Baldwin
— James Baldwin
“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”
— James Baldwin
— James Baldwin
November 17, 2024 at 1:21 PM
“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”
— James Baldwin
— James Baldwin
Artists are here to disturb the peace.
November 17, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Artists are here to disturb the peace.
“There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one’s head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people’s pain.”
— Giovanni's Room
— Giovanni's Room
November 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM
“There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one’s head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people’s pain.”
— Giovanni's Room
— Giovanni's Room
“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
— The Fire Next Time
— The Fire Next Time
November 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM
“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
— The Fire Next Time
— The Fire Next Time
Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.
— If Beale Street Could Talk
— If Beale Street Could Talk
November 17, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.
— If Beale Street Could Talk
— If Beale Street Could Talk
@joyannreid.bsky.social PERFECTLY dismantles the hollow calls for ‘unity’ from those who’ve undermined democracy and human dignity. Unity shouldn’t require us to compromise our values or ignore harm. 🎯
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LxL51o/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LxL51o/
#electionshaveconsequences #magaconsequences
TikTok video by Joy Ann Reid
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November 17, 2024 at 8:40 AM
@joyannreid.bsky.social PERFECTLY dismantles the hollow calls for ‘unity’ from those who’ve undermined democracy and human dignity. Unity shouldn’t require us to compromise our values or ignore harm. 🎯
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LxL51o/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LxL51o/
One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken.
November 17, 2024 at 7:54 AM
One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
November 17, 2024 at 7:52 AM
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
If we believe most people can't be trusted, that's how we'll treat each other, to everyone's detriment. Few ideas have as much power to shape the world as our view of other people. Because ultimately, you get what you expect to get.
November 17, 2024 at 7:42 AM
If we believe most people can't be trusted, that's how we'll treat each other, to everyone's detriment. Few ideas have as much power to shape the world as our view of other people. Because ultimately, you get what you expect to get.
A new, super addictive drug comes on the market. Scientists investigate and conclude that the drug causes, ‘a misperception of risk, anxiety, lower mood levels, learned helplessness, contempt and hostility towards others, and desensitization'. That drug is the news.
November 17, 2024 at 7:40 AM
A new, super addictive drug comes on the market. Scientists investigate and conclude that the drug causes, ‘a misperception of risk, anxiety, lower mood levels, learned helplessness, contempt and hostility towards others, and desensitization'. That drug is the news.
“Two wolves fight inside me. One is evil—angry, greedy, jealous, arrogant, and cowardly. The other is good—peaceful, loving, modest, generous, honest, and trustworthy. These two wolves are also fighting within you, and inside every other person too.“
“Which wolf wins?”
“The one you feed.”
“Which wolf wins?”
“The one you feed.”
November 17, 2024 at 7:38 AM
“Two wolves fight inside me. One is evil—angry, greedy, jealous, arrogant, and cowardly. The other is good—peaceful, loving, modest, generous, honest, and trustworthy. These two wolves are also fighting within you, and inside every other person too.“
“Which wolf wins?”
“The one you feed.”
“Which wolf wins?”
“The one you feed.”
When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
November 17, 2024 at 7:30 AM
When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.