Hesse Phillips
@hessephillips.com
🏳️🌈 Historical fiction | Queer history | Theatre history | Early modernist | USian in Spain.
Debut novel LIGHTBORNE out now.
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Debut novel LIGHTBORNE out now.
Rep: Brianlangan.bsky.social.
More at hessephillips.com
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Hesse Phillips
@hessephillips.com
· Feb 27
Coming to the UK 6th March 2025, the gorgeous new trade paperback edition of #Lightborne, from @atlanticbooks.bsky.social
"A stunning debut on queer love, betrayal and survival in Elizabethan England. Perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O'Farrell." uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ligh...
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"A stunning debut on queer love, betrayal and survival in Elizabethan England. Perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O'Farrell." uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ligh...
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What do you have to believe about people to see this kind of cruelty as justified?
ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement.
"I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish.
Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature.
Minneapolis, MN
"I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish.
Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature.
Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2026 at 6:08 PM
What do you have to believe about people to see this kind of cruelty as justified?
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Congratulations to the Dems that made this happen and just gave ICE more money
nine years old
January 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Congratulations to the Dems that made this happen and just gave ICE more money
"Diaz entered custody on Jan. 6 after agents in Minneapolis arrested him for an immigration violation — not a criminal offense. He was processed for removal on Jan. 12. Just two days later, he was dead.
"That same day, another detainee died, also reportedly by suicide."
"That same day, another detainee died, also reportedly by suicide."
The deaths nobody’s marching for
While cameras remain trained on the most visible flashpoints, people are also dying — quietly, repeatedly — inside America’s immigration detention system.
amsterdamnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"Diaz entered custody on Jan. 6 after agents in Minneapolis arrested him for an immigration violation — not a criminal offense. He was processed for removal on Jan. 12. Just two days later, he was dead.
"That same day, another detainee died, also reportedly by suicide."
"That same day, another detainee died, also reportedly by suicide."
Primarying the fuckers who voted for this is not enough.
A family runs from masked ICE agents…one of them is carrying her baby in her arms.
A young child films the encounter while terrified they might come for him next.
This is America in 2026.
The government just voted to give ICE an additional $10 billion dollars
Your tax dollars fund this brutality
A young child films the encounter while terrified they might come for him next.
This is America in 2026.
The government just voted to give ICE an additional $10 billion dollars
Your tax dollars fund this brutality
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Primarying the fuckers who voted for this is not enough.
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I cackled loudly at this article
January 23, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I cackled loudly at this article
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January 22, 2026 at 9:27 AM
USians accusing the OP of racism bc "Black people didn't vote for Trump" are missing the point.
The OP is speaking directly to the USians who frantically apology-post in the mentions of every Greenlander they can find, desperate for sympathy and absolution, and I'm sorry, but that's white ppl shit.
The OP is speaking directly to the USians who frantically apology-post in the mentions of every Greenlander they can find, desperate for sympathy and absolution, and I'm sorry, but that's white ppl shit.
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM
USians accusing the OP of racism bc "Black people didn't vote for Trump" are missing the point.
The OP is speaking directly to the USians who frantically apology-post in the mentions of every Greenlander they can find, desperate for sympathy and absolution, and I'm sorry, but that's white ppl shit.
The OP is speaking directly to the USians who frantically apology-post in the mentions of every Greenlander they can find, desperate for sympathy and absolution, and I'm sorry, but that's white ppl shit.
In a word: privatization.
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 AM
In a word: privatization.
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
It's perfect, actually. Just when I thought there was no juice left in Anne Boleyn, who let's face it has been done to DEATH. Truly inspired casting.
nicely ironic casting for Anne, whose religious allies were leading a campaign against sexual deviance with the flagship Buggery Act of 1533
Six the Musical locks X account following backlash over Dylan Mulvaney casting
Trans actress Dylan Mulvaney has been cast as Anne Boleyn in Six The Musical, sparking a widespread right-wing and gender-critical backlash.
www.thepinknews.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 AM
It's perfect, actually. Just when I thought there was no juice left in Anne Boleyn, who let's face it has been done to DEATH. Truly inspired casting.
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Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
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"Can a man become a woman?" is not a question anyone asks in good faith as it's a complete misunderstanding of what being trans is. Absolutely a GOP op.
January 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
"Can a man become a woman?" is not a question anyone asks in good faith as it's a complete misunderstanding of what being trans is. Absolutely a GOP op.
I'm seeing this one a lot today. Which means a lot of "good" white people out there are reading these words, clicking "like" and "repost," not considering for even a moment that they might be exactly the kind of person he's talking about.
"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good!" 🙃
"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good!" 🙃
January 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I'm seeing this one a lot today. Which means a lot of "good" white people out there are reading these words, clicking "like" and "repost," not considering for even a moment that they might be exactly the kind of person he's talking about.
"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good!" 🙃
"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good!" 🙃
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
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A damn fine rabbit hole right here 👇🏽🐰🕳️
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:49 AM
A damn fine rabbit hole right here 👇🏽🐰🕳️
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Please don't ask me why my brain works like this, because I don't have an answer
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Please don't ask me why my brain works like this, because I don't have an answer
Seriously what do people see in this guy? He's like a stalk of celery standing in a glass of milk.
January 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Seriously what do people see in this guy? He's like a stalk of celery standing in a glass of milk.
*opens hood of campaign bus, releasing giant puff of steam*
See, this is yer problem right here 👇
See, this is yer problem right here 👇
GOP: We will come to your home and kidnap you. We will kill you if you object. We will cleanse the streets of you. You are like rodents. We laugh as we squish you beneath our feet. You are not even human. Ours is the Fourth Reich.
Democrats: Ignore that, we are only talking about the economy.
Democrats: Ignore that, we are only talking about the economy.
January 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
*opens hood of campaign bus, releasing giant puff of steam*
See, this is yer problem right here 👇
See, this is yer problem right here 👇
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I've seen some folks giving into doomerism by citing the US's history of paramilitary violence shutting down fair elections in the South, and I want to add some historical context to support Jamelle here (as an historian of Reconstruction paramilitary violence)
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I've seen some folks giving into doomerism by citing the US's history of paramilitary violence shutting down fair elections in the South, and I want to add some historical context to support Jamelle here (as an historian of Reconstruction paramilitary violence)
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Telling her to watch her language because there are children around when these fucking monsters just sent four children to the hospital after fucking tear gassing them has filled with me a whole new kind of rage.
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Telling her to watch her language because there are children around when these fucking monsters just sent four children to the hospital after fucking tear gassing them has filled with me a whole new kind of rage.
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Not that we need it anymore, but this is proof positive that this has nothing to do with "legal immigration." It's just about brown and Black people.
Mind-boggling stuff: ICE has detained 4 Oglala men and is apparently demanding the Lakota--a nation of the continent's original inhabitants--“enter into an immigration agreement with ICE." www.twincities.com/2026/01/13/i...
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The detained tribal members are experiencing homelessness and living under a bridge in Minneapolis.
www.twincities.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Not that we need it anymore, but this is proof positive that this has nothing to do with "legal immigration." It's just about brown and Black people.