Nic Bennett (they/them)

@nicbennett.bsky.social

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Inside a U.S. Senate office, several activists stand defiantly facing a staffer near an American flag. Two people hold a banner reading ‘Dear US Senate: Break up with ICE’ while others read their demands to abolish ICE.
Screenshot of an email/newsletter section announcing an author event. Centered black-and-white flyer reads “METAMORPH: A Scientist’s Guide to Escaping Capitalism” with a line drawing of a metamorphosis cycle (caterpillar/chrysalis/butterfly) and the name “NIC BENNETT.” Below: “a reading with author,” “@ Hooked Coffee Shop | 3142 E Michigan Ave,” and “Tuesday January 20th 6:00PM.” Under the flyer, text invites readers to a “reading and conversation,” and a blue button says “RSVP to Meet Nic.”
A small tan rabbit lies on its belly against a black background, with its ears perked up and legs splayed out.
Nic (a genderqueer person) stands confidently on a city sidewalk wearing a brown and black leather jacket, rust-colored pants with a brown holster strap, and black lace-up boots. They have short hair, a trimmed beard, and a septum ring, looking slightly upward with a composed expression. The background shows urban buildings, a Domino’s storefront, bare trees, and a cloudy sky.
Nic (a genderqueer white person) is standing on a city sidewalk wearing a brown and black leather jacket with quilted detailing (dressed as Cassian Andor from Star Wars). They have short, styled mullet brown hair, a neatly trimmed fake beard and mustache, and a septum ring. They look slightly upward and to the side with a thoughtful expression. The background shows an urban street with buildings, cars, and cloudy sky.
Cassian Andor, a rebel character from Star Wars and a brown-skinned man with brown hair, some beard and scrubb, is wearing a black and teal jacket, saying "I have friends everywhere"
Marc (a masculine, nonbinary post-50s white man with chin-length straight silver hair and black plastic rimmed glasses wearing a navy PJ Harvey t-shirt and brown cargo pants) is pointing at brown mushrooms and naming them...Pheasant's Back (aka Dryad's Saddle), Turkey Tail. He's very excited and showing them off like a kid at show & tell. There is about a pound of mushrooms scattered on the top of a black granite island.
The Fool tarot card from The Spacious Tarot deck. The card is propped up against a bleached cow femur bone and surrounded by amethyst, smoky quartz, tourmaline, and string lights on a white table. Behind the card is a small houseplant in a gray planter.
Zines from Lansing zine fest including: a yellow zine titled "Against the MSU War Machine," an orange zine titled "Michigan Cryptids," and a white small zine titled "Gender Ecology." There is also a a zine business card from the (trans)scribe and two stickers: a sparkly one that says "Make Lansing Weirder" and a round white circle one with pictures of seeds on it that says "Spread Seeds".
A halloween skull decoration with pie pans and an orange plastic sheet made into a scarecrow/halloween decoration for my dad's garden. The camera pans to the left and there is a second skull halloween decoration blowing in the wind.
on the left is a Mexican woman (Ana) with shoulder-length hair. She is wearing a black puffer coat and red glasses and has an inviting smile. Her left arm is out because she's taking the selfie of us. I am on the right. I'm a nonbinary white person wearing glasses with gold rim and a silver septum piercing. I have a purple-red mullet. I am wearing a grey wool coat, my great-grandmother's red scarf, and a blue coverall. I'm looking so thrilled with squinting eyes because I finally got to meet Ana in person. In the background is the beautiful ripple texture of the MSU Broad Art Museum. The photo is to a diagonal angle.
Nic is wearing a brown baseball hat that says "I heart Uranus. Uranus, Indiana." Nic is a nonbinary white person with a reddish purple mullet, silver septum ring, and black plaid shirt. The baseball hat is hiding their eyes and they are holding the brim with a couple of fingers and an Evercrisp apple in that same hand. In the background are their friend's lemon tree and a cross stitch of checkerspot butterflies made by their friend.
a character sheet for Big Grave Fantasy that says "look loadout" with a large blank space where I drew (in ink pen) my holographic butterfly suit complete with rocket boots, wispy smoke trails, glitchy wings, and compound eye + proboscis mask. The character sheet explains that Belladonna (she/her) is the Creator essence. She solves things with tech (and STYLE).
An upside-down green cardboard box with a "speakeasy password" looking hole has "Figz go here" written on it in sharpie with an arrow pointing to the hole. Nic says "I guess if the sign says..." and then hands a dried fig up to the hole. Ampersand the black and white Dutch rabbit's snout appears to grab the fig. At the end of the video, the other bunny Octothorpe sneezes several times and it is extremely cute. It catches Nic off guard and helps them feel less scared about the chaos the world is in.
a black and white Dutch rabbit flopped on his side watching someone work but his eyes are shutting slightly and one ear is starting to droop. It's almost bunny naptime
On a background that looks like slightly crumpled notebook paper large text reads "RACISM: Why we can't have Nice* Things *Healthcare, Better Schools, Affordable Housing. A conversation about MAGA's agenda to defund public infrastructure is rooted in racism." To the right is a photo of Dr. Robin G. Kelly, a black masculine person wearing black glasses and a white and black checkered shirt and small hoop earrings.
a rally of white people holding protest signs on the steps of a government building. the large banner reads "Protect People Resist Hate Western Washington"
a wooden slotted chair on a concrete porch. visible is one white square column of the porch and a bit of the snow-covered yard. on the chair arm of the chair are three acorns
On the left the text reads in bold red and black font: "This Saturday! Feb 1 1:45 Ingham County Courthouse. A Celebration of Solidarity! Rally for Resisters. "Welcoming to Immigrants" County Resolution Passed! On the right, a picture of Ingham County Courthouse with a blue sky with clouds.
on the left a rabbit (light brown lop mix) and on the right a slightly larger rabbit (Dutch black and white like he has a tuxedo on). They are happily munching on spinach and coexisting peacefullly...for now
screenshot of my friend's Instagram story that has a picture of the board game Daybreak. Text in the front says: "We lost!!! Global temps rose by 1.7 and every community except Europe globally went into crisis. The US did manage to establish a circular economy so... small wins? Our take away was that we did not invest enough resources into social, ecological or infrastructure resilience. Too much attention to R&D that yeilded NOTHING.
Poster that says “Full Circle Climate Communication” taped to the inside of a glass conference room window
One white nonbinary person and one man, both holding out the left underside of their forearms to reveal tattoos with Bayes' Theorem. The nonbinary person is laughing and the man is making a funny face.
Large classroom with climate change scholars gathered around multiple circle-shaped tables
A flowing creek with a rock bridge and snow. Hikers and a black dog make their way through the branches.
Paint pen drawing of Nic, a genderqueer person with gray glasses, magenta hair and sweatshirt. Their hair is longer on top in a swoop and shorter on the sides. They are wearing big black headphones and leaning against the wall. They seem like they are just about to fall asleep but are happy. The background is gray.
Scicomm Identities Project Fellows sitting around a "U"-shaped table holding headphones, recorders, and microphones as they learn about their podcasting equipment
black and white portrait images of the Scicomm Identities Fellows for 2025. Text at the top reads "Sci Comm Identities Project 2025 Fellows" in blue, green, and black text
Video of a young, fuzzy brown bunny named Octothorpe jumping on a white chair. When confronted about how she got there, she hops on the desk and heads over to the figs. Ampersand, a black and white bunny watches from the floor, seemingly perplexed that this was an option all along.
Board game with sections and planets on it with blue and red spaceship wooden figurines placed on it. Some of the spaceships are on their side because they are damaged. Board game boxes reading “Arcs” behind the board game setup
A puzzle colored with a yellow background with teal and pink abstract lines.
A black kitchen counter piled full of jars of jam, pickles, salsa, and dried peppers. To the right of the jars is a mother of thousands plant
22 white people around a semicircle table attending a mass meeting to learn about racial and economic justice for all
SURJ mass meeting before the election