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Breaking Down the Bop
Decolonize by Vacant Company “Who will decide? Who will decolonize?” It’s no secret that I appreciate the world where hardcore and punk subgenre as a whole collides. A sludgy slow breakdown at the end antagonizes the message being shouted “Who will decide? Who will decolonize?” I grew up somewhere too punk for the hardcore kids… Read more
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Long Live Feminism
Long live feminism. You cruel mistress. Taunting and teasing about fair pay, representation, and fundamental change (what do any of those things actually mean anymore?). This is not an ode to feminism. This is a eulogy. But not a very reverent one. I am sick to death of the words “Kamala is brat,” of corporate… Read more
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The Command Above All
As 2025 unfurls itself into the light of day, the time has long since passed for us to examine, piercingly and unflinchingly, our relationship to the members of the elite, ruling classes, clearly displaying their unity and power on Trump’s inaugural stage. The billionaire class ceases to exist without the labor of the millions who… Read more
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Years ahead hanging in the balance.
I’m 25 years old and getting ready to turn 26 in February. For many people, it’s a day filled with the ideas of who will I spend it with, what will I do or what will I make of the day? My main question kind of always remains the same: Will I be ok when… Read more
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Immersed 1st & 2nd community book club meeting Roundup
Teaching Community: a Pedagogy of Hope – bell hooks Teaching Community is a heartfelt and intellectually rich call for educators to create classrooms that are sites of liberation, not domination. Taking her perspective as someone who has taught in the most elite of educational sites, hooks removes herself from the gilded halls of academia to… Read more
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Divine Right X Salvation Ends
North Carolina Straight Edge Hardcore Written by Chris Ponds | Photos by Zack Allen About The Band Starting out with a tweet from vocalist Josh, about wanting to start a straight edge band, Divine Right began as a different project with bassist and drummer, Kale and Carson, and another friend. As life would have it,… Read more
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Immersed is an independent publication and mutual aid hub. Based in Wilmington, NC, what started as a zine by Chris Ponds in 2019 has grown into a team of writers, photographers, and activists working to share truth and bring awareness to global issues. We book DIY shows, feature musicians and artists of various mediums, alongside opinions and educational content based on intersectional justice issues.
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