Rebecca M. Bratspies

Rebecca Bratspies, Author

@rbratspies.bsky.social

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Professor, CUNY Law | award-winning scholar, author, speaker
scuba diver | environmental justice, climate justice, human rights, NYC history, urban policy, comic books | mom | optimist (mostly) www.RebeccaBratspies.com

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · Apr 28

hey friends. Guess what . . .my book Naming Gotham just won the 2024 American Legacy Book Award for US History!!! #history #NYC #newyorkcity #historybuff #historylovers #historypodcast #NewYork #awardwinning #books #booklovers www.amazon.com/Naming-Gotha...

Good seal. Words Award Winner 2024 emblazoned across the seal

cover of Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York Place Names. Title in a central red box with white type Photos (in clockwise order) of Peter Cooper, Henry Bruckner, NYC view from Hells Kitchen, Jackie Robinson, at bat, Shirley Chisholm, and Bryant Park

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 1d

Which give it a ridiculously outsized voice that presidential elections. Wyoming has one electoral vote for every 195k people. By that logic New York City ALONE should have 42 electoral votes

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 1d

South Dakota has three electoral votes.

Reposted by Scott A. Imberman, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Michael D. McDonald , and 1 more Scott A. Imberman, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Michael D. McDonald, James M. Thomas

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states

Gordon Darroch @gordondarroch.bsky.social · 2d

Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.

NRC @nrc.nl · 3d

Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Rebecca M. Bratspies

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 2d

A Waukegan councilman was briefly detained by U.S. immigration agents on Friday, and he says the agents drew their guns on him while he was sitting in his car with his hands raised.

“My life flashed before my eyes,” said Ald. Juan Martinez.

Waukegan alderman says federal agents pulled guns on him: ‘There were four barrels pointed at me’

As soon as he felt he felt he was safe, Martinez said his first call was to Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham.

trib.al

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 4d

That is not what “takings”means

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 4d

And they think that is somehow better??? Grrr

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 4d

But for how much longer!

Photo of a bus display listing stops on the left and a PSA on the right stating ‘ a fare is required to ride’

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Rebecca M. Bratspies

Ignacio Gallup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 4d

"'My view is, if I don't file a complaint, what will happen to other Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what will happen to all women in our country?'"

Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street

Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.

www.bbc.com

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 4d

WTF???

Erin Sikorsky @erinsikorsky.bsky.social · 4d

Doing my best, not sure I’ve quite succeeded yet. Maybe next year!

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 4d

many people are saying!

Reposted by Rebecca M. Bratspies

Erin Sikorsky @erinsikorsky.bsky.social · 4d

Doing my best, not sure I’ve quite succeeded yet. Maybe next year!

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 4d

many people are saying!

Opinion
interesting times

Did Women Ruin the Workplace?

Reposted by Rebecca M. Bratspies, Anthony Burke

Natalie Jones @nataliejones.bsky.social · 4d

A new @climateanalytics.org report has come out today, with a profoundly hopeful message: even though the world is on track to exceed 1.5°C of global warming, we can peak at 1.7°C and get temperatures back down well below 1.5°C by end of century.

But.... only if we phase out fossil fuels, fast. 🧵

Reposted by Will Jennings, Simon Chapman, Rebecca M. Bratspies , and 1 more Will Jennings, Simon Chapman, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d

Jesus I see what you've done for others

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 5d

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity

Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.

electrek.co

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 5d

Now let’s #closerikers and build # renewablerikers

Congratulations Mayor-elect Mamdani. You will be the mayor to close Rikers

Reposted by Rebecca M. Bratspies

Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 5d

A U.S. Senate investigation led by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) "has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide — with detainees denied insulin, left without medical attention for days and forced to compete for clean water."

Senate report details dozens of cases of medical neglect in federal immigration detention centers

A U.S. Senate investigation has uncovered numerous credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers across the country.

apnews.com

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

Thx. Was wondering

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

‘To Get to any of us, you will have to go through All of us!’

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

Really feeling this tonight

Reposted by Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 4 more Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce, Anders Nilsson, Cathy N. Davidson, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Brian Keegan

Micah @rincewind.run · 6d

the entire twitter and group chat poisoned elite of American society who decided Trump winning an election by 1.5% heralded a thousand year reich may have miscalculated a bit

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

I was at this rally.

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

the thing about Sliwa is it could be true, or not . . . Totally plausible, but its not like Curtis is a reliable messenger

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

and his authentic self--he showed up in person, as a person, not as a "candidate" that was shaped by focus groups. It is incredibly compelling

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

THIS!!

Reposted by Rebecca M. Bratspies

Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 6d

The @nytimes.com is completely OUT OF TOUCH and I am so glad that we have @thecity.nyc, @hellgatenyc.com and more covering NYC politics. Thank GOD.

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

^votes. Oh for an edit feature…

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

Mamdani got more vis then there are PEOPLE in South Dakota. And yet we NYC residents share two senators with the rest of NY state while South Dakota gets two of their own ( and THREE electoral college votes. )

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

And they wasted all that money sending me nearly hourly texts.

Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d

This wins post of the day, maybe if the year!

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 14

why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?

in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Rebecca M. Bratspies

Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 6d

Mamdani has won more votes than there are people in South Dakota.

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