@chrisstalker.bsky.social
Immigrant. Socialist. Working for justice & change, human rights & internationalism / thinking about cinéma vérité, pop art, MCFC, and fast music played loud.
Brooklyn, New York.
Brooklyn, New York.
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New York, this moment belongs to you. Please join us for the Inauguration of a New Era on January 1, 2026.
December 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New York, this moment belongs to you. Please join us for the Inauguration of a New Era on January 1, 2026.
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This City Belongs to You.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
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Why on earth would a protest movement against the worst president in US history begin by acknowledging that he's not so bad
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
May 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Why on earth would a protest movement against the worst president in US history begin by acknowledging that he's not so bad
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
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How is one supposed to write, speak, and create elegantly against such ugliness, absurdities, and mediocrities?
This is the challenge.
This is the challenge.
March 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How is one supposed to write, speak, and create elegantly against such ugliness, absurdities, and mediocrities?
This is the challenge.
This is the challenge.
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My latest at Joy's House on Substack: What are we becoming? www.joyannreid.com/p/the-daily-...
The Daily Reid: What are we becoming?
Our government essentially kidnapped a grad student. That's not even legal.
www.joyannreid.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
My latest at Joy's House on Substack: What are we becoming? www.joyannreid.com/p/the-daily-...
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I appreciate all the people recommending the Shock Doctrine. I've been thinking about what makes Trump's use of these tactics a little different.
In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
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In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
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Chaos and confusion. Somebody read @naomiaklein.bsky.social The Shock Doctrine as a manual, it seems. Time for people to read it again for countermeasures also.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I appreciate all the people recommending the Shock Doctrine. I've been thinking about what makes Trump's use of these tactics a little different.
In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
a 🧵
In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that.
a 🧵
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Only saying once on bsky b/c I know it is not entirely useful, but it is totally exhausting that in 2016 some of us said “they’re Nazis,” some of us screamed “they’re segregationists,” and a whole lot of very serious people now posting about them being Nazis and segregationists gaslight us for years
January 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Only saying once on bsky b/c I know it is not entirely useful, but it is totally exhausting that in 2016 some of us said “they’re Nazis,” some of us screamed “they’re segregationists,” and a whole lot of very serious people now posting about them being Nazis and segregationists gaslight us for years
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It’s time for honesty (it always is): the first 2 years of the Biden-Harris administration, Dems held the House & Senate, Roe was not codified, the minimum wage was not raised, Americans didn’t get universal healthcare or even a public option, student debt cancellation was not passed into law, etc 🧵
January 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It’s time for honesty (it always is): the first 2 years of the Biden-Harris administration, Dems held the House & Senate, Roe was not codified, the minimum wage was not raised, Americans didn’t get universal healthcare or even a public option, student debt cancellation was not passed into law, etc 🧵
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For only the third time in history, the King holiday will coincide with Inauguration Day. It’s a stark reminder of the duality of our democracy and the choices we can make about what to celebrate and who we want to be. 19thnews.org/2025/01/phot...
History echoes: Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision meets Trump’s America
The King holiday coincides with Inauguration Day — a stark reminder of the duality of our democracy.
19thnews.org
January 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
For only the third time in history, the King holiday will coincide with Inauguration Day. It’s a stark reminder of the duality of our democracy and the choices we can make about what to celebrate and who we want to be. 19thnews.org/2025/01/phot...
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"If Marvin Gaye sang 'What’s Going On?' today, it would not be a protest anthem, but an honest question. No one knows what's going on and oligarchs are eliminating the means of finding out."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/trapped-echo
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/trapped-echo
Trapped Echo
The search for something real, even when it’s not.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"If Marvin Gaye sang 'What’s Going On?' today, it would not be a protest anthem, but an honest question. No one knows what's going on and oligarchs are eliminating the means of finding out."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/trapped-echo
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/trapped-echo
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I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
January 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
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Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
January 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
Woody Guthrie's new year resolutions - his 33 'Rulin's' - from 1941/2, summarized with "Wake Up And Fight"
January 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Woody Guthrie's new year resolutions - his 33 'Rulin's' - from 1941/2, summarized with "Wake Up And Fight"