Gary Dauphin
@ebogjonson.bsky.social
museum digital, speculative fiction, occasional writing
LA-based / Hecho en South Queens / 🇭🇹
opinions very VERY much my own //
varied interests
LA-based / Hecho en South Queens / 🇭🇹
opinions very VERY much my own //
varied interests
Pinned
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” Sparked Many Conversations. But Something Was Missing.
Five critics and writers discuss what the popular discourse overlooked about the critical and box office hit.
hammerandhope.org
Very thrilled to have been asked to contribute to this conversation by the good people at @hammerandhope.bsky.social
I have a longstanding Black vampire fixation, so this was a real treat to write. Many thanks to my other correspondents and to my editor Lovia Gyarkye! 🙌🏽
I have a longstanding Black vampire fixation, so this was a real treat to write. Many thanks to my other correspondents and to my editor Lovia Gyarkye! 🙌🏽
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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And again, this resonates with what Team Fight is demanding Dems do about Trump once they take power back—this is the equivalent of a Day One executive order from the next president repealing all of Trump's executive orders and announcing that his ballroom will be razed.
January 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
And again, this resonates with what Team Fight is demanding Dems do about Trump once they take power back—this is the equivalent of a Day One executive order from the next president repealing all of Trump's executive orders and announcing that his ballroom will be razed.
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i think that x dot com proves that some people are willing to tolerate virtually any crime before giving up something because of network effects
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 9:59 AM
i think that x dot com proves that some people are willing to tolerate virtually any crime before giving up something because of network effects
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The “super flu” behind outbreaks in the US and UK is a new variant of influenza A H3N2, subclade K. Existing vaccines appear to be insufficiently effective against the virus. www.wired.com/story/what-i...
What Is the ‘Super Flu’ That Is Spreading in Europe and the United States?
The “super flu” behind outbreaks in the US and UK is a new variant of influenza A H3N2, subclade K. Existing vaccines appear to be insufficiently effective against the virus.
www.wired.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The “super flu” behind outbreaks in the US and UK is a new variant of influenza A H3N2, subclade K. Existing vaccines appear to be insufficiently effective against the virus. www.wired.com/story/what-i...
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Angela Bassett in Strange Days appreciation post
August 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Angela Bassett in Strange Days appreciation post
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But for some reason the USPS is supposed to make money
Rupert Murdoch ran the NY Post for 40+ years at a financial loss. Because it’s critical (and priceless) messaging and influence infrastructure.
pressgazette.co.uk/news/new-yor...
pressgazette.co.uk/news/new-yor...
Murdoch's New York Post achieves first profit 'in modern times'
New York Post in profit: CEO Robert Thomson praises title for press freedom victory over Twitter as it posts first profit in modern times.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
But for some reason the USPS is supposed to make money
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Jan. 1 #tdih 🧵
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — F. Douglass ⬇️ Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ha...
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — F. Douglass ⬇️ Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ha...
Jan. 1, 1804: Haitian Independence
Haiti became a free republic after a revolution, declaring independence for ALL people.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Jan. 1 #tdih 🧵
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — F. Douglass ⬇️ Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ha...
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — F. Douglass ⬇️ Art by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ha...
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On January 1, 1804, revolutionaries established the independent country of Haiti, the first nation to permanently ban slavery. As we begin a year engulfed by the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, it’s worth reading the Haitian Declaration of Independence in full. 🇭🇹
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
On January 1, 1804, revolutionaries established the independent country of Haiti, the first nation to permanently ban slavery. As we begin a year engulfed by the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, it’s worth reading the Haitian Declaration of Independence in full. 🇭🇹
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For a transcription and English translation of the Haitian Declaration of Independence, see: haitidoi.com/doi/
January 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
For a transcription and English translation of the Haitian Declaration of Independence, see: haitidoi.com/doi/
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Happy Emancipation Day and Happy Happy Haitian Independdence Day!
Emancipation Day parade in Lincolnville, Florida, January 1, 1920 - image by photographer Richard Twine who was born there in 1896, a town formed by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War & a vigorous, dynamic Black community despite legalized segregation in early 20th century Florida.
January 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Happy Emancipation Day and Happy Happy Haitian Independdence Day!
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Happy Haitian Independence Day! 🇭🇹
As Haiti Caucus Co-Chair, I'm proud that such a vibrant Haitian community calls the #MA7 home.
I'm grateful for their contributions, their unbreakable spirit, & everything they do to make our district and country better.
As Haiti Caucus Co-Chair, I'm proud that such a vibrant Haitian community calls the #MA7 home.
I'm grateful for their contributions, their unbreakable spirit, & everything they do to make our district and country better.
January 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Happy Haitian Independence Day! 🇭🇹
As Haiti Caucus Co-Chair, I'm proud that such a vibrant Haitian community calls the #MA7 home.
I'm grateful for their contributions, their unbreakable spirit, & everything they do to make our district and country better.
As Haiti Caucus Co-Chair, I'm proud that such a vibrant Haitian community calls the #MA7 home.
I'm grateful for their contributions, their unbreakable spirit, & everything they do to make our district and country better.
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Bòn fet endepandans nan tous ayisyen isit la!
Happy Haitian Independence Day!!! 🎃🥣🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
Happy Haitian Independence Day!!! 🎃🥣🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
Show your students how the ancestral dish soup joumou honors Haiti’s fight for freedom and keeps the memory of home alive. (Grades: 6-12)
Why Does This Soup Symbolize Freedom for Haitians? | Ritual | PBS LearningMedia
Every year on Haitian Independence Day, Haitians celebrate their ancestors’ hard won freedom from slavery and French colonial rule by making soup joumou. Tank Ball explores what it means to use food t...
www.pbslearningmedia.org
January 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Bòn fet endepandans nan tous ayisyen isit la!
Happy Haitian Independence Day!!! 🎃🥣🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
Happy Haitian Independence Day!!! 🎃🥣🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
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Today is the anniversary of Haiti's independence from colonial rule.
Its revolution struck fear into slaveholding classes across the world.
Its revolution struck fear into slaveholding classes across the world.
The Threat of a Free Haiti
The Haitian Revolution sowed fear in the hearts of Cuba's slaveholding class.
jacobin.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Today is the anniversary of Haiti's independence from colonial rule.
Its revolution struck fear into slaveholding classes across the world.
Its revolution struck fear into slaveholding classes across the world.
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On January 1, 1804, Haiti was made free
Today, we celebrate the only successful slave revolution in history, Haiti became the first Black republic and the first free nation in the Americas to abolish slavery.
Haiti’s existence is an Act of Resistance✊🏿🇭🇹
Today, we celebrate the only successful slave revolution in history, Haiti became the first Black republic and the first free nation in the Americas to abolish slavery.
Haiti’s existence is an Act of Resistance✊🏿🇭🇹
January 2, 2026 at 12:54 AM
On January 1, 1804, Haiti was made free
Today, we celebrate the only successful slave revolution in history, Haiti became the first Black republic and the first free nation in the Americas to abolish slavery.
Haiti’s existence is an Act of Resistance✊🏿🇭🇹
Today, we celebrate the only successful slave revolution in history, Haiti became the first Black republic and the first free nation in the Americas to abolish slavery.
Haiti’s existence is an Act of Resistance✊🏿🇭🇹
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This would be so popular at the national level if centrist Democrats let us use those words in that order
Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This would be so popular at the national level if centrist Democrats let us use those words in that order
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Mamdani’s message is as American as apple pie, and that’s why he drives reactionaries of many different political stripes crazy.
Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
January 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Mamdani’s message is as American as apple pie, and that’s why he drives reactionaries of many different political stripes crazy.
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I remember and it continues to be one of the most extraordinary things that has happened in my lifetime
Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
January 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I remember and it continues to be one of the most extraordinary things that has happened in my lifetime
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Looking at this as a hopeful touchstone for 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Looking at this as a hopeful touchstone for 2026.
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"thank you to my parents, mama and baba!"
January 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"thank you to my parents, mama and baba!"
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Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
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Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.