Gabrielle Hecht 🇵🇷
@gabriellehecht.bsky.social
writer•prof•anti-disciplinary•she•elle•ella
Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures• http://bit.ly/41wDJzD
Gobernanza residual: Cómo Sudáfrica presagia futuros planetarios• https://bit.ly/488OkV7
1st gen*2 •cisbi•proud parent🏳️⚧️🧠♾️
Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures• http://bit.ly/41wDJzD
Gobernanza residual: Cómo Sudáfrica presagia futuros planetarios• https://bit.ly/488OkV7
1st gen*2 •cisbi•proud parent🏳️⚧️🧠♾️
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
Random reminder to not post screenshots of that other site here. We escaped from there. We really don’t need the postcards
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Random reminder to not post screenshots of that other site here. We escaped from there. We really don’t need the postcards
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I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
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Updating bc just learned
It was an independent owner trying to do the right thing, but it seems corporate is not in agreement & made them reinstate the reservations
Sorry guys. Pls no special consideration for them when it comes to where you spend your $ (except for that one owner who tried in MN)
It was an independent owner trying to do the right thing, but it seems corporate is not in agreement & made them reinstate the reservations
Sorry guys. Pls no special consideration for them when it comes to where you spend your $ (except for that one owner who tried in MN)
January 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Updating bc just learned
It was an independent owner trying to do the right thing, but it seems corporate is not in agreement & made them reinstate the reservations
Sorry guys. Pls no special consideration for them when it comes to where you spend your $ (except for that one owner who tried in MN)
It was an independent owner trying to do the right thing, but it seems corporate is not in agreement & made them reinstate the reservations
Sorry guys. Pls no special consideration for them when it comes to where you spend your $ (except for that one owner who tried in MN)
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If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
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A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
Please excuse my need to post this, but… I have finally lost enough of my pandemic weight gain for my rings to fit easily again. Yes, rings on my fingers.
Also my knees don’t hurt as much. Might even fit into a few of my old clothes. TBD.
Great thing to realize on my first day at my new job!
Also my knees don’t hurt as much. Might even fit into a few of my old clothes. TBD.
Great thing to realize on my first day at my new job!
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Please excuse my need to post this, but… I have finally lost enough of my pandemic weight gain for my rings to fit easily again. Yes, rings on my fingers.
Also my knees don’t hurt as much. Might even fit into a few of my old clothes. TBD.
Great thing to realize on my first day at my new job!
Also my knees don’t hurt as much. Might even fit into a few of my old clothes. TBD.
Great thing to realize on my first day at my new job!
French president being limp again but the press is clear, and using “kidnapping” (enlèvement) in headlines
🇫🇷 🇻🇪 Venezuela: la réaction d'Emmanuel Macron qui n'a pas condamné la capture du président vénézuélien Nicolas Maduro par les Etats-Unis continue de susciter de vives critiques
➡️ u.afp.com/S895
➡️ u.afp.com/S895
January 5, 2026 at 7:55 AM
French president being limp again but the press is clear, and using “kidnapping” (enlèvement) in headlines
If you haven’t read @transnews.network interview with former NYTer who explains in detail how transphobia is purposefully pursued at NYT then now is the time
We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
January 5, 2026 at 6:40 AM
If you haven’t read @transnews.network interview with former NYTer who explains in detail how transphobia is purposefully pursued at NYT then now is the time
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Yeah this guy needs to be impeached too.
Vance argues Venezuela attack will help curb fentanyl crisis
The vice president’s defense comes as some GOP lawmakers question the Trump administration’s justification for Saturday’s attack.
www.politico.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Yeah this guy needs to be impeached too.
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In light of illegal actions by the U.S. gov't in Venezuela, we highlight a few teaching resources, starting with the classic "people's history" of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano, "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent." 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Book — Non-fiction. By Eduardo Galeano. 1997. 360 pages. Gripping history of the land and people of Latin America.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
In light of illegal actions by the U.S. gov't in Venezuela, we highlight a few teaching resources, starting with the classic "people's history" of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano, "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent." 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
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Stories built on "U.S. officials," especially ones published just hours after an action, are rarely the actual inside story.
And papers shouldn't be playing like they are.
And papers shouldn't be playing like they are.
January 4, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Stories built on "U.S. officials," especially ones published just hours after an action, are rarely the actual inside story.
And papers shouldn't be playing like they are.
And papers shouldn't be playing like they are.
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez: “Spain did not recognise the Maduro regime. But neither will it recognise an intervention that violates international law and pushes the region toward a horizon of uncertainty and belligerence.”
No need to like Maduro to recognize the wrongdoing
No need to like Maduro to recognize the wrongdoing
Global outcry after US launches strikes on Venezuela and captures president
France, Russia, China and EU say Washington broke international law after US troops carried out the operation
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez: “Spain did not recognise the Maduro regime. But neither will it recognise an intervention that violates international law and pushes the region toward a horizon of uncertainty and belligerence.”
No need to like Maduro to recognize the wrongdoing
No need to like Maduro to recognize the wrongdoing
"What about cruises?"
Whole-ass article about vacations being disrupted. Because that's what matters to the NYT & its readers. They probably put a reporter on this the minute they saw the news that they chose to not share.
archive.is/202601040349...
Whole-ass article about vacations being disrupted. Because that's what matters to the NYT & its readers. They probably put a reporter on this the minute they saw the news that they chose to not share.
archive.is/202601040349...
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 AM
"What about cruises?"
Whole-ass article about vacations being disrupted. Because that's what matters to the NYT & its readers. They probably put a reporter on this the minute they saw the news that they chose to not share.
archive.is/202601040349...
Whole-ass article about vacations being disrupted. Because that's what matters to the NYT & its readers. They probably put a reporter on this the minute they saw the news that they chose to not share.
archive.is/202601040349...
Since this is going around: the quote is from November 5th. He said it, but he said it 2 months ago. He was right then, he's still right, but let's not mix things up.
Colombian President Petro on Epstein’s collaborator Donald Trump:
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil." #OpDeathEaters
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil." #OpDeathEaters
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Since this is going around: the quote is from November 5th. He said it, but he said it 2 months ago. He was right then, he's still right, but let's not mix things up.
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The military is as porous as sponge under Hegseth. It's not the media's job to do his. It's their job to expose him as a corrupt, continuous screw-up so our military can be protected by not having a chatty white supremacist drunk who is chummy with Russia in charge.
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 6:31 AM
The military is as porous as sponge under Hegseth. It's not the media's job to do his. It's their job to expose him as a corrupt, continuous screw-up so our military can be protected by not having a chatty white supremacist drunk who is chummy with Russia in charge.
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This is billionaire-controlled media. They want to sleepwalk us into another forever war. We must break free.
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This is billionaire-controlled media. They want to sleepwalk us into another forever war. We must break free.
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Reposting with alt text
November 6, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Reposting with alt text
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In 2025, the most read post on my blog Foluke's African Skies was the short essay I wrote in 2017 about one of the first institutions of higher learning on the continent.
folukeafrica.com/timbuktu-sit...
folukeafrica.com/timbuktu-sit...
Timbuktu: Site of 1st African University
Sankoré was a contemporary of Oxford and the Sorbonne.
folukeafrica.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
In 2025, the most read post on my blog Foluke's African Skies was the short essay I wrote in 2017 about one of the first institutions of higher learning on the continent.
folukeafrica.com/timbuktu-sit...
folukeafrica.com/timbuktu-sit...
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
"Sulzberger & his newsroom lieutenants saw [Cass rpt] as an opportunity to give the right, incl. Trump, an issue that they could run with...He thought spreading anti-trans discrimination & disinformation was stg he could push and most readers would say 'well I don't know much about it.'"
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
"Sulzberger & his newsroom lieutenants saw [Cass rpt] as an opportunity to give the right, incl. Trump, an issue that they could run with...He thought spreading anti-trans discrimination & disinformation was stg he could push and most readers would say 'well I don't know much about it.'"
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So thrilled to announce that I'm now officially an employee of Aix-Marseille Université at the Laboratoire Population-Environnement-Développement!
Thrilled to join copacetic, creative colleagues who won't cave to fascism. Draw your own inference.
If you know me well, you'll soon get email w/ deets
Thrilled to join copacetic, creative colleagues who won't cave to fascism. Draw your own inference.
If you know me well, you'll soon get email w/ deets
January 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
So thrilled to announce that I'm now officially an employee of Aix-Marseille Université at the Laboratoire Population-Environnement-Développement!
Thrilled to join copacetic, creative colleagues who won't cave to fascism. Draw your own inference.
If you know me well, you'll soon get email w/ deets
Thrilled to join copacetic, creative colleagues who won't cave to fascism. Draw your own inference.
If you know me well, you'll soon get email w/ deets
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
My sweetie=my IT guy but I do try to solve probs on my own 1st, better for rel'ship
Italics not working in Mail. Checked online. Restarted computer. Nada. Bring laptop to sweetie.
Him: What the hell is that font? Hiragino? WTF?
Me: Umm
Him: it probably doesn't have italics
Me: Oh
No fancy font 🫤
Italics not working in Mail. Checked online. Restarted computer. Nada. Bring laptop to sweetie.
Him: What the hell is that font? Hiragino? WTF?
Me: Umm
Him: it probably doesn't have italics
Me: Oh
No fancy font 🫤
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
My sweetie=my IT guy but I do try to solve probs on my own 1st, better for rel'ship
Italics not working in Mail. Checked online. Restarted computer. Nada. Bring laptop to sweetie.
Him: What the hell is that font? Hiragino? WTF?
Me: Umm
Him: it probably doesn't have italics
Me: Oh
No fancy font 🫤
Italics not working in Mail. Checked online. Restarted computer. Nada. Bring laptop to sweetie.
Him: What the hell is that font? Hiragino? WTF?
Me: Umm
Him: it probably doesn't have italics
Me: Oh
No fancy font 🫤