Gerry Martini
@gerrymartini.bsky.social
Queens, CUNY, collective action, and Chelsea F.C. | Once and future union organizer.
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Graduate Center admissions info: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/admissions-aid or feel free to reach out!
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Graduate Center admissions info: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/admissions-aid or feel free to reach out!
Got a little too sassy with someone wayyyy out of my league in #dnd tonight, and man am I thankful that our DM let us all level up to 20 since it was our final battle of the campaign. I needed my divine inspiration to work baaaaadly.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Got a little too sassy with someone wayyyy out of my league in #dnd tonight, and man am I thankful that our DM let us all level up to 20 since it was our final battle of the campaign. I needed my divine inspiration to work baaaaadly.
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"[admin]...who regard the...students of their own universities with such contempt as to be undeserving of the education that in many cases those administrators themselves, or their parents, or their children received...are an enemy of the educational enterprise"
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
Opinion | Montclair State’s Inhumanity to the Humanities
Goodbye, English department. Hello, Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies.
www.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"[admin]...who regard the...students of their own universities with such contempt as to be undeserving of the education that in many cases those administrators themselves, or their parents, or their children received...are an enemy of the educational enterprise"
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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"Veterans Say No. No ICE. No Cuts. No Occupation."
Today in Chicago. Photograph by Aaron Cynic.
Today in Chicago. Photograph by Aaron Cynic.
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Veterans Say No. No ICE. No Cuts. No Occupation."
Today in Chicago. Photograph by Aaron Cynic.
Today in Chicago. Photograph by Aaron Cynic.
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
If you need a motorcycle license for your mode of transportation, please get out of the bike lane.
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If you need a motorcycle license for your mode of transportation, please get out of the bike lane.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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The conference abstract is a crucial academic genre but it can be hard to demystify without help. Join us @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social for our "Writing a Conference Abstract" workshop and learn to effectively communicate your project. Scan the QR or visit our website to register: buff.ly/Ii5N6gb
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The conference abstract is a crucial academic genre but it can be hard to demystify without help. Join us @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social for our "Writing a Conference Abstract" workshop and learn to effectively communicate your project. Scan the QR or visit our website to register: buff.ly/Ii5N6gb
We’re doomed as a species.
![Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:
“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreickzwdynkak7r4lur6afktglm3gontqsq5r5c7jeewyecyd4dczla@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We’re doomed as a species.
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I was just reminded that Cuomo has attacked both Mamdani and Lander for not having been born in the greatest immigrant city the world has ever made.
Exactly this. And of course it makes the cruelty and stupidity of Cuomo's jibe at him for not being born in NYC that much more tawdry and small.
Because people like Brad Lander come to this town so that they can become themselves.
Because people like Brad Lander come to this town so that they can become themselves.
October 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I was just reminded that Cuomo has attacked both Mamdani and Lander for not having been born in the greatest immigrant city the world has ever made.
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This happened in Northern California. Silvia Reyna Mendoza was deported after reporting years of harassment by an ICE contractor.
KCRA aired about story her harassment on Thursday night last week. She was deported on Friday morning.
This story ⤵️ aired on Monday, the 27th.
KCRA aired about story her harassment on Thursday night last week. She was deported on Friday morning.
This story ⤵️ aired on Monday, the 27th.
A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This happened in Northern California. Silvia Reyna Mendoza was deported after reporting years of harassment by an ICE contractor.
KCRA aired about story her harassment on Thursday night last week. She was deported on Friday morning.
This story ⤵️ aired on Monday, the 27th.
KCRA aired about story her harassment on Thursday night last week. She was deported on Friday morning.
This story ⤵️ aired on Monday, the 27th.
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Excited for new colleagues to join us next fall! If you or someone you know is on the market, check out this opportunity to join the faculty at #BaruchCollege in the #BLS department!
Baruch (CUNY) Black and Latino Studies Department is hiring! Check out the description in the link, apply, and/or pass it on!!! cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
October 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Excited for new colleagues to join us next fall! If you or someone you know is on the market, check out this opportunity to join the faculty at #BaruchCollege in the #BLS department!
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Oopsie...
“Harvard conservative magazine suspended after ‘echoing Hitler’ in ‘blood and soil’ article
The outlet’s editor insisted that any resemblance between the piece and the Nazi leader’s infamous 1939 Reichstag speech was unintended” 10/29/25 … 1/ www.thejc.com/news/usa/har...
The outlet’s editor insisted that any resemblance between the piece and the Nazi leader’s infamous 1939 Reichstag speech was unintended” 10/29/25 … 1/ www.thejc.com/news/usa/har...
Harvard conservative magazine suspended after ‘echoing Hitler’ in ‘blood and soil’ article - The Jewish Chronicle
The outlet’s editor insisted that any resemblance between the piece and the Nazi leader’s infamous 1939 Reichstag speech was unintended
www.thejc.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Oopsie...
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Cuomo is "stuck in a race he’s unlikely to win, for a job he never really wanted," and it's bringing out the worst in him, says a former staffer.
"Cuomo can see everyone’s faults but his own. He doesn’t show humility. He rarely apologizes. And if you never admit mistakes, you never learn from them. You never evolve."
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/29/t...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/29/t...
The same old Cuomo, dividing as always
I’ve never won an argument with Andrew Cuomo. When Bill de Blasio wanted to raise New York City’s minimum wage, Cuomo argued it was the selfish act of a mayor more interested in campaigning than go…
www.nydailynews.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Cuomo is "stuck in a race he’s unlikely to win, for a job he never really wanted," and it's bringing out the worst in him, says a former staffer.
Racist.
So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Racist.
We love lying to ourselves soooo much.
People would rather lie to themselves and then to others than change their positions. It's infuriating.
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We love lying to ourselves soooo much.
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Columbia surveilled and threatened our members, who picketed and successfully forced Columbia to the bargaining table. The University’s union busting will not stop our members from engaging in NLRA-protected activity.
Read our press release here: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
#labor #highered
Read our press release here: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
#labor #highered
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Columbia surveilled and threatened our members, who picketed and successfully forced Columbia to the bargaining table. The University’s union busting will not stop our members from engaging in NLRA-protected activity.
Read our press release here: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
#labor #highered
Read our press release here: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
#labor #highered
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Trump is demanding nine colleges and universities sign a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." These demands will come to all of higher ed if we don't stand together and fight back now. Tell our college and university administrations: Reject the Compact! tinyurl.com/rejectthecom...
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Trump is demanding nine colleges and universities sign a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." These demands will come to all of higher ed if we don't stand together and fight back now. Tell our college and university administrations: Reject the Compact! tinyurl.com/rejectthecom...
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✨ Big news! The CUNY Corpus of New York City English is launching Oct. 17 at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Come hear about this NSF-funded resource for studying language variation & change.
📅 Oct. 17, 12–2 pm
📍 GC, Room 9206
🔗 Register by Oct. 15: tinyurl.com/4ycdyf4f
Come hear about this NSF-funded resource for studying language variation & change.
📅 Oct. 17, 12–2 pm
📍 GC, Room 9206
🔗 Register by Oct. 15: tinyurl.com/4ycdyf4f
September 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
✨ Big news! The CUNY Corpus of New York City English is launching Oct. 17 at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Come hear about this NSF-funded resource for studying language variation & change.
📅 Oct. 17, 12–2 pm
📍 GC, Room 9206
🔗 Register by Oct. 15: tinyurl.com/4ycdyf4f
Come hear about this NSF-funded resource for studying language variation & change.
📅 Oct. 17, 12–2 pm
📍 GC, Room 9206
🔗 Register by Oct. 15: tinyurl.com/4ycdyf4f
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Brains, crystals, lasers — oh, my! 😱 Join us on Oct. 28 for a spooky night of fun science activities for all ages and trick-or-treating throughout the CUNY ASRC. RSVP to attend. bit.ly/4pWKPrD
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Brains, crystals, lasers — oh, my! 😱 Join us on Oct. 28 for a spooky night of fun science activities for all ages and trick-or-treating throughout the CUNY ASRC. RSVP to attend. bit.ly/4pWKPrD
The wiener dog is to 2025 NYC what the French bulldog was to 2015 NYC.
October 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The wiener dog is to 2025 NYC what the French bulldog was to 2015 NYC.
When I’m a dictator this will be a gulagable offense. This is on 3rd Ave!
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
When I’m a dictator this will be a gulagable offense. This is on 3rd Ave!
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Visit the Circulation Desk on the 1st Floor of the Mina Rees Library to check out equipment.
You can loan:
Logitech wireless presenters (i.e., pointer/clickers)
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/librarytech/...
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
You can loan:
Logitech wireless presenters (i.e., pointer/clickers)
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/librarytech/...
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
October 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Visit the Circulation Desk on the 1st Floor of the Mina Rees Library to check out equipment.
You can loan:
Logitech wireless presenters (i.e., pointer/clickers)
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/librarytech/...
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
You can loan:
Logitech wireless presenters (i.e., pointer/clickers)
libguides.gc.cuny.edu/librarytech/...
#academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary
A fellow at a rightwing think-tank is writing this, not a lefty or even a Democrat. Yesterday was scary, but we cannot yield to fear. "These are unprecedented and dangerous words from the civilian leadership of our military." foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...
Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans
Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.
foreignpolicy.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A fellow at a rightwing think-tank is writing this, not a lefty or even a Democrat. Yesterday was scary, but we cannot yield to fear. "These are unprecedented and dangerous words from the civilian leadership of our military." foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...