Jack Draper III
@jackdraper3.bsky.social
Author, Saudade in Brazilian Cinema (Intellect Books)
Editor, Woman-Centered Brazilian Cinema (SUNY Press)
Translator, The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer (UNC Press)
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Editor, Woman-Centered Brazilian Cinema (SUNY Press)
Translator, The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer (UNC Press)
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Jack Draper III
@jackdraper3.bsky.social
· Mar 28
"[T]hese rightless people are indeed thrown back into a peculiar state of nature...they appear as the first signs of a possible regression from civilization." --Hannah Arendt
'We need editors who see expertise in lived experience, and we need funders who recognize that justice journalism is foundational to democracy. But we also need readers...to resist the idea that cable commentators or political pundits are our only experts.'
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Shuttering of “Teen Vogue” and the Silencing of Progressive Voices
The disappearance of the platform is bigger than one newsroom.
www.thenation.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
'We need editors who see expertise in lived experience, and we need funders who recognize that justice journalism is foundational to democracy. But we also need readers...to resist the idea that cable commentators or political pundits are our only experts.'
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Tuesday's election results clearly were irrelevant to these people. They voted the same way on this that they would have if Democrats had done badly. Total disconnect from their voters.
The final tally to advance the CR is 62-38.
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Tuesday's election results clearly were irrelevant to these people. They voted the same way on this that they would have if Democrats had done badly. Total disconnect from their voters.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
Voters told them loud and clear last week they want them to fight for an affordable cost of living, but they have tin ears
Democrats put health care subsidies in the foreground while No Kings measures to restore power of the purse stayed in the background. They then got nothing on health care, while of course letting the background stuff go, except for some short-term RIF prohibtions designed to get Kaine's vote.
Sen. @kaine.senate.gov, I'm a constituent and just called your office, but of course it's closed, so let me message you instead. Do NOT support the CR-Minibus because it does not protect Congress's power of the purse. Without such provisions, the WH will continue to ignore Congress with impunity.
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Voters told them loud and clear last week they want them to fight for an affordable cost of living, but they have tin ears
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
Mission Impossible (2025) and Empire Strikes Back (1980) shot comparison
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Mission Impossible (2025) and Empire Strikes Back (1980) shot comparison
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A long and comprehensive opinion, but this jumped out at me: The judge accused the Federal Protective Service—which was called in to suppress the protests—of lying under oath to slander the regular Portland police.😬
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A long and comprehensive opinion, but this jumped out at me: The judge accused the Federal Protective Service—which was called in to suppress the protests—of lying under oath to slander the regular Portland police.😬
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
A tragicomic story of wealthy donors realizing, over the course of an evening, that money can't buy everything...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/i...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/i...
Andrew Cuomo Dissuades His Watch Party From Chanting “Lock Him Up!” About Zohran Mamdani
As election results rolled in on Tuesday night, Cuomo’s supporters packed the Ziegfeld Ballroom and made contingency plans for a Mamdani mayorship.
www.vanityfair.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
A tragicomic story of wealthy donors realizing, over the course of an evening, that money can't buy everything...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/i...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/i...
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"Smoking on the 'Bill Crackman' tonight" 😂
Jamaal Bowman, Hasan Piker, Tish James, Cynthia Nixon, Mahmoud Khalil, Brad Lander, Jennifer Welch, Zohran's mom Mira Nair, and so many other fun folks stopped by the Zeteo livestream last night in Brooklyn.
Here are the bits, in less than 3 mins. Enjoy!
Jamaal Bowman, Hasan Piker, Tish James, Cynthia Nixon, Mahmoud Khalil, Brad Lander, Jennifer Welch, Zohran's mom Mira Nair, and so many other fun folks stopped by the Zeteo livestream last night in Brooklyn.
Here are the bits, in less than 3 mins. Enjoy!
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"Smoking on the 'Bill Crackman' tonight" 😂
Jamaal Bowman, Hasan Piker, Tish James, Cynthia Nixon, Mahmoud Khalil, Brad Lander, Jennifer Welch, Zohran's mom Mira Nair, and so many other fun folks stopped by the Zeteo livestream last night in Brooklyn.
Here are the bits, in less than 3 mins. Enjoy!
Jamaal Bowman, Hasan Piker, Tish James, Cynthia Nixon, Mahmoud Khalil, Brad Lander, Jennifer Welch, Zohran's mom Mira Nair, and so many other fun folks stopped by the Zeteo livestream last night in Brooklyn.
Here are the bits, in less than 3 mins. Enjoy!
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“Socialist is not a dirty word anymore – that’s why they jumped to ‘communist,’” Jamaal Bowman said to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social.
“Democrats, listen up. Take some lessons – don’t get on your Ezra Klein nonsense. Don’t let Ezra Klein 'analyze' what happened here,” he added.
With Hasan Piker, Prem...
“Democrats, listen up. Take some lessons – don’t get on your Ezra Klein nonsense. Don’t let Ezra Klein 'analyze' what happened here,” he added.
With Hasan Piker, Prem...
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Socialist is not a dirty word anymore – that’s why they jumped to ‘communist,’” Jamaal Bowman said to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social.
“Democrats, listen up. Take some lessons – don’t get on your Ezra Klein nonsense. Don’t let Ezra Klein 'analyze' what happened here,” he added.
With Hasan Piker, Prem...
“Democrats, listen up. Take some lessons – don’t get on your Ezra Klein nonsense. Don’t let Ezra Klein 'analyze' what happened here,” he added.
With Hasan Piker, Prem...
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Zohran wasn't the only socialist to win last night.
@kelseabondatl.bsky.social won a seat on the Atlanta City Council with a commanding 64% of the vote. We interviewed Bond in the lead up to the election.
@kelseabondatl.bsky.social won a seat on the Atlanta City Council with a commanding 64% of the vote. We interviewed Bond in the lead up to the election.
Socialist Kelsea Bond Is Running for Atlanta City Council
Across the country, democratic socialists are continuing to build their presence in municipal government. Kelsea Bond is hoping to become the first socialist on Atlanta’s city council.
jacobin.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Zohran wasn't the only socialist to win last night.
@kelseabondatl.bsky.social won a seat on the Atlanta City Council with a commanding 64% of the vote. We interviewed Bond in the lead up to the election.
@kelseabondatl.bsky.social won a seat on the Atlanta City Council with a commanding 64% of the vote. We interviewed Bond in the lead up to the election.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
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Zohran Mamdani, the next mayor of NYC, has the potential to transform not just a city but the politics of a nation that desperately needs an antidote to Donald Trump’s oppressions, write Katrina vanden Heuvel and @nicholsuprising.bsky.social.
From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor
If Zohran Mamdani governs as he campaigned, he will prove that the people have the power to shape their own future.
www.thenation.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Zohran Mamdani, the next mayor of NYC, has the potential to transform not just a city but the politics of a nation that desperately needs an antidote to Donald Trump’s oppressions, write Katrina vanden Heuvel and @nicholsuprising.bsky.social.
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Atingimos, neste ano, o menor índice de desmatamento em Unidades de Conservação Federais da Amazônia desde 2008.
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Atingimos, neste ano, o menor índice de desmatamento em Unidades de Conservação Federais da Amazônia desde 2008.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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What's behind the Trump administration's renewed drug war in Latin America? "It’s primarily Marco Rubio’s ideological project," says historian Alejandro Velasco.
“Rubio’s Ideological Project”: What’s Driving Trump’s Campaign Against Venezuela?
The Trump administration has now killed at least 43 people in 10 strikes against so-called drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. The threat of war against Venezuela and the surrounding region...
www.democracynow.org
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What's behind the Trump administration's renewed drug war in Latin America? "It’s primarily Marco Rubio’s ideological project," says historian Alejandro Velasco.
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🔴 In the past 48 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 22 killed (17 of whom were recovered from the rubble) and 9 injured arriving at hospitals.
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 68,858 and 170,664 injuries (likely 3-5x higher)
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 68,858 and 170,664 injuries (likely 3-5x higher)
November 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🔴 In the past 48 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 22 killed (17 of whom were recovered from the rubble) and 9 injured arriving at hospitals.
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 68,858 and 170,664 injuries (likely 3-5x higher)
This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 68,858 and 170,664 injuries (likely 3-5x higher)
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“O capital”, diz Marx, “é trabalho morto que, como um vampiro, só vive sugando o trabalho vivo.”
Na Jacobina, você pode ler mais sobre as metáforas góticas de Marx! E durante a noite de Halloween, a assinatura das nossas revistas estão apenas R$ 5: jacobin.com.br/assine/
Na Jacobina, você pode ler mais sobre as metáforas góticas de Marx! E durante a noite de Halloween, a assinatura das nossas revistas estão apenas R$ 5: jacobin.com.br/assine/
October 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“O capital”, diz Marx, “é trabalho morto que, como um vampiro, só vive sugando o trabalho vivo.”
Na Jacobina, você pode ler mais sobre as metáforas góticas de Marx! E durante a noite de Halloween, a assinatura das nossas revistas estão apenas R$ 5: jacobin.com.br/assine/
Na Jacobina, você pode ler mais sobre as metáforas góticas de Marx! E durante a noite de Halloween, a assinatura das nossas revistas estão apenas R$ 5: jacobin.com.br/assine/
This GQ interview is symbolic of Graham Platner as a man w/ mixed feelings about his military past. He still thinks it makes sense to go fight in Iraq for adventure even though he himself thought the war was wrong. (The economic excuse some suggest doesn't jibe w/ what he says was his motivation.)
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This GQ interview is symbolic of Graham Platner as a man w/ mixed feelings about his military past. He still thinks it makes sense to go fight in Iraq for adventure even though he himself thought the war was wrong. (The economic excuse some suggest doesn't jibe w/ what he says was his motivation.)
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The U.S. is massing an unusual buildup of warships, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft off the coast of Venezuela as the Trump administration expands its military campaign against what it says are transnational criminal organizations.
What to know:
What to know:
What to know about the U.S. forces closing in on Venezuela
The Trump administration has sent warships, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft to the region as it wages what it says is armed conflict against narco-terrorists.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The U.S. is massing an unusual buildup of warships, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft off the coast of Venezuela as the Trump administration expands its military campaign against what it says are transnational criminal organizations.
What to know:
What to know:
"This, of course, acceptable to the United States as well..."
🚨 Netanyahu: Israel will keep striking Gaza and Lebanon — “We do not seek anyone’s approval”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel acts entirely on its own authority in Gaza and Lebanon and will continue its attacks, despite U.S. assurances that the war is over...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel acts entirely on its own authority in Gaza and Lebanon and will continue its attacks, despite U.S. assurances that the war is over...
October 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This, of course, acceptable to the United States as well..."
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(money that Congress has already allocated for emergency use) if the shutdown continues into November. A reminder to the Trump administration: withholding funds already allocated by Congress is illegal, though they continue to act as if they are above the law.
Due to Federal Government Shutdown, USDA Notifies States that SNAP Benefits Won't Be Issued for November | Department of Health and Human Services
AUGUSTA-- Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has notified every state that November funding for the Supplemental Nutr...
www.maine.gov
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
(money that Congress has already allocated for emergency use) if the shutdown continues into November. A reminder to the Trump administration: withholding funds already allocated by Congress is illegal, though they continue to act as if they are above the law.
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“The legal term for my people was ‘slaves.’”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson rejects the term “illegal aliens” for immigrants.
Video by Jake Sheridan, reporter for the Chicago Tribune, from Suzie Rizzio via X (@Suzierizzo1)
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson rejects the term “illegal aliens” for immigrants.
Video by Jake Sheridan, reporter for the Chicago Tribune, from Suzie Rizzio via X (@Suzierizzo1)
October 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
“The legal term for my people was ‘slaves.’”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson rejects the term “illegal aliens” for immigrants.
Video by Jake Sheridan, reporter for the Chicago Tribune, from Suzie Rizzio via X (@Suzierizzo1)
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson rejects the term “illegal aliens” for immigrants.
Video by Jake Sheridan, reporter for the Chicago Tribune, from Suzie Rizzio via X (@Suzierizzo1)