Ryder Kessler
@ryderkessler.bsky.social
Democrat for Assembly District 66. I love New York more than anything—and that means fighting for its future • 🏳️🌈
www.ryderfornewyork.com
www.ryderfornewyork.com
Non-tenure-track faculty have long been second-class citizens in academia.
Now they're on the front lines of MAGA attacks on academic freedom and immigrants.
In NYC, they're also grappling with an affordability crisis.
It's time NYU delivers the @uawregion9a.bsky.social CFU a fair contract.
Now they're on the front lines of MAGA attacks on academic freedom and immigrants.
In NYC, they're also grappling with an affordability crisis.
It's time NYU delivers the @uawregion9a.bsky.social CFU a fair contract.
"The faculty at NYU is moving closer to a possible strike after its union said on Monday it would soon open a strike authorization vote after contract talks with school leadership stalled." @uawregion9a.bsky.social
www.amny.com/news/nyu-pro...
www.amny.com/news/nyu-pro...
NYU professors authorize strike authorization vote
NYU professors authorized a strike authorization vote on Monday as talks with school administrators over contracts stalled.
www.amny.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Non-tenure-track faculty have long been second-class citizens in academia.
Now they're on the front lines of MAGA attacks on academic freedom and immigrants.
In NYC, they're also grappling with an affordability crisis.
It's time NYU delivers the @uawregion9a.bsky.social CFU a fair contract.
Now they're on the front lines of MAGA attacks on academic freedom and immigrants.
In NYC, they're also grappling with an affordability crisis.
It's time NYU delivers the @uawregion9a.bsky.social CFU a fair contract.
“The era of empty promises ends.”
The mayor needs allies in Albany to secure his vision:
☑️ Universal childcare and healthcare
☑️ Lower energy bills and emissions
☑️ Better public transit
☑️ Affordable housing for all
I’m running to be that ally—and deliver on those promises.
The mayor needs allies in Albany to secure his vision:
☑️ Universal childcare and healthcare
☑️ Lower energy bills and emissions
☑️ Better public transit
☑️ Affordable housing for all
I’m running to be that ally—and deliver on those promises.
February 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
“The era of empty promises ends.”
The mayor needs allies in Albany to secure his vision:
☑️ Universal childcare and healthcare
☑️ Lower energy bills and emissions
☑️ Better public transit
☑️ Affordable housing for all
I’m running to be that ally—and deliver on those promises.
The mayor needs allies in Albany to secure his vision:
☑️ Universal childcare and healthcare
☑️ Lower energy bills and emissions
☑️ Better public transit
☑️ Affordable housing for all
I’m running to be that ally—and deliver on those promises.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Washington Square Park used to be a parking lot. Then neighbors organized to change it.
Today, homes that used to house working families are changing into mansions for billionaires.
Change is inevitable—let's choose the kind that keeps our neighborhoods affordable and vibrant.
Today, homes that used to house working families are changing into mansions for billionaires.
Change is inevitable—let's choose the kind that keeps our neighborhoods affordable and vibrant.
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Washington Square Park used to be a parking lot. Then neighbors organized to change it.
Today, homes that used to house working families are changing into mansions for billionaires.
Change is inevitable—let's choose the kind that keeps our neighborhoods affordable and vibrant.
Today, homes that used to house working families are changing into mansions for billionaires.
Change is inevitable—let's choose the kind that keeps our neighborhoods affordable and vibrant.
I’m incredibly proud to earn the endorsement of CUFFH Action.
CUFFH has spent decades standing up for tenants and keeping New Yorkers in their homes.
In the Assembly, I’ll be a relentless advocate for strong tenant protections, affordable housing, and putting people over profit.
CUFFH has spent decades standing up for tenants and keeping New Yorkers in their homes.
In the Assembly, I’ll be a relentless advocate for strong tenant protections, affordable housing, and putting people over profit.
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I’m incredibly proud to earn the endorsement of CUFFH Action.
CUFFH has spent decades standing up for tenants and keeping New Yorkers in their homes.
In the Assembly, I’ll be a relentless advocate for strong tenant protections, affordable housing, and putting people over profit.
CUFFH has spent decades standing up for tenants and keeping New Yorkers in their homes.
In the Assembly, I’ll be a relentless advocate for strong tenant protections, affordable housing, and putting people over profit.
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“Please get the truth out about our son.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM
“Please get the truth out about our son.”
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I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says that the victim was a 37-year-old white man and US citizen with no criminal record and that he was a legally permitted gun owner.
January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
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The Republican position now appears to be that you have a constitutional right to openly carry a gun in public, unless you do so while expressing a view that the government dislikes, in which case the secret police can shoot you to death on the spot.
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says that the victim was a 37-year-old white man and US citizen with no criminal record and that he was a legally permitted gun owner.
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The Republican position now appears to be that you have a constitutional right to openly carry a gun in public, unless you do so while expressing a view that the government dislikes, in which case the secret police can shoot you to death on the spot.
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By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
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If you can’t run against the fucking Gestapo, then get out of the way for those who can.
January 22, 2026 at 1:24 AM
If you can’t run against the fucking Gestapo, then get out of the way for those who can.
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One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
"You mean I might have to leave New York City?!"
My niece Isla’s only 8, but she knows our playgrounds are at risk of becoming a playground for the super-rich.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
I’m running for Assembly to tackle the affordability crisis and fight for our future.
My niece Isla’s only 8, but she knows our playgrounds are at risk of becoming a playground for the super-rich.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
I’m running for Assembly to tackle the affordability crisis and fight for our future.
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"You mean I might have to leave New York City?!"
My niece Isla’s only 8, but she knows our playgrounds are at risk of becoming a playground for the super-rich.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
I’m running for Assembly to tackle the affordability crisis and fight for our future.
My niece Isla’s only 8, but she knows our playgrounds are at risk of becoming a playground for the super-rich.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
I’m running for Assembly to tackle the affordability crisis and fight for our future.
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We are now 30 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
We are now 30 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
Thank you for the support!
✅ $300K raised
✅ 400 grassroots donors (no corporate money!)
✅ Demand for bold progressive leadership
We have big challenges, but the communities in this district are ready to rise to them.
Join us at ryderfornewyork.com 🤝
✅ $300K raised
✅ 400 grassroots donors (no corporate money!)
✅ Demand for bold progressive leadership
We have big challenges, but the communities in this district are ready to rise to them.
Join us at ryderfornewyork.com 🤝
January 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Thank you for the support!
✅ $300K raised
✅ 400 grassroots donors (no corporate money!)
✅ Demand for bold progressive leadership
We have big challenges, but the communities in this district are ready to rise to them.
Join us at ryderfornewyork.com 🤝
✅ $300K raised
✅ 400 grassroots donors (no corporate money!)
✅ Demand for bold progressive leadership
We have big challenges, but the communities in this district are ready to rise to them.
Join us at ryderfornewyork.com 🤝
I’m running for Assembly in District 66!
Why? Because I love New York more than anything—and that means fighting for its future.
It’s time for leaders who aren’t just progressive, but aggressive. Not just resisting, but rebuilding. Not just demanding, but delivering.
Why? Because I love New York more than anything—and that means fighting for its future.
It’s time for leaders who aren’t just progressive, but aggressive. Not just resisting, but rebuilding. Not just demanding, but delivering.
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I’m running for Assembly in District 66!
Why? Because I love New York more than anything—and that means fighting for its future.
It’s time for leaders who aren’t just progressive, but aggressive. Not just resisting, but rebuilding. Not just demanding, but delivering.
Why? Because I love New York more than anything—and that means fighting for its future.
It’s time for leaders who aren’t just progressive, but aggressive. Not just resisting, but rebuilding. Not just demanding, but delivering.
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i will never get over this rebecca tiffany quote: the goal of yimbyism is a world where "every trans eighteen-year-old who is stuck living with unsupportive family [is] able to afford an apartment in a vibrant urban space with transit on a minimum wage job."
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
January 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
i will never get over this rebecca tiffany quote: the goal of yimbyism is a world where "every trans eighteen-year-old who is stuck living with unsupportive family [is] able to afford an apartment in a vibrant urban space with transit on a minimum wage job."
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
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This is the current front page of the Times. The Washington Post is even worse. Their headlines are privileging the accounts of the administration with a track record of lying as being as valid as eye witness accounts and videos.
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
This is the current front page of the Times. The Washington Post is even worse. Their headlines are privileging the accounts of the administration with a track record of lying as being as valid as eye witness accounts and videos.
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I can’t remember being angrier.
I'm just so angry. I've been angry all day
January 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I can’t remember being angrier.
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im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
LFG
January 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
LFG
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"bigger moves to rein in dangerous driving are necessary to eliminate the carnage on our streets, such as graduated parking and traffic violation fines that reward those who choose safer vehicles, and much stiffer penalties for recidivist speeders and red light runners" - new DOT commissioner Flynn
Hit-and-run driver kills one pedestrian, leaves another clinging to life in NYC New Year’s carnage
Hit-and-run driver kills one pedestrian, leaves another clinging to life in NYC New Year’s carnage
A hit-and-run driver barreled into two pedestrians in Queens, leaving one dead and a 24-year-old man clinging to life on New Year's Day, according to police.
nypost.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"bigger moves to rein in dangerous driving are necessary to eliminate the carnage on our streets, such as graduated parking and traffic violation fines that reward those who choose safer vehicles, and much stiffer penalties for recidivist speeders and red light runners" - new DOT commissioner Flynn