Victoria Hesford
@vhesford.bsky.social
Feminist academic. Reader and writer on American queer and feminist culture and politics in the 1970s. Women's sports fan. Manchester is Red.
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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"Real working-class politics does not assume the worst of working-class people’s impulses. It does not launder their concerns for political points. It certainly does not argue, directly or indirectly, that a little racism is a good thing for reaching them."
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"Real working-class politics does not assume the worst of working-class people’s impulses. It does not launder their concerns for political points. It certainly does not argue, directly or indirectly, that a little racism is a good thing for reaching them."
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Last year, Andrew Cuomo brought in nearly $5 million for "consulting."
We don't know who paid him.
Or who he now owes.
We don't know who paid him.
Or who he now owes.
Cuomo Earned Almost $5 Million From Consulting in 2024, Returns Show
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Last year, Andrew Cuomo brought in nearly $5 million for "consulting."
We don't know who paid him.
Or who he now owes.
We don't know who paid him.
Or who he now owes.
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This is incitement from the Vice President, and it should terrify everyone.
Vance: "There's no unity with people who fund these articles, who pay the salaries of these terrorist sympathizers...Soros' OSF and the Ford Foundation...benefit from generous tax treatment...How do they reward us? By setting fire to the house built by the American family."
September 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is incitement from the Vice President, and it should terrify everyone.
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For the record.
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
September 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
For the record.
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.
I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
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So many examples from the US & UK of right-wing hatred & violence being normalized & accommodated rather than challenged by politicians & media. Ordinary folks want the people who represent them to confront this hatred & violence for what it is, aggressively regressive, not act as though it is okay.
This is, I believe, the first official word from the Government on what happened yesterday in London. Not only inaction in the face of violence and hate, but a celebration of it. I passed through London twice yesterday with my two kids & what Labour seem to be missing is that people aren't just...
September 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
So many examples from the US & UK of right-wing hatred & violence being normalized & accommodated rather than challenged by politicians & media. Ordinary folks want the people who represent them to confront this hatred & violence for what it is, aggressively regressive, not act as though it is okay.
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Have any Labour ministers or MPs spoken out about Musk inciting insurrection in the UK today?
Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.
September 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Have any Labour ministers or MPs spoken out about Musk inciting insurrection in the UK today?
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I knew the punditry would be embarrassing today but my goodness. It's way worse than I expected.
September 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I knew the punditry would be embarrassing today but my goodness. It's way worse than I expected.
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It is insane watching this many white people prostrate themselves at the altar of Charlie Kirk.
Absolutely absurd.
Absolutely absurd.
September 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It is insane watching this many white people prostrate themselves at the altar of Charlie Kirk.
Absolutely absurd.
Absolutely absurd.
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The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House:
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House:
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
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Thrilled to share that WGSS at SBU is hiring an Assistant Professor as part of the Native American & Indigenous Studies program. The appointment will be housed in WGSS, with courses & service expected to help grow the interdepartmental NAIS Initiative. More info👇
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September 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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I have initial confirmation of a CDC walkout happening - will be looking for news coverage & more details.
Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
August 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I have initial confirmation of a CDC walkout happening - will be looking for news coverage & more details.
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After avoiding it during the primary, Andrew Cuomo finally went on the Brian Lehrer Show last week — and lied about his record.
The truth is that universal pre-K was won despite the disgraced ex-Governor, not because of him.
The truth is that universal pre-K was won despite the disgraced ex-Governor, not because of him.
August 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
After avoiding it during the primary, Andrew Cuomo finally went on the Brian Lehrer Show last week — and lied about his record.
The truth is that universal pre-K was won despite the disgraced ex-Governor, not because of him.
The truth is that universal pre-K was won despite the disgraced ex-Governor, not because of him.
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I made this point on a recent episode of Normal Men but the reason to be mad at this broken institution isn’t because it changes votes but because it manufactures elite consent for the most vile forms of reaction (in this case anti-Semitism). And elite signaling is important for actual conditions!
No mention of Trump’s “Shylock” slur in this NY Times article about his “victory lap” speech in Iowa.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u...
In Iowa, Trump Begins Task of Selling His Bill to the American Public
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July 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I made this point on a recent episode of Normal Men but the reason to be mad at this broken institution isn’t because it changes votes but because it manufactures elite consent for the most vile forms of reaction (in this case anti-Semitism). And elite signaling is important for actual conditions!
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Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying to pull off one of the biggest heists in U.S. history.
The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is robbery, plain and simple.
And it’s being committed by the billionaire class and the politicians they put into office.
The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is robbery, plain and simple.
And it’s being committed by the billionaire class and the politicians they put into office.
July 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying to pull off one of the biggest heists in U.S. history.
The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is robbery, plain and simple.
And it’s being committed by the billionaire class and the politicians they put into office.
The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is robbery, plain and simple.
And it’s being committed by the billionaire class and the politicians they put into office.
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why am i not surprised he doesn’t understand that no means no
Cuomo will stay in NYC mayor’s race after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, sources tell CNN
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Cuomo will stay in NYC mayor’s race after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, CNN has learned | CNN Politics
Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot, CNN has learned. That leaves in place contingency plans he h...
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June 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
why am i not surprised he doesn’t understand that no means no
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The headline says Mamdani offers only limited lessons for Democrats but the author's only evidence is a series of false and racist attacks by Republicans. Is the lesson that Democrats shouldn't run Muslims or minorities?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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June 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The headline says Mamdani offers only limited lessons for Democrats but the author's only evidence is a series of false and racist attacks by Republicans. Is the lesson that Democrats shouldn't run Muslims or minorities?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
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Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
June 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
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This is obscene.
NEW: The Supreme Court's conservatives halt a preliminary injunction that had restricted the Trump administration's ability to rapidly deport migrants to "third countries" where they have never lived and where allegedly face torture. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. v.
D.V.D., ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[June 23, 2025]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON
and by her referred to the Court is granted. The April 18,
2025, preliminary injunction of the United States District
Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 25–cv–
10676, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is
timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall
terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted,
the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of the Court.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting.
In matters of life and death, it is best to proceed with caution. In this case, the Government took the opposite approach. It wrongfully deported one plaintiff to Guatemala,
even though an Immigration Judge found he was likely to
face torture there. Then, in clear violation of a court order,
it deported six more to South Sudan, a nation the State Department considers too unsafe for all but its most critical
personnel. An attentive District Court’s timely intervention only narrowly prevented a third set of unlawful removals to Libya.
Rather than allowing our lower court colleagues to manage this high-stakes litigation with the care and attention](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreietxy2onxpw2fhgui4rl6cuor52zfdsq5dirhspuslk7tqxfq4rty@jpeg)
June 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This is obscene.
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This is a horrifying ruling that shows a disdain for basic human rights principles — made all the more unconscionable by the fact that the Republican appointees did so with no reasoning and on the shadow docket.
BREAKING: SCOTUS over liberals' dissent, blocks district court order requiring process before carrying out third country removals. SCOTUS's order allows Trump admin to carry out third country removals without the protections required—notice and opportunity to raise a challenge. No reason is given.
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 24A1153
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. U.
D.V.D., ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[June 23, 2025]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is granted. The April 18, 2025, preliminary injunction of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 25-cv-10676, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of the Court.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreifoqminp5wvt7kvocpmq5skngfptyflm6p3lj5rd5kjqjgityhzia@jpeg)
June 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is a horrifying ruling that shows a disdain for basic human rights principles — made all the more unconscionable by the fact that the Republican appointees did so with no reasoning and on the shadow docket.
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Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it?
You’re kidding.
You’re kidding.
June 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it?
You’re kidding.
You’re kidding.