ggpops
@hildie.bsky.social
Documentary filmmaker (decadeoffire.com) with many questions about debt and the economy; queer, parent and believer in collective resistance and thriving
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"Faculty and staff—who have given decades of their lives to the university—have been given less than two weeks to accept insulting “offers” and pack up as early as January 2, 2026."
Please support our colleagues at @newschoolaaup.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Please support our colleagues at @newschoolaaup.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Stop the Cuts at the New School
The restructuring proposed by the New School’s upper administration will harm faculty, students and the larger New School community. Faculty and staff—who have given decades of their lives to the univ...
actionnetwork.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Faculty and staff—who have given decades of their lives to the university—have been given less than two weeks to accept insulting “offers” and pack up as early as January 2, 2026."
Please support our colleagues at @newschoolaaup.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Please support our colleagues at @newschoolaaup.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
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Chuck Schumer? Don't mind if I do
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Chuck Schumer? Don't mind if I do
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It is a great essay.
Also the author of the Times piece at issue is Jeremy Peters. So. There you go.
Also the author of the Times piece at issue is Jeremy Peters. So. There you go.
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It is a great essay.
Also the author of the Times piece at issue is Jeremy Peters. So. There you go.
Also the author of the Times piece at issue is Jeremy Peters. So. There you go.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
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And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
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Grandma what did you do, in the war
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Grandma what did you do, in the war
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big tough guys deploying tear gas to protect us from inflatable dinosaur Halloween decorations
October 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
big tough guys deploying tear gas to protect us from inflatable dinosaur Halloween decorations
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Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.
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People often worry they're not doing enough. Just wanted to say that if you're an artist putting it out there with maximal love and integrity, you quite likely are doing enough.
October 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
People often worry they're not doing enough. Just wanted to say that if you're an artist putting it out there with maximal love and integrity, you quite likely are doing enough.
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protest puns are the best puns
October 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
protest puns are the best puns
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Patriots 🐸
October 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Patriots 🐸
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Standing room only on the Green Line in Washington, DC as protestors head to the “No Kings” protest.
Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert”
The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!
Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert”
The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!
October 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Standing room only on the Green Line in Washington, DC as protestors head to the “No Kings” protest.
Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert”
The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!
Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert”
The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!
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Go to the thing! Be careful at the thing! If going to the thing is not for you, do some other thing! If you are really worried going to the thing is strictly performative and people won't do more things, go to the thing and persuade people to join up with your thing!
October 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Go to the thing! Be careful at the thing! If going to the thing is not for you, do some other thing! If you are really worried going to the thing is strictly performative and people won't do more things, go to the thing and persuade people to join up with your thing!
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Phenomenal
October 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Phenomenal
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Hello new arrivals to Bluesky! If you're interested in getting your news from sites that are NOT owned by billionaires, and are instead independent, worker-owned & reader-funded, this starter pack may help with that!
It's also available as a list, if that's more your jam: bsky.app/profile/did:...
It's also available as a list, if that's more your jam: bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hello new arrivals to Bluesky! If you're interested in getting your news from sites that are NOT owned by billionaires, and are instead independent, worker-owned & reader-funded, this starter pack may help with that!
It's also available as a list, if that's more your jam: bsky.app/profile/did:...
It's also available as a list, if that's more your jam: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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“You’re making everyone here uncomfortable.”
“I’m Andrew Cuomo. That’s my brand!”😆
More epic Cuomo trolling here. (H/T @climatedefiance.bsky.social )
“I’m Andrew Cuomo. That’s my brand!”😆
More epic Cuomo trolling here. (H/T @climatedefiance.bsky.social )
October 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“You’re making everyone here uncomfortable.”
“I’m Andrew Cuomo. That’s my brand!”😆
More epic Cuomo trolling here. (H/T @climatedefiance.bsky.social )
“I’m Andrew Cuomo. That’s my brand!”😆
More epic Cuomo trolling here. (H/T @climatedefiance.bsky.social )
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Sometimes you do need to beat a dead horse
October 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sometimes you do need to beat a dead horse
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Two years on, there is still no accountability following the targeted Israeli attack that killed Issam Abdallah and injured six journalists in southern Lebanon on October 13, 2023.
Watch the firsthand testimony from Dylan Collins, AFP video journalist⤵️
Watch the firsthand testimony from Dylan Collins, AFP video journalist⤵️
Dylan Collins’ video testimony of the targeted IDF attack on October 13, 2023
This video was made by American journalist Dylan Collins to recount the targeted attack that he survived on October 13, 2023 by the Israeli military that killed…
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October 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Two years on, there is still no accountability following the targeted Israeli attack that killed Issam Abdallah and injured six journalists in southern Lebanon on October 13, 2023.
Watch the firsthand testimony from Dylan Collins, AFP video journalist⤵️
Watch the firsthand testimony from Dylan Collins, AFP video journalist⤵️
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Sunday reading:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly
Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy
steady.page
October 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Sunday reading:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.
This week’s piece:
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.