Toby Irving
@tobyraeirv.bsky.social
Labor educator (EWOC, CUNY). Posting seems stressful. she/her
@organizeworkers.bsky.social
🔹🔸 LGK
@organizeworkers.bsky.social
🔹🔸 LGK
gonna be so cool when SCOTUS expedites this to say "yes they can" bc republicans being allowed to gerrymander democrats into oblivion is simply an emergency
Federal Court Rules Texas Cannot Use New Congressional Map for the 2026 Midterm Elections
Federal Court Rules Texas Cannot Use New Congressional Map for the 2026 Midterm Elections
A federal court ruled that Texas cannot use its recently passed congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections and will instead have to rely on a previous map from 2021.
www.democracynow.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
gonna be so cool when SCOTUS expedites this to say "yes they can" bc republicans being allowed to gerrymander democrats into oblivion is simply an emergency
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I’m hearing Chuck Schumer traded Luka
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I’m hearing Chuck Schumer traded Luka
Into the ether: has any national coverage of what people should or shouldn’t learn from the Mamdani campaign seriously talked about the ground game? People who’ve never Done Politics knocked on doors that have never been knocked on. Pretty important!
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Into the ether: has any national coverage of what people should or shouldn’t learn from the Mamdani campaign seriously talked about the ground game? People who’ve never Done Politics knocked on doors that have never been knocked on. Pretty important!
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“It’s not a war between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces, it’s the RSF and SAF against the people of Sudan.”
Sudan specialist Shayna Lewis on the war against the Sudanese people and the hope that public outcry results in boycotts of external backers: zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Sudan specialist Shayna Lewis on the war against the Sudanese people and the hope that public outcry results in boycotts of external backers: zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“It’s not a war between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces, it’s the RSF and SAF against the people of Sudan.”
Sudan specialist Shayna Lewis on the war against the Sudanese people and the hope that public outcry results in boycotts of external backers: zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Sudan specialist Shayna Lewis on the war against the Sudanese people and the hope that public outcry results in boycotts of external backers: zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
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Obviously she won't win, but you can safely predict that Stefanik's antisemitic conspiracy theories about "Soros" and "globalists" and aides/staffers of hers being in the youth GOP "I love Hitler"/"Throw them in the gas chambers" chat will get nowhere near the scrutiny Mamdani did.
Stefanik poised to announce bid for New York governor on Friday
Stefanik poised to announce bid for New York governor on Friday
New York Republicans have been shut out of statewide office for decades.
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Obviously she won't win, but you can safely predict that Stefanik's antisemitic conspiracy theories about "Soros" and "globalists" and aides/staffers of hers being in the youth GOP "I love Hitler"/"Throw them in the gas chambers" chat will get nowhere near the scrutiny Mamdani did.
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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Where do we go from here? What is to be done? The answer may be in your own workplace. 👇
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Where do we go from here? What is to be done? The answer may be in your own workplace. 👇
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The Walton family surely does
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Walton family surely does
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Donald Trump’s father destroyed Steeplechase Park, the iconic amusement palace of Coney Island. Before demolition, he hosted a party for his rich fuck friends where bikini clad waitresses gave them bricks to throw through Steeplechase’s famous stained glass windows
Donald Trump knocked down the White House East Wing without notice and before approvals —a developer move known as ‘anticipatory demolition,’ where you tear down a building before the preservationists can intervene. His dad did it too.
Trump Used His Dad’s Dirtiest Move on the East Wing
Donald Trump knocked down the White House East Wing without notice and before approvals —a developer move known as ‘anticipatory demolition,’ where you tear down a building before the preservationists can intervene. His dad did it too.
www.curbed.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Donald Trump’s father destroyed Steeplechase Park, the iconic amusement palace of Coney Island. Before demolition, he hosted a party for his rich fuck friends where bikini clad waitresses gave them bricks to throw through Steeplechase’s famous stained glass windows
A lot of people responding with mockery/disdain…have we learned nothing about these mofos influence? And the consequences of shunning them? Get AOC or Jasmine Crockett or a pod save guy or fucking someone on Theo Von’s show immediately! I don’t care! It’s an opening!
“I voted for none of this."
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A lot of people responding with mockery/disdain…have we learned nothing about these mofos influence? And the consequences of shunning them? Get AOC or Jasmine Crockett or a pod save guy or fucking someone on Theo Von’s show immediately! I don’t care! It’s an opening!
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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For every horrific act of fascist abuse you’ve seen video of in recent months, there are hundreds that you’ll never even hear about.
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
For every horrific act of fascist abuse you’ve seen video of in recent months, there are hundreds that you’ll never even hear about.
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Portland
Massive escalation at the ICE facility. Federal agents made multiple arrests (at least 4), threw out gas, and shot tons of pepper balls.
Heard one of the people arrested screaming minutes later. Not possible to get a visual.
Heard one of the people arrested screaming minutes later. Not possible to get a visual.
October 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Portland
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there’s no other way to put this other than full military invasion into america
October 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
there’s no other way to put this other than full military invasion into america
The field of Political Science values and elevates the quant research behind these calculations re voter behavior. Those students and scholars then populate the party and the consultant class.
October 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The field of Political Science values and elevates the quant research behind these calculations re voter behavior. Those students and scholars then populate the party and the consultant class.
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I just hope the country doesn’t end before we get to see a Knicks championship
October 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I just hope the country doesn’t end before we get to see a Knicks championship
Very regular in-class reading quizzes, incorporating personal experience and motivations into assignments (very easy to detect AI), writing assignments specifically about putting sources in conversation with each other (as of now, AI does not seem to be able to do this)
I cannot tell you how grim the AI in higher ed situation is. Many of the students have completely surrendered to letting AI do their homework, badly, I might add. How do you fix this? Truly, what the hell do we do, beyond what grading can address, which isn't a solution?
September 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Very regular in-class reading quizzes, incorporating personal experience and motivations into assignments (very easy to detect AI), writing assignments specifically about putting sources in conversation with each other (as of now, AI does not seem to be able to do this)
Dug this up, for obvious reasons
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
For Antifa, Not All Speech Should Be Free | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Anti-fascist activists seek to deny a platform to those who preach hate -- by any means necessary.
www.wnycstudios.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Dug this up, for obvious reasons
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
In which we learn that liberal democracy is but a gentlemen’s agreement
So painful to read Federalist 76, which is about the president's appointment power, in 2025.
Hamilton's like, no president would be so degenerate as to appoint only those "personally allied to him," esp since Senate confirmation would 'silently operate' as an "excellent check" on such attempts
Hamilton's like, no president would be so degenerate as to appoint only those "personally allied to him," esp since Senate confirmation would 'silently operate' as an "excellent check" on such attempts
August 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In which we learn that liberal democracy is but a gentlemen’s agreement
Last night at Shakespeare in the Park, Schumer went up to talk about arts funding etc., and holy shit the man was met with crickets in front of a theater crowd on the Upper West Side
August 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Last night at Shakespeare in the Park, Schumer went up to talk about arts funding etc., and holy shit the man was met with crickets in front of a theater crowd on the Upper West Side
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It’s always “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, drop out of the public sphere and become a tradwife” and never “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, form a union.”
July 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s always “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, drop out of the public sphere and become a tradwife” and never “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, form a union.”
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"We all deserve to live a better life, and I felt like a union was the only way to do that."
–Ed Dupree
–Ed Dupree
June 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"We all deserve to live a better life, and I felt like a union was the only way to do that."
–Ed Dupree
–Ed Dupree
Incarceration: government's largest subsidized housing program
June 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Incarceration: government's largest subsidized housing program