Ziggy West
@ziggywest.bsky.social
Executive Director at Truthout. Board co-chair at The Real News Network. Father, friend, failed poet.
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Movement Media Alliance: go.bsky.app/VYgy1uG
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Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, marking a historic win for the left over a high-powered, moneyed coalition of establishment forces that came together in hopes of defeating him.
Zohran Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory in NYC, Triumphing Over Billionaire Onslaught
Mamdani is one of just a few democratic socialists to ever win the seat for the largest city in the U.S.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, marking a historic win for the left over a high-powered, moneyed coalition of establishment forces that came together in hopes of defeating him.
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“I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever,” Trump told reporters
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October 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever,” Trump told reporters
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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a campaign ad this week honoring transgender trailblazers in the city and vowing to make New York City a sanctuary for trans people.
Mamdani Vows to Make NYC a “Sanctuary City” for Trans People in New Campaign Ad
“New York will not sit idly by while trans people are attacked,” Mamdani said in his new campaign ad.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a campaign ad this week honoring transgender trailblazers in the city and vowing to make New York City a sanctuary for trans people.
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Must-read piece on "End Times Schooling" by @jessehagopian.bsky.social who has done so much to unleash the liberatory power of education.
🌱 My new piece for @truthout.bsky.social is on combating the rise of “end times schooling.”
It’s inspired by @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social’s framing of “end times fascism.”
Social justice unionism & teaching truth are our best defense—join the struggle!
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It’s inspired by @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social’s framing of “end times fascism.”
Social justice unionism & teaching truth are our best defense—join the struggle!
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Elites Want to Turn Schools Into Factories of Hopelessness. We Can’t Let Them.
“End times schooling” risks turning schools into graveyards for hope — but they can also be greenhouses for resistance.
truthout.org
June 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Must-read piece on "End Times Schooling" by @jessehagopian.bsky.social who has done so much to unleash the liberatory power of education.
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Dear Truthout Community, there are only 2 months until the deadline for submissions to the fifth annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize: May 20, 2025. Please share with writers who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated.
Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize
The annual prize is awarded to two writers who are currently or formerly incarcerated.
truthout.org
March 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Dear Truthout Community, there are only 2 months until the deadline for submissions to the fifth annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize: May 20, 2025. Please share with writers who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated.
"As protests and support efforts for Khalil continue, we should all uplift demands for his freedom."
They Came for Mahmoud Khalil in the Night, and They Will Come for Us, Too
We must treat attacks on our communities as an effort to silence every voice of dissent, because those are the stakes.
truthout.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"As protests and support efforts for Khalil continue, we should all uplift demands for his freedom."
Since the Supreme Court’s decision, health care providers in Idaho have been able to perform emergency abortions as the lawsuit progressed through the courts. However, Politico reports that such care may be in jeopardy now that the Trump administration is moving to dismiss the case.
Trump’s DOJ Moves to Dismiss Idaho Emergency Abortion Case
Dismissing the case “will leave the health and lives of pregnant Idahoans hanging in the balance,” said an ACLU officer.
truthout.org
March 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Since the Supreme Court’s decision, health care providers in Idaho have been able to perform emergency abortions as the lawsuit progressed through the courts. However, Politico reports that such care may be in jeopardy now that the Trump administration is moving to dismiss the case.
“Trump’s order will … prevent transgender and intersex people from obtaining new passports, visas, and trusted traveler documents that reflect who they are and how they are perceived in the world.”
Leaked Memo Details How Intrusive Anti-Trans Passport Policy Will Be Implemented
“These rules make it more difficult for transgender people to obtain a passport,” said researcher Allison Chapman.
truthout.org
February 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“Trump’s order will … prevent transgender and intersex people from obtaining new passports, visas, and trusted traveler documents that reflect who they are and how they are perceived in the world.”
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Can’t say this enough. Alternative media are really stepping up to fill the void left by mainstream media. They need all the support we can give them. Explore on your own, follow BlueSky accounts that post useful content, share and comment widely.
February 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Can’t say this enough. Alternative media are really stepping up to fill the void left by mainstream media. They need all the support we can give them. Explore on your own, follow BlueSky accounts that post useful content, share and comment widely.
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Submissions open today for the Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize. This prize uplifts the work of writers who are currently & formerly incarcerated.
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Spread the word!
The prize honors my sister, who died five years ago after many years in and out of incarceration. 💔
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Spread the word!
The prize honors my sister, who died five years ago after many years in and out of incarceration. 💔
Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize
The annual prize is awarded to two writers who are currently or formerly incarcerated.
truthout.org
February 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Submissions open today for the Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize. This prize uplifts the work of writers who are currently & formerly incarcerated.
truthout.org/articles/kee...
Spread the word!
The prize honors my sister, who died five years ago after many years in and out of incarceration. 💔
truthout.org/articles/kee...
Spread the word!
The prize honors my sister, who died five years ago after many years in and out of incarceration. 💔
On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the White House from transferring three transgender women to men’s prisons and denying them gender-affirming health care in compliance with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.
Federal Court Blocks Transfer of 3 Trans Women to Men’s Prisons Following Trump Order
Trans people face a heightened risk of violence when confined in prison facilities that don’t align with their gender.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the White House from transferring three transgender women to men’s prisons and denying them gender-affirming health care in compliance with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.
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My latest reprinted in @truthout.org. “For those of us who care deeply about trans children and trans communities, it’s important to stay focused on what the moment demands of us.”
We Aren’t Powerless in the Face of Trump’s Outrageous, Anti-Trans Edicts
We can’t prevent all of this administration’s harms, but we can greatly diminish their impacts if we organize.
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January 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My latest reprinted in @truthout.org. “For those of us who care deeply about trans children and trans communities, it’s important to stay focused on what the moment demands of us.”
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Very flattered to be included among such good company in this episode! Here's our discussion of media capitulation under Trump: www.projectcensored.org/economic-pil...
January 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Very flattered to be included among such good company in this episode! Here's our discussion of media capitulation under Trump: www.projectcensored.org/economic-pil...
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The Trump administration’s Department of Education has launched an investigation into Denver Public Schools after students at a school implemented an all-gender multi-stall restroom.
Denver Schools Face Federal Inquiry Over All-Gender Restroom
“I hope that DPS and other schools fight back for their students,” said Z Williams, a trans activist in Denver.
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January 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The Trump administration’s Department of Education has launched an investigation into Denver Public Schools after students at a school implemented an all-gender multi-stall restroom.
That shit ain't Star Trek.
January 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
That shit ain't Star Trek.
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To begin with, this is terrible. But second, and I cannot emphasize this enough, please support credible and proven alternate media.
A well-liked weather anchor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been fired for making a post on her personal social media account condemning Elon Musk for making a hand gesture that many observers have said appeared to be a Nazi salute.
Milwaukee Television Meteorologist Fired for Calling Elon Musk’s Gesture a “Nazi Salute”
Musk has promoted antisemitic and white nationalist content online, and has endorsed a neo-Nazi party in Germany.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
To begin with, this is terrible. But second, and I cannot emphasize this enough, please support credible and proven alternate media.
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Trump and Melania launched crypto coins days before reentering the White House, making billions and opening a portal to untraceable payoffs from corporate and foreign actors.
Trump Launches Ethically Murky Crypto Coin Days Before Entering Office
By Monday afternoon, the $TRUMP coin was worth around $53 per individual share.
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January 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Trump and Melania launched crypto coins days before reentering the White House, making billions and opening a portal to untraceable payoffs from corporate and foreign actors.
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A crucial read from @truthout.org: "With these choices, corporate media outlets make a rightward societal shift appear inevitable. Movement media’s role is to resist that tendency, and offer an alternative. We have a responsibility to remind people of what we have lost, and what we could still win."
A Call to Media Organizations: Don’t Back Down in the Face of Trump’s Threats
Trump’s attacks on press freedom aren’t separate from his attacks on oppressed communities. We must resist them all.
truthout.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A crucial read from @truthout.org: "With these choices, corporate media outlets make a rightward societal shift appear inevitable. Movement media’s role is to resist that tendency, and offer an alternative. We have a responsibility to remind people of what we have lost, and what we could still win."
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Media organizations can't capitulate to a second Trump administration.
@mayaschenwar.bsky.social, @ziggywest.bsky.social and I wrote for @truthout about how journalism needs to be grounded in accountability and solidarity more urgently than ever.
@mayaschenwar.bsky.social, @ziggywest.bsky.social and I wrote for @truthout about how journalism needs to be grounded in accountability and solidarity more urgently than ever.
A Call to Media Organizations: Don’t Back Down in the Face of Trump’s Threats
Trump’s attacks on press freedom aren’t separate from his attacks on oppressed communities. We must resist them all.
truthout.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Media organizations can't capitulate to a second Trump administration.
@mayaschenwar.bsky.social, @ziggywest.bsky.social and I wrote for @truthout about how journalism needs to be grounded in accountability and solidarity more urgently than ever.
@mayaschenwar.bsky.social, @ziggywest.bsky.social and I wrote for @truthout about how journalism needs to be grounded in accountability and solidarity more urgently than ever.
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Media organizations must refuse to acquiesce to fascism's demands.
I co-wrote this op-ed with @neginowl.bsky.social & @ziggywest.bsky.social about how those of us in media must ground our journalism in accountability and solidarity.
truthout.org/articles/a-c...
I co-wrote this op-ed with @neginowl.bsky.social & @ziggywest.bsky.social about how those of us in media must ground our journalism in accountability and solidarity.
truthout.org/articles/a-c...
A Call to Media Organizations: Don’t Back Down in the Face of Trump’s Threats
Trump’s attacks on press freedom aren’t separate from his attacks on oppressed communities. We must resist them all.
truthout.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Media organizations must refuse to acquiesce to fascism's demands.
I co-wrote this op-ed with @neginowl.bsky.social & @ziggywest.bsky.social about how those of us in media must ground our journalism in accountability and solidarity.
truthout.org/articles/a-c...
I co-wrote this op-ed with @neginowl.bsky.social & @ziggywest.bsky.social about how those of us in media must ground our journalism in accountability and solidarity.
truthout.org/articles/a-c...
Definitely have that we all died during Y2K and we're about to enter the 8th circle of hell feeling this morning.
January 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Definitely have that we all died during Y2K and we're about to enter the 8th circle of hell feeling this morning.
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Gaza Ceasefire Deal Announced After 466 Days of Genocide and 46,000 Dead truthout.org/articles/gaz...
Gaza Ceasefire Deal Announced After 466 Days of Genocide and 46,000 Dead
The deal is slated to begin on Sunday, Qatar’s prime minister said, beginning with a 6-week cessation of hostilities.
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January 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Gaza Ceasefire Deal Announced After 466 Days of Genocide and 46,000 Dead truthout.org/articles/gaz...
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"For the first time, after a year of longing, I’ll stand by my mother’s and grandmother’s graves. I’ll tell them how deeply I’ve missed them and how much I wished they were still with us, knowing how desperately they had waited for this moment." -- Shahad Ali writing for us in @truthout.org today
In Gaza, Ceasefire Will Be a Chance to Finally Breathe
No longer fearing constant bombing, I can begin to mourn all I have lost in Gaza.
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January 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"For the first time, after a year of longing, I’ll stand by my mother’s and grandmother’s graves. I’ll tell them how deeply I’ve missed them and how much I wished they were still with us, knowing how desperately they had waited for this moment." -- Shahad Ali writing for us in @truthout.org today
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When the ceasefire was announced we took in collective sighs of relief and grief. Although the violence of occupation may not be over, we are looking back over the past 466 days of genocide and mourning those who were killed, the fellow journalists targeted, the medics who died saving others.
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January 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
When the ceasefire was announced we took in collective sighs of relief and grief. Although the violence of occupation may not be over, we are looking back over the past 466 days of genocide and mourning those who were killed, the fellow journalists targeted, the medics who died saving others.
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We might have just rung in a new year, but it feels like an epidemiological Groundhog Day.
Big Agriculture Is Leading Us Into the Bird Flu Abyss
The federal government’s deference to agriculture industry interests has put the US at risk of a public health crisis.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We might have just rung in a new year, but it feels like an epidemiological Groundhog Day.