Robin G. Isserles
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Robin G. Isserles
@robingisserles.bsky.social
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Sociologist, Proud CC faculty, Research on higher ed and social justice. Lover of wildflowers and jazz. Author, The Costs of Completion: Student Success in Community College (JHU Press, 2021) https://www.robingisserles.com/
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The snarky, creative humor is such a salve in these fucked up times… And catch his delightful talk with Jon Stewart on TDS if you haven’t yet 💜💙
In this election, the people have two separate but equally important choices: a city they can afford or the billionaire-backed politics of the past.

Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
Hey.. Democratic establishment— @hillaryclinton.bsky.social, @schumer.senate.gov et al.. you see this ??!!?? What a disgrace your endorsement of Cuomo is… what a disgrace your silence is.. A new day is here
The removal of the East Wing is still them flooding the zone.. it’s all part of the same play book.. every fucking day…
So, if Adams is that unpopular, how is this helpful to the serial assaulter??
What a great event tonight listening to the next governor and lieutenant governor of NJ @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and Dale Caldwell!!! So much love, light, joy and fight in the room. #BlueNJ
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Kudos to the CUNY University Faculty Senate Executive Committee for a thoughtful, measured, firm rejection of the McMahon-Mailman mutual assured destruction compact for higher education in/and America.

www1.cuny.edu/sites/cunyuf...
Not This Compact 2025 – CUNY University Faculty Senate
The CUNY-Wide Faculty Governance Voice
www1.cuny.edu
Yes, this…. and #fuckCuomo
There is a full-on push in NYC right now to use "Mamdani doesn't make Jews 'feel safe'" as a cudgel to get Cuomo into office, and it is utterly disgusting. You know what makes me feel unsafe? People who casually characterize us as a trembling single-issue monolith scared of the big bad Muslim.
I’ve been down at the courts to observe and offer some humanity amid such cruelty. It’s devastating and should be witnessed and reported on, and most certainly stopped.
“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”

@nymag.com
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WtAF??!!? Racist pos😡
Come on NJ.. you know what to do…
Divider
Reporter: “How important are Black & Hispanic voters?”

Jack Ciattarelli: “OK, Next question.”

The Garden State ain’t no GOP racist dog whistle stop 🤬

#DemVoice1 #Voice4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited via @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, Cranbury NJ Oct. 2 www.instagram.com/reel/DPUeM5T...
Me thinks it’s a Cat Power kinda day, except for a brief pause to be with @marcmaron.bsky.social one last time… immense gratitude for how much you gave of yourself to so many🙏…
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Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier
Every day I’m more impressed by and excited by his candidacy… 🙏💪🏽
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.
While I so very much wish that @mikiesherrill.bsky.social would get some campaigning tips from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, Jack Ciattarelli is a danger to the environment, public education, and so much more. Not to mention how much he fancies the authoritarian-in-chief.. 🤬. Come on, NJ…
@marisakabas.bsky.social makes me feel a sliver of hope— read and support her courageous work! #gratitude🙏
New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control.

I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:
Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime
My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.
www.thehandbasket.co
@jamellebouie.net and @tressiemcphd.bsky.social are basically why I can’t quit the NYT… (ok and the cooking app, and modern love)
But this is a must read!!!!!
Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America
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Let’s do this NYC!! And Dems—please pay attention to what is happening. He is the future of the party!! LFG
Our first ad of the general election starts airing tomorrow: “Things Can Change.”
I’ve never wanted a coup so badly😖 #upsidedownworld