Sonya Posmentier
@posypoet.bsky.social
Coming back after a minute away to kvell about the major victory of AAUP & MESA V. Rubio. So proud to be part of the NYU AAUP chapter that joined the suit.
WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
October 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Coming back after a minute away to kvell about the major victory of AAUP & MESA V. Rubio. So proud to be part of the NYU AAUP chapter that joined the suit.
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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
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Zohran has already condemned it and called for Brad's release: bsky.app/profile/zohr...
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Zohran has already condemned it and called for Brad's release: bsky.app/profile/zohr...
what will these people not do?
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
what will these people not do?
ny war crimes actively trying to ruin the only happiness we have in this world (and effectively endorsing cuomo despite “concerns”) is peak 2025 bullshit
June 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
ny war crimes actively trying to ruin the only happiness we have in this world (and effectively endorsing cuomo despite “concerns”) is peak 2025 bullshit
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Council Leaders Seek Probe of Possible NYPD Sanctuary City Violations
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/10/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/10/n...
Council Leaders Seek Probe of Possible NYPD Sanctuary City Violations
In a letter sent Monday, Speaker Adrienne Adams and Oversight Chair Gale Brewer wrote that “recent episodes raise serious doubts that should be urgently addressed,” citing reporting from THE CITY.
www.thecity.nyc
June 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Council Leaders Seek Probe of Possible NYPD Sanctuary City Violations
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/10/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/10/n...
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Absolutely horrendous.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Absolutely horrendous.
My office windows on campus look out on the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (now an NYU classroom/lab building) so not a day goes by that I don't think about corporate greed.
I was just reminded today is the 114th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. 146 garment workers dead because greedy owners didn't want them taking breaks and there were no regulations for fire safety at the time.
All the regulations Certain People bitch about are written in blood.
All the regulations Certain People bitch about are written in blood.
March 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My office windows on campus look out on the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (now an NYU classroom/lab building) so not a day goes by that I don't think about corporate greed.
not surprised but disgusted
Chuck Schumer finally released a statement on Mahmoud Khalil, beginning with a condemnation not of his arrest, but of him
March 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
not surprised but disgusted
Fuck Chuck
Chuck Schumer finally released a statement on Mahmoud Khalil, beginning with a condemnation not of his arrest, but of him
March 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
Congressman Al Green on X: "Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl" / X
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl
x.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
Confused by outrage over dems not walking out when Al Green left. How many people are willing to disrupt their workplace to fight facism? Most ppl think "disruption" is embarrassing, childish, lacking decorum, at best--in whispers--"brave." Most of us would rather wear pink and hold up little signs.
March 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Confused by outrage over dems not walking out when Al Green left. How many people are willing to disrupt their workplace to fight facism? Most ppl think "disruption" is embarrassing, childish, lacking decorum, at best--in whispers--"brave." Most of us would rather wear pink and hold up little signs.
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“We believe this rush to comply is a sign that universities are willing to become an institutional wing of the new segregationists.”
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Colleges must stand up to the new segregationists (opinion)
In rushing to comply with Trump’s executive actions, universities support a segregationist agenda, Subini Annamma and David Stovall write.
www.insidehighered.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“We believe this rush to comply is a sign that universities are willing to become an institutional wing of the new segregationists.”
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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I feel like its not so much about being a Russian operative as it is about creating a global alliance of authoritarian dictators. they are just going for as much power and control of as much of the global economy as possible.
March 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I feel like its not so much about being a Russian operative as it is about creating a global alliance of authoritarian dictators. they are just going for as much power and control of as much of the global economy as possible.
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In a new post on Telegram, Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says it is 'very important' that his country’s plight is heard and nobody forgets about it.
🟠 LIVE updates: aje.io/25akw0
🟠 LIVE updates: aje.io/25akw0
March 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
In a new post on Telegram, Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says it is 'very important' that his country’s plight is heard and nobody forgets about it.
🟠 LIVE updates: aje.io/25akw0
🟠 LIVE updates: aje.io/25akw0
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US funding cuts to HIV/AIDS programmes in many African countries could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent, warn health experts and aid organisations.
Here's all you need to know aje.io/4atuxf
Here's all you need to know aje.io/4atuxf
February 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
US funding cuts to HIV/AIDS programmes in many African countries could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent, warn health experts and aid organisations.
Here's all you need to know aje.io/4atuxf
Here's all you need to know aje.io/4atuxf
as if we needed another reason to love @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social
I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.
February 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
as if we needed another reason to love @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social
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At least six Palestinian infants have died of hypothermia amid a harsh cold snap in Gaza and Israel’s blocking of shelter from entering the enclave.
Read more: aje.io/i3l0f4
Read more: aje.io/i3l0f4
February 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
At least six Palestinian infants have died of hypothermia amid a harsh cold snap in Gaza and Israel’s blocking of shelter from entering the enclave.
Read more: aje.io/i3l0f4
Read more: aje.io/i3l0f4
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Did someone say ‘outside agitators’?
theintercept.com/2025/01/31/n...
theintercept.com/2025/01/31/n...
A Well-Connected NYU Parent Is Trying to Get Students Deported
The founder of Mothers Against College Antisemitism says her 62,000-member Facebook group is influencing NYU policy.
theintercept.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Did someone say ‘outside agitators’?
theintercept.com/2025/01/31/n...
theintercept.com/2025/01/31/n...
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To truly live Dr. King's legacy means defending the right to speak truth to power, even when—especially when—that truth makes us uncomfortable.
Even when—especially when—the greater society moves to suppress that speech.
Even when—especially when—the greater society moves to suppress that speech.
February 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
To truly live Dr. King's legacy means defending the right to speak truth to power, even when—especially when—that truth makes us uncomfortable.
Even when—especially when—the greater society moves to suppress that speech.
Even when—especially when—the greater society moves to suppress that speech.
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NYU faculty members—including my own doctoral advisor, who guided me toward my future work—have been declared persona non grata for exercising their academic freedom and moral conscience.
NYU students exercising their constitutional right to protest have faced harsh punishment on this very campus.
NYU students exercising their constitutional right to protest have faced harsh punishment on this very campus.
February 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
NYU faculty members—including my own doctoral advisor, who guided me toward my future work—have been declared persona non grata for exercising their academic freedom and moral conscience.
NYU students exercising their constitutional right to protest have faced harsh punishment on this very campus.
NYU students exercising their constitutional right to protest have faced harsh punishment on this very campus.
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As deeply proud as I am of this honor in Dr. King's name, today I stand before you with a heavy heart.
This university, my alma mater, where I found my voice as a scholar, leader, public servant, and policymaker, has chosen to silence voices of dissent.
This university, my alma mater, where I found my voice as a scholar, leader, public servant, and policymaker, has chosen to silence voices of dissent.
February 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
As deeply proud as I am of this honor in Dr. King's name, today I stand before you with a heavy heart.
This university, my alma mater, where I found my voice as a scholar, leader, public servant, and policymaker, has chosen to silence voices of dissent.
This university, my alma mater, where I found my voice as a scholar, leader, public servant, and policymaker, has chosen to silence voices of dissent.
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Folks, we CANNOT memory hole the Hitler salute
When we talk about Nazis, it’s not a figure of speech
We are talking about an actual Nazi
When we talk about Nazis, it’s not a figure of speech
We are talking about an actual Nazi
February 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Folks, we CANNOT memory hole the Hitler salute
When we talk about Nazis, it’s not a figure of speech
We are talking about an actual Nazi
When we talk about Nazis, it’s not a figure of speech
We are talking about an actual Nazi
shiftfire
Israel has destroyed multiple buildings in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp, hours after its forces killed a 73-year-old Palestinian man, says the Palestinian Ministry of Health ⤵️
Israel destroys buildings in West Bank’s Jenin after killing elderly man
Explosions heard throughout Jenin, part of Israeli military operation in the city and its adjacent refugee camp.
aje.io
February 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
shiftfire
We've opened our own direct line to Linda Mills and her "team"--write to them here! There's even draft language to work with!
tinyurl.com/protectNYUCo...
tinyurl.com/protectNYUCo...
February 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We've opened our own direct line to Linda Mills and her "team"--write to them here! There's even draft language to work with!
tinyurl.com/protectNYUCo...
tinyurl.com/protectNYUCo...