Robert Gumpert
ragumpert.bsky.social
Robert Gumpert
@ragumpert.bsky.social
Documentary audio and photography. robertgumpert.com. Author of "Division Street" photos of living unhoused on the streets of San Francisco with words and stories. Published by Dewi Lewis. Co-Editor the Stansbury Forum (https://stansburyforum.com)
2day is Tday here in the US - yesterday Craig Easton's book arrived and I forgot to take the bird out of the freezer for today's meal. No matter - this book is everything I hoped for, inspiring! "An Extremely Unforgettable Place"
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
100 London advertising sites hacked to protest mass consumerism www.huckmag.com/article/lond...
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A few new photos and links to other interesting work on Christopher Marlowe, waiting for a bus, onboard the largest sailing cargo ship, and links to photography I thought interesting. robertgumpert.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“… the idea of tragicomedy has been spoken of since the days of ancient Rome, it appears that up until now we’ve been able to do without recognizing a step beyond – to tragifarce.

Tom Gallagher’s new piece, “The Age of Tragifarce (and Pete Hegseth’s rational kernel) today on:

stansburyforum.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Portrait of Britain
2025 - Shortlisted Images pob25shortlist.1854.photography
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Palestinian photojournalist Ali Jadallah, based in Gaza, won first place in the Portfolio (Story-Telling) category at the 2025 HIPA Awards with his series titled Burden of Survival. loeildelaphotographie.com/en/hipa-2025...
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Mariblanche Hannequin - Noir & Lance Argentique
www.mariblanchehannequin.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The US “No Kings” actions had some participation by US labor councils in areas like the Bay Area and NYC, from a national perspective union participation was anemic. Contrast US labor’s anemic presence to the role played by Italian labor in national actions there for Palestine. stansburyforum.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Today on the Stansbury Forum

Gene Bruskin’s poem created from his father's recorded messages from the front in WWII

"The Dangers of Doing Away with Monsters”

Lessons from the past for today

On the stansburyforum.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today on Maybe This Week, Maybe Next Week, a new installment in the "From the Hiring Hall" series. robertgumpert.com

And it's been 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Those counting on the 2026 elections to provide a course correction should think again. Trump is faced with a classic “Dictator’s Dilemma.” If he relinquished power, …"

From This Is Not a Drill: Bravery As Strategy in the Face of American Tragedy By: Ben Manski

Today at stansburyforum.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Labor: A panel discussion building collective power with experienced labor organizers. Wednesday November 19th 6-7:30. Great discussion and food provided. Check it out.

SODA Center - Saint Mary's College of California - De La Salle Dr, Moraga, CA
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Now up on Maybe This Week, Maybe Next

Read what Jacob Gross has to say about sailing, carry a gun, oil delivery contracts, and sailor stories robertgumpert.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Today Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon discuss 5 working-class vets running as Democrat “paycheck populists” for the US Senate in 5 red and purple states

Today on the Stansbury Forum - stansburyforum.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This morning, the day after Halloween, bar and friend hang out on the stoop. robertgumpert.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Neil Caldwell, 33. Chief Mate.
“[I’ve been] sailing since 2014, so 11, going on 12 years, professionally”
10 October 2025 - MM&P hiring hall - Oakland, California
Read what he has to say about the sea and ….
At Maybe This Week, Maybe Next Week
robertgumpert.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
RAMBLING THOUGHTS ON COURAGE

Mike Miller has been thinking of his time in the Mississippi Delta, 1963, and the time we live in now.

He has been reflecting on courage, what it is, when it is.

Read what Mike Miller has to say about that on today’s Stansbury Forum stansburyforum.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So True
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
22 October 2025: A couple of images and links to interesting stuff - at least to me - on Maybe This Week, Maybe Next Week. robertgumpert.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
On the Stansbury Forum today Warren Mar honors his friend and fellow activist Kent Wong, the long time labor leader, and educator who died earlier this month. stansburyforum.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
New "From the MMP Hiring Hall", plus shipping news and a few reads on Maybe This Week, Maybe Next Week at robertgumpert.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
New "From the MMP Hiring Hall", plus shipping news and a few reads on Maybe This Week, Maybe Next Week @robertgumpert robertgumpert.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today on the Stansbury Forum, Kurt Stand says, "If past is prologue, then understanding history is key to understanding the present, charting a course for the future.”, and you need to read this book.

Checkout his review on the Stansbury Forum, today. stansburyforum.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"When Thatcher abandoned industry & introduced draconian anti-union legislation in the 1980s, she broke the main routes to political activism for most working-class communities. Many of the problems with Britain today can be …"

From today’s piece on “Your Party” in the UK, by Marc Davenant
October 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM