@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social: “Surround yourself with people who spend more time building than tearing down.”

One of the wonderful pieces in the special issue of Public Humanities I've been guest editing.

A beautiful acknowledgement of the ongoing devastation and heartbreak in Gaza. Thank you @thenation.com

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Everything for Everyone, @genderhorizon.com & @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social (@commonnotions.bsky.social): www.commonnotions.org/everything-f... & The Seaweed Blanket, Nancy Deas (Red Deer Press): www.reddeerpress.com/Detail/08899... See alt-text. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky

Last two I've read: @genderhorizon.com / @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social 's Everything for Everyone ❤️❤️ Lee Young-Do's The Bird that Drinks Tears, Vol 1. (Vol. 2 only comes out next year 😭😭)

Update: the play's writer responded, explaining the play is intended for white & Jewish audiences. I asked why I was invited & she replied - "We are reaching beyond the normal theater-going public, which is why we contacted you." LOL. Her name is Francesca Root-Dodson.

Hello. If your play calls what's happening in Gaza a “conflict” & a “war”, centers the story of two white people’s marriage "torn apart after Oct 7" to do it & involves no Palestinians in “the team” in the process please stay the fuck out of my inbox with your complimentary tickets. Thank you.

Excellent news for hundreds of our community members. We will never forget the millions they spent terrorizing our city to ultimately illegally kidnap our neighbors. www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...

“Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072” by @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social and M.E. O’Brien gave me hope for tomorrow.

Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari of Arizona’s 3rd District describes the “horrific conditions” she witnessed inside the Eloy ICE Detention Center near Phoenix — including a leukemia patient “vomiting blood,” detained in February and forced to wait eight months before finally seeing an oncologist...

Their political philosophy hinges on a vision of white supremacy in which people who aren’t white are here at the privilege of white people, which they can revoke at any time, which they expect to be received with gratitude.

On the new Resistant Communiqúes Podcast, Dr. @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social discusses how the Palestinian genocide galvanized action, shifting U.S. public opinion. Yet, a deep divide remains between what the U.S. populace believes & what the government does. 🎧 bit.ly/rc2025eabdelhadi

An international solidarity activist was injured in the head after being assaulted by Israelis while helping farmers harvest in Beita.

I had started reading this book Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072 (by @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social and M. E. O’Brien) in the summer and then got interrupted, but I'm finishing it now!! it should be required reading for NY DSA chapters.

“Álvaro López, the electoral coordinator for the New York City Democratic Socialists of America, believes “we need to get away from a ‘holding them accountable’ framework toward a ‘building power’ framework.” hammerandhope.org/article/mamd...

An immigration enforcement officer who shot a US citizen in Chicago last month bragged about the incident in texts afterwards, according to court documents filed in federal court on Wednesday.

American’s household debt just hit its RECORD HIGH

Wild to brag that you make money off harassing people…

One thing the NYC mayoral race underscored for me is how easily the phrase "I don't feel safe" can be weaponized. It's an argument I would hesitate ever to use again, even for a good cause. I hope we can all agree that we have the right to BE safe. Maybe we should leave it at that.

If a student in your life is applying to college and wants to go to a liberal arts college where people are principled, Hampshire College should be on their radar and a top choice

As the Israeli military continues to violate the ceasefire, and as we face down consolidating authoritarianism across the U.S., the strongest place we can be is together. Join the JVP Quarterly Mass Member Meeting next Wednesday, November 12 at 8-9:30pm ET/5-6:30 pm PT.

Karlyn, I hope you and your friends heard me when I said: My views aren’t the reason you’re lonely & can’t afford groceries. Your enemies aren’t us, your enemy is a government that’s put the interests of billionaires over your interests. We have no power over you, but they do.

“Our role in the movement is not to elect progressives and then step back. There are no prophets and no heroes — not even our fresh-faced Mamdani. Our movements will keep having to fight across all fronts — through ballots and community meetings and protests.”

Zohran Mamdani has made history as New York City’s first Muslim, socialist mayor — and for In These Times contributor, @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social, his victory feels like a love letter to the New York that both embraced and opened the world to her.

it doesn’t get any clearer that america’s betrothal to fossil fuels is about letting energy companies pick our pockets to prop up their obsolete industry

For @inthesetimes.com I argued that "New Yorkers will only win the campaign promises Mamdani ran on  if they keep the movement that elected him alive." I am so happy to see the 104,000 volunteers are not going home.... inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...

This gorgeous piece from @hebagowayed.bsky.social is a must read! The casual Islamophobia hurled at Mamdani's campaign over the last few weeks has struck such a nerve for so many of us.

Of course mainstream media is focusing on the identities of the winners, but don’t fall for it. what made them win was their politics. Affordability. Reproductive rights. Trans rights. Opposition to genocide.

Let's not resurrect representation as a simple goal. I wouldn't have wanted a Muslim candidate to win if he wasn't running on affordability, on taxing the rich, on opposing genocide, on supporting trans rights, etc. That he is Muslim is just the delicious icing on top of this win.

"All of these candidates who won last night didn’t shy away from talking about gender equality and LGBTQ rights. They didn’t buy the theory that doing so would alienate young men. And they were right. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Carville." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/what-young...

Here's what that looked like. Tactical excellence.

make sure you read @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social on this moment

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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... “Meanwhile, the editorial board of the New York Times counsels “moderation”, urging Democratic candidates to move to the “center”. Tell me: where is the center between democracy and fascism, and why would anyone want to go there?”

I love that he’s a Muslim, but it’s more important to me that he’s a socialist.

Mamdani going so hard for trans right and winning is some juicy proof that every dem that abandoned us didn’t do it for politically advantageous reasons. They did it because they’re transphobes and they will lose for it

I think maybe people want to vote for good people?

Our movements are stronger than their money.

The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani. The president and his allies came after him. Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute. He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters. His politics can win anywhere.

Zohran's win is a city fighting to save itself, I wrote for @inthesetimes.com. And he can only deliver on his promises if the movement stays engage. Tonight we celebrate, tomorrow it's back to work. Read here! inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...

Can’t stop thinking about all the robber baron fucks that held secret meetings and spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS in bribes and campaign investments and attack ads and media manipulation trying to tank Mamdani currently having the dawning realization that their money is completely and utterly useless.

...while 40 million Americans are about to go hungry.

Major win in Arlington County Public Schools, with pro-trans Moe Bryant dominating the election. Arlington County Public Schools has made headlines for defying the Trump admin on trans kids in bathrooms.

lol. lmao.

the lesson of zohran mamdani walloping one of the most racist campaigns in modern us history on the largest turnout since 1969 is that democrats need to move to the right

Turns out you can turn out people to vote if you give them someone worth voting for....

whew, per the Board of Elections, we've hit 2M votes in New York City

FIRST RESULTS IN (early voting ballots) MAMDANI 51.53% CUOMO 39.66% SLIWA 7.54%

I can't stop thinking about how this program helped me survive into adulthood and the millions who will not have that access.