Facilitator, coach, and writer www.rubenbrosbe.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubenlev.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubenlev.bsky.social/post/3mu5mgrj2ek27From policing to Palestine, the NYT consistently frames issues in ways that undermine our collective liberation. https://hellgatenyc.com/mamdani-critical-of-israel-and-the-times-is-on-it/28 Aug 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:von3jwtasrs2amfk2i2j4rdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5mgrj2ek27https://bsky.app/profile/rubenlev.bsky.social/post/3mtujs3jfes2bI think you're forgetting an important distinction. Vance, Yarvin and Thiel are all white [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:von3jwtasrs2amfk2i2j4rdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtujs3jfes2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubenlev.bsky.social/post/3mt7o7e74vc2rThread 🧵 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:von3jwtasrs2amfk2i2j4rdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7o7e74vc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubenlev.bsky.social/post/3msxxbx3zyc2qI personally think it's more embarrassing to misunderstand and/or misrepresent the "defund" movement's demands than to support them. I refuse to feel ashamed for wanting to pour resources into care and life giving institutions instead of cages and killing. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/13/aoc-mamdani-defund-police-prisons?CMP=bsky_gu#Echobox=178662146613 Aug 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:von3jwtasrs2amfk2i2j4rdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxxbx3zyc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubenlev.bsky.social/post/3mrxklcvzcc2j“At a moment when policymakers are seeking to understand America’s sluggish learning recovery, the loss of teachers and instability in schools deserves to be on the list of plausible contributors.” I left teaching in 2021. I miss it but can’t imagine going back https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/07/30/teacher-turnover-rose-after-covid-new-data-analysis-finds/31 Jul 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:von3jwtasrs2amfk2i2j4rdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxklcvzcc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubenlev.bsky.social/post/3mp2bmfbub22q"Political theorists have long treated Cleon as a warning: when leaders stop leading and instead mirror the crowd, democratic institutions decay. Popularism cloaks this same impulse in empiricism." https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/24 Jun 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:von3jwtasrs2amfk2i2j4rdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2bmfbub22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubenlev.bsky.social/post/3mozrkv5bmc27A sign of the times: feeling elated and inspired by last nights leftist wins then feeling concerned for the safety of those same candidates.24 Jun 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:von3jwtasrs2amfk2i2j4rdb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozrkv5bmc27