Mary Rizzo
@maryrizzo.bsky.social
History prof at Rutgers-Newark. Author of Come and Be Shocked: Baltimore Beyond John Waters and The Wire and Class Acts: Young Men and the Rise of Lifestyle.
Anti-ICE activist in NJ. Diehard sewist.
Anti-ICE activist in NJ. Diehard sewist.
Went to dinner in NYC tonight and who was in the next booth but Cole Escola and Amy Sedaris! I only wish I could have eavesdropped on their conversation.
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Went to dinner in NYC tonight and who was in the next booth but Cole Escola and Amy Sedaris! I only wish I could have eavesdropped on their conversation.
Did you get super excited by Zohran's win? Have you been meaning to join DSA but just haven't done it yet? If so, click here: act.dsausa.org/s/3890.4RS9aF
Not only do you get to join a growing group of badasses trying to make the world better, I may win a T-shirt for recruiting you!
Not only do you get to join a growing group of badasses trying to make the world better, I may win a T-shirt for recruiting you!
Join DSA. Become a member today.
Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Did you get super excited by Zohran's win? Have you been meaning to join DSA but just haven't done it yet? If so, click here: act.dsausa.org/s/3890.4RS9aF
Not only do you get to join a growing group of badasses trying to make the world better, I may win a T-shirt for recruiting you!
Not only do you get to join a growing group of badasses trying to make the world better, I may win a T-shirt for recruiting you!
Excellent video about recording ICE if you see them making an arrest. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzPIkA...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Excellent video about recording ICE if you see them making an arrest. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzPIkA...
Forgot who I am and bought a white sweater. Took it out of the drawer after months and noticed a nice trail of tea down the front. Strategizing how to turn it into a hat now.
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Forgot who I am and bought a white sweater. Took it out of the drawer after months and noticed a nice trail of tea down the front. Strategizing how to turn it into a hat now.
No idea why I got this catalog but I love it. Its entire vibe is clothing for the blandest person you know to be able to go to church and have an equally bland person say, "you're so bad!"
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
No idea why I got this catalog but I love it. Its entire vibe is clothing for the blandest person you know to be able to go to church and have an equally bland person say, "you're so bad!"
Public artistic resistance to federal immersion policy by LA museums. The project, We Belong Here, projects 30 large scale images created by 9 local artists on the buildings' exteriors to explore the realities faced by immigrants and themes of resilience and community resistance.
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Public artistic resistance to federal immersion policy by LA museums. The project, We Belong Here, projects 30 large scale images created by 9 local artists on the buildings' exteriors to explore the realities faced by immigrants and themes of resilience and community resistance.
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Communism was clearly not a topic on the dementia exam.
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Communism was clearly not a topic on the dementia exam.
I may have to frame this.
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I may have to frame this.
And it was!
But the election is not the end. The fight is just starting for leftists. We have to constantly push Mikie to the left and not let her use Trump as the bogeyman to scare us into accepting the Dem status quo.
But the election is not the end. The fight is just starting for leftists. We have to constantly push Mikie to the left and not let her use Trump as the bogeyman to scare us into accepting the Dem status quo.
I feel like it's an auspicious omen for the NJ governor's race that Dick Cheney died today.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
And it was!
But the election is not the end. The fight is just starting for leftists. We have to constantly push Mikie to the left and not let her use Trump as the bogeyman to scare us into accepting the Dem status quo.
But the election is not the end. The fight is just starting for leftists. We have to constantly push Mikie to the left and not let her use Trump as the bogeyman to scare us into accepting the Dem status quo.
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this genuinely feels like a moment history books will look back on where the Democratic Party was forced to either fix its hearts or die
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
this genuinely feels like a moment history books will look back on where the Democratic Party was forced to either fix its hearts or die
I feel like it's an auspicious omen for the NJ governor's race that Dick Cheney died today.
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I feel like it's an auspicious omen for the NJ governor's race that Dick Cheney died today.
Last minute costumes for a historical cemetery tour and party. Partner is Leo in One Battle After Another and I just escaped France after a visit to the Louvre. I assume this is what all French people look like? (Also how don't I own a beret?)
November 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Last minute costumes for a historical cemetery tour and party. Partner is Leo in One Battle After Another and I just escaped France after a visit to the Louvre. I assume this is what all French people look like? (Also how don't I own a beret?)
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More up to date
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
More up to date
New Jersey, if you see ICE these are the numbers to call so that community members can come out in support. There have been a lot of raids and sightings in NJ bc we're under attack for being a diverse state run by Democrats. Make sure there are eyes on ICE wherever they go. Save this on your phone!
October 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New Jersey, if you see ICE these are the numbers to call so that community members can come out in support. There have been a lot of raids and sightings in NJ bc we're under attack for being a diverse state run by Democrats. Make sure there are eyes on ICE wherever they go. Save this on your phone!
According to the NY Times, pet owners are refusing vaccines for rabies, etc bc they're afraid their pets will develop "pawtivism."
a group of people are sitting around a table looking at a laptop with the caption that 's enough internet for today .
ALT: a group of people are sitting around a table looking at a laptop with the caption that 's enough internet for today .
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
According to the NY Times, pet owners are refusing vaccines for rabies, etc bc they're afraid their pets will develop "pawtivism."
Archive users, any recs for a tripod for a phone that can be used to scan docs without destroying my neck and back?
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Archive users, any recs for a tripod for a phone that can be used to scan docs without destroying my neck and back?
Students, for the love of all that's right in the world, stop asking me if you're going to miss anything important if you're absent from class. What do you expect me to say? Nope, this is the class where I'm going to channel Jeff Winger teaching law at Greendale?
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Students, for the love of all that's right in the world, stop asking me if you're going to miss anything important if you're absent from class. What do you expect me to say? Nope, this is the class where I'm going to channel Jeff Winger teaching law at Greendale?
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I just gave to Elijah's Promise in Central NJ. Do what you can to help folks out! elijahspromise.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I just gave to Elijah's Promise in Central NJ. Do what you can to help folks out! elijahspromise.org
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Latinx communities across the USA have been targeted by ICE. This summer, four LA historical and cultural institutions spoke out in solidarity, amongst silence in the museum sector.
Mary Rizzo on the role of museums in not only historical storytelling, but taking a stand:
Mary Rizzo on the role of museums in not only historical storytelling, but taking a stand:
No Going Back
Mary Rizzo examines how four LA historical and cultural institutions mobilize history and practice solidarity in the fight against immigration raids and deportations.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Latinx communities across the USA have been targeted by ICE. This summer, four LA historical and cultural institutions spoke out in solidarity, amongst silence in the museum sector.
Mary Rizzo on the role of museums in not only historical storytelling, but taking a stand:
Mary Rizzo on the role of museums in not only historical storytelling, but taking a stand:
Happening now: activists outside @booker.senate.gov office in Newark demanding he stop funding arms to Israel.
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happening now: activists outside @booker.senate.gov office in Newark demanding he stop funding arms to Israel.
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This article argues that the problem with colleges is that they focus on "transactional learning." Their bombshell conclusion is that they should instead teach "premium skills" such as "verification of sources, contextual decision-making, and ethical reasoning under ambiguity..."
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?
Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This article argues that the problem with colleges is that they focus on "transactional learning." Their bombshell conclusion is that they should instead teach "premium skills" such as "verification of sources, contextual decision-making, and ethical reasoning under ambiguity..."
So demoralizing to see students using ChatGPT on a low stakes reading quiz. Usually I give them in class, but I had class on zoom bc of the nor'easter so the quiz was on canvas. Multiple students with the same phrases in their answers and answers with more detail than asked for.
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
So demoralizing to see students using ChatGPT on a low stakes reading quiz. Usually I give them in class, but I had class on zoom bc of the nor'easter so the quiz was on canvas. Multiple students with the same phrases in their answers and answers with more detail than asked for.
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Fascinating.
"Easily missed in the media barrage of burning Waymo cars and heavily armed law enforcement, four of the city’s museums and cultural institutions .... issued a statement condemning the administration."
"Easily missed in the media barrage of burning Waymo cars and heavily armed law enforcement, four of the city’s museums and cultural institutions .... issued a statement condemning the administration."
October 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Fascinating.
"Easily missed in the media barrage of burning Waymo cars and heavily armed law enforcement, four of the city’s museums and cultural institutions .... issued a statement condemning the administration."
"Easily missed in the media barrage of burning Waymo cars and heavily armed law enforcement, four of the city’s museums and cultural institutions .... issued a statement condemning the administration."
Why did 4 LA historical and cultural organizations have the courage to speak out against Trump's ICE raids this summer? I interviewed their leaders and wrote about their commitment to drawing parallels with the past while caring for their communities.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/museums-arch...
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/museums-arch...
No Going Back
Mary Rizzo examines how four LA historical and cultural institutions mobilize history and practice solidarity in the fight against immigration raids and deportations.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Why did 4 LA historical and cultural organizations have the courage to speak out against Trump's ICE raids this summer? I interviewed their leaders and wrote about their commitment to drawing parallels with the past while caring for their communities.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/museums-arch...
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/museums-arch...
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An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.