Robin G. Isserles
@robingisserles.bsky.social
Sociologist, Proud CC faculty, Research on higher ed and social justice. Lover of wildflowers and jazz. Author, The Costs of Completion: Student Success in Community College (JHU Press, 2021)
https://www.robingisserles.com/
https://www.robingisserles.com/
The List
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This is truly repulsive…
Today's must-read by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: a major corporate landlord is fueling homelessness across the U.S. *and* the mass displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is truly repulsive…
My vote for a new protest chant:
“So turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Just turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Just turn the volume up
Up, up, up, up”
KRS-One
“So turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Just turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Just turn the volume up
Up, up, up, up”
KRS-One
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
My vote for a new protest chant:
“So turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Just turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Just turn the volume up
Up, up, up, up”
KRS-One
“So turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Just turn the volume up
The devil's time is up
Just turn the volume up
Up, up, up, up”
KRS-One
Here’s an idea for mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social… draw on the work, research and policy prescriptions from the plethora of professors @cuny.edu with expertise on policing, education, immigration, sustainability, housing, urban life, AI, epidemics, etc.
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Here’s an idea for mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social… draw on the work, research and policy prescriptions from the plethora of professors @cuny.edu with expertise on policing, education, immigration, sustainability, housing, urban life, AI, epidemics, etc.
This is the way to do it… Dems should do this in front of every R’s office
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is the way to do it… Dems should do this in front of every R’s office
Such a weird feeling to wake up day after Election Day without dread or even disappointment!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Such a weird feeling to wake up day after Election Day without dread or even disappointment!!!!
Reposted by Robin G. Isserles
Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
My polling place was just evacuated b/c of a bomb threat. At an elementary school in my town. I called Election Protection. If you experience any issues, pls call them! Thank you @democracydocket.com for posting the info
If you need help at the polls or experience any form of voter suppression, call or text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) to speak with a trained Election Protection volunteer.
More information about voting in your state can be found below. 866ourvote.org/states/
More information about voting in your state can be found below. 866ourvote.org/states/
States - Election Protection
Where, When and How to vote in your state.
866ourvote.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
My polling place was just evacuated b/c of a bomb threat. At an elementary school in my town. I called Election Protection. If you experience any issues, pls call them! Thank you @democracydocket.com for posting the info
Reposted by Robin G. Isserles
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
So proud of my union, @psc-cuny.org for committing to this important work.
Thank you @PSC-CUNY.bsky.social for all that you do for students and for New Yorkers, and for fighting cruelty with care and contempt with compassion. www.aft.org/news/standin...
Standing beside you: Solidarity with immigrants in the courts
The Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building in New York City towers above the street, the tallest federal office building in the country—so big it has its own ZIP code. But far more intimidating is wh...
www.aft.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
So proud of my union, @psc-cuny.org for committing to this important work.
The snarky, creative humor is such a salve in these fucked up times… And catch his delightful talk with Jon Stewart on TDS if you haven’t yet 💜💙
In this election, the people have two separate but equally important choices: a city they can afford or the billionaire-backed politics of the past.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The snarky, creative humor is such a salve in these fucked up times… And catch his delightful talk with Jon Stewart on TDS if you haven’t yet 💜💙
NYC Rally with Zohran Mamdani and AOC
YouTube video by Bernie Sanders
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October 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The removal of the East Wing is still them flooding the zone.. it’s all part of the same play book.. every fucking day…
October 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The removal of the East Wing is still them flooding the zone.. it’s all part of the same play book.. every fucking day…
What a great event tonight listening to the next governor and lieutenant governor of NJ @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and Dale Caldwell!!! So much love, light, joy and fight in the room. #BlueNJ
October 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
What a great event tonight listening to the next governor and lieutenant governor of NJ @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and Dale Caldwell!!! So much love, light, joy and fight in the room. #BlueNJ
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Kudos to the CUNY University Faculty Senate Executive Committee for a thoughtful, measured, firm rejection of the McMahon-Mailman mutual assured destruction compact for higher education in/and America.
www1.cuny.edu/sites/cunyuf...
www1.cuny.edu/sites/cunyuf...
Not This Compact 2025 – CUNY University Faculty Senate
The CUNY-Wide Faculty Governance Voice
www1.cuny.edu
October 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Kudos to the CUNY University Faculty Senate Executive Committee for a thoughtful, measured, firm rejection of the McMahon-Mailman mutual assured destruction compact for higher education in/and America.
www1.cuny.edu/sites/cunyuf...
www1.cuny.edu/sites/cunyuf...
Yes, this…. and #fuckCuomo
There is a full-on push in NYC right now to use "Mamdani doesn't make Jews 'feel safe'" as a cudgel to get Cuomo into office, and it is utterly disgusting. You know what makes me feel unsafe? People who casually characterize us as a trembling single-issue monolith scared of the big bad Muslim.
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Yes, this…. and #fuckCuomo
I’ve been down at the courts to observe and offer some humanity amid such cruelty. It’s devastating and should be witnessed and reported on, and most certainly stopped.
“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
October 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I’ve been down at the courts to observe and offer some humanity amid such cruelty. It’s devastating and should be witnessed and reported on, and most certainly stopped.
WtAF??!!? Racist pos😡
Come on NJ.. you know what to do…
Come on NJ.. you know what to do…
Divider
Reporter: “How important are Black & Hispanic voters?”
Jack Ciattarelli: “OK, Next question.”
The Garden State ain’t no GOP racist dog whistle stop 🤬
#DemVoice1 #Voice4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited via @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, Cranbury NJ Oct. 2 www.instagram.com/reel/DPUeM5T...
Reporter: “How important are Black & Hispanic voters?”
Jack Ciattarelli: “OK, Next question.”
The Garden State ain’t no GOP racist dog whistle stop 🤬
#DemVoice1 #Voice4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited via @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, Cranbury NJ Oct. 2 www.instagram.com/reel/DPUeM5T...
October 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
WtAF??!!? Racist pos😡
Come on NJ.. you know what to do…
Come on NJ.. you know what to do…
Democratic Party establishment, take heed! This is how we revive the party and earn the trust and enthusiasm of the ppl!! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #ourtimehascome
youtu.be/2PP82Rdvoqg
youtu.be/2PP82Rdvoqg
OUR TIME HAS COME: RALLY LIVESTREAM
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Democratic Party establishment, take heed! This is how we revive the party and earn the trust and enthusiasm of the ppl!! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #ourtimehascome
youtu.be/2PP82Rdvoqg
youtu.be/2PP82Rdvoqg
Me thinks it’s a Cat Power kinda day, except for a brief pause to be with @marcmaron.bsky.social one last time… immense gratitude for how much you gave of yourself to so many🙏…
October 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Me thinks it’s a Cat Power kinda day, except for a brief pause to be with @marcmaron.bsky.social one last time… immense gratitude for how much you gave of yourself to so many🙏…
Reposted by Robin G. Isserles
Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier
October 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier
Every day I’m more impressed by and excited by his candidacy… 🙏💪🏽
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Every day I’m more impressed by and excited by his candidacy… 🙏💪🏽
While I so very much wish that @mikiesherrill.bsky.social would get some campaigning tips from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, Jack Ciattarelli is a danger to the environment, public education, and so much more. Not to mention how much he fancies the authoritarian-in-chief.. 🤬. Come on, NJ…
October 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
While I so very much wish that @mikiesherrill.bsky.social would get some campaigning tips from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, Jack Ciattarelli is a danger to the environment, public education, and so much more. Not to mention how much he fancies the authoritarian-in-chief.. 🤬. Come on, NJ…
@marisakabas.bsky.social makes me feel a sliver of hope— read and support her courageous work! #gratitude🙏
New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control.
I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:
I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:
Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime
My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.
www.thehandbasket.co
October 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@marisakabas.bsky.social makes me feel a sliver of hope— read and support her courageous work! #gratitude🙏