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Rebecca Bratspies, Author
@rbratspies.bsky.social
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Professor, CUNY Law | award-winning scholar, author, speaker
scuba diver | environmental justice, climate justice, human rights, NYC history, urban policy, comic books | mom | optimist (mostly) www.RebeccaBratspies.com

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · Apr 28
hey friends. Guess what . . .my book Naming Gotham just won the 2024 American Legacy Book Award for US History!!! #history #NYC #newyorkcity #historybuff #historylovers #historypodcast #NewYork #awardwinning #books #booklovers www.amazon.com/Naming-Gotha...
Good seal. Words Award Winner 2024 emblazoned across the seal cover of Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York Place Names. Title in a central red box with white type Photos (in clockwise order) of Peter Cooper, Henry Bruckner, NYC view from Hells Kitchen, Jackie Robinson, at bat, Shirley Chisholm, and Bryant Park

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 1d
this was mine www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8uo...
I'm Changing My Name to Chrysler
YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie - Topic
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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 4d
lol. Forgot to get any photos of my #AALS panels. So, instead enjoy some of my favorite people talking about technology optimism. ( I really need some optimism right now)
Panel at AALS

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 5d
can I reboot this timeline please

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d
book is available here. We have a pretty good teacher's manual and are always adding to it. cap-press.com/books/isbn/9...
Environmental Justice: Law, Policy & Regulation, Fourth Edition
Environmental Justice: Law, Policy & Regulation, Fourth Edition (9781531033538). Authors: Clifford Villa. Carolina Academic Press
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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 6d
Consider this a reminder that Environmental Justice is Social Justice! Delighted to announce the publication of the latest version of Environmental Justice: Law, Policy, and Regulation. Thank you to my co-authors and to the many advocates whose work we highlight. So much more to do!
Front cover of Environmental Justice: Law, Policy, and Regulation(4th ed). Beautiful southwest themed artwork. Stylized cactus, mountains and sky

Reposted by David R. Miller, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Timothy D. McBride

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 6d
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 9d
Thank you for sharing your voice. It really matters

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 9d
Sit next to people and say hi. Tell them it is your first AALS. In general, people are very welcoming.

I will keep my eye out for you.

Reposted by Martin McKee, Axel Bruns, Will Jennings , and 10 more

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 9d
fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 11d
I’ll take it
Merriam Webster your word for 2026: prosperous

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 11d
One of the many things I will never forgive Andrew Cuomo for is putting me in the position of sorta liking Curtis Sliwa

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 11d
Listening to Ain’t Gonna play Sun City. For no reason, no reason at all

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Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City
YouTube video by Little Steven
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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 11d
Fascinating story from a man who has done so much for NYC, New York, and the US
michaelgerrard.bsky.social Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · 12d
The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 12d
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.

Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.

Reposted by Rebecca M. Bratspies

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Michael Gerrard @michaelgerrard.bsky.social · 12d
The retirement of the MetroCard at midnight tonight is bittersweet for me. In 1983, as a young lawyer, I took a year's leave of absence from my law firm to serve as special counsel to Richard Ravitch, chairman of the NY MTA. He gave me the task of leading a study ...
mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 12d
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.

Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 12d
goodbye to Mayor Swagger (and good riddance)

Reposted by Rebecca M. Bratspies

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12d
We're at $4560!!!!! Let's keep this going until MIDNIGHT! Passing it on to the next crew. Follow along at #SkyFundaThon2026.

secure.actblue.com/donate/skyfu...
Donate to Palmetto State Abortion Fund
Show your support with a contribution.
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Reposted by Rebecca M. Bratspies

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Allen Schulz @allenschulz.bsky.social · 13d
If you’re considering donating to a charity before the end of the year to lessen your personal tax burden, please consider donating to Random Access Music, a federally recognized 501(c3) charity to help support musicians in NYC.

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Random Access Music
Random Access Music (RAM) is an active new music presenter in the United States with a core collective of composers and performers presenting a wide array of contemporary music from the United States ...
www.ram-nyc.org

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Allen Schulz @allenschulz.bsky.social · 14d
Great New Music Mondays—
Blanca Layana “Poema”
Blanca Layana - Poema ecuatorial
YouTube video by Lorena Suárez
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15d
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!

So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
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The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com

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AuntieU @umaija.bsky.social · 17d
Who are we protecting?

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 18d
This is fascinating
leahshaffer.bsky.social Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · 18d
Cool stuff from @washumedicine.bsky.social about how stimulant medications work. Not by activating attention, but rather, reward (dopamine). The stimulant provides MOTIVATION to focus. 🧪 🩺 #MedSky #PsychSky
benjaminkay.bsky.social Benjamin Kay @benjaminkay.bsky.social · 19d
This is your brain on Ritalin. Got your attention? Stimulant medications like Ritalin (methylphenidate) do, but not in the way you might think. They don't act directly on the brain’s attention systems! Find out what's really happening in @cellpress.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · 18d
Cool stuff from @washumedicine.bsky.social about how stimulant medications work. Not by activating attention, but rather, reward (dopamine). The stimulant provides MOTIVATION to focus. 🧪 🩺 #MedSky #PsychSky
benjaminkay.bsky.social Benjamin Kay @benjaminkay.bsky.social · 19d
This is your brain on Ritalin. Got your attention? Stimulant medications like Ritalin (methylphenidate) do, but not in the way you might think. They don't act directly on the brain’s attention systems! Find out what's really happening in @cellpress.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 19d
Me too. A little oregano, a dan of olive oil and some decent cheese. Soon graduated to making pita bread pizza instead

Reposted by Juan Cole, Rebecca M. Bratspies

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ΛTLΛS @atlasbun.bsky.social · 19d
The government failed at actually redacting the Epstein files because DOGE cancelled the feds adobe acrobat premium subscription is the funniest shit.

Reposted by Martin Tomko, Melanie C. Green, Rebecca M. Bratspies , and 2 more

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 25d
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
 
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.

Reposted by Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce, Martin Paul Eve , and 5 more

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 25d
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 26d
Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, and Vicente Gonzalez joined Republicans in voting to criminalize trans health care.

The bill passed only 216 to 214.

4 Republicans voted no. If they did too, it would have failed.

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 27d
What the actual f*ck?
clancyny.bsky.social Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 27d
No. No. No!

This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!

It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
usatoday.com USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 27d
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

Reposted by Rebecca M. Bratspies

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 27d
No. No. No!

This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!

It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
usatoday.com USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 27d
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 28d
Thank you for sharing