Heba Gowayed هبة جويد
@hebagowayed.bsky.social
Sociology prof at CUNY (Hunter & Grad Center) sharing her own thoughts. Maker of resistance humus. Author of REFUGE. Now writing on the violence & COST OF BORDERS. she/هي
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لسه عايزين عيش حريه و عداله اجتماعية
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لسه عايزين عيش حريه و عداله اجتماعية
Back at it. No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA.
Huge numbers, cops sparse.
Marching now from union square
Huge numbers, cops sparse.
Marching now from union square
January 23, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Back at it. No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA.
Huge numbers, cops sparse.
Marching now from union square
Huge numbers, cops sparse.
Marching now from union square
Liam Ramos. Five years old. Just starting to understand temporality, to read, to tell stories about the world around him.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Liam Ramos. Five years old. Just starting to understand temporality, to read, to tell stories about the world around him.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
Though folks quote Martin Luther King as saying “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice” they forget that what he *lived* was the work of bending it that way, a work that threatened them so much they killed him for it.
The fight continues.
The fight continues.
January 19, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Though folks quote Martin Luther King as saying “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice” they forget that what he *lived* was the work of bending it that way, a work that threatened them so much they killed him for it.
The fight continues.
The fight continues.
So much Blue MAGA on this thread who really can’t hear beyond “Trump bad.” This isn’t sports teams. It’s people’s lives, it’s decades of policy. We have to change the cause not just the result if we want better. Anyway, when I am free later I’ll participate in my favorite pastime of:
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
So much Blue MAGA on this thread who really can’t hear beyond “Trump bad.” This isn’t sports teams. It’s people’s lives, it’s decades of policy. We have to change the cause not just the result if we want better. Anyway, when I am free later I’ll participate in my favorite pastime of:
Finally. Civilization!
January 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Finally. Civilization!
Genuinely. Genuinely. What the fuck are these people smoking.
January 12, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Genuinely. Genuinely. What the fuck are these people smoking.
Tremendous showing at the protest today — and cops conspicuously sparse.
January 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Tremendous showing at the protest today — and cops conspicuously sparse.
Join me on Sunday!
January 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Join me on Sunday!
I want us to take the anger & grief we feel for Renee — whose name we know, whose smiling face we see— and think of all the people killed by these same monsters whose names we don’t know & won’t see. The mothers and fathers whose only sin was striving for more. Whose rights Renee died fighting for.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
I want us to take the anger & grief we feel for Renee — whose name we know, whose smiling face we see— and think of all the people killed by these same monsters whose names we don’t know & won’t see. The mothers and fathers whose only sin was striving for more. Whose rights Renee died fighting for.
Two more things to the people trying to cast this as business as usual.
1. this isn't normal times. this isn't 2022 or 2023. When yes TOS shifted & people freaked out.
2. This IS intended to be a shift (though again legality is questionable) - take it from *their* "mouth":
1. this isn't normal times. this isn't 2022 or 2023. When yes TOS shifted & people freaked out.
2. This IS intended to be a shift (though again legality is questionable) - take it from *their* "mouth":
January 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Two more things to the people trying to cast this as business as usual.
1. this isn't normal times. this isn't 2022 or 2023. When yes TOS shifted & people freaked out.
2. This IS intended to be a shift (though again legality is questionable) - take it from *their* "mouth":
1. this isn't normal times. this isn't 2022 or 2023. When yes TOS shifted & people freaked out.
2. This IS intended to be a shift (though again legality is questionable) - take it from *their* "mouth":
These are x’s prior terms from this Nov, they look more similar to these current meta ones — and pretty fucked — but missing the word “input” and other escalators throughout. Im interested in hearing from a lawyer what they mean, but I personally don’t like it & wont wait around to find out
January 7, 2026 at 3:48 AM
These are x’s prior terms from this Nov, they look more similar to these current meta ones — and pretty fucked — but missing the word “input” and other escalators throughout. Im interested in hearing from a lawyer what they mean, but I personally don’t like it & wont wait around to find out
For more here’s the link to the terms of service and a screenshot of the offensive content policies
x.com/en/tos
x.com/en/tos
January 7, 2026 at 1:26 AM
For more here’s the link to the terms of service and a screenshot of the offensive content policies
x.com/en/tos
x.com/en/tos
Just Palestine. On a list. A country producing art alongside the other countries. Something powerful, something SO simple.
The genocide continues, but the world around it is changing. May we soon see the end of the apartheid, the occupation, the horror that brought us here.
The genocide continues, but the world around it is changing. May we soon see the end of the apartheid, the occupation, the horror that brought us here.
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Just Palestine. On a list. A country producing art alongside the other countries. Something powerful, something SO simple.
The genocide continues, but the world around it is changing. May we soon see the end of the apartheid, the occupation, the horror that brought us here.
The genocide continues, but the world around it is changing. May we soon see the end of the apartheid, the occupation, the horror that brought us here.
Criminals congratulating criminals.
January 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Criminals congratulating criminals.
And for those masturbating over old republican “civility” — Trump apparently used the same justification that Bush did when invading Panama in 89.
This not a new story, but a present belligerence built on those past— all justified by The NY Times.
www.nytimes.com/1989/12/21/o...
This not a new story, but a present belligerence built on those past— all justified by The NY Times.
www.nytimes.com/1989/12/21/o...
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
And for those masturbating over old republican “civility” — Trump apparently used the same justification that Bush did when invading Panama in 89.
This not a new story, but a present belligerence built on those past— all justified by The NY Times.
www.nytimes.com/1989/12/21/o...
This not a new story, but a present belligerence built on those past— all justified by The NY Times.
www.nytimes.com/1989/12/21/o...
lol i don’t know who made this but im so guilty of the 2nd one — “Shine Bright like a Luca” was the worst offender I think lol
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
lol i don’t know who made this but im so guilty of the 2nd one — “Shine Bright like a Luca” was the worst offender I think lol
Ok I really am working out the logistics of permanently shuttering my twitter account - but my god is this funny.
January 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Ok I really am working out the logistics of permanently shuttering my twitter account - but my god is this funny.
Also I know I’ve talked about this so much but I’m so fucking proud of the work @nickocchiuto.bsky.social did to get us here and loved seeing his name in the program & in the city record.
January 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Also I know I’ve talked about this so much but I’m so fucking proud of the work @nickocchiuto.bsky.social did to get us here and loved seeing his name in the program & in the city record.
Today felt like a glimpse into a world I want to raise my child in.
One where a Muslim mayor can be sworn in by a Jew, an Imam can give an invocation, a Black, immigrant public advocate can tell his child self how proud he is.
I don’t know what comes next, but I will hold on to this feeling.
One where a Muslim mayor can be sworn in by a Jew, an Imam can give an invocation, a Black, immigrant public advocate can tell his child self how proud he is.
I don’t know what comes next, but I will hold on to this feeling.
January 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Today felt like a glimpse into a world I want to raise my child in.
One where a Muslim mayor can be sworn in by a Jew, an Imam can give an invocation, a Black, immigrant public advocate can tell his child self how proud he is.
I don’t know what comes next, but I will hold on to this feeling.
One where a Muslim mayor can be sworn in by a Jew, an Imam can give an invocation, a Black, immigrant public advocate can tell his child self how proud he is.
I don’t know what comes next, but I will hold on to this feeling.
I’ll make a serious post later, but I was dying watching Eric Adams on the stage. This man stared into the middle distance for the entirety of the 90 minutes.
January 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I’ll make a serious post later, but I was dying watching Eric Adams on the stage. This man stared into the middle distance for the entirety of the 90 minutes.
On my way to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s inauguration, with @nickocchiuto.bsky.social official inauguration committee member ❤️
Couldn’t be prouder to be present for this celebration of our city’s first socialist Muslim mayor!
Couldn’t be prouder to be present for this celebration of our city’s first socialist Muslim mayor!
January 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
On my way to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s inauguration, with @nickocchiuto.bsky.social official inauguration committee member ❤️
Couldn’t be prouder to be present for this celebration of our city’s first socialist Muslim mayor!
Couldn’t be prouder to be present for this celebration of our city’s first socialist Muslim mayor!
If you’re in Harlem come join me at Harlem Kettlebell Club!
Bonus if you stick around long enough they’ll take 🔥 candids you’ll find any excuse to share 😂
Bonus if you stick around long enough they’ll take 🔥 candids you’ll find any excuse to share 😂
December 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If you’re in Harlem come join me at Harlem Kettlebell Club!
Bonus if you stick around long enough they’ll take 🔥 candids you’ll find any excuse to share 😂
Bonus if you stick around long enough they’ll take 🔥 candids you’ll find any excuse to share 😂
Guys I think you’re arguing with a chat bot.
No one talks like this.
No one talks like this.
December 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Guys I think you’re arguing with a chat bot.
No one talks like this.
No one talks like this.
This is the @nytimes.com once again whitewashing violence & genocide. He didn’t end “illegal crossings” — wtf even is that — he ended asylum. He didn’t broker a ceasefire; it’s genocide by another name. It’s wild how rotten the storied institutions of this country are showing themselves to be.
December 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is the @nytimes.com once again whitewashing violence & genocide. He didn’t end “illegal crossings” — wtf even is that — he ended asylum. He didn’t broker a ceasefire; it’s genocide by another name. It’s wild how rotten the storied institutions of this country are showing themselves to be.
a friend and I have notified tens of people that they were being targeted by this group — students, admin, faculty— all for suggesting the humanity of Palestinians.
We are laughing indeed.
We are laughing indeed.
December 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
a friend and I have notified tens of people that they were being targeted by this group — students, admin, faculty— all for suggesting the humanity of Palestinians.
We are laughing indeed.
We are laughing indeed.