j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026@mieinouye.bsky.social wrote a little bit about this www.bostonreview.net/forum/solida...bostonreview.netSolidarity NowTo make change, movements need to build endurance—the capacity to keep people showing up despite their differences. 130
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I know one org has hosted events at the Andrew Freedman Home and it seems to meet a few of your criteria. It seems like they rent the space for events—given that whatever you’re doing is (probably) aligned w/ their “social change” mission maybe they’d give you a discount... www.theafh.orgtheafh.orgAndrew Freedman Home 140
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026“the rich world is wide enough for all, wants all, needs all. So slight a gesture, a word, might set the strife in order, not with full content, but with growing dawn of fulfillment.” – W.E.B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction 010
Reposted by j.l. feldmanBrandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026love love love this essay by David Hollingshead. So smart, so funny, and winningly earnestdefector.comHumanists Have Done Nothing Wrong | DefectorFor many years, I’ve held a pet theory that cultural consumers can be grouped into two broad categories: Primary Source People and Secondary Source People. The former are the book lovers, cinephiles, ... 931086
Reposted by j.l. feldmanAlexander Livingston @alivingston.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social just published a short essay I wrote for their spring conference, "Revisiting ‘On Violence’" Titled "Power without Violence" its a provocation to rethink Arendt's essay as if the history of nonviolence actually mattered. medium.com/quote-of-the...medium.comPower Without Violenceby Alexander Livingston 063
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I’m a huge fun of hers. Her book God, Human, Animal, Machine is a favorite— the conversation with Arendt is very present in it. 210
Reposted by j.l. feldmanHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 29/06/2026For @theguardian.com I write that ending TPS is the single largest assault on immigrant lives in contemporary US & part of a playbook that couples expanded enforcement with canceling legal status. “Legal” & “illegal” are decisions about whose life is valued. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe US supreme court just put the lives of 1.3 million immigrants in danger| Heba GowayedThe court’s TPS decision is devastating for those whose countries of origin are deemed unsafe. Congress must act 5517222
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026This is compelling! Interesting/disturbing to think about in relation to Arendt’s argument in Origins of Totalitarianism about how Jews became objects of fascination in 19th-c European culture—allowed entry but also seen as exotic “others,” such that antisemitic ideology could continue to intensify. 010
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026But I agree @essj.bsky.social i wonder about the origins of the movement and how it was subsequently taken up and by who 000
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026this short piece by @hkerman.bsky.social helpfully discusses some aspects of this issue. Across socio-economic hierarchy people are targeted for goods and services that claim to compensate for the medical system’s real limitations, which are real if differently felt. www.statnews.com/2026/04/29/a...statnews.comWhy alternative medicine can feel so much better than mainstream health careModern medicine is about making people better — not necessarily making them feel good. 110
Reposted by j.l. feldmanCamila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Financial crisis is being used to bypass tenure protections. University of Essex fired me & 11 others from the Business School in a clear targeting based on our philosophical orientation & social justice commitments. Please sign the public statement: sites.google.com/view/mmpubli... 31721
Reposted by j.l. feldmanJustin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 11/05/2026A federal court judge ruled today that Texas State University must at least temporarily reinstate philosopher Idris Robinson, whom the university fired from his assistant professorship over a talk he gave about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.dailynous.comJudge Orders Texas State to Reinstate Robinson - Daily NousA federal court judge ruled today that Texas State University must reinstate philosopher Idris Robinson, whom the university fired from his assistant professorship over a talk he gave about the Israel... 111641
Reposted by j.l. feldmanSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Like every Mother's Day today I am asking that you consider a donation to @nationalbailout.bsky.social to help free mamas who are separated from their families by the injustices of pretrial detention systems. secure.actblue.com/donate/freeb...secure.actblue.comDonate to #FreeBlackMamasWith your generous support we are able to continue to bail out community members, provide life-changing supportive services and resource groups who are organizing to transform the criminal justice sys... 7794732
Reposted by j.l. feldmanEmergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) @organizeworkers.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Happy May Day! ✊ EWOC is supporting hundreds of campaigns across the country, offering free training and support to workers ready to win a better future on the job. Please consider making a recurring donation to help us continue to provide them with the resources they need. 🧵 123
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Really compelling examination by @hkerman.bsky.social of what makes alternative medicine so alluring to patients and potentially instructive for doctors today—as well as what makes it so dangerous! www.statnews.com/2026/04/29/a... 021
Reposted by j.l. feldmanHannah Arendt Center at Bard College @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Join us tonight for the 4th annual @degruyterbrill.bsky.social - Arendt Center Lecture in Political Thinking. In person at @bardcollege.bsky.social multi-purpose room in the North Campus Center or via livestream beginning at 5p EST. www.youtube.com/live/OuIpCiZ... #hannaharendt #arendtconyoutube.comUday Mehta: Militant Nonviolence (De Gruyter Lecture)YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College 065
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I don’t know if it counts but “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story” comes to mind… also I’ve heard @lorimarso.bsky.social share compelling work on the biopic & make a case for “The Ballad of Suzanne Cesaire” as a kind of feminist anti-biopic (my paraphrase—don’t know if Lori would put it that way!) 1120
Reposted by j.l. feldmanDe Gruyter Brill @degruyterbrill.bsky.social · 16/04/2026We cordially invite you to the fourth annual De Gruyter-Arendt Center Lecture in Political Thinking at @bardcollege.bsky.social next Thursday, where Uday Singh Mehta (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social) will speak on the topic of militant non-violence. 1/3 145
Reposted by j.l. feldmanLaleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 07/03/2026While strategic petroleum reserves can cushion against immediate impacts of the US/Israeli war against Iran, people really have not prepared for fertiliser shortages and what that may mean for food cycles in the coming year: (Source: Bloomberg newsletter 6 March) 02717
Reposted by j.l. feldmanEquator @equatormag.bsky.social · 14/02/2026What does Epstein’s household economy reveal about the billionaire far-right? Melinda Cooper traces the disturbing logic connecting primal patriarchy, transhumanism, and the rule of masters over servants. www.equator.org/articles/eps...equator.orgEpstein Family Values • EQUATORThe billionaire patriarchs of the American far-right want to rule an economy of masters and servants 13937
Reposted by j.l. feldmanAmy Marvin @amymarvin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026thinking about this quote from Mary Wollstonecraft (1792) 031
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Love the music. it’s pretty amazing how the interviewer can’t seem to get out of his own way 010
Reposted by j.l. feldmanbrian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 22/12/2025A Judge Tossed a Prison Sex Abuse Lawsuit Over Typos. Hundreds More Dismissals Could Be Coming. nysfocus.com/2025/12/22/p...nysfocus.comA Judge Tossed a Prison Sex Abuse Lawsuit Over TyposThe state plans to ask a court to dismiss some 500 prison sexual assault lawsuits for not strictly abiding by filing requirements. 045
Reposted by j.l. feldmanJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 21/12/2025I wrote this essay because I wanted as many people as possible to understand that what Paine did in Common Sense was recognize the urgency of his historical moment, and that he matched that moment with words. That is why it resonates now. What words will we find for our moment? 17319
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 06/12/2025this analysis of the new school’s financial situation could serve as a model for workers (at certain types of institutions) looking to hold their employers accountable for mismanagement 0122
Reposted by j.l. feldmanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/12/2025Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party." 14482351649
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Am I alone in thinking that this piece itself has been written in AI prose style? “Isn’t X—it’s Y”, lists of threes etc. 000
Reposted by j.l. feldmanLPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Today, @madisoncondon.bsky.social makes the case that we should stop thinking of climate change as an externality. The latest in our series on @alybatt.bsky.social's *Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature.*lpeproject.orgIs Climate Change an Externality?Environmental harms are often cast as externalities, even by those seeking to emphasize their urgency. Yet the major modern environmental statutes, written before America' 17437
Reposted by j.l. feldmanCaitlin Kelly @caitlinkelly.bsky.social · 19/11/2025NEW: In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant. She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency. Then she died. www.propublica.org/article/texa...propublica.org“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. 5223921224
Reposted by j.l. feldmanStarbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 13/11/2025As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX 2141579014
Reposted by j.l. feldmanZeteo @zeteo.com · 09/11/2025“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…” Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza. 🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea... 201012586
Reposted by j.l. feldmanMiddle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 05/11/2025MESA and the AAUP have released a critical report exposing the weaponization of civil rights law to suppress campus speech concerning Palestine. Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas... 12215
Reposted by j.l. feldmanJennifer L. Pozner @jennpozner.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Hope you enjoy #NoCuomo!, a pro- #Zohran "Gaston"/Beauty & the Beast #parody I produced+cowrote for @jfrejnyc.bsky.social! Share to replace hate+disinfo with humor+joy! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got majority of Jewish primary votes. We'll do it again! #LFG #NYC #Mayor #Election2025 #Cuomo #GOTV 710143
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 26/10/2025I allow students to use their readers/print copies + annotations during exams, which assess use of evidence and argument rather than recall c: 020
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 26/10/2025oh great! my kindly on-campus printshop guy was a big help. my biggest worry about the plan was that students wouldn’t pay for the reader—I also make PDFs available—but I explained my thinking + most of them did end up getting it. even those who didn’t still print out the PDFs, because ... 140
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 26/10/2025(Among other things, this was a response to a previous course I taught, in which some students were reading Aeschylus on their iPhones, which… was not particularly conducive to their engagement with the text lol) 140
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 26/10/2025I’m teaching a lower-level class: in addition to the 2 books we’re reading, I made a physical course reader for articles/excerpts (~$30). all writing assignments are on paper—in-class exams & reflections/discussion questions submitted at the top of every class, mostly handwritten. it’s been good! 140
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025it seems a hero has uploaded this high-quality recording of a live performance from the voodoo tour to the internet archive archive.org/details/dang... 000
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 15/10/2025So devastated we’ve lost D’Angelo. All of his music is amazing, but this recording is particularly special to me. At a time when I really needed beauty in my life I’d listen to it over and over and over again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWCb...youtube.comBetray My Heart / Spanish Joint (Live @ Spotify Sessions NYC)YouTube video by samuel 100
Reposted by j.l. feldmanAdrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 10/10/2025I wrote about Peter Thiel’s lectures on the Antichrist and how the fact that there’s a strong chance Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg is the literal Antichrist isn’t even the weirdest thing about them — at the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/technology/n...theguardian.comPeter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than ArmageddonSilicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher 2321985
Reposted by j.l. feldmanDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 09/10/2025My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...theconversation.comGaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern IrelandThe former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon. 316783
Reposted by j.l. feldmanPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 02/10/2025We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness. 22786555400
Reposted by j.l. feldmanBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 09/08/2025True: @zohranmamdani lives in 1 unit of rent-stabilized housing. Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter. Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧵 x.com/andrewcuomo/... 15588422320
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 07/08/2025I see your point—that’s a helpful distinction! Still imo necessities like housing & healthcare shouldn’t be bought & sold via markets. (perhaps this is why I’m a a pol. theorist & not an economist 😉). But regulating the private housing market, plus more public housing, would def be an improvement! 100
j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 07/08/2025A helpful thread! Owners of rent-stabilized units may be facing rising costs relative to rent increases—but this seems to reflect the cost of financing, not the cost of operations and management per se. Add to the list of reasons why housing should not be a commodity… 130
