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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him)

@josephhillyard.bsky.social
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Lifelong disgruntled New Yorker and History Nerd. #multiracial (Black, Jewish, etc). Writer, jazz lover, and many other things. NYU 2026 Opinions my own. Dialogue is welcome, bigotry is not. 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸🇮🇱🕊

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In NYC? Join us on THURSDAY, 9/24, 12-1 pm at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, to protest Netanyahu's UN speech that day. Netanyahu: * ENABLED Hamas' funding * IGNORED the pre-October 7 warnings * ABANDONED the hostages * OVERSAW the destruction of Gaza and the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"For a book claiming to offer models for young Jews horrified by the moral abdication of legacy Jewish organizations, Crabapple offers few tangible examples beyond calls for solidarity with the oppressed, especially Palestinians." My latest for Haaretz, link below www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
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Opinion | A missed opportunity to learn from the legacy of the Bund
Molly Crabapple's book about the Yiddish socialist movement contains fascinating stories and characters, but oversimplifies the organization's politics and overlooks similar groups within the Jewish l...
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Today's Prospect Patriot: A.Phillip Randolph. Through decades of history and multiple Democratic administrations, he pushed from below and won multiple fights on labor and civil rights. One of our finest leaders, across two generations. prospect.org/2026/08/05/a...
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A. Philip Randolph: Socialist on the March - The American Prospect
A. Philip Randolph led Black workers and won defining civil rights victories over a career spanning 60 turbulent years.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/09/2026
I will always love Dolly Parton for this… “Of course Black lives matter. Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No.”
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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Peace building isn't just btwn gov'ts. "It must also happen in the communities where inequality and mistrust are experienced every day." On our blog, @josephhillyard.bsky.social shares takeaways from the 2nd annual Israel-Palestine Peace & Solidarity Summit. www.progressiveisrael.org/beyond-the-t...
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Beyond the Traditional Peacebuilding Paradigm
By Joseph Hillyard Israel-Palestine Peace and Solidarity Summit, Credit Gili Getz Comparing history to today’s realities reveals the cracks in the assumptions that the dominant peacebuilding approac...
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This summer I got to join a diverse array of people in the Catskills for the second annual Israel-Palestine peace and solidarity summit for a fascinating weekend of workshops and open debate. I wrote about it for @partners4israel.bsky.social www.progressiveisrael.org/beyond-the-t...
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Graham Platner is a dilettante adventurer reaping the benefits of both a privileged upbringing and his (unearned) image as an average working class man. I wrote about how these converge to grant him impunity www.liberalcurrents.com/graham-platn...
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Graham Platner and the Class Politics of Impunity
Solidarity with working class women never seems to enter into it.
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I wrote about the sadly underseen gem that is Is God Is for my first stab at Substack. Please share. iliketheislandmanhattan.substack.com/p/is-god-is-...
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Is God Is Review
Alesha Harris thrillingly adapts her own play for the screen
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Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی @arashtehran.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The AOC-MTG spat wasn't about coalitions or tactics. It was about two fundamentally different visions for the future of the American left. I wrote about it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Two Futures for the American Left
The dustup over Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t really about tactical coalitions. It’s about values.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 13/05/2026
"The liberal tradition and the socialist tradition are sisters, and daughters of the Enlightenment. A project that sought to undermine entrenched power, and sought to assert that power fundamentally belongs to the people." www.liberalcurrents.com/socialism-an...
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Socialism and Liberalism: A Path Towards Estrangement’s End
Thinkers in both “camps” have not only challenged the underlying idea of the split but created theory that unified both liberal and socialist principles.
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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
SCOTUS issued a disgraceful & unjust decision gutting #votingrights. It gave politicians a “discriminate to win an election free” by claiming partisan map-rigging. This is a dark day but tomorrow is a new day. This isn’t over. We will fight for our rights & to our future @civilrightsorg.bsky.social
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Chico Escuela @blaqdocdown.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Eartha Kitt performing in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1955
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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“Today I am here [at the Israeli-Palestinian joint memorial ceremony] because this is where hope is,” said Liora Eilon, 73, a survivor of the Kfar Aza massacre whose son Tal was killed in the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023. edition.cnn.com/2026/04/21/m...
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‘Blood only brings more blood’: Israelis and Palestinians share grief under veil of secrecy | CNN
The location of the ceremony was kept secret until the last moment. Additional screening sites were disclosed only to registered participants, for fear of violence and harassment. It was, organizers s...
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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Just in time for Shabbat/weekend - the latest issue of our e-zine! Read it at www.progressiveisrael.org/wp-content/u... With all-new pieces by our president Paul Scham, board member R' Ariel Naveh, Raluca Ganea of Zazim , our ED R' @mhughesrob.bsky.social, @josephhillyard.bsky.social, and more.
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
On 4/21 from 3-5pm I am moderating a conversation with NYU professor @lilacb.bsky.social about her work with the @nexusproject.bsky.social to reject the weaponization of antisemitism. Event is open to any NYU affiliated people. RSVP link below. Please share! docs.google.com/forms/d/11hg...
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
My attempt to put words to my own Gen Z cynicism and unofficial recommendation to read Doris Kearns Goodwin's memoir for @liberalcurrents.com
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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 16/03/2026
Y’all she had a HIP REPLACEMENT IN DECEMBER.
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
As a former intern at @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social I can testify that Phylisa is a thoughtful and extremely dedicated leader that I am lucky enough to have in my orbit. I wish her the best in her new role.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 21/01/2026
“Liberalism is not merely tolerance alone or some conciliatory centrism. This form of politics offered by the consultant class is a suicide pact.” www.liberalcurrents.com/fdrs-four-fr...
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FDR’s Four Freedoms and the Second Bill of Rights
The social welfare state, winning World War II, and building the liberal order after Trump
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Thank you PPI for publishing my piece "We Must Continue," please also consider reading the rest of the magazine which features critical analysis of the situation in I/P. PPI helps connect Americans with activists from the I-P to build a stronger coalition for peace, please consider supporting them!
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
What a great piece! This just gets better and better as you read. prospect.org/2025/12/11/s...
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The Hit Hollywood Didn’t Want - The American Prospect
Ryan Coogler’s bloodsucker blockbuster is all about Black creative freedom. No wonder the industry saw it as a threat.
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I wrote about one of my political heroes for @liberalcurrents.com and what we can learn from her legacy as we face this new generation of authoritarianism. (Please consider supporting their startup fund to help the publication grow and support more emerging writers)
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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 04/12/2025
Read @josephhillyard.bsky.social on Eleanor Roosevelt today, and then become a patron or chip it to our fundraiser if you like what you read! gofund.me/2464432e6
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Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Earlier this year @liberalcurrents.com was kind enough to publish my piece about Hazel Scott and the Blacklist. One of reasons I submitted to them is because their robust defense of liberal democratic norms in the face of authoritarianism felt right at home with the piece. Please consider donating.
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
In April I rewatched the dark comedy The Death of Stalin for my 21st birthday and was struck by how the film still manages to be so funny while holding up a dark mirror to our current moment. I wrote about it for @youngwritersforda.bsky.social. writersforda.substack.com/p/my-birthda...
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My Birthday With Stalin
By Joseph Hillyard
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
I am so proud of my fellow @hatikvahslate.bsky.social members. Keep up the good work!!!
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
As a student of history I often look back at our past to help make sense of our chaotic present. I wrote about Hazel Scott, the Blacklist and modern censorship for @liberalcurrents.com (If you're not already familiar with Ms. Scott, please take some time to rectify that) youtu.be/RkrV30ekwv4?...
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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
A different future here is not only possible, it’s crucial — our lives depend on it. And we won’t stop fighting until we achieve it.
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Today is not an easy day for me that comes with lots of painful reminders. This is my attempt to pay tribute to the Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilders who have been a source of strength to me since 10/7. @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social 📸: @giligetz.bsky.social nyunews.com/ops/guestess...
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Guest Essay: On this grim anniversary, we must turn to Jewish-Arab organizations - Washington Square News
The week of the United Nations General Assembly, I found myself in a familiar place. Alongside a group of Israeli expats, I stood across the street from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hotel as we...
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
At the Battle of Cable Street on 4 October 1936, at least 100,000 people, including Jewish residents, Irish dock workers, Communists and Labour Party members prevented a march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF) from passing through the East End...
Pamphlet - They did not pass : 300,000 workers say no to Mosley. A souvenir of the East London workers' victory over fascism, produced by the Independent Labour Party. Wiener Holocaust Library collections.
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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Instead we must fight for true Israeli-Palestinian peace. A Palestinian state alongside Israel. Safety, justice, and freedom for everyone and independence for both peoples. Now is the time for peace, for an end to the violence, for life. (3/3)
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Yesterday a diverse coalition of people and organizations came together to support Palestinian peace activist Mohsen Mahdawi as he continues to be targeted by ICE for exercising his right to free speech. We mustn't let up the fight. #freespeechforall @mhughesrob.bsky.social @giligetz.bsky.social
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/09/2025
“I just can’t bleed out onto the page as some people do.” Zadie Smith writes about her preference for impersonal essays, and the tried-and-true method she uses to write them.
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The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith
In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Another day, another opportunity to show that Bibi is a disgrace to us all. BRING THEM HOME🤝LET GAZA LIVE
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Rula Hardal & May Pundak are leaders w/A Land for All — a Palestinian/Israeli initiative grounded in shared human values & lived reality. As we close out 5785, they joined us today to cry out against the destruction of Gaza, and to imagine, despite everything, a shared future. www.2s1h.org/en
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Most work out there argues that it doesn't pay off for center-right parties to move closer to the far-right. Using some of the best evidence yet, this paper shows that the same is true for center *left* parties. Crucial finding as these parties increasingly move in a nativist direction.
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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Opposition to Palestinian statehood "should not be presumed to be the only Zionist position," @arashtehran.bsky.social writes, as progressive Zionists "advocate for 'a diplomatic pathway ensuring freedom, security, and sovereignty for both Israelis and Palestinians'.” HT @josephhillyard.bsky.social
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I did not watch the Emmys but congrats to Stephen Graham and thanks for giving us White passing mixed kids visibility
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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
A ray of light amid the despair. We partnered with hosts Hashomer Hatzair USA, as well as @newisraelfund.bsky.social & Ajyal youth movement, to produce this 8/10 Jewish-Palestinian Youth Peace Summit - devoted to dialogue and finding common ground for a shared future. campshomria.com/blogs/news/i...
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In the Shadow of War, Our Young Leaders Plant Seeds of Hope
The first ever Jewish & Palestinian Youth Peace Summit at Camp Shomria This August, Camp Shomria hosted over 100 Jewish American, Israeli, and Palestinian citizens of Israel young leaders came togeth...
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Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Hazel Scott and feline friend #Caturday
Black and white photo of singer Hazel Scott puckering her lips and cooing at a small cat she's holding with great affection.
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Hadar Susskind @hadarsusskind.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
My new op-ed in @forward.com forward.com/opinion/7638...
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Following Laura Loomer's lead, the US is repeating an egregious Holocaust-era mistake
Laura Loomer may have persuaded the Trump team to pause medical-humanitarian visas for children from Gaza — future generations will weep.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say
Breaking News
1m ago
A close adviser to Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from his campaign after trying to give a journalist cash inside a potato chip bag.
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Jon Tayler (Jon Tayler’s Version) @jontayler.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
"It's not MSNBC anymore, Lemon. It's MS NOW. We bought the name off of a defunct multiple sclerosis awareness organization. It wasn't cheap, but we were able to save some money by selling Brian Williams to a Saudi prince who wanted to expand his harem."
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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Now in Tel Aviv! We’re disturbing routine everywhere today because there is nothing normal about our government starving children, bombing civilians, and letting the hostages be killed. We refuse to let them steal our future on this land. We have to end these horrors NOW.
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Joseph Hillyard (He/Him) @josephhillyard.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
"I am tired of listening to speakers who talk in general terms. What we are here for is to decide whether we shall strike or shall not strike. I offer a resolution that a general strike be declared now.” - Clara Lemlich (More demo opportunities in link) 🇮🇱🇵🇸🎗🍉 www.newjewishnarrative.org/events
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
So cute. The proud parents of The Gilded Age star Denée Benton wear matching T-shirts featuring the character their daughter plays.
Alt text: A smiling couple, the parents of The Gilded Age star Denée Benton, stand close together wearing matching black T-shirts with the name “PEGGY” in large letters above a collage of images of Benton in costume as her character from the series. The man is holding a smartphone showing Benton on a video call, also smiling.
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Stephen Charles @stephenvcharles.com · 11/08/2025
Shit sucks, but at least we have The Gilded Age. Congrats on a great season finale by Salli Richardson Whitfield.
The Gilded Age season 3, the Black cast
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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Now at the Gaza border: Hundreds of Jews and Palestinians calling to stop the annihilation, let aid in, and end this madness!!!
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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
"Progressives must support the right of both Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace & security," believes MK @naamalazimi.bsky.social (HaDemocratim). Peace is core to Judaism: "It’s in every morning prayer. Netanyahu’s govt has forgotten ... Jewish values." www.timesofisrael.com/the-practica...
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The practical peacenik: Naama Lazimi’s battle for Israel’s soul
In a political landscape where she feels increasingly alone, left-wing lawmaker insists peace, democracy and Zionism can still coexist, despite opposition from the right and her own camp
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