Ben Manski's Avatar

Ben Manski

@benmanski

Democracy is a movement.

78
Followers
22
Following
34
Posts
11.10.2023
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Ben Manski @benmanski

This is the video.

07.01.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 7834 πŸ” 4003 πŸ’¬ 697 πŸ“Œ 1813

bsky.app/profile/dani...

07.01.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m following news of a reported shooting of a legal observer by ICE agents in South Minneapolis.

I’ll continue to monitor the situation closely and will update as soon as I receive information.

ICE must stop terrorizing our communities and leave our city.

07.01.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 1117 πŸ” 234 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 11

I forgot to share this here. My mistake!

14.10.2025 13:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œSomeone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation β€˜disappeared.’

08.10.2025 23:57 πŸ‘ 6535 πŸ” 1822 πŸ’¬ 243 πŸ“Œ 338

Turning DC into Moscow (or East Berlin from back in the day).

14.08.2025 01:23 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

I don't spend much time over here on Bluesky as of yet, but I just had to come back here to comment on that same prominent sociologist and New York Times columnist who backhandedly dissed GMU even as they pretended to defend us . . . I hope they are reflecting on their actions and hubris.

02.08.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What really strikes me is that we met last year and Limerick and I spoke with her about GMU. We talked at some length. I'm not going to say anything more about this but Jesus what a waste of time and energy.

23.07.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us in a few minutes, live!

30.06.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Working people need our leaders in power to work for them and put their interests first. A wasteful birthday military parade does nothing to help working families pay their bills, lower their costs, or keep their health care.

10.06.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

The birthday parade money could pay for 4 million Meals on Wheels meals, enough to cover 10,000 hungry and isolated seniors for an entire year.

10.06.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 348 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

$45 million could pay for GI Bill benefits for 3,000 veterans, showing our nation’s thanks to our brave soldiers with the college or vocational training we promised after their service.

10.06.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

$45 million could provide more than 10 million school lunches, enough to feed 56,000 hungry kids – whose only warm meal each day could be at school – for an entire year.

10.06.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Yes. Many thanks to Amy Cohen and @benmanski.bsky.social for hosting this webinar on our book. So many good vibrations and solidarities coming out of next system project @nextsystemstudies.bsky.social !

#solidaritycities @uminnpress.bsky.social

23.04.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on...

In case you're wondering why Trump is censoring any discussion of climate pollution...

It's only April and there's already Death Valley heat in India and Pakistan.

15.04.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

To be clear - I don't know whether the BLS # are correct. My colleagues don't know (I've asked around). And given what has just been done to the federal government, neither do you.

10.04.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Step 3: Issue government reports of a steep decline in inflation and of steady employment.
Step 4: Count on cowed media organizations to uncritically report Step 3.

10.04.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Step 1. Fire hundreds of thousands of career civil servants at government agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Step 2: Hold universities hostage by cutting off tens of billions of dollars of federal funding for independent research.

10.04.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
GMU faculty call on school administration to protect students from ICE | FFXnow

GMU faculty call on school administration to protect students from ICE

www.ffxnow.com/2025/04/08/g...

08.04.2025 18:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dear Dr. Abdelhadi,



The Keough School of Global Affairs, which houses the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, recently learned of your keynote speech at their student conference next weekend. The University of Notre Dame requires that all events or lectures related to Israel/Palestine have ND Police security and planning.  We were unaware of your planned lecture, and since this conference overlaps with two other annual events on campus, we cannot provide security at short notice. For this reason, we respectfully request that you do not participate in the conference. The Kroc Institute will honor any honorarium that was awarded for this event. We apologize for any inconvenience. 



Sincerely,

Mary Gallagher


--
Mary E. Gallagher
Marilyn Keough Dean
Keough School of Global Affairs
University of Notre Dame

Dear Dr. Abdelhadi, The Keough School of Global Affairs, which houses the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, recently learned of your keynote speech at their student conference next weekend. The University of Notre Dame requires that all events or lectures related to Israel/Palestine have ND Police security and planning. We were unaware of your planned lecture, and since this conference overlaps with two other annual events on campus, we cannot provide security at short notice. For this reason, we respectfully request that you do not participate in the conference. The Kroc Institute will honor any honorarium that was awarded for this event. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, Mary Gallagher -- Mary E. Gallagher Marilyn Keough Dean Keough School of Global Affairs University of Notre Dame

Post image Post image Post image

I was scheduled to give a talk on Palestine at a student conference at @notredame.bsky.social. The University rescinded my talk a week in advance citing an extremely flimsy excuse. It is truly disgusting. Attached is the letter I received and my reply, link below...

07.04.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 2737 πŸ” 1066 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 100
Preview
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.

Read about their letter here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/s...

01.04.2025 00:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Read the Letter Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled.

Read their letter here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

01.04.2025 00:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Read the Letter Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled.

"The quest for truthβ€”the mission of science requires that scientists freely explore new questions and report their findings honestly, independent of special interests. The administration is engaging in censorship, destroying this independence."

01.04.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Read the Letter Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled.

1900 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering - the most respected scientists in this country - rise up against the war on science.

01.04.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

With the Next System Teach-Ins (Nov 1-16) and our April 3-4 online convergence, we’ll move toward the kind of next system we most want.

#NextSystem #GlobalMovement #TeachIns2025

NextSystem.org

28.03.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Imagine hundreds of thousands gathering on campuses, in community centers, and public spaces worldwideβ€”learning from social movements and taking responsibility for system change.

28.03.2025 22:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Anthony Cook - Breaking Barriers: Racial Capitalism and the Unfinished Work of Martin Luther King Jr Thursday, March 20, 2025 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM EDT: Using Dr. King’s life and legacy as a guide, Anthony Cook will explore what King’s vision for...

Reminder: Next System Speaker and law professor Anthony Cook joins us at 1:30 EDT today on "Breaking Barriers: Racial Capitalism and the Unfinished Work of Martin Luther King Jr." You can still register and get the zoom link here : nextsystem.gmu.edu/events/16730

20.03.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAn organization of intellectual workers can have the greatest significance for society as a whole by influencing public opinion through publicity & education. Indeed, it is the proper task to defend academic freedom, without which a healthy development of democracy is impossible.”

22.11.2024 17:10 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

this guy really hates his trans kid so much that he decided to destroy liberal democracy

02.03.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 286 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0