Alex Sonty's Avatar

Alex Sonty

@alexsonty.bsky.social

City Colleges of Chicago poli-sci professor

915 Followers  |  223 Following  |  965 Posts  |  Joined: 16.11.2024  |  2.4072

Latest posts by alexsonty.bsky.social on Bluesky

It could be a good thing for the left to have a lot of centrists in the primary to cannibalize each other's votes. The danger is if they all rally behind one centrist, which might not happen this time around in 2028.

23.03.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Before that. And it's nothing unique to Bernie. He's an old school Marxist. The Marxian take is that identity politics should never upstage class struggle.

22.03.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With all due respect and admiration toward you, personally, Madam Senator, we need your colleagues to show us. Faith is over in America.

20.03.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you don't take my class, let Sheryl take you to church.

20.03.2025 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Races for the bench feel overwhelming to people. If you have questions, just ask. Eventually, you'll at least get your hands on a good list of recs come election time.

20.03.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They want the world to be as closeted as they are. This is all projection. The homoeroticism of everything, the hypersexualization of peeing and pooping, the fixation on genitals. This is all late stage Christian fundamentalism at work.

20.03.2025 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tesla's the biggest meme stock in the history of the market. The bubble burst. It'll have spikes here and there but the plateau is of the past.

20.03.2025 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The hypocrisy doesn't matter because to admit the hypocrisy is to admit they've been fooled, and that requires an educated level of humility. Not to mention, Trump's hypocrisy has never really violated the 14 words. And that's what mostly matters to these people.

20.03.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If we can still be internet buddies, I'm gonna keep it real with you, friend. This is your whiteness that had faith in the first place. Blacks, browns, women, gays, and queers were born under the boot and we've largely never immediately anticipated the light of day.

20.03.2025 04:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm honestly surprised it's taken so long for an incorruptible billionaire to step up and take hold of public service. I shouldn't be surprised but I'd figure one would've at least had a self-serving savior complex. JB seems like the real deal. An intrinsically motivated do-gooder with power.

20.03.2025 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kim was a legendary golfer, too.

20.03.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These weird, racist losers *defended* it

20.03.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
'Nowhere is safe': Doctor in Gaza describes scenes of 'nonstop' injuries after Israel ends ceasefire Israel is continuing to bombard Gaza, one day after declaring the ceasefire with Hamas over and launching a series of surprise airstrikes.

Hospitals in Gaza are struggling to respond to the surge of injured patients pouring in one day after Israel broke the ceasefire with Hamas. Dr. Razan al-Nahhas describes the scene as 'pure chaos.'

(via @wbur.org)

20.03.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1556    πŸ” 637    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 39

Enrollment at our community colleges continues to surge with the largest spring-to-spring enrollment increase ever and third straight year of growth.

They’ve not only bounced back from the pandemic, but they're also stronger than ever thanks to our historic investments.

19.03.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1599    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 7
Chris Murphy on Trump's Crypto Scam
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly Chris Murphy on Trump's Crypto Scam

Senator Chris Murphy's takedown of Trump's crypto scam was so perfect, I just turned it into a whiteboard video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfgY...

18.03.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 370    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 13

Spoke with an attorney who was harassed by law enforcement after providing pro bono help to immigrants. Wouldn't ID themselves or the agency.

My guess is he isn't the only one. If you've experienced similar harassment or know someone who has, please feel free to reach out.

Signal: @radleybalko.52

18.03.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2054    πŸ” 882    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 11

He's not wrong.

18.03.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The left can organize and resist, while swinging the open door for defectors.

18.03.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

None of us will cut into this cult at this current point. They have to get hurt and they have to get hurt by the cult leader. Badly. That's the only way that cults break.

18.03.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing over 130 and ending ceasefire Israel Defense Forces are conducting a series of "extensive strikes" throughout the Gaza Strip overnight on Tuesday local time, officials said in a statement.

ABC is reporting 131 dead so far, as Israel vows to "open the gates of hell on Gaza"

18.03.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a cartoon character sitting on a couch with the words #soon written below him ALT: a cartoon character sitting on a couch with the words #soon written below him
18.03.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The person deleted their post. @leftistlawyer.com was replying to a post that blamed Dearborn Muslims for Trump that added something like "we did our job", implying that white people did their part to defeat Trump.

18.03.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I get what you're saying, but a 10% swing is different from 60 > 40 by 10.

18.03.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is an absurd human.

18.03.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The sin isn't being born white. The sin of otherwise good white men is not doing enough work with other white men.

18.03.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, while we're on facts, 20% of white men voted more for Trump than against him. Not 10%. This is on those 60%, but also on the 40% who voted against Trump, as it's the work of white men to work on white men.

18.03.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

60% of 34% of those polled is a pretty great number. Facts always matter. As does context. Look at the context in which @leftistlawyer.com was saying this (the post she quoted).

18.03.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Highly unlikely this family was killed randomly. The targeting not just of medical workers but of their families has become too routine to be explained as an unfortunate consequence of war. It is a strategic element of the genocide.

18.03.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 283    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

Imma let you finish, but Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan aren't the problem.

18.03.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There's no war in Gaza. This is yet another massacre in a series of massacres within the greater genocide.

18.03.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@alexsonty is following 20 prominent accounts