1/Thread: Why we should be very troubled about the hasty deployment of police to put down campus protests: a) police response is disproportionate b) campus raids accelerate disruption & distrust, reduce safety c) use of force legitimates future authoritarian responses to dissent.

Tonight at 5:30, IPK hosts Pamela Prickett, Stefan Timmermans🥑, & Emily Bazelon for a discussion of *The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels.* RSVP here. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-ta…

New York City, we’re coming!

I think this chart definitively resolves the vibescession debate.

We’re okay here at IPK

Biggest EARTHQUAKE I’ve felt in New York City!

Limited government. Amirite?

Insanity.

There’s a name for the kind of states and societies that defund #libraries , criminalize #librarians , ban books, and close educational programs that challenge the ruling party’s ideological commitments.

It’s not democracy.

.Chris Hayes: Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago on April 3, 2020?

How have our democracy and community changed since 2020? NYU sociologist and author Eric Klinenberg studied what drives people apart, and how we can connect again. In this short reel, Eric explores the story behind his new book '2020.' Watch it now: youtube.com/watch?v=CVdEp1…

Breaking news: Eric Klinenberg, distinguished sociologist & author, has joined our COVID-19 Monument Commission! Read his fascinating book to learn how we can heal from the global pandemic: 2020: ONE CITY, SEVEN PEOPLE, AND THE YEAR EVERYTHING CHANGED bit.ly/3TBVnwQ &…

Today the New York City Council will unveil a budget proposal that would REVIVE SUNDAY PUBLIC #LIBRARY SERVICE at NYC branches and reverse other cuts proposed by Mayor Eric Adams 💪🦁📚📚🦁💪
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California isn’t real.

Author Eric Klinenberg used seven New Yorkers as his lens to write the book, “2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed.” On #NY1YouDecide , he joined Errol Louis (@errol.louis on Threads) to discuss why he felt this was the best way to tackle the pivotal year.
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My son and I did an NCAA men’s basketball bracket based on which school has the better soccer program. It’s now in the 99.9 percentile. #MarchMadness

By March 29, 2020, Trump's covid pressers were like nightly trainwrecks -- they were horrifying but hard to turn away from, especially since everyone was quarantined. Amid mass death and illness, Trump went on Twitter and bragged about his ratings. twitter.com/realDonaldTrum…

Trump four years ago today blamed Obama for not developing tests for a virus that literally did not exist when he was in office twitter.com/atrupar/status…