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Zohran is the Manhattan boy who always wanted to be from queens, Trump vice versa
Zohran is the outer borough boy who got the approval of all the boroughs which is all Trump ever wanted
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Zohran is the Manhattan boy who always wanted to be from queens, Trump vice versa
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TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
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Top 5 movie genres are:
– The CLOCK is TICKING
– Entertaining couple drinks fast and talks faster
– It’s New York in the 1970s and everything is grimy and paranoid
– Nothing actually happens; I may have something in my eye
– These two timelines are gonna collide about forty minutes from now
– The CLOCK is TICKING
– Entertaining couple drinks fast and talks faster
– It’s New York in the 1970s and everything is grimy and paranoid
– Nothing actually happens; I may have something in my eye
– These two timelines are gonna collide about forty minutes from now
Top 5 movie genres are:
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
Top 5 movie genres are:
People being shits at a dinner party
Rotting mansion, faded starlet/society beauty, high-camp fuckdown
Either nothing or everything happened, glacially slowly & visually stunningly
Woman is being haunted or maybe there’s actually a gross guy
Tilda Swinton hears a weird noise
People being shits at a dinner party
Rotting mansion, faded starlet/society beauty, high-camp fuckdown
Either nothing or everything happened, glacially slowly & visually stunningly
Woman is being haunted or maybe there’s actually a gross guy
Tilda Swinton hears a weird noise
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Top 5 movie genres are:
– The CLOCK is TICKING
– Entertaining couple drinks fast and talks faster
– It’s New York in the 1970s and everything is grimy and paranoid
– Nothing actually happens; I may have something in my eye
– These two timelines are gonna collide about forty minutes from now
– The CLOCK is TICKING
– Entertaining couple drinks fast and talks faster
– It’s New York in the 1970s and everything is grimy and paranoid
– Nothing actually happens; I may have something in my eye
– These two timelines are gonna collide about forty minutes from now
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Going to choose violence on Bluesky today I guess but Kathy Hochul continues her winning streak by approving the natural gas pipeline in New York, it's good on the merits *for bringing down emissions* and it's good for affordability and politics. gothamist.com/news/gov-hoc...
Gov. Hochul OKs key permit for Trump-favored gas pipeline in NYC, North Jersey
The move reverses an environmental policy victory won by the Cuomo administration.
gothamist.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Going to choose violence on Bluesky today I guess but Kathy Hochul continues her winning streak by approving the natural gas pipeline in New York, it's good on the merits *for bringing down emissions* and it's good for affordability and politics. gothamist.com/news/gov-hoc...
This is what a pro-growth governor who cares about affordability for the working class AND long term effects of climate looks like!
Going to choose violence on Bluesky today I guess but Kathy Hochul continues her winning streak by approving the natural gas pipeline in New York, it's good on the merits *for bringing down emissions* and it's good for affordability and politics. gothamist.com/news/gov-hoc...
Gov. Hochul OKs key permit for Trump-favored gas pipeline in NYC, North Jersey
The move reverses an environmental policy victory won by the Cuomo administration.
gothamist.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is what a pro-growth governor who cares about affordability for the working class AND long term effects of climate looks like!
New York City has an opportunity today to vote for a pro-Palestinian mayor, who can only make this city affordable if he implements Tel Aviv-style on-demand parking to raise revenue. transalt.org/easy-park-pr...
Seriously! www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-expe...
Seriously! www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-expe...
EasyPark Program — Transportation Alternatives
transalt.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New York City has an opportunity today to vote for a pro-Palestinian mayor, who can only make this city affordable if he implements Tel Aviv-style on-demand parking to raise revenue. transalt.org/easy-park-pr...
Seriously! www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-expe...
Seriously! www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-expe...
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This is a tattooed military veteran who runs stronger than Biden or Harris or Janet Mills with working class voters in Maine — it’s not a hypothetical question, Dems could try to be more like this guy.
October 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This is a tattooed military veteran who runs stronger than Biden or Harris or Janet Mills with working class voters in Maine — it’s not a hypothetical question, Dems could try to be more like this guy.
This is not speculation this is fact
This is random speculation but I think a lot of Dem candidate ads are “too good” in terms of aesthetics and cinematic quality and it would probably be more effective to be pushing more cheap-looking AI slop.
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
This is not speculation this is fact
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overheard a guy in Prospect Park explaining to a friend who Eric Gagne was. our legends live on through oral storytelling, in the tradition of the ancients.
July 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
overheard a guy in Prospect Park explaining to a friend who Eric Gagne was. our legends live on through oral storytelling, in the tradition of the ancients.
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Well, that didn't last long. DHS told staff it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants.
Shadow President Stephen Miller wins again.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Shadow President Stephen Miller wins again.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids
ICE agents have been advised to continue conducting workforce enforcement operations on agricultural businesses despite concerns the raids will negatively impact the food industry.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Well, that didn't last long. DHS told staff it was reversing guidance issued last week that agents were not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants.
Shadow President Stephen Miller wins again.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Shadow President Stephen Miller wins again.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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As @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social has noted, war with Iran is something Israel was prepared for. October 7th was not.
there's been something of a tendency since October 7 to believe the *moral* disasters of Israeli action will result in *military* disaster, and that's likely to pop up again. I'm making no predictions here but I'd treat any 'this time Israel will really be in trouble' takes with a grain of salt.
June 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
As @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social has noted, war with Iran is something Israel was prepared for. October 7th was not.
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there's been something of a tendency since October 7 to believe the *moral* disasters of Israeli action will result in *military* disaster, and that's likely to pop up again. I'm making no predictions here but I'd treat any 'this time Israel will really be in trouble' takes with a grain of salt.
June 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
there's been something of a tendency since October 7 to believe the *moral* disasters of Israeli action will result in *military* disaster, and that's likely to pop up again. I'm making no predictions here but I'd treat any 'this time Israel will really be in trouble' takes with a grain of salt.
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this is exactly what happened with other congestion pricing schemes
executing on a policy is a risk -- people never like specific new changes, and then if you do badly they'll really hate it
but if you can make people's lives better, the social democratic ratchet is real
executing on a policy is a risk -- people never like specific new changes, and then if you do badly they'll really hate it
but if you can make people's lives better, the social democratic ratchet is real
The wording of the question has changed, but congestion pricing is now at -2 statewide; +10 in NYC in this month's Siena poll. That's a 20 point swing from -22 statewide shortly before launch in December.
December poll: scri.siena.edu/wp-content/u...
May poll: scri.siena.edu/wp-content/u...
December poll: scri.siena.edu/wp-content/u...
May poll: scri.siena.edu/wp-content/u...
May 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
this is exactly what happened with other congestion pricing schemes
executing on a policy is a risk -- people never like specific new changes, and then if you do badly they'll really hate it
but if you can make people's lives better, the social democratic ratchet is real
executing on a policy is a risk -- people never like specific new changes, and then if you do badly they'll really hate it
but if you can make people's lives better, the social democratic ratchet is real
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Yeah, what is not known (this excerpt is very long on Clooney, not an insider) is which WH staff saw the sort of Biden slips that wrecked him in Atlanta but didn't let anyone know. Names, jobs, etc.
"“It was an abomination,” one prominent Democratic strategist—who publicly defended Biden—told us."
--Fuck this guy. Biden didn't screw the Democratic Party. The people who knew Biden was toast and didn't say anything, didn't DO anything, screwed the Party and the country.
--Fuck this guy. Biden didn't screw the Democratic Party. The people who knew Biden was toast and didn't say anything, didn't DO anything, screwed the Party and the country.
How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump
At a fateful event last summer, Barack Obama, George Clooney, and others were stunned by Biden’s weakness and confusion. Why did he and his advisers decide to conceal his condition from the public and...
www.newyorker.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Yeah, what is not known (this excerpt is very long on Clooney, not an insider) is which WH staff saw the sort of Biden slips that wrecked him in Atlanta but didn't let anyone know. Names, jobs, etc.
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I mean I still think it’s interesting that some of the governors blamed for “lockdowns” suffered no real electoral backlash whatsoever
Much like the extra covid year of eligibility has had weird impacts on college sports, impacts covid had on politics is also weird and maybe not lasting
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I mean I still think it’s interesting that some of the governors blamed for “lockdowns” suffered no real electoral backlash whatsoever
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I was added to the Trump White House economic team group chat.
March 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I was added to the Trump White House economic team group chat.
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This is the first of what I think are going to be A LOT of primary challenges along these lines.
“Right now, the answer to authoritarianism isn’t to be quiet." - @katmabu.bsky.social
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'We Are in an Emergency': Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old Guard Dem
The progressive TikTok star is running for Congress in a Democratic district that hasn’t had a competitive primary in decades.
www.rollingstone.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the first of what I think are going to be A LOT of primary challenges along these lines.
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If I can put on my IT guy hat and LinkedIn post, the Hegseth Signal stuff is a great example of a major problem for orgs - the people who are highest on the org chart are the hardest to get to comply with policy
March 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If I can put on my IT guy hat and LinkedIn post, the Hegseth Signal stuff is a great example of a major problem for orgs - the people who are highest on the org chart are the hardest to get to comply with policy
To me the angle that is interesting is that for an admin obsessed with the idea that government employees need to stop working from home and come into the office seems like the rule doesn’t apply for … the war cabinet?
“Teenagers”? Richard Blumenthal is 79, he’s gotta use a better analogy for a form of communication very common among most adults.
March 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
To me the angle that is interesting is that for an admin obsessed with the idea that government employees need to stop working from home and come into the office seems like the rule doesn’t apply for … the war cabinet?
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This letter from Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp makes things worse. Basically offers rationale and justification for everyone else following in Paul Weiss’s footsteps and capitulating to Trump. BLUF: We capitulated and everyone else should as well.
open.substack.com/pub/davidlat...
open.substack.com/pub/davidlat...
Brad Karp’s Message To Paul Weiss About Its Deal With The Trump Administration
Here’s what Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to his colleagues on Sunday afternoon.
open.substack.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This letter from Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp makes things worse. Basically offers rationale and justification for everyone else following in Paul Weiss’s footsteps and capitulating to Trump. BLUF: We capitulated and everyone else should as well.
open.substack.com/pub/davidlat...
open.substack.com/pub/davidlat...
One of the most remarkable things during the convention was how Obama and Bill Clinton did a cleaner job of saying the best testing message lines AND making it sound like just a conversational riff. Raw charismatic authenticity so much more potent when hooked to the median voter
oh i think this is exactly right. people care about your views but they ALSO care about whether you seem real and authentic
"I'm not embarrassed of my own beliefs" is exactly why AOC has crossover appeal to lots of moderate Dems who don't share her ideology
March 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
One of the most remarkable things during the convention was how Obama and Bill Clinton did a cleaner job of saying the best testing message lines AND making it sound like just a conversational riff. Raw charismatic authenticity so much more potent when hooked to the median voter
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Are there any Dems in Utah who can stand up for the good folks in Ogden ? Their town could soon face their own Great Recession
March 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Are there any Dems in Utah who can stand up for the good folks in Ogden ? Their town could soon face their own Great Recession
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The geniuses at DOGE are bringing us insights like "I'm not really sure why the tax agency for a country of 330 million people has a larger staff than a midsize bank"
March 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The geniuses at DOGE are bringing us insights like "I'm not really sure why the tax agency for a country of 330 million people has a larger staff than a midsize bank"