Ben Carlos Thypin
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Moral high ground?!? That's the most expensive real estate on the face of the earth! - Larry Ellison (who otherwise sucks but this is a good quote)
📍NYC
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I think what's particularly interesting about it is that it's coming at a time when the general mood in China is much sourer than before 2020, and the economy - while very marginally improving - a long way from the miracle years.
I found this fascinating, especially because Cdramas are having a surge in popularity. I've been spending a lot of time on Chinese social media recently and I can say that this is most definitely an idealized view of China 😆 but then the world had an idealized view of the US for decades.
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I think what's particularly interesting about it is that it's coming at a time when the general mood in China is much sourer than before 2020, and the economy - while very marginally improving - a long way from the miracle years.
Tooze getting some shit for what he said in this profile but honestly it left me liking him more than I did before. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age
The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve enter...
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Tooze getting some shit for what he said in this profile but honestly it left me liking him more than I did before. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
the comments section of this article is insane!
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 PM
the comments section of this article is insane!
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Ryder is a friend of mine who is a passionate progressive urbanist running against a field of NIMBYs.
the only way we can make progress in Albany is if we elect people like him to push back against the Long Island conservatives
strongly recommend supporting him if you are in NYC!
the only way we can make progress in Albany is if we elect people like him to push back against the Long Island conservatives
strongly recommend supporting him if you are in NYC!
Join our campaign to deliver lower costs, a stronger democracy, and a district where every New York family can thrive.
www.ryderfornewyork.com
www.ryderfornewyork.com
Ryder for New York
www.ryderfornewyork.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Ryder is a friend of mine who is a passionate progressive urbanist running against a field of NIMBYs.
the only way we can make progress in Albany is if we elect people like him to push back against the Long Island conservatives
strongly recommend supporting him if you are in NYC!
the only way we can make progress in Albany is if we elect people like him to push back against the Long Island conservatives
strongly recommend supporting him if you are in NYC!
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My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
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Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty is the final nail in the coffin of left-NIMBYism.
progressive pro-housing politics is the future
progressive pro-housing politics is the future
You probably don't know what SEQRA is - but you should know that it's slowing down the housing that we need. Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg is here to explain why reforming it is key to cutting red tape and building more housing.
January 15, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty is the final nail in the coffin of left-NIMBYism.
progressive pro-housing politics is the future
progressive pro-housing politics is the future
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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
January 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
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The case against Graeberism and for Mamdanism dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The case against Graeberism and for Mamdanism dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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*whispering* this is the performance of public virtue and should be feted
Losing my shit at Ashley St Clair doing a reverse Naomi Wolf.
January 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
*whispering* this is the performance of public virtue and should be feted
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Someone set fire to the only synagogue in Mississippi’s capital.
No coverage yet in our nations leading publications, outside an AP story in WaPo.
No coverage yet in our nations leading publications, outside an AP story in WaPo.
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Someone set fire to the only synagogue in Mississippi’s capital.
No coverage yet in our nations leading publications, outside an AP story in WaPo.
No coverage yet in our nations leading publications, outside an AP story in WaPo.
I feel like Heated Rivalry’s fandom is the first tv fandom to really break through on bluesky, which is great news and hopefully a sign of things to come because this website‘s tv content is really lacking
Hudson and Connor at the Vanity Fair x Amazon MGM Studios Awards Season Party
via Getty Images Entertainment
via Getty Images Entertainment
January 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I feel like Heated Rivalry’s fandom is the first tv fandom to really break through on bluesky, which is great news and hopefully a sign of things to come because this website‘s tv content is really lacking
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the Heated Rivalry yearners are taking to the streets!!!!
SING ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS
Tompkins Square Park
Saturday Jan. 17th
3:30 p.m. - 3:33 p.m.
SING ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS
Tompkins Square Park
Saturday Jan. 17th
3:30 p.m. - 3:33 p.m.
January 11, 2026 at 5:46 AM
the Heated Rivalry yearners are taking to the streets!!!!
SING ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS
Tompkins Square Park
Saturday Jan. 17th
3:30 p.m. - 3:33 p.m.
SING ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS
Tompkins Square Park
Saturday Jan. 17th
3:30 p.m. - 3:33 p.m.
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Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
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As I said earlier today, chants in support of a terrorist organization have no place in our city. We will continue to ensure New Yorkers’ safety entering and exiting houses of worship as well as the constitutional right to protest.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
As I said earlier today, chants in support of a terrorist organization have no place in our city. We will continue to ensure New Yorkers’ safety entering and exiting houses of worship as well as the constitutional right to protest.
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How the Monroe Doctrine became the Donroe Doctrine
We had a great chat with Yale historian Greg Grandin about 200+ years of the US asserting dominance over Latin America podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
We had a great chat with Yale historian Greg Grandin about 200+ years of the US asserting dominance over Latin America podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Greg Grandin on how the Monroe Doctrine Became the Donroe Doctrine
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 01/09/2026 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
How the Monroe Doctrine became the Donroe Doctrine
We had a great chat with Yale historian Greg Grandin about 200+ years of the US asserting dominance over Latin America podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
We had a great chat with Yale historian Greg Grandin about 200+ years of the US asserting dominance over Latin America podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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Let me handle this one, gang.
January 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Let me handle this one, gang.
If you want to see the degree to which the other site has become principally a cess pool of right wing propaganda, pop over there and check out the multi-day meltdown they’re having over this nontroversy.
The New York Post's harassment campaign against Cea Weaver is quite despicable nypost.com/2026/01/07/u...
Zohran Mamdani’s woke, privileged tenant advocate Cea Weaver breaks down crying when asked about hypocritical gentrification comments
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly instated radical-left tenant advocate, Cea Weaver, broke down Wednesday as she dodged questions from reporters about her gentrification hypocrisy.
nypost.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
If you want to see the degree to which the other site has become principally a cess pool of right wing propaganda, pop over there and check out the multi-day meltdown they’re having over this nontroversy.
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So I *think* anybody who lives in New York State who this happens to has a cause of action against xAI and X for civil damages (with attorneys' fees) and I don't think there are any immunities that should protect the act. www.nysenate.gov/legislation/...
January 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
So I *think* anybody who lives in New York State who this happens to has a cause of action against xAI and X for civil damages (with attorneys' fees) and I don't think there are any immunities that should protect the act. www.nysenate.gov/legislation/...
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After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
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The New York Post's harassment campaign against Cea Weaver is quite despicable nypost.com/2026/01/07/u...
Zohran Mamdani’s woke, privileged tenant advocate Cea Weaver breaks down crying when asked about hypocritical gentrification comments
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly instated radical-left tenant advocate, Cea Weaver, broke down Wednesday as she dodged questions from reporters about her gentrification hypocrisy.
nypost.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The New York Post's harassment campaign against Cea Weaver is quite despicable nypost.com/2026/01/07/u...
semi-related, a podcast just about the Gottesman family (which owns Edison Parking and owned Manhattan Mini Storage until recently) would also be very interesting
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
semi-related, a podcast just about the Gottesman family (which owns Edison Parking and owned Manhattan Mini Storage until recently) would also be very interesting
I've tried this but didn't stick with it so that's probably why it didn't work. Will try again!
January 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I've tried this but didn't stick with it so that's probably why it didn't work. Will try again!