ChrisLTD
@chrisltd.bsky.social
Software engineer. Bagel, coffee, and whisky connoisseur. New York, NY.
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new alex pareene and ta-nehisi coates articles on the same day. the long 2016 finally throws us a bone
Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: the culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
new alex pareene and ta-nehisi coates articles on the same day. the long 2016 finally throws us a bone
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As dangerously cold temperatures move through New York, we have opened 10 warming centers across all five boroughs to provide safe, heated indoor spaces for New Yorkers in need.
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
As dangerously cold temperatures move through New York, we have opened 10 warming centers across all five boroughs to provide safe, heated indoor spaces for New Yorkers in need.
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
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Our teams are scouring the streets, offering shelter to homeless New Yorkers, and helping bring people inside. If you see anyone in need of help, please call 311 so our outreach teams can assist.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Our teams are scouring the streets, offering shelter to homeless New Yorkers, and helping bring people inside. If you see anyone in need of help, please call 311 so our outreach teams can assist.
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The last few years have seen the largest wave of immigration in American history. All those images we carry in our heads about people arriving at Ellis Island — we just surpassed that. Crime went down. Real wages went up. This is a fake problem. Enough is enough.
January 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The last few years have seen the largest wave of immigration in American history. All those images we carry in our heads about people arriving at Ellis Island — we just surpassed that. Crime went down. Real wages went up. This is a fake problem. Enough is enough.
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I fear this might come true
TRUMP: UNITED STATES IS IN THE MIDST OF THE FASTEST ECONOMIC TURNAROUND IN OUR HISTORY
January 21, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I fear this might come true
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I've increasingly come to view cynicism as the seedbed of totalitarianism, both because it can paralyze the opposition and because it implicitly validates the might-makes-right ethic of the authoritarian.
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I've increasingly come to view cynicism as the seedbed of totalitarianism, both because it can paralyze the opposition and because it implicitly validates the might-makes-right ethic of the authoritarian.
Supply and demand remains undefeated
A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
January 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Supply and demand remains undefeated
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We witness a passing phase of eternity. Important things happen but some people never notice.
January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
We witness a passing phase of eternity. Important things happen but some people never notice.
Kinda weird that Zohran was sworn in on a copy of Das Kapital
January 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Kinda weird that Zohran was sworn in on a copy of Das Kapital
Last workout of 2025 in the books
December 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Last workout of 2025 in the books
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I’m going to be the old man (41) who talks about understanding the code the AI generates and being able to write it by hand. The kids will say I’m out of date, and I’ll never be sure they’re wrong. The indignity will never be lost on me that I’m talking about hand-writing god damn Javascript.
December 31, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I’m going to be the old man (41) who talks about understanding the code the AI generates and being able to write it by hand. The kids will say I’m out of date, and I’ll never be sure they’re wrong. The indignity will never be lost on me that I’m talking about hand-writing god damn Javascript.
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
It's really too bad Hans Zimmer wasted such a good score on Wonder Woman 1984 www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Z8...
Themyscira | Wonder Woman 1984 OST
Music from Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) distributed by Warner Bros.
Wonder Woman 1984 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer.
Playlist:…
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December 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's really too bad Hans Zimmer wasted such a good score on Wonder Woman 1984 www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Z8...
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I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
December 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
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Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you have a wonderful day
December 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you have a wonderful day
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Feeling lonely this Christmas? Just make some friends and fix all your problems 🗣️
December 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Feeling lonely this Christmas? Just make some friends and fix all your problems 🗣️
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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The first answer: "In this country those honors are conferred by consensus after a person's death."
The second: "I'm not particularly worried about anyone who thinks a man who spiritually and financially bankrupted us is worthy of his name on a building."
The second: "I'm not particularly worried about anyone who thinks a man who spiritually and financially bankrupted us is worthy of his name on a building."
I doubt that any Democrat in the '28 mix would leave Trump's name on buildings. Questions are how they talk about taking it off, and what they say when reporters ask some version of "but wouldn't that further divide the country?"
There's a series of things (like the ballroom, Gulf of America) that we're going to have to *undo* the moment this guy is out of office.
And yet I can already hear future Democrat presidents saying "I'm focused on the people's work, not the knucklehead stuff" and just leave this man's shit up.
And yet I can already hear future Democrat presidents saying "I'm focused on the people's work, not the knucklehead stuff" and just leave this man's shit up.
December 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The first answer: "In this country those honors are conferred by consensus after a person's death."
The second: "I'm not particularly worried about anyone who thinks a man who spiritually and financially bankrupted us is worthy of his name on a building."
The second: "I'm not particularly worried about anyone who thinks a man who spiritually and financially bankrupted us is worthy of his name on a building."
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even back when the only connotation of "RFK" was JFK's brother who also got shot (and also wasn't from New York) it was obviously better to call it the Triborough it's just a good name for a bridge and a fun thing to say
Everyone should definitely be calling it the Triborough nygroove.nyc/rfk-bridge-t...
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
even back when the only connotation of "RFK" was JFK's brother who also got shot (and also wasn't from New York) it was obviously better to call it the Triborough it's just a good name for a bridge and a fun thing to say
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Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
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December 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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incredible that the oldest scam in the book — “look away from the greed and poor leadership that destroy your chance to make a career, it is the [blanks] that stole your job!” — still works
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
incredible that the oldest scam in the book — “look away from the greed and poor leadership that destroy your chance to make a career, it is the [blanks] that stole your job!” — still works