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David Lublin

@davidlublin.bsky.social

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Writing code, making art, and other stuff. Mostly yelling into the void. He / Him. Profile pic by Fernando Orellana.

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · Nov 14

Someone told me that bluesky doesn’t have enough cute animal pics, and they are right. You can never have enough. This is what the Internet was made for.

A tuxedo cat sleeping on a bed with a plaid bedcover

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 6h

I am too lazy to drag up the links right now, but there is data from the pilot program they did (one bus line per borough) and also Boston has some of their data published. Altercations with drivers was also down a noteworthy amount.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 9h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 12h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 9h

What are you, an antifascist?

DS9 episode
Sisko has travelled back to 2024

Cop 1: What are you, an anarchist? There's a law against sleeping in the streets.
Sisko: Sanctuary District? What year is this?
Cop 2: Same year as it was yesterday-- 2024.

David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 9h

TFW you get that 15 to 20 minute early warning siren 🚨 🐈

David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 10h

Here for the ratio, thanks for letting everyone know to mute you, I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 11h

And replied after they said they muted me lmao

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 12h

"well what are the Democrats supposed to do" I don't know! They're supposed to know! I'm not the one who sought and obtained a political position that would require me to know what to do when the ruling party attempts to install the President as a dictator!

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monique @thejournalista.com · 12h

I don't know who needs to hear this (probably people making the comparison), but American racism was the blueprint for Nazis, not the other way around.

Hope this helps.

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 12h

This is 100% so they can go back later and manufacture reasons to fire anyone they don’t like for made up reasons.

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Mel @thegatesofmel.blacksky.app · 13h

Baby they don’t read that.

eraldo.bsky.social @eraldo.bsky.social · 13h

oh.

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VIDVOX @vidvox.bsky.social · 13h

Ok the embedded post preview did not get the animated gif of the exploding teapot, which is absolutely crucial information here.

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 14h

A big part of making buses faster is making them free so there isn’t time wasted checking fare! Even with rear entry, if an Omni card is having problems, it holds everything up.

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 14h

Also like, the plan for paying for the free buses is to raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers; one way or another they are paying for it!

Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 16h

You can tell Cuomo's campaign has cooked its brain on Twitter because it's repeating nonsense talking points from people like Andrew Fine and Reza who claim only rich people use transit.

As of 2017, bus riders in NYC earn an average salary of $28K, well under subway riders ($40K).

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · 15h

What do you think would happen if Columbo got sent to The Village from "The Prisoner"

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 19h

Jenna would make Liz write jokes for her, Liz would write a bunch of feminist material because she’s mad at Jenna and then try to pull it at the last minute because she’s worried for Jenna’s safety. Jenna would ham it up so hard that the Saudis would love it as parody of shrill American women

Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 19h

which 30 rock character was most likely to headline the riyadh comedy festival, tracy or jenna

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15h

the idea that the only way we can have a primary is to run a 77 year old career politician against a newcomer is a sign of a tragically unimaginative politics

We need retirement from being an elected official to be a thing for politicians

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Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 15h

I need someone to take the time out and explain to me with love and patience how Andrew and his team arrived at the conclusion that the public bus is a rich person thing

Nick @sregorn.bsky.social · 17h

great post sir, keep saying shit like this

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 15h

“Debate me!” Lmao

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misspooki 🎃🦇 @misstsuki.bsky.social · 17h

No joke at the work function with older conservatives I got to bring this up and even got one of them to chime in and he called it propaganda to say the whole city is ravaged and I was floored. It really does help to have completely non threatening evidence to the contrary of their claim

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 20h

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

Stillframe from a video of Portland protesters dancing in inflatable suits

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 16h

To clarify that, you sound like an absolute fucking maniac.

David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 16h

Weirdo

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 18h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 17h

George Lucas warned us about this like 25 years ago.