Seth Pollack
@sethmpk.bsky.social
Bikes, seltzer, NYC for life. Political organizer for hire.
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Seth Pollack
@sethmpk.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Thanks for following me on Twitter for Humans. I’m Seth. I do political advocacy and organizing, largely about housing and healthcare. I live in Brooklyn near a cemetery full of parakeets.
The algorithm has started showing me a bunch of videos of people boxing or burying their pet turtles for hibernation season. Not what I need right now
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The algorithm has started showing me a bunch of videos of people boxing or burying their pet turtles for hibernation season. Not what I need right now
Political cartoon about NYC housing policy
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Political cartoon about NYC housing policy
There’s a 200-year-old Quaker cemetery on land that now sits within Prospect Park. It’s fenced off from the public and easy to miss. Today I was happy to see a few local nannies having a picnic with their babies in the clearing nearby
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There’s a 200-year-old Quaker cemetery on land that now sits within Prospect Park. It’s fenced off from the public and easy to miss. Today I was happy to see a few local nannies having a picnic with their babies in the clearing nearby
I’d pay to subscribe to the Delta streaming service from home. The “under 2 hours” filter alone would be worth it
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I’d pay to subscribe to the Delta streaming service from home. The “under 2 hours” filter alone would be worth it
At the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Juan, I saw this placard explaining a solely smell-based artwork with juniper berries and angelica seeds etc.
Spent a couple of minutes sniffing the air before a docent told me it’s only spritzed on Wednesdays
Spent a couple of minutes sniffing the air before a docent told me it’s only spritzed on Wednesdays
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
At the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Juan, I saw this placard explaining a solely smell-based artwork with juniper berries and angelica seeds etc.
Spent a couple of minutes sniffing the air before a docent told me it’s only spritzed on Wednesdays
Spent a couple of minutes sniffing the air before a docent told me it’s only spritzed on Wednesdays
Reposted by Seth Pollack
Seeing a disgusting loser get his ass kicked all over New York City really makes me miss the Mets
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Seeing a disgusting loser get his ass kicked all over New York City really makes me miss the Mets
One thing about David Foster Wallace: The guy had a vocabulary
October 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
One thing about David Foster Wallace: The guy had a vocabulary
Reposted by Seth Pollack
NEW Report: States that voted for Trump got billions from MTA Spending
Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period.
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Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
NEW Report: States that voted for Trump got billions from MTA Spending
Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period.
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Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period.
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A corrupt SCOTUS just gave the President a veto on Congressional budget power and this is our Democratic leader?
The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
September 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A corrupt SCOTUS just gave the President a veto on Congressional budget power and this is our Democratic leader?
Reposted by Seth Pollack
GHISLAINE MAXWELL: here we go, boss. a big book of letters from all of your horrible best friends
JEFF EPSTEIN: oh neat! look at this one from Donald
GHISLAINE: that one's fake actually
JEFF EPSTEIN: oh neat! look at this one from Donald
GHISLAINE: that one's fake actually
September 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
GHISLAINE MAXWELL: here we go, boss. a big book of letters from all of your horrible best friends
JEFF EPSTEIN: oh neat! look at this one from Donald
GHISLAINE: that one's fake actually
JEFF EPSTEIN: oh neat! look at this one from Donald
GHISLAINE: that one's fake actually
My “I’m not dropping my fatally doomed reelection campaign” t-shirt has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my shirt
ok this was an excellent post and Eric Adams dropping out of the race while speaking from a podium that reads "NEVER QUITS" would have been one of the most perfectly Eric Adams things ever to happen
but apparently he's refusing the Trump bribe and staying in the race
lol and lmao
but apparently he's refusing the Trump bribe and staying in the race
lol and lmao
September 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My “I’m not dropping my fatally doomed reelection campaign” t-shirt has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my shirt
Reposted by Seth Pollack
It might have been literally 20 years ago that @kattullus.bsky.social mailed me a mixed CD of the coolest songs I’d ever heard.
The lesson: If you recommend music to a sulky teenager, it might get lodged in their brain forever
The lesson: If you recommend music to a sulky teenager, it might get lodged in their brain forever
August 15, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It might have been literally 20 years ago that @kattullus.bsky.social mailed me a mixed CD of the coolest songs I’d ever heard.
The lesson: If you recommend music to a sulky teenager, it might get lodged in their brain forever
The lesson: If you recommend music to a sulky teenager, it might get lodged in their brain forever
This isn’t even the saddest reporting of how AI hurts people, but it’s really making me want to quit Facebook and Instagram.
Oh come on. www.reuters.com/investigates...
August 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This isn’t even the saddest reporting of how AI hurts people, but it’s really making me want to quit Facebook and Instagram.
Reposted by Seth Pollack
“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
Chuck Schumer’s response emails to my constituent complaints are taking so long lately, by the time I get them, I can’t even remember which atrocity I had written to him about specifically
August 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Chuck Schumer’s response emails to my constituent complaints are taking so long lately, by the time I get them, I can’t even remember which atrocity I had written to him about specifically
Does anyone have an earbud recommendation? I loved Jabra but they stopped making earbuds, and the top Wirecutter rec seems to have been broken by an iOS update
August 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Does anyone have an earbud recommendation? I loved Jabra but they stopped making earbuds, and the top Wirecutter rec seems to have been broken by an iOS update
Lower Manhattan Streets That Are Also Good Names for Cats:
• Baxter
• Delancey
• Carlisle
• Mosco
• Murray
• Monroe
• Catherine Lane
• Baxter
• Delancey
• Carlisle
• Mosco
• Murray
• Monroe
• Catherine Lane
August 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Lower Manhattan Streets That Are Also Good Names for Cats:
• Baxter
• Delancey
• Carlisle
• Mosco
• Murray
• Monroe
• Catherine Lane
• Baxter
• Delancey
• Carlisle
• Mosco
• Murray
• Monroe
• Catherine Lane
The original electric car is the human heart
August 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The original electric car is the human heart
The Incredibles and The Incredibles 2 came out 14 years apart, yet they take place seemingly within the span of maybe a week. No one is talking about this
August 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The Incredibles and The Incredibles 2 came out 14 years apart, yet they take place seemingly within the span of maybe a week. No one is talking about this
R/malelivingspace, rate my living room
July 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
R/malelivingspace, rate my living room
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough.
July 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough.