Steven Romalewski
@sromalewski.bsky.social
Director, CUNY Mapping Service at the Center for Urban Research, CUNY Graduate Center. More here: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/steven-romalewski Some posts are work-related, some are personal.
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Giovane, in affitto e di ceto medio: le mappe della New York che ha scelto Mamdani
Under 30, in affitto, e di ceto medio. Questo l'identikit approssimativo dell'elettore newyorkese che ha consentito al democratico-socialista Zohran Mamdani
lavocedinewyork.com
La Voce di New York, the "First Italian English Digital Daily in the US", reported on the results of NYC's 2025 mayoral election & made great use of our @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social map: lavocedinewyork.com/new-york/202... Love the main graphic.
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January 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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If you want to improve your writing, read more and work harder. That's it.
January 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
If you want to improve your writing, read more and work harder. That's it.
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This could be the unified Dem position. It is wildly popular. Puts the regime on defense on two fronts at the same time. Good policy, good politics.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
www.huffpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 AM
This could be the unified Dem position. It is wildly popular. Puts the regime on defense on two fronts at the same time. Good policy, good politics.
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"To read a book in full, with your phone in another room and time allowed to stretch, is to opt out of a prevailing tempo. It is to choose immersion over interruption. It is to move at a speed the internet no longer recognizes."
thearchivists.substack.com/p/reading-as...
thearchivists.substack.com/p/reading-as...
Reading as pleasure and resistance in a culture that rewards urgency and distraction
Choosing books over scrolling, interior life in the age of constant interruption, and for the love of the gods, read something
thearchivists.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"To read a book in full, with your phone in another room and time allowed to stretch, is to opt out of a prevailing tempo. It is to choose immersion over interruption. It is to move at a speed the internet no longer recognizes."
thearchivists.substack.com/p/reading-as...
thearchivists.substack.com/p/reading-as...
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ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
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You can't "significantly reform" fascism
Hakeem Jeffries: "Clearly, significant reform needs to take place as it relates to the manner in which ICE is conducting itself. ICE is using taxpayer dollars to brutalize American citizens and to unnecessarily and viciously target law-abiding immigrant families and communities."
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
You can't "significantly reform" fascism
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a piece of chicken
a piece of broccoli
(a) corn tortilla
one other thing
is that piece of chicken a wing? a leg?
how big is "a piece" of broccoli?
do you just eat your corn tortilla dry?
what's "one other thing"? a dollop of salsa? a rice kernel?
these are deeply unserious, wicked people.
a piece of broccoli
(a) corn tortilla
one other thing
is that piece of chicken a wing? a leg?
how big is "a piece" of broccoli?
do you just eat your corn tortilla dry?
what's "one other thing"? a dollop of salsa? a rice kernel?
these are deeply unserious, wicked people.
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
a piece of chicken
a piece of broccoli
(a) corn tortilla
one other thing
is that piece of chicken a wing? a leg?
how big is "a piece" of broccoli?
do you just eat your corn tortilla dry?
what's "one other thing"? a dollop of salsa? a rice kernel?
these are deeply unserious, wicked people.
a piece of broccoli
(a) corn tortilla
one other thing
is that piece of chicken a wing? a leg?
how big is "a piece" of broccoli?
do you just eat your corn tortilla dry?
what's "one other thing"? a dollop of salsa? a rice kernel?
these are deeply unserious, wicked people.
One type of person is someone who cares about their neighbors, gives time and more to help out, takes risks to help out, and stands together against this onslaught. Another type of person is Trump & his sick supporters/enablers who are 100% evil. Can’t wait for them to get shoved back under a rock.
At around 00:35 ... Right back at ya with that tear-gas canister: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
Minneapolis pizza shop workers, community members chase off ICE agents
YouTube video by WCCO - CBS Minnesota
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
One type of person is someone who cares about their neighbors, gives time and more to help out, takes risks to help out, and stands together against this onslaught. Another type of person is Trump & his sick supporters/enablers who are 100% evil. Can’t wait for them to get shoved back under a rock.
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Are you interested in inequality of opportunity / inter-generational mobility? Take a look at this impressive new resource: a public-access database containing cross-nationally comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for 72 countries, covering 2/3 of the world’s population. 👇👇👇
A new online database includes comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for 72 countries that cover 2/3 of the world population. The share of total inequality that is due to inherited circumstances ranges from 19% (Denmark) to 77% (South Africa).
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/publications...
January 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Are you interested in inequality of opportunity / inter-generational mobility? Take a look at this impressive new resource: a public-access database containing cross-nationally comparable estimates of inequality of opportunity for 72 countries, covering 2/3 of the world’s population. 👇👇👇
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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I’m very proud to report that I don’t even know how to access ChatGPT (don’t tell me!).
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’m very proud to report that I don’t even know how to access ChatGPT (don’t tell me!).
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I'm too protective of my brain to outsource thinking. Sorry if that's snobby!!
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I'm too protective of my brain to outsource thinking. Sorry if that's snobby!!
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it's funny to see the wildly unpopular trump and his goons rip the wiring out of institution after institution without a care in the world and have NYT guys and congresspeople being like whoa dudes let's not get too crazy with the abolish ice talk
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM
it's funny to see the wildly unpopular trump and his goons rip the wiring out of institution after institution without a care in the world and have NYT guys and congresspeople being like whoa dudes let's not get too crazy with the abolish ice talk
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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@governor.ny.gov is right that the planned expansion of data centers will hike utility rates, her plan should make it clear that not one ratepayer dollars and not one electron of the existing grid will subsidize these energy hogs
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
www.cnbc.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
@governor.ny.gov is right that the planned expansion of data centers will hike utility rates, her plan should make it clear that not one ratepayer dollars and not one electron of the existing grid will subsidize these energy hogs
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
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Should be a crime, and may be. But I have to say, anyone dumb enough to invest in anything Eric Adams promotes probably gets what they deserve. Which is to say, being conned.
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Should be a crime, and may be. But I have to say, anyone dumb enough to invest in anything Eric Adams promotes probably gets what they deserve. Which is to say, being conned.
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"During the first Trump administration, left-wing activists demanded that the nation abolish ICE. They were right then, and they are right now." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
Opinion | ICE Is a Virtual Secret Police
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"During the first Trump administration, left-wing activists demanded that the nation abolish ICE. They were right then, and they are right now." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
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.@PabloReports: Will you vote against any additional funding increases for ICE?
Kim: After what we’ve seen, I don’t see how we can continue to support it. With the Republican majorities, they have just been enabling this lawlessness that we’ve been seeing.
Kim: After what we’ve seen, I don’t see how we can continue to support it. With the Republican majorities, they have just been enabling this lawlessness that we’ve been seeing.
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
.@PabloReports: Will you vote against any additional funding increases for ICE?
Kim: After what we’ve seen, I don’t see how we can continue to support it. With the Republican majorities, they have just been enabling this lawlessness that we’ve been seeing.
Kim: After what we’ve seen, I don’t see how we can continue to support it. With the Republican majorities, they have just been enabling this lawlessness that we’ve been seeing.
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For those asking why I am asking about ICE funding NOW, the government runs out of money this month and Congress has yet to pass the Homeland Security bill. ICE won’t be abolished, but Democrats can hold up the bill
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
For those asking why I am asking about ICE funding NOW, the government runs out of money this month and Congress has yet to pass the Homeland Security bill. ICE won’t be abolished, but Democrats can hold up the bill
Completely out of control. These thugs are repulsive. Abolish ICE (and more of course, but that's a bare minimum).
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Completely out of control. These thugs are repulsive. Abolish ICE (and more of course, but that's a bare minimum).
Just abolish it! We didn't need ICE before, and now it's completely out of control. Get rid of it! Get a backbone!
Q: Is it your posture to put restrictions on ICE as a condition for funding DHS?
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Just abolish it! We didn't need ICE before, and now it's completely out of control. Get rid of it! Get a backbone!
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The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
January 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
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In Germany, a lot of houses have these Stolpersteines on their sidewalks or stoops. They’re a memorial to victims of the Holocaust who were ripped from that home. Some houses have a few. Other houses have many.
ICE has started going door to door in America.
ICE has started going door to door in America.
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
In Germany, a lot of houses have these Stolpersteines on their sidewalks or stoops. They’re a memorial to victims of the Holocaust who were ripped from that home. Some houses have a few. Other houses have many.
ICE has started going door to door in America.
ICE has started going door to door in America.