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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
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January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
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On only hours notice, hundreds of New Yorkers are gathering in Foley Square to protest the murder of Renee Nicole Good
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
On only hours notice, hundreds of New Yorkers are gathering in Foley Square to protest the murder of Renee Nicole Good
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NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
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“we are each other’s harvest”
January 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
“we are each other’s harvest”
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omg he's drinking iced coffee in the dead of winter. one of us! one of us!
Mayor Mamdani hasn't moved into Gracie Mansion yet and remains in his Astoria apartment for now, his team says. He expects to move at some point before his lease is up Jan. 30.
His team also shares this pic of him taking the W train to City Hall this morning from Astoria.
His team also shares this pic of him taking the W train to City Hall this morning from Astoria.
January 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
omg he's drinking iced coffee in the dead of winter. one of us! one of us!
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day one in mamdani’s new york
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
day one in mamdani’s new york
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor on a Qur'an from the personal collection of the great Afro-Boricua intellectual Arturo Schomburg—as well as Qur'ans owned by Mamdani's grandparents. www.nypl.org/press/schomb...
December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor on a Qur'an from the personal collection of the great Afro-Boricua intellectual Arturo Schomburg—as well as Qur'ans owned by Mamdani's grandparents. www.nypl.org/press/schomb...
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“You have come so far / to love your little life so much / that you would not trade a single scar.”
— Helen Meneilly
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This poem appeared in Baltimore Review, 2025. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Helen Meneilly
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This poem appeared in Baltimore Review, 2025. Shared here with deep gratitude.
December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“You have come so far / to love your little life so much / that you would not trade a single scar.”
— Helen Meneilly
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This poem appeared in Baltimore Review, 2025. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Helen Meneilly
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This poem appeared in Baltimore Review, 2025. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, will read an original poem at Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in as mayor of New York City on Thursday. Read an excerpt from “Proof,” the poem he wrote for the ceremony. trib.al/i0Uhwxr
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, will read an original poem at Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in as mayor of New York City on Thursday. Read an excerpt from “Proof,” the poem he wrote for the ceremony. trib.al/i0Uhwxr
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From @joseolivarez.bsky.social's book, Promises of Gold: bookshop.org/a/862/9781250878496
#poem #booksky #writing
#poem #booksky #writing
December 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
From @joseolivarez.bsky.social's book, Promises of Gold: bookshop.org/a/862/9781250878496
#poem #booksky #writing
#poem #booksky #writing
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“If we're not supposed to dance, / Why all this music?”
— Gregory Orr
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This poem appeared in Concerning the Book That Is the Body Of the Beloved by Gregory Orr, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2005. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Gregory Orr
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This poem appeared in Concerning the Book That Is the Body Of the Beloved by Gregory Orr, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2005. Shared here with deep gratitude.
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“If we're not supposed to dance, / Why all this music?”
— Gregory Orr
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This poem appeared in Concerning the Book That Is the Body Of the Beloved by Gregory Orr, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2005. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Gregory Orr
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This poem appeared in Concerning the Book That Is the Body Of the Beloved by Gregory Orr, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2005. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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Central Park's pair of coyotes, Romeo and Juliet, as seen on a recent night via thermal imaging (white is warm). 🐺 ❤️ 🐺
December 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Central Park's pair of coyotes, Romeo and Juliet, as seen on a recent night via thermal imaging (white is warm). 🐺 ❤️ 🐺
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ole miss being the santacon of college football actually makes too much sense
Ole Miss apparently set a guiness world record for largest gather of santa hats with 68,000 and Tess & Jesse are plus 2
December 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ole miss being the santacon of college football actually makes too much sense
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“And prayed for myself, which / is embarrassing to admit / in this day and age. But I did it.”
— Gabrielle Calvocoressi
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This poem appeared in Southern Indiana Review, Volume 23, No.1, published by University of Southern Indiana, 2016. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Gabrielle Calvocoressi
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This poem appeared in Southern Indiana Review, Volume 23, No.1, published by University of Southern Indiana, 2016. Shared here with deep gratitude.
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“And prayed for myself, which / is embarrassing to admit / in this day and age. But I did it.”
— Gabrielle Calvocoressi
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This poem appeared in Southern Indiana Review, Volume 23, No.1, published by University of Southern Indiana, 2016. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Gabrielle Calvocoressi
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This poem appeared in Southern Indiana Review, Volume 23, No.1, published by University of Southern Indiana, 2016. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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Be still sometimes.
May 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Be still sometimes.
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“I felt like I lived a double life. How could this sick side of me be so central, so enormous, yet so unseen by those who knew and loved me?”please read this beautiful essay in @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times
If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.
thesicktimes.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“I felt like I lived a double life. How could this sick side of me be so central, so enormous, yet so unseen by those who knew and loved me?”please read this beautiful essay in @thesicktimes.org: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
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A wonderful, resonant essay from @thesicktimes.org about how we can better listen to anyone going through something catastrophic. "Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand, and we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink." thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times
If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.
thesicktimes.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A wonderful, resonant essay from @thesicktimes.org about how we can better listen to anyone going through something catastrophic. "Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand, and we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink." thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
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Sunday night's waxing crescent Moon low over the lit Manhattan skyline. 🌙
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sunday night's waxing crescent Moon low over the lit Manhattan skyline. 🌙
An all-time favorite.
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
An all-time favorite.