Another face in the crowd
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Failing, but less over time
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this post is even funnier with the fancy uk schools labeler on
January 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
this post is even funnier with the fancy uk schools labeler on
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I don't think most people is sufficiently appreciated that the consensus "racism is bad" took an extraordinary effort not only to kick off but to maintain. And we should all be extremely scared of this now, because if it happens this fast to any group, it could happen that fast to your group.
Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
January 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I don't think most people is sufficiently appreciated that the consensus "racism is bad" took an extraordinary effort not only to kick off but to maintain. And we should all be extremely scared of this now, because if it happens this fast to any group, it could happen that fast to your group.
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i am rooting as much as is appropriate for mamdani to be an effective mayor because if he manages it, he will be an important model and national leader for american progressives — one part fiorello la guardia, one part robert la folette
January 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
i am rooting as much as is appropriate for mamdani to be an effective mayor because if he manages it, he will be an important model and national leader for american progressives — one part fiorello la guardia, one part robert la folette
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It’s too late, I have already portrayed myself as Chortling Bernie and you as Seething Eric Adams
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 AM
It’s too late, I have already portrayed myself as Chortling Bernie and you as Seething Eric Adams
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Mamdani is cutting red tape and unleashing the market, from the left
January 2, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Mamdani is cutting red tape and unleashing the market, from the left
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sliwa correctly understanding that mamdani ran a very traditional campaign and thus surpassing the analytical ability of 80% if people who comment on politics for a living
this is the most incredible interview i’ve ever read. the aei guy tries so hard to get sliwa to trash mamdani and he simply won’t. he also brings up flaco (rip) unprompted.
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![How would you describe Mamdani's politics?
He's not a communist. People call him that. That's ridiculous. He is a democratic socialist. David Dinkins [New York mayor from 1990-93] was a democratic socialist. We've had a long history in New York City of socialism.
What's the biggest challenge Mamdani faces as mayor!
I don't think the Zohranistas totally understand the fiscal irresponsibility we just went through with the Adams years and how little money there's left.
There's not enough money to do all the things that Zohran wants to do.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreic7pxra6vmrjmqo4jmw4vdagiluj6xtkovqb3f4ex7fc55m7pzaxu@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM
sliwa correctly understanding that mamdani ran a very traditional campaign and thus surpassing the analytical ability of 80% if people who comment on politics for a living
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I think Mamdani has a massively uphill battle to be an effective mayor, but unlike most people we elect here, he seems to realize that.
I think people are underestimating how much Mamdani, even more so than your average elected leftist, see it as his top priority to not be seen as a failed mayor. He is not going to be another Brandon Johnson, I’d wager
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I think Mamdani has a massively uphill battle to be an effective mayor, but unlike most people we elect here, he seems to realize that.
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The problem with a lot of DemSoc echoes of Bernie is they don't respect much of the center-left coalition and, generally, are bad at politics. Mamdani has essentially rejected this and despite the DSA tag, is operating as an old school New Deal Dem as *any honest and earnest* urban Democrat would.
I think people are underestimating how much Mamdani, even more so than your average elected leftist, see it as his top priority to not be seen as a failed mayor. He is not going to be another Brandon Johnson, I’d wager
January 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The problem with a lot of DemSoc echoes of Bernie is they don't respect much of the center-left coalition and, generally, are bad at politics. Mamdani has essentially rejected this and despite the DSA tag, is operating as an old school New Deal Dem as *any honest and earnest* urban Democrat would.
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A message for you all to carry through the year
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
A message for you all to carry through the year
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Don't listen to the haters, Mr. President. The more aspirin the better I say.
Trump admits to taking more aspirin than his docs recommend: “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”
What could possibly go wrong! (2/6)
What could possibly go wrong! (2/6)
January 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Don't listen to the haters, Mr. President. The more aspirin the better I say.
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goodnight sweet prince
As Eric Adams heads off into that great Turkish Airlines lounge in the sky, we remember his legacy
January 1, 2026 at 3:20 AM
goodnight sweet prince
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any discussion of city transit improvement online ever
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
any discussion of city transit improvement online ever
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if people on the other site think Obama was mean, i don't think they're ready for Reconstruction 2
December 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
if people on the other site think Obama was mean, i don't think they're ready for Reconstruction 2
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these kinds of people are like two steps away from endorsing an internal passport system
December 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
these kinds of people are like two steps away from endorsing an internal passport system
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The left of center is I think correctly criticized for the omnicause problem, where every single policy preference gets rolled up into a single justice narrative. On the other hand, now the right has its own, 14 word omnicause.
I mean am *also* a news junkie and that's a pre-existing problem. But I would like for it to be a bit fun instead, arguing about abstractions and policy in the margins instead of "functioning democracy y/n"
December 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The left of center is I think correctly criticized for the omnicause problem, where every single policy preference gets rolled up into a single justice narrative. On the other hand, now the right has its own, 14 word omnicause.
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It is incredibly bleak to watch these people basically try to whip up a pogrom
is it not a common experience for sites to do this when they receive a huge influx in traffic driven by weird men deciding to hunt daycares?
December 31, 2025 at 4:48 AM
It is incredibly bleak to watch these people basically try to whip up a pogrom
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despite everything, the US has naturalized more immigrants this year than Japan has. i don't mean "has admitted this year." i mean "has ever admitted in its entire history as a country."
Following the lead of the US and UK, two dying empires whose punitive immigration policies are largely based on racism, might not be the best idea. The Japanese economy and social safety net depends on immigration. They should be making it easier to become a resident not harder.
Many foreign residents in Japan worry that the proposed higher residence permit fees will create financial burdens. Students and families on dependent visas could be disproportionately affected.
December 31, 2025 at 2:22 AM
despite everything, the US has naturalized more immigrants this year than Japan has. i don't mean "has admitted this year." i mean "has ever admitted in its entire history as a country."
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Real "oh my god, she admit it" moment here. Trump is treated as an uninteresting figure without agency so we can dump endless criticism on liberals for how they react to his "natural disaster." He "doesn't participate in moral frameworks" lmfao
December 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Real "oh my god, she admit it" moment here. Trump is treated as an uninteresting figure without agency so we can dump endless criticism on liberals for how they react to his "natural disaster." He "doesn't participate in moral frameworks" lmfao
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i want to hear the pit bull's side
![@cremieuxrecueil tweet on 2025-12-28 [1] reading:
Crémieux
@cremieuxrecueil
I just had my face mauled by a pit bull.
Ban this fucking breed and euthanize every single one.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
i want to hear the pit bull's side
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i think that ‘great replacement’ fantasies have become broadly normalized in US over last ten years, with people fantasizing about finding some way to do away with the need to share space with people who are inconvenient
in the past it at least seemed like previously there was more emphasis on how new technology would create new higher paying jobs in place of the old more menial jobs, but it feels like they’re not even doing that. Idk if they’re just too lazy or that our current elites are just that anti social
December 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
i think that ‘great replacement’ fantasies have become broadly normalized in US over last ten years, with people fantasizing about finding some way to do away with the need to share space with people who are inconvenient
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I’m thinking national VAT, uncapping FICA, national residential property tax, national wealth tax, maybe 50 bps each on the latter two and 5-10% on the first. That should be good for a couple trillion year to tide us over until the boomers all die.
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I’m thinking national VAT, uncapping FICA, national residential property tax, national wealth tax, maybe 50 bps each on the latter two and 5-10% on the first. That should be good for a couple trillion year to tide us over until the boomers all die.
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One of my more controversial opinions is that the US needs to significantly raise taxes to the tune of a couple % of GDP right now, even before any expansive social democratic reforms, and that means you—yes you, dear highly educated professional—will need to pay up, not just nebulous billionaires.
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One of my more controversial opinions is that the US needs to significantly raise taxes to the tune of a couple % of GDP right now, even before any expansive social democratic reforms, and that means you—yes you, dear highly educated professional—will need to pay up, not just nebulous billionaires.
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every new yorker's version of this map
December 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
every new yorker's version of this map