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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · 15d

I don’t understand what’s up with Brad either. His urban planning friends at Pratt are…not entirely happy with his work

Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · 15d

My own gripes aside (largely related to building housing in the floodplain) EDC has been a terrible steward of public land. I hope Zohran takes a crack at reform. At the very least, he could do much better than Kimball, the guy who ran Navy Yard and that shitshow at Industry City

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · 15d

It’s a huge disappointment

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19d

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 19d

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.

one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · 26d

Kirk left a vacuum, he’s just trying out for varsity

Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Sep 7

FYI, that video is not new: www.facebook.com/639562152/vi...

2.6K views · 49 reactions | what the hell is happening in this country? #chicago via @p_biancaaaaaa | Chauncey Dandridge

what the hell is happening in this country? #chicago via @p_biancaaaaaa.

www.facebook.com

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Sep 7

Say it ain’t so

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Public Power NY @publicpowerny.bsky.social · Sep 4

Don't blame us, we voted for Kodos

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · Sep 1

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filling an IV bag from a murky puddle near Trump National's sixth tee. "The president needs parameciums," he tells the assembled media. "It's the only treatment proven to work in real testing." His golf cart is piled high with dozens of dead birds.

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 31

And to think that just yesterday, I saw a thrift store portrait of the Big Man selling for $666

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 29

And on "rhetorical strategy," love to see Matt wheel out the trope that it’s actually the leftists who are driving people to become Republicans as a way to make himself sound both above it all and a shrewd analyst, all while providing no evidence. Definitely not the hallmark of a hack

Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 29

It sure sounds like level-headed Matt is just griping about his own experience getting called out for supporting any number of right-wing positions over the years, and being correctly IDed as a guy who makes it easier for politicians to adopt or hold policy positions that leftists think are bad.

Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · Aug 29

I’m trying a big-tent approach to climate - @dwallacewells.bsky.social & @mattyglesias.bsky.social both blurbed my book. But Matt is so right about the lefty approach to enemy-choosing. He doesn’t mention climate but Al Gore (!) called this Ivory Soap environmentalism: 99.44% pure ain’t enough.

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 28

Talent is too kind a word tbh

Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 28

Obviously the tired "where is the Joe Rogan of the left" discourse was never about building leftist media talent, which already existed, but propping up cutouts to regurgitate talking points and handle their talent with kid gloves. Just watch Ritchie Torres on the Adam Friedland show to see why

Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · Aug 27

My story is at the top of the @wired.com homepage, read my scoop about the Democrats secret paid influencer efforts! www.wired.com/story/dark-m...

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 28

Witnessing this shit every day must be what it feels like to be falling into a deep pit with no bottom

Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · Aug 28

Unbelievable. "Over three hours, federal agents demanded identification from the members of two private contractor crews. The crews were among the 400 people including firefighters deployed to fight the wildfire, the largest active blaze in Washington state."

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · Aug 28

ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?

Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 26

Andrew Cuomo wants to do this and leave us in here

Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 22

via @climatetown.bsky.social, a great graph and a not-so-great pull quote: "our human-induced climate change is happening FORTY times faster than maybe the most destructive climate-based extinction event in the history of our planet." www.climatetown.news/p/we-made-a-...

We Made a Graph

This one might be easier for Joe Rogan to understand.

www.climatetown.news

Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 21

I cannot believe that YouTube finally beat me down with so many ads that I'm fucking paying them to stop.

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · Aug 21

you may be tempted to read this and find it sad or pitiful but I’m going to have to disagree and suggest that it is actually fucking hilarious

"I make a mistake," she said. "I'm so sorry. It's a culture thing. I don't know. I don't understand.
I'm so sorry. I feel so bad right now. I'm so sorry, honey."
She then called THE CITY back, advising that we call her attorney, Steven Brill, and adding, "Can we forget about this? I try to be a good person.
Please. Please. Please don't do in the news nothing about me."
"I just wanted to be her friend," Greco added. "I just wanted to have one good friend. It's nothing."

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 20

It's a good time to be a hater. Making videos for DREAM has been a lot of fun and I'm genuinely excited to keep doing it.

Don’t Risk Evil Andrew for Mayor @dreamfornyc.bsky.social · Aug 20

$35 million won't destroy your opponent, and neither will racist incels. DREAM proved that all you need is the truth... and some creativity. We talked to Olúfémi O. Táíwò in Hammer & Hope about how: ⤵️

hammerandhope.org/article/zohr...

“Zohran Mamdani Helped Us Love New York. We Helped New Yorkers Hate On Andrew Cuomo.”

Scrappy leftist organizers are learning their political campaigns “can succeed by being creative and speaking the truth in interesting ways.”

hammerandhope.org

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Aug 9

I'll say it again, as this is ramping up: if you gave access to the archives of goverment data and information, it is your moral responsibility to make sure that untouched versions get preserved, now. There are people worh archival expertise who can help you, if you don't have it yourself. Start now

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.

US to rewrite its past national climate reports

US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.

www.france24.com

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 8

Posting this not knowing much about the topic, but can we get some laws on the books compelling data centers to use treated wastewater and stormwater instead of freshwater?

Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 7

I am, once again, thinking about how incredible Nickelodeon's Nicktoons office looked in the 90s. Pretty sure the space was designed by Area, out of LA

Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Aug 4

The logo evokes a half-leech for me, which I think is more appropriate

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · Aug 4

Andrew Cuomo's debuting a new campaign logo and slogan ("to build a new NYC") at his presser in Midtown, where he's expected to make a law enforcement-related announcement.

His campaign says the logo's supposed to evoke both a rising sun and the crown of the Statue of Liberty.

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Alex Miller @notamiller.bsky.social · Jul 31

We need stronger worker rights to protect people from climate risks. These decisions cannot be left to employers.