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samaraweiss.bsky.social
This is 100% consonant with everything I know about Tony Kushner.
markharris.bsky.social Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 7h
My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left.

See? We just need to talk to each other.
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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whstancil.bsky.social
You need to understand the heroism of these everyday people in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/13/i...
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
samaraweiss.bsky.social
UAW 2110 shout-out!
hellgatenyc.com Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 6d
In NY-7, it's a race against left and left-er. Here's our first conversation with Assemblymember Claire Valdez, who we spoke with ahead of this morning's campaign launch.
Meet DSA's Newest Congressional Candidate, Claire Valdez
An interview with the Queens assemblymember, plus more news for your Thursday morning.
hellgatenyc.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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socialistboat.dad
playing tetris can also help get you through bad brain times. this website is pretty good www.goodoldtetris.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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apocalypticanow.bsky.social
I'd like to highlight the part where he warns that expectations should be tempered by the fact that Adams blew the budget for years

Running up deficits is something GOP presidents also do. They use the $ to beef up the security state, enrich their cronies, AND hobble future Dem administrations
clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 13d
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.

www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
Tunku Varadarajan: Will you ask New Yorkers who voted for you to give Zohran Mamdani a chance? Curtis Sliwa: Absolutely. He won a majority. He has a mandate. The Masters of the Universe, the billionaires, did everything they could to make sure he wasn't the mayor. It didn't work. He's a great organizer. I'll give you an example: Melinda Katz, the current District Attorney for Queens County, New York. She's the mother of my two youngest sons. She was running for DA in 2019. She had the institutional support. Moderate Jewish mother. Loyal Democrat. Queens borough president. Perfect résumé. She's running against Tiffany Caban, who wasn't even in elective office at that time. Very radical. You know, "do away with jails, don't arrest anyone." Tiffany Caban won on election night. But she lost the race on the absentee ballots, but only by about 20 votes. You know who the street organizer was for Tiffany Caban? Zohran Mamdani. So, when they talk about him as a trust fund baby, I say no, no, no, no, no. You don't like it when people call him a "nepo baby." He's earned his stripes. He had 100,000 volunteers going door-to-door, and I experienced that in some of the neighborhoods where you would never have seen anybody liberal or progressive go. Howard Beach! In conservative Howard Beach, they're going block to block. They were everywhere. 100,000. I call them Zohranistas. This was the secret to his election, not TikTok. It was good, old-fashioned retail politics. Frankly, Cuomo and not Mamdani was the nepo baby in this race. Born on third base. Felt entitled. Knew the political process, but mailed it in. He didn't have the stomach to actually go out and do retail politics. And shame on him. Do you think Mamdani will make a better mayor than Andrew Cuomo might have done? 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. A last question. All through our interview you pronounced Mamdani as "Mandami," transposing the "m" and the "n" in his name. Are you aware of the mispronunciation? Many people, Cuomo included, mangle his name. In the debate, Zohran brought that to my attention, my mispronunciation. I didn't do it on purpose. There's no disrespect. I have a hard time with it. It took people about 10 years to pronounce my last name correctly: "Sleewah.'" They pronounced it Silva, Saliva, Slywah. In the streets, we would have given Zohran a nickname, like I did for all the Guardian Angels. "Z Man" would have been perfect for him. That would have been his handle. Mr. Varadarajan, a Journal contributor, is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and at NYU Law School's Classical Liberal Institute.
January 2, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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abegoldfarb.bsky.social
somehow Racist Beret Batman is making more sense than the entire pundit class, what a time to be alive
clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 13d
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.

www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
Tunku Varadarajan: Will you ask New Yorkers who voted for you to give Zohran Mamdani a chance? Curtis Sliwa: Absolutely. He won a majority. He has a mandate. The Masters of the Universe, the billionaires, did everything they could to make sure he wasn't the mayor. It didn't work. He's a great organizer. I'll give you an example: Melinda Katz, the current District Attorney for Queens County, New York. She's the mother of my two youngest sons. She was running for DA in 2019. She had the institutional support. Moderate Jewish mother. Loyal Democrat. Queens borough president. Perfect résumé. She's running against Tiffany Caban, who wasn't even in elective office at that time. Very radical. You know, "do away with jails, don't arrest anyone." Tiffany Caban won on election night. But she lost the race on the absentee ballots, but only by about 20 votes. You know who the street organizer was for Tiffany Caban? Zohran Mamdani. So, when they talk about him as a trust fund baby, I say no, no, no, no, no. You don't like it when people call him a "nepo baby." He's earned his stripes. He had 100,000 volunteers going door-to-door, and I experienced that in some of the neighborhoods where you would never have seen anybody liberal or progressive go. Howard Beach! In conservative Howard Beach, they're going block to block. They were everywhere. 100,000. I call them Zohranistas. This was the secret to his election, not TikTok. It was good, old-fashioned retail politics. Frankly, Cuomo and not Mamdani was the nepo baby in this race. Born on third base. Felt entitled. Knew the political process, but mailed it in. He didn't have the stomach to actually go out and do retail politics. And shame on him. Do you think Mamdani will make a better mayor than Andrew Cuomo might have done? 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. A last question. All through our interview you pronounced Mamdani as "Mandami," transposing the "m" and the "n" in his name. Are you aware of the mispronunciation? Many people, Cuomo included, mangle his name. In the debate, Zohran brought that to my attention, my mispronunciation. I didn't do it on purpose. There's no disrespect. I have a hard time with it. It took people about 10 years to pronounce my last name correctly: "Sleewah.'" They pronounced it Silva, Saliva, Slywah. In the streets, we would have given Zohran a nickname, like I did for all the Guardian Angels. "Z Man" would have been perfect for him. That would have been his handle. Mr. Varadarajan, a Journal contributor, is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and at NYU Law School's Classical Liberal Institute.
January 2, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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bbburgerrr.bsky.social
Nine Delights 2026
Brooks Otterlake @i_zzzzzz Inventing a new lifestyle philosophy called "The Nine Delights" where each day you try to experience at least three of the nine delights 10:05 PM • Jun 25, 2021 • Twitter Web App 71 Retweets 1 Quote Tweet 1,198 Likes Brooks Otterl... @i_zzz... • Jun 26, 2021 Replying to @i_zzzzzz THE NINE DELIGHTS Walking Around Fellowship Deliciousness Transcendence Goofing Amelioration Coitus Enthrallment ** WILDCARD *
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
samaraweiss.bsky.social
This is such incredibly deranged behavior. There’s just no denying that the worst kind of freaks have been emboldened to fly their extremely racist flags.
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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thee-grungler.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23d
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:

is.gd/paU8Ko

(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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opinionhaver.bsky.social
I don’t understand the “oh, you have a LINE on a GRAPH, you think that MEANS anything?!” people who also self-id as some kind of socialist/communist. how exactly are you going to run the command economy, dude? macroeconomic policy made on vibes?
besttrousers.bsky.social Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 26d
I don't think this a particularly accurate description.
wittywebhandle.bsky.social Blaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 26d
It literally isn't.

A survey is an unscientific method of gathering information that is often delivered by a system that has gamed the very survey to give the results they desire.
December 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
check this shit out. gonna write a song contrasting your guy macheath with a shark. that’s right a fuckin shark. whole compare and contrast deal. ppl gonna be singing this shit for a hundred years. see if I lie
—Bertolt Brecht, to Kurt Weill, over drinks, 1927
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.

It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
jayapal.house.gov Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 27d
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.

ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
jayapal.house.gov Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 27d
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.

28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
samaraweiss.bsky.social
I want to see The Testament of Ann Lee but can it live up to the Wooster Group’s Early Shaker Spirituals?
December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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manomfrank.bsky.social
Just called my city council member and had a quick easy chat about urging them to censure.

I STRONGLY encourage you to do the same.
nycprogressives.bsky.social NYC Progressives @nycprogressives.bsky.social · Dec 15
Following a disgusting, Islamophobic rant by CM Vickie Paladino that included her calling for “the expulsion of Muslims” en masse, we issue a call for the Council’s Committee on Standards & Ethics to investigate and fast track the process for censure by the full Council
December 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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bradlander.bsky.social
Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today.

So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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gwynnefitz.bsky.social
Moments ago, feds shove protesters out of the way as more NYPD officers arrive on scene. reporting for @thecity.nyc
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
samaraweiss.bsky.social
I knew we wouldn’t have Stoppard much longer but damn.
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
samaraweiss.bsky.social
What caused the Showtime guys to stop saying “SHOWTIME!”? Did it somehow draw more police attention than just the abrupt blare of loud music? Or is it just a post-pandemic style choice?
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
sorting all my hobbies into right and left coded categories, like a normal person
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
samaraweiss.bsky.social
The cultural prominence of Wicked is extremely hard on me, a person who has gotten in trouble at parties for sharing too many Oz Facts.
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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bradlander.bsky.social
The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.

The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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dryad.technology
The reason they have to keep making Wizard of Oz prequels is if they went *forward* then they'd have to let people know about Ozma, and Hollywood will not, absolutely will *not*, ever allow that to happen
November 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM