In my head, I’ve moved from questioning whether we will win to wondering how far we can go.
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Mamdani was unaware Dick Cheney had died when I asked just now:
For many Zohran Mamdani supporters and others on the far left, the misery of the 2008 financial crisis left a lasting impression.
The Rise of America’s Young Socialists—from the 2008 Financial Crisis to Mamdani
For many on the forefront of the far left, the misery of the economic meltdown left a lasting impression.
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Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 11mo agoThis story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor. Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1996...
can't overstate how important this is for someone to do
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last yr.AOC: Tom Homan said he was going to refer me to DOJ because I’m using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutional protections… to that I say: Come for me… Do I look like I care? There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
This exchange is so very telling. Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this: "I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Today, Trump with Bukele, Oval Office: They love you. They love what you do. I want'em to do yeah home grown criminals next. [Louder] I said home growns are next. The home growns. You gotta build about 5 more places. [laughter] It's not big enough. link: x.com/nayibbukele/...
Danielle Kurtzleben@titonka.bsky.social · last yr.Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.” x.com/nayibbukele/...
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
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Telling mayoral race scene yesterday: Lander criticizes Cuomo, then reporters ask about Mamdani and he dodges. It’s the DREAM strategy in action. Or maybe DRAM, at this point.
Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Today I’m launching my platform to protect the majority of New Yorkers — tenants. As Mayor, I'll restore the Office to Protect Tenants, bring enforcement under one roof, increase fines for violations + make it easy to schedule inspections. It’s time to crack down on bad landlords.
What If NYC's Mayor Truly Cared About Tenants?
Mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani wants to revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants (and more stories for your Thursday).
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this is wrong and racist and i'm really disappointed by how many people are missing the forest for the trees and saying this stuff. discrimination is an extremely real problem and outlawing anti-discrimination means qualified minority candidates will be locked out of jobs. it's that simple
megawealth is a curse! you become acutely aware of the needs you have that cannot be satisfied through material means AND you are socially ill-positioned to be in a place where you can experience authentic human connection because everyone around you has every incentive to lie to you!
Christopher Mims@mims.bsky.social · 2y agoit is *wild* how a primary effect of unspendable wealth can be making someone incomprehensibly thin-skinned
Here are all the congressional dems who didn't vote against, and all the republicans who didn't vote for, the trans segregation bill banning participation in sports. there can be a lot of reasons for "not voting", including not being there due to health or travel.
Democratic Socialists of America@demsocialists.bsky.social · 2y agoWe stand with women and girls against the gendered segregation proposed by Republican legislators and supported by the billionaire class. HR 28 / S9 threatens safety for women, LGBTQ+, and intersex people and funding for schools across the United States. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
i’m kind of amazed at how this is just the crudest, most obvious n****rbaiting you can imagine. “the people you don’t like, yeah, they are responsible for everything bad.” and it works!
I read a quote from a Brazilian enslaver who, on the eve of emancipation in the late 1880s, said (roughly): "They say abolition is about ending slavery. But that's not right. What it's really about is abolishing the senhores (masters)."
Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started@gothamgirlblue.com · 2y agoOne of the things I learned going deep into contemporaneous commentary from Confederates was that they viewed the end of slavery as apocalyptic. They were extremely willing to die rather than live without it, and yet they also were aggrieved at the Union making them do so.
is this because i’ve listened to preacher’s daughter nonstop for three years
map relationships, identify organic leaders, conduct 1:1s -abraham lincoln
General reminder that your tweets / posts / replies WILL be brought up during depositions if you're ever involved in litigation. Sometimes it's fun (as below), usually it's not.
Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · 3y agoMy favorite moment during my deposition in my successful lawsuit against the LAPD was when their lawyer quizzed me about a flaming cop car piñata I'd posted to Twitter
