Actually enforcing existing laws (Mamdani) vs. reactionary lawmaking that would make many things worse (Menin). bsky.app/profile/c-so...

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 1h ago

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces that New York City is issuing cease and desist letters to more than 40 retailers selling illegal e-bikes (generally, vehicles that can go faster than local speed limits allow). The targeted retailers include Amazon and Best Buy.

Note that POLITICO takes the dual positions that leftists are going to crush us but also they’re irrelevant

Odd coincidence: made my case the other day, in dinner conversation, that one of the flaws of RETURN OF THE JEDI is that it basically turned Han Solo into Jack Burton from BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA

Mike Ryan@mikeryan.bsky.social · 2h ago

Here is my deep dive into something truly important. Is Han Solo stupid?

e-bike dad at my daycare has evolved into MEGA E-BIKE DAD and now carts three children to daycare with it 🫡

This is hilarious. Charles Gasparino (foil of @kenwhite.bsky.social when both were on Twitter) of the NY Post is big mad at NYC business leaders for not making good on the NY Post's predictions that big business would flee NYC if Mamdani instituted his platform. nypost.com/2026/08/04/b...

Mamdani is nothing but hostile to NYC business community — but leaders still won’t stand up to him

Mayor Mamdani to the business community: “Drop Dead.” And the business community is falling to the floor and rolling over.

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Damn, their business model is just fraud

Sean Thomason@seanthomason.bsky.social · 2h ago

Similar thing happened to me with stubhub for a Dodgers game last year, got to the gate and were told our tickets were invalid. Then Stubhub denied my claim, it took a few rounds of angry emails to finally get my money back. Never again!

"The Madden brothers aka Good Charlotte fired almost everyone from REVOLVER Magazine, BrooklynVegan, and Alternative Press"

If I had a terminal illness, my My Make A Wish request would be to sit in on an editorial meeting at this magazine www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

Honestly a great bit

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4h ago

Man arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients

AP calls it

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3h ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan.

The MTA is bending the knee to the same people who fight literacy requirements in Yeshivas because a bunch of people who live in New York City can't stand seeing the word "sex" on a bus ad. Ridiculous. 5townscentral.com/2026/08/04/a...

Agudath Testifies at MTA Board Meeting; Offensive Bus Ads to Rotate Off Within 60 Days - 5 Towns Central

Before the Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, Agudath Israel of America called on MTA’s leadership to curtail the ubiquitous advertisements for an adults-only “museum” it ...

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“So what should Mamdani do? At the very least, he should ensure that QueensWay is built to QueensLink standards. That must include tangible space dedicated to rail and structures strong enough to handle the weight of trains”

Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · 3h ago

QueensLink is a slam dunk for the entire city and easily fits into Mamdani’s affordability agenda. So why did he endorse the QueensWay plan instead? nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/05/m...

lol Politico trying to meme themselves with that “not the night progressives wanted” with a picture of the progressive who got wildly outspent and still won decisively

I think winning a race where you get outspent by like a factor of 10 is a pretty solid outcome all things considered, if you wanted a landslide, I dunno which race you were watching

Politico@politico.com · 10h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

Would be funny if the Jamaica AirTrain bought them

Metropolitan Transportation Authority@mta.info · 5h ago

We’re auctioning a limited number of MetroCard Vending Machines and MetroCard Express Machines! The auction is now open and offers must be received by Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 8 pm EST. Learn more and bid on our website: mta.info/auction

So they spent $70m on a primary race for someone who *might* win by less than 1%… and we are supposed to read that as a resounding popular defeat for leftism, the side that did not get all that money

If they are so scared of losing they should be scared of the kinds of pols who lost all those important elections.

Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · 14h ago

I have no idea if this is what's going on or not but the results tonight are all consistent with my broad belief that Democratic primary voters are scared to death of losing again and as much as they like left/progressive ideas they are fucking terrified of losing again

TIL the speaker of the NYC City Council is married to one of the Founders/Principals of Crescent Heights, the real estate development firm

Omegaw? Gershbermps County

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 14h ago

Tis I, the holder of secrets for the as-yet uncounted vote in Michigan. Schoolcraft County in the UP? Got those. Omegaw County? They report directly to me. I know all of the results. And all of you look foolish. Each and every one of you. Scum with wrong opinions, all! You cretins should be ashamed.

without knowing any details i assume this is gonna be another hilarious episode of the saudis lighting unfathomable amounts of money on fire. it’s like a whole family of mark zuckerbergs

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 17h ago

EA officially goes private tonight, meaning: - EA will no longer trade on the NASDAQ for the first time in 36 years - All stockholders of EA (including many employees) will receive $210/share - EA will take on $18 billion (!) in debt, putting it on the hook to pay ~$1.8 billion/year in interest

It’s extra notable to see Hochul and Mamdani continue to operate in lock-step as scheming city pols try to maneuver around the mayor. You mean you’re also going to sidestep the governor? Sure you will, Julie Menin.

Spectrum News NY1@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 17h ago

Mayor Zohran Mamdani was joined by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday to announce a milestone in the rollout of his universal childcare program — even as big questions remain about the citywide buildout of the program. Read more: http://specne.ws/sQC8yL 

I’ve used Duck Duck Go for years and it’s basically Google if Google did what it claims to do.

Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social · 18h ago

Recently started using Duck Duck Go and I have to say it’s nice to not have my search history stolen and funneled into social media sites and my email and every other website I visit

Something I like about mamdani that seems to be crazy rare for big city mayors is he actually enjoys the people who live in his city

Rav@rvbdrm.com · 2d ago

At the Ecuadorian Parade yesterday in NYC. Mamdani is down with the furries.

Damn, looks like I’m everyone’s 101st best friend

Incredible that NYPD brass thought we needed a cop surge for a cyclovia. How soon are they going to be breaking up Little League games and giving kids pat-downs on the pavement?

Gothamist@gothamist.com · 23h ago

Heavy police presence at Summer Streets marks latest NYPD surge under Mamdani gothamist.com/news/heavy-p...

They’re turning the frogs… gray

InfoWars@realinfowars.bsky.social · yesterday

The rumors are true. Stand by for more.

Gotta love the “or stocks” part. Like Gemini realized its first answer was nuts so it tried to wedge in a better one.

Just thinkin' about the best film ever made. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ_M...

Sesame Street: Making Crayons

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