The conclusions presented here are the precise opposite of what I keep hearing from business leaders in New York. I guess the folks that Rupert Murdoch thinks of as "business leaders" are not the same as those identified by either Mamdani or me. www.wsj.com/us-news/mamd...

Mamdani Is Shunning New York Business Leaders Who Are Used to Calling the Shots

The mayor fired corporate leaders from a city fund’s advisory board in the latest sign that he is changing the way such power brokers access City Hall.

wsj.com

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I have personally used the conversion chart myself for figuring out time adjustments to make when microwaving things. Like, I have a 1000 W microwave at home, but most everything is rated for an 1100 W one. Adjusting the cooking time really does help ensure the food cooks better.

Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫@lookitup.baby · 9h ago

The Microwave Cooking for One site is legit useful. You know that thing that happens when microwave food is half frozen? That’s not inherent to the microwave, it’s because most box microwave instructions are for 1100 watts and your microwave is something else. There’s a conversion chart for that!

Okay then! www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left

The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.

nbcnews.com

*Everywhere* used to smell of cigarette smoke. Restaurants are the obvious example that everyone thinks of, but people used to smoke in banks, on buses, airplanes, post offices, movie theaters, and even public schools. Also, it used to be considered normal to drive home completely-ass drunk.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 15h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

With the latest numbers from AP news, 11% of votes are uncounted, and Stevens would need to win those by 17% to win. I don't know if that's likely, but that's four times her margin in Wayne County (which is where most remaining votes are), so that's looking good for AES apnews.com/projects/ele...

Michigan U.S. Senate Primary Election Live Results 2026

Live results for the August 4, 2026 Michigan U.S. Senate primary. Track election results with real-time vote counts, county-level maps and race calls from AP.

apnews.com

depends. how do you feel about genocide

I was not meant to care about the democratic primary in Michigan or whatever the fuck. I was meant to check movie news sites daily for any news on there ever being an Adventures of Tintin sequel. But these BASTARDS stole that from me

this post is what you get if you throw "if Hillary won, we'd be at brunch now" into ChatGPT and ask it to make it sound more academic

ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS

"Betting markets are good because they allow these parents to hedge by placing a bet that their son will die, so that they will be guaranteed a consolation payout in case of his demise" - some technocrat financebro, probably

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 13h ago

These betting markets sites are so socially corrosive. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

you can just mute the phrase "Perez Hilton" forever and your life will be better for it, I promise

ironically, New York does not allow these sorts of citizen-driven ballot propositions

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 16h ago

Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected an attempt by the Republican-controlled Legislature to make it harder to pass citizen-sponsored amendments to the state’s constitution, preserving a tool that voters across the country have relied on to pass laws their legislatures would not. nyti.ms/3TCTELv

"I can't be racist; I'm South African" is so on the nose I'd have assumed it was a troll or a bit if it didn't come with receipts

medical care we gave during the two weeks of vigil occupation: cuts scrapes and skin infections medical care we gave during the one day of city reclamation, hours AFTER the turnover: pepper spray flushes but you can drive your car there now so that’s a net win

the events of this morning were honestly pretty calm and normal all things considered; even the arrest looked fairly banal from my spot personally i’m just glad the city cleared the dangerous and unsafe civil gathering so they could have a calm and fun afternoon of pepper spraying passersby

chali@chalipittman.bsky.social · 23h ago

From this morning, when the city cleared the Corey Ruiz encampment. The operation involved several police agencies, and some were arrested. Personal items and some memorials to Ruiz have been moved to Demetral Park. More for @isthmusmadison.bsky.social isthmus.com/news/news/Ma...

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.

To be very clear, extrajudiciously killing people you suspect are drug traffickers is *also* murder

CNN@cnn.com · 2d ago

The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.

Kirsten Gillibrand is a corrupt, racist shill who is unfit to serve the diverse state that is New York. @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social should resign. If you are appalled by this information, call her office and tell her. ☎️: (202) 224-4451

Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · 4d ago

I was today years old when I learned that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand attends a bible study group that teaches that Jewish people killed Jesus, which has been used to justify antisemitism and associated violence against us Jews.

Love how this centers the impact to everyone not storing their metal boxes on the street. Move your car. Don’t block street sweepers. 📸 @emmagf.bsky.social

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

wapo.st

mamdani feeling the furry joy is the energy I need this Monday

The SCREEN Act is not just another age-verification bill — it goes much further than anything passed at the state-level or in other countries. 1. The bill doesn't just target porn sites. It goes after *any* site that allows material "harmful" to minors. You'd have to scan your face to use Google.

What can you do? CALL. WRITE. SCREAM. The bill is up for a vote THIS WEDNESDAY. Call your Senator. Dem. Republican. Whomever. Right now, it's a solid R bill, but they're looking for Dems to take it across the finish line. Let them know how badly it stinks. www.defendonlineprivacy.com/screen/

Defend Online Privacy: Stop the SCREEN Act!

The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the SCREEN Act on August 5. ACT NOW to stop it!

defendonlineprivacy.com

Every person who has ever died of AIDS died of an "underlying health issue"

Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2d ago

What the Times and so many people choose to be in denial about is that when you die it will also be because of an “underlying health issue.”

Professor Sada could totally hit me over the head with her club drag me back to her cave. I get the feeling that she's probably not into dudes but if she is, I'm totally up for it. 34/40

I guess I should repost my ranking the hotness of the Pokemon Professors here: First up is the original, GDILF Oak. Dude's got the whole stern authority figure thing going on and was apparently good enough to regularly take Agatha to pound town back in the day. I'm giving him a respectable 15/20.

Sounds to me like this is far worse than what she would have NYPD invade Columbia's campus for. When are we going to have the cops come crack down on her?

Kirsten Gillibrand is a corrupt, racist shill who is unfit to serve the diverse state that is New York. @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social should resign. If you are appalled by this information, call her office and tell her. ☎️: (202) 224-4451

Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · 4d ago

I was today years old when I learned that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand attends a bible study group that teaches that Jewish people killed Jesus, which has been used to justify antisemitism and associated violence against us Jews.