I think, maybe controversially, the DSA is closer to abundance libs than progressives. Both want to fix the systems holding back progress and focus on outcomes more than process.

Liam@othemts.bsky.social · 5d ago

The weird thing is that YIMBY-ism originally WAS a left response to reactionary NIMBY-ism before "free market" types took over the term. But still, I'd argue that the majority of people saying yes to new housing, social services, & public transit are on the left. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

I think Bruce Schneier has the best approach to using AI in life.

Yimbyism continues to score wins

California YIMBY@cayimby.bsky.social · 6d ago

Congress just passed its first major housing law in 30 years—the ROAD Act—built on a simple YIMBY premise: homes are expensive because building them was made too hard. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

People need to read theory

Brant Reeves@bireeves95.bsky.social · last wk.

It’s a Fair Question….. “Why is it that it takes 900 years and 5000 impact studies to build high speed rail but a 5 minute city council meeting is all it takes to approve a massive data center?”

I give money to my local food bank. People should have enough to eat. If someone truly believed that, they'd want to find ways to maximize the effectiveness of feeding people. I don't know if a handful of municipal groceries do that, but it's good to actually discuss it rather than silly retorts.

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · last wk.

Man this is awful. This was a sincere question. I was happy with the discussion that came out of it. But I wake up this morning to nonstop abuse, because one of Bluesky’s cult-like figures has (pretty unfairly) attacked me as not understanding people need food. This isn’t good or sustainable!

I was reading Shakespeare's Julius Caesar as a book last night and had a similar thought. Would people in the 1600s been so angry about historical accuracy?

SMBC Comics@smbccomics.bsky.social · last wk.

I can barely enjoy Amleth anymore. COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/hashtag PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm... STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com

Congratulations to all the Fields Medal winners www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/s...

Four Young Mathematicians Receive Prestigious Fields Medals

The awards are bestowed only once every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.

nytimes.com

I've read 636 days of podcasts in the last 11 years

This is a good essay but I'm bothered that we're calling every party platform a Project yyyy. It's as silly as calling every political scandal a -gate.

Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 2w ago

“Congress seems to only fitfully remember that it can just tell the executive what to do. Remember when Congress passed a law requiring the release of the Epstein files? We can do more of that—and with harsher punishments for refusing to comply.” www.liberalcurrents.com/dems-need-a-...

When he suggested this idea a year ago it seemed clear the city couldn't unilaterally do this. It got too much media attention for something that wouldn't happen, crowding out important discussions on things that a mayor can do.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2w ago

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Losing to the baby you bathed sounds like a Greek myth

tania ⊹@synthstatic.bsky.social · 3w ago

WOW THIS PHOTO IS INSANE LORE NOW Lamine Yamal and Messi will now be competing against each other 19 years after this photo at the World Cup Final

More like Aren'tgentina lmao

It doesn't matter because it isn't going to happen. But sure he can try to come up with legal excuses to avoid doing it. I don't want to see Israeli and US armies invade the city while the NYPD has a shootout with secret services.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2w ago

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says his administration is still weighing whether to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in the city in September for the U.N. General Assembly.

He managed to drain the only part of DC that wasn't a swamp...

This week I self-published my latest novella. In a time when public health institutions are frail and diseases are spreading, I wanted a story of a few people fighting to rebuild institutions stronger than before. Politically minded readers should especially enjoy it. www.amazon.com/Influenza-In...

The biggest issue with the 2010s-era identity politics was grouping Hispanic people into a single bucket like they're Black people. The Black community has a very distinct political and cultural history. 🧵

Pam Keith@pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 4w ago

I hope the 40% of Latino men who voted GOP are getting a belly full of the harm to their community caused by their folly. They, by their own deeds, subjected everyone in their family including themselves, to the shoot first, snatch first, detain first, abuse first, terrorize first, ask questions

But Katz isn't just "a supporter". He had a very real impact on this crisis. It shouldn't have been too difficult to vet their chosen candidate and saved everyone a lot of disappointment.

Joe Stieb@joestieb.bsky.social · 4w ago

Disappointed in what, Morris? Disappointed how?

The problem with the nationalization of politics is that people will look at half a headline and consider themselves an expert on a city they don't live in.

God@thegodshow.com · 4w ago

Mamdani got into office and instantly: • Froze rent for 2 million New Yorkers • Cut subway fares in half for low-income riders • Fully funded NYC parks • Added $680M for public schools • Launched free child care for 2-year-olds If establishment politicians actually wanted to help you, they could.

I hope a Democrat wins in Maine, but if Platner loses I will blame these people specifically

Not even a minute in and England is already playing dirty

Everyone should read Reaganland in order to understand our current moment. The cultural and economic shifts in the late 1970s closely mirror the changes that happened in the early 2020s and had the same results.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · last mo.

The “vibe shift” proclaimed Nov. 2024 - Jan. 2025 was just some elites—in business, media, law, and some higher ed admins—who kinda liked the fascism and gave themselves permission to accommodate it. That’s all it ever was. A close presidential election is not somehow a binding cultural referendum.

If you're using the railway with enough frequency then you're covering the panels and not getting enough energy. If you're not running with enough frequency then running more trains will be better for the environment compared to the little energy pulled from the strip of land.

𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟@vandyke4ad.bsky.social · last mo.

Italy could be the next country to build a solar railway after Switzerland’s successful trial - Euronews

New reaction meme just dropped Someone needs to create a blanked out chyron.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Lol

i think that routine mass starvation that every generation before my great-grandparents lived throuhg was worse imo

T✨@tastromo.bsky.social · last mo.

No problem could be as bad as neoloberalised austerity capitalism. It’s just a rigged corrupt economy

Jaws was a documentary

Right wing Americans are complaining that Mamdani wants to reduce AC usage. Left wing Europeans are upset he encourages even a little AC.

Raw Story@rawstory.com · last mo.

Republicans yelped about socialism after Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged New Yorkers to keep their thermostats set at 78 degrees to ease strain on the city's power grid during a brutal heat wave.

When the US does it, it's called a touchdown no matter the sport

What kind of Mbappe are you?

Grant Brisbee@grantbrisbee.bsky.social · last mo.

There's some people who worry we're running out of water, but we can simply just make more of it.

If We do not Own Ourselves, We Own Nothing@nathrach.bsky.social · last mo.

Welcome to the Chinese Century