Leyl Black | Author
@leylmaster.bsky.social
Marketer by day. DJ by night. Novelist everywhere in between. Querying my debut romcom FUNNY STORY, ACTUALLY.
kind of crazy that if you have enough money and don't like what you see in the media, you can just buy up every film studio, news station, and social media app and change it
When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946. In 2007, the US president was born in 1946. In 2017, the US president was born in 1946. And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.
Hunter Walker@hunterw.bsky.social · 5mo agoI was just watching some of the Bill and Hillary deposition footage and its really striking/disturbing how much the Clintons clearly come off younger and in better shape than either of our two recent presidents.
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.
California is expanding its water supply by adding 2.9 billion gallons a year through eight major state-funded projects. We're recycling more water, removing PFAS, upgrading wastewater systems and building new desalination for over one million Californians. This is how we build drought resilience.
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
violet allen@blipstress.bsky.social · 8mo agoI see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
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“The emails depict a group whose highest commitment is to their own permanence in the class that decides things. When principles conflict with staying in the network, the network wins.” Masterful work by @anandwrites.bsky.social
Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8mo agoAnand Giridharadas' discussion of the Epstein emails as a record of the thought and conduct of white mail elites is the best writing on this subject I have seen in the last several weeks. Read it.
When you help preside over economic policy that is both inflationary and nonsensical and tell average Americans struggling with affordability that they should deal with it by finding a new place to live.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo agoBessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo agoWELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism? MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ... ... listen to Steve Wozniak.
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
Big fan of @scottwiener.bsky.social 🔥
Senator Scott Wiener@scottwiener.bsky.social · 9mo agoThank you Mother Jones for this profile of our work. Getting over 100 bill signed into law — including some bangers that are having big impacts — has been a deep honor. I’m grateful to my colleagues & the community coalitions we’ve worked w/ in the “Department of Getting Sh*t Done.”
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university. You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 9mo agoCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
Interesting take from @joshtpm.bsky.social. I‘m happier than ever for my monthly donation to @runforsomething.net to elect young progressives. Every safe Dem who caved shd be primaried and sent packing. When I had ACA my premiums were already insane - I can’t even imagine what they’ll be now. SHAME.
Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 9mo agoA Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...