I’m glad a majority of MI-13 Democrats were not sufficiently impressed by this flummery
Chase Madar
@madar.bsky.social
Author, attorney, translator. Teaching law ~and society~ at NYU Gallatin. Make the Road NY legal alum.
Congrats to Abdul El-Sayed, Will Lawrence, and the majority of progressives and democratic socialists who last night!
Pardon my media criticism but this issue is fairly poorly conceived as the prerogative of “Congress” as a unitary entity; the military bill discussed here barely passed at 216-212 and on strongly partisan lines. Framing it in proceduralist terms is a distortion www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership
A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.
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Correct. Which is why my unpopular view from last year is: CJ issue advocates are too weak to compel policy change. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power
We won’t be able to push Mamdani, or anyone else, to undermine police power unless we become a force to be reckoned with.
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Thanedar is the 11th incumbent member of Congress to lose renomination this cycle. That's the most for a non-redistricting cycle since 1948 (of course, this year is arguably a redistricting cycle too). centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
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This convinced me that it’s time for @mayor.nyc.gov to hit the ejector seat button on NYPD Commissioner Tisch, even at the cost of his political capital. Tisch is plainly not guided by the common good of the city in her decision making, just a mass of parochial grudges and interests
Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · 2d agoSummer Streets attendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."
Morocco's king, an ally of Trump, has scored a significant victory this week not just against Spain, but against the EU as a whole – as the union showed it would not stick together in the event of an attack by a neighbour. The EU's enemies took notice.
The king who outfoxed Pedro Sánchez
Morocco’s absolute ruler Mohammed VI turned Spain’s border into leverage over Madrid
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Are we really surprised that the same 'partnership-preserving' Atlanticists who were defending Europe's surrender faced with a US president are now defending Europe's surrender faced with a Moroccan king? We shouldn't be, given that Moroccan king is backed by that same US president.
The king who outfoxed Pedro Sánchez
Morocco’s absolute ruler Mohammed VI turned Spain’s border into leverage over Madrid
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This is the kind of thing that distinguishes the center-right PP from far-right parties like Vox and U.S. Republicans
RTVE Noticias@rtvenoticias.rtve.es · 10h agoEl PP se abre a un reparto de menores llegados a Ceuta, pero exige que sea "justo, bien dotado y planificado" dozz.es/ltjz44
“Traffic Got Evicted!” Is one of the best branding campaigns ever. Thank you Hudson Square on Little 6th! New Manhattan pedestrian square has one of the best street murals ever. I took a 4mph #bikenyc ride thru so you can experience the flow.
Would love a deep dive into Shri Thanedar voters and their thinking, which is very mysterious to me
the el-sayed win shows yet again that centrists are now everything they always claim the left is when it comes to israel: ideologically rigid, in hock to extremists, mistaking online beefs (ie hasan) for mass politics—and toxic to the electorate.
They got people dying in camps now and they’re happy about it. bsky.app/profile/joho...
Jonathan Howard@joho.bsky.social · yesterdayThese guys are freaking out over their own imaginations again.
Congratulations to all the people who pissed tens of millions of dollars down the toilet
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 15h agoUnfathomable
On Sunday I wrote about the ferocious effort by the El-Sayed camp to flood the zone with polls to create a false impression of the strength of his candidacy, and argued that the race was likely going to be closer than people expected. Find it below: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/as-his-pow...
Been A Good Week Of Polling For Democrats, New Polls In Michigan, As His Powers Ebb Trump's War With Reality Is Growing More Desperate
Got a bunch of terrific new candidate interviews for you.....
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Actors who would have made or might still make good Odysseuses • William Powell • Robert Guillaume • Jack Nicholson • Forest Whitaker • Walton Goggins • Buster Keaton
The only people voting for Haley Stevens today are Biden dead-enders and Israel bigots, no?
Really weak response - hopefully this evolves during the rest of the week @nyc.streetsblog.org nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/m...
Mamdani Stands By NYPD's 'Overkill' In Policing Summer Streets - Streetsblog New York City
The NYPD's justification for filling this weekend's car-free Summer Streets with patrol vehicles isn't adding up.
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suspiciously green bananas is sadly one of the funniest things i’ve read in awhile
They know voters hate this shit. So they wait until Blanche has the votes for Collins to come out against him. So she can claim to be a moderate. So she gets reelected. So she can spend the next two years voting for more Todd Blanches.
Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · yesterdaySusan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics
Miller is a piece of shit. But be cautious about calling family photos of nude toddlers "CSAM." I've written about lives ruined over allegations that turned out to be harmless photos of kids taking a bath or running naked through the house. Moreno is already calling for prosecutions, here.
Max Miller’s lawyer admits to accidentally releasing ‘private images’ of daughter
Lawyers for ex-wife Emily Moreno said possible “Child Sexual Abuse Material” was included in a trove of documents the Ohio lawmaker publicly posted.
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You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
A lot of people on here remain bitter about the version of Uncommitted they made up in their heads while high profile members of the actual Uncommitted are becoming mayors, state senators, members of Congress and maybe even part of the US Senate. In some cases, with establishment support.
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · yesterdayUnder-discussed Michigan politics story is that a co-founder of Uncommitted is about to become the Democratic nominee for a seat to the State Senate with the backing of Governor Whitmer
“U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino issued a preliminary injunction that said state officials can’t prohibit law enforcement officers – including immigration agents – from wearing masks while on duty." This block is OUTRAGEOUS and makes all New Yorkers less safe!
Federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks
Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officials.
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Sinister! A lot of NYPD resent Summer Streets for sulky culture war reasons (hatred of cyclists, car hog mentality, see healthy use of public space as “liberal”) and are trying to ruin it with costly security overkill. @mayor.nyc.gov needs to stop this shit cold even if it costs him
Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · 2d agoSummer Streets attendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."
All this crap will have to be torn down or renamed — for the same reason there aren’t Kaiser Wilhelm Streets in Germany, Chairman Gorbachev Avenues in Russia, or Prime Minister Laval Boulevards in France.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d agoThe National Park Service is warning that Trump’s proposed “triumphal arch” would ruin just about everything near it. trib.al/adhrEFV
Catching up with this extensive interview of Abdul El-Sayed by by David Remnick; a worthwhile read. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party
The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.”
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