what did you think vote blue no matter who meant? essays? papers? vibes?

i support [$democratic_candidate] for [$public_office] and believe that their politics is a perfect fit for [$state]. I would drag my [$genital] over [$harmful_object_or_substance] to vote for [$democratic_candidate] this fall.

Keith@mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 23h ago

I support the winner of the Michigan Democratic primary as the future senator from Michigan.

DSA-aligned Democrats are now the most pro-free-trade voting bloc in the United States, in an incredible turn of events www.theargumentmag.com/p/who-suppor...

After trade deals, S&P downgrades the New York Mets to AAA.

Good thread. I'll add that the Milwaukee sewer socialists and political progressives of the era, most famously FDR, were enthusiastically pro-car.

Jake Berman@lostsubways.com · 3d ago

this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?

this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d ago

Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.

I think it's good that Mamdani is Just Doing Stuff but more people gotta realize that it is not a matter of Will or motivation or whatever but because the NYC Mayor, as an office, is one of the uniquely powerful individual offices you can hold in the United States (seriously)

This is such an insane question to pose about a *public transit* renovation project.

Dan Miller@meelar.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fun fact: literally the reason that the subway exists is so people can get jobs outside their neighborhood. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/23/b...

Only one country voted against a UN declaration to reduce crash deaths. Want to guess which one? Info: www.linkedin.com/posts/overwh...

There are a lot of reasons for that. Two big ones: The governors of New York and New Jersey agreed to create a joint transit agency in 1959 and New York lawmakers signed off but NJ lawmakers rejected it. The second was avoiding the ICC, with which NY and the NE states were battling over the NH&H.

Omg

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social · 2w ago

is there a pulitzer for photo captions because if so @theguardian.com just won it

SafeStreetsJC released an op-ed describing ways for Jersey City to increase revenue from parking reform instead of raising property taxes. One way is increased fees at parking meters. Did you know that Jersey City’s parking meter fees are usually only $0.75 and haven’t been updated in years?

SafeStreetsJC@safestreetsjerseycity.org · last mo.

In the midst of a budget crisis, Jersey City is leaving $100M on the table We can plug Jersey City's budget hole, make parking easier, and make our streets safer. Our op-ed on the deficit and the opportunity for parking reform.

An amazing quote from Lindsey Graham in this Atlantic story. It really captures an essential truth about politics that too few people ever really come to terms with. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

New Orleans Tokyo Bangkok Bogota New York …I know one of these places is far more flawed as an actual place to live than the others but I just love the culture so much… Honorable mentions: Madrid, Montreal, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Osaka.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3w ago

QUESTION: What are your FIVE favourite cities anywhere in the world? Bonus points for persuasive explanations why your choices are “right.” Mine (in no order) are: Paris Barcelona New York Montreal Vancouver

Demographically, the state most reflective of America as a whole is probably New Jersey

Dozens of protesters gathered at Mechanics Park in Biddeford, Maine, July 13, 2026, rallying against ICE in the wake of a fatal shooting. 📸 Deb Cram/Seacoastonline

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

i'm not even joking about this the american working class voter genuinely wants peronism bsky.app/profile/shar...

Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · 2y ago

oof, chart from Jacobin on class differences on economic isues + working class vote in 2020:

HBLR and NLR’s combined 22 miles of light rail transit in North Jersey carrying more people than Dallas’ 119 miles is a double truth nuke: 1. New Jersey needs to invest in more new transit miles 2. Urban planning in DFW is a disaster

Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · 4w ago

In terms of light rail ridership in May 2026 by urban area, the top performers were: 1—Seattle: 4.9 m 2—LA: 4.5 m 3—SF: 3.7 m 4—San Diego: 3.7 m 5—Boston: 3.5 m 6—Portland: 2.1 m 7—NYC (Jersey City): 2 m 8—Dallas: 1.8 m 9—Philly: 1.4 m 10—Salt Lake: 1.1 m

NYT says they're taking a "different tack"

I wish US politicians in both parties were more embarrassed around how our traditional allies view us right now.

Jonesy@loanseyjonesy.bsky.social · 4w ago

Don’t love all this attention.

what a fucking asshole

Francesca, I’m from Peru, I follow USA politics bc it affects my country. Something about Platner never sat well with me. But I told myself and my friends: they (you, Hasan, Emma, others) are trying to do their best. You went to bat for this guy. Why? Isn’t that worth a bit of introspection?

gotta get a Maine YIMBY movement going to get more normal people up there to outvote whatever strange forest mutants make up much of the Maine electorate (if you're reading this you're normal and not one of the forest mutants)

I have edited a lot of sexual-assault-accusation articles, and this one easily clears every veracity check: contemporaneous emails with her therapist, a boyfriend who knew, a woman she warned—all before Platner ran for office. Good on Politico for nailing it, and on Jenny Racicot for speaking up.

Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her

The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”

politico.com

The story is absolutely disgusting but the campaign response should honestly be the end of the careers of everyone involved

Call your Dem Senator and tell them you want Planter to drop out.

Must be said, Bluesky was way more correct about Platner

AOC not getting behind Graham Platner looks like a chess move now.