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Andrew

@vvuvellu.bsky.social

Queens he/him 🇮🇹 Political posting, transit and urbanism enthusiast

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Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last yr.

Really feel like the NYC mayor’s race shows that there is no such thing as a progressive establishment, and there is, in fact, an anti-progressive establishment that runs all the way from Murdoch to Clinton

Peter Sterne@petersterne.com · last yr.

Former President Bill Clinton is endorsing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his former HUD secretary, as the Democratic establishment tries to attempt to ensure Zohran Mamdani does not win the Democratic primary for NYC mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: Data shows that as of June 15, fully 30% of all people arrested by ICE and sent to detention had NO CRIMINAL RECORD. 11,763 people in detention as of last Sunday had no criminal record and were arrested inside the country by ICE -- an increase of 4,000 people in two weeks!

Chart showing "Percent of People In ICE Detention With No Criminal Record, among those arrested by ICE inside the country and sent to detention" The chart goes back to May 2019. From May 2019 through spring 2020, when COVID hits, the percentage hovers between 9% and 11%. It then drops to around 5% during COVID, which continues to be the broad baseline throughout most of Biden's term, occasionally jumping higher for a few weeks/months, but often returning to the 5-6% baseline. Then after Trump is elected, it jumps straight to 18% for a month, and rises to 23% as of June 1, then to 30% as of June 15.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last yr.

As of June 1, nearly 25% of the people arrested by ICE in the interior and sent to detention had NO CRIMINAL RECORD. Data from the last six years, including 1.5 years of Trump's first term, reveals how this is completely unprecedented. It also helps explain the growing backlash.

Ned Resnikoff@resnikoff.bsky.social · last yr.

The fact that Cuomo has so much developer support is basically confirmation of what I wrote about developer cartels in @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

It may, at first glance, seem like productive firms would, in contrast to rentier capital, uniformly support land-use deregulation so they would have more opportunities to build. But many builders are either indifferent to pro-housing reforms or actively opposed to them. (One recent example: the president of San Francisco’s Residential Builders Association saying, in defiance of all evidence to the contrary, “San Francisco does not have a zoning problem.”) That is because developers tend to specialize: Land-use reforms that encourage the creation of more infill apartment buildings do little to help the builders of sprawling single-family subdivisions, and may in fact hurt their bottom line by creating a release valve for pent-up housing demand. Further, many developers benefit from restrictive land-use rules in the cities where they operate. The complex permitting rules in a city like San Francisco or Los Angeles penalize small builders, but reward those large firms with the experience, legal and technical resources, and political influence needed to navigate the system. In effect, these rules lock out competitors and protect regional developer cartels. Opaque permitting systems that run more on political influence than clear, objective standards also tend to be breeding grounds for corruption.
Benjamin Schneider@benschneider.bsky.social · last yr.

The housing future implied by Cuomo’s policies looks much like the present, with perhaps a bit more construction in the same handful of hotspots where development has been concentrated in recent decades and little new housing everywhere else. benjaminschneider.substack.com/p/cuomo-is-t...

Hell Gate *subscribe today!*@hellgatenyc.com · last yr.

"I'm happy to report I'm just fine. I lost a button. But I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight, safe, with my family... At that elevator, I was separated from someone named Edgardo... Edgardo is in ICE detention and he's not going to sleep in his bed tonight."

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social · last yr.

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last yr.

Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.

TucsonTodd.bsky.social@tucsontodd.bsky.social · last yr.

Isn’t it about time ICE friendly NY Dems(Torres, Schumer, Jeffries) reverse course and vigorously talk about consequences for these ICE actions. Demonstrate some courage for a fucking change.

Lindsey Boylan@lindseyboylan.bsky.social · last yr.

One of our leading citywide elected leaders and candidates for mayor peacefully asks masked ICE agents to see a warrant and is violently arrested. Horrifying and disturbing for what it is and what it represents. Fascism. www.amny.com/news/brad-la...

Andrew @vvuvellu.bsky.social · last yr.

I think Cuomo’s ad blitz and the nyc area elite media’s meltdown the past few days over Zohran’s surge has blunted a lot of his momentum and allowed cuomo to find his footing again unfortunately . Will have to see if its enough on eday. Still think the results will be close

Obvious Pseudonym@obviouspseudonym.bsky.social · last yr.

"An overwhelming majority of powerful media editors and executives experienced MeToo as an existential threat to their careers" is really a skeleton key for the past half decade of punditry. They really want to be able to sexually harass their underlings without consequence. It's all gender.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · last yr.

The Times saying last year they'd no longer endorse candidates in local elections, then immediately being like "oh but not THAT guy" 10 months later because the candidate wants free buses gives away the whole game. "Objectivity" means you break your own rules to punch left as much as you want.

Hamilton Nolan@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · last yr.

NYT Editorial board effectively endorses Andrew Cuomo today in the most weaselly possible way. “Don’t rank Mamdani, and it will probably be either him or Cuomo, sooo…”