Warren
@warren.nyc
Semi-retired CTO in NYC. Long-time donor to the EFF and similar causes. Definitely past my prime. I've lived in NYC longer than you. Einmal Germanist. Created the NYT Labeler @nyt-labeler-dev.bsky.social
It is funny that this person thinks “immigrants defended the union while native born whites sought to destroy it in the name of slavery” is an argument against immigrants being Americans. This is precisely the point, nothing about being born here makes you better bsky.app/profile/aphc...
Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social · 4d agoAnother datapoint for the fascist radicalisation of institutional pillars of much of the American Right
The huge publicity in NYC from media-amplified whining wealthy homeowners with second homes saying they are middle class victims of the pied a terre tax makes 3/4ths of this city eye roll and identify with the Mayor and his agenda. He looks hard core, standing up to powers that be.
Not sure why this is news, it's called a lunch break
It's generally accepted on here that transphobia is a big, flashing warning light about someone who's about to go down a right wing rabbit hole, and I think after this week we should probably consider "still mad about Dr. Fauci" in a similar way
Post-Left Watch@postleftwatch.bsky.social · 5d agowhat
Downplay a book or movie: Game of Scones
Eric Rauchway@rauchway.bsky.social · 6d agoLove in the Time of Indigestion
Uber Eats and DoorDash hid tip buttons and set default tips below 10%. As a result, tips for delivery workers fell 79%. In January, we made these corporations change their apps — and in the past six months, we've put $104 million back in delivery workers' pockets. This is only the beginning.
I'm not super confident about the reporting in this article, it seems quite sensationalized. As an example the piece indicates that finding out what documents need to be sent is complicated. I found it in like a second and it was pretty obvious what to send (a tax return) cc @katiehonan.bsky.social
Die-Hard New Yorkers Blanche at Mamdani's Pied-A-Terre J'Accuse
City Council members cry foul as homeowners receive letters demanding they prove NYC residency ahead of city’s new tax on luxury second homes.
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I gotta say, this is such a weird framing. Saying that anyone believes Mamdani is the "real resistance" to Netanyahu is a straw man claim. When he does talk about Israel, yes he does talk about the current, existing government, but it is overall a pretty small piece of his overall project.
Alyssa Katz@alykatzz.bsky.social · last wk.Israel has an election coming up in late October with an opposition poised to eject Israel's current prime minister. @forward.com columnist Rob Eshman is polite here when he says that Mamdani's fixation on Netanyhau is a distraction from the real story of how to change course.
NUCLEAR CASH President Trump, his family and his circle of advisers have monetized crypto, the predictions markets, the data center boom & rare-earths mining. Now they are seeing there's money to be made in a new vector: The nuclear industry. The NYT takes a look www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit. (Gift Article)
In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.
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It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.
Mamdani criticizes Netanyahu. Later, a crazy man stabs a Jewish man and an Asian man. And we get an article suggesting that while one stabbing (dismissed in six words) is just a shrug, the other implicates the mayor. Disgraceful framing. Shame on everyone involved. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/n...
After Stabbings, a Rise in Jewish Fears and Questions for Mamdani (Gift Article)
Some politicians said Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel had created a dangerous environment. He pushed back, condemning the stabbings of two men on the Upper West Side and defending his state...
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your baseball pitcher name is your grandfather’s first name and the last thing you bought i’ll go first mine’s Dominic Sandals
I respect France's commitment to not working on a holiday.
"If you are my enemy just go ahead and try to defeat me. Don’t tell me how to be more like you. You suck!"
Don't Take Advice From Your Enemies
The most useless genre on earth.
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A few words on the passing of South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, who spent the last ten years of his life eagerly helping Donald Trump in his quest to destroy American democracy. youtu.be/z4HMequIiiY
What is there to say about Lindsay Graham?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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