A better world is possible

The view from Brooklyn. Love you NYC ❤️

The New York Knicks are NBA Champions

The streets are alive with the sounds of da Knicksssssss

The Pod Save America bros hosted one of the most transphobic columnists in mainstream media for a friendly chat. *groan*

When will the line epidemic in Soho reach its breaking point?

We all have the ability to make the world a better place, each in our own way. I think it's fair to say that Anthony Head knew this, recognised it, and did far more than most to live up to the opportunities his fame afforded him in order to put good into this world whenever and wherever he could.

I don't really talk about this, because I'm actually quite private about my personal life, but many many years ago Tony Head took me under his wing and showed me the kind of person I could be. It's not an exaggeration to say that I'm the person I am today because of the kindness he showed me.

Chris Cillizza is such a feckless, simpish, unremarkable troll cosplaying as a truth-to-power media critic. he's so foundationally embarrassing I'm surprised he isn't in charge of CBS or CNN yet

Every couple months I check in on the latest Adrian Chiles articles and I’m always absolutely blown away. These are all from the last couple months. The man is operating at an incredibly high level.

“Sir, are you aware that you are a cat, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing right behind you?”

JUST IN: Viktor Orban conceded his defeat in Hungary. The far-right leader & Trump ally will no longer be prime minister. What remains to be seen is the size of his defeat — and whether the opposition wins a supermajority to amend the constitution and reverse Orban’s rule.

Remember when that old clockmaker guy implied he knew Rambaldi (“He never did tell me what it meant”) and then Sydney jumped out the building and that never went anywhere.

Once again: A) This would be handing two of Hollywood's only remaining studios to a right-wing Trump ally and his "Dad said I could have it!" son, who B) has not begun to prove that he can successfully run one studio, let alone two. An utter disaster, although in fairness, that is Zaslav's brand.

Remember when antitrust law used to mean something

And LC is really interesting, too, in the way that it reveals gaps in our medical norms, safety net, and culture. Illness and disability are two forms of marginalization that mainstream culture disregard—to the point where both LC and ableism have become punchlines on both the left and the right.

We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

I’m so sick of people throwing their hands up and saying abolishing ICE isn’t possible right now. Abolishing ICE is extremely popular and calls to do so will only continue to grow, meanwhile conservatives manage to do incredibly unpopular things all the time because nobody stops them

Tell your Senators to strip DHS out of the bill before they vote yes this week or vote no entirely bsky.app/profile/chan...

Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.

This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!

Logging into social media in 2026

This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t

when i describe the american condition as one of existential shame, i don’t mean that every individual person should walk around bedeviled by personal guilt, but rather that the unusually high quality of life & safety most americans get to enjoy comes at a cost few of us have to worry about

This is such an empty-brain statement from CBS. The government murdering people on boats and sending people to CECOT are contrary to the rule of law, so what’s their point?

I really think we need to stop trying to return to pre-2020 and push beyond where we were. We can allow COVID to change how we approach disease or we can decide that we're going to end up in the same exact situation when the next pandemic hits.

Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.

Love that Bernie Wagenblast voice of the NYC subway is the announcer for Zohran’s inauguration. www.them.us/story/bernie...

LFG

Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”

I just got mask-shamed in the park in such a bizarre way that I almost have to hand it to the guy (I don’t and I won’t).

Identity fraud is okay when she does it

UPDATE: It was very unfair of me to suggest that the plaintiff is a tool of a law firm. It turns out he is awful in his own right. From Playbill:

A white composer and producer named Kevin Lynch is suing an Off Broadway theater, alleging that a discount offered to people of color to attend a recent performance of a play was “racially discriminatory.” The lawsuit is backed by Edward Blum.

Via @liamjscott.bsky.social at the other site here’s the full email from 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. She’s putting her career on the line by fighting here. And she’s fighting for all of us.

If Weiss had more skill she could have spiked the CECOT segment much earlier in the process because it didn‘t reveal enough new information about a widely reported story. This would also have been a terrible decision, but would at least display some knowledge of how things actually work.

I am sure the 60 Minutes report on CECOT was very well done, but what makes the decision to kill it even more damning is that CBS was hardly out on a limb on this story. It has been extremely well documented and reported by many journalists.

So many are convinced they will never get long covid. Sadly there are certainly people they love already suffering from it, sometimes without saying so to them. No amount of hitting the gym and boosters will prevent LC (ask how I know!) though both are great steps to take. This isn’t a just world

Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics” Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics! (The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)

“Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE: “Taking children from their families is not normal,” a speaker told the crowd in Queens, where Yuanxin Zheng attended school until being detained.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...

“My hopes for a natural delivery were shattered all for six YouTube videos at $800 each. None of those shots aired. I was never informed [by the New York Times] why, but can only assume that it would have been a bad look to open the episodes with a sweaty, heavily pregnant woman about to pass out.”

Netflix is planning to buy Warner Bros for $72 billion, allowing it to acquire its major competitor HBO Max. This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else. Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.

Really, really beautiful tribute

Congratulations, David Zaslav, on being the most destructive force in US entertainment in the entire history of show business

honestly, why even bother having antitrust laws

baby just posted his second ever tiktok! trying to spread the word about the @julialmv.bsky.social's amazing clinical trial. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr2Rnwry/ if you are a tiktok user could you like and engage so it gets picked up? let's get this trial fully enrolled in record time!

This cover is SO good

HPD released new renderings for the Bronx’s redeveloped Grand Concourse Library, which will include 113 units of affordable housing.