Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

when the gabapentin hits before the fireworks start

I really like what Nate has done here. Increasingly, I think political economy can sometimes be invoked as a kind of handwavy label for vaguely recognising there's a thing called capitalism. Sometimes this is for the purpose of basially ignoring/diluting/ihding from Marxism. Nate's not doing that.

I wrote this, please read! (As usual when I have a thing come out I'm acutely aware of its limits but fwiw I'm excited this is out. I learned a lot writing it. Also: JHI blog editors were incredibly rigorous and vigorous, made the piece better as object and the process of writing it more edifying!)

Me and Mary Robertson in @ripejournal.bsky.social articulating a Marxist perspective on race, racialisation and subprime in a special issue on Raced Finance expertly co-edited by @iliasalami.bsky.social @alibhagat.bsky.social @vincentguermond.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

the fact that a guy named Champagnie is single-handedly fucking with the Knicks on NYE seems way too on the nose.

tfw your dog is pathologically afraid of fireworks and you live in Crown Heights on NYE

Extraction, by the brilliant @triofrancos.bsky.social, is my book of the year. Mining for the green transition is… a minefield of contradictions. Thea reveals their contours, layer by layer, w stories & political economy. The journey’s revelatory. To navigate the polycrisis, read this book.

probably not a great sign that Trump's assistant AG for civil rights uses a slur for people with disabilities

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

getting pet insurance it turns out is one of the better decisions I have ever made. some people will tell you that it comes out a wash, even if that were true (it isn't in my case) not having to agonize over the money in an emergency vet is worth every penny

“The effort to generate a concept of “neo-feudalism” or “techno-feudalism” out of these developments, while admirably adventurous, has failed so far to persuade most of the Marxist community” - Gabe Winant in @lpeblog.bsky.social lpeproject.org/blog/marxism...

I'm happy to have contributed to two of the ten most-read posts on the @lpeblog.bsky.social in 2025 -- even as I wish I hadn't had to write them! lpeproject.org/blog/our-mos...

Hakeem Jeffries here with the hard-hitting critiques lol

A leaked DoJ memo calls for prosecutors to charge people who film ICE with “domestic terrorism” They don’t want their atrocities documented. They don’t want a historical record. They don’t want the world to know. That’s why we have to keep filming. Keep speaking out.

I see the Panthers are being invoked. I like to remind people about what the U.S. government and local police forces did to the BPP. This recent book is useful. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

With Help of Lina Khan, Mamdani Looks to Quickly Cut Costs for New Yorkers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/n...

the fact that people watch versions of the Christmas Carol that don’t involve muppets is so confusing to me

all I really wanted for Christmas was for this little creature to be okay and she is (minus the bad haircut) ❤️❤️

waiting to hear if Freddie needs surgery for her bowel obstruction. they came out to tell us they’re gonna have sedate her to do her ultrasound because she keeps wagging her tail 😭

we’re at the emergency vet, please send all good thoughts/vibes/prayers

Got the chance to speak with fierce labor reporter @kimkelly.bsky.social for upcoming Conjuncture. We discuss the ongoing @sbworkersunited.org strike, the role of labor in the struggle against fascism, and her book Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of the Labor Movement. We'll release in 2026! 1/2

Yes. Yes. Yes. It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I wrote about a conference marking the culmination of tens of millions of dollars of philanthropic spending to transcend neoliberalism. lpeproject.org/blog/post-ne...

it's humiliating, but as I get more involved with NYC local politics, I am gonna have to make flashcards of these damn acronyms

Under the proposed rule issued by the Trump Administration today, any Medicare- or Medicaid-participating hospital would be barred from providing gender-affirming care to *any child*, even if the care is not paid for by Medicare or Medicaid. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf

Today, @azohra.bsky.social and Madiha Tahir argue that recent criticism of the Trump administration's bombings in the Caribbean risks repeating a familiar mistake: debating how the United States wages war while leaving unquestioned why it wages it at all.

A must-read post by @azohra.bsky.social & Madiha Tahir on how the "double tap" bombing of the boat in the Caribbean is at once horrifying & unexceptional as a US tactic, & how preventing it in the future must start from the recognition that the US's imperial project lpeproject.org/blog/beginni...

Crucial intervention from @azohra.bsky.social and Madiha Tahir lpeproject.org/blog/beginni...

OH WAIT YOU MEAN THE ONE THEY BLAMED ON DEI??!!?

All the centers they’re cutting add up to less than $7 million in spending. UNC athletics budget is $185.4 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

turns out “the courts will not save us” was *quite* the understatement

People support the idea. The issue is whether people will organize to make it happen. Hochul does not want to tax the rich and that's how universal childcare can happen.

Some good news. Thank you Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for sticking to your campaign commitment. We need NYC residents to pressure the City Council to deliver. Help by sending a letter to your CM: actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

Of course he calls ChatGPT “she.” There should be a separate Turing test for whether you believe a machine is your ideal woman bc it just constantly tells you you’re wonderful

really proud of the KNICKERBOCKERS!!! 👖🧡👖🧡

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Today, @amandaparsons.bsky.social explains how the crypto industry is partnering with government institutions to craft demand for a currency that hardly anyone uses.

The NYC Policy Forum is new initiative that seeks to build—through convenings, research, and publications—a network of committed experts with the vision & policy know-how necessary to deliver on the widespread demand for a more affordable NYC! Details 👇 nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/introducin...

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Today, @rohangrey.bsky.social kicks off a series on the law and political economy of cryptocurrency, by considering the Left's missed opportunities and explaining how it can reclaim control over the future of money.

There is no need to wait for federal legislation, learn how NYC can stop the spread of data-driven coercion at the checkout counter and in our paychecks NOW!! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/banning-su...

It’s the first day of Yo La Tengo for all who celebrate!

hearing that this was the 37th shooting on a college campus THIS YEAR knocked the wind out of me.

that was quite a game! go Spurs!! 👽👽👽

a little Freddie ridiculousness as an antidote to the day/world

Is the NBA Cup a little silly? Yes. Am I still excited? Also yes. Go Knicks!!