she's not a secret hero guys

Wild to me that Nutley is denser than Montclair.

NJ Wish List Mega/Improbable: Newark City Subway becomes the Essex-Union-Passaic-Hudson Transit System merging the two light rails, continuing into Elizabeth, incorporate all of Essex County below the first Watchung Ridge and up into Paterson

Sherrill seems far more well versed in the last two weeks of post election interviews than she was the entire campaign. Beyond that she's EVERYWHERE in contrast to the campaign when she felt really kinda in the background.

The League of Municipalities is complicated, but I kinda love how the State's entire political apparatus goes down to Atlantic City in the middle of November to grovel to a bunch of mayors and council people.

its design is quite insane and also I love it.

I think the fact that this is discussed by seemingly members of both parties, kinda all the time, and never happens really is illustrative why elites are so distrusted and distrustworthy.

Primary for the replacement in Mikie Sherrill's 11th Congressional District seat officially set for 02/05/2026.

Excited for the Gales of November! The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is one of the best books I've read.

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

worth noting, coast guard is under DHS which has less institutional muscle to avoid this shit than DOD.

Fun fact: every outdoor dining space in #hoboken combined only occupies 58 parking spaces. These 58 spots generate about $24k per month in revenue to fund city services. Outdoor dining is also our highest performing curb use, with ~30 people interacting with each space equivalent per day.

This issue isn't New Jersey specific and the failure to do something about it by state or federal officials is a huge failure. If your firm is slow walking delivery of vital safety equipment while inflating prices to milk taxpayers you should be run out of the business.

one of those notable things about the Shelby County case, is that less than 7 years prior, the Congress and President had nearly unanimously reauthorized the VRA.

Don’t lump New Jersey into this.

constantly reminded of the Harold MacMillan quote by way of @chrislhayes.bsky.social... "Events dear boy, events."

Saw two T-38s over Essex County this morning.

Jeffrey Goldberg currently wondering why his signal has been so quiet.

"Most of all, it definitionally fails to count “I live in this town and I am in favor of this new housing” as a valid answer, and so the notion that “nobody wants this” becomes circular. Anybody who wants it isn’t really part of the community...

Port Authority is ending its off peak EZ-Pass discount on bridges and tunnels. 1.) What's the evidence that off peak rates/fares are effective at changing behaviors? 2.) Is any effectiveness or lack thereof a product of the difference being too small? www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...

I think it's very clearly because of advocacy. We had a ton of electeds get involved, 7K people signed a petition (that's a lot for NJ), and loads of press coverage. Do you think Mikie (or any other candidate) would have been talking about the PATH without this 18 month campaign?

Don’t love hearing this from Mikie… pca.st/episode/096a...

you never become more aware of how little the gadflies actually know until they start talking about things that you know very well.

Ira Saltiel, who runs the Trenton Bike Exchange, is an absolute legend. Really nice guy in every respect! Great organization. www.nj.com/mosaic/2025/...

Romanesco is a vegetable that feels like it came out of the future.

Via @wildstein.bsky.social, Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in the New Jersey township of Parsippany (population of 56K. Pulkit Desai finished ahead of the GOP incumbent by 77 votes after the final count.

@atherton.bsky.social not sure if you maintain the Wrecks of the Edmund Fitz playlist, but the Punch Brothers have a fantastic rendition.

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truly adore how much parade "controversy" is going to come out of the Mandani administration.

Bridgewater going Blue is glorious.

the non-college educated white working class voter who works in my office is livid the Democrats caved btw

Bonnie has been a bit of a curious pol, much like the Mercer machine. She's quite good on the issues but also pretty willing to go along with the machine's candidates.

Anyway here’s Phoebe Bridgers covering Teenage Dirtbag

Guy with a sandwich: “Fuck you armed agent of the state.” Ivy League: “I will eat my poop and thank you for it because I’m scared of a Fox News personality cosplaying as a lawyer”

I need to know more about the book "To drop a dime" by Paul Hoffman. It's this book with seemingly limited copies around about a crime family in Newark that sells for thousands of dollars? And none of the local libraries can keep it in stock?

we all talk about "how can Democrats win again" and yet no one thinks to ask Brian Stack who wins races by Saadam style margins every fucking year?

i do want to point out that this does challenge the ironclad conventional wisdom that no one gives a shit about democracy

the person in charge simply needs to be the highest paid employee.

I saw this on CNN today. Bernie is very perceptive, sir.

Every single election map of NJ reveals that basically everyone lives within 10 miles of the turnpike.

straight-up jury nullification. this guy did it, confessed to it, and the jury instructions explicitly said that if he did it intentionally, it was assault.

To my hope, that this man never again has to pay for a sandwich again so long as he may live.

Sandwich guy is going to join the pantheon of "guys who throw things" with Shoe Guy in Iraq.

🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.

I think whenever @rutgersupress.bsky.social updates Salmore's New Jersey Politics and Government for the last decade and a half, the 2021 election will not be seen as indicative of the weakness of NJ Dems it was read as, but instead a show of strength.