Let’s hear more of the dangers of democratic socialism under Mamdani

Gonna need yall to cool it on Pritzker glazing so long as he's letting ICE steal kids and teachers outta classrooms

This is a big deal, the opposite of Obama standing down his organizing base after 2008.

Somebody needs to draw a Venn diagram of (fig. a) universities who close their language departments and (fig. b) universities who have the word "global" or "international" in their mission statements, because these people won't understand a thing unless you put it in a powerpoint presentation

WTF! 80 year old Democratic Rep. David Scott did not even vote in the 2024 election. This is not okay or normal. He needs to retire.

Have I been saying this for 20+ yrs? Yes I have.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

How can these two seemingly contradictory things about US politics both be true? 1. Partisanship is calcified. 2. Election outcomes are thermostatic. TURNOUT. It’s not the same people who vote every time. Mobilizing, organizing, educating, party infrastructure—it all matters.

all those analysis of the huge changes Ds had to make to win back working class voters, Hispanics, etc. was DEAD WRONG. they did not make wholesale changes and yet they won huge. Context, candidates, and intensity. That's it. throw away the pundit playbooks.

To my trans and nonbinary friends, I am so sorry that you have to deal with this hate. And I hope to see us reach the other side of it soon. And, we will reach the other side. This is horrifying, but it is ultimately the latest iteration of a time-worn tale. And their time always comes to an end.

Network media and big papers caping for and capitulating to this administration has so much to do with their deep-held belief that all Americans are fucking stupid. They're siding with the guy who says "Gas is $2 and groceries are cheap" as if we're not paying for gas and groceries

If you don’t understand a post, sure, you can respond with “Huh? What?,” or you can simply hold your tongue and let it go and move on with the absolute certainty that there’ll be, within seconds, another post that you also don’t understand.

The GOP is not a political party – it's an organized crime syndicate.

This is a threat. While most will joke about it, I would take it seriously. Cornered dogs are dangerous

Can a historian help me, is not feeding or paying your troops typically a good idea

No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison. So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.

what a headline www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...

1. are we sure these screens didn't have cameras 2. wouldn't a poster have been as good? and cheaper?

The company making money from the carbon offset market was wildly overstating its effectiveness. Investors found out and stopped investing. But many of the projects were in fact making a difference and reducing deforestation, and those are now at risk of dying. apple.news/AUZVKy_jtR-y...

You know buying that Post for the cover is just giving a murdoch publication more money right?

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Is Tesla the Jonestown of Late-Stage Capitalism? Discuss

What else are they going to do with those bottles?

I often think about Zora Neale Hurston and the "accident" of history. Hurston died in the poor house. Alone. Her remains placed in an unmarked grave. And then, the person cleaning out her house was literally in the process of BURNING ALL OF HER PAPERS & BELONGINGS! we almost lost her forever

this has been one of my central arguments the past ten years. the theory underpinning the anti-democratic elements of the american constitutional order is wrong!

This affected us and it was huge. De Blasio was a good man and a good mayor who got ratfucked by Cuomo and the NYPD. If you're making fun of him, you got conned by those assholes.

Can someone please leak the Epstein Files so we can get the trifecta this week?

I showed this to them: 10yo: I think the cat is the winner here 16yo: yeah, because it rolled away like a tumbleweed? 10yo:

Also bullshit, since he would have had to move to NYC and learn how the city works, since he hasn't lived there in many decades and doesn't have a clue. Unlike Mamdani, an active assemblyman and resident who walked the streets talking to people every fucking day for a year!

Billionaires are on their TENTH yacht that they only have because they pay their employees $12/hr and that "goals." but you're mad that their employee on SNAP has a 2005 Volvo.

We can actually build new transit systems.

This is who your subscription dollars are going. For the New York Times to launder conservative talking points designed to limit where and how women work to force dependency on men. They want us back to before women could own their own bank account. But sure.

It's honestly an insult to strip mall Italian restaurants.

It took way too many years and way too much work from too many unthanked women for many of you to see through that shithead.

the fact that so many people voted for Andrew Cuomo is still a major indictment on this country.

Michael Wolff revealed he has raised over $500,000 in just 24 hours to sue Melania. The author wants to question the first lady under oath about her relationship with convicted sex offender Epstein. This case could wind up revealing he seedy truth behind the Trump-Epstein-Melania mélange à trois.

I grew up in Holland, MI, the most conservative co in the US, most churches per capita. This is my 17th yr teaching at CUNY Queens, in a borough that by itself is the most diverse city on earth. If you're worried about "Sharia law," I can tell you: fear the white Christian nationalists.

The “Home Goods” White House: @governor.ca.gov

Call me crazy but no one should work full-time and still live in poverty.

If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing

It's important that everyone understand that Ross Douthat has never done anything *except* write slimy op-eds trying to smuggle far-right ideas into the mainstream. From college on. He's never had a real job. He has no skills, no expertise, nothing that would justify his position at the NYT.

Mandatory voting. By mail. Approval voting for primaries. Election day a holiday. Statehood for DC & PR. Ban gerrymandering. End the Electoral College.

Every personality trait rich people are lauded for is also a symptom of sociopathy.

The US Government shutdown Has now cost $7 billion in GDP, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Should I admit that this reminds me of my 16yo and 10yo children?

Just saw a commercial where the hook is: young people are good at computers. That hasn't been true in 15 years. The UI completely hides how the computer works now. Kids haven't had to actually get good at anything to make a computer work in probably 20 years

it's been shown that 83% of social media users are as gullible as fuck

I think this is America’s way of asking for the Epstein files to be released.

I remember when in the span of about two months the former NYPD Commissioner went from saying bail reform was causing all sorts of crime to having no real impact on crime at all. The difference? Not data. The first claim was to the press. The second? UNDER OATH, at a lege hearing.