The big Canada-Sweden curling beef, explained: defector.com/the-big-cana...

the vibe

Man, I am telling you, if he wins reelection in November, he is a front runner for 2028.

My radical urbanist take: if you want to have a car in New York City, you should have to pay for parking. It's not the city's job to store your 2,000 lb. vehicle.

Opposing a homeless shelter in your neighborhood is the worst kind of NIMBYism. And if you're wondering whether or not I'm talking about you, then the answer is yes.

Nope, we want them gone, period. #AbolishICE

The Manhattan Democratic Party demands that "Democrats in the Senate, including Senate Minority Leader Schumer and Senator Gillibrand, vote no on any government spending bill that includes funding for ICE." manhattandemocrats.org/2026/01/in-s...

This.

For Gen Xers, this was our "where were you when Kennedy was shot?" Everyone remembers when this happened.

Oh man, I needed to see this today.

Man, one thing we gotta do folks is celebrate the wins. It’s not just good self-care, it’s strategic. Bovino is gone. There is much more to do, but that is an unalloyed good thing.

From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now): -If you work for ICE. -If you vote for money for ICE. You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.

All I want is for all Democratic reps to have the moral clarity of...(checks notes)...Bill fucking Kristol.

Science is on the cusp of saving so many lives but the richest country in the history of the world is like “nah…take supplements”

I'm proud to share that our campaign raised more than $2.2 million in our first three months. I don't take PAC money. This is only because of you—thank you. Together, we won't just take the fight to Trump and Republicans in Congress, we'll deliver the change and the results we urgently need.

Virginia lawmakers advanced a constitutional amendment to repeal the state’s lifetime ban on voting for people with felony convictions. “This is a moment that’s been a long time coming,” says an advocate who has fought to expand rights restoration.

The "don't run for NY-12" challenge.

I do not get the 2016 trend. Do y'all not remember how shitty 2016 was?!?

"Winners always want the ball when the game is on the line." The Replacements is not a great movie, but it does have some great lines.

Look, did I spend 10 minutes tonight explaining to the bartender, who told us he was looking for an apartment, why he should absolutely apply to multiple NYC housing lotteries? Yes, yes I did.

"NYS Dept of Health & NYC Health Dept reject all recent and unilateral changes to the CDC immunization schedule." This letter just went all to all medical providers in NYC. It sends an unambiguous message: Do not change your prior immunization practices.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Congestion pricing has improved commute times, bus speeds, noise levels, traffic safety, and businesses and restaurants have seen more profits. A runway success by any measure. And a model for other cities too. Gift 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

John Oliver once said the Oreo stuffed crust pizza should be our flag, because it says to our enemies, "there is nothing you can do to us that we are not already doing to ourselves."

People don't talk much about Chris Murphy as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, but he'd be an excellent candidate!

The appropriate Democratic response is that the president is out of control. You don’t need to repeat his Maduro talking points. Stop being pussies.

I know most people are baffled by NY's judiciary process, but I have to say, the appointment of Ali Najmi as chair of the mayor's judicial advisory committee is fantastic. This is the cmte that recommends appointments for NYC's criminal and family courts.

any democrat who hedges on this should be screamed at until they quit tbh and if they don't, they should lose their next primary

Did you know? By replacing your coffee with green tea, you can lose up to 92% of what little joy you still have left in your life.

😭

If the Trump admin really cared about "fraud and abuse," they'd require states to immediately transition to chip-enabled EBT cards and provide funding for them to do so.

My personal opinion: use whatever toilet you are most comfortable with. It doesn’t bother me. Because I’m a grownup who doesn’t invent things to be afraid of. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33

CHOTINER: So if a very wealthy child gets everything they requested and a poor child does not, are you positing that the wealthy child is morally superior to the one who lives in poverty?

Honestly, I needed this.

City: We unanimously declare a climate emergency! We must make change no matter what the cost, humanity's survival depends on it! Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling. City: No, we'll lose parking spots.

It's officially "let's circle back after the holidays" season.

John's review of Christmas at the Catnip Cafe: "Needed more cats."

A roundtrip LAX-JFK flight in the late 60s was around $3K in today’s dollars. The people who wore suits on those flights were the people who regularly wore suits. Complaining about informally-dressed fliers is complaining that the wrong sorts of people are flying today.

Sigh.

“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago

Hunger must never be used as a political weapon.   At today’s @hungerfreeamerica.bsky.social briefing, the data is clear: federal cuts are driving more families into food insecurity.   We must make sure our most vulnerable neighbors have basic necessities so they can access the American Dream.

Oh man, I love this!

"This could take down Democrats, too." I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office. Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.

Not gonna lie, shit like this is why I love politics!

I honestly always just assumed that there was no one James Bond - that 007 and the name Bond was the ID they gave to whoever happened to be their top agent at the time. Just like M and Q are always different people. The most recent Bond died, so now a new one will take his place. It's not that hard.

Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court. The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used. The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.

🇺🇸No program has felt the strain of the government shutdown more than SNAP. Learn more about the fate of 'food stamps' with Harvard's Sara N. Bleich, AEI's Angela Rachidi, and @hungerfreeamerica.bsky.social's @kimmosc.bsky.social. wyomingstarnews.org/2025/11/10/e... #USA #SNAP #analytics #politics

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

THIS.