Great thread Eddie. "It wasn't just bigotry, it was 'class anxiety'" helps sum up this complex but critical NY history. Through another story of a slightly earlier era we can also see how it WAS bigotry--fueled by greed--that helps sum up a Queens resident who moved to DC. bsky.app/profile/mind...

Real history is messy. It’s about home, fear, and the collision of two groups of people just trying to find a safe place to live. If you’re into history, this is essential knowledge. Here is a video depicting Canarsie then.⬇️ #KeepItWoke #DedicatedToTam youtu.be/J0Ob4fHiNAA?...

Black Caribbean-American neighborhood. The "walls" eventually came down, but the scars of the 1970s shaped the political geography of Brooklyn for decades. The folks who fought against integration? They likely fled—again. Apparently, White flight is an ongoing thing. Yep.(cont)

The definitive text on this is Jonathan Rieder’s "Canarsie." He captures a quote that sums it up perfectly: residents didn't see themselves as villains—they saw themselves as the "last line of defense" for their way of life. Today, Canarsie is a vibrant, majority (cont)

reality of the era. This period birthed the "Reagan Democrat." Voters who were historically pro-union and New Deal liberals shifted hard toward "Law and Order" conservatism. They felt abandoned by the "Manhattan Elite" and the Board of Ed. (cont) www.irishamerica.com/2004/08/the-...

This created a "Fortress Mentality." Local "patrol groups" started popping up. While they claimed to be "anti-crime," their real function was often signaling to Black families that they weren't welcome. Firebombings and vandalism against new Black homeowners became a grim (cont)

"Class Anxiety." For these families, their home was their only asset. They saw "integration" through the lens of "blockbusting"—unscrupulous realtors scaring Whites into selling low so they could flip houses for a profit. (cont) time.com/archive/6844...

The images from '72 are haunting: screaming crowds, heavy police cordons, and children caught in the middle of a literal "urban frontier" war. It mirrored the busing riots in Boston, but with a distinct Brooklyn grit. Why were they so angry? It wasn’t just bigotry—it was (cont)

The reaction was explosive. We aren't just talking about a few protesters. We're talking a full-scale community revolt. Thousands of White parents launched a boycott, pulling nearly 10,000 kids out of school. (cont) www.nytimes.com/1972/10/31/a...

With water on three sides, they felt they had nowhere left to run. Canarsie's White residents adopted a "last stand" mentality. In 1972, the NYC Board of Ed tried to bus 30 Black and Puerto Rican students from the Tilden Houses into J.H.S. 211. (cont) www.ebsco.com/research-sta...

Post-WWII, Canarsie was the dream. Jewish and Italian families moving out of Brownsville/East NY to find a slice of the suburbs within city limits. But by the late 60s, that "suburban" dream felt under siege. To residents, the neighborhood was a dead end—literally. (cont)

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 If you want to understand why NYC politics looks the way it does today, you have to look at Canarsie in the 1970s. It wasn’t just a neighborhood; it was a "fortress." Pull up a seat 🪑, my friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

The Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture faces a backlash after provoking criticism of its governance from one of its largest backers, the crypto tycoon Justin Sun, and taking out a loan tied to its token. The WLFI token issued by the company, which counts Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump as

Ain't that the God's honest truth. Also reminds me of that quaint notion Republicans used to have about them being "fiscal conservatives". bsky.app/profile/mind...

Anyone else remember the quaint notion conservatives used to have that justices should be umpires and just call balls and strikes on laws and not legislate from the bench? Haven't heard much from them since the Robert's court began using the shadow docket to push through Trump's agenda.

It's reassuring, in a way, that the military and others understand Trump well enough that they kept him out of the room during the Iran rescue mission, distrusting his ability to make sound decisions. But that's also why he should be removed from office. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Thank you Connie Ballmer! ✌🏼💜

Today is the 251st anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

This is incredible. Also. Fuck RFK Jr.

The drunken Fox host, Pete Kegsbreath recited a Bible verse during a speech at a Pentagon church service. The problem: it's not actually from the Bible, it's from Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.

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Days after the president blasted the Pope as “weak on Crime,” his own DOJ moved to dismiss criminal cases against individuals convicted of conspiring to use force to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. Some of the conduct for which Rhodes was convicted: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/oath...

It’s beyond nuts. Millions of people will die and suffer because of this.

Hungarians singing 🎵 We are the champions 🎵 after finally finding out their vote is their power. 🤍 🗳

"She is from British Columbia but moved to Texas in 2021 when she married her American husband. The family was driving home from a baby shower when they were stopped at a border patrol checkpoint. She and Ayla, who has autism, were fingerprinted and detained..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

What. The. Fuck.

King James Only is such a great example of how religion is about in group signalling and identity politics rather than, well, anything else.

This week, I will be forcing a vote on legislation to block the sale of nearly half a billion dollars worth of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli military. The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers.

Iran 1953. Mosaddegh was democratically elected. He wanted to nationalize Iranian oil. The CIA called him a communist. Operation AJAX removed him. Anglo-Iranian Oil Company — now BP — kept the profits. Declassified 2013.

The Board of Peace seems to be totally out of commission as if it was set up entirely as a grifting fraud scheme and not to negotiate any peace at all.

the fuck is the literal Secretary of State and supposed national security advisor doing at a moment like this

BREAKING: the judges who dismissed high-profile cases in immigration court against two international students who have advocated for Palestinian causes, Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, were fired yesterday, alongside four other judges. /w @haleaziz.bsky.social and @nicknehamas.bsky.social

So he qualifies to run for president yeah? I mean there’s precedence set now right?

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Nice uteris!

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México announced free universal healthcare for its citizens this week. We are just backwards and stupid on too many levels to count.

This is criminal.

Another structure that will need to be demolished. Fucking aye wtf are we doing

Paolo Zampolli, the modeling agent who allegedly introduced Melania to Trump in 1998, fathered Ungaro's child. They were engaged in an ugly custody battle. Zampolli leaned on ICE and his Trump connections to DEPORT Ungaro. Zampolli also allegedly represented Melania when she was a model...

Follow this thread. Most likely, and of course, all speculation right now, this is why Melania did her 6 min statement today. Amanda Ungaro was brought here as a 17-year-old model. She flew to NYC on Epstein's private plane. 1/2

Einstein Visa? Or Epstein Visa?

Amanda Ungaro, Zampolli ex, was detained bt ICE. This is what Malaria is trying to get ahead of. Zampolli was very close w Epstein, in the pretend modeling biz, a cover for sex trafficking and abusing girls. www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-...

PSA: *reporting* Israel is bombing “Hezbollah” in Lebanon is like saying Israel is only bombing “Hamas” in Gaza — when we can all see them hitting civilians, apartment buildings, ambulances etc… all you do when you use their preferred words is sacrifice your own credibility.

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

In a matter of days - days - he threatened to wipe out a civilization, withdraw from NATO, claimed he won a war he lost, threatened the Pope, announced a cease-fire with false terms, and announced auto-registration for a military draft. Death, deceit, distraction, and dumbness. Ruled by disorders.

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The war criminal, Netanyahu, believes he Answers to No one….

Let me get this straight: the Trump admin threatened the Pope and the Vatican with military force in a private meeting, and when J.D. Vance--who has a new book out soon about his conversion to Catholicism--was asked about that meeting, he didn't know the name of the Vatican's Ambassador to the U.S.?