I disagree with Schumer on a number of things, and I think he really screwed up on the budget fight in March, but people on here need to remember that he is not actually an idiot.

Also, it seems pretty clear from the article that “overtly antisemitic” in this case means “critical of Israel”.

turning a big dial taht says "antisemitism" on it and constantly looking back at the executives for approval like a contestant on the price is right.

I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“16,000 vast piles of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered village lies." Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Claim: Mamdani adheres to an extremist interpretation of Sharia law. False: Mamdani remains honor-bound to the ancient samurai code of Bushidō.

Also, a mayor’s effectiveness/popularity once in office has no correlation to margin of victory. Koch, Dinkins, Giuliani and Bloomberg all were in the 50-51% range in their first wins. De Blasio and Adams won in landslides.

This is amazing.

Rich New Yorkers responding to Mamdani’s victory:

This is a great analogy – but also Baba Yaga’s “huts with chicken legs” program would address both the housing crisis and the transportation problem.

Alexander Blechman: I created the Torment Nexus tweet as a warning for what credulous tech journalists should pay attention to Tech Journalist: At long last, we have discovered Torment Nexus on our own, rather than just read the classic tweet Don't Create The Torment Nexus

It’s true that no NYC mayor has gone on to higher office since 1869. But only two governors of states smaller than NYC (Coolidge, MA; Clinton; AR) have become president over that same time span and none of these pundits ever says governor is a dead-end job.

Very jarring to spend a couple hours watching NYC election results and then turn back to “The Age of Innocence”. 🏹

I am hearing that on his deathbed Andrew Cuomo received the light of democratic socialism and unhesitatingly sang the Internationale. Even now he looks down on Bushwick from the gardens of Astoria. Truly there is no god but DSA, and Zohran is his prophet!

Mikie Sherrill becomes the first VA-born governor of NJ since Woodrow Wilson.

🛖

Almost no contested races here in Rochester, but I still voted.

He almost definitely voted for Cuomo, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he did something cutesy like vote for Walden or a write-in.

Nino Sarratore just endorsed Andrew Cuomo.

Looks like @nytpitchbot.bsky.social can take the rest of the week off.

Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall

Some people have objected to Zohran citing garbage plates here, but my kid has no homework this week because the Bills beat the Chiefs yesterday ("If your parents ask, tell them Josh Allen ate your homework.") so I think Rochester has just as much claim to the Bills as Buffalo does.

Ishmael would make a great centrist pundit.

New "Age of Innocence" series coming to Netflix! I don't know most of the actors in this, and I don't think a good adapation needs to be this long, but I am there for Margo Martindale as Mrs. Manson-Mingott. 🏹

Humans evolved in a messy random way because God was too busy perfecting cats

I spent the weekend offline, so I'm late to the Ozymandias poetry-spoof craze (if you missed it you must be following the wrong people!). Anyway I couldn't stop thinking about it, so here's my contribution.

The day after the primary a FB friend in NYC posted "Where should I move to? I'm serious." and then rejected every suggestion for not being enough like NYC.

Are any of them hiring?

In related news:

The statue Ozymandias king of kings Yes YES The statue is ruins

I have taken the works that were in the desert and which you were probably hoping people would look upon Forgive me they were colossal so mighty and so despairing

The best sticker.

My wife brought home one of the covers for Susan B. Anthony’s tombstone so we can get it ready for this year’s election.

Still better than actually watching "Friends".

This is about Grijalva, but it could also apply to a few dozen other things.

Interestingly, there's more variation in the web colors: Dodgers: #005a9c (RGB: 0, 90, 156) Blue Jays: #134a8e (RGB: 18, 75, 141)

Wait, did Melville come up with “corporations are people”?

It's called "plausible deniability".

@lollardfish.bsky.social Are you familiar with either of these books? Are they worth reading?

Me, trying to write anything longer than a paragraph.

Can’t wait to watch a game in Eye of Sauron Stadium.

K-Pup Demon Hunters!

Seinfeld that’s a shame dot gif

The Talmud: "Who is rich? The one content with their lot."

As Norman Lamont put it (talking about John Major), Mike Johnson is in office but not in power.

I read this too quickly so for a second I thought Eric Adams was agreeing to be interviewed by the dog, and then realized there’s like a 30% chance Adams also thought he was going to be interviewed by the dog.