if any senator had chosen to be the one guy who voted against every single trump nominee, they would be the front runner for 2028 right now

This story could easily be about how trumps policies are killing growth in one of the country’s beloved cities. But that would require an entirely different NYT

Molly Crabapple's *Here Where We Live Is Our Country* is one of the most important, timely, *salient* works of history I've ever read. It's a history of the Jewish Bund, a socialist, internationalist org that once dominated Jewish political identity: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320... 1/

Today is the Israel day parade. JFREJ has never participated and won’t again this year. The claim that this overtly nationalist event is an apolitical celebration of “Jewish pride” is an obvious lie — and a dangerous one that actively fuels the conflation of Jews with the state of Israel.

As NY state finalizes a budget without meaningfully taxing the rich or funding care I really wish Zohran hadn’t endorsed Hochul when he did.

I don’t know which is worse - the pathetic middle school bullying or the fact these guys could still win in spite of it

@hellgatenyc.com did a great job writing up a terrible racist Islamophobic "protest" in the style of the credulous reporting given to anti-Israel protests by mainstream NYC pubs

These are all so good! I love NYers. www.nyc.gov/content/jing...

Having Kathy Hochul as our governor is so embarrassing. Still upset that we couldn’t sustain a primary campaign against her (or Hakeem Jeffries).

"Parent after parent reported that their child was confined for hours. Some children were placed in seclusion rooms from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for consecutive days because of a single behavioral outburst. We know the destructive effects of solitary confinement on adults."

Palestine isn’t the first issue that parts of the populist Right have taken up to cosplay as anti-establishment insurgents. For over a decade these same players have claimed to oppose neoliberal inequality & the hollowing out of the middle class. Have they fought for workers?

I am very pro-fun, and pro-having social events as a part of left movements to build community and bring new people in. *And* I'm not convinced that the right is more effective than the left at grassroots organizing - the right is mostly top-down, which is the exact opposite of grassroots.

I found myself at a FP event and I can confidently say there are a lot of losers with disposable income eager to hang out with FP writers

"Why has the US right since the 1970s been more effective than the left at grassroots community organizing? Part of the answer is that our side has no events with bouncy castles." read theory damn it www.laborpolitics.com/p/bouncy-cas...

We're not just terrified of foreigners, we're suspicious of *each other.* A nation of islands surrounded by sharks.

Many of his voters are fine with this as long the people they hate are suffering. It's actually important to understand this.

How’s everyone feeling about Colbert vs Carlson 2028? 🥴

"don't vote for cops" is some of the best and most broadly applicable electoral advice you'll ever get

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WE STOPPED 175-B! The speaker did not have the votes to override the veto of 175-B. That's a HUGE victory, and it's no accident. Thousands of us rose up to make sure of it. That's what organizing looks like. BUT... /1

The Trump administration tried to delete the entire department of education, if you gave a shit about teachers you would not go on tv to complain about a nonexistent proposal to tax you more.

“Taxing me won’t help teachers,” says a man who has never lifted a finger to help teachers in his life.

"As an abolitionist educator, I recognize the need to protect them from immediate threats to their safety and well-being — everything from ICE, to hunger, to harassment by staff or peers. It is also harmful to allow children to be exposed to indoctrination or lies about our history."

It’s driving me crazy how people reduce what MTG and Tucker did to “bad opinions“ They are both enthusiastic material supporters of the American concentration camps

My latest free newsletter is about one of The New York Times's specialties: publishing the opinions of wealthy elites as if they are news.

Once again for the hard of thinking…

yes. correct.

@mayor.nyc.gov Mamdani's first executive budget has real wins — but as NYers grapple with a historic affordability crisis, NYC must invest longer term in essential services, housing, & the social safety net to make sure NYers can afford to stay in the city and thrive. #PeoplesBudget #CareNotCuts

I have nothing against the Mayor. I quite like him as a human being. He has a tough job that he sought to have. I am an organizer and he is one of the people that can deliver what we want. So we will continue to organize and we will demand what we want and need.

There’s something so chilling about being a former politician on one’s death bed, having a clear portal to an existential, cosmic perspective on the meaning of life, and counseling everyone to ask for less. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...

As much as I struggle to understand Trump voters, I *really* struggle to understand anyone who’s a fan of mayor Pete or Gavin

Idk if I’m just getting more curmudgeonly with age but I feel like nyc subway etiquette has gotten so bad. People don’t move into the middle to make space or gaf how much space their bag is taking up.

This is really something. Fox News poll finds a solid majority of voters say Trump lacks the mental soundness to be president.

i have really come to the view that partisanship is to be embraced wholesale. partisanship and principle but not purity.

Mta police decided morning commute was a great time to stop a full express bus and check everyone for proof of payment like we don’t use to get to work smh

“To say that President Trump is corrupt is to somehow understate the size, scope and magnitude of his corruption. It is as if you were to describe a modern thermonuclear device as a ‘bomb.’ That is true enough, but it is not quite the truth. It does not capture the nature of the thing in full.”

I think you could also call this "class solidarity." Media, universities, corporations see fascism or antifascism as secondary to protecting the power and reputation of their own industries/sectors/classes.

It’s very concerning to see some liberals boosting Tucker Carlson who is very blatantly trying to pivot for his own political and fina survival without disavowing any of his racist and antisemitic demagoguery

you love to see it

Centrist Dems won’t shut up about how we’re too mean and condescending to Trump voters and how electoral expediency requires us to welcome them back into the fold. Maybe that’s true and maybe it’s not, but it’s bizarre not to extend the same argument to people who already vote for you.

the tech fascists think they are so clever and smart but their entire worldview is just a bunch of stale apologetics for race hatred and fascism

Oh it turns out that vanquishing the college student who uses they/them in their email signature is not bringing you the fulfillment that you hoped for? You are still working in your crappy and unfulfilling job, paying a mortgage you now can't afford, and dealing with your annoying kids... I see.

Let me say this once: you all NEVER have to praise Hochul, LOL. This is especially the case if you don't live in this state. She is CONSTANTLY doing the bare minimum or worse. Please raise your political expectations posthaste.

In a sick, violent way, they have more faith in the possibility of a new world than a lot of people on the other side. They are willing to reimagine all of it. Many of us cannot imagine getting rid of payday loans and they’re like eff it, let’s see if the Pope’s still got the juice.

A blue wave in 2026 could also bring us closer to a national popular vote 🤞🏻 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Not dunking on Zack or this post, I’m just always struck by how easily American journalists will admit that the media shapes public polling and political outcomes when they’re not talking about America.

I would love to be wrong about James Talarico but… I just don’t see it. I think it’s important for there to be progressive people of faith in public service but I don’t think he’s peeling off any evangelicals.

My favorite thing about Tom Steyer is during his 2020 presidential bid, after it was clear he was going nowhere, and he decided to hold an event with Juvenile where he danced to "Back That Azz Up" youtu.be/wcEU-8ONONE?...