Andrew Blum
@ablum.bsky.social
Project Director at the Burnham Center for Community Advancement, burnhamcenter.org. Leading the OneSD initiative, www.onesd.org
Fan of 🚴♀️, ⚾️ and good 🥃.
Fan of 🚴♀️, ⚾️ and good 🥃.
Pinned
Andrew Blum
@ablum.bsky.social
· Apr 26
It is easier to break things than to build them.
The great thing about Mount Vernon is they take every random thing George Washington shouted at his worker on a Tuesday into a grand proclamation.
December 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The great thing about Mount Vernon is they take every random thing George Washington shouted at his worker on a Tuesday into a grand proclamation.
Why is this so hard for so many?
Now that’s how you pass someone on a bike. B&M Stores give this driver a bonus! #cycling
December 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Why is this so hard for so many?
Reposted by Andrew Blum
This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
December 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I always assumed Boxing Day referred to some arcane martial game tradition of the Garter Knights or something. But no, it’s just actual boxes.
December 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I always assumed Boxing Day referred to some arcane martial game tradition of the Garter Knights or something. But no, it’s just actual boxes.
They move to Miami and discover humidity and then come back. We’ve been through this cycle before.
the flight of the billionaires www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
They move to Miami and discover humidity and then come back. We’ve been through this cycle before.
If I won the Powerball, there would be signs…
Ultra-Rare Factory-Restored 1970 Porsche 914 Targa in Liquid Silver Is up for Auction
A one-of-one model.
hypebeast.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If I won the Powerball, there would be signs…
Reposted by Andrew Blum
This one comes in handy when you work in nonprofits.
December 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This one comes in handy when you work in nonprofits.
The Mariah Carey albums of movies.
December 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Mariah Carey albums of movies.
Reposted by Andrew Blum
Saw a bumper sticker on a Hyundai that said, “I worked 70+ hours a week for 40+ years to afford my privileges. You can too.”
If I worked 10 hours every day for 40 years and was driving a ten-year old Hyundai, I might be bitter too. But the problem isn’t the youngs.
(Also. No you didn’t)
If I worked 10 hours every day for 40 years and was driving a ten-year old Hyundai, I might be bitter too. But the problem isn’t the youngs.
(Also. No you didn’t)
December 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Saw a bumper sticker on a Hyundai that said, “I worked 70+ hours a week for 40+ years to afford my privileges. You can too.”
If I worked 10 hours every day for 40 years and was driving a ten-year old Hyundai, I might be bitter too. But the problem isn’t the youngs.
(Also. No you didn’t)
If I worked 10 hours every day for 40 years and was driving a ten-year old Hyundai, I might be bitter too. But the problem isn’t the youngs.
(Also. No you didn’t)
🧵
I don't know who needs to know this, but Jesus is not everyone's savior in the United States.
Merry Christian Nationalism Day
December 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🧵
Reposted by Andrew Blum
Also, is there a standard explanation for why after the nativity, everyone seems to forget about Jesus for the next 25 years or so?
it's christmas eve so it's time for me to go on and on about my favorite nativity story hobbyhorse, which is that there are two nativity stories in the bible and they very clearly are entirely different from one another
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Also, is there a standard explanation for why after the nativity, everyone seems to forget about Jesus for the next 25 years or so?
Saw a bumper sticker on a Hyundai that said, “I worked 70+ hours a week for 40+ years to afford my privileges. You can too.”
If I worked 10 hours every day for 40 years and was driving a ten-year old Hyundai, I might be bitter too. But the problem isn’t the youngs.
(Also. No you didn’t)
If I worked 10 hours every day for 40 years and was driving a ten-year old Hyundai, I might be bitter too. But the problem isn’t the youngs.
(Also. No you didn’t)
December 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Saw a bumper sticker on a Hyundai that said, “I worked 70+ hours a week for 40+ years to afford my privileges. You can too.”
If I worked 10 hours every day for 40 years and was driving a ten-year old Hyundai, I might be bitter too. But the problem isn’t the youngs.
(Also. No you didn’t)
If I worked 10 hours every day for 40 years and was driving a ten-year old Hyundai, I might be bitter too. But the problem isn’t the youngs.
(Also. No you didn’t)
Reposted by Andrew Blum
What we need right now is thoughtful and imaginative world-makers, not disrupters.
The mission creep from Schumpeter's "creative destruction" as a dynamic of economic development to "disruption" as a broader assault on societal institutions is a major causal factor in our current problems.
The mission creep from Schumpeter's "creative destruction" as a dynamic of economic development to "disruption" as a broader assault on societal institutions is a major causal factor in our current problems.
Can Democrats Reinvent Themselves as Washington Disrupters?
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What we need right now is thoughtful and imaginative world-makers, not disrupters.
The mission creep from Schumpeter's "creative destruction" as a dynamic of economic development to "disruption" as a broader assault on societal institutions is a major causal factor in our current problems.
The mission creep from Schumpeter's "creative destruction" as a dynamic of economic development to "disruption" as a broader assault on societal institutions is a major causal factor in our current problems.
Also, is there a standard explanation for why after the nativity, everyone seems to forget about Jesus for the next 25 years or so?
it's christmas eve so it's time for me to go on and on about my favorite nativity story hobbyhorse, which is that there are two nativity stories in the bible and they very clearly are entirely different from one another
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Also, is there a standard explanation for why after the nativity, everyone seems to forget about Jesus for the next 25 years or so?
Reposted by Andrew Blum
This gave me a good laugh.
December 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This gave me a good laugh.
Reposted by Andrew Blum
Merry Christmas Eve Eve bike lane enjoyers
December 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Merry Christmas Eve Eve bike lane enjoyers
Reposted by Andrew Blum
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
This gave me a good laugh.
December 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This gave me a good laugh.
Reposted by Andrew Blum
Well done UC Berkeley.
Well done Human Rights Watch.
Well done CECOT survivors.
Well done 60 Minutes.
Well done Human Rights Watch.
Well done CECOT survivors.
Well done 60 Minutes.
December 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Well done UC Berkeley.
Well done Human Rights Watch.
Well done CECOT survivors.
Well done 60 Minutes.
Well done Human Rights Watch.
Well done CECOT survivors.
Well done 60 Minutes.
Genuinely interested in what the wagon circling argument will be against the samizdat distribution.
A modern version of the blogger’s review panel argument?
A modern version of the blogger’s review panel argument?
December 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Genuinely interested in what the wagon circling argument will be against the samizdat distribution.
A modern version of the blogger’s review panel argument?
A modern version of the blogger’s review panel argument?
Reposted by Andrew Blum
60 minutes CECOT segment. Recorded through my browser. HD quality. Not phone. Spread it around. If you're press, it's yours. Go nuts.
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
Banned 60 Minutes CECOT Segment - Filemail
Get it while it's hot.
www.filemail.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
60 minutes CECOT segment. Recorded through my browser. HD quality. Not phone. Spread it around. If you're press, it's yours. Go nuts.
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long.
www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...
Reposted by Andrew Blum
you can tell so much about people by whom they give the benefit of the doubt to
December 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
you can tell so much about people by whom they give the benefit of the doubt to
It's just perfect. BW destroys any credibility she had left. Everyone still gets to see it. Way more eyeballs will be on it, And everyone in the administration will still be pissed at her.
a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it
ALT: a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It's just perfect. BW destroys any credibility she had left. Everyone still gets to see it. Way more eyeballs will be on it, And everyone in the administration will still be pissed at her.