Angus Johnston
@angus.bsky.social
CUNY prof. Historian of, and advocate for, student organizing. @studentactivism from Twitter.
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Angus Johnston
@angus.bsky.social
· Oct 27
"This fucking sucks" and "all is lost" are two different sentences.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
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may as well start as we mean to go on
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:29 PM
may as well start as we mean to go on
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The next Democratic president needs to be prepared to do this immediately in re: every single one of Trump's executive orders since January 20, 2025.
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The next Democratic president needs to be prepared to do this immediately in re: every single one of Trump's executive orders since January 20, 2025.
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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My mother, born in 1937 and raised in rural Missouri and Iowa, just texted me about how happy she was to watch his swearing in and how much hope it gave her.
January 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
My mother, born in 1937 and raised in rural Missouri and Iowa, just texted me about how happy she was to watch his swearing in and how much hope it gave her.
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2026 is getting Albany to tax the rich to pay for universal childcare. Get in where you can. There are a number of groups currently organizing for this so you won't need to reinvent the wheel.
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
2026 is getting Albany to tax the rich to pay for universal childcare. Get in where you can. There are a number of groups currently organizing for this so you won't need to reinvent the wheel.
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I am planning to be on here a lot less this year but I will drop in to share organizing opportunities re: universal childcare in NYC and also our continued public library organizing.
January 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I am planning to be on here a lot less this year but I will drop in to share organizing opportunities re: universal childcare in NYC and also our continued public library organizing.
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I think people are underestimating how much Mamdani, even more so than your average elected leftist, see it as his top priority to not be seen as a failed mayor. He is not going to be another Brandon Johnson, I’d wager
January 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I think people are underestimating how much Mamdani, even more so than your average elected leftist, see it as his top priority to not be seen as a failed mayor. He is not going to be another Brandon Johnson, I’d wager
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One time @angus.bsky.social compared my viz to a beautiful but incomprehensible russian atlas and I think of it often and fondly.
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
January 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
One time @angus.bsky.social compared my viz to a beautiful but incomprehensible russian atlas and I think of it often and fondly.
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I feel like people wanting to “solve” uncertainty due to their lack of distress tolerance is part of what has gotten us *here*. But when you remember this, you can handle the scary parts.
"That's the thing about uncertainty—anything can happen, but anything CAN happen."
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I feel like people wanting to “solve” uncertainty due to their lack of distress tolerance is part of what has gotten us *here*. But when you remember this, you can handle the scary parts.
Three minutes after I posted this he name-checked bagels and lox.
Like strawberries and shortcake
Like corned beef and cabbage
Like liver and onions
Like red beans and rice
Like bagels and lox
Like sour cream and biscuits
Like hot cakes and molasses.
Like corned beef and cabbage
Like liver and onions
Like red beans and rice
Like bagels and lox
Like sour cream and biscuits
Like hot cakes and molasses.
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Three minutes after I posted this he name-checked bagels and lox.
It's only occasionally explicit, but this inauguration is emphatically structured as a vision of an alternate future for America, an alternate politics, an alternate Democratic Party.
January 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's only occasionally explicit, but this inauguration is emphatically structured as a vision of an alternate future for America, an alternate politics, an alternate Democratic Party.
I love Mamdani's "Beans and Cornbread" rhetorical register so much.
We should hang out together like wieners and sauerkraut
We should stick together like hot dogs and mustard
Every Saturday night, we should hang out like chitlins and potato salad
We should hang out together like wieners and sauerkraut
We should stick together like hot dogs and mustard
Every Saturday night, we should hang out like chitlins and potato salad
January 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I love Mamdani's "Beans and Cornbread" rhetorical register so much.
We should hang out together like wieners and sauerkraut
We should stick together like hot dogs and mustard
Every Saturday night, we should hang out like chitlins and potato salad
We should hang out together like wieners and sauerkraut
We should stick together like hot dogs and mustard
Every Saturday night, we should hang out like chitlins and potato salad
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“Just hold on, we’re going to be alright.”
January 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
“Just hold on, we’re going to be alright.”
"I promise you this: If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor."
—Zohran Mamdani
—Zohran Mamdani
January 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
"I promise you this: If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor."
—Zohran Mamdani
—Zohran Mamdani
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This is my song.
"That's the thing about uncertainty—anything can happen, but anything CAN happen."
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
January 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This is my song.
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NYCers have earned a day to just feel hopeful and happy. Nobody's in denial about political reality, and tomorrow will be here soon enough, but an inauguration is a celebration and an articulation of a vision, and it's okay to let yourself give in to the joy of aspiration.
January 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
NYCers have earned a day to just feel hopeful and happy. Nobody's in denial about political reality, and tomorrow will be here soon enough, but an inauguration is a celebration and an articulation of a vision, and it's okay to let yourself give in to the joy of aspiration.
I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING YOU TO ACQUIRE ANOTHER COAT
January 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING YOU TO ACQUIRE ANOTHER COAT
Bread and roses and "Bread and Roses."
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Bread and roses and "Bread and Roses."
"That's the thing about uncertainty—anything can happen, but anything CAN happen."
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
January 1, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"That's the thing about uncertainty—anything can happen, but anything CAN happen."
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
Bill de Blasio is having a much better time at this inauguration than Eric Adams is.
January 1, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Bill de Blasio is having a much better time at this inauguration than Eric Adams is.
A better world is possible.
I mostly want an affordable city, but I also want new borough flags.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are learning today just how badly the city's borough flags suck.
January 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
A better world is possible.
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I mostly want an affordable city, but I also want new borough flags.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are learning today just how badly the city's borough flags suck.
January 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I mostly want an affordable city, but I also want new borough flags.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are learning today just how badly the city's borough flags suck.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are learning today just how badly the city's borough flags suck.
AHEM. MANDY.
Real heads know.
Real heads know.
January 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
AHEM. MANDY.
Real heads know.
Real heads know.