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@brianvan.bsky.social
this social media feed doesn't make any sense, either // digital refugee, extremely busy person, ask me about my long bike rides
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New political rule: Everything Is Mamdani (EIM)
This Washpost oped is every bit as awesome as its headline
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
New political rule: Everything Is Mamdani (EIM)
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The shutdown deal includes a ban on hemp products that none of its negotiators debated in public.
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The shutdown deal includes a ban on hemp products that none of its negotiators debated in public.
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
That’s not toilet wine, that’s Alizé
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That’s not toilet wine, that’s Alizé
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Low-income seniors to get long-promised housing on city-owned land if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise.
Elizabeth Street Garden will be evicted if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise https://gothamist.com/news/elizabeth-street-garden-will-be-evicted-if-mamdani-makes-good-on-campaign-promise
Elizabeth Street Garden will be evicted if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise
Elizabeth Street Garden in Little Italy.
Mayor Eric Adams halted an eviction order for the garden's operators back in June. But Zohran Mamdani has vowed to boot them from the city-owned lot to make way for a new affordable housing development. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Low-income seniors to get long-promised housing on city-owned land if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise.
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I have come to believe this as well. The list is too strange. I don’t think a majority wanted to cave, but many more than the 8.
I think that these 8 Senators are falling on the sword for Schumer and other Senators who wanted the shutdown to end. This allows the majority of Senators to save face; and only retiring or not up for reelection Senators take the heat.
It’s a ruse.
It’s a ruse.
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I have come to believe this as well. The list is too strange. I don’t think a majority wanted to cave, but many more than the 8.
my man
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
my man
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This is insane bullshit from within New York City (and not on the outskirts, and not in Staten Island, but right near a lot of spoke transit lines rather than this circumferential one)
"'When we bought our house here, we knew it was a two-fare zone. We didn’t want to live near a subway station.'" -- www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...
Off track: Queens residents say “We don’t need it!” to IBX light-rail plan
Queens residents attended a public meeting about the IBX light rail plan, raising concerns about overcrowding, development and other issues.
www.amny.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is insane bullshit from within New York City (and not on the outskirts, and not in Staten Island, but right near a lot of spoke transit lines rather than this circumferential one)
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Ooh, @lastweektonight.com did a whole thing on Felony Murder last night.
Didn't mention my book chapter on the matter. :( But still, I happy to remind you that these laws are shitty and need to be repealed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y93l...
Didn't mention my book chapter on the matter. :( But still, I happy to remind you that these laws are shitty and need to be repealed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y93l...
Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Ooh, @lastweektonight.com did a whole thing on Felony Murder last night.
Didn't mention my book chapter on the matter. :( But still, I happy to remind you that these laws are shitty and need to be repealed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y93l...
Didn't mention my book chapter on the matter. :( But still, I happy to remind you that these laws are shitty and need to be repealed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y93l...
I do think taking simple things out of people's lives repeatedly sets the stage for a national revolt.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I do think taking simple things out of people's lives repeatedly sets the stage for a national revolt.
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Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
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🏈 JAX 29 - 36 HOU
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🏈 JAX 29 - 36 HOU
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
FINAL
✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1094th unique final score in NFL history.
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When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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After the 2016 election, I wrote this, about how Chuck Schumer was the worst possible Democratic leader at the worst possible time. He still is! theintercept.com/2016/11/14/c...
Chuck Schumer: The Worst Possible Democratic Leader at the Worst Possible Time
The soon-to-be top elected Democrat might as well have been grown in a lab to be exactly the wrong face for opposition to Donald Trump.
theintercept.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
After the 2016 election, I wrote this, about how Chuck Schumer was the worst possible Democratic leader at the worst possible time. He still is! theintercept.com/2016/11/14/c...
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These politicians aren't in disarray. They fucking hate you. They don't work for you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
These politicians aren't in disarray. They fucking hate you. They don't work for you.
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I’ll also say this: first gloryhound in the senate to loudly call for Schumer to step down will reap lots of rewards. Van Hollen? Murphy? Who wants to pick up the $20 bill that’s lying on the sidewalk?
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I’ll also say this: first gloryhound in the senate to loudly call for Schumer to step down will reap lots of rewards. Van Hollen? Murphy? Who wants to pick up the $20 bill that’s lying on the sidewalk?
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Sen. Lucy Football (D-NH)
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Sen. Lucy Football (D-NH)
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These people are not made for the moment. It's never been more clear.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
These people are not made for the moment. It's never been more clear.
Here’s the thing: they keep selling out part of us, to cut deals that mean nothing and use no power.
They will ultimately sell out all of us, completely.
They will ultimately sell out all of us, completely.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Here’s the thing: they keep selling out part of us, to cut deals that mean nothing and use no power.
They will ultimately sell out all of us, completely.
They will ultimately sell out all of us, completely.
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This is Schumer’s real crime.
I remember in the spring when they didn't shut down the government so they could get a better deal in the fall.
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is Schumer’s real crime.
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Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations