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What's always bugged me about this is that bus-subway transfers are already free. Any commuter who takes the subway (which I'd assume are most, especially with lower income people who are more likely to be stuck with a long commute) sees no benefit from this policy?
Zohran Mamdani explains that thousands and thousands of New Yorkers are already eligible for free and reduce public transportation, but because of the bureaucratic hurdles they never get enrolled in the program.
That's why he wants to just make the bus free.
That's why he wants to just make the bus free.
December 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
What's always bugged me about this is that bus-subway transfers are already free. Any commuter who takes the subway (which I'd assume are most, especially with lower income people who are more likely to be stuck with a long commute) sees no benefit from this policy?
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So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
This is bizarre, she has the most money in the race by far. Why cancel to get more?
It appears Kat Abughazaleh held a fundraiser dinner last night on the southwest side, per this video shared on IG by an organization and her campaign
She was slated to attend a Chicago DSA forum in Skokie but was a last-minute scratch with little explanation
She was slated to attend a Chicago DSA forum in Skokie but was a last-minute scratch with little explanation
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This is bizarre, she has the most money in the race by far. Why cancel to get more?
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My phone switched to dark mode at 4:34. Despair.
November 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My phone switched to dark mode at 4:34. Despair.
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An Old Wizard Just Gave Me An Evil Artifact - Now I And My Possibly Homosexual Best Friend Have to Throw It Into a Volcano?!
On the other hand I think it would be very funny to retitle literary fiction light novel style. “Oh No! This Author Stand-In is Unhappily Married”
This attitude is how you end up with light novel titles.
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
An Old Wizard Just Gave Me An Evil Artifact - Now I And My Possibly Homosexual Best Friend Have to Throw It Into a Volcano?!
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Analysis of satellite data by Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab has found no evidence of civilian life in al-Fashir. It concludes that all 250k civilians who remained at the time of its fall to the RSF have either fled, are hiding, or have been killed.
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/24...
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/24...
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Analysis of satellite data by Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab has found no evidence of civilian life in al-Fashir. It concludes that all 250k civilians who remained at the time of its fall to the RSF have either fled, are hiding, or have been killed.
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/24...
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/24...
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the dating pool for 30-something straight women is so bleak that some are willing to settle for geriatric ex-South Carolina governors who frequent the Appalachian trail
the dating pool for 30-something straight women is so bleak that some are willing to settle for geriatric Kennedys with worms-that-aren't-really-worms for brains
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
the dating pool for 30-something straight women is so bleak that some are willing to settle for geriatric ex-South Carolina governors who frequent the Appalachian trail
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Don't want to unfairly dunk on this guy, because pro-Eisenhower propaganda has convinced people that he was George McGovern with an R next to his name, but Eisenhower was an awful President for anyone who considers themselves a friend of progress, and in this thread, I'll cover why. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Don't want to unfairly dunk on this guy, because pro-Eisenhower propaganda has convinced people that he was George McGovern with an R next to his name, but Eisenhower was an awful President for anyone who considers themselves a friend of progress, and in this thread, I'll cover why. 🧵
I want to slide in your DMs like Larry Summers slid into Epstein's emails
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I want to slide in your DMs like Larry Summers slid into Epstein's emails
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Throughout this shutdown, Democrats have shown that we have the backbone to actually fight for what we believe in: lower costs, accessible healthcare, and a Congress that can be a check on Trump’s chaos.
Vague Republican promises are not enough — no deal without real progress on healthcare.
Vague Republican promises are not enough — no deal without real progress on healthcare.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Throughout this shutdown, Democrats have shown that we have the backbone to actually fight for what we believe in: lower costs, accessible healthcare, and a Congress that can be a check on Trump’s chaos.
Vague Republican promises are not enough — no deal without real progress on healthcare.
Vague Republican promises are not enough — no deal without real progress on healthcare.
The funniest thing is this wouldn't stop the nuclear option, since the Senate has the authority on how to interpret this amendment.
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The funniest thing is this wouldn't stop the nuclear option, since the Senate has the authority on how to interpret this amendment.
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Oh, the neocons are gonna find some secret weapon to stop the groypers? Would this be the same one they used to stop Trump?
www.unpopularfront.news/p/who-will-w...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/who-will-w...
Who Will Win the GOP Civil War?
Hint: Not the Neocons.
www.unpopularfront.news
November 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Oh, the neocons are gonna find some secret weapon to stop the groypers? Would this be the same one they used to stop Trump?
www.unpopularfront.news/p/who-will-w...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/who-will-w...
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Where do I donate
October 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Where do I donate
Rationalists are people who let their premises lead them to weird conclusions and never think "hmm, my logic might be wrong." Like, if I prove 2+2 = 5, I know I screwed up.
October 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Rationalists are people who let their premises lead them to weird conclusions and never think "hmm, my logic might be wrong." Like, if I prove 2+2 = 5, I know I screwed up.
People with this take need to drink freshly ground coffee.
Black coffee is significantly better than an IPA (and I hate black coffee)
people who like black coffee are just morning ipa drinkers
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
People with this take need to drink freshly ground coffee.
The notably DEI neighborhoods of *checks notes* the Upper East Side and New Jersey.
OMB Director Russell Voight says that US DOT will announce that the federal government is "pausing" funding for both Gateway and the Second Avenue Subway because of "unconstitutional DEI principles" -- x.com/russvought/s...
October 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The notably DEI neighborhoods of *checks notes* the Upper East Side and New Jersey.
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It’s a shame that this wasn’t enacted.
September 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It’s a shame that this wasn’t enacted.
Chris Van Hollen for Minority Leader
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul endorses NYC Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
Opinion | Kathy Hochul: Why I Am Endorsing Zohran Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Chris Van Hollen for Minority Leader
Just do the Congress thing where you pass a new law making it illegal for immigrants to access the parts of the welfare state they already couldn't.
One problem here is that "access to the welfare state" is already so tenuous for immigrants that I don't think there's any particular way to make it *more* tenuous.
You can try polling this but I am genuinely skeptical that "higher levels of migration but with no access to the welfare state" gets through to NatCons.
September 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Just do the Congress thing where you pass a new law making it illegal for immigrants to access the parts of the welfare state they already couldn't.
I'm poli sci brained enough to recognize that this is bad, actually
Good news on this front: Pressured by Sen. Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov (D-Oregon) and Rep. Mike Flood (R-Nebraska), YouTube TV and Hulu have just agreed to carry C-SPAN.
Keep turning on YouTube TV to watch C-SPAN and then remembering I can’t because Google, a company worth $2.4 trillion, isn’t willing to pay to help support it.
September 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I'm poli sci brained enough to recognize that this is bad, actually
Are we really complaining about police actually cracking down on illegal modifications to make it harder for dangerous drivers to be caught?
Federal agents in DC have been starting dangerous car cases for small stuff like tinted windows. The chases violate DC police policy.
Out of 10 cases, six ended in a crash. One car had a minor in back.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Out of 10 cases, six ended in a crash. One car had a minor in back.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
August 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Are we really complaining about police actually cracking down on illegal modifications to make it harder for dangerous drivers to be caught?
Thank goodness I don't root for the Browns
The Browns are naming QB Joe Flacco as their starter, the end of a training camp competition that never really was.
Flacco quickly emerged as QB1, while the others battled injuries. The player who led them to the playoffs in 2023 is back.
Flacco quickly emerged as QB1, while the others battled injuries. The player who led them to the playoffs in 2023 is back.
August 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Thank goodness I don't root for the Browns
I'm either voting for Daniel Biss or Mike Simmons, depending on who polls better. smh.
August 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'm either voting for Daniel Biss or Mike Simmons, depending on who polls better. smh.
Whatever taxi lobbyist convinced O'Hare airport to allow taxis everywhere and rideshares just in one terminal may have saved Chicago's yellow cabs.
August 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Whatever taxi lobbyist convinced O'Hare airport to allow taxis everywhere and rideshares just in one terminal may have saved Chicago's yellow cabs.
The whole autopen pardon episode still remains so strange. Why on earth would the Trump Admin want to legitimize the taking of pardons?
July 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The whole autopen pardon episode still remains so strange. Why on earth would the Trump Admin want to legitimize the taking of pardons?