Dan Saltzstein
@dansaltzstein.bsky.social
Deputy Editor, Projects and Collaborations, NYTimes. Queens, NYC, cocktail and rye enthusiast. Ruthless cosmopolitan.
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Why Is New York’s Fictional Future So Often Dystopian?
www.nytimes.com
I wrote about why New York's fictional futures are so often dystopian, from Escaped From New York and Soylent Green to I Am Legend and The Expanse. (Do you buy that they are unlikely love letters to the city? I think I do!) Gift link:
It’s (very lightly) snowing again in New York!
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It’s (very lightly) snowing again in New York!
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Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
I’m shocked! Shocked to find not moving in this establishment
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
Supermarket Billionaire Reacts To Mamdani’s Win
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
www.forbes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I’m shocked! Shocked to find not moving in this establishment
It took me a couple of reads to process this. The *administration* wanted to use email addresses of furloughed employees to spread their own message.
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from using furloughed employees’ email accounts to broadcast partisan messages about the shutdown.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It took me a couple of reads to process this. The *administration* wanted to use email addresses of furloughed employees to spread their own message.
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
“Who’s got my TV hat?!”
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“Who’s got my TV hat?!”
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I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
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Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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If I had to guess right now (and it is premature!) I'd say the Supreme Court is going to strike down Trump's tariffs.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If I had to guess right now (and it is premature!) I'd say the Supreme Court is going to strike down Trump's tariffs.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
This feels significant
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This feels significant
The only ballot I respect
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The only ballot I respect
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"exododus"
The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.
The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.
November 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"exododus"
The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.
The New York Post: Come for the shameless propaganda, stay for the embarrassing illiteracy.
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Polls don't close until 9 p.m., but here's a gift link to the results page for the NYC mayoral election to bookmark to watch once they do. (No needle for this one.)
New York City Mayoral Election Results 2025 (Gift Article)
Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Polls don't close until 9 p.m., but here's a gift link to the results page for the NYC mayoral election to bookmark to watch once they do. (No needle for this one.)
What about Chobani tho
The average American eats nearly 14 pounds of yogurt each year, and there is a head-spinning amount of it that can be found in the dairy aisle. To make sense of it all, we tasted 54 plain cow’s milk yogurts. Here are the best: nyti.ms/3X7qwdE
November 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
What about Chobani tho
Halve, oil, and roast one butternut squash at 375. (Save and roast seeds if you want.) Cool. Scoop out flesh. Saute garlic, leek or onion and lots of ginger in olive oil and butter. Add spices, s&p. Add squash. Just barely cover with stock. Cook 10 min, adjust seasoning. Immersion blend til smooth.
IT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Halve, oil, and roast one butternut squash at 375. (Save and roast seeds if you want.) Cool. Scoop out flesh. Saute garlic, leek or onion and lots of ginger in olive oil and butter. Add spices, s&p. Add squash. Just barely cover with stock. Cook 10 min, adjust seasoning. Immersion blend til smooth.
This is one of the most bonkers games I’ve ever seen and it’s also game 7 of the World Series
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This is one of the most bonkers games I’ve ever seen and it’s also game 7 of the World Series
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remember we turn back the clock tonight so this game is actually only in the 5th inning
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
remember we turn back the clock tonight so this game is actually only in the 5th inning
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you like to see a guy named ernie succeed
November 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
you like to see a guy named ernie succeed
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When I drop a Skittle
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
When I drop a Skittle
👻 Spooooky booooooze 👻
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
👻 Spooooky booooooze 👻
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The liberal justices are not only outnumbered – they’re divided on strategy/tone. Here’s my reporting on their thorny dilemma, the tensions that have arisen, and the Kagan/Jackson divide. Thank you so much for reading, and as always, curious to hear reactions. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The liberal justices are not only outnumbered – they’re divided on strategy/tone. Here’s my reporting on their thorny dilemma, the tensions that have arisen, and the Kagan/Jackson divide. Thank you so much for reading, and as always, curious to hear reactions. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
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I guess someone heard from Tylenol’s lawyers.
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I guess someone heard from Tylenol’s lawyers.
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Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
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October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness