Daniel Varghese
@drvarg01.bsky.social
🧑🏾💻 Menswear, endurance sport, and urban design writer and editor
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scenes from my sunday ride into new jersey with river road and back home through the empire state trail
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
scenes from my sunday ride into new jersey with river road and back home through the empire state trail
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Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
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if you can't handle journalists asking clarifying follow up questions you have no business managing reporters. go run a dick's sporting goods
Jake Lahut, a Wired reporter who from the Nancy Mace airport story last week, was among those fired.
During the incident, CN's HR chief asked staff not to congregate outside his office. Lahut asked "what's your definition of congregating?" and was let go later on Wednesday.
During the incident, CN's HR chief asked staff not to congregate outside his office. Lahut asked "what's your definition of congregating?" and was let go later on Wednesday.
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
if you can't handle journalists asking clarifying follow up questions you have no business managing reporters. go run a dick's sporting goods
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conde nast fired the vp of new york newsguild for asking HR questions
More important to me than my identity, I am also the Vice President of the NewsGuild of New York, and targeting me with a blatantly retaliatory termination like this feels like an egregious shot against our union and against media workers as a whole.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
conde nast fired the vp of new york newsguild for asking HR questions
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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"No wonder Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Ben Furnas called Mamdani's election 'a generational opportunity to create a city where everyone can get around quickly, safely, and affordably, and with dignity.'"
Zohran Mamdani wasn't just running as a "Socialist" — he was running, and winning, as an urbanist. And as the hard work of leading New York City begins, he has a "generational opportunity" to bring with him a new generation of changemakers at the Department of Transportation. buff.ly/U4G8Gdp
Cycle of Rage: Honeymoons Don't Need to End, Mr. Mayor-Elect - Streetsblog New York City
They drove that bus, so they'd better get their fast-and-free ride on Jan. 1. If not, the grace period will end quickly, our columnist says.
nyc.streetsblog.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"No wonder Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Ben Furnas called Mamdani's election 'a generational opportunity to create a city where everyone can get around quickly, safely, and affordably, and with dignity.'"
Good riddance!!! nygroove.nyc/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo was the worst of us
Andrew Cuomo has cemented his legacy as a man who will do anything, say anything, hurt anyone, just to keep a grip on power.
nygroove.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Good riddance!!! nygroove.nyc/andrew-cuomo...
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City Council candidate Ben Chou, who grew up biking in and around District 19, called out his opponent Vickie Paladino's anti-bike "fear-mongering."
Decision 2025: Ben Chou Hopes to Unseat Vickie Paladino on Street Safety - Streetsblog New York City
Ben Chou, who grew up biking in and around the district, is calling out his opponent Vickie Paladino's anti-bike "fear-mongering."
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
City Council candidate Ben Chou, who grew up biking in and around District 19, called out his opponent Vickie Paladino's anti-bike "fear-mongering."
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
honestly could have pressed @trufelman.bsky.social harder about why someone who just spent years researching the outdoor industry and its connection to the military doesn't wear raincoats... Please forgive me for my journalistic negligence www.fieldmag.com/articles/ave...
Podcast Host Avery Trufelman on Outdoor Gear and the Military
Hit podcast "Articles of Interest" is all about Gear this season, so we spoke with the 99% Invisible host about outerwear, Arc'teryx, Gorpcore & more
www.fieldmag.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
honestly could have pressed @trufelman.bsky.social harder about why someone who just spent years researching the outdoor industry and its connection to the military doesn't wear raincoats... Please forgive me for my journalistic negligence www.fieldmag.com/articles/ave...
For Leg Day, I linked with the patron saints of active transportation @sgoodyear.bsky.social and @brooklynspoke.bsky.social to hear why they call the pod @thewaroncars.bsky.social, how car dependence emboldens ICE, and what Sarah and David Byrne have in common
legday.substack.com/p/why-we-nee...
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Why We Need a “War on Cars”
I spoke with the hosts of the popular active transportation podcast on their new book “Life After Cars”
legday.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
For Leg Day, I linked with the patron saints of active transportation @sgoodyear.bsky.social and @brooklynspoke.bsky.social to hear why they call the pod @thewaroncars.bsky.social, how car dependence emboldens ICE, and what Sarah and David Byrne have in common
legday.substack.com/p/why-we-nee...
legday.substack.com/p/why-we-nee...
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Finding out that the people in charge are often petulant hypocrites is one of the most valuable things you can learn in college and will undoubtedly make these student journalists even better at their jobs.
And here's a link to a letter from the IDS editors about the firing of the student newspaper director.
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS
Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.
www.idsnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Finding out that the people in charge are often petulant hypocrites is one of the most valuable things you can learn in college and will undoubtedly make these student journalists even better at their jobs.
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just going to speak this into the world: I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall for her first meeting with standards and practices. if you know anything, I'm very easy to reach xo
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
just going to speak this into the world: I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall for her first meeting with standards and practices. if you know anything, I'm very easy to reach xo
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Rode the new and still in-progress Court Street protected bike lane and it’s already a thing of beauty. Makes such a difference on what used to be a very dangerous street for cycling.
October 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Rode the new and still in-progress Court Street protected bike lane and it’s already a thing of beauty. Makes such a difference on what used to be a very dangerous street for cycling.
Inject this energy into my veins
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Inject this energy into my veins
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simply a brilliant blog from @redford.bsky.social on billionaire bootlicker bari weiss taking over cbs news
defector.com/bari-weiss-s...
defector.com/bari-weiss-s...
October 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
simply a brilliant blog from @redford.bsky.social on billionaire bootlicker bari weiss taking over cbs news
defector.com/bari-weiss-s...
defector.com/bari-weiss-s...
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"Contrarian" is killing me, the whole premise of the Free Press is telling rich elderly and middle-aged men that they're right about everything
Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports
October 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"Contrarian" is killing me, the whole premise of the Free Press is telling rich elderly and middle-aged men that they're right about everything
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i am so dead serious i think it might be. you are essentially socialized to not understand that there are other types of human people that can't *not* have consequences.
Ezra Klein is really out here making it seem like whiteness is some intellectually crippling shit.
September 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
i am so dead serious i think it might be. you are essentially socialized to not understand that there are other types of human people that can't *not* have consequences.
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For folks not in DC:
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
August 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
For folks not in DC:
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
if you recline on a plane ... i hate you
August 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
if you recline on a plane ... i hate you
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BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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I wrote my first opinion piece for @nyc.streetsblog.org! Those Amazon cargo e-bikes that have taken NYC by storm are actually good! nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/05/o...
OPINION: Actually, Amazon’s Cargo E-Bikes are Good! - Streetsblog New York City
Amazon’s e-cargo bikes alleviate the need for delivery vans and reduce traffic collisions. They also look rad.
nyc.streetsblog.org
August 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I wrote my first opinion piece for @nyc.streetsblog.org! Those Amazon cargo e-bikes that have taken NYC by storm are actually good! nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/05/o...
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I went to the Texas Capitol to cover a redistricting hearing. I left having watched a woman get arrested because a man insisted he was the one attacked.
For the GOP, the system is working exactly like it should.
newrepublic.com/article/1989...
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For the GOP, the system is working exactly like it should.
newrepublic.com/article/1989...
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Texas Is the Dry Run for the GOP’s Dismantling of Electoral Democracy
As Lone Star State Republicans prepare to do Trump’s bidding, expect the GOP’s gerrymandering war to expand.
newrepublic.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I went to the Texas Capitol to cover a redistricting hearing. I left having watched a woman get arrested because a man insisted he was the one attacked.
For the GOP, the system is working exactly like it should.
newrepublic.com/article/1989...
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For the GOP, the system is working exactly like it should.
newrepublic.com/article/1989...
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