Eric Alterman
@ericalterman.bsky.social
the man, the legend....
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Oh sure, that's it. Can't possibly be runaway rents and landlords holding spaces empty rather than rent them for one cent less than the stratospheric rate they want. The villain of Trump Parc East wouldn't know anything about how that works.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Oh sure, that's it. Can't possibly be runaway rents and landlords holding spaces empty rather than rent them for one cent less than the stratospheric rate they want. The villain of Trump Parc East wouldn't know anything about how that works.
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Lots of people comparing Senate Democrats to Charlie Brown trying to kick the football, but that analogy only works in a version where Lucy has told Charlie Brown she's going to pull it away, and also that afterwards she's going to have Snoopy executed in a foreign prison
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Lots of people comparing Senate Democrats to Charlie Brown trying to kick the football, but that analogy only works in a version where Lucy has told Charlie Brown she's going to pull it away, and also that afterwards she's going to have Snoopy executed in a foreign prison
Speaking of "bullshit" Politico Playbook actually wrote "Ingraham has a strong bullshit detector..."
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Speaking of "bullshit" Politico Playbook actually wrote "Ingraham has a strong bullshit detector..."
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The Boston Globe just filed a motion for access to the still-sealed materials that Judge William Young relied on to hold that Rubio and Noem violated the First Amendment by arresting and threatening to deport students for their pro-Palestinian advocacy. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69784...
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Boston Globe just filed a motion for access to the still-sealed materials that Judge William Young relied on to hold that Rubio and Noem violated the First Amendment by arresting and threatening to deport students for their pro-Palestinian advocacy. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69784...
Please consider helping impoverished Brooklyn College students and their families during this terrible time of Fascist-inspired cruelty to those most in need. This is the list of the school's food pantry wish list.
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www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
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November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Please consider helping impoverished Brooklyn College students and their families during this terrible time of Fascist-inspired cruelty to those most in need. This is the list of the school's food pantry wish list.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
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Chuck Schumer is caving in on ACA extensions the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Chuck Schumer is caving in on ACA extensions the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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Sen Gary Peters is in his own way the biggest embarrassment of the lot. He’s been a leader of Team Cave and he’s retiring. So there’s no politics or risk aversion. He wants to cave as a matter of genuine principle.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Sen Gary Peters is in his own way the biggest embarrassment of the lot. He’s been a leader of Team Cave and he’s retiring. So there’s no politics or risk aversion. He wants to cave as a matter of genuine principle.
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Prescient
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Prescient
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The Dems stomping on their own grassroots momentum by going belly up is so Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Dems stomping on their own grassroots momentum by going belly up is so Dems.
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
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initially thought that this was a shadow being projected on his face. didn’t realize he was in blackface
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
initially thought that this was a shadow being projected on his face. didn’t realize he was in blackface
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Guy with a sandwich: “Fuck you armed agent of the state.”
Ivy League: “I will eat my poop and thank you for it because I’m scared of a Fox News personality cosplaying as a lawyer”
Ivy League: “I will eat my poop and thank you for it because I’m scared of a Fox News personality cosplaying as a lawyer”
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Guy with a sandwich: “Fuck you armed agent of the state.”
Ivy League: “I will eat my poop and thank you for it because I’m scared of a Fox News personality cosplaying as a lawyer”
Ivy League: “I will eat my poop and thank you for it because I’m scared of a Fox News personality cosplaying as a lawyer”
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Bari Weiss crossed the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picket line to falsely portray herself as a scrappy "Pittsburgh Girl".
The move comes as Weiss has begun to fight unions at CBS News.
paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
The move comes as Weiss has begun to fight unions at CBS News.
paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
Bari Weiss Crosses Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Picket Line
This week, Bari Weiss, the controversial new right-wing head of CBS News, crossed the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picket line to participate in a front-page puff piece that painted her as a scrappy “Pitts...
paydayreport.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Bari Weiss crossed the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picket line to falsely portray herself as a scrappy "Pittsburgh Girl".
The move comes as Weiss has begun to fight unions at CBS News.
paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
The move comes as Weiss has begun to fight unions at CBS News.
paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
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Cornell Chapter of the AAUP
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. We ar…
aaup-cornell.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Cornell Chapter of the AAUP
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
“For politics is not like the nursery; in politics obedience and support are the same.”
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Shame on Cornell.
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“For politics is not like the nursery; in politics obedience and support are the same.”
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
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I lived and worked in SF for over a decade, in media and in the labor movement, and never heard a single person refer to Nancy Pelosi as “mom” wtaf
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I lived and worked in SF for over a decade, in media and in the labor movement, and never heard a single person refer to Nancy Pelosi as “mom” wtaf
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The problem wasn't that universities were indifferent to antisemitism, but that they allowed trustees, advocacy groups, demagogues, etc to pressure them into treating as "antisemitism" all kinds of political expression and advocacy that was entirely legitimate.
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The problem wasn't that universities were indifferent to antisemitism, but that they allowed trustees, advocacy groups, demagogues, etc to pressure them into treating as "antisemitism" all kinds of political expression and advocacy that was entirely legitimate.
You know what's kinda funny: Given the Satmars' endorsement of Mamdani, his candidacy united hipster Williamsburg with "traditional" Williamsburg as never before.
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
You know what's kinda funny: Given the Satmars' endorsement of Mamdani, his candidacy united hipster Williamsburg with "traditional" Williamsburg as never before.
Thoughts and prayers:
Cuomo backers burned $65 per vote and spent more than $55 million boosting the ex-governor. (THE CITY)
Cuomo backers burned $65 per vote and spent more than $55 million boosting the ex-governor. (THE CITY)
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Thoughts and prayers:
Cuomo backers burned $65 per vote and spent more than $55 million boosting the ex-governor. (THE CITY)
Cuomo backers burned $65 per vote and spent more than $55 million boosting the ex-governor. (THE CITY)
The ADL is an antisemitism inspiration organization
www.delawarepublic.org/2025-11-07/a...
www.delawarepublic.org/2025-11-07/a...
Anti-Defamation League says it will start an initiative to track new NYC mayor
The Anti-Defamation League is starting an initiative to track New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's administration and reports of antisemitism. Steve Inskeep speaks with CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
www.delawarepublic.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The ADL is an antisemitism inspiration organization
www.delawarepublic.org/2025-11-07/a...
www.delawarepublic.org/2025-11-07/a...
1) OTD, 1978 Bruce thanked me that night for quieting down the crowd while he was trying to talk. (I was mashed up against the stage. I also caught him during "Spirit" when he looked down from the chair he was on and said "catch me.") Also, I opened the door for the band
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
1) OTD, 1978 Bruce thanked me that night for quieting down the crowd while he was trying to talk. (I was mashed up against the stage. I also caught him during "Spirit" when he looked down from the chair he was on and said "catch me.") Also, I opened the door for the band
Good God! "William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, calls on the Heritage Foundation, a place he called a “second home,”...
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Good God! "William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, calls on the Heritage Foundation, a place he called a “second home,”...