Gabriel Snyder
@gabrielsnyder.com
Editorial Director, Newsweek Nexus Previously: Publisher & EIC of The Fine Print, EIC of The New Republic, Editor of The Atlantic Wire, EIC of Gawker, Reporter at Variety, Reporter at The New York Observer, etc.
Someday “Westworld” is going to be available for streaming again, and it’s gonna blow people’s minds.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Someday “Westworld” is going to be available for streaming again, and it’s gonna blow people’s minds.
Straight Outta Pottersville
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Straight Outta Pottersville
Fun fact I like to repeat every time the “filibuster” is all over my feed: the fist use of the word in US politics was 19th century private citizens who were raising armies to invade and take over Latin American countries.
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Fun fact I like to repeat every time the “filibuster” is all over my feed: the fist use of the word in US politics was 19th century private citizens who were raising armies to invade and take over Latin American countries.
This encapsulates the anti-Mamdani movement: He’s not the good guy he seems! Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This encapsulates the anti-Mamdani movement: He’s not the good guy he seems! Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Well, thank you, PBS. It does actually feel like a pigeon nature documentary kind of night, after all.
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Well, thank you, PBS. It does actually feel like a pigeon nature documentary kind of night, after all.
The thing the “people are fleeing NYC” and “I’d never live in NYC” crowd doesn’t know is that all New Yorkers love the fact that most people think it’s crazy to live here and wouldn’t know how. Because they’re not New Yorkers. Related: the best thing New York is good at is making new New Yorkers.
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The thing the “people are fleeing NYC” and “I’d never live in NYC” crowd doesn’t know is that all New Yorkers love the fact that most people think it’s crazy to live here and wouldn’t know how. Because they’re not New Yorkers. Related: the best thing New York is good at is making new New Yorkers.
I buy stuff off Amazon more than I'd like to admit, so pretty familiar with their billion-dollar "shopping experience" and I can't say any of these would be the first thoughts to come to my mind about it assets.aboutamazon.com/2d/47/680122...
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I buy stuff off Amazon more than I'd like to admit, so pretty familiar with their billion-dollar "shopping experience" and I can't say any of these would be the first thoughts to come to my mind about it assets.aboutamazon.com/2d/47/680122...
The New York Times once had one of the loudest voices in NYC local politics, especially on Democratic primaries, but ... if the 2025 mayoral race has proven anything, it's that the paper of record is now the view from Montclair.
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Conventional Wisdom: Election day morning edition
Featuring The New York Times, Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa, Andrew Cuomo, the "oligarchy," and sports fans.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The New York Times once had one of the loudest voices in NYC local politics, especially on Democratic primaries, but ... if the 2025 mayoral race has proven anything, it's that the paper of record is now the view from Montclair.
www.newsweek.com/conventional...
www.newsweek.com/conventional...
“I wouldn’t like for anything terrible to happen to this nice city you have going, you know what I mean?”
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“I wouldn’t like for anything terrible to happen to this nice city you have going, you know what I mean?”
American history is kind of simple: The Declaration of Independence said “all men are created equal” and Americans have been arguing about it ever since.
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
American history is kind of simple: The Declaration of Independence said “all men are created equal” and Americans have been arguing about it ever since.
TIL: New York royal title namesakes Duke of York and Duke of Albany have both been tossed onto the British monarchy's ashheap of history. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/...
Duke of York title will 'likely disappear' after Andrew scandal
The name Duke of York, first granted in 1385, has traditionally been reserved for the second son of the king. Now it;s future hangs in the balance - after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's scandal.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
TIL: New York royal title namesakes Duke of York and Duke of Albany have both been tossed onto the British monarchy's ashheap of history. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/...
The Venezuelan refugee crisis is one of the least understood and least told stories in the US, despite the cataclysm being one of the biggest drivers of our current politics.
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Venezuelan refugee crisis - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Venezuelan refugee crisis is one of the least understood and least told stories in the US, despite the cataclysm being one of the biggest drivers of our current politics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezue...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezue...
These measurements are stupid and clickbait at best. I still can’t believe their value is still a hill that people choose to die on. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
These measurements are stupid and clickbait at best. I still can’t believe their value is still a hill that people choose to die on. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Superintelligence as conspiracy theory or how Silicon Valley got AGI-pilled
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time
The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies d...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Superintelligence as conspiracy theory or how Silicon Valley got AGI-pilled
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
As usual, @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social said it better and earlier: www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
As usual, @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social said it better and earlier: www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
Why is a sac fly so hard?
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Why is a sac fly so hard?
Why did I think anything else would happen?
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Why did I think anything else would happen?
Just saw *another* Cuomo ad showing a depopulated NYC … it’s like a vision for him
The strangest part of this ad is the “scary” part is just images of the subway. The same subway that me and my kids ride every day.
The target audience of this ad is literally people scared of the subway, which is not the 3.4 million people who ride it every day.
To me, it’s not dark at all.
The target audience of this ad is literally people scared of the subway, which is not the 3.4 million people who ride it every day.
To me, it’s not dark at all.
Jesus Christ this Cuomo ad that ran during the Army/Air Force game
November 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Just saw *another* Cuomo ad showing a depopulated NYC … it’s like a vision for him
🛎️🛎️🛎️!
November 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🛎️🛎️🛎️!
The strangest part of this ad is the “scary” part is just images of the subway. The same subway that me and my kids ride every day.
The target audience of this ad is literally people scared of the subway, which is not the 3.4 million people who ride it every day.
To me, it’s not dark at all.
The target audience of this ad is literally people scared of the subway, which is not the 3.4 million people who ride it every day.
To me, it’s not dark at all.
Jesus Christ this Cuomo ad that ran during the Army/Air Force game
November 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The strangest part of this ad is the “scary” part is just images of the subway. The same subway that me and my kids ride every day.
The target audience of this ad is literally people scared of the subway, which is not the 3.4 million people who ride it every day.
To me, it’s not dark at all.
The target audience of this ad is literally people scared of the subway, which is not the 3.4 million people who ride it every day.
To me, it’s not dark at all.
... and Meta has decided to monetize AI
November 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
... and Meta has decided to monetize AI
I love the Wikipedia image of the day widget because sometimes it shows you something like this
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I love the Wikipedia image of the day widget because sometimes it shows you something like this
Another example of how big cities often hate democracy: judicial elections. This year I was offered to the choice of nine candidates to fill nine judgeships. Not much of a choice!
I can however pick which party line (Democratic/Republican/Conservative) I prefer to vote for some of them.
I can however pick which party line (Democratic/Republican/Conservative) I prefer to vote for some of them.
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Another example of how big cities often hate democracy: judicial elections. This year I was offered to the choice of nine candidates to fill nine judgeships. Not much of a choice!
I can however pick which party line (Democratic/Republican/Conservative) I prefer to vote for some of them.
I can however pick which party line (Democratic/Republican/Conservative) I prefer to vote for some of them.
In addition to enjoying watching a World Series for the first time in ages, I have also been enjoying watching a good old fashioned ad war between Sherrill and Ciatterelli
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
In addition to enjoying watching a World Series for the first time in ages, I have also been enjoying watching a good old fashioned ad war between Sherrill and Ciatterelli