Geoffrey Thomas
@ldpreload.com
geofft on most other websites. Advocate for Rust in your kernel, protected bike lanes on your streets, and other ways of saving lives through infrastructure.
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let's take a moment to appreciate what this goofy city council mailer is really saying: we can't get transit upgrades, parks, school upgrades etc unless a condo developer is involved.
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
let's take a moment to appreciate what this goofy city council mailer is really saying: we can't get transit upgrades, parks, school upgrades etc unless a condo developer is involved.
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Love to have an early voting electorate bigger than the population of Denver (h/t @ldpreload.com)
Early voting is complete in New York City! What we know:
735,317 people have voted.
That's more than four times the early total in 2021, and it's 67.5% of the early voting total in 2024.
735,317 people have voted.
That's more than four times the early total in 2021, and it's 67.5% of the early voting total in 2024.
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Love to have an early voting electorate bigger than the population of Denver (h/t @ldpreload.com)
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It's true! Many DSA members and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supporters *also* support questions 2-4! At the 41-minute mark in this segment, you can hear me and @aschierenbeck.bsky.social on the Brian Lehrer show on @wnyc.org discussing why these are pro-labor proposals: www.wnyc.org/story/the-ho...
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's true! Many DSA members and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supporters *also* support questions 2-4! At the 41-minute mark in this segment, you can hear me and @aschierenbeck.bsky.social on the Brian Lehrer show on @wnyc.org discussing why these are pro-labor proposals: www.wnyc.org/story/the-ho...
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You couldn't ask for a better endorsement of Ballot Props 2-5 than Sliwa going on an unhinged rant about them. Is Adrienne Adams still sure she wants to hitch her wagon to that sinking ship?
GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa says he opposes City of Yes and ballot props 2-5, which he says will "take away your homes and provide you with lithium ion batteries, which are like mini-Chernobyls"
Fact check: False. They won't do that, but they will make your rent more affordable.
Fact check: False. They won't do that, but they will make your rent more affordable.
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
You couldn't ask for a better endorsement of Ballot Props 2-5 than Sliwa going on an unhinged rant about them. Is Adrienne Adams still sure she wants to hitch her wagon to that sinking ship?
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You can only upzone one region of NYC for the rest of your life. Which one are you choosing?
September 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
You can only upzone one region of NYC for the rest of your life. Which one are you choosing?
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New York City calls itself a refuge for queer and trans Americans, but that promise is at risk if we don't take on the housing crisis head on. Read my op-ed about the need to build more housing to reduce rents, in this case, via the OneLIC project: gaycitynews.com/new-york-rem...
For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes
People move to New York because they believe in certain promises: a place where you’re free to be yourself, to thrive, and to find community. Especially for
gaycitynews.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New York City calls itself a refuge for queer and trans Americans, but that promise is at risk if we don't take on the housing crisis head on. Read my op-ed about the need to build more housing to reduce rents, in this case, via the OneLIC project: gaycitynews.com/new-york-rem...
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Apparently London has both a “Mayor of London” (does normal mayor stuff) and a “Lord Mayor of London” (does civic events in costumes) and like, not to hand it to England, but I think I’ve figured out what we can do with Eric Adams
August 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Apparently London has both a “Mayor of London” (does normal mayor stuff) and a “Lord Mayor of London” (does civic events in costumes) and like, not to hand it to England, but I think I’ve figured out what we can do with Eric Adams
A zine is like a magazine, but without the MAGA.
August 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A zine is like a magazine, but without the MAGA.
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Just heard Bill Kristol, former chief of staff for Dan Quayle, say he thinks ICE should be defunded and that the entire DHS should probably be disbanded, which puts him to the left of maybe the majority of elected Democrats. Truly wild times we’re living in.
July 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Just heard Bill Kristol, former chief of staff for Dan Quayle, say he thinks ICE should be defunded and that the entire DHS should probably be disbanded, which puts him to the left of maybe the majority of elected Democrats. Truly wild times we’re living in.
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"TOUCH GRASS AND/OR THE MICROPHONE AT PUBLIC COMMENT" -@ldpreload.com
Anxious about giving public comment? Read my mini-zine: lizdenys.com/public-comme...
Anxious about giving public comment? Read my mini-zine: lizdenys.com/public-comme...
Liz Denys - So you want to make a public comment!
So you want to make a public comment! is a mini-zine that I made to demystify speaking up about an issue at public meetings. All text in the zine is my own. Thank you to Courtney Eckhardt for...
lizdenys.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"TOUCH GRASS AND/OR THE MICROPHONE AT PUBLIC COMMENT" -@ldpreload.com
Anxious about giving public comment? Read my mini-zine: lizdenys.com/public-comme...
Anxious about giving public comment? Read my mini-zine: lizdenys.com/public-comme...
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Too long have I had to live
among the enemies of peace.
I am on the side of peace,
but when I speak of it,
they are for war.
among the enemies of peace.
I am on the side of peace,
but when I speak of it,
they are for war.
June 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Too long have I had to live
among the enemies of peace.
I am on the side of peace,
but when I speak of it,
they are for war.
among the enemies of peace.
I am on the side of peace,
but when I speak of it,
they are for war.
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When Trump's attacked our city, I’ve fought back and won.
With Brooklyn families being priced out of our homes & neighborhoods, I know we've got more work to do.
This is my community. I’m in this fight for you.
VOTE BY TUESDAY. Confirm your poll site: FindMyPollSite.Vote.NYC
With Brooklyn families being priced out of our homes & neighborhoods, I know we've got more work to do.
This is my community. I’m in this fight for you.
VOTE BY TUESDAY. Confirm your poll site: FindMyPollSite.Vote.NYC
Re-elect Council Member Shahana Hanif
YouTube video by Shahana From Brooklyn
www.youtube.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
When Trump's attacked our city, I’ve fought back and won.
With Brooklyn families being priced out of our homes & neighborhoods, I know we've got more work to do.
This is my community. I’m in this fight for you.
VOTE BY TUESDAY. Confirm your poll site: FindMyPollSite.Vote.NYC
With Brooklyn families being priced out of our homes & neighborhoods, I know we've got more work to do.
This is my community. I’m in this fight for you.
VOTE BY TUESDAY. Confirm your poll site: FindMyPollSite.Vote.NYC
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This is the primary reason I’m a YIMBY and want to see more housing (of all kinds) in California.
We need to begin/continue/intensify formal conversations about enabling relocation within or outside of the United States for individuals and families living in states with governments who officially have a blank check to use government force to oppress them
June 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is the primary reason I’m a YIMBY and want to see more housing (of all kinds) in California.
"We put 'Love is Love' signs in the windows of our co-ops and then refuse to allow new homes to be built next door."
"To all NY politicians waving 🏳️🌈 this month: we cannot pass laws to enshrine the rights of the marginalized and then deny them entry."
abundanceny.substack.com/p/a-pride-mo...
"To all NY politicians waving 🏳️🌈 this month: we cannot pass laws to enshrine the rights of the marginalized and then deny them entry."
abundanceny.substack.com/p/a-pride-mo...
A Pride Month Message
A New York We Can Be Proud In—and Proud Of
abundanceny.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
"We put 'Love is Love' signs in the windows of our co-ops and then refuse to allow new homes to be built next door."
"To all NY politicians waving 🏳️🌈 this month: we cannot pass laws to enshrine the rights of the marginalized and then deny them entry."
abundanceny.substack.com/p/a-pride-mo...
"To all NY politicians waving 🏳️🌈 this month: we cannot pass laws to enshrine the rights of the marginalized and then deny them entry."
abundanceny.substack.com/p/a-pride-mo...
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Churches need to be involved in this work. I hope that bishops are having conversations about this. It is wonderful and indeed essential to announce the support your diocese can offer; at this point, the support than many will need is the ability to leave your diocese.
June 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Churches need to be involved in this work. I hope that bishops are having conversations about this. It is wonderful and indeed essential to announce the support your diocese can offer; at this point, the support than many will need is the ability to leave your diocese.
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We need to begin/continue/intensify formal conversations about enabling relocation within or outside of the United States for individuals and families living in states with governments who officially have a blank check to use government force to oppress them
June 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We need to begin/continue/intensify formal conversations about enabling relocation within or outside of the United States for individuals and families living in states with governments who officially have a blank check to use government force to oppress them
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BREAKING: Judge Halts Mayor Adams's Plan to Tear Out Bedford Av. Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City
And now the city will have to persuade a judge that officials weren't acting "arbitrarily, capriciously, and illegally" in ordering the hasty removal.
nyc.streetsblog.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
youtu.be
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
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6 Too long have I had to live *
among the enemies of peace.
7 I am on the side of peace, *
but when I speak of it, they are for war.
among the enemies of peace.
7 I am on the side of peace, *
but when I speak of it, they are for war.
June 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
6 Too long have I had to live *
among the enemies of peace.
7 I am on the side of peace, *
but when I speak of it, they are for war.
among the enemies of peace.
7 I am on the side of peace, *
but when I speak of it, they are for war.
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We need a Democratic Party that fights before we can have a liberalism that builds. If we don’t get one, it’s easy to imagine rightists co-opting “abundance,” like they once co-opted “freedom,” to drag us back to the Lochner era. www.offmessage.net/p/abundance-...
Why Abundance Will Have To Be Partisan
It must be defined, or it will be co-opted.
www.offmessage.net
June 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
We need a Democratic Party that fights before we can have a liberalism that builds. If we don’t get one, it’s easy to imagine rightists co-opting “abundance,” like they once co-opted “freedom,” to drag us back to the Lochner era. www.offmessage.net/p/abundance-...
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Interesting that I’m not seeing any reports of the “He’s An Asshole But The City Needs An Asshole To Stand Up To Trump” mayoral candidate doing any standing up to Trump re: the unjustified arrest of the sitting Comptroller
June 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Interesting that I’m not seeing any reports of the “He’s An Asshole But The City Needs An Asshole To Stand Up To Trump” mayoral candidate doing any standing up to Trump re: the unjustified arrest of the sitting Comptroller
"So far as I know he has no lawyer... the other gentleman who I walked out with, whose native language is Yoruba, and who only got a translator in French... I will be fine, but Edgardo is not going to be fine, and the rule of law is not fine, and our constitutional democracy is not fine."
"I'm happy to report I'm just fine. I lost a button. But I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight, safe, with my family... At that elevator, I was separated from someone named Edgardo... Edgardo is in ICE detention and he's not going to sleep in his bed tonight."
June 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"So far as I know he has no lawyer... the other gentleman who I walked out with, whose native language is Yoruba, and who only got a translator in French... I will be fine, but Edgardo is not going to be fine, and the rule of law is not fine, and our constitutional democracy is not fine."
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Comptroller Brad Lander was just wrongfully arrested by ICE for standing up for an immigrant also wrongfully detained. This is fascism—plain and simple. Enabled by a spineless Mayor and a lawless President. I’m on my way to immigration court. Release Brad now. Release them all.
June 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Comptroller Brad Lander was just wrongfully arrested by ICE for standing up for an immigrant also wrongfully detained. This is fascism—plain and simple. Enabled by a spineless Mayor and a lawless President. I’m on my way to immigration court. Release Brad now. Release them all.
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The arrest of @nyccomptroller.bsky.social and continued attacks on New Yorkers by ICE are unacceptable and an abuse of power.
Comptroller Lander should be released and ICE should stop undermining public safety in our city by targeting New Yorkers going about their lives.
Comptroller Lander should be released and ICE should stop undermining public safety in our city by targeting New Yorkers going about their lives.
BREAKING: New York City's comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested while visiting an immigration court.
Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court
New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested at a federal building in Manhattan as he was trying to accompany a person out of an immigration courtroom.
bit.ly
June 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The arrest of @nyccomptroller.bsky.social and continued attacks on New Yorkers by ICE are unacceptable and an abuse of power.
Comptroller Lander should be released and ICE should stop undermining public safety in our city by targeting New Yorkers going about their lives.
Comptroller Lander should be released and ICE should stop undermining public safety in our city by targeting New Yorkers going about their lives.
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Impromptu presser outside 26 Federal Plaza as elected officials gather, calling for Lander's release.
June 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Impromptu presser outside 26 Federal Plaza as elected officials gather, calling for Lander's release.