Molly Crabapple
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social
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Here Where We Live Is Our Country by Molly Crabapple: 9780593229453 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The dramatic story of the Jewish Bund—a revolutionary movement from a vanished world—and their radical vision of solidarity in an age of division. “Molly Crabapple beckons readers through...
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"Crabapple is a time traveler, a necromancer and an unclassifiable genius. She beckons readers through a portal to an irresistible,lost world, one bound together by passion, solidarity, and a burning hunger for justice.“- @naomiaklein.bsky.social
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OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
Sketches from the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani
January 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Sketches from the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani
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The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
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I love this @mollycrabapple.bsky.social article about how Mamdani fits in with NYC's Jewish socialists. I learned about Baruch Charney Vladeck from his great-grandson @stevevladeck.bsky.social Substack, and I would read a book about him if someone wrote it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I love this @mollycrabapple.bsky.social article about how Mamdani fits in with NYC's Jewish socialists. I learned about Baruch Charney Vladeck from his great-grandson @stevevladeck.bsky.social Substack, and I would read a book about him if someone wrote it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why are poeple calling crime a “capture” and not a kidnapping
January 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Why are poeple calling crime a “capture” and not a kidnapping
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“When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York.” @theguardian.com @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #opinion #nyc #socialism
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #opinion #nyc #socialism
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York.” @theguardian.com @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #opinion #nyc #socialism
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #opinion #nyc #socialism
Shoutout to all the credulous fools who said Trump would be antiwar
Great job!
Great job!
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Shoutout to all the credulous fools who said Trump would be antiwar
Great job!
Great job!
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The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
the lunatic criminals who run our government kidnapped a sovereign country’s leader after murdering countless of his citizens off that country’s coast and are now making up fake charges to justify this obscene crime
The US Attorney General confirms Maduro is being charged with "conspiracy to possess machine guns" - something Republicans usually call a constitutional right.
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
the lunatic criminals who run our government kidnapped a sovereign country’s leader after murdering countless of his citizens off that country’s coast and are now making up fake charges to justify this obscene crime
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Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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excellent piece from the typically excellent @mollycrabapple.bsky.social who has been working on a (for me) much-anticipated book on the jewish bund
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
excellent piece from the typically excellent @mollycrabapple.bsky.social who has been working on a (for me) much-anticipated book on the jewish bund
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
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This is a great piece that speaks to my own family's background in NYC. Thanks to @mollycrabapple.bsky.social for writing it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is a great piece that speaks to my own family's background in NYC. Thanks to @mollycrabapple.bsky.social for writing it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I covered this hunger strike, and met Richard. This makes me want to cry.
@anniemcdonough.bsky.social:
"Yellow cab driver Richard Chow was on hunger strike for medallion debt relief with Zohran Mamdani a little over four years ago.
Today, he drove now Mayor Zohran Mamdani to City Hall for his inauguration in his taxi."
Chow's brother killed himself over his debt.
"Yellow cab driver Richard Chow was on hunger strike for medallion debt relief with Zohran Mamdani a little over four years ago.
Today, he drove now Mayor Zohran Mamdani to City Hall for his inauguration in his taxi."
Chow's brother killed himself over his debt.
January 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I covered this hunger strike, and met Richard. This makes me want to cry.
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Wow
"Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Wow
"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have worked with Cea for years, and she is a champion of tenants, and a terror to abusive landlords. I am so excited to see her appointed to the Mamdani administration, along with the great civil rights lawyer Ramzi Kassem
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I have worked with Cea for years, and she is a champion of tenants, and a terror to abusive landlords. I am so excited to see her appointed to the Mamdani administration, along with the great civil rights lawyer Ramzi Kassem
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Absolute must-read from @mollycrabapple.bsky.social, who looks at Mamdani through the lens of historic Yiddish socialism in NYC, from Baruch Charney Vladeck to @forward.com founder Abe Cahan.
"When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York," writes @mollycrabapple.bsky.social.
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Absolute must-read from @mollycrabapple.bsky.social, who looks at Mamdani through the lens of historic Yiddish socialism in NYC, from Baruch Charney Vladeck to @forward.com founder Abe Cahan.
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An absolutely perfect piece from @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
An absolutely perfect piece from @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
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"When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York," writes @mollycrabapple.bsky.social.
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
"When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York," writes @mollycrabapple.bsky.social.
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Great read from @mollycrabapple.bsky.social on how Zohran Mamdani represents the best tradition of NYC’s Jewish socialists. Big thanks for the mini-history lesson of the radical secular Jewish activists who fought so hard for the rights of us all. @bendthearc.bsky.social @jfrejnyc.bsky.social
"Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Great read from @mollycrabapple.bsky.social on how Zohran Mamdani represents the best tradition of NYC’s Jewish socialists. Big thanks for the mini-history lesson of the radical secular Jewish activists who fought so hard for the rights of us all. @bendthearc.bsky.social @jfrejnyc.bsky.social
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"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social on what Mayor (!) Mamdani shares with a century-old New York Jewish political tradition.
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social on what Mayor (!) Mamdani shares with a century-old New York Jewish political tradition.
I love this piece by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social—and not just for the obvious reasons:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social on what Mayor (!) Mamdani shares with a century-old New York Jewish political tradition.
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social on what Mayor (!) Mamdani shares with a century-old New York Jewish political tradition.
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💯Beautiful. I love Molly’s Bund histories—& Szmul Zygielbojm is name etched in memory—but here she melds past & present in marvelous hope fugue. Note homage to Vladeck name: scions in labor & law. (Note also one descendant of this tradition now in UK: Larry Sanders, Bernie’s older brother, a Green.)
"Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:37 AM
💯Beautiful. I love Molly’s Bund histories—& Szmul Zygielbojm is name etched in memory—but here she melds past & present in marvelous hope fugue. Note homage to Vladeck name: scions in labor & law. (Note also one descendant of this tradition now in UK: Larry Sanders, Bernie’s older brother, a Green.)
"Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Molly Crabapple
I love this piece by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social—and not just for the obvious reasons:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I love this piece by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social—and not just for the obvious reasons:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Start 2026 with this incredible history lesson from the great @mollycrabapple.bsky.social.
She shows how the political tradition of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is infused with 120 years of working class Jewish socialism in NYC.
We stand on the shoulders of garment workers!
dub.sh/SDhLBiP
She shows how the political tradition of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is infused with 120 years of working class Jewish socialism in NYC.
We stand on the shoulders of garment workers!
dub.sh/SDhLBiP
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
dub.sh
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Start 2026 with this incredible history lesson from the great @mollycrabapple.bsky.social.
She shows how the political tradition of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is infused with 120 years of working class Jewish socialism in NYC.
We stand on the shoulders of garment workers!
dub.sh/SDhLBiP
She shows how the political tradition of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is infused with 120 years of working class Jewish socialism in NYC.
We stand on the shoulders of garment workers!
dub.sh/SDhLBiP