Ray Pride
@raypride.bsky.social
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
“Have an aspirin. No, take two.”
I mean how poetic would it be if the man dies from being thin skinned?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s hand bled from a high-five with Pam Bondi, report reveals
Inside sources said it was only one of several recent incidents in which the aging president’s delicate skin was broken during ordinary activities
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM
“Have an aspirin. No, take two.”
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It's very Rooseveltian to make the most of each job. Any kingdom is a kingdom.
Theodore probably took it too far, but maybe made a lot of the good FDR possible?
But it's a unique New York tradition that gave us the New Deal.
Theodore probably took it too far, but maybe made a lot of the good FDR possible?
But it's a unique New York tradition that gave us the New Deal.
One underrated thing Mamdani has going for him is that he has always known he is ineligible for the presidency
The profession of elected official attracts a lot of people with delusions of grandeur and an agenda built around getting to the job they want rather than doing the job they actually have
The profession of elected official attracts a lot of people with delusions of grandeur and an agenda built around getting to the job they want rather than doing the job they actually have
January 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM
It's very Rooseveltian to make the most of each job. Any kingdom is a kingdom.
Theodore probably took it too far, but maybe made a lot of the good FDR possible?
But it's a unique New York tradition that gave us the New Deal.
Theodore probably took it too far, but maybe made a lot of the good FDR possible?
But it's a unique New York tradition that gave us the New Deal.
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i was just thinking about this. when a fascist squeaks by, it’s a mandate. when a progressive wins by a landslide, he needs to be deferential. it’s such bullshit.
as a texan i'll spare people zohran takes but one thing i think we're going to see even more of now that he's mayor is mainstream media shift the goal posts of what having a mandate is. trump had a mandate when he narrowly won but zohran has to reach out to all these factions no matter what
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
i was just thinking about this. when a fascist squeaks by, it’s a mandate. when a progressive wins by a landslide, he needs to be deferential. it’s such bullshit.
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Mamdani is mayor. The temperature is below 25 degrees. Has Andrew Cuomo moved to Florida yet?
January 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Mamdani is mayor. The temperature is below 25 degrees. Has Andrew Cuomo moved to Florida yet?
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The next Democratic president needs to be prepared to do this immediately in re: every single one of Trump's executive orders since January 20, 2025.
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The next Democratic president needs to be prepared to do this immediately in re: every single one of Trump's executive orders since January 20, 2025.
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My man looks like he's been maced by an amusement park mascot
January 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM
My man looks like he's been maced by an amusement park mascot
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Fair warning:
If you don’t want to see a LOT of get out the vote content this year, I’m probably not a good person to follow.
My goal for 2026 is to help hand the GOP the largest midterm loss in history.
We’re going to make 2018 look like a small trickle.
If you don’t want to see a LOT of get out the vote content this year, I’m probably not a good person to follow.
My goal for 2026 is to help hand the GOP the largest midterm loss in history.
We’re going to make 2018 look like a small trickle.
January 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Fair warning:
If you don’t want to see a LOT of get out the vote content this year, I’m probably not a good person to follow.
My goal for 2026 is to help hand the GOP the largest midterm loss in history.
We’re going to make 2018 look like a small trickle.
If you don’t want to see a LOT of get out the vote content this year, I’m probably not a good person to follow.
My goal for 2026 is to help hand the GOP the largest midterm loss in history.
We’re going to make 2018 look like a small trickle.
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The question of whether US military members will carry out illegal orders, up to and including mass murder, has now been definitively answered. They will.
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The question of whether US military members will carry out illegal orders, up to and including mass murder, has now been definitively answered. They will.
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Ethan Hawke w/ @marksalisbury.bsky.social:
Re Philip Seymour Hoffman: "when we finally worked together, I realised how much he had learned from all these different parts" [I decided] "I’ve got to expand my envelope" "I started seeking out... things that pushed me”
www.screendaily.com/features/eth...
Re Philip Seymour Hoffman: "when we finally worked together, I realised how much he had learned from all these different parts" [I decided] "I’ve got to expand my envelope" "I started seeking out... things that pushed me”
www.screendaily.com/features/eth...
Ethan Hawke on playing Lorenz Hart in ‘Blue Moon’ and how Philip Seymour Hoffman changed the trajectory of his career
Hawke plays legendary Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart at a moment of crisis in Richard Linklater's film
www.screendaily.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Ethan Hawke w/ @marksalisbury.bsky.social:
Re Philip Seymour Hoffman: "when we finally worked together, I realised how much he had learned from all these different parts" [I decided] "I’ve got to expand my envelope" "I started seeking out... things that pushed me”
www.screendaily.com/features/eth...
Re Philip Seymour Hoffman: "when we finally worked together, I realised how much he had learned from all these different parts" [I decided] "I’ve got to expand my envelope" "I started seeking out... things that pushed me”
www.screendaily.com/features/eth...
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Radical professor brutally attacks Trump supporter.
December 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Radical professor brutally attacks Trump supporter.
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In his first press conference as NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders on housing and tenant protection
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
Mayor Mamdani announces housing-related executive orders
In his first press conference as New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders around housing and tenant protection.
abc7ny.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
In his first press conference as NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders on housing and tenant protection
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
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That’s unfair; it also convinces people to kill themselves.
AI CEOs: why aren't people more pro-AI?!
also AI CEOs: we have invented the automated revenge porn machine
also AI CEOs: we have invented the automated revenge porn machine
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
That’s unfair; it also convinces people to kill themselves.
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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Our Constitution (Article VI) expressly forbids any “religious tests” for holding public office, so it would be impossible for a Bible or any other religious book to be “required” for swearing in.
January 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Our Constitution (Article VI) expressly forbids any “religious tests” for holding public office, so it would be impossible for a Bible or any other religious book to be “required” for swearing in.
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The idea is to have the officeholder take an oath that is meaningful them with the highest level of allegiance & promise. You can take an oath or simply “affirm,” just as witnesses in court can “affirm” rather than swear on a bible.
January 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The idea is to have the officeholder take an oath that is meaningful them with the highest level of allegiance & promise. You can take an oath or simply “affirm,” just as witnesses in court can “affirm” rather than swear on a bible.
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Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
Plus, the rest of the (short) poem strikes chords poets.org/poem/septemb...
January 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Plus, the rest of the (short) poem strikes chords poets.org/poem/septemb...
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Alabama had 717 murders in 2023, with a population around 3.5 million less than NYC.
A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News.
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
January 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Alabama had 717 murders in 2023, with a population around 3.5 million less than NYC.
MAMDANI: EVERY ERIC ADAMS EXECUTIVE ORDER AFTER TRUMP BARGAIN REVOKED
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
MAMDANI: EVERY ERIC ADAMS EXECUTIVE ORDER AFTER TRUMP BARGAIN REVOKED
What is happening? Dennis Prager, Scott Adams, Jordan Peterson, now Henson Davys Victor? Something has gone wrong that side of the ditch.
A lack of empathy is a defining characteristic of a sociopath. —Dennis Prager
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
What is happening? Dennis Prager, Scott Adams, Jordan Peterson, now Henson Davys Victor? Something has gone wrong that side of the ditch.
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Somehow we staggered on haha. The business of running a city is not glamorous! You want a dedicated selfless public servant and those tend to be “people first”
January 1, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Somehow we staggered on haha. The business of running a city is not glamorous! You want a dedicated selfless public servant and those tend to be “people first”
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I know it has fewer people by two orders of magnitude, but Santa Cruz has had socialist mayors on and off for 40 years and somehow not exploded or slid into the sea or whatever. Right @susiebright.bsky.social ?
January 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I know it has fewer people by two orders of magnitude, but Santa Cruz has had socialist mayors on and off for 40 years and somehow not exploded or slid into the sea or whatever. Right @susiebright.bsky.social ?
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By treating constituent problems as urgent and solvable, Zohran Mamdani's incoming government is answering a surprisingly radical question:
What if every day, government services actually worked?
What if every day, government services actually worked?
NYC's socialist mayor has a radical proposal: making government do its job
Rent freezes and free buses can come later. But what if landlords obeyed the law and transit ran on time?
www.motherjones.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
By treating constituent problems as urgent and solvable, Zohran Mamdani's incoming government is answering a surprisingly radical question:
What if every day, government services actually worked?
What if every day, government services actually worked?
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In order to keep insurance, we have to pay $500 more a month for a shittier plan that we will use less often because of the obscenely high deductibles.
Somehow, we are the lucky ones. The goal of Republicans is to kill those of us who are sick and/or disabled.
Somehow, we are the lucky ones. The goal of Republicans is to kill those of us who are sick and/or disabled.
The Affordable Care Act, even after it was decimated by Republican amendments and relentless court challenges, was still at this time last year one of the greatest advances in US healthcare since the mental health parity bills of the oughts. This is criminal.
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
In order to keep insurance, we have to pay $500 more a month for a shittier plan that we will use less often because of the obscenely high deductibles.
Somehow, we are the lucky ones. The goal of Republicans is to kill those of us who are sick and/or disabled.
Somehow, we are the lucky ones. The goal of Republicans is to kill those of us who are sick and/or disabled.
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part of the genius of his major campaign ideas is that they can be deployed fairly quickly as tangible deliverables. they can help him build trust with voters as someone who does what he says he will do. and trust goes a long way!
I think people are underestimating how much Mamdani, even more so than your average elected leftist, see it as his top priority to not be seen as a failed mayor. He is not going to be another Brandon Johnson, I’d wager
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
part of the genius of his major campaign ideas is that they can be deployed fairly quickly as tangible deliverables. they can help him build trust with voters as someone who does what he says he will do. and trust goes a long way!