Ray Pride
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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."
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Stable rent. Affordable necessities. Free childcare. Free busses. This is the bare minimum that people deserve and people really act like he has outlandish ideas.
January 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Stable rent. Affordable necessities. Free childcare. Free busses. This is the bare minimum that people deserve and people really act like he has outlandish ideas.
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Kim is a phenomenal historian, equally well versed in political history and NYC’s history. Listen to her.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Zohran Mamdani “is part of a long tradition in New York City that has framed itself as seeking to reclaim the democratic community of the city from wealth, power and greed,” Kim Phillips-Fein writes.
Zohran Mamdani “is part of a long tradition in New York City that has framed itself as seeking to reclaim the democratic community of the city from wealth, power and greed,” Kim Phillips-Fein writes.
Opinion | Why New York City Needs Someone Like Mamdani
The new mayor is an entirely familiar type of New York politician.
nyti.ms
January 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Kim is a phenomenal historian, equally well versed in political history and NYC’s history. Listen to her.
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they have grok posting notesapp apologies now it's time to shut the whole company down
January 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
they have grok posting notesapp apologies now it's time to shut the whole company down
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Kevin Drum was the first journalist to really get into the ties between lead and crime rates (not just serial killers) and I think it is one of the most important articles we’ve ever done www.motherjones.com/environment/...
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Kevin Drum was the first journalist to really get into the ties between lead and crime rates (not just serial killers) and I think it is one of the most important articles we’ve ever done www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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I would like to listen to Mamdani's entire speech while watching only Chuck Schumer's face
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I would like to listen to Mamdani's entire speech while watching only Chuck Schumer's face
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January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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The big thing to know is that studios used sound as an excuse to purge expensive talent. Bebe Daniels was dropped from Paramount for an allegedly unsuitable voice but then blasted back to the top when RKO signed her and put her in a musical.
How common was it for actors to "fail to make the transition to talkies"? What were the reasons? Accent? Grating voice?
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The big thing to know is that studios used sound as an excuse to purge expensive talent. Bebe Daniels was dropped from Paramount for an allegedly unsuitable voice but then blasted back to the top when RKO signed her and put her in a musical.
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one last time, for the road
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
one last time, for the road
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I frequently criticize the Times on various fronts. With great size/power comes great responsibility. But it's always important to remember that really only they have the resources and capacity to put stuff like this together. These are like genome maps of the Trump corruption machine.
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I frequently criticize the Times on various fronts. With great size/power comes great responsibility. But it's always important to remember that really only they have the resources and capacity to put stuff like this together. These are like genome maps of the Trump corruption machine.
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The conservative movement has spent untold billions of dollars and spilled oceans of ink trying to depict Mamdani's form of American progressivism as "dangerous collectivism" and a "slippery slope to the Communist gulag." It's always been bullshit, and I'm not sure how long it'll work.
January 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The conservative movement has spent untold billions of dollars and spilled oceans of ink trying to depict Mamdani's form of American progressivism as "dangerous collectivism" and a "slippery slope to the Communist gulag." It's always been bullshit, and I'm not sure how long it'll work.
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Mamdani’s message is as American as apple pie, and that’s why he drives reactionaries of many different political stripes crazy.
Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
January 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Mamdani’s message is as American as apple pie, and that’s why he drives reactionaries of many different political stripes crazy.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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No offense to this very nice man who looks like he's just realizing that his dry cleaner changed to a chemical he's allergic to, but under no circumstances should "the people" come first in a legitimate news gathering operation. "The Truth" and the the pursuit thereof ought to top consumer vibes.
January 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
No offense to this very nice man who looks like he's just realizing that his dry cleaner changed to a chemical he's allergic to, but under no circumstances should "the people" come first in a legitimate news gathering operation. "The Truth" and the the pursuit thereof ought to top consumer vibes.
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“We may not always succeed, but never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try.”
Zohran Mamdani
1 January 2026
Zohran Mamdani
1 January 2026
January 1, 2026 at 8:47 PM
“We may not always succeed, but never will we be accused of lacking the courage to try.”
Zohran Mamdani
1 January 2026
Zohran Mamdani
1 January 2026
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It’s so refreshing to hear an expertly delivered speech full of hope and excitement for the future instead of the usual off the cuff rambling of doom and gloom and hate.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
It’s so refreshing to hear an expertly delivered speech full of hope and excitement for the future instead of the usual off the cuff rambling of doom and gloom and hate.
"Feet on main, mate, get with the program!" — Rupes
The NY Post's EIC: "pls post feet"
New York Post looks normal
January 1, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"Feet on main, mate, get with the program!" — Rupes
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I am now obsessed with this abandoned subway station www.businessinsider.com/abandoned-ny...
Take a look at the abandoned New York City subway station where Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor
An abandoned New York City subway station briefly returned to public life when mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was sworn in there on January 1.
www.businessinsider.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I am now obsessed with this abandoned subway station www.businessinsider.com/abandoned-ny...
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🔥 MAYOR MAMDANI: "We will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy… I will not abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical.”
January 1, 2026 at 8:12 PM
🔥 MAYOR MAMDANI: "We will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy… I will not abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical.”
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Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
NY TIMES RUSHES RUSSIA: RAMA IS "A LITTLE TOLSTOY" www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NY TIMES RUSHES RUSSIA: RAMA IS "A LITTLE TOLSTOY" www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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This is a brilliant line that should make a lot of folks…in both parties…very uncomfortable. Yes.
Good.
Good.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
This is a brilliant line that should make a lot of folks…in both parties…very uncomfortable. Yes.
Good.
Good.
Aw.
Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is visibly emotional as Mamdani shouts her out
January 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Aw.
Was gravely concerned that Sulzberger-Kahn would miss the chance to stitch a first draft of the history of the clothing of the New York Mayor's wife
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Was gravely concerned that Sulzberger-Kahn would miss the chance to stitch a first draft of the history of the clothing of the New York Mayor's wife
"I will do no such thing."
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"I will do no such thing."