A Tower Grows In Brooklyn
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This is one of the best posts I have ever seen on any social media site.
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This is one of the best posts I have ever seen on any social media site.
This is the sweetest victory since Mamdani got elected.
February 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
This is the sweetest victory since Mamdani got elected.
I love him so much.
There's exactly one normal man left on planet Earth.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I love him so much.
I WANT THIS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!
“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I WANT THIS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!
Not only do I love this story, but I love all the reactions.
Sorry for being nosy but I’m in a pretty quiet airport. a woman sat down next to a much older pilot here in the food court and started very obviously flirting with him but he absolutely cannot stop listing off aviation facts to her regardless of whatever question she asks him
February 4, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Not only do I love this story, but I love all the reactions.
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one of the things i try to get at in this piece is how many people have imbibed a totally false history of how the russian revolution happened. the bolsheviks tried armed insurrection and got *crushed.* they succeeded when they worked by other means!
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-powerle...
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-powerle...
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
one of the things i try to get at in this piece is how many people have imbibed a totally false history of how the russian revolution happened. the bolsheviks tried armed insurrection and got *crushed.* they succeeded when they worked by other means!
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-powerle...
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-powerle...
If you know the source material, this is absolute gold.
Repeat after me:
I am not comelier than Glenn Greenwald.
I am not comelier than Mark Ruffalo.
I am not comelier than L. Ron Hubbard.
I am not comelier than Bethany Mandel.
But if I stand back and watch and learn,
I will be comelier than I am.
I am not comelier than Glenn Greenwald.
I am not comelier than Mark Ruffalo.
I am not comelier than L. Ron Hubbard.
I am not comelier than Bethany Mandel.
But if I stand back and watch and learn,
I will be comelier than I am.
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
If you know the source material, this is absolute gold.
One of the things that makes Bluesky better than The Old Place is that everyone here has nothing for the greatest admiration for Chotiner. There are times where The Old Place will defend his victims for the most ridiculous of reasons.
Chotiner shot that man right in the face with his own gun and he never heard the *click*.
February 2, 2026 at 12:47 PM
One of the things that makes Bluesky better than The Old Place is that everyone here has nothing for the greatest admiration for Chotiner. There are times where The Old Place will defend his victims for the most ridiculous of reasons.
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Good to see that many Dem elected officials now want to be seen getting involved in the cases of immigrants who have been wrongly detained by ICE.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Good to see that many Dem elected officials now want to be seen getting involved in the cases of immigrants who have been wrongly detained by ICE.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
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If Isaac Chotiner ever calls asking for an interview, hang up immediately. Hang up and go into hiding. Hang up, go into hiding, and reflect on whatever egregious mistakes you’ve made that have moved Isaac Chotiner to phone you, specifically.
REPENT
REPENT
Chotiner shot that man right in the face with his own gun and he never heard the *click*.
February 2, 2026 at 12:13 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever calls asking for an interview, hang up immediately. Hang up and go into hiding. Hang up, go into hiding, and reflect on whatever egregious mistakes you’ve made that have moved Isaac Chotiner to phone you, specifically.
REPENT
REPENT
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I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
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Democrats' razor-thin majorities in the Maine & Pennsylvania House are on the line.
Voters will decide billions of dollars in funding for schools in a ton of Washington referendums.
And New Jersey is hosting a big intra-Dem battle.
Don't miss my guide to the 20 elections to watch in February:
Voters will decide billions of dollars in funding for schools in a ton of Washington referendums.
And New Jersey is hosting a big intra-Dem battle.
Don't miss my guide to the 20 elections to watch in February:
The 20 Elections to Watch This February - Bolts
Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the... Read More
boltsmag.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Democrats' razor-thin majorities in the Maine & Pennsylvania House are on the line.
Voters will decide billions of dollars in funding for schools in a ton of Washington referendums.
And New Jersey is hosting a big intra-Dem battle.
Don't miss my guide to the 20 elections to watch in February:
Voters will decide billions of dollars in funding for schools in a ton of Washington referendums.
And New Jersey is hosting a big intra-Dem battle.
Don't miss my guide to the 20 elections to watch in February:
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we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
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in part this because los angeles is not actually a city, but the holy roman empire in a trench coat with portfolio of headshots
Los Angeles is almost certainly the worst governed major blue city in the entire country at this point
L.A. Metro, the main transit operator for Los Angeles, just voted to oppose SB 79, a law legalizing the construction of housing near stations. You can't make this stuff up. Legislators should remember this the next time they come to Sacramento begging for more money.
laist.com/news/housing...
laist.com/news/housing...
January 23, 2026 at 12:33 AM
in part this because los angeles is not actually a city, but the holy roman empire in a trench coat with portfolio of headshots
Agree, but housing policy is essential to how we stay out of this hole once we’ve climbed out in 2028.
If I'm being honest, the collapse of the post-Cold War international order and the violent occupation of an American city are making it difficult for me to concentrate on housing policy.
January 20, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Agree, but housing policy is essential to how we stay out of this hole once we’ve climbed out in 2028.
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JUST IN: Virginia's legislature just adopted a constitutional amendment that would end Virginia's rules that ban people from voting for life.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal a Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They'll also vote on abortion, gay marriage, and redistricting.
boltsmag.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
JUST IN: Virginia's legislature just adopted a constitutional amendment that would end Virginia's rules that ban people from voting for life.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
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How White people voted by state according to VoteHub (Negative is Dem, Positive is Republican)
September 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
How White people voted by state according to VoteHub (Negative is Dem, Positive is Republican)
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
23years ago, I came across this. The line "If you want something crazy like pineapple, I kill you" was a key part of this early-internet subculture gem. youtu.be/pKV74qkokmk?...
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 AM
23years ago, I came across this. The line "If you want something crazy like pineapple, I kill you" was a key part of this early-internet subculture gem. youtu.be/pKV74qkokmk?...
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We can just do things.
Or, in poetry, we need not wait.
Or, in poetry, we need not wait.
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
We can just do things.
Or, in poetry, we need not wait.
Or, in poetry, we need not wait.
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Just back from a New Year's pilgrimage to Canterbury on a tip off to find the elusive Cobalt Crust (Terana caerulea) fungi, a bucket list species for me. Mission accomplished! A great find for me, hopefully auguring a successful 2026 of more fungi photography!
January 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Just back from a New Year's pilgrimage to Canterbury on a tip off to find the elusive Cobalt Crust (Terana caerulea) fungi, a bucket list species for me. Mission accomplished! A great find for me, hopefully auguring a successful 2026 of more fungi photography!
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Most of the derangement about Mamdani is for the obvious reasons but part of it is also that a surprising amount of people were committed to the Cuomo rehabilitation project because they hated the idea that anything could have consequences for men of the right class.
January 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Most of the derangement about Mamdani is for the obvious reasons but part of it is also that a surprising amount of people were committed to the Cuomo rehabilitation project because they hated the idea that anything could have consequences for men of the right class.
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Men doing this whole “I will vanquish continents for my children” LARP is so goofy in the context of household surveys. It’s nice you’ll kill millions for your daughter, maybe we can start at doing a load of laundry for your wife who does the vast majority of household labor?
December 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Men doing this whole “I will vanquish continents for my children” LARP is so goofy in the context of household surveys. It’s nice you’ll kill millions for your daughter, maybe we can start at doing a load of laundry for your wife who does the vast majority of household labor?