Ted Mann
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reporter @business, co-author of a book about mistakes. here we are.
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I think normal people may not know how totally unmoored Bartiromo has been during the Trump era. A brief thread.
‘We Don’t Know They Were Wrong’: Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Defends Trump Pardons by Re-Upping Stolen Election Conspiracy
‘We Don’t Know They Were Wrong’: Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Defends Trump Pardons by Re-Upping Stolen Election Conspiracy
Bartiromo argued that because of 2020 election mail-in voting “we don’t know” if those pardoned were “wrong” and there was “more investigation” to be done.
The post ‘We Don’t Know They Were Wrong’: Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Defends Trump Pardons by Re-Upping Stolen Election Conspiracy first appeared on Mediaite.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I think normal people may not know how totally unmoored Bartiromo has been during the Trump era. A brief thread.
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The note is pretty good evidence that the sandwich guy jurors carefully evaluated the legal merits of the DOJ’s case and weren’t collectively engaged in a nullification exercise.
'Sandwich Guy' jury note and verdict form: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The note is pretty good evidence that the sandwich guy jurors carefully evaluated the legal merits of the DOJ’s case and weren’t collectively engaged in a nullification exercise.
"The tenement floor now lives on a scooter and in an app: delivery riders with plastic ponchos, rideshare drivers orbiting JFK at 2 a.m., home-health aides and night-shift nurses catching the dawn train. Many are immigrants; most are tired."
Every generation of New York politics has had its immigrant realignment. The Irish built Tammany, Jewish socialists built labor, Italians powered La Guardia--and now Mamdani is building something new out of bodegas, cabstands, and delivery apps.
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/the-long-a...
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/the-long-a...
The Long Arc of Immigrant Power in New York
What Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech shares with the Irish ward bosses and Jewish socialists who built the city’s first immigrant-powered coalitions.
www.waleed-shahid.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"The tenement floor now lives on a scooter and in an app: delivery riders with plastic ponchos, rideshare drivers orbiting JFK at 2 a.m., home-health aides and night-shift nurses catching the dawn train. Many are immigrants; most are tired."
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Either the original headline was crafted to gin up views or it was written with zero thought.
Or both, I suppose.
Or both, I suppose.
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Either the original headline was crafted to gin up views or it was written with zero thought.
Or both, I suppose.
Or both, I suppose.
every time Bernard-Henri Levy pops into the timeline I reflect on how weird it must feel to get absolutely bodied by Garrison Keillor of all people
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
every time Bernard-Henri Levy pops into the timeline I reflect on how weird it must feel to get absolutely bodied by Garrison Keillor of all people
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Baltimore just legalized single-stair buildings up to 6 stories and duplexes and even quads in single-family zoned neighborhoods. Abundance, hon www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Mayor Scott signs controversial housing laws in effort to spur growth
A suite of housing and zoning reforms, once pie-in-the-sky dreams for some advocates, are now law in Baltimore, with Mayor Brandon Scott signing four bills Monday in a City Hall ceremony.
www.thebanner.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Baltimore just legalized single-stair buildings up to 6 stories and duplexes and even quads in single-family zoned neighborhoods. Abundance, hon www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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gotta say this whole business about ‘electing a muslim mayor is basically pissing on the graves of 9/11 victims’ is just…just shockingly racist stuff i mean what else is there to say about it
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
gotta say this whole business about ‘electing a muslim mayor is basically pissing on the graves of 9/11 victims’ is just…just shockingly racist stuff i mean what else is there to say about it
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
Don't sleep on the progressive DAs coasting to victory.
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
—Coloradoans fund free school meals
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once 'ground 0' of right-wing takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
—Coloradoans fund free school meals
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once 'ground 0' of right-wing takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Don't sleep on the progressive DAs coasting to victory.
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This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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Quoting Mario Cuomo in his acceptance speech is cold blooded man.
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Quoting Mario Cuomo in his acceptance speech is cold blooded man.
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Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
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“There are some people who hate London, and hate New York,” Mayor Sadiq Khan told me, on Bloomberg TV. “There's a reason why they demonize London, and now, indeed, New York. Why? Because we are progressive cities. We are liberal cities. We are multicultural cities. And we are incredibly successful.”
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“There are some people who hate London, and hate New York,” Mayor Sadiq Khan told me, on Bloomberg TV. “There's a reason why they demonize London, and now, indeed, New York. Why? Because we are progressive cities. We are liberal cities. We are multicultural cities. And we are incredibly successful.”
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It is worth saying that putting “Africana studies” in scare quotes as if it’s a ridiculous concept is not a political argument. It’s just racism. “Africa is not worthy of a major” is the implication. Yeah dude you’re just racist. (From Gerard Baker at the WSJ today)
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It is worth saying that putting “Africana studies” in scare quotes as if it’s a ridiculous concept is not a political argument. It’s just racism. “Africa is not worthy of a major” is the implication. Yeah dude you’re just racist. (From Gerard Baker at the WSJ today)
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
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If there are more Zohrans out there the Democrats will meet them whether they’re searching for them or not. His first act in politics was running for, and winning, a primary for an Assembly seat people told him not to run for because there was a perfectly cromulent, well-liked incumbent
Should they be searching for more Mamdanis? The Democrats are torn.
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Mamdani’s Edge Has Democrats Wondering If He’s a Model or a Fluke
Zohran Mamdani’s lead heading into the New York mayoral election has withstood a furious push from Republicans, establishment Democrats and a coalition of Wall Street dealmakers, leaving Democrats to ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If there are more Zohrans out there the Democrats will meet them whether they’re searching for them or not. His first act in politics was running for, and winning, a primary for an Assembly seat people told him not to run for because there was a perfectly cromulent, well-liked incumbent
There's a persistent reflex to assume that projects like this are liberally coded, only popular in progressive enclaves. But the actual evidence goes the other way. Liberals aren't the only ones who like to cross the street safely. Conservatives also ride bikes and like to do so without dying.
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
There's a persistent reflex to assume that projects like this are liberally coded, only popular in progressive enclaves. But the actual evidence goes the other way. Liberals aren't the only ones who like to cross the street safely. Conservatives also ride bikes and like to do so without dying.
Should they be searching for more Mamdanis? The Democrats are torn.
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Mamdani’s Edge Has Democrats Wondering If He’s a Model or a Fluke
Zohran Mamdani’s lead heading into the New York mayoral election has withstood a furious push from Republicans, establishment Democrats and a coalition of Wall Street dealmakers, leaving Democrats to ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Should they be searching for more Mamdanis? The Democrats are torn.
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Crazy how much some media has normalized the idea that voters are taking a risk if they elect governors/mayors who will defy Trump. That he’ll threaten their funding, etc.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
November 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Crazy how much some media has normalized the idea that voters are taking a risk if they elect governors/mayors who will defy Trump. That he’ll threaten their funding, etc.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
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A detailed analysis of who voted early, and where, from @haidee.bsky.social. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/02/e...
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A detailed analysis of who voted early, and where, from @haidee.bsky.social. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/02/e...
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They finally built a machine that can simulate peaking on edibles
The loading-the-dishwasher struggle is real. Even—or especially—for the $20,000 1X Neo humanoid home robot.
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
They finally built a machine that can simulate peaking on edibles
"if she can do it, you can do it too"
Defend NYC, a pro-Cuomo super PAC operated by Trump adviser Jason Meister, is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on sending out this text message to NYC voters, hoping it'll convince them to vote Cuomo for mayor, new filings show.
October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"if she can do it, you can do it too"
Another way of looking at this is what a blind spot many leading Democrats had about Gaza last year - the degree to which anger among critical segments of their base was overlooked or ignored. There were certainly people hearing it at the doors...
"If not for his clarity on Gaza, for his condemnation of that collective punishment and the use of U.S. resources to punish Palestinians, he doesn't have thousands of young people turning to him, volunteering on his behalf," says longtime Dem operative Patrick Gaspard, who is advising Mamdani.
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Another way of looking at this is what a blind spot many leading Democrats had about Gaza last year - the degree to which anger among critical segments of their base was overlooked or ignored. There were certainly people hearing it at the doors...
These are not the noises made by a political candidate who feels like he's winning.
What an odious thing to say. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
These are not the noises made by a political candidate who feels like he's winning.
This happening to Bill de Blasio is the most Bill de Blasio thing.
The Times apologized, saying a reporter had been "misled" by a Bill de Blasio impersonator.
De Blasio Says UK Newspaper 'Fabricated' His Quotes Criticizing Mamdani
The Times apologized, saying a reporter had been "misled" by a Bill de Blasio impersonator.
www.huffpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This happening to Bill de Blasio is the most Bill de Blasio thing.
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Always thought it was sad that Ayn Rand—one of the most successful authors of children's fantasy books of all time—had little enough saved in the bank in her old age that she had to rely on public assistance until her death, but I'm glad it was there for her.
October 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Always thought it was sad that Ayn Rand—one of the most successful authors of children's fantasy books of all time—had little enough saved in the bank in her old age that she had to rely on public assistance until her death, but I'm glad it was there for her.