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Matt Mastricova
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Cringe connoisseur. They/them
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bidoofaloof.bsky.social
Investing in paraprofessionals is investing in NYC’s public schools. These educators — mostly women of color — are the backbone of our classrooms.

@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social you have the power to fix the para shortage and lead with the equity you’ve long championed.

Let the bill pass!
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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zachsilberberg.bsky.social
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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awalkerinla.bsky.social
*taps sign*
awalkerinla.bsky.social Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · Jun 26
Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.

He'll make a great mayor
In February, 7-year-old Dolma Naadhun was crossing the intersection of Newtown Road and 45th Street in Astoria with her mother and sister when the driver of a 2021 Ford Explorer blew through a stop sign, striking and killing Dolma. One month later, New York City Department of Transportation commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez visited the crash site with other officials, met with community members demanding a traffic signal be installed, and promised to make changes to the street - including "daylighting" the intersection using curb extensions and plastic bollards. State assemblymember Zohran Mamdani also visited the scene that day and realized that something else needed to change. "When you take a step back and think about traffic violence in New York City," he said, "you start to understand that this is a systemic issue that is incentivized by the policies that we have in place with regard to the design of our streets and what kind of vehicles we allow to be on our roads." Whether a driver runs a stop sign or a red light, statistically, certain cars - namely, bigger SUVs and trucks - are more likely to kill a 7-year-old. This is why Mamdani is co- introducing legislation for a weight-based vehicle-registration fee intended to discourage people from purchasing heavier vehicles. "The car industry is pushing the sale of heavier and larger vehicles," he says. "The state has to make it clear that these types of vehicles come with a certain kind of cost." soar above adult shoulders. But there may be another way to disincentivize the purchases of such vehicles, says Edwards. "One other potential idea would be for someone, maybe a city's DOT, to start keeping a list of the different makes and models of vehicles that are killing pedestrians and cyclists, or kids specifically, and post that publicly," he says. "That could bring awareness to which cars are more dangerous and also potentially affect insurance rates, which would possibly convince people not to buy certain cars." There's a bit of accountability in New York's bill, which would require the State DOT to track all fatal crashes by vehicle weight. But the other encouraging aspect of the proposal is that the collected fees stay local, by county, and, after the annual dedications to highway, bridge, and transit trust funds are met, a full 75 percent of the funds raised will go toward safety improvements like bike lanes, bollards, road diets, pedestrianization of streets, and raised crosswalks. This means the neighborhoods most impacted by large vehicles are likely to see the biggest changes. And that might be the most important part of the legislation, says Mamdani. "This is an initiative to make our streets safer for our children," he says. "And we are making sure a significant portion of this funding goes toward creating the very streetscapes that we know will save their lives."
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22d
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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haileypiperfights.bsky.social
When you recount this election day:
Gonzo in Muppet Christmas Carol saying "Now once again, I must ask you to remember that Dick Cheney was dead and decaying. That one thing you must remember, or both that follows will seem wondrous."
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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amyhoy.bsky.social
this is the perfect illustration of why it’s so important to learn a field’s jargon
blazeward.bsky.social Blaze Ward @blazeward.bsky.social · Sep 28
I have to keep this handy when baking.

😁
an image showing Brown Betty, Buckle, Cobbler, Crisp, Crumble, Slump, Pandowdy, and Sonker definitions for mixing fruit, batter, and pan.
September 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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graysonmorley.com
I’m taking a break from gaming. Here’s my attempt at explaining why.
Is it time to quit games?
An honest exploration of attachment, time, and limits
www.backlogmag.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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thomaslstrickland.bsky.social
my contribution to the discourse:
The Sickos meme with the guy at the window only he’s quoting Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff, it’s me, it’s Cathy I’ve come home, I’m so cold Let me in your window
September 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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hexliterary.bsky.social
oh hi, we're opening for submissions tomorrow, Friday 9/5! 200 cap & we'll stay open until filled. mark ur calendars 👇
a pink banner with the hex logo that says "submissions open 10 AM ET 9/5," lists recent contributors and awards, and includes a link to hex's submittable: hexliterary.submittable.com/submit
September 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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stephenfishbach.bsky.social
if you are physically inactive you can qualify for the Covid vaccine
peark.es George Pearkes @peark.es · Aug 27
FDA is authorizing anybody with a risk factor from this list to receive the vaccines, as well as anybody 65+.
Figure 2 from https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsb2506929
August 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
bidoofaloof.bsky.social
People who eat Penn Station sushi at 9:30 am — what is happening in your life? What brought you to this point?
August 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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baybayfriend.bsky.social
I asked ChatGPT to call the cutie store and no one knew you lol. But then I went to the cutie store myself and everyone knew you. What ChatGPT actually did was call the same Qdoba location 15 times and make outrageous threats against the employees that fell just short of actionability
August 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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leftistwonk.bsky.social
Primary all of these freaks
July 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
bidoofaloof.bsky.social
Me after playing the intro section of Donkey Kong Bananza
Screenshot of the episode “Zeke Aaron McKinley” from Very Important People. Anna Garcia is dressed in a rock suit. Caption says “These rocks look awesome”
July 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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bearlydefault.etheirys.social
why does he sit like this 😭😭😭
July 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
We had the clues all along
Snowman drawing saying May every day be another wonderful secret!
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
The same company that's buying CBS (and needs Trump's approval to do so) is also trying to buy Bari Weiss' website. It's a political decision.
July 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
bidoofaloof.bsky.social
I’m done wishing for Diddy Kong Racing to come to virtual console — time to bring them to Mario Kart World
July 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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ckunzelman.bsky.social
when will they add labubu to fortnite
July 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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maxrn.bsky.social
🤔🤔🤔🤔
July 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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ladyemily.nebula.tv
There’s this weird incongruity where support of Palestine is something only online leftists care about and therefore it’s not worth the Democratic Party adopting into their campaigning but also support of Palestine was a big enough roadblock to lose the election and that’s online leftists’ faults
July 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social
New Story Day!!!!

I’ve been submitting to Milk Candy Review since 2019, and today my new flash piece, Maybe Someday I’ll Stop Writing About A House On The Border Of A Swamp, comes out!!!!

Proud of the weird little meta flash piece :)

milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/07/10/m...
Maybe Someday I’ll Stop Writing About A House On The Border Of A Swamp ~ by Corey Farrenkopf
I want to write a story about a house sinking into a swamp, but I’m always writing a story about a house sinking into a swamp. Sometimes I’m unclear about the metaphor. Am I the house, slowly being…
milkcandyreview.home.blog
July 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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malarkeybooks.bsky.social
Amazon’s prime day profits are down 41%. To celebrate, until midnight you can get 41% off anything in our store with code 41% at malarkeybooks.com/store
Malarkey
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July 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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raxkingisdead.bsky.social
if you like this essay, preorder SLOPPY, coming out in just 19 days! it’s just like this but much more about alcoholism!
tinyurl.com/PreorderSloppy
July 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM