Bryan Maygers
@bmaygers.bsky.social
likes: mountains, soccer, well-functioning public transit.
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A straightforwardly reasonable and good use of government power that nevertheless feels inconceivable in the US because we can’t fathom infringing on the freedom of people to get rich by making shit worse for everyone else
November 18, 2025 at 5:38 AM
A straightforwardly reasonable and good use of government power that nevertheless feels inconceivable in the US because we can’t fathom infringing on the freedom of people to get rich by making shit worse for everyone else
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
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Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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theres a whole category of newstertainment thats gotta go. and its "ask a really rich freak who is also evil and directly stealing from you what hes seen on the computer lately that has made him feel bad." the only -- ONLY -- story about this guy worth exploring is: he is getting rich spying on you
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
theres a whole category of newstertainment thats gotta go. and its "ask a really rich freak who is also evil and directly stealing from you what hes seen on the computer lately that has made him feel bad." the only -- ONLY -- story about this guy worth exploring is: he is getting rich spying on you
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To tip the balance of power in the NYS Assembly from neoliberal Center to progressive Left, we must win ~7 more primaries.
IMO, our best pick-up opportunity within NYC this cycle lies in AD-54, where @cct4nyc.bsky.social is running to replace Dilan.
Friends, please follow and support Christian🙏
IMO, our best pick-up opportunity within NYC this cycle lies in AD-54, where @cct4nyc.bsky.social is running to replace Dilan.
Friends, please follow and support Christian🙏
Thank you, Brooklyn! You helped us beat our day one fundraising goal in less than 24 hours. Together, we raised over $26,000 in donations free of fossil fuel, real estate, pro-genocide, and corporate money.
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
To tip the balance of power in the NYS Assembly from neoliberal Center to progressive Left, we must win ~7 more primaries.
IMO, our best pick-up opportunity within NYC this cycle lies in AD-54, where @cct4nyc.bsky.social is running to replace Dilan.
Friends, please follow and support Christian🙏
IMO, our best pick-up opportunity within NYC this cycle lies in AD-54, where @cct4nyc.bsky.social is running to replace Dilan.
Friends, please follow and support Christian🙏
A truly odious person. Hardly a clearer case of someone who chose sycophancy to Trump over whatever principles she might have previously held.
Stefanik jumped on the pendulum as it was swinging to the right and now wants to run for governor as it swings back to the left. In New York, no less. Stuff like this may still help lock up the primary but it is going to be an anchor in a general.
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A truly odious person. Hardly a clearer case of someone who chose sycophancy to Trump over whatever principles she might have previously held.
Not getting my hopes up but one concrete step towards a better Democratic Party would be never again hiring or working with this scumbag bully after Tuesday
In which Melissa DeRosa attacks a student for asking a valid question, lies about who wrote NYs stronger sexual harassment laws, and then low-key threatens the Cornell club's status. This is who Cuomo keeps in his circle: a delusional enabler.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
‘Watch Yourself’: Top Cuomo Advisor Melissa DeRosa ’04 M.P.A. ’09 Berates Undergrad Who Probes Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment Allegations
Melissa DeRosa ’04 M.P.A. ’09, secretary to former governor Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) berated a Cornell undergraduate student at an Oct 1. Cornell Political Strategy Group event after asking about Cuomo’s...
www.cornellsun.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Not getting my hopes up but one concrete step towards a better Democratic Party would be never again hiring or working with this scumbag bully after Tuesday
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In addition to any moral or competitive arguments,
1. This is a fake problem. There aren't any trans women in NWSL. There aren't any trans women in the immediate pipeline that I'm aware of.
2. Using Banda for the cover photo here is obviously just extremely racist.
1. This is a fake problem. There aren't any trans women in NWSL. There aren't any trans women in the immediate pipeline that I'm aware of.
2. Using Banda for the cover photo here is obviously just extremely racist.
Deeply disappointed in Liz Eddy here, who I've always liked and respected. A reminder that we have a lot of work to do when it comes to educating the public about why trans inclusion isn't just morally correct, but competitively sound share.google/Gjf9a1Sl01eL...
National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing
Recent controversies across women’s sports — from swimming to track and field — have highlighted professional soccer lacks clear eligibility policies, unlike a growing number of other competitions.…
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October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In addition to any moral or competitive arguments,
1. This is a fake problem. There aren't any trans women in NWSL. There aren't any trans women in the immediate pipeline that I'm aware of.
2. Using Banda for the cover photo here is obviously just extremely racist.
1. This is a fake problem. There aren't any trans women in NWSL. There aren't any trans women in the immediate pipeline that I'm aware of.
2. Using Banda for the cover photo here is obviously just extremely racist.
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Very important speech by Mamdani on Islamophobia— starts about 27 minutes in.
This will get chopped up and reported on in bad faith (if at all) by fools and trolls, so it’s worth watching in full to hear him in his own words. A historic first for NYC. His tone is righteous and firm.
This will get chopped up and reported on in bad faith (if at all) by fools and trolls, so it’s worth watching in full to hear him in his own words. A historic first for NYC. His tone is righteous and firm.
STARTING SOON: Zohran Mamdani gives remarks about Islamophobia outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx
LIVE | Zohran Mamdani gives remarks on Islamophobia outside a mosque in the Bronx, NYC
YouTube video by Eyewitness News ABC7NY
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Very important speech by Mamdani on Islamophobia— starts about 27 minutes in.
This will get chopped up and reported on in bad faith (if at all) by fools and trolls, so it’s worth watching in full to hear him in his own words. A historic first for NYC. His tone is righteous and firm.
This will get chopped up and reported on in bad faith (if at all) by fools and trolls, so it’s worth watching in full to hear him in his own words. A historic first for NYC. His tone is righteous and firm.
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“Again and again, the government has claimed that they are targeting criminals and getting rid of the worst of the worst, and this is in reality who they’re going after.”
Joel Camas is a 16 yr-old NYC high-school junior in the Bronx. He loves soccer & pepperoni pizza.
Yesterday morning, his lawyer and I accompanied him to an ICE check-in. He has Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — it should have been fine.
But it was not.💔 [thread]
Yesterday morning, his lawyer and I accompanied him to an ICE check-in. He has Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — it should have been fine.
But it was not.💔 [thread]
A Woman Self-Deported, Hoping to Shield Her Son. He Was Detained Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Again and again, the government has claimed that they are targeting criminals and getting rid of the worst of the worst, and this is in reality who they’re going after.”
Grow a spine and also the dominance of access-driven scooplet journalism has trained all these potential sources to think anonymity is the default and made them way overindex the risk of speaking on record about pretty much anything
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Grow a spine and also the dominance of access-driven scooplet journalism has trained all these potential sources to think anonymity is the default and made them way overindex the risk of speaking on record about pretty much anything
I wrote part of the ballot questions section here, please share and vote Yes on 2-6!
The NKD 2025 General Election Voter Guide is here!
Everything you need to know about the competitive races on the ballot in Brooklyn:
🗳️ NYC Mayor
🗳️ City Council 47
🗳️ Judicial Races
🗳️ Ballot Proposals
tinyurl.com/NKDVoterGuide25
Everything you need to know about the competitive races on the ballot in Brooklyn:
🗳️ NYC Mayor
🗳️ City Council 47
🗳️ Judicial Races
🗳️ Ballot Proposals
tinyurl.com/NKDVoterGuide25
November 2025 NKD Voter Guide
docs.google.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I wrote part of the ballot questions section here, please share and vote Yes on 2-6!
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WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Political scientist on a podcast: The urban-rural divide is not reducible to racism
GOP Senator on Fox News: The United States has a major problem with sharia law and the Muslim mayor is going to destroy New York City which by the way has no law enforcement
GOP Senator on Fox News: The United States has a major problem with sharia law and the Muslim mayor is going to destroy New York City which by the way has no law enforcement
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Political scientist on a podcast: The urban-rural divide is not reducible to racism
GOP Senator on Fox News: The United States has a major problem with sharia law and the Muslim mayor is going to destroy New York City which by the way has no law enforcement
GOP Senator on Fox News: The United States has a major problem with sharia law and the Muslim mayor is going to destroy New York City which by the way has no law enforcement
Tax the rich
Every year I write the same, slightly grimmer story
1 in 10 five years ago
1 in 9
1 in 8
1 in 7 New York public school students experienced homelessness last school year, a record high.
For @citylimitsnews.bsky.social I discuss the troubling rise
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1 in 10 five years ago
1 in 9
1 in 8
1 in 7 New York public school students experienced homelessness last school year, a record high.
For @citylimitsnews.bsky.social I discuss the troubling rise
buff.ly/ICwJLj3
October 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Tax the rich
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The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”
Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...
www.stereogum.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
This has been true for every chapter of BW’s career
One thing that would probably be more helpful is to make CBS totally irrelevant which means not sharing the constant stream of ragebait and disinformation they’re going to post
October 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This has been true for every chapter of BW’s career
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Donald Trump has heard the wails and lamentations of all the Rust Belt communities left behind by neoliberalism, and he has a message for them: fuck you and die
Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
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- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...
Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law
A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.
heatmap.news
October 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Donald Trump has heard the wails and lamentations of all the Rust Belt communities left behind by neoliberalism, and he has a message for them: fuck you and die
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Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
Eldest Daughter she’s still got the fastball
October 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Eldest Daughter she’s still got the fastball
Let's go
SCOOP: DSA-backed City Council Member @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social is exploring a primary challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10.
Avilés is meeting with @socialists.nyc's Electoral Working Group next week to discuss her potential congressional run.
Read more at @cityandstateny.bsky.social:
Avilés is meeting with @socialists.nyc's Electoral Working Group next week to discuss her potential congressional run.
Read more at @cityandstateny.bsky.social:
Alexa Avilés exploring challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10
The DSA-backed City Council member has been talking to allies about potentially challenging the incumbent representative.
www.cityandstateny.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Let's go
1. The discipline to answer this dumb misleading question so generously and so well
2. Sara Haines should be asked to clarify which part of his answer she disagrees with
2. Sara Haines should be asked to clarify which part of his answer she disagrees with
Zohran Mamdani calling it a genocide on The View and getting applause.
October 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
1. The discipline to answer this dumb misleading question so generously and so well
2. Sara Haines should be asked to clarify which part of his answer she disagrees with
2. Sara Haines should be asked to clarify which part of his answer she disagrees with
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Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
September 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
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THE MEME IS REAL
September 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
THE MEME IS REAL