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Mamdani: "We will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy ... I will govern as a Democratic Socialist"
January 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Mamdani: "We will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy ... I will govern as a Democratic Socialist"
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Yesterday, Reuters unveiled a report in which they discovered that Israel re-purposed armored personnel carriers into truck bombs, loading them with up to 3 tons of explosives and then using them to destroy residential buildings in Gaza.
How Israel’s multi-ton truck bombs ripped through Gaza City
In the weeks before the ceasefire, Israel deployed a new weapon: Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed as explosive-laden bombs.
www.reuters.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Yesterday, Reuters unveiled a report in which they discovered that Israel re-purposed armored personnel carriers into truck bombs, loading them with up to 3 tons of explosives and then using them to destroy residential buildings in Gaza.
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Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
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(I finished the first draft of The Cosmos is a Black Aesthetic)
(I wrote 7000 words today.)
(YIKES)
We made it to 2026! Happy New Year, Everyone!
(I wrote 7000 words today.)
(YIKES)
We made it to 2026! Happy New Year, Everyone!
a man in a red jacket is standing in the desert with the word victory written in white letters .
Alt: a man in a red jacket is standing in the desert with the word victory written in white letters .
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
(I finished the first draft of The Cosmos is a Black Aesthetic)
(I wrote 7000 words today.)
(YIKES)
We made it to 2026! Happy New Year, Everyone!
(I wrote 7000 words today.)
(YIKES)
We made it to 2026! Happy New Year, Everyone!
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Since there seems to be a flurry of Yglesias discourse on here today, here is my take. He recently joined the moral panic over teaching about race--on the side of the racists. And he gets critical race theory wrong because he superficially engages with it.
A Tent Big Enough for Bigots but Too Small for Critical Race Theory
Like so many of critical race theory's detractors, Matthew Yglesias fails to engage with the actual scholarship.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Since there seems to be a flurry of Yglesias discourse on here today, here is my take. He recently joined the moral panic over teaching about race--on the side of the racists. And he gets critical race theory wrong because he superficially engages with it.
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A story that stays with me
A child nearly survived his cancer
But he contracted chickenpox & died
This is far less common after the chickenpox vaccine reduced the chance of individuals having severe disease & reduced community spread
Thanks for sharing @drjoshs.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov
A child nearly survived his cancer
But he contracted chickenpox & died
This is far less common after the chickenpox vaccine reduced the chance of individuals having severe disease & reduced community spread
Thanks for sharing @drjoshs.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov
LIVE: Roundtable on Vaccines and Public Health
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
m.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A story that stays with me
A child nearly survived his cancer
But he contracted chickenpox & died
This is far less common after the chickenpox vaccine reduced the chance of individuals having severe disease & reduced community spread
Thanks for sharing @drjoshs.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov
A child nearly survived his cancer
But he contracted chickenpox & died
This is far less common after the chickenpox vaccine reduced the chance of individuals having severe disease & reduced community spread
Thanks for sharing @drjoshs.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov
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ICE announced today that FOUR PEOPLE have died in detention in the past week.
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICE announced today that FOUR PEOPLE have died in detention in the past week.
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Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
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I have been asked to share my theory about Jesus and "the Pharisees." I have a very specific one.
I'm doing so. But it's gonna take three posts to do it properly, and will involve a lot of comparing Gospel passages to Rabbinic texts.
Part One dropped today: www.lifeisasacredtext.com/pharisees/
I'm doing so. But it's gonna take three posts to do it properly, and will involve a lot of comparing Gospel passages to Rabbinic texts.
Part One dropped today: www.lifeisasacredtext.com/pharisees/
Jesus and the Jews: Part One
The first of a 3-part series on the Gospels and Jewish text
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
July 29, 2024 at 1:10 PM
I have been asked to share my theory about Jesus and "the Pharisees." I have a very specific one.
I'm doing so. But it's gonna take three posts to do it properly, and will involve a lot of comparing Gospel passages to Rabbinic texts.
Part One dropped today: www.lifeisasacredtext.com/pharisees/
I'm doing so. But it's gonna take three posts to do it properly, and will involve a lot of comparing Gospel passages to Rabbinic texts.
Part One dropped today: www.lifeisasacredtext.com/pharisees/
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Says the guy who is personally responsible for measles outbreaks
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Says the guy who is personally responsible for measles outbreaks
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The sooner we all go: “Fuck you. They’re not hurting anybody. Leave ‘em alone.” the sooner Consevatives have to scramble for a new target.
And whoever they go after next, we’ll defend them, too.
And whoever they go after next, we’ll defend them, too.
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The sooner we all go: “Fuck you. They’re not hurting anybody. Leave ‘em alone.” the sooner Consevatives have to scramble for a new target.
And whoever they go after next, we’ll defend them, too.
And whoever they go after next, we’ll defend them, too.
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Think about this. Did you hear trans panic headlines in the 2000s? No.
Conservatives weren’t “worried” about trans people until the day they lost on Marriage Equality.
Once they realized most of us are just fine with gay marriage, they needed a new wedge issue and started attacking trans people.
Conservatives weren’t “worried” about trans people until the day they lost on Marriage Equality.
Once they realized most of us are just fine with gay marriage, they needed a new wedge issue and started attacking trans people.
I’m rewatching Mad About You & theres a joke where Ursula the ditzy waitress mistakes a recurring character for a post-op trans woman and immediately talks about how great she looks now, then deadnames her as part of a running joke at Ursula’s expense. In 1995. The great trans scare is manufactured.
December 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Think about this. Did you hear trans panic headlines in the 2000s? No.
Conservatives weren’t “worried” about trans people until the day they lost on Marriage Equality.
Once they realized most of us are just fine with gay marriage, they needed a new wedge issue and started attacking trans people.
Conservatives weren’t “worried” about trans people until the day they lost on Marriage Equality.
Once they realized most of us are just fine with gay marriage, they needed a new wedge issue and started attacking trans people.
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The Supreme Court has strict limits on denaturalization that are deeply rooted in protections guaranteed by the 1st and 14th Amendments. Here's how they got there: bit.ly/4rh6WJT
How the Supreme Court Rejected Denaturalization as a Political Weapon Long Ago
New threats to strip opponents of citizenship recall a dark history.
www.brennancenter.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Supreme Court has strict limits on denaturalization that are deeply rooted in protections guaranteed by the 1st and 14th Amendments. Here's how they got there: bit.ly/4rh6WJT
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Lindsay Lohan's younger brother Michael is one of seven real estate speculators accused last week of conspiring to illegally deregulate more than 150 rent-stabilized apartments in Brooklyn and Queens.
Mean Girl Tish James Sues Lindsay Lohan's Brother for Alleged Scheme to Destabilize More Than 150 NYC Apartments
Michael Lohan is one of the Peak Capital Advisor principals named in a lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General.
hellgatenyc.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Lindsay Lohan's younger brother Michael is one of seven real estate speculators accused last week of conspiring to illegally deregulate more than 150 rent-stabilized apartments in Brooklyn and Queens.
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ICE were not ever good. It was a profoundly evil organization when it began under Bush, when it was expanded upon in scope by Obama, when its cruelty increased under Trump 1.0, and their efficiency became greater courtesy of Biden and now at its worst, thanks to Trump 2.0's return.
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 AM
ICE were not ever good. It was a profoundly evil organization when it began under Bush, when it was expanded upon in scope by Obama, when its cruelty increased under Trump 1.0, and their efficiency became greater courtesy of Biden and now at its worst, thanks to Trump 2.0's return.
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Exactly. It's disingenuous to call it a purity test to say "You shouldn't be beholden to right-wing billionaires pushing right-wing policies and right-wing candidates."
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
When left-leaning Democrats complain about corporate influence, it’s not a “purity test.” It’s a demand for a better politics.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Exactly. It's disingenuous to call it a purity test to say "You shouldn't be beholden to right-wing billionaires pushing right-wing policies and right-wing candidates."
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A DRUG PROBLEM IT'S A HOUSING PROBLEM
I'm so sick of y'all in my mentions with this talking point, just stop.
PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD RENT. Half of renters are paying over 30% of their income on rent, another quarter are paying over 50%!!!
People need homes they can afford!
I'm so sick of y'all in my mentions with this talking point, just stop.
PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD RENT. Half of renters are paying over 30% of their income on rent, another quarter are paying over 50%!!!
People need homes they can afford!
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A DRUG PROBLEM IT'S A HOUSING PROBLEM
I'm so sick of y'all in my mentions with this talking point, just stop.
PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD RENT. Half of renters are paying over 30% of their income on rent, another quarter are paying over 50%!!!
People need homes they can afford!
I'm so sick of y'all in my mentions with this talking point, just stop.
PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD RENT. Half of renters are paying over 30% of their income on rent, another quarter are paying over 50%!!!
People need homes they can afford!
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The sleepy dictator
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The sleepy dictator
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Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
Every single debate moderator for any congressional seat needs to ask candidates whether they will vote to ban stock trading by congress members
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Every single debate moderator for any congressional seat needs to ask candidates whether they will vote to ban stock trading by congress members
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A really nice figure of population and partisan malapportionment in national legislatures around the world
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A really nice figure of population and partisan malapportionment in national legislatures around the world
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
from Beramendi, Boix, Guinjoan, and Rogers (yassified by The Economist) priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/u...
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After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social