Cadoc
@cadoc.bsky.social
RPG nerd, gym rat, aspiring decent human being. He/Him.
There's no hope for the Greens. Their #1 objective is fighting on behalf of the housing crisis, and that shows no signs of changing.
July 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
There's no hope for the Greens. Their #1 objective is fighting on behalf of the housing crisis, and that shows no signs of changing.
There is something admirable in one dying in pursuit of a dream.
July 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
There is something admirable in one dying in pursuit of a dream.
Wouldn't be surprised, I get daily Twitter emails informing me HotLady43432923 has invited me to a group chat
July 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Wouldn't be surprised, I get daily Twitter emails informing me HotLady43432923 has invited me to a group chat
The real concern, IMO, isn't that people choose AI-generated content - but that human-made art will be buried under such mountains of this slop, most people will never happen across quality content.
June 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The real concern, IMO, isn't that people choose AI-generated content - but that human-made art will be buried under such mountains of this slop, most people will never happen across quality content.
Overwhelmingly he won't be able to enact them, and he must definitely know that - so the fact that he at least wants to do good things for NYC is arguably more important than policy specifics.
June 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Overwhelmingly he won't be able to enact them, and he must definitely know that - so the fact that he at least wants to do good things for NYC is arguably more important than policy specifics.
I wish they didn't lose them to the giant NIMBYs that are the Greens, but there aren't exactly many great alternatives
June 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I wish they didn't lose them to the giant NIMBYs that are the Greens, but there aren't exactly many great alternatives
Second, it's NY Dems, I'm open to bets as to what happens first - a non-shitty state party, or blue Florida lmao
June 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Second, it's NY Dems, I'm open to bets as to what happens first - a non-shitty state party, or blue Florida lmao
First, maybe calm down a little bit. I think everyone here, including me, wants Mamdani to win considering he's the only realistic alternative to Cuomo at this point. Let's just be real about what's coming next.
June 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
First, maybe calm down a little bit. I think everyone here, including me, wants Mamdani to win considering he's the only realistic alternative to Cuomo at this point. Let's just be real about what's coming next.
Considering the narrative online, I was really surprised to learn that the US has fewer cops per capita than France, Germany or Spain, and basically the same number as the UK - and in the UK insufficient numbers of police officers is a cross-isle hot-button issue
(2020 numbers tho)
(2020 numbers tho)
June 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Considering the narrative online, I was really surprised to learn that the US has fewer cops per capita than France, Germany or Spain, and basically the same number as the UK - and in the UK insufficient numbers of police officers is a cross-isle hot-button issue
(2020 numbers tho)
(2020 numbers tho)
Sure dude, but you know, it's New York Dems, they're going to do their thing. Hochul knows that she'd risk the suburban vote if she agreed to more debt or higher taxes and she doesn't care about housing affordability in NYC because that'll hurt the mayor, not her.
June 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sure dude, but you know, it's New York Dems, they're going to do their thing. Hochul knows that she'd risk the suburban vote if she agreed to more debt or higher taxes and she doesn't care about housing affordability in NYC because that'll hurt the mayor, not her.
What am I defending? All I said is that funding the police has broad support, but building public housing does not.
I'm not a big defund the police guy, but obviously that was an overblown issue and nothing actually got defunded.
Likewise, public housing is not my #1 solution but it's still good.
I'm not a big defund the police guy, but obviously that was an overblown issue and nothing actually got defunded.
Likewise, public housing is not my #1 solution but it's still good.
June 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What am I defending? All I said is that funding the police has broad support, but building public housing does not.
I'm not a big defund the police guy, but obviously that was an overblown issue and nothing actually got defunded.
Likewise, public housing is not my #1 solution but it's still good.
I'm not a big defund the police guy, but obviously that was an overblown issue and nothing actually got defunded.
Likewise, public housing is not my #1 solution but it's still good.
Yeah, he mentioned raising taxes to pay for *other parts of his agenda*, but that's only $10 billion, and, again, that's for the non-housing part of his agenda
Not to mention that Hochul already said she'd veto any tax increase, but at least that's something that the nex gov might buckle on (maybe)
Not to mention that Hochul already said she'd veto any tax increase, but at least that's something that the nex gov might buckle on (maybe)
June 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yeah, he mentioned raising taxes to pay for *other parts of his agenda*, but that's only $10 billion, and, again, that's for the non-housing part of his agenda
Not to mention that Hochul already said she'd veto any tax increase, but at least that's something that the nex gov might buckle on (maybe)
Not to mention that Hochul already said she'd veto any tax increase, but at least that's something that the nex gov might buckle on (maybe)
The backlash to "defund the police" was so severe, I'd argue it has actually set back reform efforts. Now everyone suggesting any kind of positive change in police departments has to also insist they won't cut funding and they hate criminals and all the crimes they do
June 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The backlash to "defund the police" was so severe, I'd argue it has actually set back reform efforts. Now everyone suggesting any kind of positive change in police departments has to also insist they won't cut funding and they hate criminals and all the crimes they do
Maybe you should tell Mamdani it's that easy? Because his plan for finding the $70 billion in funding isn't to tax the rich, it's to issue municipal bonds - a plan that's essentially guaranteed to be vetoed by the governor.
June 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Maybe you should tell Mamdani it's that easy? Because his plan for finding the $70 billion in funding isn't to tax the rich, it's to issue municipal bonds - a plan that's essentially guaranteed to be vetoed by the governor.
What are you basing that on? Everything I've seen, polling-wise, suggests that "defund the police" is incredibly unpopular. Election results point that way too.
June 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What are you basing that on? Everything I've seen, polling-wise, suggests that "defund the police" is incredibly unpopular. Election results point that way too.
Eric Adams belongs in the same camp as Sinema or Gabbard - people without a single principle or belief who became Democrats because that was the route to power in their circumstances.
I think recent history has proven you cannot ever rely on those politicians.
I think recent history has proven you cannot ever rely on those politicians.
June 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Eric Adams belongs in the same camp as Sinema or Gabbard - people without a single principle or belief who became Democrats because that was the route to power in their circumstances.
I think recent history has proven you cannot ever rely on those politicians.
I think recent history has proven you cannot ever rely on those politicians.
That's exactly what I'm saying lmao
Worth pointing out, though, that even if Mamdani cut the NYPD budget to $0, from the current $5.3 billion, it'd still take 14 years to cover the $70 billion for his housing plan.
I'm all for affordable housing, but this is not happening.
Worth pointing out, though, that even if Mamdani cut the NYPD budget to $0, from the current $5.3 billion, it'd still take 14 years to cover the $70 billion for his housing plan.
I'm all for affordable housing, but this is not happening.
June 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
That's exactly what I'm saying lmao
Worth pointing out, though, that even if Mamdani cut the NYPD budget to $0, from the current $5.3 billion, it'd still take 14 years to cover the $70 billion for his housing plan.
I'm all for affordable housing, but this is not happening.
Worth pointing out, though, that even if Mamdani cut the NYPD budget to $0, from the current $5.3 billion, it'd still take 14 years to cover the $70 billion for his housing plan.
I'm all for affordable housing, but this is not happening.
Yes, there's a broad support for well-funded police, but building state-owned housing is a partisan issue.
June 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Yes, there's a broad support for well-funded police, but building state-owned housing is a partisan issue.
To be fair though, if the pilot program actually has good results, that's promising, even if oddly it flies in the face of results elsewhere.
Either way I'd consider it marginally harmful at worst, so it's not a big deal.
Either way I'd consider it marginally harmful at worst, so it's not a big deal.
June 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
To be fair though, if the pilot program actually has good results, that's promising, even if oddly it flies in the face of results elsewhere.
Either way I'd consider it marginally harmful at worst, so it's not a big deal.
Either way I'd consider it marginally harmful at worst, so it's not a big deal.
Sorry, but I'm not going to take seriously any economist supporting rent control. It has been tried, it has failed, it continues to fail. There are ideologue economists that argue otherwise, but they deserve as much respect as the Austrian school.
June 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Sorry, but I'm not going to take seriously any economist supporting rent control. It has been tried, it has failed, it continues to fail. There are ideologue economists that argue otherwise, but they deserve as much respect as the Austrian school.