Allison Lirish Dean
@ear2thepavement.bsky.social
Urban planner + journalist writing about the intersection between planning, bureaucracy, and democracy. I’m also working on the green transition in Rhode Island. www.allisonlirishdean.com
Thread: There are so many problems with this NYTimes piece, starting with the assumption that being a "centrist"—whatever that is right now—is somehow "non-partisan" and a virtue unto itself. Being a "centrist" is just as ideological or "partisan" as anything else. Also, voters “prefer capitalism to
October 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Thread: There are so many problems with this NYTimes piece, starting with the assumption that being a "centrist"—whatever that is right now—is somehow "non-partisan" and a virtue unto itself. Being a "centrist" is just as ideological or "partisan" as anything else. Also, voters “prefer capitalism to
Why are these three politicians at the top of this article? I know what Mamdani’s message is, and to some extent AOC’s, but what is Hakeem Jeffries’ “message”? Is there a single regular person who can articulate it?
October 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Why are these three politicians at the top of this article? I know what Mamdani’s message is, and to some extent AOC’s, but what is Hakeem Jeffries’ “message”? Is there a single regular person who can articulate it?
Hey @demgovs.org — you promised you weren’t asking for money but then asked for money, so basically lied to bait me into this survey. This is a bad thing to do because it sends the message that you don’t care what people actually think. No wonder the Democratic Party is historically unpopular.
October 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hey @demgovs.org — you promised you weren’t asking for money but then asked for money, so basically lied to bait me into this survey. This is a bad thing to do because it sends the message that you don’t care what people actually think. No wonder the Democratic Party is historically unpopular.
Trump’s plan for a “midterm convention” is actually very smart. As I wrote for @currentaffairs.bsky.social ,
unlike Biden, Trump grasps the importance of ensuring that people recognize, concretely, what the federal government is doing for them: www.currentaffairs.org/news/make-bu...
unlike Biden, Trump grasps the importance of ensuring that people recognize, concretely, what the federal government is doing for them: www.currentaffairs.org/news/make-bu...
September 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Trump’s plan for a “midterm convention” is actually very smart. As I wrote for @currentaffairs.bsky.social ,
unlike Biden, Trump grasps the importance of ensuring that people recognize, concretely, what the federal government is doing for them: www.currentaffairs.org/news/make-bu...
unlike Biden, Trump grasps the importance of ensuring that people recognize, concretely, what the federal government is doing for them: www.currentaffairs.org/news/make-bu...
Please stop the endless spam. It doesn’t help you and as far as I can tell you and the democrats need all the help you can get.
August 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Please stop the endless spam. It doesn’t help you and as far as I can tell you and the democrats need all the help you can get.
Stop the endless spam please. It really doesn’t help you, and as far as I can tell, you and the rest of the Democrats need all the help you can get.
August 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Stop the endless spam please. It really doesn’t help you, and as far as I can tell, you and the rest of the Democrats need all the help you can get.
Hard disagree.
August 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Hard disagree.
Noise pollution in America is totally out of control and it’s destroying our health. I’m on a quick vacation in a small New England town near the ocean and this is what I’ve been listening to for the past 30 minutes. I hear stuff like this most days. Quiet is the exception
August 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Noise pollution in America is totally out of control and it’s destroying our health. I’m on a quick vacation in a small New England town near the ocean and this is what I’ve been listening to for the past 30 minutes. I hear stuff like this most days. Quiet is the exception
Rhode Island’s GOP candidate for suburban senate district 4 cites “crumbling infrastructure” and “rising taxes” as problems he wants to address simultaneously and I’m reminded of this Venn diagram:
August 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Rhode Island’s GOP candidate for suburban senate district 4 cites “crumbling infrastructure” and “rising taxes” as problems he wants to address simultaneously and I’m reminded of this Venn diagram:
This tiny, iridescent friend landed on my leg while I was outside this AM drinking my morning coffee. There are so many beautiful, wondrous insects in this world and it breaks my heart that we are wiping so many of them out.
August 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This tiny, iridescent friend landed on my leg while I was outside this AM drinking my morning coffee. There are so many beautiful, wondrous insects in this world and it breaks my heart that we are wiping so many of them out.
It would be radical this were actually a real effort and not just fundraising spam. These people really do take Americans for dumb
July 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It would be radical this were actually a real effort and not just fundraising spam. These people really do take Americans for dumb
Seen in Texas: Highways are kid- and family-friendly infrastructure!
July 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Seen in Texas: Highways are kid- and family-friendly infrastructure!
“We begged you”…and “If you don’t give us money now our dreams of ending Dark Money’s iron grip on our elections will be crushed” — lol who are these ads for?
July 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“We begged you”…and “If you don’t give us money now our dreams of ending Dark Money’s iron grip on our elections will be crushed” — lol who are these ads for?
Could not have said it better.
July 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Could not have said it better.
This site is a truly Liberal hellhole
June 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This site is a truly Liberal hellhole
These temps in Washington DC in June are insane.
June 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
These temps in Washington DC in June are insane.
It makes me sad how much I now dread the summer season. This is the week’s forecast in Rhode Island. It just sucks.
June 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It makes me sad how much I now dread the summer season. This is the week’s forecast in Rhode Island. It just sucks.
“The hard left” lol
June 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
“The hard left” lol
He doesn’t care about the country. He’s not a good person.
June 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
He doesn’t care about the country. He’s not a good person.
