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Emerson
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chronic thinker, considering going pro (studying information environments and other fun things)

US, CEE, Russia, Central Asia, the world
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5. Other signs of durability & commitment during this period include historic turnout at the One Million Rising online trainings, the first of which on 7/16 had over 130,000 sign-ups. This was probably the largest nonviolence training in U.S. history.
One Million Rising — No Kings
www.nokings.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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thetattooedprof.bsky.social
This. Right here. Classic Fish maneuver. (Fish-esque? Fishistic?)
August 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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samd.bsky.social
New York has the worst senate delegation of any blue state
July 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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ddayen.bsky.social
This really was a case of organized people over organized money.
prospect.org/politics/202...
In one of the most stunning results in Democratic politics in years, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is poised to come from nowhere and pull off a major victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the establishment’s overwhelming choice for the job. With 90 percent of the results in, Mamdani had captured 43.5 percent of the vote to Cuomo’s 36.3 percent. The final results with all allocations in the ranked-choice process will be announced next Tuesday. The win is a shock considering what Cuomo and his deep-pocketed allies threw at Mamdani in the late stages of the race, including tens of millions of dollars in Super PAC ads, endorsements from former president Bill Clinton and kingmaker former House leader Jim Clyburn, and a flurry of media rage. But as Mamdani said on Stephen Colbert’s show this week, while Cuomo had organized money, he had organized people. Cuomo conceded that late Tuesday evening with a de facto concession speech in which he praised Mamdani’s campaign. The margin, which virtually no pollster predicted, matches the excitement that canvassers have seen throughout New York for weeks and saw again on Tuesday. A near-record heat wave had some convinced voters would stay home, especially after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a state of emergency for 32 counties on Sunday, including for all five New York City boroughs. But the results speak for themselves.
June 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM