Surprisingly effective things Zohran Mamdani ran on:
-free buses
-rent freeze
-halal cart for $8 instead of $10
-taxing the 1%
-no cost childcare
-city-owned grocery stores
-a Department Of Community Safety for mental health programs and crisis response
-building affordable housing
-why Cuomo sucks

1/ People think sports are hyper-capitalist, billion dollar machines.

Ironically, most major leagues are structured around socialist principles.

Let’s talk about it. 🧵

1/ “Andor” and “One Piece” are set in vastly different worlds, but both tell the same truth:

Authoritarianism doesn’t start with violence.
It starts with control of truth, of memory, and of fear.

Let’s talk about how these stories expose real systems of power.

1/ One Piece looks like a goofy pirate cartoon, beneath the talking reindeer and rubber limbs is one of the greatest political stories in modern fiction.

It’s about fascism. Resistance. Revolution.

1/ The Ghorman Massacre is a textbook example of state-manufactured escalation, a peaceful protest slowly transformed into a justification for lethal force.

Authoritarian systems build violence, step by step, then deny they lit the match.

Let’s break it down.

1/ It’s jarring watching the Los Angeles ICE raids after just finishing Andor.
Masked agents. Out-of-state units. People disappeared without due process.

The Empire isn’t just fiction, it’s a reflection of authoritarian systems everywhere.

Let’s talk about the raids, and Nemik’s manifesto.

1/ I’m not a Star Wars fan—never really cared for it.
But Andor is different.

Just finished it and I can’t stop thinking about how terrifyingly relevant it is.

“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”