JC
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Artist, author. "Woke Philosopher." Various now defunct media startups. RPGs, Podcasts. Possibly a wizard. JamesCurcio.com
It's been a long time. We had a lot of fun back in cons of yore. Great guy.
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It's been a long time. We had a lot of fun back in cons of yore. Great guy.
You'll be surprised to discover that people who make it to a stage often do so at least partially by way of fame.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
You'll be surprised to discover that people who make it to a stage often do so at least partially by way of fame.
I mean, she plays piano and has most of her life. If you mean she didn't go to school for music that is true.
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This mayor is an artist
In September, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu performed George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” at Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops. Cognoscenti spoke to her about her lifelong love of the piano and how it in...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I mean, she plays piano and has most of her life. If you mean she didn't go to school for music that is true.
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It's a little wild to me that this is a premise in a novel I'm working on now, and apparently the wacky 3am idea is legit
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It's a little wild to me that this is a premise in a novel I'm working on now, and apparently the wacky 3am idea is legit
However, that lends no divinatory weight to what might come of it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
However, that lends no divinatory weight to what might come of it.
So my only prediction is that I'll be very surprised if he's not a figure in national politics for as long as he's willing and able to be. It's been a while since I think we've seen someone with that kind of potential, political acumen, rizz, whatever you want to call it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
So my only prediction is that I'll be very surprised if he's not a figure in national politics for as long as he's willing and able to be. It's been a while since I think we've seen someone with that kind of potential, political acumen, rizz, whatever you want to call it.
And this is far from the first time he's managed to escalate the local to national airtime. Some of that is because of the "NY and LA" thing, sure. But not all of it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
And this is far from the first time he's managed to escalate the local to national airtime. Some of that is because of the "NY and LA" thing, sure. But not all of it.
If absolutely nothing else comes of it, in political terms, that's well worth the price of entry... especially as a mayor meeting a president.
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If absolutely nothing else comes of it, in political terms, that's well worth the price of entry... especially as a mayor meeting a president.
The thing that sticks out to me is how much free national press Mamdani has gotten off of a single meeting. In other words, the amount of analysis is telling, far more than the content of it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The thing that sticks out to me is how much free national press Mamdani has gotten off of a single meeting. In other words, the amount of analysis is telling, far more than the content of it.
And then there's our press. WaPo, for instance...
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
And then there's our press. WaPo, for instance...
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for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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Many such moments during this.
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Many such moments during this.
I think if you're in politics you've got to use those tools to improve conditions however you can. But it can't be the only form of opposition.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I think if you're in politics you've got to use those tools to improve conditions however you can. But it can't be the only form of opposition.
"Some of his ideas are the same ideas I have..."
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"Some of his ideas are the same ideas I have..."
Yeah, it's bleak.
Corporate capture of the US government has been pretty total for a while. The change over the past 10 years is they're not even trying to keep the mask on anymore.
(I guess that's got a dual meaning in this case).
Corporate capture of the US government has been pretty total for a while. The change over the past 10 years is they're not even trying to keep the mask on anymore.
(I guess that's got a dual meaning in this case).
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yeah, it's bleak.
Corporate capture of the US government has been pretty total for a while. The change over the past 10 years is they're not even trying to keep the mask on anymore.
(I guess that's got a dual meaning in this case).
Corporate capture of the US government has been pretty total for a while. The change over the past 10 years is they're not even trying to keep the mask on anymore.
(I guess that's got a dual meaning in this case).
I know a lot of people are clowning on the OP take, but while "fascism" is probably too fine of a category for what the process of a global collapse driven by (historically) rapid climate shifts actually drive, it also seems like a distinction without a difference at a certain point.
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I know a lot of people are clowning on the OP take, but while "fascism" is probably too fine of a category for what the process of a global collapse driven by (historically) rapid climate shifts actually drive, it also seems like a distinction without a difference at a certain point.