On a personal gut level, the worst thing about Trump winning in 2024 for me was the confirmation that people who try to live ethically and virtuously and abide by basic rules of interpersonal responsibility have been taken for total suckers and will not see any rewards for doing the right thing

I’m right here Kelsey!

Lander should be First Deputy Mayor IMO

How much of Cuomo’s strength with older voters is just that they watch insane amounts of TV

He was not a competent governor or administrator but was very good at playing one on TV

I get the concerns about Mamdanis inexperience but a) that’s what RCV is for, you don’t have to rank him first, and b) even if I would prefer a more technocratic type of left/lib, Zohran has simply run the best campaign which is why he’s our best shot to win

Same thing with the grocery stores tbh. Not an idea I think is likely to work but who cares, it’s a silly idea in a harmless way and the alternative is “Adams Pt 2 but without the good housing policy”

It’s really not a big deal guys

Me, a graduate of the Great Recession, around 2013: “Well that was awful, glad everybody agrees that we should do whatever necessary to avoid anything like it from happening again”

Me, in 2020-2024, listening to the boss class yakking on CNBC: “Uh”