Jonathan Joseph Chiarella
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From northern New York, grew up south of Adirondacks.
Interests: politics, IR, theory, urbanism, Buddhism
- MA, PhD (Political Science, Florida)
- MA (Pol. S., Chonnam)
- BA (Hist., Rochester)
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From northern New York, grew up south of Adirondacks.
Interests: politics, IR, theory, urbanism, Buddhism
- MA, PhD (Political Science, Florida)
- MA (Pol. S., Chonnam)
- BA (Hist., Rochester)
Pinned
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Lest we strawman anyone, please heed:
Not everyone who's pessimistic about 2026 & 2028 elections literally thinks an exec. order will cancel them. They just may not be free & fair elections.
Lest we strawman anyone, please heed:
Not everyone who's pessimistic about 2026 & 2028 elections literally thinks an exec. order will cancel them. They just may not be free & fair elections.
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I wonder why people think it’s a good idea to reply to posts that call for action, bravery, integrity to fight the corrupt fascism of Trump and the GOP, with cynicism and a “there’s no use” response? Folks can have any opinion they want, of course, but why try to demoralize those willing to fight?
January 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I wonder why people think it’s a good idea to reply to posts that call for action, bravery, integrity to fight the corrupt fascism of Trump and the GOP, with cynicism and a “there’s no use” response? Folks can have any opinion they want, of course, but why try to demoralize those willing to fight?
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January 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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“New Food Pyramid Is a Gift to the Meat Industry -
When Trump admin released its new dietary guidelines, w/ an emphasis on animal-based proteins and pyramid featuring images of a bird, steak & beef at top, it felt a bit like a magic trick:
Now you see an environmental crisis, now you don’t.”
When Trump admin released its new dietary guidelines, w/ an emphasis on animal-based proteins and pyramid featuring images of a bird, steak & beef at top, it felt a bit like a magic trick:
Now you see an environmental crisis, now you don’t.”
Opinion | The New Food Pyramid, Brought to You by Big Meat
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“New Food Pyramid Is a Gift to the Meat Industry -
When Trump admin released its new dietary guidelines, w/ an emphasis on animal-based proteins and pyramid featuring images of a bird, steak & beef at top, it felt a bit like a magic trick:
Now you see an environmental crisis, now you don’t.”
When Trump admin released its new dietary guidelines, w/ an emphasis on animal-based proteins and pyramid featuring images of a bird, steak & beef at top, it felt a bit like a magic trick:
Now you see an environmental crisis, now you don’t.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
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This reminds me that parks and streets are inseparable. Removing cars from Central Park and Prospect Park are legacy TA campaigns that greatly improved the parks and made surrounding neighborhoods more livable and moved NYC toward safer people-centered streets.
We need more car-free parks!
We need more car-free parks!
January 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
This reminds me that parks and streets are inseparable. Removing cars from Central Park and Prospect Park are legacy TA campaigns that greatly improved the parks and made surrounding neighborhoods more livable and moved NYC toward safer people-centered streets.
We need more car-free parks!
We need more car-free parks!
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I have a note: journalists shouldn’t post AI slop in a time of national crisis
January 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I have a note: journalists shouldn’t post AI slop in a time of national crisis
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Lest we strawman anyone, please heed:
Not everyone who's pessimistic about 2026 & 2028 elections literally thinks an exec. order will cancel them. They just may not be free & fair elections.
Lest we strawman anyone, please heed:
Not everyone who's pessimistic about 2026 & 2028 elections literally thinks an exec. order will cancel them. They just may not be free & fair elections.
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Lest we strawman anyone, please heed:
Not everyone who's pessimistic about 2026 & 2028 elections literally thinks an exec. order will cancel them. They just may not be free & fair elections.
Lest we strawman anyone, please heed:
Not everyone who's pessimistic about 2026 & 2028 elections literally thinks an exec. order will cancel them. They just may not be free & fair elections.
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It's time for Big Tech corporations to PAY UP for the work they steal: meaa.io/3IUYC0M
#PayUP #StopAITheft
#PayUP #StopAITheft
January 2, 2026 at 3:45 AM
It's time for Big Tech corporations to PAY UP for the work they steal: meaa.io/3IUYC0M
#PayUP #StopAITheft
#PayUP #StopAITheft
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THE moment when I painfully realized the existence of “positive prejudice”:
Going to the huge Eurobike bike fair for the 1st time and realizing, as a “pure everyday cyclist,” I didn't belong there at all.
Instead, it was all about “driving up the mountain in a van” and “the SUV of gravel bikes.”.
Going to the huge Eurobike bike fair for the 1st time and realizing, as a “pure everyday cyclist,” I didn't belong there at all.
Instead, it was all about “driving up the mountain in a van” and “the SUV of gravel bikes.”.
Ich denke, die gemeinten Sportfahrer und Middle Aged Men In Lycra verstehen sich weniger als Verkehrsteilnehmer, sondern als Leistungssportler, deren adrenalingeboostetes Ego das Verkehrsgeschehen anders wahrnimmt.
January 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
THE moment when I painfully realized the existence of “positive prejudice”:
Going to the huge Eurobike bike fair for the 1st time and realizing, as a “pure everyday cyclist,” I didn't belong there at all.
Instead, it was all about “driving up the mountain in a van” and “the SUV of gravel bikes.”.
Going to the huge Eurobike bike fair for the 1st time and realizing, as a “pure everyday cyclist,” I didn't belong there at all.
Instead, it was all about “driving up the mountain in a van” and “the SUV of gravel bikes.”.
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“Selling a machine that can go at a speed in excess of what is allowable is a huge anomaly,” - Minister of State for Road Safety Seán Canney
What until he finds out how fast cars can go above the allowed limit! 🙄
What until he finds out how fast cars can go above the allowed limit! 🙄
E-scooter injuries: Compulsory helmets and high-visibility garb being considered by Coalition
Taoiseach and Ministers to meet early this year to strengthen safety regulations
www.irishtimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:20 AM
“Selling a machine that can go at a speed in excess of what is allowable is a huge anomaly,” - Minister of State for Road Safety Seán Canney
What until he finds out how fast cars can go above the allowed limit! 🙄
What until he finds out how fast cars can go above the allowed limit! 🙄
alQaeda-offshoot-ISIS-offshoot-HTS-offshoot running Syrian capital is fighting SDF in Aleppo—still. Is SDF perfect? No, but it did not ally w/ ISIS and sanctioning genocide against Shias and Alowites. Hypocrisy from Damascus & Ankara.
www.aljazeera.com
www.aljazeera.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
alQaeda-offshoot-ISIS-offshoot-HTS-offshoot running Syrian capital is fighting SDF in Aleppo—still. Is SDF perfect? No, but it did not ally w/ ISIS and sanctioning genocide against Shias and Alowites. Hypocrisy from Damascus & Ankara.
www.aljazeera.com
www.aljazeera.com
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Thank you for telling us you neither serve nor protect. Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. That was state murder in broad daylight, captured from multiple angles by multiple witnesses, and the people of Minneapolis have eyes.
You support murder.
You support murder.
January 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Thank you for telling us you neither serve nor protect. Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. That was state murder in broad daylight, captured from multiple angles by multiple witnesses, and the people of Minneapolis have eyes.
You support murder.
You support murder.
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I wrote this almost 11 years ago theweek.com/articles/444...
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I wrote this almost 11 years ago theweek.com/articles/444...
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There are absolutely zero useful, functional robots here. there is one that can "wave to people at a museum" and "talk to you" (in extremely narrow situations) and there are industrial ones I guess but there is no "robot revolution" and to report otherwise is misleading to the general public.
January 10, 2026 at 2:25 AM
There are absolutely zero useful, functional robots here. there is one that can "wave to people at a museum" and "talk to you" (in extremely narrow situations) and there are industrial ones I guess but there is no "robot revolution" and to report otherwise is misleading to the general public.
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AI glasses are vaporware that will create masses of e-waste and in most cases barely function. An alarming amount of this show is LLM wrappers. I was here when Kickstarter and Indiegogo was big - this is magnitudes more deceptive and misleading, and the CTA should be ashamed.
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM
AI glasses are vaporware that will create masses of e-waste and in most cases barely function. An alarming amount of this show is LLM wrappers. I was here when Kickstarter and Indiegogo was big - this is magnitudes more deceptive and misleading, and the CTA should be ashamed.
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“Advocates who say infrastructure (concrete barriers) keeps cyclists safe”
I’m sorry, we don’t just say that, it is an indisputable fact.
What we do say is that “protected bike lanes make streets safer for all road users” which is ALSO an indisputable fact based on mountains of data & evidence.
I’m sorry, we don’t just say that, it is an indisputable fact.
What we do say is that “protected bike lanes make streets safer for all road users” which is ALSO an indisputable fact based on mountains of data & evidence.
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 PM
“Advocates who say infrastructure (concrete barriers) keeps cyclists safe”
I’m sorry, we don’t just say that, it is an indisputable fact.
What we do say is that “protected bike lanes make streets safer for all road users” which is ALSO an indisputable fact based on mountains of data & evidence.
I’m sorry, we don’t just say that, it is an indisputable fact.
What we do say is that “protected bike lanes make streets safer for all road users” which is ALSO an indisputable fact based on mountains of data & evidence.
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New Jersey has joined a growing list of states limiting students' cellphone use during the school day.
New Jersey is the latest state to ban cellphones during the school day in grades K-12
New Jersey has joined a growing list of states limiting students' cellphone use during the school day. Democratic Gov.
bit.ly
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
New Jersey has joined a growing list of states limiting students' cellphone use during the school day.
The irony is rich as the new Syrian government in Damascus, *which is led by an ISIS-offshoot*, accuses the SDF of being terrorists.
Al Jazeera is covering the civil war boogaloo in Aleppo (which is on Day Three) but not a peep from US media or BBC to my knowledge.
Al Jazeera is covering the civil war boogaloo in Aleppo (which is on Day Three) but not a peep from US media or BBC to my knowledge.
January 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The irony is rich as the new Syrian government in Damascus, *which is led by an ISIS-offshoot*, accuses the SDF of being terrorists.
Al Jazeera is covering the civil war boogaloo in Aleppo (which is on Day Three) but not a peep from US media or BBC to my knowledge.
Al Jazeera is covering the civil war boogaloo in Aleppo (which is on Day Three) but not a peep from US media or BBC to my knowledge.
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When you remove through motor traffic from residential streets, they don’t just become safer for walking and cycling - they become places to live. Neighbours add benches, sit outside, and the street becomes an extension of home.
This is what a healthy neighbourhood looks like.
This is what a healthy neighbourhood looks like.
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
When you remove through motor traffic from residential streets, they don’t just become safer for walking and cycling - they become places to live. Neighbours add benches, sit outside, and the street becomes an extension of home.
This is what a healthy neighbourhood looks like.
This is what a healthy neighbourhood looks like.
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New: US spy chief Tulsi Gabbard was excluded from meetings on Venezuela, with aides joking her DNI title stood for "Do Not Invite."
US Spy Chief Gabbard Excluded From Maduro Plan Over Past Views
The White House excluded Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to oust Nicolas Maduro because her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela cast doubt on her willingness to support the operation, people familiar with the matter said.
bloom.bg
January 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
New: US spy chief Tulsi Gabbard was excluded from meetings on Venezuela, with aides joking her DNI title stood for "Do Not Invite."
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Nature research paper: Early hominins from Morocco basal to the Homo sapiens lineage
go.nature.com/49cjLyk
go.nature.com/49cjLyk
Early hominins from Morocco basal to the Homo sapiens lineage - Nature
New hominin fossils from the Grotte à Hominidés at Thomas Quarry I (ThI-GH) in Casablanca, Morocco, dated to around 773 thousand years ago are similar in age to Homo antecessor, yet are morphologically distinct.
go.nature.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Nature research paper: Early hominins from Morocco basal to the Homo sapiens lineage
go.nature.com/49cjLyk
go.nature.com/49cjLyk
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Bluesky community! This is my official NYC mayor account. I’ll be posting updates on what’s happening at City Hall and how we’re delivering for New Yorkers. It’s great to be here.
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Bluesky community! This is my official NYC mayor account. I’ll be posting updates on what’s happening at City Hall and how we’re delivering for New Yorkers. It’s great to be here.
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Good morning to everyone who will never stop being astonished by the idea that vehicle delay is a *safety* hazard, and so therefore if you do something to increase vehicle throughput capacity (=moving more cars, faster), you are improving *safety*.
what's it called when standard lexicon of a field consistently conflates the meaning of one term for another one, to the detriment of understanding of anyone outside the field?
like saying "improve safety" when you mean "reduce liability"
or "demand" when you mean "consumption"
like saying "improve safety" when you mean "reduce liability"
or "demand" when you mean "consumption"
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Good morning to everyone who will never stop being astonished by the idea that vehicle delay is a *safety* hazard, and so therefore if you do something to increase vehicle throughput capacity (=moving more cars, faster), you are improving *safety*.
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People love to hand-wring about bike lanes hindering emergency responders, but it's always cars -- parked or otherwise that cause issues.
The FDNY's response to a five alarm fire in the Bronx was delayed by drivers who parked their cars in front of three fire hydrants closest to the blaze. Two firefighters and one civilian were injured.
Illegally Parked Cars Delayed FDNY Response to Five-Alarm Fire - Streetsblog New York City
First responders call out scofflaws blocking hydrants for delaying the response to a five alarm fire in the Bronx.
buff.ly
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
People love to hand-wring about bike lanes hindering emergency responders, but it's always cars -- parked or otherwise that cause issues.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.