Miles
@kilometersw.bsky.social
Poet turned tenants’ rights lawyer turned cranky millennial New Yorker. He/him.
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Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
After the avalanche of weddings that Covid delayed, I thought I’d never want to get invited to another one.
But today I realized how long it’s been since I absolutely danced to Like A Prayer, so let’s start saving those dates plz and thank you
But today I realized how long it’s been since I absolutely danced to Like A Prayer, so let’s start saving those dates plz and thank you
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
After the avalanche of weddings that Covid delayed, I thought I’d never want to get invited to another one.
But today I realized how long it’s been since I absolutely danced to Like A Prayer, so let’s start saving those dates plz and thank you
But today I realized how long it’s been since I absolutely danced to Like A Prayer, so let’s start saving those dates plz and thank you
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gotta say this whole business about ‘electing a muslim mayor is basically pissing on the graves of 9/11 victims’ is just…just shockingly racist stuff i mean what else is there to say about it
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
gotta say this whole business about ‘electing a muslim mayor is basically pissing on the graves of 9/11 victims’ is just…just shockingly racist stuff i mean what else is there to say about it
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Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
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I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.
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this shit right here is wrecker shit, as much as wrecker shit as any online leftist has done, if not more so. no wonder so many people are repulsed by anyone (rightly) saying 'vote blue no matter who', the most powerful elected Dem in the nation won't do it! it undermines the whole coalition! jfc
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
this shit right here is wrecker shit, as much as wrecker shit as any online leftist has done, if not more so. no wonder so many people are repulsed by anyone (rightly) saying 'vote blue no matter who', the most powerful elected Dem in the nation won't do it! it undermines the whole coalition! jfc
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The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
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it’s back!! the tactical urbanism fairy heard my heart’s song 🚦🧚 🛑
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
it’s back!! the tactical urbanism fairy heard my heart’s song 🚦🧚 🛑
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harry potter tattoos have a significantly higher regret rate than any gender affirming surgeries
October 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
harry potter tattoos have a significantly higher regret rate than any gender affirming surgeries
Once again the Chicago marathon television broadcast is criminally bad. If they can livestream remote mountain ultras now, surely these jabronis can figure out how to aim the cameras at the runners.
October 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Once again the Chicago marathon television broadcast is criminally bad. If they can livestream remote mountain ultras now, surely these jabronis can figure out how to aim the cameras at the runners.
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Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.
It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
October 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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people who are always wrong. wrong about Biden, wrong about Newsom, wrong about Gaza, wrong about Democratic complacency in 2025, wrong about trans rights, wrong about Mamdani
all the same assholes. always wrong.
all the same assholes. always wrong.
October 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
people who are always wrong. wrong about Biden, wrong about Newsom, wrong about Gaza, wrong about Democratic complacency in 2025, wrong about trans rights, wrong about Mamdani
all the same assholes. always wrong.
all the same assholes. always wrong.
Forced to work a 9-5. Meant to be sitting around picking about the nuances of how disappointing it is for Taylor to write a Charli xcx diss track in a post- Girl, so confusing featuring Lorde world.
October 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Forced to work a 9-5. Meant to be sitting around picking about the nuances of how disappointing it is for Taylor to write a Charli xcx diss track in a post- Girl, so confusing featuring Lorde world.
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Rich people, especially rich people in the media & entertainment industries right this moment:
The point of having fuck you money is saying “fuck you” when it counts.
The point of having fuck you money is saying “fuck you” when it counts.
a rainbow colored shooting star with the words the mo you know above it
ALT: a rainbow colored shooting star with the words the mo you know above it
media.tenor.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Rich people, especially rich people in the media & entertainment industries right this moment:
The point of having fuck you money is saying “fuck you” when it counts.
The point of having fuck you money is saying “fuck you” when it counts.
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My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
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🌧️ NYC would be much better prepared for massive downpours if we had rain gardens and bioswales on every flood-prone corner.
Another reason why we need @cmjuliewon.bsky.social's universal daylighting bill! Public space should be for the public benefit: preventing floods.
Another reason why we need @cmjuliewon.bsky.social's universal daylighting bill! Public space should be for the public benefit: preventing floods.
July 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🌧️ NYC would be much better prepared for massive downpours if we had rain gardens and bioswales on every flood-prone corner.
Another reason why we need @cmjuliewon.bsky.social's universal daylighting bill! Public space should be for the public benefit: preventing floods.
Another reason why we need @cmjuliewon.bsky.social's universal daylighting bill! Public space should be for the public benefit: preventing floods.
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I have to say, I don't think "recognizing incredibly wealthy individuals" is a skill that I value highly among civil servants
July 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I have to say, I don't think "recognizing incredibly wealthy individuals" is a skill that I value highly among civil servants
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Everyone who says AC is a luxury needs to be confronted with the rapidly expanding global death toll from extreme heat.
July 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Everyone who says AC is a luxury needs to be confronted with the rapidly expanding global death toll from extreme heat.
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Please support your local libraries. They're the epitome of "knowledge is for everyone & must be free." They provide services to the homeless & rent out laptops for students in need. They're angels.
Use Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy (The Godfather is on Hoopla to convince you 🎬!)
It's all FREE!
Use Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy (The Godfather is on Hoopla to convince you 🎬!)
It's all FREE!
Alt text. This is pretty awful, but probably what has to be done to preserve the service at all.
IMLS still has a chance- please make sure to show support.
IMLS still has a chance- please make sure to show support.
July 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Please support your local libraries. They're the epitome of "knowledge is for everyone & must be free." They provide services to the homeless & rent out laptops for students in need. They're angels.
Use Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy (The Godfather is on Hoopla to convince you 🎬!)
It's all FREE!
Use Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy (The Godfather is on Hoopla to convince you 🎬!)
It's all FREE!
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There is only one possible ending to this story, and sports aren't the last chapter. I guarantee that if you haven't lost five decades of rights in two weeks, you have no idea what this feels like, so I'm begging you: protect trans kids right now with everything you've got.
July 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
There is only one possible ending to this story, and sports aren't the last chapter. I guarantee that if you haven't lost five decades of rights in two weeks, you have no idea what this feels like, so I'm begging you: protect trans kids right now with everything you've got.
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Gillibrand apologizes to Mamdani over ‘jihad’ comments - POLITICO
So I am glad Gillibrand apologized but she should really do so publicly, not privately, given her smear against him was done publicly, on live radio in fact.
So I am glad Gillibrand apologized but she should really do so publicly, not privately, given her smear against him was done publicly, on live radio in fact.
Gillibrand apologizes to Mamdani over ‘jihad’ comments
The New York senator was criticized for not defending the NYC mayoral candidate in a combative radio interview.
www.politico.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Gillibrand apologizes to Mamdani over ‘jihad’ comments - POLITICO
So I am glad Gillibrand apologized but she should really do so publicly, not privately, given her smear against him was done publicly, on live radio in fact.
So I am glad Gillibrand apologized but she should really do so publicly, not privately, given her smear against him was done publicly, on live radio in fact.
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He did clarify this position on this phrase that he did not himself say! He gave a super nuanced answer where he expressed empathy both for people who feel threatened by this phrase and also for the wide semantic range of the word "Intifada" in Arabic, and why it might feel empowering to others.
Hakeem Jeffries on Mamdani: "'Globalizing the intifada' by way of example is not an acceptable phrasing. He's gonna have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."
June 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
He did clarify this position on this phrase that he did not himself say! He gave a super nuanced answer where he expressed empathy both for people who feel threatened by this phrase and also for the wide semantic range of the word "Intifada" in Arabic, and why it might feel empowering to others.