Neil deMause
@neildemause.bsky.social
Writer about things. Also, stuff. "Surprisingly levelheaded" —Publishers Weekly
Zines, thermostats, and dams: a story of Vehicle Flips and me. (And Paul Lukas, indirectly.) #uncertainfate
Vehicle Flips
This one is gonna be a long walk, so let’s get started: Back in the ’80s and ’90s, I loved zines. I loved reading them, I loved making them, I loved talking about how they were th…
demause.net
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Zines, thermostats, and dams: a story of Vehicle Flips and me. (And Paul Lukas, indirectly.) #uncertainfate
I got distracted from #uncertainfate for a while, but it now returns with Hazeldine, appropriately a band that I got distracted from for a while.
Hazeldine
For most of the bands in my music collection, I have a clear memory of the first time I heard them, or heard of them, or decided they were someone I needed to know more about. Hazeldine is not one …
demause.net
October 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I got distracted from #uncertainfate for a while, but it now returns with Hazeldine, appropriately a band that I got distracted from for a while.
Tl;dr: If you think the main problem with NYC development is obstructionist councilmembers blocking affordable housing, vote yes; if you think it's developers running roughshod over public oversight, vote no. If you think they're both problems, this may require more than a ballot measure to solve.
Finally, an explainer on the NYC ballot measures that actually explains, thanks, Chris Robbins and @hellgatenyc.com!
A Crash Course in the 3 Controversial Housing Ballot Proposals
Do they represent YIMBY 'Abundance' magic or an anti-democratic 'power grab'?
hellgatenyc.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tl;dr: If you think the main problem with NYC development is obstructionist councilmembers blocking affordable housing, vote yes; if you think it's developers running roughshod over public oversight, vote no. If you think they're both problems, this may require more than a ballot measure to solve.
Finally, an explainer on the NYC ballot measures that actually explains, thanks, Chris Robbins and @hellgatenyc.com!
A Crash Course in the 3 Controversial Housing Ballot Proposals
Do they represent YIMBY 'Abundance' magic or an anti-democratic 'power grab'?
hellgatenyc.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Finally, an explainer on the NYC ballot measures that actually explains, thanks, Chris Robbins and @hellgatenyc.com!
My latest gig: writing @reinventalbany.bsky.social's weekly Subsidy Sheet newsletter, which runs down all the ways New York state is funneling public money to wealthy corporations. Catch up on recent entries below, or subscribe for free at: reinventalbany.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe
Subsidy Sheet Archives - Reinvent Albany
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August 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My latest gig: writing @reinventalbany.bsky.social's weekly Subsidy Sheet newsletter, which runs down all the ways New York state is funneling public money to wealthy corporations. Catch up on recent entries below, or subscribe for free at: reinventalbany.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe
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Even setting aside substance, “a freelance healthcare journalist reporting in the NYT on a mayoral candidate’s old college application obtained in a hack and flagged by a prominent racist who is granted anonymity even though everyone knows who he is” is one of the strangest stories I’ve ever read
July 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Even setting aside substance, “a freelance healthcare journalist reporting in the NYT on a mayoral candidate’s old college application obtained in a hack and flagged by a prominent racist who is granted anonymity even though everyone knows who he is” is one of the strangest stories I’ve ever read
A reminder: It is possible to cancel your Times subscription for "news" or whatever it is they're pretending they're doing, while keeping it for games.
New York Times hits an abysmal low with hit piece on Mamdani's college application
Wow. Just, wow. You could just taste the disappointment of the New York Times as the mayoral primary results came in last week, but this is just...appalling. As he runs for mayor of New York City, Zoh...
www.dailykos.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A reminder: It is possible to cancel your Times subscription for "news" or whatever it is they're pretending they're doing, while keeping it for games.
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He actually did the meme.
April 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
He actually did the meme.
Think you just answered your own question there, Baltimore Orioles customer survey.
April 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Think you just answered your own question there, Baltimore Orioles customer survey.
Gameday 3D is MLB The Show meets Goat Simulator, and I couldn't love it more.
April 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Gameday 3D is MLB The Show meets Goat Simulator, and I couldn't love it more.
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Emma Goldman was deported along with another 600 anarchists, communists & socialists, while 10k+ more nationwide were rounded up in the Palmer Raids, 105 years ago during the First Red Scare and tbh idek which number Red Scare we're on now
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
When America Tried to Deport Its Radicals
A hundred years ago, the Palmer Raids imperilled thousands of immigrants. Then a wily official got in the way.
www.newyorker.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Emma Goldman was deported along with another 600 anarchists, communists & socialists, while 10k+ more nationwide were rounded up in the Palmer Raids, 105 years ago during the First Red Scare and tbh idek which number Red Scare we're on now
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
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No, @nytimes.com headline writers, the White House didn't deny violating the judge's order, it said the judge had "no jurisdiction," which is a very different thing.
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March 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
No, @nytimes.com headline writers, the White House didn't deny violating the judge's order, it said the judge had "no jurisdiction," which is a very different thing.
-- @neildemause.bsky.social
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And we have arrived at the “straight up disappearing people” phase of the autogolpe. hellgatenyc.com/r/17049bf8
March 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
And we have arrived at the “straight up disappearing people” phase of the autogolpe. hellgatenyc.com/r/17049bf8
Now there's a lede. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
February 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Now there's a lede. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Subtlety was never our mayor's strong suit.
February 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Subtlety was never our mayor's strong suit.
Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.
February 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.
I read this three times, trying to figure out why Buster Posey was delivering a talk to Giants fans in the form of a rap, before realizing the San Jose Mercury News doesn't know how to spell "rapt."
February 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I read this three times, trying to figure out why Buster Posey was delivering a talk to Giants fans in the form of a rap, before realizing the San Jose Mercury News doesn't know how to spell "rapt."
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We're joined by @neildemause.bsky.social from @fieldofschemes.bsky.social. He discusses his love of the NY Mets & @fcbarcelonabr.bsky.social & schools us about the American tradition of shifting billions of public $$$ to help pay for private stadiums & arenas. thesportsfanproject.com/podcast/
January 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We're joined by @neildemause.bsky.social from @fieldofschemes.bsky.social. He discusses his love of the NY Mets & @fcbarcelonabr.bsky.social & schools us about the American tradition of shifting billions of public $$$ to help pay for private stadiums & arenas. thesportsfanproject.com/podcast/
Rep. Rich McCormick's remarks that schoolkids shouldn't get free lunch when they could "go to work at Burger King" reminds me of his '90s precessor Rep. John Mica, who testified about welfare reform by, well:
January 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Rep. Rich McCormick's remarks that schoolkids shouldn't get free lunch when they could "go to work at Burger King" reminds me of his '90s precessor Rep. John Mica, who testified about welfare reform by, well:
Bluesky account autoposting when new Aadam Jacobs Collection shows are uploaded is now up and running! bsky.app/profile/ajcp...
January 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Bluesky account autoposting when new Aadam Jacobs Collection shows are uploaded is now up and running! bsky.app/profile/ajcp...
Government efficiency! (from r/Passports)
January 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Government efficiency! (from r/Passports)
Oh, so you're here for journalism and not just jokes? Fine, check out @erininthemorning.com's excellent analysis of which bits of Trump's anti-trans executive order are serious threats, which are wild-ass shots in the dark, and which are somewhere in between: www.erininthemorning.com/p/a-line-by-...
A Line By Line Analysis Of Trump's Big Anti-Trans Executive Order
Trump released over 70 executive orders on Monday. While orders on immigration and climate got a lot of attention, his anti-transgender order could have sweeping impacts as well.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Oh, so you're here for journalism and not just jokes? Fine, check out @erininthemorning.com's excellent analysis of which bits of Trump's anti-trans executive order are serious threats, which are wild-ass shots in the dark, and which are somewhere in between: www.erininthemorning.com/p/a-line-by-...
The Large Reproductive Cell is the name of my new Trotskyist splinter group.
January 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Large Reproductive Cell is the name of my new Trotskyist splinter group.
I still keep writing "representative democracy" on my checks.
January 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I still keep writing "representative democracy" on my checks.
My letter to City Winery NYC, on the occasion of its announcement that going forward it will impose a $25 food/drink minimum on top of ticket prices.
January 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My letter to City Winery NYC, on the occasion of its announcement that going forward it will impose a $25 food/drink minimum on top of ticket prices.