Pinned
Penn Station, perfect summation of the US's abdication of infrastructure. A good piece that lays out issues and history.
It's clear that the regional system needs true integration (esp. with NJ); and most of all, Madison Square Garden needs to go.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It's clear that the regional system needs true integration (esp. with NJ); and most of all, Madison Square Garden needs to go.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why Is It So Hard to Fix Penn Station?
The nation’s busiest transit hub stands as a symbol of a condition that afflicts so many attempts to get big things done in America: inertia.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Penn Station, perfect summation of the US's abdication of infrastructure. A good piece that lays out issues and history.
It's clear that the regional system needs true integration (esp. with NJ); and most of all, Madison Square Garden needs to go.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It's clear that the regional system needs true integration (esp. with NJ); and most of all, Madison Square Garden needs to go.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The grotesque.
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The grotesque.
Their quasi-incoherent staccato truncated style is a tic of power and arrogance.
It says, “I’m so busy and so important that I have no time to compose sentences, it’s your job to decipher my utterances.”
It says, “I’m so busy and so important that I have no time to compose sentences, it’s your job to decipher my utterances.”
Can none of these millionaires sex criminals write in full sentences? Have you heard of paragraphs? Punctuation? No wonder ChatGPT sounds like a genius to these clowns.
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Their quasi-incoherent staccato truncated style is a tic of power and arrogance.
It says, “I’m so busy and so important that I have no time to compose sentences, it’s your job to decipher my utterances.”
It says, “I’m so busy and so important that I have no time to compose sentences, it’s your job to decipher my utterances.”
Andres Serrano, eh?
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Andres Serrano, eh?
The. Gro. Tesque.
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The. Gro. Tesque.
Yo this shit is disgusting
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Yo this shit is disgusting
The GROTESQUE.
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The GROTESQUE.
The grotesque.
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The grotesque.
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The grotesque.
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The grotesque.
The grotesque.
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The grotesque.
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My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
A very good listen. Strong, substantive conversation with Patrick Gaspard, preceded by a summing-up of the campaign by Katie Honan, Harry Siegel and Christina Greer.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/07/p...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/07/p...
www.thecity.nyc
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A very good listen. Strong, substantive conversation with Patrick Gaspard, preceded by a summing-up of the campaign by Katie Honan, Harry Siegel and Christina Greer.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/07/p...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/07/p...
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broken record on this but a similarly great beat for left wing media would be covering arts and culture and not just focusing primarily on politics and current events because there's a massive void there right now
it does seem like there’s a major—though potentially fleeting—opportunity to invest in left-wing media. more than a million people in the most populous city in america just enthusiastically elected a democratic socialist and the world is watching. putting $$ towards left media rn is good business.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
broken record on this but a similarly great beat for left wing media would be covering arts and culture and not just focusing primarily on politics and current events because there's a massive void there right now
Mamdani would be entirely justified in suing BHL for libel (“diffamation” in French) in French courts.
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Mamdani would be entirely justified in suing BHL for libel (“diffamation” in French) in French courts.
Excellent transition team (no surprise there). And lovely choice of venue to introduce them
Zohran and team have such a keen instinct for invoking (and teaching!) NYC’s progressive, cosmopolitan and working-class histories
Zohran and team have such a keen instinct for invoking (and teaching!) NYC’s progressive, cosmopolitan and working-class histories
Mamdani announces transition team:
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Excellent transition team (no surprise there). And lovely choice of venue to introduce them
Zohran and team have such a keen instinct for invoking (and teaching!) NYC’s progressive, cosmopolitan and working-class histories
Zohran and team have such a keen instinct for invoking (and teaching!) NYC’s progressive, cosmopolitan and working-class histories
For real though: the Zohran organizing and field operation was legendary. Absolutely setting the bar. Extraordinary work that can be learned from and emulated by any campaign with an actual theory of change.
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
For real though: the Zohran organizing and field operation was legendary. Absolutely setting the bar. Extraordinary work that can be learned from and emulated by any campaign with an actual theory of change.
But also : “RAMASWAMY : GOP NEEDS TO FOCUS ON AFFORDABILITY”
Like Dylan said, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
Like Dylan said, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
The two people next to me on this flight out of LGA are getting their Fox News on — SOCIALISM! FAR-LEFT 34-YEAR OLD! Ads for pain medication and weird pyramid schemes! — and I’m just sitting here chuckling.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
But also : “RAMASWAMY : GOP NEEDS TO FOCUS ON AFFORDABILITY”
Like Dylan said, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
Like Dylan said, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
The two people next to me on this flight out of LGA are getting their Fox News on — SOCIALISM! FAR-LEFT 34-YEAR OLD! Ads for pain medication and weird pyramid schemes! — and I’m just sitting here chuckling.
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The two people next to me on this flight out of LGA are getting their Fox News on — SOCIALISM! FAR-LEFT 34-YEAR OLD! Ads for pain medication and weird pyramid schemes! — and I’m just sitting here chuckling.
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I’m really happy for New York man. We’re inspired by you and learning from you. The next 4 years are gonna be so hard - there will be backlash because power doesn’t like progress. They will throw so much at him. Stand by your man, give him grace and support as well as accountability.
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I’m really happy for New York man. We’re inspired by you and learning from you. The next 4 years are gonna be so hard - there will be backlash because power doesn’t like progress. They will throw so much at him. Stand by your man, give him grace and support as well as accountability.
It is WILD to see Mira Nair and Prof. Mahmood Mamdani up there with their son the MAYOR-ELECT of New York City
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
It is WILD to see Mira Nair and Prof. Mahmood Mamdani up there with their son the MAYOR-ELECT of New York City
Exceptional speech. Fire.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Exceptional speech. Fire.
Omg he's quoting Nehru's independence speech
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Omg he's quoting Nehru's independence speech
Zohran opens his speech quoting Eugene V. Debs
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Zohran opens his speech quoting Eugene V. Debs