Vicki Madden
@vlmadden.bsky.social
Teacher, very slow writer, lover of libraries & trains. Words in A Public Space and The New York Times. Rewilding my 1/3 acre garden, mending and darning socks and my little corner of the world
Also I help school leaders.
truenorthbk.org
vickimadden.net
Also I help school leaders.
truenorthbk.org
vickimadden.net
Wasn’t he Trump‘s first choice for Attorney General? So much has happened this year, I am not sure…
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wasn’t he Trump‘s first choice for Attorney General? So much has happened this year, I am not sure…
the language of going into center city to work by day and than back to where you live is a very suburban (and usually anti-urban) take
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
the language of going into center city to work by day and than back to where you live is a very suburban (and usually anti-urban) take
He’s expressing a very suburban-centric POV
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
He’s expressing a very suburban-centric POV
I’m still grieving the unlimited metrocard.
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’m still grieving the unlimited metrocard.
He calls his own whinging an "insight."
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
He calls his own whinging an "insight."
So......this isn't satire?
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
So......this isn't satire?
Same. I've been thinking about Anita Hill a lot lately, the courage she had and the damage done by them not believing her.
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Same. I've been thinking about Anita Hill a lot lately, the courage she had and the damage done by them not believing her.
Forbes billionaires list has a philanthropy rating of 1-5. Mackenzie Scott, Warren Buffet, Melinda Gates, Bill Gates, a couple others get top rating: 5. They are not the richest. Lots of very rich--funded by tax breaks therefore taxpayers--rated 1. Shameful. Tech bros.
www.forbes.com/forbes-400/
www.forbes.com/forbes-400/
The Forbes 400 List 2025 - The Richest People in America Ranked
Forbes' 2025 list of the 400 Richest People in America ranks U.S. billionaires and the wealthiest people in the United States by their net worths.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Forbes billionaires list has a philanthropy rating of 1-5. Mackenzie Scott, Warren Buffet, Melinda Gates, Bill Gates, a couple others get top rating: 5. They are not the richest. Lots of very rich--funded by tax breaks therefore taxpayers--rated 1. Shameful. Tech bros.
www.forbes.com/forbes-400/
www.forbes.com/forbes-400/
Interesting. On @thecity's FAQNYC podcast with Harry Siegel, @katiehonan.bsky.social and Dr. Christina Greer, election night they spoke with Ben Max -- and Harry said Cuomo's speech was an angry not-concession (did he ever call Mamdani?) and maybe he'd run for governor again.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Interesting. On @thecity's FAQNYC podcast with Harry Siegel, @katiehonan.bsky.social and Dr. Christina Greer, election night they spoke with Ben Max -- and Harry said Cuomo's speech was an angry not-concession (did he ever call Mamdani?) and maybe he'd run for governor again.