Zane Shelby
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
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It looks like New Yorkers just passed all three pro-housing charter amendments on the ballot. The mandate is clear: it's time to build more housing.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It looks like New Yorkers just passed all three pro-housing charter amendments on the ballot. The mandate is clear: it's time to build more housing.
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I would like to wish Kate Willett a very pleasant Tuesday evening.
All YIMBY ballot measures are currently winning in NYC by 10-point margins at least
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I would like to wish Kate Willett a very pleasant Tuesday evening.
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I so desperately wanted (still want) a Truth & Reconciliation Commission focused on the U.S. response to COVID-19.
Now here I am again.
I don’t know that I will live to see it, but THERE MUST BE A RECKONING for this fascist pivot.
We MUST create a space for rejection and repair to move forward.
Now here I am again.
I don’t know that I will live to see it, but THERE MUST BE A RECKONING for this fascist pivot.
We MUST create a space for rejection and repair to move forward.
October 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I so desperately wanted (still want) a Truth & Reconciliation Commission focused on the U.S. response to COVID-19.
Now here I am again.
I don’t know that I will live to see it, but THERE MUST BE A RECKONING for this fascist pivot.
We MUST create a space for rejection and repair to move forward.
Now here I am again.
I don’t know that I will live to see it, but THERE MUST BE A RECKONING for this fascist pivot.
We MUST create a space for rejection and repair to move forward.
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This is the obvious absurdity of pulling ICEBlock. It is obviously legal, protected speech for anyone to say, in any forum, “I just witnessed some police activity at location X”. Indeed, people have been doing this regularly on social media since its inception.
"I think in a free country we should be able to post onto the internet, 'hey, there are masked agents on Broadway and Vine and not have the government or the tech oligarchs prevent us from doing that.' Shame on you, Tim Cook."
@radiofreetom.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
@radiofreetom.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
October 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This is the obvious absurdity of pulling ICEBlock. It is obviously legal, protected speech for anyone to say, in any forum, “I just witnessed some police activity at location X”. Indeed, people have been doing this regularly on social media since its inception.
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Breaking news: ICE stops family at gunpoint—smash car window on top of newborn baby.
"I was screaming that there was a baby. But they didn’t care," cried mother.
“I covered my baby with my body—I was so scared he was going to be hurt because glass was landing on him."
"I was screaming that there was a baby. But they didn’t care," cried mother.
“I covered my baby with my body—I was so scared he was going to be hurt because glass was landing on him."
October 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Breaking news: ICE stops family at gunpoint—smash car window on top of newborn baby.
"I was screaming that there was a baby. But they didn’t care," cried mother.
“I covered my baby with my body—I was so scared he was going to be hurt because glass was landing on him."
"I was screaming that there was a baby. But they didn’t care," cried mother.
“I covered my baby with my body—I was so scared he was going to be hurt because glass was landing on him."
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Probably dumb as hell to publish this on a Friday afternoon, but the clock is ticking to get @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign SB 79. Please share — and, if you're a Californian, please call the governor's office at (916) 445-2841 to ask for his signature. publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...
Newsom's Fateful Choice
Why the governor needs to sign SB 79
publiccomment.blog
October 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Probably dumb as hell to publish this on a Friday afternoon, but the clock is ticking to get @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign SB 79. Please share — and, if you're a Californian, please call the governor's office at (916) 445-2841 to ask for his signature. publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...
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Update: had a friend just call and said there was zero wait time to talk to a live person and the whole call only took 30 seconds.
Call 916-445-2841 NOW to support SB79 and building more housing near transit
Call 916-445-2841 NOW to support SB79 and building more housing near transit
one little thing you can do to make a difference this Friday is calling @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and telling him to vote yes on SB79
916-445-2841 is his number, call now or use the link below
916-445-2841 is his number, call now or use the link below
We are not out of the woods on SB 79.
Los Angeles NIMBYs have lost their minds over the prospect of more homes being built near taxpayer-funded transit stations.
Sadly, the Governor might be listening to them.
Please make the call: cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Los Angeles NIMBYs have lost their minds over the prospect of more homes being built near taxpayer-funded transit stations.
Sadly, the Governor might be listening to them.
Please make the call: cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
October 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Update: had a friend just call and said there was zero wait time to talk to a live person and the whole call only took 30 seconds.
Call 916-445-2841 NOW to support SB79 and building more housing near transit
Call 916-445-2841 NOW to support SB79 and building more housing near transit
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Thought I would cook something up
September 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Thought I would cook something up
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Fuck any anti-American motherfucker who can read “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” and not feel proud.
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” and not feel proud.
Gogol Bordello - Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher)
YouTube video by Gogol Bordello
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Fuck any anti-American motherfucker who can read “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” and not feel proud.
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” and not feel proud.
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"Vote Blue no matter who" is what you do at the final stage.
What many don't seem to understand (and what's frustrating) is that there's a lot of work to do LONG BEFORE that final vote is cast.
Those who only show up every four years are (intentionally or not) part of the problem.
What many don't seem to understand (and what's frustrating) is that there's a lot of work to do LONG BEFORE that final vote is cast.
Those who only show up every four years are (intentionally or not) part of the problem.
August 21, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"Vote Blue no matter who" is what you do at the final stage.
What many don't seem to understand (and what's frustrating) is that there's a lot of work to do LONG BEFORE that final vote is cast.
Those who only show up every four years are (intentionally or not) part of the problem.
What many don't seem to understand (and what's frustrating) is that there's a lot of work to do LONG BEFORE that final vote is cast.
Those who only show up every four years are (intentionally or not) part of the problem.
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Maaaaaaaaan, SO MANY leftists & progressives in the replies and QTs who simply cannot take the fucking W. Also, I hate to break it to y'all who live in a parallel universe where Obama is hated, but he's literally the most popular man in the US every year running for two decades. This is fine, y'all.
In a lengthy call in June, Obama congratulated Mamdani, offered him advice about governing and discussed the importance of giving people hope in a dark time.
Others in Obama’s orbit have also shown a keen interest in Mamdani, too.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
Others in Obama’s orbit have also shown a keen interest in Mamdani, too.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
Opinion | Some Democrats Panicked Over Mamdani. Obama Called Him.
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Maaaaaaaaan, SO MANY leftists & progressives in the replies and QTs who simply cannot take the fucking W. Also, I hate to break it to y'all who live in a parallel universe where Obama is hated, but he's literally the most popular man in the US every year running for two decades. This is fine, y'all.
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This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
July 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
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You've probably been hearing a lot about budget bills, environmental reviews, and labor fights out here on the West Coast. It's all adding up to probably the biggest policy change in modern California history. Here's a breakdown for the perplexed.
June 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
You've probably been hearing a lot about budget bills, environmental reviews, and labor fights out here on the West Coast. It's all adding up to probably the biggest policy change in modern California history. Here's a breakdown for the perplexed.
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."
June 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."
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the reason I am so supportive of primaries is that I recognize the reality that the Democratic Party is the only viable alternative we have to the Republicans under our current system of elections and I also recognize how deeply inadequate many of our current Dems are at fighting this administration
June 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
the reason I am so supportive of primaries is that I recognize the reality that the Democratic Party is the only viable alternative we have to the Republicans under our current system of elections and I also recognize how deeply inadequate many of our current Dems are at fighting this administration
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just saying, if an pro-transit mayor wants to fund some ambitious policies, there is a massive goldmine of 3 million free parking spaces in New York City just sitting there waiting to be metered
June 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
just saying, if an pro-transit mayor wants to fund some ambitious policies, there is a massive goldmine of 3 million free parking spaces in New York City just sitting there waiting to be metered
Yes.
If everyone in America understood coalition politics as well as Bill Kristol this would be easier
June 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yes.
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Lotta leftists going “stupid liberals, let’s see if you vote blue no matter who now that Zohran is the nominee, hur hur”
They…all will? “Blue no matter who” is our actual sincere position.
We’re not the ones who keep threatening to let republicans win if our demands aren’t met. That’s you.
They…all will? “Blue no matter who” is our actual sincere position.
We’re not the ones who keep threatening to let republicans win if our demands aren’t met. That’s you.
June 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Lotta leftists going “stupid liberals, let’s see if you vote blue no matter who now that Zohran is the nominee, hur hur”
They…all will? “Blue no matter who” is our actual sincere position.
We’re not the ones who keep threatening to let republicans win if our demands aren’t met. That’s you.
They…all will? “Blue no matter who” is our actual sincere position.
We’re not the ones who keep threatening to let republicans win if our demands aren’t met. That’s you.
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the NYC mayoral election might be an opportunity to reset some terms.
the Cuomo faction are not “liberals” but “centrists”.
the Lander faction are “liberals”
the Mamdani faction are “leftists”
if you’re mad at centrists but complaining about liberals you are mostly pissing on the wrong people
the Cuomo faction are not “liberals” but “centrists”.
the Lander faction are “liberals”
the Mamdani faction are “leftists”
if you’re mad at centrists but complaining about liberals you are mostly pissing on the wrong people
June 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
the NYC mayoral election might be an opportunity to reset some terms.
the Cuomo faction are not “liberals” but “centrists”.
the Lander faction are “liberals”
the Mamdani faction are “leftists”
if you’re mad at centrists but complaining about liberals you are mostly pissing on the wrong people
the Cuomo faction are not “liberals” but “centrists”.
the Lander faction are “liberals”
the Mamdani faction are “leftists”
if you’re mad at centrists but complaining about liberals you are mostly pissing on the wrong people
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the thing about mamdani is that i think stuff like free fares, city run grocery stores, and rent freezes are, at best, useless policies
it's just i also think given the state of nyc they're basically harmless, and if he can get upzoning over the finish line the rest doesn't matter
it's just i also think given the state of nyc they're basically harmless, and if he can get upzoning over the finish line the rest doesn't matter
on Mamdani's city-run groceries idea, "laboratories of democracy" are one of the great U.S. strengths - even if you don't think it's likely to work, it's really interesting to see it tested. Maybe it'll be really successful! Maybe it'll fail for reasons we don't expect!
June 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
the thing about mamdani is that i think stuff like free fares, city run grocery stores, and rent freezes are, at best, useless policies
it's just i also think given the state of nyc they're basically harmless, and if he can get upzoning over the finish line the rest doesn't matter
it's just i also think given the state of nyc they're basically harmless, and if he can get upzoning over the finish line the rest doesn't matter
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A lot of takeaways from Zohran’s DSA-powered win but one of them is that liberals are not the problem. The liberals voted Zohran (or Brad and also ranked Zohran). It’s reactionary centrists that ran the disgraceful race-bating campaign.
June 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A lot of takeaways from Zohran’s DSA-powered win but one of them is that liberals are not the problem. The liberals voted Zohran (or Brad and also ranked Zohran). It’s reactionary centrists that ran the disgraceful race-bating campaign.
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Mamdani: "This is an ever-expanding coalition. It's not one that is trying to keep tabs [on] when people joined this fight; it's one that's looking to actually deliver."
June 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Mamdani: "This is an ever-expanding coalition. It's not one that is trying to keep tabs [on] when people joined this fight; it's one that's looking to actually deliver."