Zeeshan Aleem
@zeeshanaleem.bsky.social
Political columnist and editor @MSNBC Daily.
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Zeeshan Aleem
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Hello! I’m a political columnist & editor. I have left-wing views but I value independence and critique actors and ideas across the political spectrum — including those on my side. It's okay if you don't always agree with me; I often don't agree with myself.
Hello! I’m a political columnist & editor. I have left-wing views but I value independence and critique actors and ideas across the political spectrum — including those on my side. It's okay if you don't always agree with me; I often don't agree with myself.
an inspirational story
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
an inspirational story
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Deal has been reached, I’m told by multiple sources, and Kaine has announced his support
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Deal has been reached, I’m told by multiple sources, and Kaine has announced his support
So how do you get good at pool?
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
So how do you get good at pool?
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George Santos lived in Huntington, Long Island before becoming a member of Congress.
He lived in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey after that.
He lived in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey after that.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
George Santos lived in Huntington, Long Island before becoming a member of Congress.
He lived in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey after that.
He lived in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey after that.
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It’s bad!! On several levels!!
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s bad!! On several levels!!
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'YouGenix is excited to announce Frienologie, our new AI-driven hiring app that lets you make data-driven, plausibly-deniable hiring decisions. Get Frienologie today. Avoid time consuming guesswork and expensive litigation while keeping your workforce free of Those People!'
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
'YouGenix is excited to announce Frienologie, our new AI-driven hiring app that lets you make data-driven, plausibly-deniable hiring decisions. Get Frienologie today. Avoid time consuming guesswork and expensive litigation while keeping your workforce free of Those People!'
In its article about how mainstream conservative figures are laundering white supremacy, The New York Times quotes, as its very first expert, the racist Richard Hanania. Just wild. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In its article about how mainstream conservative figures are laundering white supremacy, The New York Times quotes, as its very first expert, the racist Richard Hanania. Just wild. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Even before SNAP was withheld and before flights were cancelled, Americans were increasingly skeptical about Trump/GOP handling of the shutdown in particular. www.pbump.net/o/the-shutdo...
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Even before SNAP was withheld and before flights were cancelled, Americans were increasingly skeptical about Trump/GOP handling of the shutdown in particular. www.pbump.net/o/the-shutdo...
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"In a country with some 175 million voters, DSA’s membership is tiny. But it punches far above its weight, and my hope is that Mamdani’s extraordinarily buzzy win inspires a wider swath of Americans to consider democratic socialism. What better time than now?"
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Opinion | Zohran Mamdani's win shows it's morning in America for democratic socialists
Mamdani’s victory marks a sharp and necessary break from establishment Democrats — hopefully more is to come.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"In a country with some 175 million voters, DSA’s membership is tiny. But it punches far above its weight, and my hope is that Mamdani’s extraordinarily buzzy win inspires a wider swath of Americans to consider democratic socialism. What better time than now?"
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Goldman is gonna have his work cut out for him against Lander if Lander runs.
three-way vote in CD10 was
61% Mamdani
36% Cuomo
3% Sliwa
61% Mamdani
36% Cuomo
3% Sliwa
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Goldman is gonna have his work cut out for him against Lander if Lander runs.
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finance guys on twitter are like "can't believe zohran hired lina khan. she wants to make it illegal to bundle memecoin futures into junk stocks and sell them to public worker pension plans. the public won't stand for it."
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
finance guys on twitter are like "can't believe zohran hired lina khan. she wants to make it illegal to bundle memecoin futures into junk stocks and sell them to public worker pension plans. the public won't stand for it."
This is pretty powerfully put. This also feels unusually poetic for Bernie.
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This is pretty powerfully put. This also feels unusually poetic for Bernie.
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Abundance types get very worked up about left Nimbys, anti-gentrification activists, etc. But this is deeply misleading when it comes to the actual politics of housing, at least in New York. Opposition to new housing comes overwhelmingly from the Right.
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Abundance types get very worked up about left Nimbys, anti-gentrification activists, etc. But this is deeply misleading when it comes to the actual politics of housing, at least in New York. Opposition to new housing comes overwhelmingly from the Right.
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Here’s a map of the vote on the housing proposals, districts voting Yes in green. (For proposal 2, but 3 and 4 are the same.) What’s noteworthy about it is this: It’s almost identical to a map of districts voting for Mamdani.
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Here’s a map of the vote on the housing proposals, districts voting Yes in green. (For proposal 2, but 3 and 4 are the same.) What’s noteworthy about it is this: It’s almost identical to a map of districts voting for Mamdani.
Forgot to share this earlier, from me: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Don't whitewash Dick Cheney's legacy just because he criticized Trump
In addition to his brutal acts in the name of national security, the former vice president helped advance the imperial presidency Trump benefits from today.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Forgot to share this earlier, from me: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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remember all those hot takes during the primary about how Mamdani was the candidate for rich white liberals? a "champagne socialist" ?
yeah, about that
yeah, about that
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
remember all those hot takes during the primary about how Mamdani was the candidate for rich white liberals? a "champagne socialist" ?
yeah, about that
yeah, about that
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Lots of interesting stuff in this clip:
* CNBC host says Zohran used the Tisch appointment to get elected
* Kathy Wylde is in full-on Zohran surrogate mode, bridges the conversation towards the use of AI in negative advertisements
* Wylde says Tisch was #1 ask for Z from NYC big biz
* CNBC host says Zohran used the Tisch appointment to get elected
* Kathy Wylde is in full-on Zohran surrogate mode, bridges the conversation towards the use of AI in negative advertisements
* Wylde says Tisch was #1 ask for Z from NYC big biz
Zohran Mamdani spoke to the issues that New Yorkers care about, says Kathy Wylde
YouTube video by CNBC Television
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Lots of interesting stuff in this clip:
* CNBC host says Zohran used the Tisch appointment to get elected
* Kathy Wylde is in full-on Zohran surrogate mode, bridges the conversation towards the use of AI in negative advertisements
* Wylde says Tisch was #1 ask for Z from NYC big biz
* CNBC host says Zohran used the Tisch appointment to get elected
* Kathy Wylde is in full-on Zohran surrogate mode, bridges the conversation towards the use of AI in negative advertisements
* Wylde says Tisch was #1 ask for Z from NYC big biz
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Seems Jessica Tisch will in fact be Zohran’s first police commissioner.
NYC Police Head Tisch Tells Confidants She’d Work for Mamdani
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch is willing to remain in her post under Zohran Mamdani as long as the progressive mayor-elect allows her to keep pursuing her agenda, according to people with...
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Seems Jessica Tisch will in fact be Zohran’s first police commissioner.
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Have to wonder why the ADL isn't creating a Heritage Foundation or student GOP tracker
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Have to wonder why the ADL isn't creating a Heritage Foundation or student GOP tracker
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Seems the ADL is creating a Canary Mission-like project specifically to police the ideology of Zohran’s hires. h/t @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social @petersterne.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Seems the ADL is creating a Canary Mission-like project specifically to police the ideology of Zohran’s hires. h/t @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social @petersterne.com
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If you’re new to socialism, I highly recommend checking out this excellent new piece from @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social about Zohran and the near future of the movement.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | Zohran Mamdani's win shows it's morning in America for democratic socialists
Mamdani’s victory marks a sharp and necessary break from establishment Democrats — hopefully more is to come.
www.msnbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
If you’re new to socialism, I highly recommend checking out this excellent new piece from @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social about Zohran and the near future of the movement.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
This is old, but I hadn't tracked all of these -- still reeling that this man was trying to become mayor of *new york city* www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
Cuomo invokes fears of Mamdani’s Muslim faith in final days of NYC mayoral race | CNN Politics
Andrew Cuomo kept up a late-campaign effort to raise fears about the Muslim faith of Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, even laughing Thursday at the suggestion that M...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This is old, but I hadn't tracked all of these -- still reeling that this man was trying to become mayor of *new york city* www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
Van Jones on Mamdani's speech: “I think he missed an opportunity. I think the Mamdani that we saw in the campaign trail, who was a lot more calm, who was a lot warmer, who was a lot more embracing, was not present in that speech." I can't wrap my mind around this comment. nypost.com/2025/11/05/m...
CNN’s Van Jones among those raising alarm at Mamdani’s instant ‘character switch’ after winning power
Jones was quick to note live on CNN that the 34-year-old’s triumphant demeanor was a far cry from the cool, calm and collected candidate seen on the campaign trail.
nypost.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Van Jones on Mamdani's speech: “I think he missed an opportunity. I think the Mamdani that we saw in the campaign trail, who was a lot more calm, who was a lot warmer, who was a lot more embracing, was not present in that speech." I can't wrap my mind around this comment. nypost.com/2025/11/05/m...
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How Cheney’s Presidential Power Push Paved the Way for Trump to Go Further
Donald J. Trump and Dick Cheney became adversaries, but the former vice president set the stage for Mr. Trump’s bid to expand his executive authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Donald J. Trump and Dick Cheney became adversaries, but the former vice president set the stage for Mr. Trump’s bid to expand his executive authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
How Cheney’s Presidential Power Push Paved the Way for Trump to Go Further
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
How Cheney’s Presidential Power Push Paved the Way for Trump to Go Further
Donald J. Trump and Dick Cheney became adversaries, but the former vice president set the stage for Mr. Trump’s bid to expand his executive authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Donald J. Trump and Dick Cheney became adversaries, but the former vice president set the stage for Mr. Trump’s bid to expand his executive authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
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Antonia Hylton shares the interesting observation that a significant number of New York City voters are interested in sending a message to the Democratic Party as they are in sending a message to Donald Trump with their votes.
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Antonia Hylton shares the interesting observation that a significant number of New York City voters are interested in sending a message to the Democratic Party as they are in sending a message to Donald Trump with their votes.