NYC BREHS: Mayor Mamdani is here.
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Pass me the rock nikka
The ditch diggers and garbage men make bread here
$99K after 5.5 years and they tack on mad overtime and continue to move up the pay scale with longevity. They have night differential as well.
More than half of all workers make over $100K. The top earner $229K base. Under the new contract more than half of the workers will make more than $135K by 2027. Most these dudes own homes in the more quiet, house laden neighborhoods of the outer boroughs and in the suburbs outside the city.
Those jobs are akin to hitting the lottery to many New Yorkers who apply for them. DSNY, FDNY, and the CO’s be having some of the sweetest pensions and earliest retirements.
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One of the best analysts on democratic socialist politics in the country today says this 👇🏽
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diplomatofnight.com
One of the best analysts on democratic socialist politics in the country today says this
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jamellebouie.net
*whispers* this is why identitarians and anti-identitarians have been talking past each other. the important thing is to promote integration as much as possible. there is no meaningful left that is viable in a segregationist society.
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diplomatofnight.com
That's right
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jamellebouie.net
it feels old fashioned but i am a genuine believer in integration!
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diplomatofnight.com
To put my own spin onto it it's not really a coincidence that the strongest left wing politics in between the Mediterranean and the Jordan come from the "mixed cities" and the only political party that is *formally* a jointly Palestinian-Jewish political party. Multiracialism is good on the merits.
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diplomatofnight.com
Hard to articulate a durable and effective progressivism of leftism, or indeed even liberalism, if racial segregation, Jim Crow, apartheid are part of the bargain you make.
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diplomatofnight.com
one might say...impossible
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luanneplatter.bsky.social
Multiculturalism or bust
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astruckpersonn.bsky.social
my toxic* trait is thinking that if we all lived next to each other and had equal rights that would fix everything
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geoffbowser.bsky.social
Those of us who live in diverse communities realize pretty quickly that we're all just different shades of people. Our kids are kids and our old people are old. Although our customs may be different, our humanity is the same. We all experience joy, love, loss, pain, and hope.
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matte-gender.bsky.social
diversity is in fact good. we don’t need to homogenize everyone, we can live together and as equals
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asperasbompar.bsky.social
I've been looking this over. It's also the case that Cuomo's endorsers subscribe to turnout models that are extremely narrowcast, borderline segregationist. Hasidic sects are well known, but there are operations in Brooklyn where they only contact Haitians and no other West Indian community.
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asperasbompar.bsky.social
To speak to another instance: Cuomo had surrogates in a district who exclusively outreached to Chinese speakers. Mamdani's people had contacts in the South Asian, ex-Soviet, and Albanian community, that they had leftover from a previous candidate there.
Cuomo lost this district he expected to win.
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silverhorseman.bsky.social
Yes.
But this is also a chicken and egg kind of thing.
Liberals seek out diverse communities and conservatives avoid them.
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rochaa.bsky.social
What hrs talking about is pretty much contact hypothesis. It’s a well know & not a new hypothesis
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shenanigoats.bsky.social
Diversity helps you see past the bullshyt coming from the right. It’s harder to hate immigrants, queer people, other “dangerous” minorities when they’re your neighbors and actually very nice!
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
Similar phenomenon seen with Brexit.
Voting Leave because everything had been taken over by immigrants and made worse mostly came from areas with few immigrants. White Britons that lived in areas with a higher percentage of immigrants mostly voted Remain.
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artsvandelay.bsky.social
Fits with my theory about Mamdani that he seems normal to many millennial NYers, despite being a Muslim immigrant, which is part of why he won; whereas he seems exotic and weird to the groups he did poorly with.
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rachelevestein.bsky.social
Deep cut, but that guy's background looks like the Dianne Morales one everyone had for like a month.
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diplomatofnight.com
Would it please you to know that's the joke? My friends made a Zohran gradient and that's what he's using haha
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rachelevestein.bsky.social
It pleases me greatly!!!! That's hilarious.
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titaniumteddybear.bsky.social
It must be partly because, if you interact with people who are different to you, then you start to realise that conservative's bigoted ideas are nonsense that don't correspond to reality.
Diversity is an inherently good thing.
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catladylil.bsky.social
Proximity to diversity (in its various forms) usually makes you more tolerant of diversity. This is why the right tries to hide it.
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pfiore8.bsky.social
does analysis look at where most white people live?
in those diverse neighborhoods? outside of them?
of course, hoping most white people live in culturally, racially, ethnically diverse neighborhoods
would be a small bit of good news we're going in the right direction
#Mamdani4NYC #Community
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captainahab.bsky.social
I wonder if this is just "areas where young people live"
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q-fromthebackrow.bsky.social
Friends child is relocating back to NY Sent her the map of where Mamdani won. It’s every hot area of NY. And don’t tell me Carroll gardens and Williamsburg aren’t insanely expensive
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onbluskysku.bsky.social
Wonder why Hakeem Jeffries talks about evil gentrifiers so much?
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lemurfemurs.bsky.social
Inclined to agree with the overall premise, but just want to point out here that a metric of "<10% white" is not equivalent to "racially homogenous"
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felbrigge.bsky.social
What is the source of this data
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raventerp1.bsky.social
No thanks. Far right meets far left. Ask Saikat and Peter Thiel. And why did Exley make two trips to Moscow? msclaritea.tumblr.com/post/6718547...
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twotwotwo.bsky.social
Like how support for immigration is much higher in places where people know a lot of immigrants; same dynamic for knowing gay or trans folks
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raventerp1.bsky.social
No thanks Comrades.
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vajrak.bsky.social
No wonder the Nazi clown car crew is trying so frantically to resegregate all over the place.
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helchose.bsky.social
I am proud to have lived in Astoria, Queens. Shapes my politics even 15 years later.
I'm of course a big fan of AOC and Mamdani and others like them. Right up my alley.
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ediblepetals.bsky.social
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diplomatofnight.comOne of the best analysts on democratic socialist politics in the country today says this
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jamellebouie.net*whispers* this is why identitarians and anti-identitarians have been talking past each other. the important thing is to promote integration as much as possible. there is no meaningful left that is viable in a segregationist society.
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diplomatofnight.comThat's right
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jamellebouie.netit feels old fashioned but i am a genuine believer in integration!
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diplomatofnight.comTo put my own spin onto it it's not really a coincidence that the strongest left wing politics in between the Mediterranean and the Jordan come from the "mixed cities" and the only political party that is *formally* a jointly Palestinian-Jewish political party. Multiracialism is good on the merits.
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diplomatofnight.comHard to articulate a durable and effective progressivism of leftism, or indeed even liberalism, if racial segregation, Jim Crow, apartheid are part of the bargain you make.
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diplomatofnight.comone might say...impossible
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luanneplatter.bsky.socialMulticulturalism or bust
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astruckpersonn.bsky.socialmy toxic* trait is thinking that if we all lived next to each other and had equal rights that would fix everything
10/35
geoffbowser.bsky.socialThose of us who live in diverse communities realize pretty quickly that we're all just different shades of people. Our kids are kids and our old people are old. Although our customs may be different, our humanity is the same. We all experience joy, love, loss, pain, and hope.
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matte-gender.bsky.socialdiversity is in fact good. we don’t need to homogenize everyone, we can live together and as equals
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asperasbompar.bsky.socialI've been looking this over. It's also the case that Cuomo's endorsers subscribe to turnout models that are extremely narrowcast, borderline segregationist. Hasidic sects are well known, but there are operations in Brooklyn where they only contact Haitians and no other West Indian community.
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asperasbompar.bsky.socialTo speak to another instance: Cuomo had surrogates in a district who exclusively outreached to Chinese speakers. Mamdani's people had contacts in the South Asian, ex-Soviet, and Albanian community, that they had leftover from a previous candidate there.
Cuomo lost this district he expected to win.
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silverhorseman.bsky.socialYes.
But this is also a chicken and egg kind of thing.
Liberals seek out diverse communities and conservatives avoid them.
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rochaa.bsky.socialWhat hrs talking about is pretty much contact hypothesis. It’s a well know & not a new hypothesis
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shenanigoats.bsky.socialDiversity helps you see past the bullshyt coming from the right. It’s harder to hate immigrants, queer people, other “dangerous” minorities when they’re your neighbors and actually very nice!
17/35
nicholasgrossman.bsky.socialSimilar phenomenon seen with Brexit.
Voting Leave because everything had been taken over by immigrants and made worse mostly came from areas with few immigrants. White Britons that lived in areas with a higher percentage of immigrants mostly voted Remain.
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artsvandelay.bsky.socialFits with my theory about Mamdani that he seems normal to many millennial NYers, despite being a Muslim immigrant, which is part of why he won; whereas he seems exotic and weird to the groups he did poorly with.
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rachelevestein.bsky.socialDeep cut, but that guy's background looks like the Dianne Morales one everyone had for like a month.
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diplomatofnight.comWould it please you to know that's the joke? My friends made a Zohran gradient and that's what he's using haha
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rachelevestein.bsky.socialIt pleases me greatly!!!! That's hilarious.
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titaniumteddybear.bsky.socialIt must be partly because, if you interact with people who are different to you, then you start to realise that conservative's bigoted ideas are nonsense that don't correspond to reality.
Diversity is an inherently good thing.
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catladylil.bsky.socialProximity to diversity (in its various forms) usually makes you more tolerant of diversity. This is why the right tries to hide it.
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pfiore8.bsky.socialdoes analysis look at where most white people live?
in those diverse neighborhoods? outside of them?
of course, hoping most white people live in culturally, racially, ethnically diverse neighborhoods
would be a small bit of good news we're going in the right direction
#Mamdani4NYC #Community
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captainahab.bsky.socialI wonder if this is just "areas where young people live"
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q-fromthebackrow.bsky.social Friends child is relocating back to NY Sent her the map of where Mamdani won. It’s every hot area of NY. And don’t tell me Carroll gardens and Williamsburg aren’t insanely expensive27/35
onbluskysku.bsky.socialWonder why Hakeem Jeffries talks about evil gentrifiers so much?
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lemurfemurs.bsky.socialInclined to agree with the overall premise, but just want to point out here that a metric of "<10% white" is not equivalent to "racially homogenous"
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felbrigge.bsky.socialWhat is the source of this data
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raventerp1.bsky.socialNo thanks. Far right meets far left. Ask Saikat and Peter Thiel. And why did Exley make two trips to Moscow? msclaritea.tumblr.com/post/6718547...
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twotwotwo.bsky.socialLike how support for immigration is much higher in places where people know a lot of immigrants; same dynamic for knowing gay or trans folks
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raventerp1.bsky.socialNo thanks Comrades.
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vajrak.bsky.socialNo wonder the Nazi clown car crew is trying so frantically to resegregate all over the place.
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helchose.bsky.socialI am proud to have lived in Astoria, Queens. Shapes my politics even 15 years later.
I'm of course a big fan of AOC and Mamdani and others like them. Right up my alley.
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ediblepetals.bsky.socialWhen people understand and respect their neighbors, no matter their race, ethnicity, creed, or country of origin, they’re much more likely to want the best for all of us.
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ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
Like I said, a lot of these people are not from NYC and it shows.
They just want to use places like Brooklyn and Portland and Seattle as test tube sites for this dumbass liberal fantasies, regardless of the actual situation on the ground, regardless of people who are actually from here, living here, telling them what's going on.
And some of them are out here claiming to be Black too that's the funny part.
No Black man with sense or shyt to lose is looking at Mamdani and thinking he will do ANYTHING different than Eric Adams, other than be less buddy buddy with the police, who BTW, HATE Eric Adams.
That's why he won the "young" Black vote, because these young cats know very little about the world so they think this shyt is Sim City 2000 or something.
ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
Told you these nikkas don't know shyt about this city.The ditch diggers and garbage men make bread here
$92K after 5.5 years and they tack on mad overtime and continue to move up the pay scale
Those jobs are akin to hitting the lottery. DSNY, FDNY, and the CO’s be having some of the sweetest pensions.
See? See how easy that was?
They view NYC through the lense of the white gentrifiers that have infested this city, and THOSE motherfukkers don't know shyt either.
Just paternalistic colonizer bullshyt...you don't know shyt so we have to show you how to think and be better, don't worry, we'll save you...
Peter Sterne (@petersterne.com)
Just to nip this in the bud, "Commie Corridor" is a joking term that DSA members themselves use to describe neighborhoods that are electing socialists, and this NYT op-ed was written by a very pro-Zohran analyst. It's not an example of establishment redbaiting...
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Greg Jericho (@grogsgamut.bsky.social)
Just the NYT calling the areas where Mamdani most won votes - "The Commie Corner"
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petersterne.com
Just to nip this in the bud, "Commie Corridor" is a joking term that DSA members themselves use to describe neighborhoods that are electing socialists, and this NYT op-ed was written by a very pro-Zohran analyst. It's not an example of establishment redbaiting. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Just the NYT calling the areas where Mamdani most won votes - "The Commie Corner"
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petersterne.com
The fact that the New York Times is publishing *Michael Lange* is actually a huge victory for the mainstreaming of lefty perspectives on electoral politics. If you haven't heard of him yet, he's like a leftist Steve Kornacki.
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matte-gender.bsky.social
the NYT is white supremacist propaganda and the reason why they published this is cause they wanna reinforce that communism is when people of color have a say in american society. they want to fuel racism because it furthers white supremacy
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mirasair.bsky.social
I don't disagree, but they're gonna find that calling basic social democracy marxism is gonna just end up turning people towards marxism, not against social democracy.
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matte-gender.bsky.social
sure but we can’t push that from the inside. it’ll corrupt you. let them make the mistake of making communism feel reasonable for us
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jarsilver.bsky.social
I am proud to live in the commie corridor. Both my state reps are DSA!
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steadymoon.bsky.social
Guess it's a matter of time before the uber-right steals the term for their own humorless, crap reasons, as they did with politically correct, a term CPUSA members used to make fun of themselves, and woke.
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isaidthatalready.bsky.social
Yup.
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feedbacker.bsky.social
It's unfortunate that the name People's Republic of Astoria-Long Island City-Greenpoint-Williamsburg-Bushwick-Ridgewood doesn't roll off the tongue nearly as well but we do what we can
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alilnightmusing.bsky.social
Hey, Upper Manhattan too!
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roterote.bsky.social
It is clearly a joke
but people don’t enjoy election fun.
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masbackward.bsky.social
Sadly there is nothing people on here love more than hating on the NYT for word choices (including hating on Republicans, weirdly) so this is going to get a fraction of the engagement of people rending their garments over this.
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masbackward.bsky.social
Saw so many takes on here accusing the NYT of various sins in its coverage of Mamdani that should not have survived opening its front page and looking at the headlines.
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rolodexpropaganda.bsky.social
It’s a brilliant piece of reporting and it makes Mamdani look like an electoral juggernaut and political genius. Not everything the NYT is bad…
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scrambojambo.bsky.social
I resent the Times map only because the gap in the Commie Corridor—Park Slope and South Slope—is very much part of Commie Corridor! It’s just also Lander’s neighborhood
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steadymoon.bsky.social
Yes!
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keikiokaaina.bsky.social
I'd proudly own that "commie corridor" label if I lived in NYC. I have a question. How do you knock on doors in locked multi unit buildings? How does that work?
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petersterne.com
I believe you ring the buzzer until someone lets you in and then you knock the doors in the building, but I've done very little canvassing in NYC.
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jessemyerson.bsky.social
This is correct
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sdatlarge.bsky.social
That it needs explaining demonstrates the issue with the term.
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machete.gay
Someone should write an article about it.
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royalglo.bsky.social
The 1950s called and it wants the word “commie” back. If this is DSA “joking” language, please stop and come up with a different word that reframes young voters in 2025. It’s exciting and positive. Let old guard Republicans use “commie” to show how old and out of step they are.
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evaneisenberg.bsky.social
That’s no fun. We wanted something else to be angry about. (Isn’t there already enough)
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iter312.bsky.social
I thought it was kind of ridiculous until I found the article and saw every area had some jokey name. I didn't find them particularly funny to be honest, but it didn't seem like something to get mad about.
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souleater1212.bsky.social
#ICE #Trump #Republicans
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milwaukeeclintonv.bsky.social
Too late, the usual suspect are whipping themselves into a frenzy and canceling the NYT subscription they never had in the first place.
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rachelleylee.bsky.social
@santelli.bsky.social this is hilarious. What can we name commie corridor in Pgh? Maybe along the river from Bellevue through the Nside and the river towns? (Definitely Millvale)
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santelli.bsky.social
I'd have to run a more crack analysis of primaries with serious lefty candidates, but I would start by drawing a big oval starting in Millvale and running through Lawrenceville, Bloomfield and most of the East End into Wilkinsburg.
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thejeemteam.bsky.social
Believe me, I’d love to include Bellevue in that, but I don’t think we’re there yet.
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rachelleylee.bsky.social
You’re probably right but we’re working on it
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row-crow.bsky.social
Thanks, NYT, for finally admitting whose side you're really on.
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sfboswell.bsky.social
by publishing the analysis of a pro-mamdani leftist writer who was one of the only analysts who predicted Mamdani could win...?
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row-crow.bsky.social
No, by calling the people who voted for him "Commies".
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sfboswell.bsky.social
Again, as the person above explains:
1. it's an affectionate term *by DSA members* (the aforementioned commies) to describe neighborhoods where they're successful
2. the writer himself (who is a guest op ed writer, not "the NY times") is a leftist analyst who is in that group of people
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sfboswell.bsky.social
you can I think argue that lange should have explained the insider language but the idea that he's redbaiting ignores the context
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petersterne.comJust to nip this in the bud, "Commie Corridor" is a joking term that DSA members themselves use to describe neighborhoods that are electing socialists, and this NYT op-ed was written by a very pro-Zohran analyst. It's not an example of establishment redbaiting. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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grogsgamut.bsky.socialJust the NYT calling the areas where Mamdani most won votes - "The Commie Corner"
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petersterne.comThe fact that the New York Times is publishing *Michael Lange* is actually a huge victory for the mainstreaming of lefty perspectives on electoral politics. If you haven't heard of him yet, he's like a leftist Steve Kornacki.
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matte-gender.bsky.socialthe NYT is white supremacist propaganda and the reason why they published this is cause they wanna reinforce that communism is when people of color have a say in american society. they want to fuel racism because it furthers white supremacy
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mirasair.bsky.socialI don't disagree, but they're gonna find that calling basic social democracy marxism is gonna just end up turning people towards marxism, not against social democracy.
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matte-gender.bsky.socialsure but we can’t push that from the inside. it’ll corrupt you. let them make the mistake of making communism feel reasonable for us
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jarsilver.bsky.socialI am proud to live in the commie corridor. Both my state reps are DSA!
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steadymoon.bsky.socialGuess it's a matter of time before the uber-right steals the term for their own humorless, crap reasons, as they did with politically correct, a term CPUSA members used to make fun of themselves, and woke.
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isaidthatalready.bsky.socialYup.
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feedbacker.bsky.socialIt's unfortunate that the name People's Republic of Astoria-Long Island City-Greenpoint-Williamsburg-Bushwick-Ridgewood doesn't roll off the tongue nearly as well but we do what we can
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alilnightmusing.bsky.socialHey, Upper Manhattan too!
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roterote.bsky.socialIt is clearly a joke
but people don’t enjoy election fun.12/35
masbackward.bsky.socialSadly there is nothing people on here love more than hating on the NYT for word choices (including hating on Republicans, weirdly) so this is going to get a fraction of the engagement of people rending their garments over this.
13/35
masbackward.bsky.socialSaw so many takes on here accusing the NYT of various sins in its coverage of Mamdani that should not have survived opening its front page and looking at the headlines.
14/35
rolodexpropaganda.bsky.socialIt’s a brilliant piece of reporting and it makes Mamdani look like an electoral juggernaut and political genius. Not everything the NYT is bad…
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scrambojambo.bsky.socialI resent the Times map only because the gap in the Commie Corridor—Park Slope and South Slope—is very much part of Commie Corridor! It’s just also Lander’s neighborhood
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steadymoon.bsky.socialYes!
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keikiokaaina.bsky.socialI'd proudly own that "commie corridor" label if I lived in NYC. I have a question. How do you knock on doors in locked multi unit buildings? How does that work?
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petersterne.comI believe you ring the buzzer until someone lets you in and then you knock the doors in the building, but I've done very little canvassing in NYC.
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jessemyerson.bsky.socialThis is correct
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sdatlarge.bsky.socialThat it needs explaining demonstrates the issue with the term.
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machete.gaySomeone should write an article about it.
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royalglo.bsky.socialThe 1950s called and it wants the word “commie” back. If this is DSA “joking” language, please stop and come up with a different word that reframes young voters in 2025. It’s exciting and positive. Let old guard Republicans use “commie” to show how old and out of step they are.
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evaneisenberg.bsky.socialThat’s no fun. We wanted something else to be angry about. (Isn’t there already enough)
24/35
iter312.bsky.socialI thought it was kind of ridiculous until I found the article and saw every area had some jokey name. I didn't find them particularly funny to be honest, but it didn't seem like something to get mad about.
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souleater1212.bsky.social#ICE #Trump #Republicans
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milwaukeeclintonv.bsky.socialToo late, the usual suspect are whipping themselves into a frenzy and canceling the NYT subscription they never had in the first place.
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rachelleylee.bsky.social@santelli.bsky.social this is hilarious. What can we name commie corridor in Pgh? Maybe along the river from Bellevue through the Nside and the river towns? (Definitely Millvale)
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santelli.bsky.socialI'd have to run a more crack analysis of primaries with serious lefty candidates, but I would start by drawing a big oval starting in Millvale and running through Lawrenceville, Bloomfield and most of the East End into Wilkinsburg.
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thejeemteam.bsky.socialBelieve me, I’d love to include Bellevue in that, but I don’t think we’re there yet.
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rachelleylee.bsky.socialYou’re probably right but we’re working on it
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row-crow.bsky.socialThanks, NYT, for finally admitting whose side you're really on.
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sfboswell.bsky.socialby publishing the analysis of a pro-mamdani leftist writer who was one of the only analysts who predicted Mamdani could win...?
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row-crow.bsky.socialNo, by calling the people who voted for him "Commies".
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sfboswell.bsky.socialAgain, as the person above explains:
1. it's an affectionate term *by DSA members* (the aforementioned commies) to describe neighborhoods where they're successful
2. the writer himself (who is a guest op ed writer, not "the NY times") is a leftist analyst who is in that group of people
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sfboswell.bsky.socialyou can I think argue that lange should have explained the insider language but the idea that he's redbaiting ignores the context
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Peter Sterne (@petersterne.com)
Props to City & State publisher Tom Allon, who was one of the first Boomer liberal Zionists to really recognize Mamdani's potential in the Democratic primary: https://www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025/01/opinion-whos-winning-battle-left/402013/
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petersterne.com
Props to City & State publisher Tom Allon, who was one of the first Boomer liberal Zionists to really recognize Mamdani's potential in the Democratic primary: www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Who’s winning the battle for the left?
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petersterne.com
(Full disclosure: I edited this column, as I do all of Tom's columns.)
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derzquist.net
Political constituencies are not found, they are made.
4/4
il-kwang.theyellowlight.org
The sine qua non of winning elections is getting the vote out from potential voters. If Mamdani rouses far more non-voting youth to vote than he discourages regular voters, then he won.
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petersterne.comProps to City & State publisher Tom Allon, who was one of the first Boomer liberal Zionists to really recognize Mamdani's potential in the Democratic primary: www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Who’s winning the battle for the left?
2/4
petersterne.com(Full disclosure: I edited this column, as I do all of Tom's columns.)
3/4
derzquist.netPolitical constituencies are not found, they are made.
4/4
il-kwang.theyellowlight.orgThe sine qua non of winning elections is getting the vote out from potential voters. If Mamdani rouses far more non-voting youth to vote than he discourages regular voters, then he won.
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Emissary Of Night | ليلى (@diplomatofnight.com)
OK usually I just ignore like, outright lies, but this one really bothers me. Zohran Mamdani's bill "Not On Our Dine" was written to strip nonprofit registration and tax exempt status from people who do business with West Bank settlements and the Israeli army. AKA, to enforce existing tax law.
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1/16
diplomatofnight.com
OK usually I just ignore like, outright lies, but this one really bothers me.
Zohran Mamdani's bill "Not On Our Dine" was written to strip nonprofit registration and tax exempt status from people who do business with West Bank settlements and the Israeli army. AKA, to enforce existing tax law.
2/16
diplomatofnight.com
This is the kind of casual conflation and even outright lying that can make Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and yes even Jewish people less safe. Most synagogues and Jewish nonprofits do not donate money to the settlement enterprise or the army. But, it isn't antisemitic or wrong to enforce charity law!
3/16
diplomatofnight.com
Canada has recently started enforcing their own charity law and removed tax exempt status from the Jewish National Fund in Canada for its financial relationship to the IDF.
4/16
diplomatofnight.com
Israeli settlements are illegal and thus it should be illegal to have a financial relationship with them. Simple as that. Some reports show that Israeli settlements receive upwards of 50m USD in tax exempt dollars per year.
5/16
kfranzoni.bsky.social
honestly think he will do what sadiq khan from london did after he won by visiting a synagogue lol
6/16
kfranzoni.bsky.social
i be shocked that zohran and khan wont have a conversation for advice and help lol
7/16
kfranzoni.bsky.social
also interesting fact that zohran wife who is Syrian is ant-Assad
8/16
buckybandido.bsky.social
tbh stripping tax exempt status is a far more lenient punishment than material supporters of settlements deserve
9/16
martycrabneck.bsky.social
You mean material supporters of terrorism.
10/16
heissenstat.bsky.social
If these people didn't post on social media, would they exist?
11/16
patrick4872.bsky.social
Tbh I’m amazed he would put this up on social media with so much attention around Zohran right now. This is something I’d expect to see as a last minute dirty trick mailer. Extraordinary.
12/16
sueshannon.bsky.social
This is "Obama will take your guns" which never happened but if you talk to idiots, they will say it did. Please don't fall for it.
13/16
siriacus.bsky.social
Genuinely curious, where in US tax law does it state it’s illegal for nonprofits to do business with West Bank settlements and the IDF? I’m obviously not OPPOSED to that, but I’m surprised such a law could pass in… well, the country we’re stuck in.
14/16
artboiled.bsky.social
Not explicitly. It is law in NY, however, that charitable organizations must use their funds for real charities.
Mamdani's bill was aiming to add specifics that it is not charitable to give money to activities that violate the Geneva convention or are considered war crimes by the ICC.
15/16
kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social
Oh THAT'S the wording? Oh that just makes the outrage even funnier in such a...morbid way.
Like. Y'all are mad that if a group funds war crimes, they have to pay taxes. Taxes that might just go to funding US based war crimes. Bruh.
16/16
apixianthewise.bsky.social
This sounds like a thing that definitely didn't happen.
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diplomatofnight.comOK usually I just ignore like, outright lies, but this one really bothers me.
Zohran Mamdani's bill "Not On Our Dine" was written to strip nonprofit registration and tax exempt status from people who do business with West Bank settlements and the Israeli army. AKA, to enforce existing tax law.
2/16
diplomatofnight.comThis is the kind of casual conflation and even outright lying that can make Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and yes even Jewish people less safe. Most synagogues and Jewish nonprofits do not donate money to the settlement enterprise or the army. But, it isn't antisemitic or wrong to enforce charity law!
3/16
diplomatofnight.comCanada has recently started enforcing their own charity law and removed tax exempt status from the Jewish National Fund in Canada for its financial relationship to the IDF.
4/16
diplomatofnight.comIsraeli settlements are illegal and thus it should be illegal to have a financial relationship with them. Simple as that. Some reports show that Israeli settlements receive upwards of 50m USD in tax exempt dollars per year.
5/16
kfranzoni.bsky.socialhonestly think he will do what sadiq khan from london did after he won by visiting a synagogue lol
6/16
kfranzoni.bsky.sociali be shocked that zohran and khan wont have a conversation for advice and help lol
7/16
kfranzoni.bsky.socialalso interesting fact that zohran wife who is Syrian is ant-Assad
8/16
buckybandido.bsky.socialtbh stripping tax exempt status is a far more lenient punishment than material supporters of settlements deserve
9/16
martycrabneck.bsky.socialYou mean material supporters of terrorism.
10/16
heissenstat.bsky.socialIf these people didn't post on social media, would they exist?
11/16
patrick4872.bsky.socialTbh I’m amazed he would put this up on social media with so much attention around Zohran right now. This is something I’d expect to see as a last minute dirty trick mailer. Extraordinary.
12/16
sueshannon.bsky.socialThis is "Obama will take your guns" which never happened but if you talk to idiots, they will say it did. Please don't fall for it.
13/16
siriacus.bsky.socialGenuinely curious, where in US tax law does it state it’s illegal for nonprofits to do business with West Bank settlements and the IDF? I’m obviously not OPPOSED to that, but I’m surprised such a law could pass in… well, the country we’re stuck in.
14/16
artboiled.bsky.socialNot explicitly. It is law in NY, however, that charitable organizations must use their funds for real charities.
Mamdani's bill was aiming to add specifics that it is not charitable to give money to activities that violate the Geneva convention or are considered war crimes by the ICC.
15/16
kingdomfantasy6.bsky.socialOh THAT'S the wording? Oh that just makes the outrage even funnier in such a...morbid way.
Like. Y'all are mad that if a group funds war crimes, they have to pay taxes. Taxes that might just go to funding US based war crimes. Bruh.
16/16
apixianthewise.bsky.socialThis sounds like a thing that definitely didn't happen.
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this is why i am pretty confident there will not be a meaningful attempt to do an end run around mamdani. a lot of elite cuomo support seemed to be based on “well, he’s probably going to win and he’s a vindictive a$$hole and i don’t want to be on his bad side.” [contains quote post or other...
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Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer.bsky.social)
Here's a fun thing that a top donor to Andrew Cuomo's super PAC just told me.
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jamellebouie.net
this is why i am pretty confident there will not be a meaningful attempt to do an end run around mamdani. a lot of elite cuomo support seemed to be based on “well, he’s probably going to win and he’s a vindictive a$$hole and i don’t want to be on his bad side.”
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teddyschleifer.bsky.social
Here's a fun thing that a top donor to Andrew Cuomo's super PAC just told me.
2/35
auntiemamelives.bsky.social
Seriously? Is our nation full of nothing but cowards?
3/35
rhymenoceros.bsky.social
Rich cowards at that. What’s the point in being that rich if you’re not even able to not donate to a rapey boomers political campaign
4/35
john-iii.bsky.social
This guy is the fukking problem. Spineless people with money. Why have all that money and act like a scared toddler?
5/35
pottymouthpundit.bsky.social
Mark Gordon couldn’t buy himself a mayor, so he’s resigning himself to the one he’s got.
Good. Let’s get money the fukk out of politics. Rich people pulling the puppet strings of our elected officials is what’s wrong with America.
6/35
bluesurf.bsky.social
fukk all of those rich people who prioritize their own self-interests over the rest of society.
What a small person you have to be to have so much wealth and not be willing to risk slight discomfort despite the peril that choice causes your fellow man.
7/35
hondolgm.bsky.social
I wished we lived in a country where a$$holes like this weren't permitted, by law, to give $250,000 to anyone but their own mother, as long as she wasn't running for office.
8/35
acerock.bsky.social
If i were giving money to a campaign, it wouldn't be because I like the person. It would be because I thought they were the best choice for the most vulnerable.
9/35
wtfishappeningrn.bsky.social
“I wish we lived in a world where those sorts of things were not useful things to do.”
The cognitive dissonance is mind blowing. Do you wish that? Do you? You have the money and the power to change things. So do you really wish that? Or are they just lazy pigs who love wallowing in their own shít?
10/35
blazinbobby81.bsky.social
Pragmatism? Da fuq outta here, just another too wealthy for their own good chump afraid he'll be one penny less wealthy so he went with the corrupt status quo choice regardless of it being a disgraced former governor and sexual predator.
11/35
ealgumby.bsky.social
"I wish we lived in a world where those sort of things were not useful things to do."
What a fukking gutless weasel this Gorton joker is!
Wishes won't come true unless you MAKE them so.
This kind of bullshyt is why we have Trump right now.
12/35
mikeyd123.bsky.social
People mistook his...... $250k. Two hundred fifty thousand dollars. As enthusiasm. Think of the good that money could have done. Now it's buying a roof for some consultants house.
13/35
snarkhive.bsky.social
YES! Most of his endorsements or the people refusing to say anything were doing that because they were afraid of him. The New York Times reported that many people refused to be on the panel for fear of criticizing Cuomo in public and the retribution. This was always what was happening.
14/35
kryspee.bsky.social
This primary helped to make “this a world where this sort of thing wasn’t helpful to do”. His 250k wasted.
Need more like this one.
15/35
poivrotfarci.bsky.social
$250k could provide childcare to 10 families in NYC.
16/35
morefightleftinme.bsky.social
It's sad that there are so many spineless pathetic people out there with the finances to whimsically enable catastrophe to avoid a bad hair day!
17/35
savionwright.bsky.social
So they threw away $250,000 for trash. First world problems
18/35
blackandketo.bsky.social
Do these people understand how cowardly and pathetic this makes them look?! This is sick and sad…and sadly how we have arrived at this day in national governance.
19/35
vr2ltch.bsky.social
If there’s anything that this last year has taught us. People with money are such cruel cowards.
20/35
burndiggity.bsky.social
This is true of politics on ALL levels. Campaign contributions are bribes in advance. Our system is SO capitalist.
21/35
ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social
Pretty sure that was Jessica Ramos’ calculation. Sucks to suck.
22/35
punchgroin.bsky.social
Zohran is so slick.
I think what is most formidable about him is that he's actually able to dog whistle to leftists while saying the right things to donors and moderates.
Truly the first real generational political talent the DSA has produced.
23/35
ligopefolo.bsky.social
When we make social decisions purely on economics, we leave our souls not only out of the decision, but we also leave our conscience and soul out of the decision-making process.
24/35
chugachmtnblues.bsky.social
Man imagine just coming out and admitting you’re a transactional coward in public like that
25/35
13enster.bsky.social
In his world, being a transactional coward in the soulless pursuit of quarterly earnings is probably a flex
26/35
abecedarian.bsky.social
It's a fiduciary responsibility
27/35
skyinu.bsky.social
why are we miscalling bribes as pragmatic actions.
He's openly admitting to bribing cuomo because that's how he operates.
let's get rid of election bribery
28/35
easternbluebirds.bsky.social
29/35
rhymenoceros.bsky.social
Dudes like that are the problem. We shouldn’t welcome a corrupt loser like that
30/35
rattatatouille.bsky.social
That last bit explains why a lot of the elites capitulated after November 2024 or January 2025.
31/35
pug-dude.bsky.social
This is arguably worse because it’s pre-election. It’s a preemptive bribe that may not even be necessary. And it’s self-fulfilling.
32/35
marktobin.bsky.social
Gorton’s cynical, soulless response is a big reason why we are where we are in this country.
33/35
letsliveandlearn.bsky.social
Can anyone say CORRUPTION?
34/35
doobieocsc.bsky.social
Campaign finance reform please
35/35
jefft.bsky.social
I gotta say I appreciate that Gorton guy Teddy quoted just being willing to spell out so explicitly "yeah this was just an insurance policy to stay on the good side of the vindictive psychopath I figured would inevitably win."
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jamellebouie.netthis is why i am pretty confident there will not be a meaningful attempt to do an end run around mamdani. a lot of elite cuomo support seemed to be based on “well, he’s probably going to win and he’s a vindictive a$$hole and i don’t want to be on his bad side.”
[QUOTED POST]
teddyschleifer.bsky.socialHere's a fun thing that a top donor to Andrew Cuomo's super PAC just told me.
2/35
auntiemamelives.bsky.socialSeriously? Is our nation full of nothing but cowards?
3/35
rhymenoceros.bsky.socialRich cowards at that. What’s the point in being that rich if you’re not even able to not donate to a rapey boomers political campaign
4/35
john-iii.bsky.socialThis guy is the fukking problem. Spineless people with money. Why have all that money and act like a scared toddler?
5/35
pottymouthpundit.bsky.socialMark Gordon couldn’t buy himself a mayor, so he’s resigning himself to the one he’s got.
Good. Let’s get money the fukk out of politics. Rich people pulling the puppet strings of our elected officials is what’s wrong with America.
6/35
bluesurf.bsky.socialfukk all of those rich people who prioritize their own self-interests over the rest of society.
What a small person you have to be to have so much wealth and not be willing to risk slight discomfort despite the peril that choice causes your fellow man.
7/35
hondolgm.bsky.socialI wished we lived in a country where a$$holes like this weren't permitted, by law, to give $250,000 to anyone but their own mother, as long as she wasn't running for office.
8/35
acerock.bsky.socialIf i were giving money to a campaign, it wouldn't be because I like the person. It would be because I thought they were the best choice for the most vulnerable.
9/35
wtfishappeningrn.bsky.social“I wish we lived in a world where those sorts of things were not useful things to do.”
The cognitive dissonance is mind blowing. Do you wish that? Do you? You have the money and the power to change things. So do you really wish that? Or are they just lazy pigs who love wallowing in their own shít?
10/35
blazinbobby81.bsky.socialPragmatism? Da fuq outta here, just another too wealthy for their own good chump afraid he'll be one penny less wealthy so he went with the corrupt status quo choice regardless of it being a disgraced former governor and sexual predator.
11/35
ealgumby.bsky.social"I wish we lived in a world where those sort of things were not useful things to do."
What a fukking gutless weasel this Gorton joker is!
Wishes won't come true unless you MAKE them so.
This kind of bullshyt is why we have Trump right now.
12/35
mikeyd123.bsky.socialPeople mistook his...... $250k. Two hundred fifty thousand dollars. As enthusiasm. Think of the good that money could have done. Now it's buying a roof for some consultants house.
13/35
snarkhive.bsky.socialYES! Most of his endorsements or the people refusing to say anything were doing that because they were afraid of him. The New York Times reported that many people refused to be on the panel for fear of criticizing Cuomo in public and the retribution. This was always what was happening.
14/35
kryspee.bsky.socialThis primary helped to make “this a world where this sort of thing wasn’t helpful to do”. His 250k wasted.
Need more like this one.
15/35
poivrotfarci.bsky.social$250k could provide childcare to 10 families in NYC.
16/35
morefightleftinme.bsky.socialIt's sad that there are so many spineless pathetic people out there with the finances to whimsically enable catastrophe to avoid a bad hair day!
17/35
savionwright.bsky.socialSo they threw away $250,000 for trash. First world problems
18/35
blackandketo.bsky.socialDo these people understand how cowardly and pathetic this makes them look?! This is sick and sad…and sadly how we have arrived at this day in national governance.
19/35
vr2ltch.bsky.socialIf there’s anything that this last year has taught us. People with money are such cruel cowards.
20/35
burndiggity.bsky.socialThis is true of politics on ALL levels. Campaign contributions are bribes in advance. Our system is SO capitalist.
21/35
ckjohnsonbk.bsky.socialPretty sure that was Jessica Ramos’ calculation. Sucks to suck.
22/35
punchgroin.bsky.socialZohran is so slick.
I think what is most formidable about him is that he's actually able to dog whistle to leftists while saying the right things to donors and moderates.
Truly the first real generational political talent the DSA has produced.
23/35
ligopefolo.bsky.socialWhen we make social decisions purely on economics, we leave our souls not only out of the decision, but we also leave our conscience and soul out of the decision-making process.
24/35
chugachmtnblues.bsky.socialMan imagine just coming out and admitting you’re a transactional coward in public like that
25/35
13enster.bsky.socialIn his world, being a transactional coward in the soulless pursuit of quarterly earnings is probably a flex
26/35
abecedarian.bsky.socialIt's a fiduciary responsibility
27/35
skyinu.bsky.socialwhy are we miscalling bribes as pragmatic actions.
He's openly admitting to bribing cuomo because that's how he operates.
let's get rid of election bribery
28/35
easternbluebirds.bsky.social29/35
rhymenoceros.bsky.socialDudes like that are the problem. We shouldn’t welcome a corrupt loser like that
30/35
rattatatouille.bsky.socialThat last bit explains why a lot of the elites capitulated after November 2024 or January 2025.
31/35
pug-dude.bsky.socialThis is arguably worse because it’s pre-election. It’s a preemptive bribe that may not even be necessary. And it’s self-fulfilling.
32/35
marktobin.bsky.socialGorton’s cynical, soulless response is a big reason why we are where we are in this country.
33/35
letsliveandlearn.bsky.socialCan anyone say CORRUPTION?
34/35
doobieocsc.bsky.socialCampaign finance reform please
35/35
jefft.bsky.socialI gotta say I appreciate that Gorton guy Teddy quoted just being willing to spell out so explicitly "yeah this was just an insurance policy to stay on the good side of the vindictive psychopath I figured would inevitably win."
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ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
Illuminatos
#OVOXO
30 dollar minimum wage and “free” bus rides?
Of course all the young Gen-Z and Alpha dikkheads voted for him. They live in fantasy worlds.
Of course all the young Gen-Z and Alpha dikkheads voted for him. They live in fantasy worlds.
Fillerguy
Veteran
Imagine is dems put as much effort into snuffing the rethugs as they do the progressives.
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