Bill Levay

If only there were some way to determine whether claims of “rampant crime” were true! Alas…

Bob and Sensei’s car selfie from ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Sensei has one of the later-mentioned few small beers

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Bilge Ebiri asks Jim Jarmusch a question we've always wondered about when it comes to indie filmmakers: “How do you pay the bills?”

Democrats in the Senate: "I dunno about this Mamdani guy. He's said some pretty disturbing things about defunding the police and globalizing the intifada, or so I've been told"

also Democrats in the Senate: "I voted for a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk"

The Police

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

"Can they truly be so ignorant to the words of a man they have so rushed to memorialize? I don’t know. But the most telling detail in Klein’s column was that, for all his praise, there was not a single word in the piece from Kirk himself."

Ta-Nehisi Coates, with receipts.

What centrist libs can't seem to internalize is that the US contains a large, longstanding, well-funded political movement that *wants political violence and authoritarianism*. It does not need to be provoked in any way in order to pursue those goals.

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Dream blunt rotation

Bag of Tropical Heat brand Kenyan Chevda snack

On the recommendation of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social I picked this up from my local Patel Brothers and brought it to the family Labor Day party. Good stuff! Next time I’ll try Hot.

As a friend recently put it: the venn diagram of people who assured us the gun violence was worth it because we need the guns to protect ourselves against a tyrannical federal government and the people cheering on Trump as he deploys the military to take over American cities is a circle

Done and done!

Watching/rewatching ALIEN films and I can’t believe I slept on PROMETHEUS for so long. This is extremely my shit. Certainly not a perfect movie but I loved it.

Finally got around to replacing the 10-year-old drives in my even older Synology NAS

Notes On a Nonexistent Crime Wave If American cities aren't war zones, they must be turned into war zones

"In terms of its underlying causes, the current homelessness crisis is very nearly the opposite of the 20th century urban crime wave. It is a product of affluence, inequality, and political sclerosis." publiccomment.blog/p/notes-on-a...

wow, this guy sucks

Cuomo’s Attack on Mamdani’s Apartment Struck a New York Nerve

This article doesn’t quote a single New Yorker whose supposed nerves were struck by Cuomo’s attack.

Everyone quoted who is not directly employed by Cuomo or Cuomo himself - including a real estate lobbyist and Cuomo-backer Ritchie Torres - says it’s a dumb attack and a bad policy.

Illegitimate institution.

Great interview!

A screen capture from the Siskel and Ebert Show reviewing the movie The Jerky Boys. Ebert gave it a thumbs down. Siskel gave it a thumbs down.

The Jerky Boys (1995)
Director: James Melkonian
Cast: Alan Arkin
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Oh shit, there’s a horse in the hospital!

11 more NYC libraries will soon open on Sundays A $2 million City Council deal will expand seven-day service to more than 30 branches citywide.

Eleven more libraries will reopen on Sundays, thanks to the leadership of the City Council. They never should've been closed in the first place.

As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.

Now that Andrew Cuomo is deigning to talk to voters, New Yorkers can actually tell him how we *really* feel.

Here's our guide on how to approach Cuomo and create a memorable experience that will make him regret running in the general election.

the republican party is a criminal conspiracy against the american republic

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

Ha! I just read this part last night! Really enjoying Authority

Check out ouiouipulp.info Oui Oui Pulp – from the collection of B. George

This is insane. Utterly insane. @markzaidesq.bsky.social @nationalsecuritylaw.org

The Subway Is Not Scary Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.

Fear of the New York City subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...