Huzzah

[The episode remains a key text on the perils of the "populist" approach]

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. @princetonyimby.bsky.social "Ah yes, it's all going according to plan, accept for you Sea Girt, you're MAKING US LOOK BAD!"

Counterpoint: the Dems should NOT, I repeat NOT, nominate Andrew Cuomo

On this day in 1863 Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address, the initial reviews were not great, some even called it "silly" because of how short it was. Abe should have used a PowerPoint like so: norvig.com/Gettysburg/

Everyone has a bad take now and again but I do wish prominent media people who freaked out about this would admit they got it wrong, for example on person I'm thinking of who I'll simply call Nate S. no wait that's too obvious, N. Silver: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_n...

The power of Fox News isn’t that they push conservative ideas, it’s that they are willing to set any kind of ideological consideration aside at the drop of a hat to boost Republicans regardless of what they do at any given moment.

Great counterfactual about the GOP 2016 nom and Epstein here from @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/trumpepstein

Blueskyiers are like

Not great Bob!

The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.

If you read one thing this weekend, read this: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

Dem factions explained: Team "Golden Should Retire" vs Team "Markey Should Retire"

Really good advice for Mamdani right here, a Tale of Two Mayors as it were www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/zoh...

I'd put it this way:

Looking forward to Uncle Gavin's trip to Lake Winnipesaukee, just a little get away from the hubbub with the wife you see, in May

Minneapolis voters are being very, very Minnesotan:
Lets reelect most incumbents but flip 2 council seats giving the Mayor Frey's more modish faction a slim majority on the council instead of the more progressive anti-Frey faction cc @princetonyimby.bsky.social

No "Viva La Revolution!" here :(

YouTube video by Project Pat - Topic Tell Tell Tell (Stop Snitchin') (Explicit)

Not only is Jay Jones winning, but Del. Carrie Coyner, the Republican who shared his text messages with National Review, is currently losing her seat. youtu.be/OlqRGJeiUiw?...

The median American voter

YouTube video by TJD Artie Bucco Would Like You To Try Some Food

While we wait for polls to close in NJ, Artie Bucco has prepared some snacks (content warning) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrgm... cc @princetonyimby.bsky.social

Yeah, if you really do think this it seems weird to follow politics.

In which @princetonyimby.bsky.social is furiously riding his bike around and shouting at people to go vote, not very polite but it seems to be working

I don't care if it kills us all, this technology remains awesome cc @princetonyimby.bsky.social

A Mantra for the Democrats And stop pretending that party platforms are just messaging.

Hats off to @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social for writing what we used to call a #SlatePitch goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/a-mantra-f... TLDR: the Dems are actually in a okay spot all things considered, they don't need major change

One way to think about this whole fight is "Dems should stop being like Gavin and start being like Gallego"

Agree that "being an outsider" is in these days, but there are a ton of ways to do this. See Golden or the mechanic lady in the House.

You don't have to nominate AOC in 2028, you could do someone "far from Rome" like Gallego or Shapiro etc

Hill I'm willing to die on: the Obama Library seems fine (for people who have never been, tall buildings are actually quite common in Chicago)

Also lefty NIMBYs really are the most annoying kind.

That's all I'm saying, it makes sense to moderate if you want to win, because moderates tend to do a bit better

LOL, AI told me different!

An we can not question the Machine Gods

The thing is vanilla is the most popular flavor....

But my question isn't "why don't people like Andrew Cuomo" (take you pick, am I right?) it's "Would Mamdani do better if he did things things like promising to fire Tisch, praising the Luigi guy, a city wide ban on gas powered cars" etc do you think he would be?

Obviously solution: Oysterman goes back to oystering, old lady moves to Florida, nominate the beer guy