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@maharafiatal.bsky.social

New Yorker abroad. Adam Smith Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Political Economy at University of Glasgow studying governance by/of corporations. Sometimes journalist. Always feminist.

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French PM Lecornu resigning after 13 hours now makes the Lecornu the shortest length to measure political time. For those of you using old measures this is 1/18 of a Scaramucci or about 1.2% of a Truss

06.10.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6

That this book isn't better known is astonishing to me. Prescient about so many things.

05.10.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well you got this wish, and it was absolutely earned. See you again tomorrow.

04.10.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Yankees had the bases loaded with no outs and the 2-3-4 hitters due up in the sixth, and scored one run. The Blue Jays had the bases loaded with one out and the 2-3-4 hitters due up in the seventh, and have scored three runs and counting. That's the game right there.

04.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1
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What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.

04.10.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2777    πŸ” 754    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 25

If anyone was asking why Gil was left off the Wild Card roster instead of Schlittler. That's why! πŸ™„ #yankees

04.10.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's time for Yankees baseball.

04.10.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Curtis Sliwa, rat czar in the Mamdani administration, is the appointment we deserve.

04.10.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is true, but there's a difference between media covering "Glasman has influence over McSweeney, who has influence over PM" - which frames it as a few key individuals - and covering "Blue Labour" as a "movement," which implies representing a big tendency in the party. That's much less true.

03.10.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't believe that he just got up like it was nothing after this, I would be a puddle of goo amid the dip & sunflower seeds in the Red Sox dugout

03.10.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

1 of 5 to do it with 10+ K’s, along with Verlander (twice), Arrieta, Bumgarner, and Koufax.

03.10.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I actually enjoyed a play in the eighth inning in October? What is this feeling?

03.10.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Jazz Chisholm Jr. cleared his head after getting benched and saved the Yankees' season

Jazz' base-running last night, from first to home (82 meters): 9.16 seconds.

Usain Bolt 100m world record: 9.58 seconds.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

03.10.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Utterly horrific and terrifying.

02.10.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jazz Chisholm is a pouty and somewhat annoying dude but bless his speedy arms and legs for this extra life.

At every level this was the game the Yankees - both players and manager - should have played yesterday.

02.10.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Williams was warming up I think?

02.10.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And that is why Ben Rice deserved to be in the lineup yesterday, folks, whatever Aaron Boone's calculator says.

01.10.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And indeed, I am not consoled!

A team that will not let its starter go even a *few* pitches over 100 when he's on fire and cannot score from 3 men on and nobody out does not deserve to win.

01.10.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He didn't even have him warming up I don't think (or at least I didn't see before it cut to commercial break).

01.10.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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kermit the frog is covering his mouth with his hand and looking at the camera . ALT: kermit the frog is covering his mouth with his hand and looking at the camera .

Rationally, I understand that Max Fried is human and cannot go on forever. But irrationally, how dare Aaron Boone take away our emotional support pitcher and console us only with the bullpen?!

30.09.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

It is truly the hope that kills you. At least we have the jokes.

28.09.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes it has been a long wait. I think you are more or less guaranteed that now...

28.09.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Florida Man jokes do appear likely to stay as things stand.

(I have been thinking of you all season watching this run.)

28.09.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Tampa, here's the deal: if you do us a big favor today, New Yorkers will agree to a time-limited moratorium on "Florida Man" jokes. πŸ™

28.09.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, well, that definitely makes it okay.

The latent Calvinism of the terminally online Left is something, huh.

27.09.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't even understand how this is imagined to be "better" from the worldview of an abolitionist... 😬

27.09.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently he is from California, but Buck Martinez sounds distinctly like a Rhode Islander who spent a few years in Texas.

27.09.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who *is* this Toronto commentator? Even I can agree there's a distinct Griffin vibe...

27.09.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I will "circle back" on Monday. Have a great weekend!

27.09.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a wonderful piece and it was good to talk about it yesterday. "To recover without forgetting" is the task in so many ways.

27.09.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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