Steven Romalewski

Donald Trump is president. For the second time.

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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.

YEAH, CUNY!!!!!

Not kidding when I say they should fund the free buses by actually enforcing driving and parking rules. Walk around any neighborhood of NYC for an hour and you will witness ~30 ticketable offenses. Everyone will get around faster if people follow the rules. Iron-fist it. Cameras on every stoplight.

Don’t the moon look good, mama, shining through the trees
Don’t the brakeman look good mama, flagging down the double E
Don’t the sun look good going down over the sea?
Aww don’t my gal look fine when she’s comin’ after me.

This is exactly why this piece is so important. The national conversation has largely flattened the effects of the VRA -- and it's potential demise -- to which party controls Congress. There's so much more to the VRA than that, and so much more on the line

There it is! "QUEENS MEN MEET"

cc @joshuajfriedman.com

Trump beaming over a taco meal

True:

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Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.

Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy

A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation

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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.

Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.

Everyone who cares about attacks on govt data should be following @hansilowang.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/hans...

Great discussion! Lots of insights from the panel about what to expect from the new administration (and from the admin's likely friends ... and others).

Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens

Listening in on House hearing "Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens"

And I'm just going to say that it's obvious that some people did their homework and others... didn't

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It's embarrassing to hold this hearing w/o anyone from Census Bureau or GAO (which regularly analyzes CB policies & practices) or any other experts (other than @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social) to actually explain how the Bureau conducts the decennial count & publishes the data. cc @hansilowang.bsky.social

We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.

The Spy School series by Stuart Gibbs. My son loved those at that age.

The Power Broker (of course) and (cheating a bit) all of Caro's LBJ books.

I think the place to start, at least in NYC, is @beta.nyc They're already training civic tech leaders like this from a young age.

Doctoral Research Meets Real-World Impact in Queens New York City civic leader Melva M. Miller, now a proud alumna, earned her Ph.D. to bring meaningful change to her hometown.

For Melva M. Miller, earning her Ph.D. at the Graduate Center was a deeper investment in the city she serves. Her research, grounded in Jamaica, Queens, explored how local voices influence development. With years of civic leadership experience, she is turning knowledge into impact across NYC.

New York State, represent!

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

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Who’s in and Who’s Out? Understanding the Results of the New York City Mayoral Election In-person reservations for this event are currently full, but please join the livestream.Elebash Recital Hall

Happening Wed (11/12, 6:30p)! Join the LIVESTREAM for a discussion of NYC under Mayor Mamdani. Feat. Sayu Bhojwani, Hank Sheinkopf, NY Sen John Liu, City Council Member Nantasha Williams & Prof John Mollenkopf, moderator. Reserve: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/whos-... @cuny.edu

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.

I can't believe Americans actually voted for that moron. Every time he speaks it's like listening to a toddler explain why they smeared catsup on the wall.

Opinion | Young Voters Are the Holy Grail. Zohran Mamdani Just Showed Democrats How to Win Them.

Good article from Edsall on Mamdani and impressed with how he says his thinking was changed by the evidence. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...