Ben Lillie

They want to be like Russia so much they’re straight up copying Lysenkoism

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Friday is Jimmy Buffett Day. That has nothing to do with Abolish Everything, but you should come and make sure that he doesn’t get abolished.

This month’s run of Abolish tapings starts TOMORROW! Late Thursday show has 4 tix left! Join the radical movement!

Not many people know this, but all of the major political changes and social movement successes of the twentieth century -- from the New Deal to the civil rights movement to the Great Society -- were achieved because Democratic voters lay perfectly still and never pushed their representatives to act

If you’ve been thinking about coming to an Abolish Everything! taping, we’ve got FOUR this Thursday and Friday @caveatnyc.bsky.social !

Early shows are sold out but the late shows still have some tix and the lineups are incredible. Don’t miss your chance!

www.caveat.nyc/events/aboli...

I like honesty is politicians. E.g. here is Andrew Cuomo honestly telling New Yorkers, “I’m a butthole.”

Someone should make a play out of that.

Amy and I are here to remind you that Season 2 of Abolish Everything on @nebula.tv starts taping THIS FRIDAY @caveatnyc.bsky.social and tix are avail here, for now: www.caveat.nyc/events/aboli...

A carrot cake a day keeps the Medicaid away.

They’re mostly $1.50 a slice now.

“Some” is doing a lot of work here.

“Defending democracy is a partisan act” so the NYT won’t do it. Let that sink in.

This would be delightful

Youth pastor voice: You know who else took on a globally important leadership role at the age of 33?

screenshot of a Facebook post by Corey Robin, which says: "By the way, did you all notice how Zohran made affordability a central issue of his campaign without selling out trans kids or shitting on immigrants? Might be some lessons there. Just a thought."

he's right and he's right to say it

This time next week I'll be hosting the science-comedy talkshow, Science Tonight! 🧪🔭

Info, ticket and livestream link below!

This would be good for Mamdani, right? Split the "I love absolute pieces of shit" vote between Cuomo and Adams?

A Muslim son of immigrants might become mayor of NYC in part because he cross endorsed and supported a Jewish candidate and Black candidate, and vice versa.

It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;)

It's so New York.

Jfc. 20 years since we invaded Iraq and zero lessons learned.

When I was a kid in 1992 I remember running around the house excited that Bill Clinton had won. Everything about the man since has fuled my profound disappointment in politicians.

Trump Is Objectively Bad for America. Why Won't More Journalists Say So? I'd be derelict in my duty as a reporter if I obscured this truth.

“Trump Is Objectively Bad for America. Why Won't More Journalists Say So?” - John Harwood for Zeteo ‬⁩

And much of the Democratic establishment, too

Is the Post just doing pro-Trump propaganda now?

Like, we saw the photos and this isn’t it.

Tonight! We’re trying out a new show: comedians make up a talk, never having seen the slides before, then the person who wrote the talk gives it for real! caveat.nyc/events/peer-...

There are so many things that science communicators used to talk about in “isn’t this weird bit of history fun” talks that are suddenly super relevant.

This is my new all time favorite photo

Screenshot of a list of the 27 specific grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 16 of them in whole or in part, highlighted in yellow and listed below: "1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. 2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. 3. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither [Partial] 4. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. 5. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. 6. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. 7. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. 8. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: 9. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: 10. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: 11. For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: 12. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: 13. [Partial], abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: 14. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. 15. [Partial], and destroyed the lives of our people. 16. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us [Partial]"

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.

Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.

#NoKings

My only note for Stephen Colbert: we can send Cuomo back to the suburbs a lot sooner than November.

Billionaires are consolidating around Cuomo because they know he will preserve the broken status quo.

New Yorkers are rallying behind our campaign because they're ready for change.

In two weeks, we will shock the political establishment and win a city we can all afford.