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he is also copying policies from some other campaign, referring to my Manhattan district as “the American Southwest”.

I’m sorry but he seems to have zero interest in actual local issues which is a massive red flag for me

elons work ethic is tweeting 24/7 and telling his minions to kill the poor

antivaxx bullshit pisses me off more than anything else on earth just because of the pure stupidity.

it is the definition of a luxury belief. we invented miracles that halt the spread of the deadliest diseases known to man but that has made us so comfortable that some morons turn against them

Sheel Mohnot & @pitdesi X.com Elon derangement syndrome is so real There are many things you could correctly critique him on but work ethic is not one of them ¿ Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández * • @RepTer...• 8h Any school teacher has more work ethic in their pinky finger than Elon Musk has in his entire body. Make. Billionaires. Pay. Their. Fair. Share.

the Silicon Valley VC morons who think that “work ethic” is even an important thing to debate when it comes to the man who killed hundreds of thousands of the global poor in an attempt to validate his own deranged conspiracy theories are disgusting

insane brainworms

at this point my take is that we can agree to leave Elizabeth Street Garden as-is in exchange for a massive upzoning of lower Manhattan.

call the NIMBYs’ bluff!

it’s Quebover

if we really have D+14 environment here’s the senate map imo

never thought I could see federal law enforcement so depraved that it would negatively polarize local cops to the left, but nothing is impossible for ole Donny Trump

my local city councilmember, Erik Bottcher is fantastic on housing and transit. one of the few councilmembers to support the pro housing ballot measures and staunch supporter of congestion pricing and bus+bike lanes

“Water shortages are already threatening lives all over the planet, from the Middle East and North Africa to South Asia and right here in the American Southwest.”

… right here in the American southwest... in… Manhattan???

thanks to @estupi.do for pointing this out lol

lmfao didn’t even see that

KASKY -CONGRESS— 12. CLIMATE CHANGE The climate crisis puts countless lives at risk, and the Al bubble is fast-forwarding this global threat to humanity. We are faced with a moral crisis when we recognize that many Americans will continue to turn a blind eye, as it's the people in the poorest parts of the world who will be suffering first. Water shortages are already threatening lives all over the planet, from the Middle East and North Africa to South Asia and right here in the American Southwest. Meanwhile, dangerous Al data centers are expanding in the great state of New York, and our environment will face severe impacts.

like, if your climate policy is focused on AI, rather than the MTA, I am concerned you’re not a great fit for this central Manhattan district, sorry

cameron kasky seems like a solid dude but it’s kinda embarrassing that his 12-point policy page doesn’t once mention transportation

Trump is trying to cancel the gateway tunnel, defund the MTA, and scrap congestion pricing! this is Manhattan, transportation is a big issue here!

candidate has struggled to disassociate herself from her own failure to address the escalating housing crisis. After calling for the construction of more affordable housing in Copenhagen during an electoral debate, Line Barfod, head of the far-left Red-Green Alliance, accused Rosenkrantz-Theil of ignoring the issue during her time in the national government and rushing to address it "in the final sprint of the campaign." The candidate also angered green-minded voters who had previously backed the Social Democrats by reversing the party's support for measures to limit car access to the city, and abruptly promising to reintroduce parking spots to make life easier for drivers.

danish social democrats punished for not building enough housing and being too friendly to car owners lmao

Core housing crisis states: NY, CT, CA, NJ, MA, HI

Secondary housing crisis states: OR, WA, MD, VA, CO, FL (Miami), TX (Austin)

Additional states with housing affordability issues post-COVID: Arizona, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, Texas

“We don’t have a national housing crisis, we just have housing shortages making housing unaffordable in most of our largest cities, with spillover effects being felt in many places all over the country”

is one of those statements that I guess is technically true in a meaningless way

sometimes I think will just has a fetish for getting into arguments with people

Dude, you’re replying to someone who quote tweeted Matty Yglesias. Yikes.

when polled in 2024, the average New Yorker claimed to want

-less traffic
-improved MTA service
-no congestion pricing

turns out you need congestion pricing to implement the first two!

this illustrates the fundamental paradox of popularism: when polled, people claim to want policies that either fail to achieve their stated outcome or even directly contradict with each other.

on the other hand, good politicians can shape the narrative and tie their platform to good outcomes.

the fact that the MTA is in the process of buying thousands of new subway cars without open gangways is a generational missed opportunity

Q17. If the 2026 general election for Governor was held today, who wo Democrat Kathy Hochul Republican Elise Stefanik Someone else Don't know/Refused Total 52% 32% 2% 14%

lol Hochul is already up 20 points on Stefanik. she’s going to cruise to re-election and deservedly so.

I fully admit that I was itching to vote her out 18 months ago, but since Trump was elected she has been a top 5 governor

it’s also just a function of name recognition for someone like Di Napoli

why the fuck are you wearing camo in Charlotte, North Carolina you fucking losers

the thing that really gets me about Nuzzi (and Astead, to a lesser extent) is how unsubtle they are about trying to make themselves the main character.

sorry, but you are the reporter, not the story.

you mistake proximity to power for actual power. it’s a repulsive and narcissistic delusion

I don’t think anyone would argue otherwise. it’s just weird when people get all defensive when you point out that most southern government is extremely racist and far right because 80+% of southern whites vote for those candidates

yeah, and using “craft breweries” as the defining litmus test of a cosmopolitan city just never fails to crack me up. like, I’m sure they have great breweries in, idk, Colorado Springs, it doesn’t really mean anything about the quality of the city

it always cracks me up that “brick oven pizzas and craft breweries” are the defining features of coastal cities vs. the reality of like being able to get incredible roti, tacos, and khao soi

also we have actual transit and walkable neighborhoods instead of endless strip malls

but have you considered [most annoying meme of all time]

While prison abolition may be ridiculous and nonsensical as an actual policy, it’s a great prompt for a high-concept horror film