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This is going to be another multigenerational ruin.

I don't think we can assume that a much younger electorate bodes well for Mamdani. I hope it does. But what data point do we have to assume that Gen Z male voters are different from that same bloc nationally?

Autocracy-tinged

When we were starting @thirdactorg.bsky.social three years ago, experts told us "it will be hard--people become more conservative as they age." Judging from the pictures I've seen of today's protests, elders have turned out in staggering force. We know how abnormal Trumpism really is

Resist means resist. It means you don’t go to his White House picnic. It means you don’t attend any of his speeches. It means you don’t work with him on any legislation. If you truly believe he’s a fascist threat to America, you oppose him at EVERY turn. Resist means resist.

Man, the level of concern Susan Collins must have right now...

In 1,319 more sleeps, a new President, duly elected by the American people, will be sworn into office. That person's name will not be Donald Trump. Manifest democracy.

"Gautam, there aren't going to be any more free and fair elections." There literally were a whole bunch in our embattled country last night. In Oklahoma, Florida, Massachusetts, and New Jersey to name a few. Keep looking up.

Starting to think this Administration may not always be telling the truth.

No one has been able to explain to me how a three-way primary between Hochul, Delgado, and Torres next year helps the Democratic Party or our State.

This is Mertarvik, Alaska, population 300. It’s a new town. Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019. The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵

The idea was for Delgado to replace Hochul on the ticket, not run against her. This is going to be a stupid, stupid primary.

He, also, is stoppable and defeatable. Keeping looking up. (Don't rank him. Rank five other candidates)

Look, I know we are going to be stuck with him like a weed forever. But Elon is fittingly going to be "offboarded" in the middle of the night tonight, like my co-workers and friends were on Valentine's Day. That is some small measure of solace.

Conservatives kvetch all the time about how liberals hold rural areas in distain but no one in this country hates anyone more than Republicans hate cities.

He's not a king yet, folks, and the rule of law is hanging on in the Southern District of New York.

The real tragedy of young men today is not that they're being held back from success by a bunch of woke scolds. The real tragedy is that they're being told that success & happiness come through escaping all constraints, dominating & controlling others, & suppressing all vulnerability or weakness.

"I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin." How far back are we going with "always," Mr. President?

"Denouncing Biden’s run now ⁠that he’s a political nonentity⁠—out of office and perhaps very near death⁠—isn’t taking a brave stand against the internal culture of the Democratic Party. It’s a reflection of it"

Don't fall for this pathetic Trump ruse, NYC. Don't rank this predator, and please rank five other candidates.

And by Democrats, they mean themselves, CNN, and Pod Save bros.

I’m going to mute this almost instantly but I’m seeing conspiracies fly about this Biden cancer news. If you’ve ever been around an elderly man with metastatic prostate cancer, then you might know it happens all at once. My 77 year old grandfather was working a 5 acre garden in June. Dead in July.

Don't rank this predator, NYC. And make sure to rank five other choices.

Current mood.

Every day, I continue to try to minimize the harm. And I will keep doing that. For my people, and for my country. I'm not going anywhere. Still.

Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)

Sing it from the rooftops: congestion pricing in NYC is an unambiguous triumph. It is succeeding beyond its backers wildest aspirations & none of the second-order effects people worried about have come to pass. It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.

A lot of poor kids are going to die from cavities that turn into abscesses that spread to the brain.

Don't rank this fool, NYC.

They made Jimmy Carter put his peanut farm in a blind trust.

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Ask people for help. It’s okay to admit to not knowing something and, counterintuitively, studies have shown that people actually end up liking folks they do favors for more.