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lydiakiesling.bsky.social
Author of The Golden State (2018) and Mobility (2023). Writing in NYTMag, The Nation, The Cut, and elsewhere. www.lydiakiesling.com
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One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup

statement from the WestLos Rapid Response Network re: rumors of nannies kidnapped at the park: Please rely on updates from community groups on the ground. Sometimes things spread like wildfire & it’s tough to control the misinfo Always remember to ask- where did they hear this? & how do they know?

In context of the 3,000 arrests/day mandate, this means turbocharging arrests in construction, child&elder care, delivery services, transport, manufacturing. It also means desperate ICE agents prowling the streets for victims. Courts, check-ins, and interviews will be ground zero for arrests...

If I were a House Democrat, I would not vote to expand mandatory minimum sentences at any point, but especially not when Trump is ramping up lawless overpolicing. But 104 House Democrats did just that yesterday. jonathancohn.medium.com/half-the-hou...

Progressive Councilors are doing POLITICS how rude 🙄

As a renter in your district, why'd you use a procedural trick to duck out of the room holding quorum at 12 allowing yourself a skip vote on renter protections quashing it at 6-5?

Let ’em know

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Absolutely fascinating how ICE is everything police reform activists/defunders warned us about at the top of their lungs for DECADES in its final form.

Cousin in Iran, she lives in a suburb of Tehran: “They’re bombing us, apartment buildings & homes. Apparently where high ranking officials live but entire buildings of other people. Dogs and cats freaking out. We couldn’t get in the basement.” They’re bombing high rises full of civilians.

I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace. And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.

To be fair, Cuomo has much more executive experience than Zohran when it comes to sexually harassing women, intimidating those who speak out, and helping Republicans maintain control of his state's legislature.

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hey i’m nicole and im looking for work again pls

A couple of answers from the Ten Questions I did for @pw.org. The rest are here: www.pw.org/content/ten_... (paywall but you can read for free if you register)

It's hard to express what this review by @libbycwatson.com means to me — not just for its praise ("an incredible feat… the 21st-century equivalent of The Jungle") but for how precisely it captures the heart of my book: a system that cruelly exploits people's labor while denying them everything else.

Actually laughable how much the NYT commits to missing the moment. Yes let's convene a panel to have a long debate only to arrive at a candidate with no numerical chance of winning because the panel can't stand to support a socialist, even one offering policies that liberals usually pretend to want

Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me. His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard. This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.

Using AI to do bullet points makes your news coverage look stupid and grotesque

It goes without saying that the federal government's "anti-antisemitism" campaign is going to completely ignore this: www.jta.org/2025/06/10/u...

Time to bump my article up again since Oregon Congresswoman Janelle Bynum doubled down on her hatred of immigrants by voting for a resolution that…thanks ICE for their service? Classy time to praise the modern day Gestapo!

this post is so mangled by weasel words and passive voice that i literally don’t understand what the fuck it means

this made me cry. rios i was not familiar with your game

This event was 🔥 not least of which b/c @lydiakiesling.bsky.social used the platform to talk shit about the mayor’s stupid fucking budget and to explain to folks how to submit written testimony

These people will never let go of the story that the 2020 protests were good for Trump, because it gives them a made-up story about tactics and culture to wrap around their deep belief that white grievance politics is true and legitimate

This is really interesting. Jefferson is the only majority Black high school in Oregon. Black students are far overrepresented at the school compared to the demographics of the surrounding n’hoods, so there are plenty of white families who live nearby but have chosen to bus their kids elsewhere.

Pulitzer prize for this Jay L. Clenendin image of LAPD stormtroopers in front of Barbara Kruger's "Untitled (Questions)"

Nothing infuriates Councilor Zimmerman more than Councilor Kanal making a motion only to yield it to another Councilor for a late amendment. Second budget session in a row he pulled it off. This time to secure important Vision Zero amendment from Councilor Koyama Lane. Wild ending again!

I can’t believe I have to say this again do not follow what these Democrats are saying and for the love of God, do not sit down at a rally where they are charging you with horses and shooting into the crowd because they will shoot you in the head and kill you. Do not sit down at a mass protest.

Is this the dynamic that is playing out right now? THE dynamic? Playing out right now?

These "hunger games" being played by Israel and the US are so disgusting. The humiliation and terrorizing and murdering of Palestinians via inhumanitarian aid is further evidence of how dehumanized Israel and the US are. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Yes, a 33-year-old democratic socialist is now ahead of Cuomo in polling for New York's mayoral race. Mamdani's entire campaign is about making NYC affordable: rent freeze, free buses, low-cost municipally-owned grocery stores. Left economic populism is the way. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Tablet Magazine, run by the tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit Nextbook Inc., is telling its Instagram followers not to vote for Zohran Mamdani. The IRS explicit forbids 501(c)(3) organizations from "directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign."

You do not have to say “pro vaccine groups.” You can say the vast majority of doctors and scientists and the American Medical Association.

We need more renters on city council