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Interests: democracy—is it crumbling beyond repair at home🇺🇸& where I live🇩🇪,history, ethics, science, foreign policy, education, communication, art, leadership, food… Big fan of 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments My dog’s name is Ginsburg
For those who hate that I did an interview with Kevin Roberts, I hope you listen to it. Frankly, he hung himself on his own petard. Most of his answers were vacuous or worse. Why not expose this rather than merely hate it. I agree about Roberts's views. Tried to reveal them. I think we did.
I think this story is a really good example for people to look at when it comes to understanding bias at NYT. It's not that the reporter, Dana Rubinstein, says anything outright false. But the framing, word choices, etc., add up to an unprofessional and biased account.
The reporter has a pretty clear bias against Muslims. She went out of her way to get a quote from a conservative Muslim who wished that Mamdani had gone on some rant about radical islamic extremism or something or other.
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good. if there's one thing I hate it's having qualified doctors.
great point by @jenrubin.bsky.social. Jobs don't walk away, they are destroyed and someone/something is always to blame. This time: it's Trump.
"Trump is not the unfortunate victim of job “losses”; he is destroying jobs, especially manufacturing jobs"
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Mr. Mamdani chose an alternative path: two deliberative written statements, and one 14-minute joint appearance with his police commissioner, Jessica S. Tisch, a political moderate, during which they took only four questions. Mr. Mamdani may have risen to power on the strength of his strong communication skills, but in moments that cut close to some of the city’s deepest fault lines and his own religious identity as the city’s first Muslim mayor, he has come to favor a more cautious and stiffer approach.
Hmm, pretty suspicious that this guy uses different communication styles for different events.
“Zohran Mamdani is the most prominent observant Muslim in American life. He has made his religious identity a central part of his political identity, and he has vowed to stop ‘biting his tongue’ in the face of Islamophobic attacks,” Reihan Salam, a Muslim who is the president of the conservative Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, wrote in an email. “That gives him unique credibility and authority to speak out against the chauvinism, extremism, misogyny and racism that exists within Muslim communities and that has spilled over into violence again and again.”
why isn't the Muslim mayor taking this opportunity to talk about how all Muslims are bad?
One day the NYT's editors will read these stories again and be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani called the attack "heinous," "criminal," "reprehensible," "terrorism," and "the antithesis of who we are." The insinuation that he's conflicted about this is disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...
There were no short-form videos posted to social media about the attack in front of Gracie Mansion, where Mr. Mamdani lives with his wife, Rama Duwaji. There were no impassioned speeches. Mr. Mamdani chose an alternative path: two deliberative written statements, and one 14-minute joint appearance with his police commissioner, Jessica S. Tisch, a political moderate, during which they took only four questions.
this reads like it was written by the bari weiss squad over at the free press. Criticizing the mayor for NOT putting out a video about a hate crime but instead taking to traditional methods like a statement and then a press conference? What the hell?
His residence was attacked. And the story focuses on faulting him for not putting out a video?
Once again, @nytimes.com provides a really biased account of a major news story.
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From @hcrichardson.bsky.social
If only this were generally true. Andrew is an easy victim as he has made himself unpopular in all quarters. There are prominent people who are known to have profited from corrupt COVID contracts who still seem to have impunity.
“While I found this protest appalling, I will not waver in my belief that it should be allowed to happen.”
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happening tomorrow!
The good name of the university that gave the world Jim Jordan and JD Vance has been besmirched!
I do hope you’re right & that the center holds. In my everyday life, I find both evidence that it will and that it’s shaky. Nevertheless, you’re right that this win should be celebrated John Adams style with “pomp and parade…bells, bonfires and illuminations”
“The election in Baden-Württemberg isn't being celebrated enough
We have a strong center that won't be swayed by hate speech
Many people want sensible policies, & in 🇩🇪's industrial heartland, they're often happy to see them from the Greens
Unlike almost all other democracies, we are NOT POLARIZED”
I worked for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin during the 2024 election and can testify to Ben’s ability to inspire, strategize, and organize. I’ll be reading his book. Here’s betting it will empower you to do your part to rescue the country.
The pre @benwikler.bsky.social era in WI progressive politics had some real own goals. Hoping the post-Winkler era does not revert to type:
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Just a couple of years ago, the Wisconsin Supreme Court was a rubberstamp for GOP policies. Liberals could easily get to 5-2 with an election this year to replace Rebecca Bradley. An off-year election in 2027 is harder, but Ziegler retiring makes a previously unthinkable 6-1 split look possible.
Never forget they made Jimmy Carter sell his family peanut farm.
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