Except there’s literally no proof of that.

Over 75 neighbors who care about the safety and security of those who live in central Brooklyn D39 showed up on Sunday, ready to table, door-knock, and phone bank because we are fed up with our city councilwoman Shahana Hanif. This is what a local, grassroots, people-powered movement looks like.

The CFPB protects consumers from bad companies trying to rip them off. My friend & 97% of her coworkers are being fired despite the fact that they cost the taxpayer nothing and return billions to consumers…it’s infuriating.

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Imagine being a multi-billionaire and choosing to spend your days trolling, firing and deporting people. It’s a pretty dark worldview.

Art imitating life imitating art:
“Murdoch’s children started secretly discussing the PR strategy for their father’s death in 2023. Setting off these discussions was the episode of…’Succession,’ where the patriarch…dies, leaving his family & business in chaos”

Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant.

Art imitating life imitating art:
“Murdoch’s children started secretly discussing the PR strategy for their father’s death in 2023. Setting off these discussions was the episode of…’Succession,’ where the patriarch…dies, leaving his family & business in chaos”

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/b...

In Dec 2023, on Steve Bannon’s "War Room" podcast, Kash Patel said:
"We will go out and find the conspirators-not just in govt ...we're going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections ...We're going to come after you.”

The key question: Will our guardrails hold or will Trump jail political enemies & defy the rule of law without consequence?

Vito Is First Pug to Win National Dog Show The pup became a sensation when he won best in show at the competition, which was broadcast on Thanksgiving Day. One judge said the 2-year-old is “everything a pug should be.”

Apparently the move to broadcast the National Dog show, which draws about 20 million viewers, was inspired by the “Best in Show,” mockumentary. A classic!

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...

Maps Pinpoint Where Democrats Lost Ground Since 2020 in 11 Big Cities A Times analysis shows where Kamala Harris got fewer votes compared with Joe Biden and which voting blocs drove each city’s red shift.

Latino neighborhoods accounted for nearly half of Mr. Trump’s total gains in NYC compared with 2020.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Pull my finger!

Bluesky has to improve on helping people find who they want to follow and help people get more followers (encourage most popular users to follow more people) if it’s going to succeed.

So much of our democracy involves voluntary protocols and procedures.

This reminds me of Daniel in the book Superfudge by Judy Bloom. He also didn’t like onions.

Or Dax and Jett.

While advocacy orgs play an essential role in shaping policy & holding leaders accountable, their growing influence over the Dems has led to an environment where compromise is increasingly viewed as a weakness rather than a necessary tool of governance. Balance bold ideas w/pragmatism so we can win

Obama understood that progress comes not from ideological purity but from the messy imperfect process of governing. The Dems are increasingly falling into a pattern of demanding ideological purity from leaders. This limits policy progress & weakens the party’s broad appeal. Let's stop w/litmus tests

Matt Gaetz Withdraws as Attorney General Pick: Trump Transition Live Updates

Gaetz is out. That was fast!

www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...

What’s hulk gonna be?

Opinion | When Will Democrats Learn to Say No? Why supermajority thinking is urgently needed on the left.

“In politics, winning elections is the moral imperative…Those who would rather lose elections so that they can feel better about themselves leave the real suffering to the people they claim to fight for.”

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/o...