Kind of wonder if he ran this by a lawyer before announcing that his non-profit institution would henceforth be partisan. Doesn't that have implications for tax status? thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

I should not have called you evil because of your immutable chiaroscuristics. I should have acknowledged a mix of both dark and light.

#FDNY units are operating at a brush fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Operations are ongoing.

Mayor Pete is extremely good on TV and polls showed Democrats wanted him to be the VP pick but he never got serious considerations out of a stupid devotion to white straight guy identity politics

MORE COWBELL!!:

Borger exponsive. That's it. That's the whole election.

In Tampa, just encountered the most Tampa thing I've ever seen

Pretty clear the intent was to protect FEMA agents from harm / potential attacks, rather than deny Trump supporters aid, but still very, very wrong:

I love the radioactive rocks subreddit. People get a new rock and post a video of their Geiger counter next to it and everyone ooohs at how radioactive it is. This is why we made the internet.

Raw data: What the American public thinks of culture war issues jabberwocking.com/raw-data-what-…

Two things that are notable on this list: — Nothing to contradict the idea that Dems need to move to the center on cultural issues, crime, etc — Nothing on this list about climate! You could embrace all this and be seen as way more moderate than Biden was.

Personal update: Dreamt I was on a double date with Elvis Costello when he spontaneously burst into 'All This Useless Beauty'. The house band, which I hadn't previously been aware of, joined in. It was great, ofc. I was profoundly jealous.

Is that a photo of Kamala cackling superimposed on the ruins of north Gaza?

Update: The FEMA employee who told workers to avoid homes with Trump signs has been fired: nytimes.com/2024/11/09/us/…

Note: That's called ethics in government. We'll see if anything like that happens over the next four years.

Honestly, I think the super subtle Venetians could have defeated Batman. They defeated Othello.

This astute post isn’t about electoral politics but it points toward a much richer understanding of social media’s transformative effects on politics than monomaniacal “disinformation” experts offer.

I think she'll do well post-political career. Maybe become president of a university. Politics made her defensive:

Trump’s friend zone job

Bluesky update: NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie calls for the repudiation of David Shor: