If I had a motto, it would be: "No organization is perfect, and few are excellent. Join the one you want to make better."
August 17, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Thank you, US Representative @velazquez.house.gov (NY-07). 🙏
August 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
For inspiration, here's what the great @bdlimm.myatproto.social told the mayor!
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bsky.app/profile/bdli...
"I write to urge you to impose a AI-moratorium in NYC's schools. At stake are not only the cognitive + emotional health of NYC's children but also—
• Labor + economic conditions for educators
• Climate + struggles for energy justice
• Widening of the political + economic power-gap b/t rich + poor."
• Labor + economic conditions for educators
• Climate + struggles for energy justice
• Widening of the political + economic power-gap b/t rich + poor."
Hey, friends! I put my big face in a video like the kids do!
Time to join the @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social and tell @mayor.nyc.gov to enact a moratorium on "A.i." in the schools!
Please share - and please tell the mayor you want a moratorium! www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
Time to join the @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social and tell @mayor.nyc.gov to enact a moratorium on "A.i." in the schools!
Please share - and please tell the mayor you want a moratorium! www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
August 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
For inspiration, here's what the great @bdlimm.myatproto.social told the mayor!
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
Follow up story: bsky.app/profile/bdli...
The votes for @1199seiu.org's leadership elections are in, and the opposition slate, 1199 Members First, won big.
Yvonne Armstrong will become 1199's new President; Veronica Turner-Biggs will be Secretary-Treasurer.
Very big news, first reported by @mayakaufman.bsky.social (x.com/mayakauf/sta...).
Yvonne Armstrong will become 1199's new President; Veronica Turner-Biggs will be Secretary-Treasurer.
Very big news, first reported by @mayakaufman.bsky.social (x.com/mayakauf/sta...).
May 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Follow up story: bsky.app/profile/bdli...
We had people come from Belgium, the UK, and South Korea—the reach of this campaign has been truly something. The couple who visited from South Korea came not just to see a glimpse of Zohran at the rally but to canvass! My people ✊
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Friends, this couple came all the way from 🇰🇷 SOUTH KOREA 🇰🇷 to Jamaica QN in order to canvass for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We had people come from Belgium, the UK, and South Korea—the reach of this campaign has been truly something. The couple who visited from South Korea came not just to see a glimpse of Zohran at the rally but to canvass! My people ✊
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
Really great video on the "Minnesota Model." Thank you, @ziibiing.com and @movementvoter.bsky.social.
For those who want to learn even more and are looking for longer reads, below are three that I've found really useful 🧵
For those who want to learn even more and are looking for longer reads, below are three that I've found really useful 🧵
there’s a lot of people in this thread asking “how are they doing it?” and then I remembered we actually tried to tell people what we did in 2023 and there’s a lot of overlap.
if you’ve been watching coverage of MN you might recognize many of the central characters.
it’s not magic. it’s work.
if you’ve been watching coverage of MN you might recognize many of the central characters.
it’s not magic. it’s work.
January 23, 2026 at 5:35 PM
this was unquestionably true 8 years ago, right now, after Cuomo broke WFP's union strength, this is cope bsky.app/profile/bdli...
To start, the orgs have different functional roles in NYC's ecosystem.
NYC-DSA is the Left's electoral harvester: it takes districts ripe for a socialist electoral win and wins them.
NY WFP's role is that of cohering a bigger, more multi-racial, multi-generational, + economically precarious body.
NYC-DSA is the Left's electoral harvester: it takes districts ripe for a socialist electoral win and wins them.
NY WFP's role is that of cohering a bigger, more multi-racial, multi-generational, + economically precarious body.
June 29, 2026 at 9:31 PM
this was unquestionably true 8 years ago, right now, after Cuomo broke WFP's union strength, this is cope bsky.app/profile/bdli...
@grocerynerd.bsky.social) + @rajpatel.org have suggested that to sustainably deliver low prices, NYC will need 4-5 municipal grocery stores per borough.
If that's true, it's another reason we must win #TaxTheRich increases + creation of public banks at the state level.
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o...
If that's true, it's another reason we must win #TaxTheRich increases + creation of public banks at the state level.
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o...
July 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
PS: Are you wondering, "Why should we canvass, especially when it's clear that Zohran is now the frontrunner?"
It's an understandable question. My own answer is here:
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
It's an understandable question. My own answer is here:
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
Zohran's field op resumes tomorrow. While 50K volunteers for the primary is historic, there are hundreds of thousands more in this city who love talking politics, support Zohran, and are physically able to canvass but don't (yet). Here's my persuasion pitch for why it's worth your time to canvass. 🧵
Speaking of which: Z's general-election field operation kicks off tomorrow (Sunday, August 17) at 12-3pm.
I myself will be in Jamaica, but there are 15 neighborhoods to choose from for tomorrow's launch—and 49 neighborhoods for canvass events in the upcoming week.
zohranfornyc.com/canvasslaunch
I myself will be in Jamaica, but there are 15 neighborhoods to choose from for tomorrow's launch—and 49 neighborhoods for canvass events in the upcoming week.
zohranfornyc.com/canvasslaunch
August 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
PS: Are you wondering, "Why should we canvass, especially when it's clear that Zohran is now the frontrunner?"
It's an understandable question. My own answer is here:
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
It's an understandable question. My own answer is here:
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
4️⃣ Talking to people you don't know is good.
As someone who's been doing political work for two decades, I've seen so many people burn out (in fact, most people I know who ever did any political work eventually stopped).
One key to preventing burnout is meeting new people.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
As someone who's been doing political work for two decades, I've seen so many people burn out (in fact, most people I know who ever did any political work eventually stopped).
One key to preventing burnout is meeting new people.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
In deciding how to spend my time, I've found 60/40 to be a golden ratio.
As an org member—
• 60% on external work
• 40% on internal
On time to give others—
• 60% with people I don't already know
• 40% with those I do
It's why, decades in, I don't feel burned out; the daily work still feels fresh.
As an org member—
• 60% on external work
• 40% on internal
On time to give others—
• 60% with people I don't already know
• 40% with those I do
It's why, decades in, I don't feel burned out; the daily work still feels fresh.
August 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
4️⃣ Talking to people you don't know is good.
As someone who's been doing political work for two decades, I've seen so many people burn out (in fact, most people I know who ever did any political work eventually stopped).
One key to preventing burnout is meeting new people.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
As someone who's been doing political work for two decades, I've seen so many people burn out (in fact, most people I know who ever did any political work eventually stopped).
One key to preventing burnout is meeting new people.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
Another angle: bsky.app/profile/bdli...
Governor Kathy Hochul is speaking on stage, but the crowd keeps interrupting to chant #TaxTheRich
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Another angle: bsky.app/profile/bdli...
Though Hochul no longer has a primary challenger, we can still help construct a political majority to #TaxTheRich this year by winning our Assembly primaries.
By shifting the Assembly's political center of gravity this year, we'll improve TTR's chances of success next year.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
By shifting the Assembly's political center of gravity this year, we'll improve TTR's chances of success next year.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
AD-32 Latoya LeGrand
AD-33 Oster Bryan
AD-38 David Orkin
AD-52 Lydia Green
AD-54 Christian Celeste Tate
AD-56 Eon Huntley
AD-59 Jibreel Jalloh
AD-66 Ryder Kessler or David Siffert
AD-68 Tamika Mapp
AD-69 Eli Northrup
AD-70 Conrad Blackburn
AD-33 Oster Bryan
AD-38 David Orkin
AD-52 Lydia Green
AD-54 Christian Celeste Tate
AD-56 Eon Huntley
AD-59 Jibreel Jalloh
AD-66 Ryder Kessler or David Siffert
AD-68 Tamika Mapp
AD-69 Eli Northrup
AD-70 Conrad Blackburn
February 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Though Hochul no longer has a primary challenger, we can still help construct a political majority to #TaxTheRich this year by winning our Assembly primaries.
By shifting the Assembly's political center of gravity this year, we'll improve TTR's chances of success next year.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
By shifting the Assembly's political center of gravity this year, we'll improve TTR's chances of success next year.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
September 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Der Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft‑ und Raumfahrtindustrie (BDLI) und die Industriegewerkschaft Metall wollen beim zukünftigen europäischen Future Combat Air System (FCAS) auf eine Zwei‑Flugzeuge‑Lösung zu setzen.
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-un...
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-un...
FCAS: BDLI und IG Metall fordern Entwicklung von zwei Kampfjets
Der Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft‑ und Raumfahrtindustrie (BDLI) und die Industriegewerkschaft Metall wollen beim zukünftigen europäischen Future Combat Air System (FCAS) auf eine Zwei‑Flugzeuge‑Lö...
www.hartpunkt.de
February 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Der Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft‑ und Raumfahrtindustrie (BDLI) und die Industriegewerkschaft Metall wollen beim zukünftigen europäischen Future Combat Air System (FCAS) auf eine Zwei‑Flugzeuge‑Lösung zu setzen.
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-un...
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-un...
To shift the political center of gravity in the NYS Assembly to the left, we must win at least 7 more primaries.
Fortunately, this year we have at least 14 campaigns that can help us get this job done, including 11 in NYC alone.
Let's each commit to devote time to one; for options, see below (👇).
Fortunately, this year we have at least 14 campaigns that can help us get this job done, including 11 in NYC alone.
Let's each commit to devote time to one; for options, see below (👇).
April 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Here are 14 Leftist Assembly campaigns that could use everyone's help today:
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bsky.app/profile/bdli...
AD-32 Latoya LeGrand
AD-33 Oster Bryan
AD-38 David Orkin
AD-52 Lydia Green
AD-54 Christian Celeste Tate
AD-56 Eon Huntley
AD-59 Jibreel Jalloh
AD-66 Ryder Kessler or David Siffert
AD-68 Tamika Mapp
AD-69 Eli Northrup
AD-70 Conrad Blackburn
AD-102 Mary Finneran
AD-129 Maurice Brown
AD-149 Adam Bojak
AD-33 Oster Bryan
AD-38 David Orkin
AD-52 Lydia Green
AD-54 Christian Celeste Tate
AD-56 Eon Huntley
AD-59 Jibreel Jalloh
AD-66 Ryder Kessler or David Siffert
AD-68 Tamika Mapp
AD-69 Eli Northrup
AD-70 Conrad Blackburn
AD-102 Mary Finneran
AD-129 Maurice Brown
AD-149 Adam Bojak
June 23, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Here are 14 Leftist Assembly campaigns that could use everyone's help today:
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
Der BDLI sieht das Projekt Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) im trinationalen Rüstungsvorhaben Future Combat Air System als das wichtigste technologische Leuchtturmprogramm der Branche. Der Verband kritisiert aber gleichzeitig das französische „Dominanzstreben“.
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-kr...
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-kr...
FCAS: BDLI kritisiert französisches „Dominanzstreben“
Der Bundesverband der deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie (BDLI) sieht das Projekt Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) im trinationalen Rüstungsvorhaben
www.hartpunkt.de
July 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Der BDLI sieht das Projekt Next Generation Weapon System (NGWS) im trinationalen Rüstungsvorhaben Future Combat Air System als das wichtigste technologische Leuchtturmprogramm der Branche. Der Verband kritisiert aber gleichzeitig das französische „Dominanzstreben“.
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-kr...
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-kr...
And the best piece I've seen yet on what the content of that defined position should be remains this one, by @alexvitale.bsky.social.
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Wise advice on NYPD to Zohran from @alexvitale.bsky.social:
DON'T–
❌ Focus on homicide clearance stats
❌ Expand officer headcount
❌ Retry failed reforms (e.g., trainings)
DO–
✅ Reduce NYPD comms
✅ Sentinel Event Reviews
✅ Disband SRG
✅ Abolish gang database
✅ Pick a commish loyal to Z('s agenda)
DON'T–
❌ Focus on homicide clearance stats
❌ Expand officer headcount
❌ Retry failed reforms (e.g., trainings)
DO–
✅ Reduce NYPD comms
✅ Sentinel Event Reviews
✅ Disband SRG
✅ Abolish gang database
✅ Pick a commish loyal to Z('s agenda)
If he becomes mayor, Zohran Mamdani will have to tackle New York City's biggest beast: the NYPD. @alexvitale.bsky.social has some suggestions for how to do just that.
October 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
And the best piece I've seen yet on what the content of that defined position should be remains this one, by @alexvitale.bsky.social.
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bsky.app/profile/bdli...
It's important to celebrate our wins when we get them, but we must also keep our eyes on the prize: $500 million now down; $10 billion more to go.
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$500 million is 8% of what NYC needs just to fund the NYC of Eric Adams. To fund the NYC Mamdani campaigned on we need at least $10 billion more.
If you want to say anything about Hochul, say she's still deliberately starving NYC. Save any praise for the orgs who've been pushing her relentlessly.
If you want to say anything about Hochul, say she's still deliberately starving NYC. Save any praise for the orgs who've been pushing her relentlessly.
BREAKING: Hochul will formally propose a yearly tax surcharge on second homes in NYC that are worth $5 million or more, she said on Tuesday.
The exact cost of the surcharge has not yet been ironed out, but the governor hopes to raise $500M annually that would be used to address the city's deficit.
The exact cost of the surcharge has not yet been ironed out, but the governor hopes to raise $500M annually that would be used to address the city's deficit.
April 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
It's important to celebrate our wins when we get them, but we must also keep our eyes on the prize: $500 million now down; $10 billion more to go.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
I voted for @lydiagreenbk.bsky.social for Assembly in district 52. Simon, the incumbent, has been generally fine. But I think Green would be more proactive in fighting for things that matter to me. And @abbystein.bsky.social & @bdlimm.myatproto.social are for Green!
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[AD-52] Lydia Green. @lydiagreenbk.bsky.social is endorsed by
• @runforsomething.net
• @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
—and climate organizers (incl. @petesikora.bsky.social) + rabbis (incl. Abby Stein) whose judgment many of us trust.
To do a shift:
lydia-green-for-brooklyn.solidarity.tech/volunteer
• @runforsomething.net
• @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
—and climate organizers (incl. @petesikora.bsky.social) + rabbis (incl. Abby Stein) whose judgment many of us trust.
To do a shift:
lydia-green-for-brooklyn.solidarity.tech/volunteer
June 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I voted for @lydiagreenbk.bsky.social for Assembly in district 52. Simon, the incumbent, has been generally fine. But I think Green would be more proactive in fighting for things that matter to me. And @abbystein.bsky.social & @bdlimm.myatproto.social are for Green!
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
Vertrauliches Papier zum Sachstand der Verhandlungen beim FCAS-Vorhaben zwischen den Partnerländern Deutschland, Frankreich und Spanien zeigt auf, dass das Ende des deutschen Kampfflugzeugbaus droht, wenn Forderungen der französischen Industrie akzeptiert werden.
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-fu...
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-fu...
FCAS: BDLI fürchtet Ende des deutschen Kampfflugzeugbaus
Sollte sich der französische Flugzeughersteller Dassault mit seinen seit einem Jahr vorgetragenen Forderungen nach der Dominanz bei der Entwicklung des New
www.hartpunkt.de
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Vertrauliches Papier zum Sachstand der Verhandlungen beim FCAS-Vorhaben zwischen den Partnerländern Deutschland, Frankreich und Spanien zeigt auf, dass das Ende des deutschen Kampfflugzeugbaus droht, wenn Forderungen der französischen Industrie akzeptiert werden.
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-fu...
www.hartpunkt.de/fcas-bdli-fu...
I'll leave you for now with @bdlimm.myatproto.social's list of candidates he's recommending for NY State Assembly. I don't know all these candidates, but I trust Bright, who's laser focused on getting more true progressives into the Assembly to push NY where it needs to go.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
AD-32 Latoya LeGrand
AD-33 Oster Bryan
AD-38 David Orkin
AD-52 Lydia Green
AD-54 Christian Celeste Tate
AD-56 Eon Huntley
AD-59 Jibreel Jalloh
AD-66 Ryder Kessler or David Siffert
AD-68 Tamika Mapp
AD-69 Eli Northrup
AD-70 Conrad Blackburn
AD-102 Mary Finneran
AD-129 Maurice Brown
AD-149 Adam Bojak
AD-33 Oster Bryan
AD-38 David Orkin
AD-52 Lydia Green
AD-54 Christian Celeste Tate
AD-56 Eon Huntley
AD-59 Jibreel Jalloh
AD-66 Ryder Kessler or David Siffert
AD-68 Tamika Mapp
AD-69 Eli Northrup
AD-70 Conrad Blackburn
AD-102 Mary Finneran
AD-129 Maurice Brown
AD-149 Adam Bojak
June 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I'll leave you for now with @bdlimm.myatproto.social's list of candidates he's recommending for NY State Assembly. I don't know all these candidates, but I trust Bright, who's laser focused on getting more true progressives into the Assembly to push NY where it needs to go.
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
UPDATE: Governor Kathy Hochul still has not signed the data-center moratorium bill. Instead she's issued an executive order that's a watered-down version.
TO DO: Keep up the pressure. Call Hochul at (518) 474-8390. Say: "The executive order is weak—sign the Responsible Data Center Development Act."
TO DO: Keep up the pressure. Call Hochul at (518) 474-8390. Say: "The executive order is weak—sign the Responsible Data Center Development Act."
GOOD: New York's state legislature passed a bill imposing a 1-year moratorium on issuing permits for any new data centers.
BAD: A month later, Governor Kathy Hochul still has not signed the bill.
TO DO: Call Hochul at (518) 474-8390. Say: "Please sign the Responsible Data Center Development Act."
BAD: A month later, Governor Kathy Hochul still has not signed the bill.
TO DO: Call Hochul at (518) 474-8390. Say: "Please sign the Responsible Data Center Development Act."
July 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Here are 14 Leftist NYS Assembly campaigns on which your efforts would, in my opinion, be well spent. Please pick the campaign closest to you and join a canvass, phone-bank, or relational-outreach effort. If enough of us get involved, we will win at least 7. 🙏
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
AD-32 Latoya LeGrand
AD-33 Oster Bryan
AD-38 David Orkin
AD-52 Lydia Green
AD-54 Christian Celeste Tate
AD-56 Eon Huntley
AD-59 Jibreel Jalloh
AD-66 Ryder Kessler or David Siffert
AD-68 Tamika Mapp
AD-69 Eli Northrup
AD-70 Conrad Blackburn
AD-102 Mary Finneran
AD-129 Maurice Brown
AD-149 Adam Bojak
AD-33 Oster Bryan
AD-38 David Orkin
AD-52 Lydia Green
AD-54 Christian Celeste Tate
AD-56 Eon Huntley
AD-59 Jibreel Jalloh
AD-66 Ryder Kessler or David Siffert
AD-68 Tamika Mapp
AD-69 Eli Northrup
AD-70 Conrad Blackburn
AD-102 Mary Finneran
AD-129 Maurice Brown
AD-149 Adam Bojak
June 7, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Here are 14 Leftist NYS Assembly campaigns on which your efforts would, in my opinion, be well spent. Please pick the campaign closest to you and join a canvass, phone-bank, or relational-outreach effort. If enough of us get involved, we will win at least 7. 🙏
bsky.app/profile/bdli...
bsky.app/profile/bdli...