nic🍁le
@nicoleamurray.bsky.social
She was young and beautiful; she wore fine clothes, and was what is called a "lady." And she called him "comrade"!
member www.socialists.nyc
leadership www.housethefuture.com
co-chair www.dsagnd.org
member www.socialists.nyc
leadership www.housethefuture.com
co-chair www.dsagnd.org
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Yeah this has def been an evolution for me as well “markets” and “regulations” are just dumb things to have strongly held views about in the platonic abstract! They’re both social tools, the actual normatively substantive question is the outcomes they produce.
again, baby samantha absolutely thought that policy worked this way. "social problem? try regulation!" grown up samantha is living in the wreckage nimby regulations made of our cities and has different opinions.
in particular i’m struck by like, how clearly so many people’s understanding of how regulation and law work is “no, you only need to ban the bad stuff that my enemies do, and not the good stuff that my friends do” even when, from a mechanical perspective, these are the same thing
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Yeah this has def been an evolution for me as well “markets” and “regulations” are just dumb things to have strongly held views about in the platonic abstract! They’re both social tools, the actual normatively substantive question is the outcomes they produce.
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Every now and again, I like to repost this. Single Family and prohibition of mixed use (proprietors living above businesses) were invented in California and aimed at restricting Asian Americans. It's indefensible
www.kqed.org/news/1184054...
www.kqed.org/news/1184054...
The Racist History of Single-Family Home Zoning | KQED
When single-family zoning got its start, it was about more than separating homes from apartments, it was about separating white families from everyone else.
www.kqed.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Every now and again, I like to repost this. Single Family and prohibition of mixed use (proprietors living above businesses) were invented in California and aimed at restricting Asian Americans. It's indefensible
www.kqed.org/news/1184054...
www.kqed.org/news/1184054...
youtu.be/H_c6MWk7PQc?...
spoiler alert: it's corn
spoiler alert: it's corn
Why is Everyone So Wrong About AI Water Use??
YouTube video by Hank Green
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
youtu.be/H_c6MWk7PQc?...
spoiler alert: it's corn
spoiler alert: it's corn
Am reading "His Dark Materials" and find it deeply funny that as soon as Lyra crosses over to the modern Oxford she is hit by a car.
December 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Am reading "His Dark Materials" and find it deeply funny that as soon as Lyra crosses over to the modern Oxford she is hit by a car.
TIL the japanese word for twilight (黄昏/tasogare) comes from ancient japanese interjection "誰そ彼/tasokare" meaning "who is that?", and i like that.
December 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
TIL the japanese word for twilight (黄昏/tasogare) comes from ancient japanese interjection "誰そ彼/tasokare" meaning "who is that?", and i like that.
why does anyone like soup it's just wet food.
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
why does anyone like soup it's just wet food.
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I take a look at the growth of indigenous urbanism, and some of the incredible developments being built by Canada's First Nations, in this HIGH SPEED dispatch:
www.highspeed.blog/the-future-o...
www.highspeed.blog/the-future-o...
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I take a look at the growth of indigenous urbanism, and some of the incredible developments being built by Canada's First Nations, in this HIGH SPEED dispatch:
www.highspeed.blog/the-future-o...
www.highspeed.blog/the-future-o...
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Creation of housing = good, lowers prices
Restriction of housing = bad, giveaway to rentiers
Restriction of housing = bad, giveaway to rentiers
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Creation of housing = good, lowers prices
Restriction of housing = bad, giveaway to rentiers
Restriction of housing = bad, giveaway to rentiers
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Gov Hochul should VETO the bill that carves out Co-op City from bus lane enforcement.
It slows buses and worsens pollution. The state Legislature should not be getting involved in local transit decisions.
buff.ly/01VdEUW
It slows buses and worsens pollution. The state Legislature should not be getting involved in local transit decisions.
buff.ly/01VdEUW
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Gov Hochul should VETO the bill that carves out Co-op City from bus lane enforcement.
It slows buses and worsens pollution. The state Legislature should not be getting involved in local transit decisions.
buff.ly/01VdEUW
It slows buses and worsens pollution. The state Legislature should not be getting involved in local transit decisions.
buff.ly/01VdEUW
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What a lede on this story: Man who complained about narrowing a road in order to protect pedestrians, so much that the city eventually reversed the change, then kills a woman on that very road with his car www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
America’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why.
U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What a lede on this story: Man who complained about narrowing a road in order to protect pedestrians, so much that the city eventually reversed the change, then kills a woman on that very road with his car www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
I said I wasn't gonna cook
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I said I wasn't gonna cook
Happy Thanksgiving from this fall boy to you
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from this fall boy to you
"Listen– Marx's theory of surplus value is just as relevant as ever. The bourgeoisie wants you to think that exploitation happens in the marketplace. This is an illusion meant to shield them from class struggle."
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"Listen– Marx's theory of surplus value is just as relevant as ever. The bourgeoisie wants you to think that exploitation happens in the marketplace. This is an illusion meant to shield them from class struggle."
Finding out Judah Friedlander is a NIMBY because he replied to a Kate Willet tweet sympathetically was not on my bingo card today
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Finding out Judah Friedlander is a NIMBY because he replied to a Kate Willet tweet sympathetically was not on my bingo card today
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Con Edison pulled the plug on a ready-to-go e-bike charging pilot program at four NYCHA sites, adding to the city’s overall failure to deliver on its multiple promises of public battery charging infrastructure.
'Con' Job: Energy Giant Cancels NYCHA E-Bike Battery-Charging Pilot - Streetsblog New York City
Con Edison was supposed to build four charging stations at NYCHA campuses, but the company quietly cancelled the funding in April.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Con Edison pulled the plug on a ready-to-go e-bike charging pilot program at four NYCHA sites, adding to the city’s overall failure to deliver on its multiple promises of public battery charging infrastructure.
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
I'm trying to kick the habit of endlessly watching youtube instead of idk reading, so I'm implementing somerules. I can only watch/listen if I am:
- cleaning
- doing rote/admin tasks
- doing hair/makeup
no vegging on sofa. i do enjoy YT so maybe i'll spend more time on my appearance, too.
- cleaning
- doing rote/admin tasks
- doing hair/makeup
no vegging on sofa. i do enjoy YT so maybe i'll spend more time on my appearance, too.
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I'm trying to kick the habit of endlessly watching youtube instead of idk reading, so I'm implementing somerules. I can only watch/listen if I am:
- cleaning
- doing rote/admin tasks
- doing hair/makeup
no vegging on sofa. i do enjoy YT so maybe i'll spend more time on my appearance, too.
- cleaning
- doing rote/admin tasks
- doing hair/makeup
no vegging on sofa. i do enjoy YT so maybe i'll spend more time on my appearance, too.
voting ends tonight! platform: bit.ly/gw2025slate
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
voting ends tonight! platform: bit.ly/gw2025slate
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Zohran keeping Tisch on as NYPD commissioner & saying Jeffries should be Speaker are 2 disgusting moves. it’s okay to call it what it is. you’re not throwing the baby out with the bath water. calling it out even if you think he’s making a “political move” is necessary, especially if you support him
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Zohran keeping Tisch on as NYPD commissioner & saying Jeffries should be Speaker are 2 disgusting moves. it’s okay to call it what it is. you’re not throwing the baby out with the bath water. calling it out even if you think he’s making a “political move” is necessary, especially if you support him
re: Trump delivering on "affordability".
ICE is still here y'all
ICE is still here y'all
He’s gonna deliver lower rents by deporting 10,000 New Yorkers
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
re: Trump delivering on "affordability".
ICE is still here y'all
ICE is still here y'all
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sounds like my bus route
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
sounds like my bus route
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November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM