Brkynmind
@brklynmind.bsky.social
Random thoughts from Americas 3rd largest city
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File under NYC is doomed:
NYC has the most stringent facade laws in world. It costs so much & has so many negative effects (high rents, sheds,etc) that even our landlord hating City Council called for the 5yr cycle to be amended to 6-12yrs on a risk basis in Local Law 49 To CYA Council says 1/
NYC has the most stringent facade laws in world. It costs so much & has so many negative effects (high rents, sheds,etc) that even our landlord hating City Council called for the 5yr cycle to be amended to 6-12yrs on a risk basis in Local Law 49 To CYA Council says 1/
So Baron Trump is meeting foreign women (in this case the gf of a Russian mma fighter) on social media.!?
Yeah nothing concerning about that.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yeah nothing concerning about that.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Barron Trump called UK police after seeing woman 'beat up', court hears
President Trump's youngest son told officers in London he had seen a friend being attacked during a video call.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:38 AM
So Baron Trump is meeting foreign women (in this case the gf of a Russian mma fighter) on social media.!?
Yeah nothing concerning about that.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yeah nothing concerning about that.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Prediction
Hakeem Jeffries will be the next Democratic President of the United States.
I have 51% confidence but cant bet it on prediction markets.
Hakeem Jeffries will be the next Democratic President of the United States.
I have 51% confidence but cant bet it on prediction markets.
January 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Prediction
Hakeem Jeffries will be the next Democratic President of the United States.
I have 51% confidence but cant bet it on prediction markets.
Hakeem Jeffries will be the next Democratic President of the United States.
I have 51% confidence but cant bet it on prediction markets.
Looks like X Twitter down globally 🤣
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Looks like X Twitter down globally 🤣
Why aren't Dems jumping out of their skin trying to partner with Trump on credit card interest rate caps.?
January 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Why aren't Dems jumping out of their skin trying to partner with Trump on credit card interest rate caps.?
There is few better examples of the absolute failure of "journalism" and the pundit class to meet the moment then the embarrassing milquetoast discussion of Washington Week.
I mourn for our once great nation but will not shed a tear when these pathetic fakes get taken away.
I mourn for our once great nation but will not shed a tear when these pathetic fakes get taken away.
Washington Week -- 26 minutes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGjs... @washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social @theatlantic.com @pbs.org @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social @peterbakernyt.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGjs... @washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social @theatlantic.com @pbs.org @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social @peterbakernyt.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Jan. 9, 2026
YouTube video by Washington Week PBS
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
There is few better examples of the absolute failure of "journalism" and the pundit class to meet the moment then the embarrassing milquetoast discussion of Washington Week.
I mourn for our once great nation but will not shed a tear when these pathetic fakes get taken away.
I mourn for our once great nation but will not shed a tear when these pathetic fakes get taken away.
Is this real? Wtf is wrong with people
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Is this real? Wtf is wrong with people
Given whats going on with ICE protests are appropriate and good, But I do not believe messaging like this is going to help.
January 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Given whats going on with ICE protests are appropriate and good, But I do not believe messaging like this is going to help.
Reposted by Brkynmind
Once again, a mere handful of people in Washington could caucus today with the Democrats & put an end to ~90% of the worst things immediately.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
This puts the GOP at 218 with a shutdown coming.
Doug LaMalfa (California 1st Congressional district House Republican) just died according to Jake Sherman.
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Once again, a mere handful of people in Washington could caucus today with the Democrats & put an end to ~90% of the worst things immediately.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
I'm sure this shooting in Caracas is just them celebrating their new MAGA king Stephen Miller
www.jpost.com/internationa...
www.jpost.com/internationa...
Shots, anti-air batteries heard in Caracas, Venezuela | The Jerusalem Post
Initial reports indicate that heavy gunfire was deployed against what appear to be drones near the main government building, and that the city's main ministries were evacuated.
www.jpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I'm sure this shooting in Caracas is just them celebrating their new MAGA king Stephen Miller
www.jpost.com/internationa...
www.jpost.com/internationa...
File under NYC is doomed:
NYC has the most stringent facade laws in world. It costs so much & has so many negative effects (high rents, sheds,etc) that even our landlord hating City Council called for the 5yr cycle to be amended to 6-12yrs on a risk basis in Local Law 49 To CYA Council says 1/
NYC has the most stringent facade laws in world. It costs so much & has so many negative effects (high rents, sheds,etc) that even our landlord hating City Council called for the 5yr cycle to be amended to 6-12yrs on a risk basis in Local Law 49 To CYA Council says 1/
January 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
File under NYC is doomed:
NYC has the most stringent facade laws in world. It costs so much & has so many negative effects (high rents, sheds,etc) that even our landlord hating City Council called for the 5yr cycle to be amended to 6-12yrs on a risk basis in Local Law 49 To CYA Council says 1/
NYC has the most stringent facade laws in world. It costs so much & has so many negative effects (high rents, sheds,etc) that even our landlord hating City Council called for the 5yr cycle to be amended to 6-12yrs on a risk basis in Local Law 49 To CYA Council says 1/
Democrats (and Republicans) who understand the moment don't have to defend Maduro to condemn Trumps actions, all they have to say is that the American people don't want the USA to be "running Venezuela", not for a day or a month or ever.
January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Democrats (and Republicans) who understand the moment don't have to defend Maduro to condemn Trumps actions, all they have to say is that the American people don't want the USA to be "running Venezuela", not for a day or a month or ever.
This is an example of how democrats and leftists sometimes exhibit the same ridiculous bad faith arguments as MAGA.
$600+ boots are insanely expensive and while the Post is a hypocritical rag, it's definitely a bad look for a DSA candidate wife complaining about inequality. It just is.
$600+ boots are insanely expensive and while the Post is a hypocritical rag, it's definitely a bad look for a DSA candidate wife complaining about inequality. It just is.
Yeah, man, socialists aren’t allowed to buy things, everyone knows this
New York Post looks normal
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This is an example of how democrats and leftists sometimes exhibit the same ridiculous bad faith arguments as MAGA.
$600+ boots are insanely expensive and while the Post is a hypocritical rag, it's definitely a bad look for a DSA candidate wife complaining about inequality. It just is.
$600+ boots are insanely expensive and while the Post is a hypocritical rag, it's definitely a bad look for a DSA candidate wife complaining about inequality. It just is.
The true context for the failure that was the Trump hosted Kennedy Center Honors ratings is NOT that it was down from last year, it's that the show lost the nights ratings to an ABC show called High Potential that was a REPEAT.
www.thetvratingsguide.com/2025/12/tues...
www.thetvratingsguide.com/2025/12/tues...
Kennedy Center Honors ratings tank after Trump takeover
The Kennedy Center Honors earned record-low viewership of a little over 3 million after President Trump overhauled the cultural center.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The true context for the failure that was the Trump hosted Kennedy Center Honors ratings is NOT that it was down from last year, it's that the show lost the nights ratings to an ABC show called High Potential that was a REPEAT.
www.thetvratingsguide.com/2025/12/tues...
www.thetvratingsguide.com/2025/12/tues...
These facially ridiculous arguments are why Mamdani zealots are so often compared to MAGA.
What's obvious here? Eric Adams is older and worked as a cop. Did that qualify him more to be the chief executive of the city? Because the other experience is a wash, although at least as BP you're a manager of a department. I perceive Mamdani's campaign experience to be in-the-ballpark.
Seems obvious but Ill indulge:
22 yrs in NYPD - retired as captain & started major reform group
6 yrs in NYS Senate
7 years Brooklyn Boro President
vs
4 yrs as aspiring rapper & community org working on campaigns
4yrs in State Assembly
22 yrs in NYPD - retired as captain & started major reform group
6 yrs in NYS Senate
7 years Brooklyn Boro President
vs
4 yrs as aspiring rapper & community org working on campaigns
4yrs in State Assembly
December 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
These facially ridiculous arguments are why Mamdani zealots are so often compared to MAGA.
Zelensky is the greatest leader of the 21st century
December 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Zelensky is the greatest leader of the 21st century
Depending on his contract, Chuck Redd may have some exposure here BUT this lawsuit effectively guarantees that it will be near impossible for the Kennedy Center to book acts regardless of political pursuasion because performers and their lawyers won't want the litigation risk.
Chuck Redd pulled out after they put Trump’s name on the building. So small petty loser Grenell is suing him for $1 million.
December 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Depending on his contract, Chuck Redd may have some exposure here BUT this lawsuit effectively guarantees that it will be near impossible for the Kennedy Center to book acts regardless of political pursuasion because performers and their lawyers won't want the litigation risk.
So Andrew Cuomo shut down NYC #1 producer of cheap green energy before there was an alternative(Indian Point) . And then when fully funded alternative was just about to get some momentum (wind), Trump shuts that down.
Meanwhile we all get to pay even higher rates
This country is so fucked.
Meanwhile we all get to pay even higher rates
This country is so fucked.
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
So Andrew Cuomo shut down NYC #1 producer of cheap green energy before there was an alternative(Indian Point) . And then when fully funded alternative was just about to get some momentum (wind), Trump shuts that down.
Meanwhile we all get to pay even higher rates
This country is so fucked.
Meanwhile we all get to pay even higher rates
This country is so fucked.
While there have been humiliating breaches of professional responsibility by lawyers and doctors in this era, no "profession" has failed more spectacularly than journalism.
As a profession nothing can occur (AI, unemployment, prosecution, etc) that it won't 100%, deserve and brought on itself.
As a profession nothing can occur (AI, unemployment, prosecution, etc) that it won't 100%, deserve and brought on itself.
December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
While there have been humiliating breaches of professional responsibility by lawyers and doctors in this era, no "profession" has failed more spectacularly than journalism.
As a profession nothing can occur (AI, unemployment, prosecution, etc) that it won't 100%, deserve and brought on itself.
As a profession nothing can occur (AI, unemployment, prosecution, etc) that it won't 100%, deserve and brought on itself.
What's so sad about our current society is all the people waiting for the name of the Brown Univ shooter so that they can spin it to fit whatever narrative they want to spin.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
What's so sad about our current society is all the people waiting for the name of the Brown Univ shooter so that they can spin it to fit whatever narrative they want to spin.
Not saying it was good at all, but I think that was one of the better Trump speeches of his career.
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Not saying it was good at all, but I think that was one of the better Trump speeches of his career.
How is saying this not a MAJOR breach of national security?
December 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
How is saying this not a MAJOR breach of national security?
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Reposted by Brkynmind
GOV. COX: “.. If you want to be angry at someone, be angry at the social media companies. These are the wealthiest and most powerful companies in the history of the world, and they’re profiting off of destroying our kids and destroying our country.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
GOV. COX: “.. If you want to be angry at someone, be angry at the social media companies. These are the wealthiest and most powerful companies in the history of the world, and they’re profiting off of destroying our kids and destroying our country.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
How many soldiers is Trump going to get killed?
(2/3) dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them. The President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is extremely angry and disturbed by this attack. There will be very serious retaliation. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF
December 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
How many soldiers is Trump going to get killed?
Congratulations US (and CO) taxpayers, you now get to fund a multi million dollar court battle about settled law to make attorneys rich and give Trump something else to complain about (when he loses)
President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he has issued a “full pardon” to Tina Peters — the Colorado election denier serving a nine-year state sentence — even though presidents have no constitutional authority to pardon state-level crimes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Grants Tina Peters a Legally Meaningless 'Pardon'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Congratulations US (and CO) taxpayers, you now get to fund a multi million dollar court battle about settled law to make attorneys rich and give Trump something else to complain about (when he loses)