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Mario Bruzzone
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VP of Policy at @thenyic.bsky.social at all three levels of government. Also the least useful kind of doctor
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Thirst trap for the gravel cyclists out there
A photo of rolling hills with a line of trees behind. On the left side of the photo you can see a gravel road rising in a series of gentle curves
March 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Timeline cleanse:

Here are some nice gnocchi
March 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Deleting my original post as @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social corrected the mistake almost immediately

Thanks Aaron, we’re all smarter together
February 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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I just got to this article by @polgreen.bsky.social & I want to endorse it. Thoughtful, well written, well considered:
February 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Photo of your correspondent on the scene (a bit chilly)
Photo of a smiling man with glasses and a red scarf at the USAID rally. The US Capitol building is in the background
February 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Rally for USAID right now
Photos of thousands of people in front of the US Capitol at a rally to save USAID
February 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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To do his immigration theater, Trump is taking resources away from global efforts to fight sex trafficking, child labor, & other extreme forms of exploitation

How? Via a quiet directive in the “Invasion” Executive Order to force Homeland Security Investigations to do immigration enforcement
January 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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This seems … not bad? I’ll take it, honestly
January 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Made necci (chestnut flour pancakes)
December 23, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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Last White House holiday card that I expect to receive for a while
2024 White House Holiday card, an embossed gold wreath with the presidential seal in the middle. The card opens in the middle like church doors. The interior of the 2024 White House Holiday Card, along with the envelope. The card reads “We wish you a holiday season full of peace, faith, and love. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Love Joe, Jill, Willow (with paw print)”
December 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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I am not much of a good photographer but here are homemade, handmade ravioli in walnut sauce that we ate tonight.

Savory dish of the Thanksgiving meal, if I may say so
A picture of a serving dish full of homemade ravioli in a white (walnut) sauce
November 29, 2024 at 2:40 AM
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I will also say that this made me spit out my drink.

Sure Adam, politicians have a disciplined practice of smart politics, as evidenced by you staffing your entire office with 20-somethings who definitely have the subject-matter expertise in the national legislation they’re writing
Text excerpt: “The groups also pollute the talent pipeline by training young people in magical thinking, teaching them to apply movement tactics to every issue instead of inculcating them with the disciplined practice of smart politics. This is primarily the fault of the leaders, not the youth, since many bosses claim to live in fear of being “canceled” by their young staff members. Yet having managed dozens of junior staffers in progressive institutions for more than a decade, I know it is possible to listen to and learn from their concerns and create a supportive work environment while also setting clear boundaries and expectations.”
November 18, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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The Jentleson piece on the Groups is quite bad, & its cardinal sin is that it blames the failures of people with agency (politicians & staffers) on people without agency (advocates).

But a close 2nd is its theory of change in which politicians know what issues will no longer be popular in 5 years!
Text excerpt from the article in question: “To cite a few examples, when Kamala Harris was running for the Democratic nomination in 2019, the A.C.L.U. pushed her to articulate a position on surgeries for transgender prisoners, needlessly elevating an obscure issue into the public debate as a purity test, despite the fact that current law already gave prisoners access to gender-affirming care. This became a major line of attack for Mr. Trump in the closing weeks of this year’s election. Now, with the G.O.P.’s ascent to dominance, transgender Americans are unquestionably going to be worse off. “The same year, a coalition of groups including the Sunrise Movement and the Working Families Party demanded that all Democrats running for president embrace decriminalizing border crossings. When candidates were asked at a debate if they would do so, every candidate on the stage that night raised a hand (except Michael Bennet). Groups like Justice Democrats pushed Democrats to defund the police and abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Positions taken a few years ago are fair game in campaigns, and by feeding into Republican attacks these efforts helped Mr. Trump and left the people and causes they claim to fight for under threat.”
November 18, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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Homan & Trump are happy to pay *any* price for mass deportation & border theatrics, because they don’t care about costs.

The trick is that mass deportation doesn’t increase security—it concentrates power, at the cost of security for normal people. No price is too steep when someone else is paying
Text from a profile of Tom Homan in the Guardian. Text reads: “Homan has been describing mass deportation in stark terms for the past year, angling for a role in helping Trump with his signature campaign promise. Asked about the high price tag of a mass deportation, he turned the question back on 60 Minutes: ‘What price do you put on our national security? Is it worth it?’ When the outlet followed up to ask if there was a way for mass deportations not to separate families with mixed immigration statuses, Homan responded: ‘Families can be deported together.’”
November 12, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Cass also gets promoted as someone worth reading on immigration by David Leonhardt in the NYT newsletter “The Morning”
November 1, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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Even *Republicans* favor a pathway to citizenship for the undocumented over mass deportation, according to a University of Maryland survey out today

publicconsultation.org/ss-immigrati...
October 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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Nah. Even swing state *Republicans* favor a path to citizenship over mass deportation (45-40), per University of Maryland survey out today.

(Dems are 75-14 in it)

publicconsultation.org/ss-immigrati...
A bar chart from the University of Maryland titled “Addressing Immigrants without Legal Status”. The top line for US is that 58% of all voters (R 45; D 75) prefer a Path to Citizenship, and 26% of all voters (R 40; D 14) prefer mass deportation. Below a dotted line are the breakouts by six swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Republicans favor path to citizenship over mass deportation in each one
October 10, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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Sunday on a three-day weekend, in two activities
A blue bicycle (type: gravel bike) propped up on two trees in front of a small creek. The bicycle tires have mud and dirt on them. A peach galette on a cutting board, with a fork in the lower right
September 1, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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Oh I am aware. Genova also has a surfeit of circle-A graffiti as well as tons of immigrant Italians so I don’t things are done & dusted just because some assholes put up a statue for another asshole
A picture of graffiti in Genova, Italy. “Antifa ovunque” is legible in the corner (meaning “antifa everywhere”) A scene on narrow street in Genova. A circle-A can be made out on a wall to the left, behind a woman walking.
August 8, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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I also now understand why so many people online have a visceral dislike of Sam Moyn.

In academia, the move he pulls on Tamsin Shaw (quoted) is masculinist dismissiveness—reading uncharitably, mischaracterizing the argument, so as to suggest that nothing of value is to be found in her essay
April 1, 2024 at 8:06 AM
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A small point on a pretty interesting New Yorker piece on the debate on Trumpism & fascism:

Biden & Hillary Clinton started referring to Trump as “a unique threat to democracy” because of (1) belief, (2) electoral advantage, but also (3) because of the outcomes of debates w/in the Democratic Party
“Once mainstream Democrats like Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden started talking about Trump as a unique threat to American democracy—presumably both because they believed it and because they believed it to be electorally advantageous—the question of whether Trumpism represented a democratic emergency got all mixed up with the question of whether you wanted to be the kind of person who agrees with mainstream Democrats.”
April 1, 2024 at 7:57 AM
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Hello from the Philadelphia Flower Show
March 3, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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Both of these claims in Nick Miroff’s article are wrong!

Very hard to do good immigration policy when the Washington Post treats actual immigration like political reporting: Side A claims X, Side B claims Y, no further investigation needed.

(It’s all home country dynamics)
Screenshot of an article from the Feb 23, 2024 Washington Post. Headline reads “Fewer migrants are crossing into Texas. Gov. Abbott is claiming credit.” Subhead reads: “But U.S. officials say the falling numbers are a result of increased enforcement by Mexican authorities”
February 23, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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Nailed it

(Even has “Winning formula?” On the graphic)

www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
Screenshot from Semafor newsletter 2/14/24. Title is “Suozzi’s Immugration stance could influence other Democrats.” Photo is from a Suozzi rally with the text “WINNING FORMULA?” overlaid. Article text begins “Suozzi’s campaign was notable for how strongly he leaned into immigration, a weak spot for the party and a topic that’s dominated the political conversation in the New York metro region. He hit Republicans hard from the border hawk right, warning that if the House blocked bipartisan legislation to address the issue, “we’re gonna end up with more migrants coming to New York; and on top of that, they’re gonna have access to AR-15s.”” Screenshot of second article from Semafor about Tom Suozzi’s win. Title reads “Suozzi wants to moderate Dems’ immigration stances” Article screenshotted text reads “Pilip tried to paint Suozzi as a Biden lackey who was soft on the border, while Suozzi portrayed himself as a border hawk who stood up to progressives in his party when it was tough. He fought to differentiate himself from the party’s left, telling Semafor that if the bipartisan Senate border bill was resurrected, 80% of asylum-seeking migrants would be removed immediately. His campaign has highlighted his support for measures like border fencing as proof that if elected, he would prioritize the migrant crisis.”
February 14, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Happy 13th anniversary of the pro-union Wisconsin Uprising for all who celebrate
February 14, 2024 at 2:43 PM