jesse
@jesselang.bsky.social
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jesse
@jesselang.bsky.social
· Jan 5
What if you and your friends did the funniest possible thing while attempting to be the first to pay the congestion toll
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This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
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You probably don't know what SEQRA is - but you should know that it's slowing down the housing that we need. Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg is here to explain why reforming it is key to cutting red tape and building more housing.
January 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
You probably don't know what SEQRA is - but you should know that it's slowing down the housing that we need. Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg is here to explain why reforming it is key to cutting red tape and building more housing.
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Watching the reaction to some very scattered and very mild criticism from Streetblog folks feels like watching the earliest stages of negative polarization happening live.
The intense defensiveness about something easily ignorable is odd from a journalistic outlet to say the least.
The intense defensiveness about something easily ignorable is odd from a journalistic outlet to say the least.
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Watching the reaction to some very scattered and very mild criticism from Streetblog folks feels like watching the earliest stages of negative polarization happening live.
The intense defensiveness about something easily ignorable is odd from a journalistic outlet to say the least.
The intense defensiveness about something easily ignorable is odd from a journalistic outlet to say the least.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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day 1 back in nyc and i had a dream that zohran mamdani invited me over for dinner for some reason and served a dish that was basically just a meatball on a piece of naan he called “the big mamdani”
January 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
day 1 back in nyc and i had a dream that zohran mamdani invited me over for dinner for some reason and served a dish that was basically just a meatball on a piece of naan he called “the big mamdani”
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i love transplants. i am a lifelong transplant. if you never hated your hometown and wanted to get the fuck out of there I believe you may not be mentally well-adjusted!
January 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
i love transplants. i am a lifelong transplant. if you never hated your hometown and wanted to get the fuck out of there I believe you may not be mentally well-adjusted!
Lots of people who are doing cute nostalgia posting don't feel this way at all but sure god forbid people have a little fun
The idea that things in New York have to be shitty to make the city “authentic” is toxic bullshit, try to make a city that works and is pleasant
December 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Lots of people who are doing cute nostalgia posting don't feel this way at all but sure god forbid people have a little fun
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each time it airs hochul should forcibly upzone a village
Odd to see an ad encouraging people to move to Nassau County from Bruce Blakeman’s office. Touting how safe it is over b roll of what appears to be a cop pulling out his gun….
December 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
each time it airs hochul should forcibly upzone a village
PSA today is Santacon do not I repeat DO NOT venture into the Manhattan CBD (if you're participating in Santacon I don't think we're friends)
December 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
PSA today is Santacon do not I repeat DO NOT venture into the Manhattan CBD (if you're participating in Santacon I don't think we're friends)
Yeah it's really unbelievable how many people want to incarcerate (make it harder to drive drunk) people whose most basic civil liberties (killing people with cars) are at risk
I think it was a huge mistake to make our society so car-dependent. But man. The Discourse today is a good reminder that when it comes to roadways policy, otherwise progressive anti-car people quickly become some of the most pro-carceral, anti-civil liberties people on the planet.
December 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Yeah it's really unbelievable how many people want to incarcerate (make it harder to drive drunk) people whose most basic civil liberties (killing people with cars) are at risk
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shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
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“An ICE agent lured Wilmer out of his home under false pretenses, posing as a construction worker who claimed to have hit Wilmer’s car and needed him to step outside to verify. Another agent, accompanied by a dog, was hiding nearby and released the dog on Wilmer shortly after he stepped outside.”
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“An ICE agent lured Wilmer out of his home under false pretenses, posing as a construction worker who claimed to have hit Wilmer’s car and needed him to step outside to verify. Another agent, accompanied by a dog, was hiding nearby and released the dog on Wilmer shortly after he stepped outside.”
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[showing you a picture of children frolicking] isn't this horrible? aren't you scared? wouldn't you hate it if your neighborhood looked like this? wouldn't you rather have an expressway? aren't you scared? aren't you scared? aren't you scared?
November 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
[showing you a picture of children frolicking] isn't this horrible? aren't you scared? wouldn't you hate it if your neighborhood looked like this? wouldn't you rather have an expressway? aren't you scared? aren't you scared? aren't you scared?
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NYC politicians throw around the term "e-bike," and dealing with the so called "e-bike problem" is brought up constantly, but it's important to know what the rules are now because a lot of what you see that seem like e-bikes are already not street-legal.
New Yorkers are riding illegal vehicles marketed as e-bikes with little to no-consequences, and it's a safety problem.
The 'Problem' With E-Bikes? The Super Fast Illegal Ones - Streetsblog New York City
New Yorkers are riding illegal vehicles marketed as e-bikes with little to no-consequences, and it's a safety problem.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
NYC politicians throw around the term "e-bike," and dealing with the so called "e-bike problem" is brought up constantly, but it's important to know what the rules are now because a lot of what you see that seem like e-bikes are already not street-legal.
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The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation by @ndhapple.bsky.social has found.
'Treated and Streeted': How The City's Safety Net Fails Homeless People in the Subway - Streetsblog New York City
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation has found.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation by @ndhapple.bsky.social has found.
oops ruined thanksgiving day football by saying that professionalization and specialization of child athletes has done more harm than good and now my sister-in-law is staring daggers at me
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
oops ruined thanksgiving day football by saying that professionalization and specialization of child athletes has done more harm than good and now my sister-in-law is staring daggers at me
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Menin got over $100K spent on her by Uber, $1,600 donation from Tony Argento, $1,000 from Randy Mastro, no response to questions about it:
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Menin got over $100K spent on her by Uber, $1,600 donation from Tony Argento, $1,000 from Randy Mastro, no response to questions about it:
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I think it's shameful that during a second Trump administration, and after NYC voters rejected a return to moderate, conciliatory governance, that a Democrat would tout the entirety of the Council's Republican caucus as her supporters.
Menin says she'll work with Mamdani "on a shared agenda that makes New York more affordable."
GOP members backing Menin, tho, are likely to look to her to be a check on Mamdani. Vickie Paladino said she's with Menin because she "understands all perspectives." www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/26/j...
GOP members backing Menin, tho, are likely to look to her to be a check on Mamdani. Vickie Paladino said she's with Menin because she "understands all perspectives." www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/26/j...
Julie Menin claims victory in NYC Council speaker race with more than 65 percent support
Manhattan Councilwoman Julie Menin claimed victory Wednesday in the City Council speaker’s race after saying she’s secured commitments of support from a super majority of her colleague…
www.nydailynews.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I think it's shameful that during a second Trump administration, and after NYC voters rejected a return to moderate, conciliatory governance, that a Democrat would tout the entirety of the Council's Republican caucus as her supporters.
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The context of all of this is that the Trump Administration has undone a Biden Era rule requiring U.S. airlines to reimburse passengers for lengthy delays, and they want you to talk about airplane dress codes, slippers and snacks instead.
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Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The context of all of this is that the Trump Administration has undone a Biden Era rule requiring U.S. airlines to reimburse passengers for lengthy delays, and they want you to talk about airplane dress codes, slippers and snacks instead.
bsky.app/profile/nyti...
bsky.app/profile/nyti...
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Relegalize SROs. Relegalize single stair buildings to enable larger, family sized homes. Legalize townhomes everywhere. Legalize ADUs everywhere. Legalize apartment buildings in more places. Yes to all the homes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
The ‘New’ Solution for the N.Y.C. Housing Crisis: Single-Room Apartments
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Relegalize SROs. Relegalize single stair buildings to enable larger, family sized homes. Legalize townhomes everywhere. Legalize ADUs everywhere. Legalize apartment buildings in more places. Yes to all the homes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
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the supporters of the elizabeth street garden have turned me into an elizabeth street garden radical abolitionist. i dont even care if they put the senior housing on it at this point, it needs to be destroyed
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
the supporters of the elizabeth street garden have turned me into an elizabeth street garden radical abolitionist. i dont even care if they put the senior housing on it at this point, it needs to be destroyed
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I can't speak for what was said at the protests, but seeing people react to an anodyne statement like "sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law" as if it were a vicious slur is clarifying.
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I can't speak for what was said at the protests, but seeing people react to an anodyne statement like "sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law" as if it were a vicious slur is clarifying.
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If you had shown this to Bobby Kennedy in 1968 he would have pried the gun out of Sirhan Sirhan's hand and shot himself
It needs to be emphasized that this paragraph is about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
If you had shown this to Bobby Kennedy in 1968 he would have pried the gun out of Sirhan Sirhan's hand and shot himself
Insane that pushing back on an election outcome as a mandate is only a thing with Mamdani. Where have these people been when the media has treated the 2020 election as a mandate for Trump to do whatever he wants?
Elections aren't mandates and we should push back on this idea universally.
Elections aren't mandates and we should push back on this idea universally.
Mayor Adams, on the Reset Talk Show, argues Zohran Mamdani didn't get "a mandate" from his election.
"There was no mandate, 49% stated that they did not want Zohran as their mayor," he says.
(Mamdani got over 250,000 more votes than Adams did in the 2021 election)
"There was no mandate, 49% stated that they did not want Zohran as their mayor," he says.
(Mamdani got over 250,000 more votes than Adams did in the 2021 election)
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Insane that pushing back on an election outcome as a mandate is only a thing with Mamdani. Where have these people been when the media has treated the 2020 election as a mandate for Trump to do whatever he wants?
Elections aren't mandates and we should push back on this idea universally.
Elections aren't mandates and we should push back on this idea universally.