Linda Brindeau
@lindabrindeau.bsky.social
PhD in Francophone Studies, UW-Madison. French Teacher at The Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, NY. Abolitionist.
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A New York, des militants s’entraînent à déjouer les raids anti-immigration de l’ICE
A New York, des militants s’entraînent à déjouer les raids anti-immigration de l’ICE
Des milliers de New-Yorkais ont été entraînés à militer et à manifester contre les opérations de l’ICE, la police anti-immigration de Donald Trump.
www.lemonde.fr
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A New York, des militants s’entraînent à déjouer les raids anti-immigration de l’ICE
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New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
The NYPD’s Watchdog Whitewashed More Than 10,000 Misconduct Allegations in Public Data, New Evidence Shows
Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
hellgatenyc.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
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Zohran Mamdani, le candidat démocrate, élu maire de New York
Zohran Mamdani, le candidat démocrate, élu maire de New York
Celui qui se définit comme socialiste l’emporte largement sur son rival, l’ancien gouverneur Andrew Cuomo, qui avait reçu le soutien de Donald Trump. Le jeune démocrate de 34 ans deviendra le 1er janvier le premier maire musulman de la plus grande ville des Etats-Unis.
www.lemonde.fr
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Zohran Mamdani, le candidat démocrate, élu maire de New York
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I yearn for a political party where not endorsing Mamdani while praising Dick Cheney gets you automatically booted out
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I yearn for a political party where not endorsing Mamdani while praising Dick Cheney gets you automatically booted out
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Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
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The considerable power of Boris Lojkine’s new film “Souleymane’s Story” depends entirely on its moment-to-moment persuasiveness, on a set of narrative and aesthetic choices that, as presented, seldom feel like choices at all, @justincchang.bsky.social writes.
The Piercing Immigrant Drama of “Souleymane’s Story”
In Boris Lojkine’s sharply observed Paris-set drama, a Guinean refugee struggles to survive—and to cling to the truth of who he is.
www.newyorker.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The considerable power of Boris Lojkine’s new film “Souleymane’s Story” depends entirely on its moment-to-moment persuasiveness, on a set of narrative and aesthetic choices that, as presented, seldom feel like choices at all, @justincchang.bsky.social writes.
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New Post: New report shows a catastrophic decline in formal language learning www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/31/n...
July 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New Post: New report shows a catastrophic decline in formal language learning www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/31/n...
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"Why Black people don't call the police."
And
"Why cops make the murder rate go up."
Part 1000.
Award winning musician GloRilla's house was burglarized by home invaders who knew she would be performing at a concert.
Police showed up and... searched her house for drugs...🤔
And charged her.🤡
And
"Why cops make the murder rate go up."
Part 1000.
Award winning musician GloRilla's house was burglarized by home invaders who knew she would be performing at a concert.
Police showed up and... searched her house for drugs...🤔
And charged her.🤡
July 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Why Black people don't call the police."
And
"Why cops make the murder rate go up."
Part 1000.
Award winning musician GloRilla's house was burglarized by home invaders who knew she would be performing at a concert.
Police showed up and... searched her house for drugs...🤔
And charged her.🤡
And
"Why cops make the murder rate go up."
Part 1000.
Award winning musician GloRilla's house was burglarized by home invaders who knew she would be performing at a concert.
Police showed up and... searched her house for drugs...🤔
And charged her.🤡
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Many, many, MANY studies show that the cumulative costs of harassing homeless people—cops, prison, jail, etc—are much more expensive than just housing them and providing income, and that doing those things helps people get to the point where they’re not in crisis any longer.
We choose cruelty.
We choose cruelty.
July 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Many, many, MANY studies show that the cumulative costs of harassing homeless people—cops, prison, jail, etc—are much more expensive than just housing them and providing income, and that doing those things helps people get to the point where they’re not in crisis any longer.
We choose cruelty.
We choose cruelty.
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There is no ethical AI. The tech is based on stolen intellectual property, anti-solidarity between workers, labor exploitation, environmental injustice, climate destabilization, structural racism, and gender inequalities.
July 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
There is no ethical AI. The tech is based on stolen intellectual property, anti-solidarity between workers, labor exploitation, environmental injustice, climate destabilization, structural racism, and gender inequalities.
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Again, New York City spends $12 billion a year on cops. Billion!
Cops that can't recover a stolen bike or smartphone that's covered in AirTags.
Cops that aren't good at solving murders.
Cops that cost so much that the city has had to shorten the operating hours of libraries and swimming pools.
Cops that can't recover a stolen bike or smartphone that's covered in AirTags.
Cops that aren't good at solving murders.
Cops that cost so much that the city has had to shorten the operating hours of libraries and swimming pools.
In @slate.com , I explained why Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for fare-free buses is a bad idea for NYC.
The cost would be enormous, the benefits meh, and the downsides real.
If Mamdani can find $1 billion/year to improve transportation, there are many better ways to spend it.
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The cost would be enormous, the benefits meh, and the downsides real.
If Mamdani can find $1 billion/year to improve transportation, there are many better ways to spend it.
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Zohran Mamdani Has Some Good Ideas for NYC Transit. His Biggest Promise Isn’t One of Them.
Riders don't want buses to be free. They want something else.
slate.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Again, New York City spends $12 billion a year on cops. Billion!
Cops that can't recover a stolen bike or smartphone that's covered in AirTags.
Cops that aren't good at solving murders.
Cops that cost so much that the city has had to shorten the operating hours of libraries and swimming pools.
Cops that can't recover a stolen bike or smartphone that's covered in AirTags.
Cops that aren't good at solving murders.
Cops that cost so much that the city has had to shorten the operating hours of libraries and swimming pools.
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An international call for action just got louder:
Today, 7 Nobel Laureates have issued a powerful call for a minimum tax on the ultra-wealthy in Le Monde
Here’s a quick breakdown of the debate—and where things stand globally
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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Today, 7 Nobel Laureates have issued a powerful call for a minimum tax on the ultra-wealthy in Le Monde
Here’s a quick breakdown of the debate—and where things stand globally
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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Tax on ultra-rich: 'France has the opportunity to lead the way,' say Nobel Prize-winning economists
OP-ED. As public deficits balloon and extreme wealth explode, creating a minimum tax on the assets of billionaires should be a priority, argue seven Nobel Prize-winning economists in an op-ed for Le M...
www.lemonde.fr
July 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
An international call for action just got louder:
Today, 7 Nobel Laureates have issued a powerful call for a minimum tax on the ultra-wealthy in Le Monde
Here’s a quick breakdown of the debate—and where things stand globally
🧵
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Today, 7 Nobel Laureates have issued a powerful call for a minimum tax on the ultra-wealthy in Le Monde
Here’s a quick breakdown of the debate—and where things stand globally
🧵
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
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Begging to be primaried.
Kirsten Gillibrand on WNYC won’t endorse Mamdani. Said she doesn’t endorse NYC mayoral races (she endorsed Adams in 2021), and is waiting to see who runs on what line. What a fucking disgrace.
June 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Begging to be primaried.
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This chart tells you everything you need to know about the NYC mayoral race. Everyday New Yorkers vs money.
June 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This chart tells you everything you need to know about the NYC mayoral race. Everyday New Yorkers vs money.
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I think what establishment democrats need to understand is that most of us hate them all very much for being so persistently useless and shitty in our time of desperation and it fills our hearts with hope and joy when someone who might not be those things beats them.
June 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I think what establishment democrats need to understand is that most of us hate them all very much for being so persistently useless and shitty in our time of desperation and it fills our hearts with hope and joy when someone who might not be those things beats them.
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no reason not to primary chuck schumer now
June 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
no reason not to primary chuck schumer now
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If you're a member of the Democratic gerontocracy, the chances of you catching a primary challenger just went up 1000%.
June 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
If you're a member of the Democratic gerontocracy, the chances of you catching a primary challenger just went up 1000%.
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Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
June 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
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LMAO - Errol Louis asked the reporter at the Cuomo party if the people there looked like they had been out working all day campaigning, or had they just shown up for the party. She DEAD ASS said, Working? "No, these people's job for the Cuomo campaign is writing checks." 💀
June 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
LMAO - Errol Louis asked the reporter at the Cuomo party if the people there looked like they had been out working all day campaigning, or had they just shown up for the party. She DEAD ASS said, Working? "No, these people's job for the Cuomo campaign is writing checks." 💀
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The politician who blew $60 million of taxpayer money on his sexual harassment defense wants to take the police force that blew $206 million of taxpayer money on settlements *in 2024 alone* and give them even more money and power which will result in even more settlements.
34,000 already employed by NYPD. Before overtime, $11 billion in taxpayer funds. Largest police force in world.
Cuomo calling for 5000 more. Base starting salary alone: $300 million more.
Could instead fund violence interruption & summer youth employment in every NYC neighborhood for 5 years.
Cuomo calling for 5000 more. Base starting salary alone: $300 million more.
Could instead fund violence interruption & summer youth employment in every NYC neighborhood for 5 years.
June 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The politician who blew $60 million of taxpayer money on his sexual harassment defense wants to take the police force that blew $206 million of taxpayer money on settlements *in 2024 alone* and give them even more money and power which will result in even more settlements.
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Young, charismatic Zohran bringing new younger voters into the process… while establishment Dems freak out that he wants to help people too much… as they simultaneously spend millions trying to figure out how to reach the very voters he reaches. gothamist.com/news/nearly-...
June 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Young, charismatic Zohran bringing new younger voters into the process… while establishment Dems freak out that he wants to help people too much… as they simultaneously spend millions trying to figure out how to reach the very voters he reaches. gothamist.com/news/nearly-...