By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026This focus on meat-and-potatoes service delivery was once dismissed as "sewer socialism," an unserious form of progressive politics with an undue focus on improving people's daily lives at the expense of high-flying political change. 50/ 313810
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026Today, Mamdani is at the vanguard of an army of proud sewer socialists, who say that once you deliver for people in their day-to-day existence, they will trust you and back you when you fight for deep, structural changes: prospect.org/2026/04/10/z... 51/prospect.orgGetting New York City to Believe in Government - The American ProspectMaintaining the momentum of Zohran Mamdani’s historically successful election campaign has meant doing the little things right. 327051
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026Then there's the corollary: if you *can't* deliver for people in their daily lives, why should they trust you when you claim that you'll make everything better? 52/ 117115
Defend Democracy @stoppeterthiel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Thank you for this thread, very, very informative!! 160
Jerry Newmark @jerryn13.bsky.social · 09/08/2026This is key to Mamdini's future success. In NYC politics the NYPD is one of the top 2 or 3 entities that can destroy a mayor (vide David Dinkins). In order to make significant changes to the NYPD, he's going to need widespread & enthusiastic support. 030
