Reposted by Ben WetzlerDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I also think about Elon saying Biden's DOJ wouldn't prosecute Sam Bankman-Fried because he was a Dem donor... followed by Biden's DOJ nailing SBF, who now posts about how awesome Trump is so he can get a pardon. 9836137
Reposted by Ben WetzlerMrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 29/09/2026Personally I find it less than ideal that this is how Google works now 410815
Reposted by Ben WetzlerSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21175122459
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 27/09/2026The (very sweet) elderly Lyft driver in Tucson told me (totally unprompted) that she blamed Biden for her groceries going up but thinks Trump is more focused on personal vendettas than the economy. Also she doesn't like talking politics. GOP cooked. 150
Reposted by Ben WetzlerPatrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 27/09/2026“'Because we can’t afford a home, we’re probably not going to have kids,' she said. 'We can’t even afford a dog.'” Do high housing costs reduce birthrates? What does the best evidence tell us about this question?nytimes.comMortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market (Gift Article)The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability. 1164
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 26/09/2026This happens in an episode of Super Friends. The whole place goes haywire when a mouse starts chewing on the wires. 011
Reposted by Ben Wetzlermuscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"It shoots through schools." 251468
Reposted by Ben WetzlerOpen New York @opennewyork.org · 23/09/2026🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Open New York is looking for a Westchester Organizing Coordinator to help Open New York build community, advance policy, and grow our membership in one of the most expensive counties of New York State. Apply now! open-new-york.breezy.hr/p/0d8a0eb3e0...open-new-york.breezy.hrWestchester Organizing Coordinator at Open New YorkAbout Open New York Open New York (ONY) is a statewide nonprofit fighting for a New York that makes room for every New Yorker. We engage residents from Westchester to Windsor Terrace, building a power... 122
Reposted by Ben WetzlerPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Every game coming out is either faux 8-bit or hyper-HD. Give me something middle of the road. Some state-of-the-art 2005 graphics. 7596
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 21/09/2026Donald Trump 1) is very corrupt and for ideological/aesthetic reasons wants to align the US with tinpot dictators 2) has a bogus public image as an expert deal-maker 3) is quite stupid Knowing this, Putin has convinced him to destroy all our closest alliances in exchange for bags of dirt. 031
Reposted by Ben WetzlerJon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We will vote to rebuke him so decisively no president will dare such abuses again for centuries. 28062961495
Reposted by Ben WetzlerDoug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW POLL: 53% of Americans support expanding the Supreme Court, including majorities of both Democrats and independents. Two weeks ago, House Dems stood united to keep that option on the table. Happy Constitution Day! law.marquette.edu/poll/ 17565145
Reposted by Ben WetzlerBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 16/09/2026To be clear - I don’t think this is a sign that voters understand second order effects, I think they’re looking at Trump and going “that guy is clearly full of shit”, which is way worse for him 867959
Reposted by Ben WetzlerLiz Denys @liz.nyc · 14/09/2026Reminder that this community workshop is tomorrow! This is a huge opportunity for more housing and affordable housing in Kensington and Flatbush, and I hope to see you there! 053
Reposted by Ben WetzlerChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I don’t think the dynamics here are that complicated. Imagine a foot race where the winner gets a trillion dollars, but as the leaders of the pack approach the end line they see it’s at the very edge of a sheer 1000’ cliff. They would probably try to coordinate some slowdown. 4646751
Reposted by Ben WetzlerSpectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks. 9467961762
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 09/09/2026The combination of the Fugitive Slave Act and the Dred Scott decision was such a major escalation in the lead-up to the Civil War bc it put to lie the idea that slavery was a "states rights" question. The South and SCOTUS were determined to force slavery into the North. 021
Reposted by Ben WetzlerMicah @rincewind.run · 05/09/2026the intro to Batman: The Animated Series is one of the single best bits of storytelling ever done in any medium, an absolute masterpiece of character and atmospheric development achieved in a single minute with no dialogue 401780428
Reposted by Ben WetzlerWe Geek Girls @wegeekgirls.bsky.social · 05/09/2026‘Batman: The Animated Series’ premiered on this day 34 years ago! (September 5, 1992) 🦇 Created by Bruce Timm & Eric Radomski. Voice cast: Kevin Conroy, Arleen Sorkin, Mark Hamill, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Loren Lester, Bob Hastings, Robert Costanzo, Richard Moll, Mari Devon, & more. #OnThisDay #BTAS 471889774
Reposted by Ben WetzlerJulio Peña III @juliopenabk.com · 05/09/2026My op-ed in this morning’s @nydailynews.com with Jackie Smiley. We can’t lose a generation of voter’s who are already feeling unseen from the Democratic Party. www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/05/b...nydailynews.comBrooklyn Dems change the rules after voters spokeVoters went to the primary polls in June believing that their votes mattered. In Brooklyn, they elected a new majority of reform-minded district leaders, the local officials who determine the future o... 197
Reposted by Ben WetzlerNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“One [GOP] lobbyist who raised money for the ballroom tells me the pitch” “You’re either on the team or you’re not, and if you’re on the team, there are certain benefits to being on the team,” “If he has a project he cares about, make a decision to be a part of it.” nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comInside Trump’s Ballroom ObsessionThe president’s bid for architectural immortality is barreling toward completion. 175
Reposted by Ben WetzlerDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Happy 100th birthday to Ivan Illich, the OG car hater: "[Cars] create remoteness which they alone can shrink. They create distances for all and shrink them for only a few....The new expressway expands Chicago, but it sucks those who are well-wheeled away from a downtown that decays into a ghetto.” 323651
Reposted by Ben WetzlerLiz Denys @liz.nyc · 28/08/2026I'm really looking forward to this plan unlocking more housing and affordable housing in my neighborhood! You can learn more about the project and take the community survey in many languages at www.nyc.gov/content/plan...nyc.gov 031
Reposted by Ben WetzlerLiz Denys @liz.nyc · 28/08/2026Can't make the in-person workshop? There's also a virtual workshop on Wednesday, September 23. RSVP for the Zoom meeting here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 132
Reposted by Ben WetzlerLiz Denys @liz.nyc · 28/08/2026The South of Prospect Neighborhood plan is kicking off this September with a visioning workshop on Tuesday, September 15! RSVP here: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... 132
Reposted by Ben Wetzlerae @aelkus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026the point here is not rendering justice, it is setting future expectations. we can't control thermostatic electoral behavior. we can teach a very painful lesson that Democrats will punish corruption when they take power 251669
Reposted by Ben WetzlerMr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Happy Henry George Day for all those who celebrate! 29422
Reposted by Ben WetzlerMicah Lasher @micahlasher.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A foreign diamond industry sends Trump an 18-karat gold ring and gets a tariff exemption weeks later. We used to call this bribery. Now it’s Tuesday. 143
Reposted by Ben WetzlerAndrew Giambrone @andrewgiambrone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Record Amount of Outside Money Flooded NYC Elections Last Year (via @katiehonan.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/p...thecityreporter.nycRecord Amount of Outside Money Flooded NYC Elections Last YearThere were more than $83 million in independent expenditures last year, with about $65 million for the mayoral election. 083
Reposted by Ben WetzlerThe Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026My advice to every Dem politico is to immediately remove "I agree with Trump" and any other variations of that phrase from your communications with the public. 211139139
Reposted by Ben WetzlerAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously. 4331341632
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 28/08/2026What conceivable justification could there be for this, other than to give ICE more reasons to attack random folks? 082
Reposted by Ben Wetzlerrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 27/08/2026one thing which is fascinaing, other than the direct analogy trump is making between himself and adolf hitler, is tha virtually every image of donald trump in this is from his first term or earlier 641454
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 25/08/2026Worth repeating: the president does not name lakes. He resolves inconsistencies between agencies regarding use in federal publications. There's no inconsistency here, so a more accurate headline would be "Trump treatens to start calling Lake Ontario 'Lake America'" which is as childish as it sounds. 021
Reposted by Ben WetzlerMicah @rincewind.run · 24/08/2026the current supreme court continues to signal that the only way forward for democratic self-governance in the united states of america is to dismantle its power through court expansion or other major structural reforms 281556331
Reposted by Ben WetzlerFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 21/08/2026it is my understanding from history that specifically persecuting educated professionals and making it much harder for college graduates to find jobs that will allow them to become professionals is a perfectly safe thing to do that never ends unpredictably 977380
Reposted by Ben WetzlerM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Vote blue no matter who in November. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u... 27214
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 18/08/2026When I ran for the City Council I had to wait until my lunch break to respond to text messages from friends because the lawyers told me as a state employee it could be construed as campaigning on government time if any of them were also supporters... 081
Reposted by Ben Wetzlerterra firma, terra eterna 🚱🌉 @kavi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026"please fix my pothole like Mamdani did in NYC" "[Triumphantly] I did not fix it you're welcome" 3422
Reposted by Ben Wetzlerterra firma, terra eterna 🚱🌉 @kavi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Genuinely hilarious video I cannot believe Bass posted it 5489
Reposted by Ben WetzlerM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Nithya Raman has been removed as chair of Los Angeles City Council's housing committee, to be replaced by a member who, in a pro-housing forum no less, thoughtlessly bragged about how she reduced the scale of an affordable housing project. Truly insane. 638165
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 12/08/2026The combination of this kind of thing, the administration's bold-faced corruption, and the stories of forced labor at CECOT has some grim implications. Not hard to imagine ICE is basically running a human trafficking operation. 26717
Reposted by Ben WetzlerLurker Envoy @lurkerenvoy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is a pretty great article from 2014 and it’s quite promising that Zohran has nominated the author to lead the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals And revealingly shitty that most of NYC Council is opposing his nomination law.stanford.edu/publications...law.stanford.eduThe New Exclusionary Zoning | Stanford Law SchoolIf low-income families can't afford the suburbs and the cities, where should they go? For the first time in American history, it makes sense to t 03812
Reposted by Ben WetzlerAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026You can't predict the turns this sentence takes. Extreme heat is threatening Italy’s “cheese banks,” where hundreds of thousands of Parmigiano-Reggiano wheels are stored as loan collateral. fortune.com/2026/08/10/i...fortune.comItaly's $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral | FortuneExtreme heat is straining the vaults that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral, and economists say the damage runs wider than the vault 821963783
Reposted by Ben WetzlerDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026Is any high-profile media outlet going to run a story contrasting how Platner was treated by the Democratic Party (run out on rails) with how Max Miller is being treated by the GOP (protected, supported) and drawing the obvious conclusions? 36775151
Reposted by Ben WetzlerSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 08/08/2026this is an admission of a crime btw; superpacs cannot coordinate with candidates 472326539
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 06/08/2026BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Last year voters approved a measure to allow the zoning appeals board to fast track affordable housing projects. Now the Council is going to reject Mamdani's appointee as chair because he wants to... do that. 0367
Reposted by Ben WetzlerChris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026For instance, a Marte aide, as part of her government work, was allegedly tasked with staffing a birthday party for him this spring that doubled as a fundraiser for a 2029 public advocate campaign he plans to launch (a previously unreported aspiration). www.politico.com/news/2026/08...politico.comNew York City lawmaker accused of using government staff for political fundraisingThe accusations, outlined in a formal whistleblower complaint, come as concerns about wrongdoing in New York City government remain heightened. 081