almost the national bird of the united states. a large domesticated bird most commonly used for food. traditionally served during the holidays. (see: thanksgiving)

for the first time, they deleted donald trump's post about children and covid-19 due to false claim.

when you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. but if you listen, you may learn something new.

dalai lama

uncontrollable urge to take photos of one's self round the clock and posting the photos on social media more than six times a day.

(see: selfitis)

the most revered person in america. when john adams took office in march 1797, washington was relieved that he could finally leave public life. in his farewell address in september 1796, he left the american people with two warnings: to be careful of the "continual mischiefs of party politics, and to "steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world."

emanuel leutze's painting depicting general george washington leading troops across the frozen delaware river to attack the british at trenton is an idealized view of a great moment in american history. washington is shown standing, which would have been dangerous, since it would have unbalanced the boat. plus, the painting shows the wrong kind of boat and a flag that had not yet been created.

no longer last in national public education ranking. education week's latest quality counts report card ranks the silver state 50th among the 50 states and the district of columbia. new mexico dropped to 51st.

ethereum is a solution looking for a problem.

do-it-yourself.

art is a beautiful lie that makes people see the truth*

a person who has taken over the problem. good luck with that.

this is an argument that suggests that one event is the cause of another event, without sufficient evidence to support the claim. for example, "i wore my lucky socks and won the game, so the socks must have brought me luck."

karl marx believed that the world is constantly changing and that conflict and resolution are an important part of this process. he called this way of understanding the world "dialectical materialism."

dialectical materialism is based on the idea that everything in the world is made up of two opposing forces or ideas. for example, good and bad, light and dark, or hot and cold. these opposing forces are always in conflict with each other, and this conflict leads to change and progress.

marx believed that this process of conflict and resolution could be applied to understand social and economic phenomena as well. he argued that societies and economies are also made up of opposing forces, such as the bourgeoisie (the owners of the means of production) and the proletariat (the working class). these two groups have different interests, and their conflict leads to changes in society and the economy.

marx believed that the ultimate goal of this process of conflict and resolution is to create a better, more just society. he believed that the proletariat, or working class, would eventually win their struggle against the bourgeoisie and create a socialist society where everyone would be equal and there would be no more exploitation of the working class.

so, in short, dialectical materialism is a way of understanding how the world changes and progresses through conflict and resolution. it was an important part of marx's philosophy and has had a significant impact on our understanding of social and economic phenomena.

right now, what’s happening in new york city is honestly absurd. rent has gone completely out of control. even studio apartments are going for four to five thousand dollars a month. so mamdani says, “i’m going to freeze rent increases, and the city will build affordable housing.” can he actually do that? i have no idea, because it’s a complicated issue. the mayor can’t just snap his fingers and freeze rent. the state government has to approve. we’ll see how that plays out. at the very least, i think he’ll try.

public transit is a whole separate disaster. the subway system is falling apart. half the stations don’t even have elevators. they replaced the old metrocard with this new omny system, but it barely works. you used to be able to buy unlimited weekly or monthly metrocards, but they removed those. now omny claims you ride 12 times in a week and then it becomes unlimited, but then you check and your balance is negative instead of unlimited. it’s a mess.

food prices are skyrocketing. i see it where i live. there’s a trader joe’s nearby, and everyone shops there because at least it’s a little more affordable and the quality is good. other grocery stores are empty because everyone flocks to trader joe’s. and it makes sense: if you’re paying thousands for a tiny studio, of course you’re waiting in line for cheaper groceries.

anyway, what i’m saying is: people here are hungry for food that is both good and affordable. so mamdani says, “the city should run its own grocery chain. not for profit. its mission will be to provide good, affordable food.” it’s like the public city cafeterias i̇mamoğlu started in istanbul, and i fully support that idea.

new york’s city budget is around $130 billion. so the money exists to do these things. but of course, it’s not that simple. for example, he says public transit should be free. but the transit system is run by the mta, which is a state organization, not a city one. so mamdani would need to negotiate with the state. either the city covers the revenue the mta would lose, or the city starts its own bus system in selected neighborhoods as a pilot.

he also talks about free healthcare clinics. that’s actually realistic because it already exists in some form. there is a program called nyc care. i was unemployed for a while and enrolled in it, and for a year i didn’t pay a single dollar for hospital visits. if he expands that, it’s already a win.

he also promises free childcare, a $30 minimum wage, and higher taxes on the wealthy. we’ll see how much of that he can actually deliver.

but here’s what i want to emphasize: this guy won as an openly socialist candidate in the capital city of capitalism. that means something. it means you cannot just buy new york. people are saying “enough.” new york is not only wealthy folks in the upper east side. we live here too. you can’t just pretend we don’t exist.

cuomo’s side poured millions into trying to defeat him. trump supporters and billionaires backed cuomo. and even with all that money behind his opponent, mamdani still won.

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