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AaronOOF
AaronOOF
@aaronoof.bsky.social
Film/TV/theater obsessed writer, cultural omnivore, politics junkie, former festival producer. San Franciscan by birth: Giants/Niners/Dubs for life! An NYC dad in Brooklyn w/ too many interests, too little time. Context=Everything=Context. outoffocus.org
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Dear @advocate.nyc.gov: How can you talk about diluting the number of voters when out of 5-million-plus registered voters, roughly 20% at best tend to elect our mayor every four years. Voters don’t show and don’t pay attention. It’s up to candidates to break through.
I just heard @bradlander.bsky.social testify to the nyc charter commission against open primaries, and as someone who ranked him first, ranked Mamdani, & did not rank Cuomo, I’ve never heard him give such an incorrect analysis. He completely misses the point & I’m quite disappointed.
Do you think that a general election in 2021 of Adams vs would have automatically led to an Adams administration. You are being incredibly myopic, short-sighted, and losing all context about politics in NYC, which is not exactly the same as the “American context.” @bradlander.bsky.social
I’m glad to hear the commissioners aren’t buying @bradlander.bsky.social’s argument. He’s making a specious argument and sounds like he’s defending the Machine and not choosing for good election practice in the current context.
I just heard @bradlander.bsky.social testify to the nyc charter commission against open primaries, and as someone who ranked him first, ranked Mamdani, & did not rank Cuomo, I’ve never heard him give such an incorrect analysis. He completely misses the point & I’m quite disappointed.
I just heard @bradlander.bsky.social testify to the nyc charter commission against open primaries, and as someone who ranked him first, ranked Mamdani, & did not rank Cuomo, I’ve never heard him give such an incorrect analysis. He completely misses the point & I’m quite disappointed.
Defending it because it’s been how we do politics in this country is irrelevant. What if ranked choice voting led to a final two of Lander vs Mamdani and we could choose between you two and not give Curtis Sliwa such a chance. This is absurd. @bradlander.bsky.social
Yes recency bias is real, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever been much sadder about a TV series ending than I am having just finished the astonishing #ANDOR. @jowrotethis.bsky.social & @malloryrubin: If your deep dive is less than 5 hours, you’re slacking! #HouseofR
No shade to @peterbakernyt.bsky.social, but “He is delusional,” sums it up without a 2 minute video analysis. #JustSaying
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Of course White House doesn’t comment on massive protests. How can they when everything is going so well? Market crashes are great! Besides, the IiC was doing the 2025 version of playing violin: “Mr. Trump, who was playing golf in Florida on Saturday,…” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
It shouldn’t be a struggle: This is what happens when somebody who doesn’t know anything thinks that he knows more than everybody, can’t be wrong, and never has faced consequences. “Investors are struggling to understand the administration’s messaging on tariffs.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/b...
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I have been beta testing Highland Pro for several months and really love it!. The clean interface lets me focus on my writing. It’s “Fountain First” approach means I don’t waste time setting/fixing styles. And the Navigator enables me to organize my documents. Congrats Team Highland! #scriptsky
We launched Highland Pro this morning! Three years of work. I’m incredibly proud of the app and the team that made it. quoteunquoteapps.com/highland-pro/
“Who are you going to believe? Me right now? Or me two nights ago when I spoke to Congress watched by more people than have ever watched a single program ever. More than watched the Moon Landing, at that was a Lot, I tell you.”
Gee I wonder why it was necessary for the President to tell his [checks notes] Senate-confirmed cabinet heads that they, not Elon Musk, are in charge of the federal departments that they were selected to run
I’m sure WaPo will publish every single submitted column about the freedom to cancel subscriptions and see where the free market takes this sadly declining legacy institution. #SadDayForNewspapers
Let's organize a flood of op-eds arguing for personal reproductive liberty, so we can demonstrate the charade Bezos is engaged in ASAP.
I remember thinking, “Thank goodness, Bezos is saving an important institution like the Washington Post,” and then appreciating his (what seemed like a) hands-off-editorial attitude until a couple years ago. But now, another step towards darkness. #DemocracyDying
SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
Does @thr.com not have copy editors? The number of blatant & simple copy issues in this not-breaking-news story is embarrassing. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Brilliant of Fox to push Super Bowl streaming to Tubi, exposing it to potential viewers & using a classic lead-out strategy by launching its first original series THE Z-SUITE, starring a known/liked actor, Lauren Graham. If only the show was good, not the worst of all possible Gen X v. Z situations.
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I know I should be plugging my own podcast, but let me tell you @dahlialithwick.bsky.social keeps me sane
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