Thank you for the discussion of “What’s the remedy for acknowledged lawlessness” starting at ~55:00. It CANNOT be “Ok, stop doing that” especially in the areas you discuss. @weissmann.substack.com @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social #thebulwark
John R Decker
John R Decker
@johnrdecker.bsky.social
Transport economist; Brooklyn, BayBeee! Community dinghy sailing; Dartmouth College
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@bjkcup.bsky.social Stop the blaring horns between points!!! PTSD flashbacks to 2010 South Africa. UNWATCHABLE
Watch for this tracking shot… they did it once in the first set
Democrats are gonna lose again in mid-terms and 2028 How Luisa Became Lewis in the World’s Longest-Running Musical www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/t...
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18-year term with each session of Congress appointing exactly one justice — glad to know this idea is in circulation www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/o...
An obvious win for the Mayor — it’s already a free bus, so work on making it fast nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/13/m...
Perfectly beautiful day at the peaking Cherry Esplanade @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social
You KNOW what time it is .. www.subpop.com/artists/flig...
@tennischannel.bsky.social Thank you for the zoom-in on the main court camera…could not see the ball yesterday with the wide shot and the hazy glare
Kind of a shot-for-shot remake of Apollo, right? Hollywood really is out of ideas www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/o...
The Bar Association — hopefully like a dragon… slow to rouse, but ferocious and unrelenting in the defense of its treasure. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
I’ve always held that the missing link in the accountability chain was Professional accreditation schemes… the Bar Association (and others) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...
Wow… I supported the free buses proposal before even connecting these dots to valuable secondary savings effects www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
In regards to #theepsteinfiles , how has the punchline of this comedy trope not been referenced? “Q: What do call this act?” “A: The Aristocrats!” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ari...
Thank you for this signpost piece… useful today and for posterity: “Grifters could not exist, of course, without a population primed to be grifted.”
Donald Trump’s pardons for participants in the January 6 attack on the Capitol expose a foundational lie about the MAGA movement, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social writes.
It’s understandable to cancel any performance where the contract is with any “Trump” branded entity www.wsj.com/articles/vir...
Fantastic discussion of the phenomenon that is Larry Summers slate.com/podcasts/sla...
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Since 1980, Jamel Shabazz has been a fixture in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Now, a collection of his joyful photos is available in a new monograph. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/10/jame...
Portland’s Mayor — “Imagine the federal government sent instead 100 teachers or 100 engineers or 100 addiction specialists,” Wilson said wistfully at a news conference. @nickkristof.bsky.social