Steven Romalewski

La Voce di New York, the "First Italian English Digital Daily in the US", reported on the results of NYC's 2025 mayoral election & made great use of our @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social map: lavocedinewyork.com/new-york/202... Love the main graphic.

Dear Civil Servants and the Ventriloquists behind the proposed residence rules.... My letter regarding the ludicrous unimplementable highly partisan proposal regarding the 2030 census. www.zephoria.org/thoughts/arc...

Great letter from @zephoria.bsky.social opposing changes to the 2030 Census www.zephoria.org/thoughts/arc... She calls out the explicitly political, partisan nature of the changes, in stark contrast to the Bureau's rigorous data standards that the nation relies on. Civil servants, we stand with you.

Same people who say “for all intensive purposes,” most likely.

"In summary, while tax records do cover a substantial share of the U.S. population, and are a valuable source of information for ensuring an complete and accurate census count, they have limitations that must be understood and mitigated before widespread use... georgetown.app.box.com/s/mh1kpammw0...

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The most dangerous person in America right now for our democracy is Elon Musk. He is DESPERATE to block Democrats from investigating him. Who knows what wrongdoing he committed but Musk knows and he is panicked. He has Spent $500 million legally to block Democrats. What will he do illegally?!

Thank goodness.

RETIRED? Hardly! #CriminalMischief is back — with a very special episode featuring a confrontation with one of NYC's worst people!

All hands on deck to save the 2030 Census (and everything that depends on it, which is a lot!). Thanks to @vksmith.bsky.social for a great overview of the Trump administration's latest threats to the census. cc @jeffwice.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social @council.nyc.gov

New film invites you to eavesdrop on one of the greatest conversations in NYC history: In 1972, William Greaves filmed a party for Harlem Renaissance luminaries; now 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' brings that footage to theaters. Reporting by @soniaraowrites.bsky.social gothamist.com/arts-enterta...

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Can you even imagine saying to yourself "well that makes sense I'll vote for this guy" 🤦🏻‍♀️

You know, we've actually had long periods in this country's history when we taxed the very wealthiest at high rates. This isn't some uncharted territory. You might want to look at what happened to the rest of the economy. Sounds like you'll be surprised!

These MTA fare inspections on buses look like a total clown show. Bus stopped, extremely slow to inspect each fare, arguing with riders rather than just fining them, letting people go back to pay before you check them. I do not have faith in the MTA to really pull off citywide proof-of-payment.

“Trump hires people who will tell him what he wants to hear, and what he wants to hear is the sound of his boots being licked.” Holy shit. Such good writing. ✍️. @nberlat.bsky.social | @atrupar.com | Public Notice is a must-read every morning!

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Yes. That guy is a hack!

Mike Johnson threatens us with a good time: "They want to exact retribution on the Trump administration every hour of every day for the next two years"

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

Hindsight is easy, but I do think a lot about what a cataclysmic mistake it was for the Democratic establishment to concede instantly, in 2016, that "basket of deplorables" was a gaffe. It could have been used to own a hard truth, with nobody backing down from it.

I expend a lot of energy these days trying to turn AI off! I would be very happy if it went away. www.techspot.com/news/114234-...

“Deplorable” was generous.

It’s a highly illuminating interview (great on Jacobs’s side, thoroughly infuriating on Healy’s side).

On Wednesday, Democratic Sen. @wyden.senate.gov of Oregon cited NPR's reporting in a letter asking Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to explain why the Census Bureau’s parent agency removed a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

It's all kayfabe, an act of pretend conflict in order to bolster a Republican in an otherwise blue seat. Everyone knows this. Yet just this morning the nytimes wrote a profile of Collins reinforcing this false narrative that she is a moderate Trump skeptic. Why did they do that?

I am entirely serious when I say that this should be seen as a moderate position. It specifically and surgically dismantles institutions that did not exist pre-9/11 and assigns their functions much as they were assigned pre-9/11.

I've watched this ad like 10 times. It's just the best

We hope you got some rest over the weekend and Indigenous Peoples' Day. The most recent check-in on comments submitted on the proposed census rules shows: ✔️ 39,130 comments received 📣 88% opposed

Did she really say “my kid” and then correct herself to say “kids”?

I think a shocking number of our major societal problems would vanish overnight if you could magically pull the plug on the X platform and Meta, both of which are carefully designed to turn people into the worst version of themselves.

If there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.

I'll take any excuse to post this evisceration of America's dullest centrist pundit. If you've never read it before, enjoy.

Please don’t threaten me with a good time

The 2030 census is in trouble due to unprecedented political interference from the Trump administration. It's four years off, and you may be wondering, why should we care about this now? Here are some answers: countofcounting.substack.com/p/the-2030-c...

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How Proposed Census Changes Could Affect State and Local Governments www.governing.com/in-the-weeds...

Using Tax Records To Verify Residence Could Put 2030 Census Accuracy At Risk taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/using...

What a great interview between Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social and Mayor Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social with a focus on Staten Island but covering lots of issues beyond the borough www.youtube.com/watch?v=23VS...

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

What about the other direction? Will he allow Iran to bomb San Diego or LA before the midterms? /s

Socialism is something I do not like and am afraid of. Embarrassing shit from a guy with JD from Yale

"New Yorkers now have a powerful tool to push local and state officials to protect school kids from the threat posed by lead contamination." - @nypirg.bsky.social's @blairhorner.bsky.social 🚰 Interactive "Get the Lead Out" maps: www.nypirg.org/lead-in-scho... www.newsday.com/news/region-...