"When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York." — Molly Crabapple
Always a fan of Molly's art, words, and her encyclopedia worth of historical knowledge.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/01/zohran-mamdani-new-york-mayor-antisemitism
"You do not bring a persuasive argument to a gunfight" —Sarah Jeong, on how far things have slipped over a year
(It's mostly far more nuanced, I just gravitate to the meatier bits)
https://www.theverge.com/policy/849609/charlie-kirk-shooting-ideology-literacy-politics
Some Ursula K. Le Guin for your new Year's eve and your new year ahead
"All of us have to learn how to invent our lives, make them up, imagine them. We need to be taught these skills; we need guides to show us how. If we don't, our lives get made up for us by other people."
Secure file sharing back on the new blog with OnionShare https://andrewfordlyons.net/2025/12/30/secure-file-sharing-back-on.html
On the people who saw it coming...
https://newrepublic.com/article/204254/survey-2024-election-cassandras-trump-2025
This White House is taking McCarthyism global.
This White House is taking McCarthyism global.
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Lol, what are you even playin' at?
You can, for now, see that '60 Minutes' segment that Bari Weiss de facto colluded with the White House to spike because CBS Canada didn't get the memo on time. Our only hope is their incompetence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F81WnOyDXD4&t=7s https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6703e93bab06f5b50c2e67ae065bd04968d439d1a0d5ec68d4da3107bb29cb46/9d928c3863f1ce557c0f3d82525463d48c3eb012d6c1898d6d73f7d9ae00920b.webp
Boo!
You can, for now, see that '60 Minutes' segment that Bari Weiss de facto colluded with the White House to spike because CBS Canada didn't get the memo on time. Our only hope is their incompetence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F81WnOyDXD4&t=7s https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6703e93bab06f5b50c2e67ae065bd04968d439d1a0d5ec68d4da3107bb29cb46/9d928c3863f1ce557c0f3d82525463d48c3eb012d6c1898d6d73f7d9ae00920b.webp
"In the United States of America," Vance said, "you don't have to apologize for being white anymore.”
This is just a fascist rally. There's no disagreement over the direction of maga by its attendees. There's only the start of a race over who gets to lead next.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/21/politics/jd-vance-turning-point-usa
AP reports that files are going missing from the DOJ Epstein Files archive, and now I see on social platforms multiple accounts promising to have zip files of the ‘complete’ archive you can download (no, there are no previews) and, well, this is a super great way to get malware. Don’t do that. https://apnews.com/article/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-9290fcaad1cb6fcb1cbc1befabc01994 https://www.justice.gov/epstein
'The strawberry is dead.' https://andrewfordlyons.net/2025/12/14/the-strawberry-is-dead.html
There is no ceasefire, just a rate limit. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6703e93bab06f5b50c2e67ae065bd04968d439d1a0d5ec68d4da3107bb29cb46/b5c6aae90bf2941654195d03951549b9ab535b6720c22979a390ee563adefbcb.webp
There is no ceasefire, just a rate limit. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/6703e93bab06f5b50c2e67ae065bd04968d439d1a0d5ec68d4da3107bb29cb46/5c4ebd0c85fcf8a1d704c1033865f830d04b2ff6803f3a22f1d5b4b7860428cc.webp
"“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has embarked on a spending spree, signing contracts worth up to $25 million for a smorgasbord of spy technology: social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools, and more.”
…."
"“What’s new is that the federal government now openly says it will use its supercharged spy capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions.”"
— The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law 
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/ice-wants-go-after-dissenters-well-immigrants
Phreeli launched today. It's an anonymous phone carrier founded by privacy advocate Nicholas Merrill. Minimal legal information in the US to purchase an account is just a zip code, everything your carrier asks for in addition to that is for tracking purposes. https://www.wired.com/story/new-anonymous-phone-carrier-sign-up-with-nothing-but-a-zip-code/
"India's telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app that cannot be deleted..."
"No, no, no, and no" needs to be the answer.
Lol, this lecture came on the radio now. Decided to look up Rutger Bregman. This is the top result. BBC left the part where he warns about declining trust in media, but censored the part where he warns about “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
I jump between Python IDEs, but nice to see Python stick with DEI, and tell the US to stick it for trying to use funding to wage its culture wars.
If you are doing online campaigning in the year of our lord 2025 and your instant/easy share buttons are still just 'post to Facebook' & 'post to Twitter' then you are not paying attention.