Raptorpat

still true

actually I think it's because SSA comms is controlled by political appointees

i just got an email from the Social Security Administration praising the passage of the bill

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/02/andrew-cuomo-new-york-sharpton-00437927

MNYCGA

Would it work like the jungle primary system? One universal primary for every candidate, and then top two move to the general.

for the record I 100% appreciate your ability to spot any dancing and drop the "no that's trash talk" and I think you should moderate the next political debate pooh:

happy 20th 18th birthday!

Not to ignore the subtext, because it's there for a reason for it to be subtext in the first place. I mean like a "reset" for the rest of us idiots trying to responsibly follow along. That example about the slogans is more obvious. It's either intentional or irresponsible, and neither is a good look (but it does beg the same question, which is it). But the example I gave seemed like a relatively straightforward answer at first, but then the counterpoint about his particular phrasing was raised that I didn't know I looking for because it was an omission. If that was a wink and nod, stop winking and stop nodding and just say what you actually believe so I can just judge you for your core belief. Same for the pols who say "I don't like what he's said" but don't actually say what he's said. Treat me like I'm stupid and need to be talked to literally.

I've been dwelling, because that's what I do. So take "All Lives Matter" - it seems pretty self-evident and otherwise innocuous in the abstract. But we know from experiencing the context that it is a response specifically intended to devalue BLM. This in a lot of ways feels like that exercise, except every statement has 80 years' worth of subtext to catch up on. "Israel has the right to exist as a state with equal rights." Is that an innocuous statement or is it provocative? Because he's been called out for saying that instead of "Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state"? Does he need to do a JFK speech where he explicitly lays out his position ("just because I'm Catholic doesn't mean I'm an agent of the Pope")? Or can we just get like a conversational reset to re-articulate the actual baseline positions without relying on layers of subtext? Otherwise the next six months are just going to be a complete slog.

it leaves him the option depending on how things shake out over the next couple months

I don't know offhand how limited the injunction is now, but the majority basically said judges have to analyze how broad a proposed injunction can be without being too broad.

Whether or not he runs, Cuomo's name WILL be on the ballot. https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/politics/cuomo-mamdani-mayor-november-ballot