Neil deMause

Writer about things. Also, stuff. Author of @fieldofschemes and @brooklynwars. "Surprisingly levelheaded" —Publishers Weekly

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@nataliealund @DHSgov There were tons of eyewitnesses as well as video showing ICE shooting the man in the head while they had him pinned to the ground. Why on earth did you choose to "police say" this story?

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I hardly ever use this Muskworld account, so let's make it official: That's a wrap, come follow me over on Bluesky at: https://t.co/5xXy0s7HFI

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Wordle-free Tuesday to support the NYT’s striking tech workers!

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Today our @NYTGuildTech will be back on the picket line outside @nytimes. Because the @nytimes has chosen to prioritize its own greed and control over its workers, today also marks the first @newsguild strike to coincide with a presidential election in 60 years.

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This is going predictably badly.

"Last year, NY increased its tax credit to $700 million a year from $420 million and raised it to 30% of most costs. But Steiner says tax credits offered in the United Kingdom and Eastern Europe have become a problem."

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@JoeFedorowicz You haven't mentioned any actual ways Philly residents stand to gain. But, yes, evaluating stadium/arena deals is my beat. I said up front this one isn't as bad as some others, but that doesn't necessarily make it good — if that's "hating," not sure what you want from an article.

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@JoeFedorowicz Oh, this should be good. (Gets popcorn.)

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@GrantBrisbee That's only 17 outs total, so either the Giants ran into a ton of outs on the bases, or this game was called on account of darkness (or possibly the ague).

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Why don’t we know if NYCFC’s Queens soccer stadium is costing taxpayers $700m or nothing or somewhere in between? Nobody in power bothered to find out before approving it. (by me, for @HellGateNY) https://t.co/OpaSOeqGmZ

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@nysfocus Anyone who is amazed my music collection is either easily impressed or gives too many bonus points for Barbara Manning completism.

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"'From time to time, leaders are called upon to envision a better future, be bold in the implementation and execution and be undaunted by the opposition,' Gov. Kathy Hochul said at a rally to support congestion pricing in December. Apparently, Hochul is not one of those leaders."

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Just ~1.5% of all commuters into NYC's central business district were going to pay the congestion pricing toll.

By killing congestion pricing, this is who @GovKathyHochul is favoring

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I still can't definitively say what The Trypes were, but I can say what they almost were, which might be just as good. #uncertainfate https://t.co/9ZJbIWP5zH

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The standard use of “police said” articles — where the main or only source of information came from law enforcement — keeps leading the media to publish information that is outright wrong. https://t.co/eRkCQ2Etzz

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NYC real estate interests are pushing for a "vacancy reset" law to let them hike rents in regulated apartments. The other times this was tried, it ended very, very badly. https://t.co/XQkwh0ylwV

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Can New York's new law requiring registration of short-term rentals actually bring down the city's sky-high rents? The short answer: Probably, yes. The long answer: There will be math. https://t.co/OdXrPBoICV

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This will surprise absolutely no one who follows corporate subsidies, nor will the fact that Kathy Hochul is insisting that no really they're good anyway because reasons. https://t.co/0oxOEfcNC7

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I truly hope LVSportsBiz's new policy will lead to stories like "A's Claim New Stadium Will Create Some Damn Number of Jobs, So Far As We Know They Pulled It Out of Their Ass," which honestly would be some of the most accurate reporting out there. https://t.co/naNjTskU7k

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Another day, another instance of ProPublica requiring its unionized staff to produce content for a scab paper.

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This week in #uncertainfate: How Jeffrey Lewis found me, and how I found him back. https://t.co/jWinWxKjLF

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State Sen. Jessica Ramos wants to spark a "community conversation" on Mets owner Steve Cohen's casino project, but also says keeping asphalt parking lots is not an option. In a faceoff where each side can only scuttle the other's plans, who'll blink first? https://t.co/F7cGqBpVcH

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Deeply concerned that @ProPublica management is forcing my union co-workers to produce content for a scab paper. https://t.co/49FbMSNMgI