David Zeiltin

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@kmele As a nyc moderate I worry about a Trump like effect happening w Mamdani where ppl get so deranged in their criticism that he is able to dismiss it all as hysteria, without having to answer for the reasonable concerns & legitimate criticisms.

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@kmele Don’t reach w this, this is fine. Reserve serious criticism for him bc there’s lots to criticize https://t.co/zUHHLkN6i4

[Tim Carney @TPCarney]

I'm kinda fine with this. Having the mayor there is good, and the alternative is like Goldman Sachs buying him the ticket.

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@conorsen @JBSDC I continue to believe it’s such a shame that Mamdani is so left wing. What a waste of such incredible raw political talent. I want Dems to produce a moderate Mamdani in 2028

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

Reynoso has a terrible record on housing. He made the YIMBY switch 5 mins. Claire will do anything Zohran says, she will prob support the Sunnyside yard development in her district more enthusiastically bc Zohran is doing it while Reynoso will raise concerns about Trump funding it. Just like AOC switched on Sunnyside bc now it’s Zohran doing it.

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

Lol I think ur opinions are a hit and miss but that’s why u are a good follow. Plus unlike the other freaks working at Manhattan Institute u are not racist or fascistic and ur writing doesn’t seem full of personal animus. Don’t block me I enjoy your takes & want to follow a good faith right wing person!

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@MicahLasher is entirely funded and beholden to Bloomberg who funded ads calling Mamdani a terrorist and jihadist. Lasher himself was the architect of stop & frisk. He also has implied he regretted voting for Mamdani. There is no political calculation since Zohran is at 66%. I like Bores better.

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@jessesingal I continue to believe it is such a shame that he’s so left wing. What a waste of such incredible raw political talent.

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

I just think u are going after the wrong target. The whole institute is full of racist freaks like @Jesse_Leg, semi fascists like @Rafa_Mangual and ofc the sociopath Chris Rufo. Even the president @reihan is full of hate. Haven’t seen anything that personalistically vile from @CharlesFLehman yet even tho he has v right wing ideas. @nicole is actually someone I can read bc it isn’t dripping w contempt even tho she can be super hung up on her few issues.

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@VitalCityNYC What’s the context for this?

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@VitalCityNYC Why are u highlighting this now? Whats the context?

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@PEWilliams_ @jbarro @nicolegelinas She got a lot of shit for these takes defending him but I have definitely taken her willingness to stick her neck out on this particular incident as a sign that Nicole is a good faith person even if she has shit takes sometimes https://t.co/P1N4JMrqfO

[Nicole @nicolegelinas]

They are very proud of their speeches calling all Muslims “mongrels” and saying nonwhite people should go back to their countries. I just heard them! That is indisputable. Whereas, yes, if two teens come out of nowhere with sophisticated operational bombs and claim an ISIS motive in week two of a war whose well-resourced target may (or may not!) have plans for nyc, it is actually ok, as a local elected nyc official with a global platform, to take a deep breath and do a police and prosecutorial investigation before taking what could be bait. It may be and probably is what it looks like or it may not be.

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@PEWilliams_ @jbarro @nicolegelinas They went off the rails long ago with Chris Rufo encouraging an ethnic pogrom against Haitian immigrants with the “They’re eating the cats” slander. Nicole seems the least racist and malicious of the remaining bunch even if she’s petty and has her issue specific hang ups.

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@PEWilliams_ @jbarro @nicolegelinas I think her take is shit but I’m willing to believe it’s sincerely held bc she has weird idiosyncratic takes like opposing self driving cars that others on MI support. I would put my fire on others at MI who are much bigger hacks arguing in bad faith.

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@PEWilliams_ @jbarro I’m trying to say that @nicolegelinas doesn’t share the institutional views as everyone else at MI so I can imagine she personally is opposed to the sports thing. She is also much softer and complimentary about Mamdani on other stuff she agrees w him than others at MI

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@MicahLasher But u are being funded by Bloomberg, who recently funded ads calling Mamdani a terrorist. Lol

[David Zeiltin @zeiltin]

@mattyglesias There are many different ways for this https://t.co/IYrhwwhhk5

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

I'm pleased to invite @Wemby to our second Commission on Government Efficiency hearing on Wednesday June 10th 5-8pm, where we'll be asking the public for their thoughts on how government can run better. Would love to have you there for the whole time!