Justin Kalifowitz

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Justin Kalifowitz

@JKalifowitz

New York City Katılım Mart 2009
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I can’t believe I have to explain what’s happening here, but here goes. Elite students of Ivy League schools have glamorized oppression so much that they have now reached role play status to satisfy their fantasies. Here, the students have appropriated the suffering of Gazans and are cosplaying as living through humanitarian crisis. In their American make-believe story where Ivy League infrastructure sets the scene, the students play Gazans and the school administration plays Israel. Israel (the school) is blocking their “basic humanitarian aid” in this play, and if they don’t receive it soon, they will “die of thirst and starvation” (appropriating exact experiences of Gazans). They also destroy upper class buildings and claim them as “liberated” while the students repeat chants in zombie-like chorus, playing the roll of “freedom fighters” destroying Israeli infrastructure and claiming them freed. If I’m alive in a world where people don’t see the levels of perversion in this, I give up. You don’t see this in lower tier schools from kids of lower socio-economic standing because they aren’t plagued with the guilt of privilege that they’re seeking to launder through Middle East role plays of feigned suffering. This is as first world dystopia as it gets. Meanwhile, these Ivy League students who can have much more than a glass of water and as much food as their stomachs can take are commanding the attention of the media and the entire American audience, while actual Gazans who need humanitarian aid are ignored. I still have to pinch myself that people don’t see this.
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Justin Kalifowitz@JKalifowitz·
@packyM Find the biggest field you can on a sunny day. Like a mind-blowing huge open space for a 2 year old and let them wander further than they ever have before. Central Park, Storm King or most public school fields in the suburbs etc all work.
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Packy McCormick
Packy McCormick@packyM·
What are some fun weekend activities for 2 year olds? We just pulled him out of his SAT prep class, why bother at this point, so have 8 new hours to fill.
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@bhargreaves These spaces exist in commercial buildings in Singapore and are always rammed with kids
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Brad Hargreaves
Brad Hargreaves@bhargreaves·
An all-day bouncy castle experience for NYC kids who have off school tomorrow costs $300 per kid so the new what-do-we-do-with-all-this-vacant-office-space just dropped
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Steve Schlafman@schlaf·
I’ve been starting my workday with a 30 minute walk to get focused and present. No music. No podcasts. Just the hum of the city and my thoughts. I used to think that taking walks during the workday was a waste of time, but now I realize that it actually helps me show up better.
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Justin Kalifowitz@JKalifowitz·
@OswaldFeliz We needs standards and we need subsidies to bring safe, high quality e-bikes to the masses. Just like we subsidize cars.
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Oswald Feliz@OswaldFeliz·
Driving in Albany and saw this ebike fire. We’re all struggling with this, and look forward to working w. colleagues to pass my bill to set standards in NYC. We need federal action though, to set standards that would apply to all regions. These fires can do a lot of damage.
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Billy Mann
Billy Mann@BillyMann·
Wonder what, if anything, will come out of the @Ticketmaster hearings other than @taylorswift inadvertently proving she could run for President?
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Justin Kalifowitz@JKalifowitz·
@nickducoff Eh, this is just the illusion of governance. The outcome was only going to be the outcome he wanted and that his creditors will sign off on.
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Sam Valenti IV
Sam Valenti IV@VALENTI·
check out this new band from Bristol. sound of the summer.
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Steve Schlafman@schlaf·
@NWischoff Breads chocolate babka is something special. I indulge on one every few weeks. @JKalifowitz says their babka is just chocolate cake but I beg to differ.
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Nichole Wischoff
Nichole Wischoff@NWischoff·
By hour 32 in NYC I end up alone in my hotel room staring at a loaf of chocolate babka from Breads contemplating my entire existence. Wonder if its just me.
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Justin Kalifowitz@JKalifowitz·
@agounardes All state fees (registration, plates etc…) could be weight based. Toll roads should charge heavy vehicles more. Extra $ to transit.
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Justin Kalifowitz@JKalifowitz·
TAP was a huge part of how I paid for college. I jumped through the most comical hoops to qualify as a “full time” student (while working full time) almost exclusively to get this grant. Long overdue correction for so many of the most stretched New Yorkers.
Governor Kathy Hochul@GovKathyHochul

Our tuition assistance program wasn't delivering for all of today’s New Yorkers. That's why I was proud to expand TAP so it works for part-time students — and kicks in as soon as students enroll. Now 75,000 more New Yorkers can get an affordable education. That’s a big deal.

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Justin Kalifowitz@JKalifowitz·
@DavidZipper @NHTSAgov Do you think there are blockers preventing this expanding to all licensed vehicles (ie taxi / ride share) or is it only something the city can bring to its owned fleet?
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David Zipper
David Zipper@DavidZipper·
If you’re looking for a way to curb reckless speeding in your community, NYC’s new pilot offers to a compelling strategy: Stop waiting on @NHTSAgov, and focus on the cars that your city, county, and state already control. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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David Zipper
David Zipper@DavidZipper·
Speed limiters could reduce traffic deaths, but federal regulators have refused to require them. NYC has found a clever workaround: Install the devices on the city's own fleet, and then get others to follow suit. Me, in @CityLab, with 🧵 below bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Justin Kalifowitz@JKalifowitz·
@patkiernan The best exhibit in the city, by a mile. This suggestion can only be improved by first ordering the chicken parm at Parkside directly across from (and before going to) the Lemon Ice King.
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Pat Kiernan
Pat Kiernan@patkiernan·
I'm thinking Lemon Ice King paired with a Queens Museum visit to spot my neighborhood on the NYC panorama.
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