Daniel Altschuler 🦋 @altochulo.bsky.social

We can all learn so much from young people.

There is no shortage of courage in our country right now. It is just unevenly distributed. I appreciate @GuardianUS for publishing my piece exploring the tremendous gap in courage between everyday people and elites—and calling on more elites to stand up. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Why haven’t American elites stood up for Minnesota? | Daniel Altschuler ⁦@altochulo⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Some thoughts on how backsliding democracies become repressive regimes theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I haven't been here in a while. Just popping in to say you can find me on Blue Sky: @altochulo.bsky.social

NEW 📄 Neoliberalism must be understood not just as a policy project but equally as a cultural project. In a new report, @shamsshahrzad @dbhargava68 & @harryhanbury show why progressives can’t afford to focus on policy alone & must engage in mass culture: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/t…

ICYMI: Our @JLopez_MRNY & @AngeMariaSolis joined @dbhargava68 & @stephanie_luce_ for an episode of the Practical Radicals podcast to talk about our community organizing model and our $2.1B win for excluded workers in 2021 with the @FEWCoalition. #ExcludedNoMore Available on Spotify & Apple! 🎙️Listen to it now: theplatypus.substack.com/p/practical-ra…

In honor of #NationalCaregiversDay, we honor caregivers like Izzy. For almost four years, Izzy was part of the incredible team of nine caregivers that cared for Ady and helped make his life possible. Listen to Izzy’s story. ❤️

Did you know that there is special election happening in Congressional District NY-03, which covers Nassau County & parts of Queens? This is the election to replace George Santos, who was expelled from Congress. So much is at stake for immigrant and working class New Yorkers.

💔We are heartbroken to learn about the passing of trans community leader @CeciliaGentili. Cecilia was a trans and queer community organizer and actress who dedicated her life to creating spaces for healing and transformation... /1

Asked about NYC only processing 14% of cash assistance applications within the legally required timeframe, Mayor Adams says he "inherited a mess in the bureaucracy." But in FY21 (the second half of which Adams was in office for), NYC's timeliness processing rate was 95.4%.

STATEMENT: Following the release of a Senate Border deal, our @TheoOshiro, said: "The proposals in this bill would cause irreparable damage to our immigration system." Full statement below👇

Wait til they hear Talkin' Bout a Revolution...

GOAT

Lots more here, including details on how Pilip has, at times, misrepresented her role in the I.D.F. “As a gunsmith, she was not a paratrooper,” said Nachman Shai, a former Israeli military spokesman and Labor Party minister.

Immigration is looming larger in the campaign, partly because it's becoming harder for Republicans to run against Biden on the economy. But there's a strong case that immigration has been a key part of Biden's economic success 1/

BREAKING: The NYPD's wasteful and dystopian robot will no longer patrol the Times Square subway station. Its deployment breached the POST Act, which requires basic transparency over the NYPD's proposed use of invasive technologies. Good riddance! More: legalaidnyc.org/wp-content/upl…

Today is a big day for democracy! The NYS Public Campaign Finance Program (PCFP) crossed the threshold of more than 200 candidates across the political spectrum, from Buffalo to Brooklyn, have opted into the voluntary program.

Knicks are the best story in the league as of late. A lot of narratives flying around—it's trade season, so of course there are—but it's insane how good (dominant, really) they've been for the past month. x.com/WorldWideWob/s…

YES, we have the Jalen Brunson highlights 🎥⤵️

Jalen Brunson gets serenaded from the MSG crowd after dropping 40 points in the Knicks 9th-straight win! Brunson was earlier selected to his first NBA All-Star game 👏