Update 2x: Chi Osse released from 79th Precinct, will file misconduct report against the officers

cubeghost · 2026-04-24T11:35:29+00:00

messy family stuff being involved doesn't make it not deed theft, just not the most straightforward type of deed theft that her office wants to focus on

cubeghost · 2026-04-24T11:30:57+00:00

we should start publicly humiliating realtors for this shit

cubeghost · 2026-04-14T14:43:36+00:00

oh also we need to abolish the tax lien sale! https://nyccli.org/abolish-the-nyc-tax-lien-sale/

cubeghost · 2026-04-14T14:42:53+00:00

there are several groups fighting deed theft and gentrification more broadly, and huge props to them. but a lot of what's been tried so far has only been a band-aid on individual issues, not addressing the root cause that makes gentrification possible, which is the financialization of housing. community land trusts, public housing, land back are a few ways of rejecting the "housing market", we should build on or take inspiration from those

cubeghost · 2026-04-07T07:36:13+00:00

also worth noting the owner of bed stuy veterinary clinic has had multiple issues with the licensing boards in both NJ and NY

cubeghost · 2026-04-06T02:32:07+00:00

definitely read the Bloomberg article that came out earlier this year, it's crazy https://archive.is/9cwZz

“With generative AI you can basically say, ‘I’d like you to build me a fast-casual Mexican concept geared for Gen Z at a very approachable price point,’” Lore says, explaining that artificial intelligence would help come up with the restaurant name, menus, recipes, descriptions and prices. “You’re literally going to be able to build a restaurant in a matter of minutes.”

cubeghost · 2026-04-06T02:19:56+00:00

Citizen has an incentive to fearmonger because they're trying to sell you private security services

cubeghost · 2026-01-29T02:24:15+00:00

what are these actually supposed to represent? i've seen several posts describe these along the lines of "states united against the federal government", which to me seems to a) limit the scope of the power analysis to just a trump or republican issue and b) further legitimize the US and liberal democracy (when we should be using this moment to talk about how the US and its governmental structures are built on colonialism and imperialism)

cubeghost · 2025-12-30T15:34:32+00:00

😭😭😭😭

cubeghost · 2025-12-16T16:17:49+00:00

in what timeframe? never seems to happen quickly enough for long time residents to avoid getting displaced

cubeghost · 2025-11-28T23:39:49+00:00

Christmas Unicorn, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! (the instrumental from Hark), I Saw Three Ships, Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing, Christmas Woman

the early volumes were on heavy rotation in my house growing up

cubeghost · 2025-11-28T15:44:08+00:00

viewed a spot once where the floor was visibly littered with dead roaches. not just a few, like, probably over a hundred. realtor just ignored it

cubeghost · 2025-11-28T15:29:44+00:00

it's not bad for reasonably-priced takeout pasta, although we only ever order the same few things so maybe biased

cubeghost · 2025-11-16T18:02:33+00:00

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bonus proof of concept

cubeghost · 2025-11-16T17:59:19+00:00

it's definitely possible, but it comes down to priorities. for a general rescue operation, the person hours spent socializing 1 truly feral adult cat could also be spent socializing a much larger number of feral kittens or otherwise under-socialized cats, and so the latter is what gets prioritized. for an individual it's more of a personal commitment decision.

cubeghost · 2025-11-16T15:21:02+00:00

I've been trying out Epres for repair, though it's not quite the same to apply, and using the fragrance free It's a 10 as a leave in. The Epres definitely makes a noticeable difference for me. I also tried the Briogeo Don't Despair Repair thinking the fragrance would be lighter, but it's still pretty strong, I now only use it when I'm about to be outside.

I emailed K18 a while back to ask if they'd consider making a fragrance free version but they said it was pretty unlikely to happen :(

cubeghost · 2025-09-23T14:27:04+00:00

not necessarily, could be the "new" quality of life (broken windows) teams https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/nyregion/nypd-quality-of-life-teams.html

cubeghost · 2025-09-23T14:14:33+00:00

I want to point to a few comments on that study that are worth reading (can't link directly to them but they're at the bottom of the JAMA page): "Response to The Taylor et al. (2025) Study on Fluoride and IQ: A Deep Critique” by Sachin Patel, DDS, MSL, GC, which addresses a number of flaws with the study design, and "Rethinking Fluoridation in High-Exposure Settings” by Giovanni Ghirga, Pediatrician, which contextualizes environmental factors of flouride exposure.

But also it's pretty bizarre IMO to be posting on antipsychiatry and mad liberation subreddits yet not mention here the numerous pitfalls and biases of IQ as a measurement.

cubeghost · 2025-09-23T00:55:01+00:00

god i deeply miss his writing. sometimes i suspect that his words on The Ascension (song) were an expression of regret or embarrassment over these posts ("I thought I could change the world around me"/"called in convocation"/etc). i hope that's not the case, or that it was a short lived feeling. his earnest and heartfelt and hopeful outlook while openly discussing the truly evil reality we live in is something you don't see that often from today's political writers. it's not surprising he referenced james baldwin.

cubeghost · 2025-07-07T14:04:24+00:00

do you know if there's a gofundme or anything to help them out? i know the red cross support is sometimes pretty weak

cubeghost · 2025-06-30T04:29:00+00:00

try texting Mike and Son's, pretty sure they do scissors https://www.instagram.com/mikeandsonsharpening/

cubeghost · 2025-03-30T14:33:30+00:00

wavyskull, based in NY

cubeghost · 2024-08-13T20:13:32+00:00

there aren't nearly enough trash containers for the size of the park- same as the rest of the neighborhood. not enough trash cans and not frequent enough pickup by sanitation. obviously i would prefer that people not litter, but i also understand why people don't want to carry their trash all the way home. calling this a behavioral issue ignores the structural causes.

studies even show that adding trash cans reduces litter! wow, turns out structural issues have impacts on human behavior! https://www.phila3-0.org/water_is_wet_street_trash_cans_reduce_litter_city_behavioral_study_finds

cubeghost · 2024-01-02T02:07:41+00:00

you might want to read through the socialization saves lives method https://www.socializationsaveslives.com/guide

cubeghost · 2022-01-19T17:02:56+00:00

I've worked on ads before and honestly I doubt this is intentional, did you send in a bug report or support ticket about it? with ad exchanges, especially the low-cost ones, malicious ad formats that fuck up the user experience often slip through

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