Eric Adams is already a terrible mayor
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News that did not surprise me
Eric Adams, the new mayor of New York, aka crypto cop, has started his term off by letting us know he will be every ounce as bad as you would imagine a cop mayor would be. On his first week in office surrounded by a press crew, while waiting for the subway, he called the police on people. Yes, I will from now on be referring to Eric Adams as the snitch crypto cop. Nonetheless, if this is any indication of how Eric Adams plans to solve problems in NYC, we are in for a long ride, and I’m not talking about the delays on the G train. If you don’t live in New York, the G train is a train that comes whenever it wants and usually it doesn’t want to come when you need it.
The long ride I’m talking about is Eric Adams using the police to further oppress and harass Black people instead of actually investing in social services that will improve people’s lives. Further indication that Eric Adams is all about using the police for anything, Eric also appointed Keechant Powell as police commissioner. Keechant is so tough on crime that she thinks the Manhattan DA is being too kind by not tossing people who can’t pay for the train in prison. In addition to fulfilling his dreams as head of a police city state, Eric Adams is taking cues from Trump by appointing his brother deputy police commissioner and a corrupt friend, Philip Banks III, for the “top public safety position”. (This is not the sweet Uncle Phil.) He’s got nepotism, love for the police, and corruption, maybe Eric Adams is planning on running for president of the United States of America.
None of this news surprises me because this is exactly what I would expect from a snitch crypto cop.
News that made me feel better about hating on people who are into crypto
In the past I have made disparaging comments about people who are into crypto and I’ve felt bad about it because I know nothing about cryptocurrency. Today I’m not sorry about it because it turns out crypto is just another man-made thing that was created to destroy the planet and make people with no personalities feel special. There’s nothing remotely interesting about me but I know a whole lot about crypto, look at me I’m cool. I’m not sorry for my statements about crypto people because crypto mining is destroying the planet and the livelihood of vulnerable populations. Bitcoin mining in Seneca Valley, New York for example has led to an increase in the lake temperature because, “the facility pulls up to 139 million gallons of Seneca Lake water out a day to cool the facility, and discharges up to 135 million gallons daily with temperatures up to 108 degrees Fahrenheit.” Turning a lake into a hot tub might be fun for a romantic evening, but the trout who are recipients of this warm water are not fans. Proponents of cryptocurrency have said it will be liberatory currency, but so far it just seems like another ploy by capitalists to trick us all into thinking we will all gain from something that is only good for them and bad for the planet. So no, I’m not sorry about saying cryptocurrency is the currency of bros who don’t have a personality.
News that made smile
After two months of striking, Columbia University student workers have reached a “tentative agreement” with the university that would improve their living standards and perhaps destroy the myth of starving grad students living off of ramen. I personally lived off of hot chocolate. This news makes me smile because this was not just a win for the Student Workers of Columbia, the union, but also an example of how solidarity strengthens workers. The student workers on strike were supported by undergrad students who snuck them meals from the school cafeteria, which might sound mean if you went to my undergrad because the cafeteria food was not edible. However, in this case it was a nice gesture because I’m assuming cafeteria food from a top-tier university will actually taste like food. Faculty members also supported the strikers by joining the strike when Columbia threatened to replace striking workers, creating the largest strike of people with tweed blazers. All this is to say that the Columbia student workers were successful because of the acts of solidarity from other groups proving that when we come together to support each other we can destroy an exploitative system. So here’s to being each other's super heroes, but better because we aren’t cops.
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Lastly, I ran into this article about how Nixon started pushing Black Capitalism to suppress efforts for real Black Liberation
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