Jesse again

@misctakes

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Jesse again@misctakes· 5d

glad to see the press picking up on Decker's weird compulsive lies (also lol it's even worse than I thought)

Decker said voters “deserve to know more about why [MacKay] didn’t vote in the most consequential presidential election in our lifetime,” confirming July 27 that she meant “the 2024 general election that returned Donald Trump to power, despite speaking frequently about the harms of his administration and voting in that year’s Democratic primary.” Decker also noted MacKay’s past political registration as a Republican.

The MacKay campaign shared documentation from Cambridge’s Election Commission showing they did vote Nov. 5, 2024, the seventh time they voted in Cambridge since 2021. “Kamala Harris wasn’t my perfect presidential candidate, but I volunteered for her and I voted for her in November because we all know how dangerous Trump is,” MacKay said.

It is part of MacKay’s story as a candidate that they “grew up as a closeted LGBTQ+ kid in a conservative part of Florida,” and in the video MacKay said that there they “answered the call of local racial justice activists to participate in our local competitive elections and vote for the lesser of two evils in the closed Republican primaries.”

Decker said MacKay “did not mention” at a recent debate that “they remained registered as a Republican for at least five years after moving to Cambridge.” MacKay said Thursday that they would not mentioned such as thing, because it is “not the case. I have never been a registered Republican in Massachusetts.” MacKay said they moved to Cambridge at 18.

It is left to voters in the Sept. 1 primary – there are no other candidates in the November general election – to decide the value of Decker highlighting the Republican past of a nonbinary Democratic Socialist labor organizer who leads the Cambridge Democratic City Committee.

Jesse again@misctakes· 8d

👍

Jesse again@misctakes· 9d

Many people are saying!

screenshot of instagram story with group pic from Evan MacKay canvass
caption is:

First 100 person canvass in my 9 years of campaigns and it's a lil state rep race!!

@evanforcambridge has real momentum and will win if we keep it up!!!

screenshot of instagram story with video from pre canvass Evan rally

caption is

Biggest canvass of my life
Been canvassing for 40 years
Vote September 1

Was so great to have so many new and experienced canvassers and community leaders with us yesterday! This is how we build an unstoppable movement!

Jesse again@misctakes· 10d

Good morning! Come join me in a bit for @cambridgedsa.bsky.social Coffee with Comrades! bdsa.us/CoffeeWithCDSA Or if that's too early for you, start at Porter at noon for (knock on wood) @evanforcambridge.bsky.social's biggest canvass yet!

Coffee with Comrades
Meet fellow socialists and connect with neighbors
Saturday August 1, 10-11:30 am, RSVP for location

Jesse again@misctakes· 29d

Love a city councilor whose response to a fascist putting a target on one of his colleagues is to say "not me! It's her you want! I'm one of the good ones!"

Burhan Azeem quoting "Lee Kuan Yimby" on X, posting about Ayah Al-Zubi voting to get rid of ShotSpotter, and erroneously citing that Azeem joined her in that vote.

Azeem's comment:

"For the love of god, do some research and I was not one of the 5 people who voted to remove it.

So much so that all the activists in town are still mad at me about it"

Below that is an image of an anti Shotspotter flyer on a street pole with a call to action to call Azeem

the original post from "Lee Kuan Yimby"

"This is the 23 year old DSA Councilwoman Ayah. A. Al-Zubi in Cambridge who proposed getting rid of shot spotter along with Burhan Azeem. Cost this man his life a month later."

Jesse again@misctakes· Jul 10

oh my fucking god

youtube thumbnail of Emma Vigeland hosting Ryan Grim for Majority Report's Casual Friday

Jesse again@misctakes· Jul 8

It's always nice to get validation of my past decisions

screenshot of Parker's quote of Sky Marchini showing that I have Sky muted

Jesse again@misctakes· Jul 8

another facebook marketplace email:

"A recently listed product you may be interested in."

(picture of two police badges)

FALL RIVER CONSTABLE...
$35
Somerset, MA
Two Constable badges price is for both. U must...

Jesse again@misctakes· Jul 6

that was fast

my podcast feed, an episode titled "it happened here" right after a podcast called "it could happen here"

Jesse again@misctakes· Jul 4

we made it btw thank u gracie for taking care of dinner yesterday

shot of me and my wife holding our sundaes in novelty baseball cap bowls. they have marshmallow fluff cones on top and lots of toppings

Jesse again@misctakes· Jul 1

A recently listed product you may be interested in

Sofa Cum Bed
$50
Waltham, MA
Title: Modern Black Sofa Bed / Futon with Cup…

(pic of a normal looking black couch)

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 29

I mean I guess that could be a definition of "affordable" but I think most people would consider it a silly one

“Another way to look at [the definition of] affordable is less expensive than the alternative,” McGovern said. “If you take a project where before multifamily housing, a developer would’ve built a single-family $3 million home and after multifamily housing is building six townhouses at … $2 million, right? Those are still six units that are cheaper than what the alternative was before.”

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 28

I'm not even mad this is just funny

ups tracking for a shipment that started in New Mexico on monday, made it to Illinois by Thursday where got stalled by a railroad mechanical failure, then the next update is on Saturday when it's in Idaho and apparently it's been incorrectly sorted which "may lead to a delay"

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 28

(proceeds to include none of this supposedly fun argument)

last line of the piece: "We think hey, it's fun to argue over."

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 26

ok I'll allow this one (posted by David Grubbs on facebook of all places, thanks @bsearles.bsky.social for liking it into my algorithm)

reflecting pool meme but they've superimposed a colorized version of the album art from Slint's Spiderland, with the band members peeking their heads out of the water. the water has been colorized green. over their heads the horizon is from DC, with the Washington Monument towering over them.

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 25

Feel like I should get some kind of prize

Your order #30000 has been shipped by USPS - Flat Rate Ground Shipping USA.

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 24

hey whoa it's almost time for the 2nd Annual TINY CIRC DESK CONCERT! This Saturday 1 to 3 pm at the @bpl.boston.gov Shaw-Roxbury Branch! #librarysky #boston

(graphic styled like an old school library check out card)
SHAW-ROXBURY LIBRARY (supported by BPL Fund Catalyst Grant)
AUTHOR: Akunna Eneh, Paul Willis, and DJ Troy Frost
TITLE: Tiny "Circ" Desk Concert

Two columns for "DATE DUE" and "BORROWER'S NAME" - in this case it's for the date of the show and the performers
This year's is 6/27/2026: Ikebana, Mada Silva, Jo Rivers with Special Guest: Najee Janey
(above that crossed out is last year's show details)

Hosted by AJARY
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Doors 12:30pm
Location: 149 Dudley St., Roxbury, MA 02119

DO NOT LOSE THIS CARD. PROPERTY OF ROXBURY RESIDENTS.

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 24

Wow Instagram, tell us how you really feel

screenshot of instagram notification:

Suggested thread for you by taylorlorenz: Not that anyone should listen to this grifter, but...

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 23

Them tasty food!

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 23

So tired of these ignorant nimbys and their slopulist scare mongering about data centers… (taps earpiece)

BRUSSELS -Europe must prioritize artificial intelligence over its immediate climate ambitions or risk surrendering its tech sovereignty to China.

That's the view of the president of the European Data Centre Association, which lobbies the EU on behalf of data center
companies.

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 19

Getting these spam texts like 4 times a week now

Hey this is Sam! I'm in the area doing tree work and just wanted to see if you need help with anything? I appreciate it

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 18

*slaps roof of screenshot* This can fit so many putative allies in it

drop site posting that Ro Khanna is signing the Track AIPAC pledge. Ryan Grim makes a cameo in the Z screenshot

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 17

they should do like one of those apologetic Tesla bumper stickers

But Weinstein wrote that Harvard’s policy “leaves room” for HKS to consider “some form of contextualization of Wexner’s past association with Jeffrey Epstein.”

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 16

We are now empty nesters

The dove's nest on the back porch ladder, now empty

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 16

Update: @cambridgemass.bsky.social responded in the comments:

instagram comment from @cambridgemass
Your video was brought to our attention and we wanted to share a message from the License Commission. Proposed changes are in their draft form and are by no means representative of a final proposal. The draft was published as a conversation starter and meant to solicit feedback. There will be meetings after July where feedback received will be discussed in greater detail and any necessary amendments to the proposals will be made. Any updated rules and regulations will not be voted on until all feedback is taken into account and carefully discussed. The License Commission encourages feedback to be sent to license@cambridgema.gov.

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 15

so apparently the @cambridgemass.bsky.social license commission is voting tomorrow on some of the most draconian liquor rules in the country out of nowhere for no apparent reason. Email them at license@cambridgema.gov if you want to say what the heck guys via www.instagram.com/reel/DZnMcEW...

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 14

gotta admit this may be the funniest possible ad to accompany an article about sad Dave Matthews fans

an ad with the words "Why This $49 invention is Making $800 Pressure Washers obsolete" - the pretty clearly ai generated video shows some device using water to blast a thick brown substance off of a couch

text above it says: "But then, in mid-college, I traveled with some friends to see the Dave Matthews Band. Although their CDs lived along with many others of mine, I wasn't a huge fan. But something changed after I saw them live."

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 12

so you gonna stop posting there or just "call on him" to change

Since Elon Musk purchased Twitter in October 2022, its algorithm has shifted dramatically in favor of extremists. A recent study found that a few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing, and it has a lasting impact. On the day that Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire, we call on him to use his power to reduce and mitigate the impact of the dangerous rhetoric he’s amplified on X.

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 12

That said I'm glad she's posting about Sama Safi and the other kidnapped students (and @dropsitenews.com though they haven't bothered posting about them here either)

tweet from @reprashida
Sama Safi is a 20-year old U.S. citizen and student who was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from her family home at 3am last week and remains in Israeli prison. She has a chronic health condition and requires daily medication. Her life is at risk—our government must free her now!

quotes a tweet from drop site "Israeli Forces Arrest Female Students in Pre-
Dawn Raid on Birzeit University
Israeli forces arrested four female students from Birzeit University in a pre-dawn raid on the town of..."
(images of sama)

Jesse again@misctakes· Jun 7

Favorite new neighbors: the goose throuple and their kids