Mamdani's Plan to Seize Property, ExplainedJun 8
new york city's mayor wants to take private properties and transfer their ownership to nonprofits. the city's recent history shows why that's a terrible idea
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I Used AI to Email 3,800 Ivy League Bureaucrats, Now My School Is Investigating Me
it costs $93,064 to attend brown university. the annual budget deficit is $46 million. i wanted to know where the hell all the money was going.
Alex Shieh
Apr 1, 2025
Earlier this month, Brown University sophomore Alex Shieh lit the internet on fire after asking the school’s small army of non-instructional staff to justify their jobs, receiving coverage from Newsweek and Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. Today in Pirate Wires, he writes about the inspiration behind his project — and its aftermath.
Mamdani's Plan to Seize Property, Explained
California’s War on Nick Shirley, ExplainedJun 1
dubbed the “stop nick shirley act” by critics, california’s ab2624 has passed through the state assembly — a necessary protection from doxxing? or a middle finger to the first amendment?
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Pratt SummerMay 27
pirate wires #160 // the reality tv villain who just shattered the honesty taboo in los angeles, and the power of a local politician who talks about local politics
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