#tammany-hall — Public Fediverse posts

We NYers are famously snobbish about how good our tap #water is (among other things). Turns out, we're right!

Not mentioned, that water system was created by the VERY corrupt #TammanyHall political machine over a century ago.

https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/news/26-007/leading-scientists-say-new-york-city-track-continue-unfiltered-high-quality-drinking-water?fbclid=IwdGRzaARl7P9jbGNrBGXs72V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHs7vFtEa-2i8asgkvcqL6qJzJDyY2I-yhR3wTSvLhOnmZ_657NIe4OINecW-_aem_bTd8vs6P-uvlhiNEwR-i4A

#tapwater #DrinkingWater #NYC

Transatlantic: An #IrishAmerican #History Podcast: #TammanyHall: The Irish Political Machine in New York
https://shows.acast.com/transatlantic/episodes/tammany-hall-the-irish-political-machine-in-new-york

Thanks to the New York Post who answered my immediate question: how has no other sitting #nyc mayor been indicted before? Jimmy Walker wasn’t indicted!? It’s true. https://nypost.com/2024/09/25/us-news/adams-first-nyc-mayor-to-be-indicted-in-office-but-others-resigned-under-probe/ #histodons #corruption #tammanyhall

started a #wikipedia article on US politician, suffragist Annie Mathews (1866-1959), elected Register of the County of New York in 1921, re-elected in 1925: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Mathews @wikiwomeninred @nycgov #suffrage #DNC #TammanyHall #maps #politics

Chasing Shadows: The Illusion of the American Dream

The American Dream, built on hollow promises and corrupt foundations, has never truly existed. From the in-fighting of the founding fathers to the atrocities of Columbus and the compromises throughout history, oppression has been deeply rooted in the fabric of the country. It’s time to acknowledge the flaws and work towards building sustainable […]

#1787ConstitutionalConvention #1920Election #AlexanderHamilton #AmericanDream #AmericanMyth #AmericanPolitics #anarchism #capitalism #ChristopherColumbus #CompromiseOf1877 #corruption #DonTAskDonTTell #electionOf1824 #ethnicCleansing #exposingLies #foundingFathers #genocide #GeraldFord #IndigenousPeoples #inequality #injustice #LGBTQIAOppression #NativeAmericans #oppression #racism #Republican #RichardNixon #RutherfordBHayes #slaveTrade #slavery #sustainableCommunities #TammanyHall #threeFifthsCompromise #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #WarrenGHarding

#EvolvingPerspectives

https://blackandred.blog/b/ED

At least #TammanyHall made the lives of the working class better in order to buy their votes… these people have all the subtlety of an ice pick #sf #politics #criminaljusticereform

https://boltsmag.org/san-francisco-police-prosecutions/