David A Banks

@DA_Banks

writing a book about how cities are forced to act like reality tv stars in the attention economy. cohost. writing in & elsewhere

Troy, NY, USA
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Joined April 2007
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    Feb 10

    I have a new article in European Planning Studies where "I demonstrate how small to medium cities in Upstate New York are competing to be the purveyors of authentic urban living":

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    1 hour ago

    e-, cyber = now on computers! 2.0 = a new iteration that always teased a "3.0" smart = "convenience", easy, tech for everyone deep = appeals to the uncanny, computers and math as magic, with results that are surprising

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    Feb 28

    So I ran a film still of Nicolas Cage through MyHeritage's Deep Nostalgia thing.

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    4 hours ago

    🏴 New Alert 🏴 Gang has fun and discusses: - Cuomosexual harassment - Parliamentarian shenanigans - Local landlord SNAPS!! Kidnaps tenants! - IL ILliminates cash bail!

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    16 hours ago

    oh baby I hear the blues are callin’ / casper mattress and hello fresh

    Just realised that in the Frasier reboot they’re going to make him a podcaster ☹️
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    16 hours ago

    The movement fighting for Black lives is about dismantling systems of exploitation and violence. More than 80% of workers at the Amazon plant are Black. Their incredible organizing is Black liberation in action. We're bringing that St. Louis solidarity to Alabama.

    News: Congressional delegation including Andy Levin, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Terri Sewell, and Nikema Williams set to travel to Alabama Friday in support of unionization effort at Amazon plant.
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    19 hours ago

    News: Congressional delegation including Andy Levin, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Terri Sewell, and Nikema Williams set to travel to Alabama Friday in support of unionization effort at Amazon plant.

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    19 hours ago

    He should be embarrassed for being a war criminal instead

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    Former CIA Director John Brennan says that he is "increasingly embarrassed to be a white male these days."
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  9. 17 hours ago

    Lucy Lawless and Perez Hilton turn in their badge, gun, and collection of triangles. They can’t handle slipping on banana peels into a kiddie pool of 8 Balls. “There has to be a better way to ensure world domination.” They think. John McCain assures them this is the only way.

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  10. 17 hours ago

    Deep in an underground bunker Obama and the Pope share a pregnant pause. Only after Kanye West gives them his final report do they realize that the only man for the job is the man they never wanted to call into active Illuminati service: Adam Sandler.

    Replying to @nypost
    Seen that before…🤔
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    Mar 1

    This probably happened in your city too:

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  12. Retweeted
    Feb 28

    For this last day of , we honor Garnet Douglass Baltimore, whose impact on our city's landscape persists beyond his years.

    Text: Garnet Douglass Baltimore was the first black man to graduate from RPI, and went on to design Prospect Park in his hometown of Troy. Photo: Black and white photo of Garnet Baltimore, a black man in profile with short hair and large moustache.
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  13. Feb 28

    Dang the corrupt Vulcans and Romulans are using a drone to “destabilize the whole region.” What kind of evil power does that?!?

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    Feb 28

    While the national media was celebrating Cuomo, the was breaking open this story. We were attacked, but as you can see, we were correct. PLEASE click here to become a supporting subscriber to help us do this work - we can't do it without you:

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    WATCH THIS: cites the 's original reporting on Cuomo and notes that it has now taken center stage in the scandal engulfing Cuomo. Hasan says Cuomo's nursing home immunity law "looks corrupt." Watch NY Democratic 's response.
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    Feb 27

    nintendo has just announced no more pokemon and they will now be “exclusively focusing on fraiser”

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  16. Feb 28

    They didn’t have to make my man Jeffrey Combs wear this.

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  17. Feb 28

    Fewer episodes should rely on the persuasive capacity of Jonathan Archer.

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  18. Feb 28

    The Floridization of America continues apace

    Top three of straw poll: Trump: 55% DeSantis: 21% Noem: 4% Without Trump as an option, DeSantis laps the field with 43%.
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    Feb 28

    Apparently, part of being a brain genius is being embarrassingly wrong a lot.

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    Feb 28

    All of Haiti is on the move against the dictatorship of Moïse. The US govt continues to block the people and their struggle for democracy

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  21. Feb 28

    The fourth season is not bad. Vulcan intrigue, as assured me, was a hard but good turn for the series.

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