Benjamin Lowe

@benjaminlowe.bsky.social

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Brooklyn dad, recovering campaigner, improving challah baker. Brooklyn Democratic County Committee Member (the Fightin' 44th!). Strategic data insights for progressive campaigns and causes at INTRVL.

A monkey bread cools in a Bundt pan on a wire rack.
A view of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse from across the street, where a line has formed.
Three t-shirts screen-printed with “NYC Jews For Zohran” in the shape of a Z surrounded by the text, “CHILDCARE FOR ALL — FAST FREE BUSES — FREEZE THE RENT”
Bluesky user Patrick Hruby asks, “What disagreements, exactly, was he bridging via his work and words?” Sally Jenkins replies via quote post, “He argued with civility. It’s a start.”
Antifa radicals wearing masks while—hang on I’m getting an update that these are in fact ICE agents
Ben Lowe and Brad Lander smile in a selfie taken at the 2025 JFREJ Mazals.
A pile of bright red berries sit in a pile in a pink wheelbarrow.
The sun sets pinkily and orangily over a Maine harbor full of boats.
A news article excerpt which reads, “Cuomo has an underwater favorability rating with City voters, 37-54%, and an even worse 29-61% favorability rating with statewide voters, the worst ever favorability rating for Cuomo in a Siena poll. In fact, among Democrats statewide, Cuomo’s favorability rating is 36-56%, down from 51-39% in March," Siena pollster Steven Greenberg said.
Protesters holding banners block traffic at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza.
A view of Citi Field from the 300-level stands behind and above home plate. The Mets are bearing the giants 8-6 in the bottom of the 6th inning.
An article excerpt which reads, "And where is the counter-narrative? The progressive left seemingly has no opinion on men getting laid. It has opinions on everything else. It has opinions on women getting laid (good for them), it has opinions on toxic masculinity (bad) and it has opinions on gender equality (there should be more of it). But it is completely silent on the subject of men getting laid - which, generally speaking, they are very interested in doing, and will continue to be interested in regardless of whether progressives want to talk about it."
A photo of a six-strand poppyseed challah cooling on a piece of parchment paper.
Ricky Gervais, "atheist" written across his chest, has his arms wrapped around an upright microphone stand and is apparently holding his body perpendicular to the ground.
A "Gunshow" comic by KC Green featuring "The Whizzard," a D&D NPC obsessed with urine. https://gunshowcomic.com/471
Challah French toast cooks in an electric skillet.
A braided loaf of challah cools in a rack.
A photograph of a presentation at a political conference. The entire bottom third of the projection screen is obscured by the heads of attendees close to the screen.
“ Zohran Mamdani plans on starting hundreds of new city programs, such as $65 million towards gender-affirming care for minors, that are unproven to alleviate New Yorkers financial burdens that could lead to higher taxes and adding another $70 billion to the city debt to pay for these programs.”
Text which reads, “ Eric Adams has made it a priority to work closely with state and federal administrations to ensure that New York City is provided with the necessary resources to improve necessary infrastructure and programs.”
An excerpt from a New York Times article. The following text is highlighted: "If the polls show that he is not the highest-ranked challenger to Mr. Mamdani by early September, he will pledge to drop out of the race" The full text reads, "The decision by Mr. Cuomo, who had been questioning whether to run after his crushing Democratic primary defeat by Mr. Mamdani, a state assemblyman and a democratic socialist, will be announced in a video that is expected to be released this week, according to three people familiar with his decision. If the polls show that he is not the highest-ranked challenger to Mr. Mamdani by early September, he will pledge to drop out of the race, the people said. He will encourage the other challengers — Mayor Eric Adams, who is running as an independent; Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee; and Jim Walden, an independent — to do the same. (The plan was hatched by Mr. Walden.)"
A Spongebob video still of a fish angrily holding up its fists and saying, "how many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?"
The man in the hot dog suit from "I Think You Should Leave" wearing a prison guard badge and hat.
The total votes for Trump, Harris, and Slotkin on in the 2024 general election as a percentage of the total votes cast (5.7 million).
A weird AI illustration of two identical heavy-set shirtless bearded men in blue shorts. One's arm extends to the other's abdomen where his hand below the wrist is missing, apparently inside the other man.
A map of the first-round vote share from the June 2025 Mayoral primary in Harlem and the South Bronx with a crude marking of Espaillat’s District.
A bag of Bamba peanut butter puffs (made from human babies? Doesn’t say they’re not anywhere on the bag).
A three-panel meme in which a cartoon penguin sitting at an office desk says, "nine one one what is your emergency," "what do you mean," "that's illegal people can't do that"
A chart of US manufacturing output in current dollars from 1997 ($1.4 trillion) to 2021 ($2.5 trillion). Source: https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/usa/united-states/manufacturing-output
A satirical New York Times headline at mamdanitimes.com says, “Full Transcript: Mamdani Told Waitress 'You Too' After She Said 'Enjoy Your Meal'”
A closeup photo of a loaf of challah with poppy seeds.
An excerpt from the Wikipedia article about Thomas Kinkade which reads, The [LA] Times further reported that he openly fondled a woman's breasts at a South Bend, Indiana, sales event, and alleged his proclivity for ritual territory marking by urination, once relieving himself on a Winnie the Pooh figure at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim while saying, "This one's for you, Walt."
Two books next to each other on display at a bookshop: “Democracy! A positive primer on people power” and “How Democracies Die.”
Table of NYC mayoral results showing Mamdani crushing Cuomo, who should retire from politics. Table available at https://enr.boenyc.gov/rcv/026916_1.html
An unnerving, tightly cropped photo of Mark Zuckerberg’s face.
A post from Garrett Gilchrist @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social) which reads, Garrett Gilchrist @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social NANCY PELOSI: We must find the next generation of Democratic leadership. Young, charismatic and exciting candidates who can energize the party. People that voters love because they're not 80 years old and sold out to big capital. CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one PELOSI: Take the shot
The SpongeBob meme of an angry fish saying, “Hot many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?”
A chonky challah cools on two makeshift wire racks on a countertop.
A box that says, YES!
Eric Adams announcing his doomed reelection campaign
An avatar of the Lovecraftian horror Nyarlathotep purchases atop a pyramid and says to his worshippers, "Andrew Cuomo has the experience and leadership New York City needs"
A person from the "You Guys Are Getting Paid?" meme makes a squinting face.
An excerpt from a news article which reads, In a final survey of the race from Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill, Cuomo led Mamdani 35 percent to 32 percent overall, within the poll’s margin of error. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander came in at 13 percent, followed by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams at 8 percent and former Comptroller Scott Stringer at 3 percent. Four percent of voters were undecided. But the survey also allowed respondents to rank their top choices, as the primary uses ranked choice voting. In the first round, Cuomo led Mamdani 36 percent to 34 percent. In the eighth round of voting, once all the other candidates were eliminated, Mamdani came out on top, beating Cuomo 52 percent to 48 percent.
Brad Lander speaks to a large crowd of supporters at Foley Square.
A post from @opheliasblue.bsky.social linking to a thread from The New Yorker reads, “ An MS-13 leader knew key details of a secret deal that his gang allegedly made with the Salvadoran President—then the White House put him on a flight to El Salvador. Is the Trump Administration helping sweep away the case?” @blue-resistance.bsky.social quote-posts and says, “ Instead of just pointing fingers, let’s mobilize! We need to demand accountability and transparency. Silence isn’t an option—action is! #blueresistance”
A Google Trends page shows sharp annual spikes for the term “Ma Nishtana lyrics”
A detailed recipe for “basic challah dough.” If you need the full recipe and can’t read the image, respond to this post and I’ll type it all out.
A closeup of a loaf of challah cooling on a rack.
A fake Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump which reads "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY TENCENT STOCK!!! DJT"
A Bluesky suggestion box reads: "Similar accounts: The High-Pressure .... @kenwhite.bsky.social Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-ho..."
A photograph of a very small round table with a tablecloth ringed by three chairs in an apparent banquet hall. The caption of the photo reads, "Weiner ended up at a little table for three, seen here after he flew the coop. Provided to [publication] Page Six."
Two characters from the TV show White Lotus holding pina coladas.
A picture of Simpsons character Hans Moleman
The cover of the book "DOW 36,000" by James Glassman and Kevin Hassett.
A still of Simpsons character Hans Moleman from a scene in which he says, “*I* was saying ‘Boo-urns.’”
A closeup of a braided circular challah cooling on a rack.
A message from Elliot Lowe which reads, “Big donut”
Challah dough is braided into a circle on a piece of parchment paper.
Joseph McCarthy stands in front of a map of the United States labeled “COMMUNIST PARTY ORGANIZATION U.S.A. FEB 9, 1950
An excerpt from the publication "Reason" (full article here: https://reason.com/2024/10/17/how-are-reason-staffers-voting-in-2024/) which reads: Billy Binion Reporter Who will get your vote in the 2024 presidential election? Whether or not I'll be eligible to vote is unclear, as I'm a new D.C. resident without an immediate path to establishing residency. (The last time I registered to vote I was living in Los Angeles, and there is a 0 percent chance I will be going through the hoopla to vote absentee.) But if the stars align, I'll vote for Chase Oliver. Despite having some policy differences with him, I cannot bring myself to vote for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, neither of whom comes close to representing my values. D.C. also sways heavily Democratic, so the least I can do—the only thing I can do?—with my vote is to send a message that someone here would appreciate more choices.