just because you don't give a shit about material culture and holding the powerful to account doesn't mean anybody else does. within the realm of anthropology, museums and cultural work, the man has an extremely good reputation right now. I'm all for decriminalization of sex work and the end of cash bail though, I guess if you like people getting locked up before even getting to see a jury or "crimes" that don't hurt anyone, we're not gonna see eye to eye.

it not just going after trump, it's how he actually follows through on his promises better than any other boroughs' DA. It's how he prosecutes artifact theft to an extent unprecedented in virtually any other jurisdiction. if you're gonna be prosecuting in one of the richest court districts in the country, why shouldn't you be going after those who have money to lose who've been able to buy themselves out of trouble in the meantime?I got heat for most any politician in this city and I live to complain, but I don't have any for him and none of these responses has given me any reason to doubt him.

I must begrudgingly admit, I absolutely love DA Bragg and everyone I've heard who he's hired. I've had discussions with people who aren't even from this country but are fans too, for the way he actually actually WANTS to prosecute rich people who do wrong. love how he's going after buyers of stolen artifacts, love how his people don't entertain intimidation. he might actually be the one person in politics in NYC I haven't found fault in.

I did an internship at the lower east side ecology center a few years ago, at the time I believe they were run out of every boroughs' botanic garden and the east river park in manhattan, and through those organizations you could get your own composted soil, but otherwise we used them to fill in tree pits when we were planting for spring. would be interested to know if/how the LESEC piles got relocated with the park under renovation.