Nicole Gelinas on Crime, Bail, and Mamdani's Vibesy Criminology
The Gist
Mike Pesca
4.4 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
The Manhattan Institute's Nicole Gelinas breaks down New York's post-pandemic crime surge and what the data actually say about bail reform versus simple pandemic chaos. She explains why the city's rise in murders and disorder looks different from the national pattern and how weak supervision, dangerous subways, and repeat violent offenders all compounded the problem. Gelinas also assesses the competing theories embraced by Mayor-elect Mamdani and what the tension means for the next administration. Plus: a Spiel on Marjorie Taylor Greene's sudden crusade against "toxicity," and micro-penises in the news cycle.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday, November 17th, 2025 from Peachfish Productions. |
| 0:07.8 | It's the gist. |
| 0:08.6 | I'm Mike Pesca, and I'm here to tell you something that was reported, but it wasn't widely |
| 0:13.2 | reported. |
| 0:13.8 | The reach of the report was not large or expansive. |
| 0:17.0 | It was more of a teeny tiny report. |
| 0:20.3 | It was about the Golden State Killer, Mr. Joseph James |
| 0:24.4 | DeAngelis, and the fact that he has a micropenus. Now, this is not to be confused with |
| 0:32.6 | the Macroponis, which is the fabulous wonder of the world just outside Athens. If you're in Greece, do see the macroponus. |
| 0:39.2 | But don't see, because you can't, the Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelis is very |
| 0:46.1 | small, pinky-like it has been described. |
| 0:49.3 | Penis. |
| 0:50.1 | I talk about this in the gist list. |
| 0:52.0 | I put it behind a paywall in the gist list because I was a little reticent to deluge my readers. |
| 0:59.4 | And yet, when it comes to starting the show, which you can't even opt out of, it's free for everyone. |
| 1:05.2 | I speak of the Golden Gate Killers, Micropenus. |
| 1:08.8 | The victims, many of the victims noted this. And you know, this was also |
| 1:12.1 | reported in the news at the time. The PBS News Hour reports on one of the victims showing up to |
| 1:20.4 | a victim survivor statement session where she wore a t-shirt that said victim survivor, Thriver, and this woman, |
| 1:29.5 | Carson Sander, included her observation that DeAngelo had a small penis. She got applause for that. |
| 1:36.5 | You know, I think we are in a good place in terms of destigmatization and not body shaming, |
| 1:43.9 | but I don't think, and I don't know if it will |
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