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Sexy Sager Costume @mikesager.net · 1d

Hey people complaining about Janet Mills entering the Maine Senate primary: if your dude can't beat her (an extremely popular sitting Governor with an excellent chance at the General) then how are you going to beat Susan Collins?

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 1d

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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Linda B. Rosenthal @lindabrosenthal.bsky.social · 1d

Honoring the life of the legendary king of lox, coffee, cheese, Saul Zabar, as well as his exacting standards of excellence for Zabars.

Saul will now forever grace the #WestSide’s 79th Street 1 subway station thanks to the @mta.info.

May his memory be a blessing.

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Dan Izzo @izzos.us · 1d

Of all the things you could say when trying to make Woody Allen seem endearing...
"She's like a daughter to him" is a goddamn CHOICE!

Classics & Virtues @classicvirtues.bsky.social · 1d

I, for one, do not want to be “like a daughter” to, of all people, Woody Allen…

@CaitlinPacific

I've missed hearing Woody Allen's voice - l'd been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.
@bariweiss is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

Order Life with Baum!

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 1d

Puerto Rico and DC—both part of the US, of course—collectively have more than 4 times the population of South Dakota, which Thune represents.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 1d

a certain candidate does not post on this platform so I will share this roundabout shot and chaser for all to see

Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo
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In a democracy, the rule of law must be sacred - impartial, objective, and above politics. When the law is weaponized or manipulated to advance political agendas, it erodes public trust and weakens the very foundation of justice. Whether it comes from the right or the left, from prosecutors or politicians, the politicization of law enforcement is dangerous and corrosive.
We must restore faith in fairness, facts, and due process - because once justice becomes partisan, everyone loses.
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A Zohran quote post of the previous tweet with the simple addition: “what’s her name?”

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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 1d

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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 1d

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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 1d

Shit, may be time to get laid off again.

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 1d

The maximum unemployment check will increase from $504 to $869 per week, the state’s first rise in payouts since 2019.

Unemployed New Yorkers Get Benefit Boost

After years stuck at $504 per week, the maximum unemployment insurance payout set to hit $869 on Oct. 13 — helping more than half of those currently on the rolls.

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spooky joseph reed @josephsreed.bsky.social · 1d

Once again: If you want to kill somebody, make sure to do it with a car

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 1d

It was almost four years ago that Nina Larson was killed by a driver as she crossed Columbia Road NW in Adams Morgan. (Story: dcist.com/story/21/11/...) It took until this week for the driver to be found guilty of two misdemeanor offenses.

24-Year-Old Aspiring Opera Singer, Restaurant Worker Killed By Driver In Adams Morgan

Nina Larson was an aspiring opera singer, American University graduate, and employee at Mintwood Place in Adams Morgan.

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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 1d

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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 1d

In a bizarre theoretical way (though not in practice), so do Mormons - patrilineal Aaronites are technically allowed to automatically become Bishops in Mormonism, though this has never actually happened.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

This morning there is one Nobel Peace Prize winner, 8.1 billion or so people who did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, and one Nobel Peace Prize loser.

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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 1d

Hawaii and/or Kenya, clearly.

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Ghost @wahurd.bsky.social · 1d

Then, next year, they can give it to themselves!

Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 1d

Hear me out:

Tomorrow, the Nobel Committee should award the Peace Prize to Barack Hussein Obama.

Did he deserve it the first time? Probably not. Does he deserve it this time? Absolutely not.

Would it cause the current president's head to explode? Yes. Ipso facto: Give Barry the Nobel again!

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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 1d

Hear me out:

Tomorrow, the Nobel Committee should award the Peace Prize to Barack Hussein Obama.

Did he deserve it the first time? Probably not. Does he deserve it this time? Absolutely not.

Would it cause the current president's head to explode? Yes. Ipso facto: Give Barry the Nobel again!

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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 1d

Hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey!

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 1d

Minus his dementia and incapacity, that is

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: "There is no evidence that the president is unable, with the regular forces, to execute the laws of the United States."

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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 1d

more like Naive Knell, amiright?

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: A new filing in Illinois v. Trump says "there are no plans for the National Guard to be at the" Dirksen Federal Courthouse.

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is A Minor victory for Lamar

Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics.

More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d

All conspiracy theories eventually lead to antisemitism.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 2d

israel has been holding over 1,700 people hostage the whole time it has been demanding the release of its hostages

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2d

Netanyahu's mouthpiece, Amit Segal, casually admits on Twitter that his country has been holding 1,700 people from Gaza hostage, including children.

Among other things, according to the decision:

- 250 security prisoners will be released.
- 1,700 residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre will be released.
- 22 minors under the age of 18, residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre, will be released.
- 360 bodies of terrorists will be returned.

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Avi Zollman @avi.zollman.com · 2d

Not getting paid? The 13th Amendment has something to say about that.

Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 2d

New from me: Duffy's message to controllers is shifting. Its gone from buying pizza for them to "Show up for work. You’ve got a job to do."

Watch this space as the shutdown develops.

Duffy to air traffic controllers: ‘Show up for work’ (via
@theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

Duffy to air traffic controllers: ‘Show up for work’

Frustrated with staffing-induced delays, the secretary mixes his support with a stern warning

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Dr. Matt Boxer @mboxer.bsky.social · 2d

Three absolute truths:

1) There's nothing wrong with being a Palestinian.

2) Chuck Schumer isn't one.

3) Calling Chuck Schumer a Palestinian is antisemitic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

JD Vance describes Chuck Schumer as "one of the most famous Palestinians in the world"

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 2d

Are you a lawyer? Do you enjoy working on small teams tackling big things? We’re hiring a senior counsel.

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