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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing record turnout in an election that also sees Prop. 6 go down would be next level irony.

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Adam Carlson on X: "More people voted on the final day of early voting in the 2025 mayoral general election (151K) than in the final day of early voting in the 2024 presidential general election (149K). That is insane. 2 million total votes is well within reach." / X

More people voted on the final day of early voting in the 2025 mayoral general election (151K) than in the final day of early voting in the 2024 presidential general election (149K). That is insane. 2 million total votes is well within reach.

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · 11d

Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · 18d

Democracy is worth fighting for
#NoKings
Nokings.org

Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · 22d

Happy Italian Heritage Day for all Italians except Columbus and Mussolini (no, the Borgias were Spanish).

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · 26d

Today, a Trump-picked prosecutor indicted AG Tish James in a politically motivated attack aimed at AG James--who's held Trump accountable. We are having a rapid response rally TOMORROW at 5:30PM in Foley Square.
www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

Hands OFF Tish James Rally · New York Working Families Party

## **CALL TO ACTION** **FRIDAY 10/10 at FOLEY SQUARE** ### On the evening of October 9th, Attorney General Tish James was indicted by a prosecutor handpicked by Trump. Attorney General James has lon...

www.mobilize.us

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · 27d

There needs to be a mini-series called Portlandia: War Diaries

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Sep 23

I wanted to let a bit of time pass since this particular episode of The Last of Us aired, but how cool is that scene where Catherine O'Hara character is reading Earth Abides (sci-fi fans will get the reference)?

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Sep 11

He joked multiple times about Paul Pelosi getting smashed in the skull with a hammer.

Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Sep 11

This should go without saying, but Trump is not opposed to political violence. He’s opposed to violence against his political allies.

He is either silent about, or approving of, violence against his political enemies.

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Sep 10

Is Charlie Kirk the new Horst Wessel?
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · Sep 7

Standing ovation 👏👏 for brand new group Forest Hills Indivisible for slaying highway visibility by the US Open & hells yes the motorcade went RIGHT UNDER IT.

You love to see it ❤️🎾

@indivisible.org @marisakabas.bsky.social @elizaorlins.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history act.indivisible.org/sign/smithso...

Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history

The Trump regime’s campaign of whitewashing US history has reached the halls of the Smithsonian museums, with exhibits dealing with slavery, the civil rights movement, and other struggles against oppr...

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50501 South Carolina ❌️👑 📎 @50501-sc.bsky.social · Aug 17

🚨 South Carolinians Condemn the Deployment of the #SouthCarolina National Guard to D.C. 🚨
Gov. McMaster, we will not stand for the militarization of our nation's capital, nor for the military being weaponized against our people.
#50501SC #USProtest #ResistsSC #scpol

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Emergency Statement: South Carolinians Condemn the Deployment of the S.C. National Guard to D.C.
We remind our leaders: Your power comes from the people, not from the threat of force.
Aug 17, 2025

August 17, 2025
Emergency Statement: South Carolinians Condemn the Deployment of the S.C. National Guard to D.C.
We unequivocally condemn yesterday's announcement that Governor Henry McMaster is sending the South Carolina National Guard to Washington, D.C. to support the regime's agenda.

The deployment of the National Guard and militarized forces into the streets of Washington, D.C. — our nation's capital, the symbolic heart of American democracy — is an authoritarian move cloaked in the language of "order."

This isn't about security or peace or order. This is about power. This is about silencing dissent through intimidation.

Tanks and troops do not belong on our streets.

We will not stand for the militarization of our nation's capital, nor for the military being weaponized against our people.

The militarization of D.C. is not a show of strength. It's a show of fear. It's a government afraid of its own people. This is what creeping authoritarianism looks like. This is what happens when elected leaders forget who they are supposed to serve and decide to rule by force.

We refuse to accept the normalization of military presence in civilian life. Washington, D.C. is not a war zone. Our people are not the enemy. The National Guard was not created to patrol city blocks in peacetime, to menace homeless people and protestors, or to send a political message.

Every soldier deployed against civilians weakens the foundation of our republic.

We reject the notion that military intervention is a legitimate answer to the fake crisis Trump claims is happening in D.C. When our government turns its uniformed forces inward against its own citizens, it risks not only escalating tensions, but undermining the public's trust in the institutions meant to serve them.

We demand:

An immediate withdrawal of all military forces from Washington, D.C.

Accountability from SC Governor Henry McMaster and his counterparts in West Virginia and Ohio who have confirmed they are also sending the National Guard to D.C.

A reaffirmation from our elected leaders to uphold the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution

We call on elected leaders at every level to denounce this militarization of our public life.

We remind our leaders: Your power comes from the people, not from the threat of force.

50501 SC

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · Aug 11

None of this is based on actual crime statistics, btw. It’s based on Trump’s brain calcifying in the late 1980s and his deeply ingrained racism.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 11

Trump mentions NYC, Baltimore, and Oakland, says "they're so far gone," and adds, "this will go further. We'll starting very strongly with DC."

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Aug 5

Join me and sign the petition to Free Xóchitl! Community Organizer and DACA Recipient Detained at Texas Airport. Sign here:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...

Sign the Petition to Free Xóchitl! DACA Recipient Detained at Texas Airport

URGENT: Catalina “Xóchitl” Santiago, a beloved community member, DACA recipient and long-time community organizer, was detained by Border Patrol on Sunday August 3, 2025 at an airport in El Paso, TX. ...

actionnetwork.org

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Aug 1

Advantage of a CitiBike membership. Coming home from Tribeca I faced delays on 4/5 of the Jackson Heights trains. Only the 7 wasn't delayed and that was nowhere near downtown, but it less than a 1/2 hour to get to the Hudson Yards stop.

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Jul 20

More fun wordplay from The Economist
An opinion piece on the impact of tariffs had the title "Suddenly, then gradually", an transposition of a line in the Sun Also Rises, where a character describes how he became bankrupt -- "Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.”

Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Jul 15

NYC Council Member Vickie Paladino is spreading lies and inciting hatred against a NYC-DSA member and leader who has defied Paladino’s racist and fear-mongering ideology.

Tell Speaker Adams & the Council Ethics Committee: she must be expelled

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Expel Vickie Paladino

NYC Council Member Vickie Paladino is spreading lies and inciting hatred against a NYC-DSA member and leader who has defied Paladino’s racist and fear-mongering ideology. Tell Council Speaker Adrienn...

actionnetwork.org

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Jul 9

Clever wordplay at The Economist. An article on Mamdani's proposal for city-owned grocery stores was titled--"Welcome to Trader Zoh's"

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · Jul 7

“Her Excellency . . .

Dear Mr. President”

TrumpReposter @trumpreposter.bsky.social · Jul 7

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Jun 28

So not just trust fund kids living off their parents.
www.michaellange.nyc/p/the-zohran...

The Zohran Coalition

Mamdani's Mandate & The Dawn of a New Day

www.michaellange.nyc

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Jun 25

Ooohhh! Maybe Jay Jacobs does some serious soul-searching about how he needs to run the Democratic Party.

NAAAHHH!

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · Jun 20

Andrew Cuomo has the experiences and character to save the nation. He is an exceptional choice for mayor of New York, a city I’ve never stayed in for more than 45 minutes. I’m afraid to cross a street that has more than two lanes. I think the American Airlines chatbot is a real person who likes me

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Bill Bruno @bailyn.bsky.social · Jun 20

The choice between Cuomo and Mamdani comes down to this--Mamdani can make up for being light on experience by hiring really good commissioners and deputy mayors; Cuomo can't undo being a corrupt, narcissistic, bully.
#DontrankCuomo
#NotoCuomo

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · Jun 16

The characterization of the subway is stuck in mid-pandemic mindset and honestly who cares about these bus fare numbers that much? Yeah fare evasion is bad but this isn’t a good reason to hand the mayoralty to an inept sex creep out for revenge. What a useless editorial board.

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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · Jun 16

Screenshot of the New York Times editorial board column with the headline “You Should Resign, Governor Cuomo”

Dated Aug 3, 2021

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