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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 4h

We’ve reached multiverse brain.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 8h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 9h

This clip is WILD. I do not understand how any anti-Trump dem, no matter how moderate, could vote for this Vichy-ass supplicant.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10h

Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.

Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 1d

All power to the WNBPA. The fans stand with the player’s union.

Also how is the union not on this app?

Jackie Powell @classicjpow.bsky.social · 1d

Cathy Engelbert presents the trophy to the Aces and boos ensue.

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New York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 3d

HANDS OFF TISH JAMES.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 3d

As a Mets fan this also brings be tremendous joy.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 3d

Kah is locked in. Goddamn.

Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 7d

Art.

theonion.com/stress-free-...

Stress-Free Eric Adams Spends Day Bribing Pigeons In Central Park

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 7d

Extremely good weekend reconnecting with co-op organizers from across the state at the NY Co-op Summit.

Very grateful to be in community with so many amazing folks building seeds of working class power and economic democracy in the midst of the bad times.

100+ co-op organizers cheesing for the camera in a basement conference room in Albany, NY

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 7d

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 7d

The defender doesn’t have the position established imo but I do think it’s probably a travel.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 9d

Alexa's been an powerful and effective progressive on Council. Goldman is an embarrassment. Lander could win but I think it's more important to have him in the Mamdani admin.

Curious to see who else throws their hat in. Praying we don't again end up with too many challengers spoiling each other.

Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 9d

Rep. Dan Goldman, a relative moderate and staunch Israel supporter who represents some of the most progressive neighborhoods in Brooklyn, has long been a target for the left.

Now City Council Member Alexa Avilés is looking to challenge him. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Alexa Avilés exploring challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10

The DSA-backed City Council member has been talking to allies about potentially challenging the incumbent representative.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 10d

Hey, @bklynlibrary.bsky.social how many copies are you ordering and when can I put a hold on one?

Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 11d

Here's everything we know so far about Jasmine Ray, whose steamy-seeming memoir about Eric Adams is apparently coming out this weekend.

hellgatenyc.com/who-is-jasmi...

Who Is Jasmine Ray, the Former City Official Who Is Poised to Release a Steamy Tell-All About Mayor Adams?

The mayor's press office admitted he and his "sports czar" dated a decade ago, but a trailer for her new book suggests they cuddled while he was being investigated by the feds.

hellgatenyc.com

Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 10d

@rachelholliday.bsky.social @estherxlwang.bsky.social please tell me Hell Gate and/or The City got advance copies.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 10d

One could organize a tax strike but that’s not legislative action.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 10d

Yes I understand and generally agree with the principle but people pay their federal taxes directly to the IRS. If they don’t they have to deal with federal law enforcement. I don’t know what law you can pass at the state level that changes that.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 11d

Can that actually be achieved through state legislation?

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 11d

Yeah I mean this is morally and politically correct but I don’t know how on earth you legislate that.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 11d

Ok but like who wants to be part of this book club with me?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d

Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became New York City’s mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship.

She Loved Eric Adams. She Kept It a Secret. Now She’s Talking.

Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship.

nyti.ms

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 12d

What’s that? The Yankees blew it?

Damn. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer group of guys.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 12d

Had a similar experience recently re: Captain Planet. If anyone needs me I'll be at my gerontology appointment.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 13d

Won’t happen but Boston/Mitchell willing that Fever team to a chip without Clark or Cunningham would be nuts and also kinda funny.

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 19d

Firing Sandy is wild but now that it’s done I’m all on T-Spoon as the new head coach.

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 20d

I think @justinbrannan.bsky.social just killed the Coney Island casino bid. www.brooklynpaper.com/op-ed-coney-...

Op-ed | Coney Island is not for sale • Brooklyn Paper

They say if Paris is France, then Coney Island in summer is the world — a magical beach town with a roller coaster and Ferris wheel dropped in the middle of

www.brooklynpaper.com

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Mikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 22d

Rough end to a rough season for the Liberty.