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Rhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social · 1d

So glad y'all liked that last video with Seckou! Here’s one with Francesco Turrisi on percussion and an original song by Seckou Keita just for our tour!

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 21h

Woo hoo!! Get yours here:

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 1d

This message is meant less for most primary voters and more for organizers, and in that respect I find it interesting. And I've got to admit: it'd be great if NY WFP could return most of its focus to building the Left (instead of spending half its capacity blocking the Right because the Dems don't).

Antonio Delgado @delgadoforny.bsky.social · 1d

Today, we released a plan to reform New York’s Democratic Party — laying out a roadmap to expand access, strengthen democracy, and uplift every community across New York.

Together, we can build a future rooted in fairness and opportunity.

Read the full plan here: delgadoforny.com/reimagining-...

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Anna Minsky @aminsky256.bsky.social · 1d

Book challenges aren't just about the books. They are about *public* places and spaces and who controls them and who belongs.

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Anna Minsky @aminsky256.bsky.social · 2d

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'America's Bitcoin Mayor' Wants to Sell You a 'BitBond'

SWAGMI. Plus: mass ICE arrests, wine in supermarkets, and a fond farewell to a giant of NYC journalism.

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Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · 2d

And the library infrastructure for print books continues to crumble. No more binderies, no more distributors. Getting pretty bleak!

Cyberpunk Librarian @cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social · 3d

Baker & Taylor appears to be shutting down. A post on the r/libraries subreddit from an employee of B&T breaks the news and there appear to be other employees in the comments confirming the situation.

From the Libraries community on Reddit

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 2d

Our main objective in NYC is a million votes for Zohran, with 200k of those on the Working Families line. #VoteZonRowD.

Our secondary objective is to block MAGA. In particular, Kayla Santosuosso's win in District 47 (BK) would not only help block the Right but also help build the Left. VoteWFP.info

Screenshot of the top of the New York Working Families Party's "Vote WFP" website for the 2025 general election. On the upper left is a photo of a multi-racial group of people wearing Working Famlies Party t-shirts and Zohran for NYC campaign bandanas while holding WFP signs or Zohran campaign signs. On the upper right are the words, "Vote WFP: Build power for working people." On the bottom is a black-and-white image of a line from a NYC general-election ballot showing the candidates for NYC mayor. Superimposed on that image is a zoomed-in image of the box for the Working Families Party ballot line; this box is in a conspicuous orange color and shows the letter "D" (since WFP currently occupies the position of "row D" on ballots in New York), with "Zohran Kwame Mamdani" as the candidate, and the bubble next to his name filled in.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 3d

Jesus. This is huge. B&T is, or I guess now was, one of the main library vendors for print books.

Cyberpunk Librarian @cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social · 3d

Baker & Taylor appears to be shutting down. A post on the r/libraries subreddit from an employee of B&T breaks the news and there appear to be other employees in the comments confirming the situation.

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Matt Gonzales @matttheg.bsky.social · 5d

BrilliantNYC (a plan to expand access) was scrapped by the Adams administration in favor of doubling down on this failed model, but here it is: drive.google.com/file/d/1YIYY...

Final Brilliant NYC- Full Resources.pdf

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 4d

For context on the recent history of struggles for educational equity in NYC's public schools (i.e., over roughly the last decade):

Check out this excellent thread by @matttheg.bsky.social and the key docs linked in it.

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Matt Gonzales @matttheg.bsky.social · 5d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s call to rethink G&T has re-ignited a longstanding debate about the problematic role of our current G&T model, which is outdated, ineffective, and perpetuates segregation.

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Matt Gonzales @matttheg.bsky.social · 5d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s call to rethink G&T has re-ignited a longstanding debate about the problematic role of our current G&T model, which is outdated, ineffective, and perpetuates segregation.

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Anna Minsky @aminsky256.bsky.social · 4d

In my district there was a community engagement process in ~2021 abt the future of kindergarten

Nobody asked for g&t

Then Adams tripled the # of g&t programs from 1 to 3. Last year the 3 programs enrolled 12, 7 & "suppressed" students in 1st grade, respectively

infohub.nyced.org/reports/gove...

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 5d

@joho.bsky.social is a practicing clinician at NYU & a public health hero. In his previous book he documented the unhinged campaign in the early years of COVID to tell us SARSCOV2 was no big deal, we should let people get infected. Now these maniacs are in charge. Read about it here in his new book.

Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 6d

The sequel to We Want Them Infected is done!

COVID killed 1.2 million Americans while vaccines saved millions.

Yet, disinformation superspreaders were empowered, where they are taking a wrecking ball to science & medicine.

How did that happen?🧵

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Everyone Else is Lying to You: My Book is Done!

The pandemic’s biggest disinformation superspreaders are now in charge. How did this happen?

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Tim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 5d

Closson has quoted this person in both the original piece yesterday and today’s “drumbeat” piece.

Twice he has failed to divulge her failed run for state senate as a Republican and the fact that the right-wing parents’ rights group she runs endorsed Cuomo

Embarrassing and disqualifying!

"This is just a hornet's nest to step into," said Yiatin Chu, a public school parent and the co-founder of Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, a group that has advocated for gifted and talented programs.
She said that Mr. Mamdani's plan could take a particular toll on families who can't pay for private education or for additional academic opportunities to supplement the school day.

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 7d

In light of today's news about Zohran's plans to end the Gifted & Talented program for children 5 years and younger:

I highly recommend checking out the recently released Policy Roadmap of New Yorkers for Racially Just Public Schools (RJPS.org).

It really sets the standards for educational equity.

Matt Gonzales @matttheg.bsky.social · 21d

I am so proud of New Yorkers for Racially Just Public Schools (RJPS) for the tireless work over the last 10 months to develop this community driven education justice policy roadmap. rjps.org/policy-roadm...

Policy Roadmap | Racially Just Public Schools

Beyond the Moment: Building the Future of NYC Public Education Download our policy roadmap! To download the policy roadmap, click on the image.Our policy vision represents the expertise and brilliance...

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Tim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 12d

I just want to point out again that last night Cuomo effectively said that any NYC family that can do so should move to the suburbs for the schools like he did, I think that might be slightly more important and relevant than his neither innovative nor particularly comprehensive education platform

Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 12d

“There have been constant questions aimed at Mamdani that they haven’t really answered in terms of what an education policy agenda would look like,” one observer said. “Cuomo potentially sees blood.”

Mamdani lacks a clear agenda for NYC schools. Cuomo wants to capitalize on that.

“There have been constant questions aimed at Mamdani that they haven’t really answered in terms of what an education policy agenda would look like,” one observer said. “Cuomo potentially sees blood.”

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 13d

This is EXCELLENT.

1) this is spot-on analysis of the problem & a great immediate 1st thing a city can do to improve outcome.

2) as a 2 min clip? He's giving history, hope & change. Speaking to women, to Jewish & Black NYers, saying "abortion." & also naming eugenics in feminism. 100/10 no notes.

Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 13d

Cuomo could never.

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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 13d

Large anti-ICE march along Chambers Street in Manhattan, headed toward the agency's 26 Federal Plaza headquarters.

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Geoff Johnson @geoffthejohnson.bsky.social · 15d

NYC-area folks! Please come out to this "New Yorkers Against ICE" rally tomorrow at 6:00PM in Foley Square. My union helped organize this action, and we're hoping for a big turnout. Foley Square is just a couple of blocks away from the immigration courthouses where ICE is kidnapping our neighbors.

Read, blue, and yellow digital sign announcing a protest in NYC on September 25th with butterflies along the border that reads:

New Yorkers Against ICE

6PM, 9/25, Foley Square

DEMANDS

1) ICE out of New York, ICE out of the Courts!
2) Pass NY4All in Albany & NYC Trust Act in NYC!
3) No Troops in NYC! Hands Off NYC!

Call your NYC and NYC reps - reps.fyi.

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Rhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social · 16d

A true honor to perform “American Tune” with #PaulSimon and the incredibly talented students at Juilliard. As I said in the article, I remember first looking at the lyrics of “American Tune” and going “Oh, my God — did you write this yesterday?”

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nycmama.bsky.social @nycmama.bsky.social · 16d

“But why did Borough President Mark Levine just hand control of the council back to the people who backed it?”https://hellgatenyc.com/cecd2-anti-trans-resolution-finally-dead/

Manhattan's Anti-Trans School Sports Resolution Is Finally Dead

But why did Borough President Mark Levine just hand control of the council back to the people who backed it?

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Families for Change NYC @familiesforchange.bsky.social · 17d

A great article that captures the many concerns with the two boro president appointees / future direction of the board (and disappointment in Mark Levine) - even as parents are thrilled with the overturn of the anti-trans resolution.

Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 17d

The anti-trans resolution that roiled one of Manhattan's public school parent councils for the last year and a half has finally been rescinded.

Does that mean the District 2 council has put messy factional politics behind it?

Nah.

hellgatenyc.com/cecd2-anti-t...

Manhattan's Anti-Trans School Sports Resolution Is Finally Dead

But why did Borough President Mark Levine just hand control of the council back to the people who backed it?

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Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 17d

If blue states and cities had a peacetime bond drive to outlast this administration, that “debt” could be purchased by a progressive administration too. Same with complementary currencies of all kind.

Whether it’s money or debt is politics, not economics.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 17d

Breaking news: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said 'all options' are on the table for the Trump administration to support Argentina through a bout of severe market volatility on.ft.com/3W5D9W4

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Kelly Smith @kellylsmith.bsky.social · 18d

As a government information librarian who archives a lot of federal web pages, I strongly recommend this approach. The Internet Archive and similar tools are great, but, as mentioned here, are imperfect tools and there is just too much uncertainty about continued access to federal resources.

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 19d

This moment is disturbing even in the mundane: I’ve started taking screenshots of historical sources I’m using in research from the national park service, the smithsonian, and the national archives, just in case they get taken down. It’s now a part of my process and takes time I have to plan for.

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Tim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 20d

ICYMI: with his prospects dwindling and with precious little evidence of the energized IRL-oriented campaign reboot the NYT promised was coming, Andrew Cuomo is instead doing a Q&A with a small and Extremely Online Republican-led, Momz 4 Liberty-connected “parents’ rights” 😉 group

Tim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 20d

Cuomo’s campaign is officially over, this is pure desperation

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