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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 10h

#NoKings in NYC
@bkindivisible.bsky.social @indivisible.org @50501newyork.bsky.social

“We have friends everywhere” sign with a hand-drawn symbol of the resistance

“I.C.E. will melt here” P.S. NYC (colored like a rainbow) hand-drawn sign

“Men will do anything including unlawfully abducting people off the street—before GOING TO THERAPY. (Get help, loser virgins, stop ruining families’ lives just because Dad never loved you. Also, I’d hide my face, too, if I were that fkn ugly. Do you know about Clearasil? And basic dental hygiene?)” hand-lettered sign

2 people standing on the 14th street F platform with signs:
1. “We the People Do Ordain and Establish
NO title of NOBILITY shall be granted by the United States (U.S. Constitution A1.9.8)
(Copied from old-timey text)
2. RESIST (white lettering on a black background)

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

There are a lot of laugh out loud moments in this #NYCMayoralDebate - Sliwa’s zingers against Cuomo, Zohran correcting Sliwa’s mispronunciation of his name, Cuomo’s delusion about himself, and some of the moderators’ follow ups (“are you saying your shortcoming is social media?”)

combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

Are they actually watching the debate?? Sliwa has had the best zingers/funny moments!

combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

I do not believe Andrew Cuomo buys his own groceries (or ever has). I wish the moderators had asked him about specific items & how much they cost (both Sliwa & Zohran mentioned specific costs).

#NYCMayoralDebate

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

Cuomo never answered, “what powers would you give up?” CUZ HE DOESN’T BELIEVE OTHERS SHOULD HAVE POWER

combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

“I knew Mario Cuomo. You are no Mario Cuomo, Andrew Cuomo” - Sliwa (nice try)

#nycmayoraldebate

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

“You lost your own primary” - Sliwa to Cuomo, haha

#nycmayoraldebate

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

Cuomo telling ZOHRAN he has a “divisive personality”?? Jeez, Louise, the delusion (look in the mirror, pal).

#nycmayoraldebate

combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

Can we please talk about NEW YORK CITY??

#nycmayoraldebate

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

Is Cuomo saying “the Assemblymember” cuz he doesn’t trust himself to properly pronounce Mamdani?

#nycmayoraldebate

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 2d

Cuomo is lying & Sliwa is delusional if he thinks there is any negotiating with Trump (& WTF was that about we don’t need a train or money for the subway??).

This debate is exhausting & it’s only 20 minutes in…

#nycmayoraldebate

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 6d

Action Alert: @joycewhitevance.bsky.social explains one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote. "[F]lood the zone with common sense about voting." https://protdem.org/473cz56

Don't forget our guide to what makes an effective public comment. https://protdem.org/44iTPiu

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

joycevance.substack.com

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, yes, yes—> “But the darker the world gets, the more of a necessary tonic it seems.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

‘Supremely satisfying’: why Strictly Ballroom is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers explaining their favourite comfort watches is a recommendation of Baz Luhrmann’s irresistible audience hit

www.theguardian.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 9d

So, Tom Homan can straight accept a bag of $50K in cash from the FBI in a sting operation, have the investigation dismissed by this corrupt Justice Department, but all of Trump's critics somehow face indictments?

Cool, cool. Cool.

A desperate, weak Administration overplaying its hand.

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 10d

Brooklyn streets:
Joralemon (Jer-AH-luh-mun)
Schermerhorn (SKIM-er-horn - NOT Sker-mer-horn or Sure-meh-horn)
DeKalb (DEE-calb)
Boerum (BORE-um)

Brooklyn places:
Gowanus (Guh-WAH-niss)
Dyker Heights (DIKE-er)
Bedford Stuyvesant (BED-ford STY-vuh-sunt)
Lefferts Gardens (LEF-ferts)

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 10d

Power must always be balanced by responsibility, otherwise it becomes tyranny. - Peter Drucker

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11d

Cosplay for Losers

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 11d

Pete Hegseth put on his military fatigues for a new photo op a week after yelling at top brass about grooming and DEI.

Pentagon Pete Cosplays After Bizarre General Pep Talk

The Defense Secretary suited up for a new photo op with the troops.

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 14d

“…equality is one of the cornerstones of justice, and justice one of the cornerstones of peace.” - Sharon McMahon

combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 14d

Hey @nytimes.com since you seem to be so concerned with presenting “both sides” of all issues, even the settled ones (cough, climate change, cough), can you also publish stories about the success of democratic socialist policies in the US & around the world (for more than 100 years!)??

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 14d

Another day, another 2 scary stories about how socialism sucks or “nobody” likes Zohran in The New York Times, sigh.

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · 16d

The Republicans control the Presidency, the Senate & the House of Representatives. No matter what disinformation (or LIES) the leaders of those institutions keep spreading, this government shutdown IS ON THEM.

Do your g*damn jobs & negotiate.

combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · Sep 18

This is reason number 5million why this man cannot continue to be mayor—>

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 18

Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday that he would push the New York City Department of Education to change its policy of allowing young people in schools to use the bathroom most closely associated with their gender identity.

Adams Says He Will Revisit N.Y.C. Schools’ Bathroom Gender Policy

Mayor Eric Adams’s remarks, aimed at a policy allowing students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, came two days after the Trump administration expressed concern over such guidelines.

nyti.ms

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · Sep 18

“I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me”
youtu.be/H7fBFtif9H4?...

The Mountain Goats - This Year (Official Video)

YouTube video by the Mountain Goats

youtu.be

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combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · Sep 17

Thank you for making a difference for all of us who love tv & sticking with it (“it’s not not a 10-hour movie, it’s tv”). Looking forward to your Rod Serling book!

combopiano.bsky.social @combopiano.bsky.social · Sep 14

Thanks to @zellnor.bsky.social for talking about Medgar & Myrlie Evers today & the fight for democracy which continues with us.

“We remember them.
As long as we live, they too will live;
for they are now a part of us
as we remember them.”
—Sylvan Kamens and Rabbi Jack Riemer

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