Cliff Poole
@cpoolenyc.bsky.social
Inwood NYC Dad, husband, writer, sometime-activist. I enjoy hiking, reading, art museums, video games & not living under fascism. Pro democracy, unions, LGBTQ+ rights, racial justice and non-carceral means to public safety.
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Cliff Poole
@cpoolenyc.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Entire East Wing expected to be demolished as soon as this weekend, sources say
The White House is expected to demolish the entire East Wing to allow for construction of President Trump’s ballroom, sources familiar with the project told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
This is Trump “not touching“ the East Wing of the White House. Remember this the next time Trump says he won’t touch Social Security.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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The Target boycott that AFT joined on Labor Day is seeing success. This holiday season, we're doubling down to demonstrate organized labor's economic power, as well as the consequences of ignoring the will of workers and the good of working families.
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
We ain’t buying it: Why we boycott Target
For a long time, Target—that popular mega store that seemed to hit just the right combination of low prices and of-the-moment swagger—was everyone’s darling, the go-to spot for everything from groceri...
www.aft.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Target boycott that AFT joined on Labor Day is seeing success. This holiday season, we're doubling down to demonstrate organized labor's economic power, as well as the consequences of ignoring the will of workers and the good of working families.
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
This is so fucking outrageous. These fucking ghouls are going to turn otherwise normal people into the Joker and it's going to be entirely their own fault. #AbolishICE
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is so fucking outrageous. These fucking ghouls are going to turn otherwise normal people into the Joker and it's going to be entirely their own fault. #AbolishICE
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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I think it's shameful that during a second Trump administration, and after NYC voters rejected a return to moderate, conciliatory governance, that a Democrat would tout the entirety of the Council's Republican caucus as her supporters.
Menin says she'll work with Mamdani "on a shared agenda that makes New York more affordable."
GOP members backing Menin, tho, are likely to look to her to be a check on Mamdani. Vickie Paladino said she's with Menin because she "understands all perspectives." www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/26/j...
GOP members backing Menin, tho, are likely to look to her to be a check on Mamdani. Vickie Paladino said she's with Menin because she "understands all perspectives." www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/26/j...
Julie Menin claims victory in NYC Council speaker race with more than 65 percent support
Manhattan Councilwoman Julie Menin claimed victory Wednesday in the City Council speaker’s race after saying she’s secured commitments of support from a super majority of her colleague…
www.nydailynews.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I think it's shameful that during a second Trump administration, and after NYC voters rejected a return to moderate, conciliatory governance, that a Democrat would tout the entirety of the Council's Republican caucus as her supporters.
Post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene
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good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
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November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The weapons Israel uses to murder Palestinian civilians don’t just materialize there. They pass through the regular channels of commerce, including the ports of New York & New Jersey. Pls sign this petition telling the PANY/NJ to end its complicity in the genocide.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ar...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ar...
Arms Embargo Now: End the Port Authority of NY/ NJ's Military Shipments to Israel
The Port Authority of NY and NJ is complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian people by allowing weapons, explosives, and military equipment to be regularly shipped out of Port Elizabeth in New Jers...
actionnetwork.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The weapons Israel uses to murder Palestinian civilians don’t just materialize there. They pass through the regular channels of commerce, including the ports of New York & New Jersey. Pls sign this petition telling the PANY/NJ to end its complicity in the genocide.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ar...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ar...
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One day after Trump called for her to be executed.
From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
One day after Trump called for her to be executed.
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It’s #JobsDay – data from back in September was just released. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%. 119,000 jobs were added.
Our analysis this month looks at how anti-immigrant policies contribute to slowing growth and job loss for U.S.-born workers. 🧵 www.nelp.org/september-jo...
Our analysis this month looks at how anti-immigrant policies contribute to slowing growth and job loss for U.S.-born workers. 🧵 www.nelp.org/september-jo...
September Jobs Report: Belated Employment Data Show How Attacks on Immigrant Workers Harm Job Growth - National Employment Law Project
Just 119,000 jobs were added in September, a sign of continued weakness in the labor market.
www.nelp.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It’s #JobsDay – data from back in September was just released. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%. 119,000 jobs were added.
Our analysis this month looks at how anti-immigrant policies contribute to slowing growth and job loss for U.S.-born workers. 🧵 www.nelp.org/september-jo...
Our analysis this month looks at how anti-immigrant policies contribute to slowing growth and job loss for U.S.-born workers. 🧵 www.nelp.org/september-jo...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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British headline writers really nail the "would you look at this prick" tabloid treatment
Well done with the headline @theguardian.com: “Trump & Mr Bonesaw stage love-in”
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
British headline writers really nail the "would you look at this prick" tabloid treatment
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the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
On the New York City subway, you might be KILLED… by cuteness!! 🥹😍
oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
On the New York City subway, you might be KILLED… by cuteness!! 🥹😍
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God this is so utterly despicable. Trump is “he was no angel”- ing a journalist who was murdered and dismembered with a bone saw by agents of an authoritarian regime.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
God this is so utterly despicable. Trump is “he was no angel”- ing a journalist who was murdered and dismembered with a bone saw by agents of an authoritarian regime.
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Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
At the rate he’s going, Summers will be able to run for mayor of New York City in four years. 👀👀
Honor Tally: Larry Summers is no longer affiliated with the Hamilton Project or the Center for American Progress
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November 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
At the rate he’s going, Summers will be able to run for mayor of New York City in four years. 👀👀
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release the long form Epstein files
Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
release the long form Epstein files
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This is it exactly.
Also, none of us is experts in everything so just apply this generally. If experts in the field are being silenced/ignored by non-experts making policy about it, it’s being politicized or becoming propaganda.
Public health
Psychology
Economics
History
Every field
Also, none of us is experts in everything so just apply this generally. If experts in the field are being silenced/ignored by non-experts making policy about it, it’s being politicized or becoming propaganda.
Public health
Psychology
Economics
History
Every field
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is it exactly.
Also, none of us is experts in everything so just apply this generally. If experts in the field are being silenced/ignored by non-experts making policy about it, it’s being politicized or becoming propaganda.
Public health
Psychology
Economics
History
Every field
Also, none of us is experts in everything so just apply this generally. If experts in the field are being silenced/ignored by non-experts making policy about it, it’s being politicized or becoming propaganda.
Public health
Psychology
Economics
History
Every field
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
The absurd level of crime panic in this country in incredibly safe suburban neighborhoods is actually creating more violent crime. A woman with a mop ringing your doorbell in the morning isn’t a fucking home invasion! People need to calm the fuck down!
A woman was fatally shot after she & her cleaning crew mistakenly went to the wrong address. She leaves behind 4 children, including an 11-month old.
Indiana is one of about two dozen states that has a "shoot first" or "stand your ground" law. It’s a license to kill that makes all of us less safe.
Indiana is one of about two dozen states that has a "shoot first" or "stand your ground" law. It’s a license to kill that makes all of us less safe.
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
abcnews.go.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The absurd level of crime panic in this country in incredibly safe suburban neighborhoods is actually creating more violent crime. A woman with a mop ringing your doorbell in the morning isn’t a fucking home invasion! People need to calm the fuck down!
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Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.