Fat Al NYC
@fatalnyc.bsky.social
Hell's Kitchen, NYC. Yankees. Horse Racing. Law. Backgammon. Jew (Brooklyn/Aleppo).
Obits feed:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k37pqxvv2srfdeoaclycrevc/feed/aaahv4yr5vxiu
Obits feed:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k37pqxvv2srfdeoaclycrevc/feed/aaahv4yr5vxiu
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Tomorrow, we should reflect on the attack at our Capitol, especially those of us who work in its chambers.
It’s about respect. For our Constitution, our country, and the people who kept us safe.
It’s about respect. For our Constitution, our country, and the people who kept us safe.
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Tomorrow, we should reflect on the attack at our Capitol, especially those of us who work in its chambers.
It’s about respect. For our Constitution, our country, and the people who kept us safe.
It’s about respect. For our Constitution, our country, and the people who kept us safe.
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Oh.
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
Last year, before capturing Maduro, Trump admin designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization & said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
Last year, before capturing Maduro, Trump admin designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization & said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Oh.
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
Last year, before capturing Maduro, Trump admin designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization & said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
Last year, before capturing Maduro, Trump admin designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization & said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Not the craziest thing I’ve heard this week.
What would happen if the countries of South America threatened to boycott the World Cup unless FIFA withdrew the award it invented for Trump?
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Not the craziest thing I’ve heard this week.
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TRUMP: U.S. MAY REIMBURSE OIL COMPANIES FOR REBUILDING VENEZUELA INFRASTRUCTURE – NBC
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
TRUMP: U.S. MAY REIMBURSE OIL COMPANIES FOR REBUILDING VENEZUELA INFRASTRUCTURE – NBC
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A large blob of heavy rain is currently moving into NorCal, including in/near SF Bay Area. Given saturated soils, I would expect rapid rises on creeks & smaller rivers. Roadway flooding is also likely, esp. in low-lying coastal areas as tides remain higher than usual. #CAwx
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
A large blob of heavy rain is currently moving into NorCal, including in/near SF Bay Area. Given saturated soils, I would expect rapid rises on creeks & smaller rivers. Roadway flooding is also likely, esp. in low-lying coastal areas as tides remain higher than usual. #CAwx
The fact that the @senatepress.bsky.social account is in my "Quiet Posters" feed says a lot.
The Senate has convened....
There is one vote this evening at 5:30 p.m. on confirmation of Keith Bass to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
www.dailypress.senate.gov
There is one vote this evening at 5:30 p.m. on confirmation of Keith Bass to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
www.dailypress.senate.gov
January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The fact that the @senatepress.bsky.social account is in my "Quiet Posters" feed says a lot.
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How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
January 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
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I mentioned the other day that a distant relative of mine died recently; what I didn't mention was that he was a child survivor of the Holocaust. Seeing this obit so shortly after he died really drives home that the last of the survivors are rapidly disappearing from this plane.
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Auschwitz Survivor, Dies at 96
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I mentioned the other day that a distant relative of mine died recently; what I didn't mention was that he was a child survivor of the Holocaust. Seeing this obit so shortly after he died really drives home that the last of the survivors are rapidly disappearing from this plane.
Fuckers
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Fuckers
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the Dodgers have checked in on their Venezuelan players and staff regarding their well-being and needs, a source has confirmed to me.
I've asked MLB if there will be a league-wide response but have not heard anything.
I've asked MLB if there will be a league-wide response but have not heard anything.
January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
the Dodgers have checked in on their Venezuelan players and staff regarding their well-being and needs, a source has confirmed to me.
I've asked MLB if there will be a league-wide response but have not heard anything.
I've asked MLB if there will be a league-wide response but have not heard anything.
I mean, if one member invades another it does seem pretty hard to call it a mutual-defense pact.
If US President Donald Trump invades Greenland, it will spell the end of NATO, Denmark’s leader, Mette Frederiksen warned.
NATO is done if Trump invades Greenland, Danish PM warns
“Everything stops” if the U.S. annexes the Arctic island, Mette Frederiksen said.
www.politico.eu
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I mean, if one member invades another it does seem pretty hard to call it a mutual-defense pact.
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DENMARK'S PRIME MINISTER, WHEN ASKED ABOUT U.S. AMBITION TO TAKE OVER GREENLAND: IF THE U.S. ATTACKS ANOTHER NATO COUNTRY, THEN EVERYTHING STOPS
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
DENMARK'S PRIME MINISTER, WHEN ASKED ABOUT U.S. AMBITION TO TAKE OVER GREENLAND: IF THE U.S. ATTACKS ANOTHER NATO COUNTRY, THEN EVERYTHING STOPS
R. Kelly’s entire oeuvre.
What's your favourite thing that's been made by an absolute cunt?
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
R. Kelly’s entire oeuvre.
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While Trump effectively declared ‘mission accomplished’, regime change is more complicated than that. Maduro was a brutal/illegitimate leader, but his regime is still in power and there are many questions about what comes next. Congress is back today; here’s what we should be asking. THREAD
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
While Trump effectively declared ‘mission accomplished’, regime change is more complicated than that. Maduro was a brutal/illegitimate leader, but his regime is still in power and there are many questions about what comes next. Congress is back today; here’s what we should be asking. THREAD
Very cool one. This is on the block where I've lived since 1998. That lot is actually quite interesting. In 2004, S.I.R. Studios sold its lot (310 W 52) to the owners of what was then the Howard Johnson's hotel on the corner of W 52 and 8th that includes 304 W 52. 1/4
As theatrical lighting changed from limelight to electric, in 1920, Rialto Electric Stage Lighting moved into this vintage Hell's Kitchen bldg. It was razed in 1962.
daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Lost Stephen N. Simonson Building - 304 West 52nd Street
In 1941, a welding shop occupied the ground floor. Next door to the right was the Palm Garden Theatre. via the NYC Dept of Records & Inf...
daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Very cool one. This is on the block where I've lived since 1998. That lot is actually quite interesting. In 2004, S.I.R. Studios sold its lot (310 W 52) to the owners of what was then the Howard Johnson's hotel on the corner of W 52 and 8th that includes 304 W 52. 1/4
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New York isn’t a deep blue state for this office, Hochul is more liberal than any NY governor of my adult lifetime, and primarying her with a candidate who could actually lose is pretty stupid, move her to the left some other way
Inbox: State Sen. Jabari Brisport, a longtime friend and ally of Mayor Mamdani, is endorsing Antonio Delgado for governor.
Mamdani hasn't endorsed in the gubernatorial primary yet.
Gov. Hochul backed Mamdani for mayor, tho.
Mamdani hasn't endorsed in the gubernatorial primary yet.
Gov. Hochul backed Mamdani for mayor, tho.
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
New York isn’t a deep blue state for this office, Hochul is more liberal than any NY governor of my adult lifetime, and primarying her with a candidate who could actually lose is pretty stupid, move her to the left some other way
Heading there for the first time in March!
January 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Heading there for the first time in March!
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I look forward to Mamdani discourse that has some relation to running New York City.
The president extralegally kidnapped a foreign leader, killing 40 people, many of them civilians, in the process. Here’s why that’s bad news for Zohran Mamdani.
January 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I look forward to Mamdani discourse that has some relation to running New York City.
I mean, fine. I personally object to it as well. But Mr. Mayor, please focus.
Mamdani says he called Trump to personally object to Venezuela attack
Mamdani says he called Trump to personally object to Venezuela attack
Mamdani says he called Trump to personally object to Venezuela attack
www.independent.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I mean, fine. I personally object to it as well. But Mr. Mayor, please focus.
Name your fav musical
January 4, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Name your fav musical
Name your fav show that was cancelled too soon.
January 4, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Name your fav show that was cancelled too soon.
Not a bad summation.
The United States would “run” a country that boasts the world’s largest oil reserves, putting boots on the ground where required. Its companies would extract “a tremendous amount of wealth”. Democracy would yield to power if necessary
Donald Trump wants to run Venezuela, and dominate the western hemisphere
Snatching Nicolás Maduro and attempting to take control of Venezuela and its oil is an extraordinary display of the new “Donroe doctrine”
econ.st
January 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Not a bad summation.
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“Israel is under the rule of a single individual and that its system of government is no longer a liberal democracy.” Says former Supreme Court justice Aharon Barak
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Former Supreme Court President: Israel's regime is no longer a liberal democracy
At Least Six Right-wing Activists Were Detained During the Protests, Which Saw Demonstrators in Tel Aviv Marking Three Years Since the Beginning of the Judicial Overhaul Carried Out by Prime Minister ...
www.haaretz.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
“Israel is under the rule of a single individual and that its system of government is no longer a liberal democracy.” Says former Supreme Court justice Aharon Barak
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Statement by Machado. Translation in alt text.
January 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Statement by Machado. Translation in alt text.