Joe Paulson
@joepaulson2.bsky.social
I am from NYC and like to read and engage about a range of subjects, including history, the Supreme Court, politics, and the Mets. Let's see how this goes.
Pronouns: He/Him.
I have much content online including at Joe's Substack and Teach N Thrive.
Pronouns: He/Him.
I have much content online including at Joe's Substack and Teach N Thrive.
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NEW: For the first time since she took office in 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul won’t be taking a stack of unsigned bills with her into the Christmas holiday.
She's moved quickly by vetoing more bills than usual. We moved quickly to round them up for you:
She's moved quickly by vetoing more bills than usual. We moved quickly to round them up for you:
Here's Every Bill That Kathy Hochul Vetoed in 2025
One hundred and forty laws that almost were.
nysfocus.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
NEW: For the first time since she took office in 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul won’t be taking a stack of unsigned bills with her into the Christmas holiday.
She's moved quickly by vetoing more bills than usual. We moved quickly to round them up for you:
She's moved quickly by vetoing more bills than usual. We moved quickly to round them up for you:
Nice to see Didi Conn will pop up in America's take on Doc Martin. I remember her from Benson.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Me...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Me...
Best Medicine - Wikipedia
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December 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Nice to see Didi Conn will pop up in America's take on Doc Martin. I remember her from Benson.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Me...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Me...
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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@andrewkim.bsky.social and I were absolutely delighted to represent the National Security Archive in a FOIA lawsuit that successfully obtained the release of transcripts of meetings and phone calls between George W. Bush and Vladamir Putin! nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Archive Lawsuit Opens Vladimir Putin Memcons/Telcons
Washington, D.C., December 23, 2025 - The verbatim transcripts of Vladimir Putin's meetings and telephone calls with U.S. president George W. Bush from 2001 to 2008 opened to the public yesterday as t...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
December 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@andrewkim.bsky.social and I were absolutely delighted to represent the National Security Archive in a FOIA lawsuit that successfully obtained the release of transcripts of meetings and phone calls between George W. Bush and Vladamir Putin! nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Super baby, jacked baby, baby reading a book and greeting guests ... #MerryChristmas
youtu.be/nKBm6FYKoEc?...
youtu.be/nKBm6FYKoEc?...
This Is The Oldest Nativity Scene We Have
YouTube video by Bible & Archaeology
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Super baby, jacked baby, baby reading a book and greeting guests ... #MerryChristmas
youtu.be/nKBm6FYKoEc?...
youtu.be/nKBm6FYKoEc?...
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Gather ‘round the pole!
We’ll air grievances at 3!
Chambers Festivus!
Please forward any grievances you would like us to air on your behalf.
We’ll air grievances at 3!
Chambers Festivus!
Please forward any grievances you would like us to air on your behalf.
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Gather ‘round the pole!
We’ll air grievances at 3!
Chambers Festivus!
Please forward any grievances you would like us to air on your behalf.
We’ll air grievances at 3!
Chambers Festivus!
Please forward any grievances you would like us to air on your behalf.
The Trump Administration, including Robert F. Kennedy, wants to hurt trans people. They are gratutiously nasty about it.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
HHS Sec. Kennedy Attempts To Stop Trans Youth Care In Hospitals Nationwide—Before New Federal Rules Take Effect
Like many of the Trump regime’s attempted powergrabs, this kind of piecemeal and disheveled rulemaking is enforced at least in part by fear and sheer uncertainty.
substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Trump Administration, including Robert F. Kennedy, wants to hurt trans people. They are gratutiously nasty about it.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
The news on reschedulin marijuana appears to be promising. A bit of sanity for now. #Marijuana
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Trump marijuana order comes amid DeSantis’ fight against legal pot
As Gov. Ron DeSantis fights efforts to legalize recreational marijuana, President Donald Trump signed an order to ease prohibitions on pot.
www.tallahassee.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The news on reschedulin marijuana appears to be promising. A bit of sanity for now. #Marijuana
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Sure, Sam #SCOTUS is aggressively supporting him.
www.newsweek.com/samuel-alito...
"Samuel Alito Says Supreme Court Responding to Trump Acting ‘Aggressively’"
www.newsweek.com/samuel-alito...
"Samuel Alito Says Supreme Court Responding to Trump Acting ‘Aggressively’"
December 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Sure, Sam #SCOTUS is aggressively supporting him.
www.newsweek.com/samuel-alito...
"Samuel Alito Says Supreme Court Responding to Trump Acting ‘Aggressively’"
www.newsweek.com/samuel-alito...
"Samuel Alito Says Supreme Court Responding to Trump Acting ‘Aggressively’"
He knows. He is a professor.
Something lost in this OU student bullshit is that she didn't do the goddamned assignment. Any professor would have given it a low score because she didn't follow instructions. She merely used it as an excuse to bait the professor.
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
He knows. He is a professor.
Nice story and Rivers did okay the last two games, but the Colts could have lost (especially if their defense was going to give up 48 points) with the backup QB. #MNF
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Nice story and Rivers did okay the last two games, but the Colts could have lost (especially if their defense was going to give up 48 points) with the backup QB. #MNF
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ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Grandpa comes back after five years. In his second game. The KC back-up is hurt after a quarter of play. #MNF
(Philip Rivers is literally a grandfather.)
(Philip Rivers is literally a grandfather.)
December 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Grandpa comes back after five years. In his second game. The KC back-up is hurt after a quarter of play. #MNF
(Philip Rivers is literally a grandfather.)
(Philip Rivers is literally a grandfather.)
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Important stories have to be told and retold, again and again in all their detail, like they were the Iliad. There's no other way to develop an adequate contemporary historical record
emphasis on 'scoops' is bad
emphasis on 'scoops' is bad
you have to pick your spots but rereporting is good, it adds weight to important stories and keeps them in circulation, plus all this. “everybody knows all this already” is an easy trap to fall into if your job is reading the news
Just watched the whole 60 Minutes CECOT episode. It's a pretty standard segment for 60 Minutes, taking something that's been reported on in other publications and formats and telling it to a wider audience with first person, on camera accounts. It's not earth shattering, but it is newsworthy.
December 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Important stories have to be told and retold, again and again in all their detail, like they were the Iliad. There's no other way to develop an adequate contemporary historical record
emphasis on 'scoops' is bad
emphasis on 'scoops' is bad
LV, headed by a former #NYGiants QB, showed some life yesterday but who would be surprised if the Giants manage to win another game and mess things up?
www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/22/g...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/22/g...
Giants trading No. 1 pick could restock roster around Jaxson Dart
A loss to the Raiders will put the Giants in the driver’s seat for the No. 1 overall pick in April’s NFL Draft.
www.nydailynews.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
LV, headed by a former #NYGiants QB, showed some life yesterday but who would be surprised if the Giants manage to win another game and mess things up?
www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/22/g...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/22/g...
Is he going for alternative universe Spock (evil edition) vibes?
Trump megadonor Larry Ellison is reportedly pledging $40 billion to help his son buy CNN’s parent company, in a media power play that one critic warns makes the billionaire tycoon a direct threat to independent journalism and democracy.
Trump Ally Larry Ellison Pledges $40B to Help His Son Buy CNN Parent Company
“Larry Ellison is a threat to journalism and democracy,” one critic warned of the mogul’s newest media power play.
truthout.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Is he going for alternative universe Spock (evil edition) vibes?
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ask and you shall receive (via Evan Rosenfeld over at the other place)
December 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ask and you shall receive (via Evan Rosenfeld over at the other place)