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Dude is evil
The move will ensure a majority of Adams appointees remain on the board during the first year of Mamdani’s term: gothamist.visitlink.me/Mtdcxe
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Dude is evil
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stop scrolling and read this and share it. let’s save some lives
December 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
stop scrolling and read this and share it. let’s save some lives
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Sarah McBride apparently lobbied GOP lawmakers to oppose the anti-trans bills this week and played a role in getting multiple to flip against their party and vote “no”
If a handful of Democrats hadn’t also flipped, the MTG bill at least would’ve definitely failed
If a handful of Democrats hadn’t also flipped, the MTG bill at least would’ve definitely failed
Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill
When House Democrats suspected a few members in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth, McBride reached out to some Republicans who went on to oppose the...
www.notus.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Sarah McBride apparently lobbied GOP lawmakers to oppose the anti-trans bills this week and played a role in getting multiple to flip against their party and vote “no”
If a handful of Democrats hadn’t also flipped, the MTG bill at least would’ve definitely failed
If a handful of Democrats hadn’t also flipped, the MTG bill at least would’ve definitely failed
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- @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and I reported in June that Trump had been asking confidants about putting a statue of himself in the Kennedy Center or naming *parts* of it after himself www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They’re going even further apparently. Cartoonishly culty
They’re going even further apparently. Cartoonishly culty
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
- @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and I reported in June that Trump had been asking confidants about putting a statue of himself in the Kennedy Center or naming *parts* of it after himself www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They’re going even further apparently. Cartoonishly culty
They’re going even further apparently. Cartoonishly culty
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if the mta sold F/M swap merch they'd be funded for the next decade
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
if the mta sold F/M swap merch they'd be funded for the next decade
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again thinking of when The Free Press ran an article alleging that George Floyd was not killed by the cops, and @radleybalko.bsky.social proved beyond any question that the article was bullshit, and instead of retracting it Weiss asked him to come on her podcast
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
again thinking of when The Free Press ran an article alleging that George Floyd was not killed by the cops, and @radleybalko.bsky.social proved beyond any question that the article was bullshit, and instead of retracting it Weiss asked him to come on her podcast
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So exhausted by this craven stenographic journalism.
It's still the DoD.
It's still the Kennedy Center.
ESPECIALLY when it comes to names on things, Trump has no magic "he'll just do it anyway" power, because WE ARE THE ONES WHO USE THE NAMES.
It's still the DoD.
It's still the Kennedy Center.
ESPECIALLY when it comes to names on things, Trump has no magic "he'll just do it anyway" power, because WE ARE THE ONES WHO USE THE NAMES.
You guys. No. It's named by statute. Do better.
BREAKING: Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center
December 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So exhausted by this craven stenographic journalism.
It's still the DoD.
It's still the Kennedy Center.
ESPECIALLY when it comes to names on things, Trump has no magic "he'll just do it anyway" power, because WE ARE THE ONES WHO USE THE NAMES.
It's still the DoD.
It's still the Kennedy Center.
ESPECIALLY when it comes to names on things, Trump has no magic "he'll just do it anyway" power, because WE ARE THE ONES WHO USE THE NAMES.
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These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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“The guy I know from the Super Pedophile told me I can be forever president.”
Exclusive | Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear
Trump’s former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
“The guy I know from the Super Pedophile told me I can be forever president.”
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The only way you can still pretend that Reagan was good is if you believe in his policies or don’t believe in anything at all. Either one is disqualifying.
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The only way you can still pretend that Reagan was good is if you believe in his policies or don’t believe in anything at all. Either one is disqualifying.
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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New polling finds that a comfortable majority of Republicans say they would rather the U.S. fund health care programs at home than continue to send billions to Israel.
3 in 4 Republicans Under 45 Say They Prefer US Fund Health Care Over Israel
Support for unconditional funding for Israel is waning as Americans languish at home.
truthout.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New polling finds that a comfortable majority of Republicans say they would rather the U.S. fund health care programs at home than continue to send billions to Israel.
I suppose the honesty is refreshing in an environment where we never get straight answers, but Eric Chavez may be making himself unhireable.
December 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I suppose the honesty is refreshing in an environment where we never get straight answers, but Eric Chavez may be making himself unhireable.
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This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
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Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
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where is Human Rights Campaign
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
where is Human Rights Campaign
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NYC, PLEASE call your New York City Council member and DEMAND they vote to censure Vicky Paladino immediately.
Find your council member here: council.nyc.gov/districts/
Also, follow the @nycprogressives.bsky.social. They're on the job here.
Find your council member here: council.nyc.gov/districts/
Also, follow the @nycprogressives.bsky.social. They're on the job here.
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NYC, PLEASE call your New York City Council member and DEMAND they vote to censure Vicky Paladino immediately.
Find your council member here: council.nyc.gov/districts/
Also, follow the @nycprogressives.bsky.social. They're on the job here.
Find your council member here: council.nyc.gov/districts/
Also, follow the @nycprogressives.bsky.social. They're on the job here.
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This morning I asked presumptive Council Speaker Julie Menin about Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro's statement to @hellgatenyc.com that he received a call from Menin "urging City Hall to intervene" before he took steps to cancel Kehlani's June Summerstage concert over the artist's support of Palestine:
Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
How Randy Mastro Killed the Kehlani SummerStage Concert—And a Whole Lot More
With Mayor Adams thinking about his next act, the former first deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani is now "guiding every conceivable aspect of this administration."
hellgatenyc.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This morning I asked presumptive Council Speaker Julie Menin about Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro's statement to @hellgatenyc.com that he received a call from Menin "urging City Hall to intervene" before he took steps to cancel Kehlani's June Summerstage concert over the artist's support of Palestine:
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Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
How Randy Mastro Killed the Kehlani SummerStage Concert—And a Whole Lot More
With Mayor Adams thinking about his next act, the former first deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani is now "guiding every conceivable aspect of this administration."
hellgatenyc.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
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Weak from Menin. She called for stripping citizenship from and deporting hundreds of thousands of NYC Muslims, the Council should use every sanction within its power against her
Paladino should be expelled from the Council, not given a fake-stern talking to. If Menin fails this test, she isn’t up for being Speaker.
December 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Weak from Menin. She called for stripping citizenship from and deporting hundreds of thousands of NYC Muslims, the Council should use every sanction within its power against her
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Vickie Paladino is an unhinged bigot townie dimwit who's been going things like this for years.
If Julie Menin wants to open the next council session by being soft on bigotry, it might actually be good for progressives, because we can keep rubbing her nose in her own spineless opportunism.
If Julie Menin wants to open the next council session by being soft on bigotry, it might actually be good for progressives, because we can keep rubbing her nose in her own spineless opportunism.
Paladino should be expelled from the Council, not given a fake-stern talking to. If Menin fails this test, she isn’t up for being Speaker.
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Vickie Paladino is an unhinged bigot townie dimwit who's been going things like this for years.
If Julie Menin wants to open the next council session by being soft on bigotry, it might actually be good for progressives, because we can keep rubbing her nose in her own spineless opportunism.
If Julie Menin wants to open the next council session by being soft on bigotry, it might actually be good for progressives, because we can keep rubbing her nose in her own spineless opportunism.
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If Paladino had said that Jews amounted to a fifth column and should be removed from the country, Menin would be one of many in elected office calling for her to be expelled from the Council. That it was about Muslims is just as heinous, yet all we get is this lukewarm response.
Paladino should be expelled from the Council, not given a fake-stern talking to. If Menin fails this test, she isn’t up for being Speaker.
December 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
If Paladino had said that Jews amounted to a fifth column and should be removed from the country, Menin would be one of many in elected office calling for her to be expelled from the Council. That it was about Muslims is just as heinous, yet all we get is this lukewarm response.
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Paladino should be expelled from the Council, not given a fake-stern talking to. If Menin fails this test, she isn’t up for being Speaker.
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Paladino should be expelled from the Council, not given a fake-stern talking to. If Menin fails this test, she isn’t up for being Speaker.
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A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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