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Le Wokisme? or La Botte? @csilverandgold.bsky.social · 7h

Tish James said “there’s a nonzero chance this bullshit turns me into the President let’s go motherfucker.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 12h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 10h

his path to City Hall also relies on getting maybe 40% of black outer boroughs Democrats

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 10h

Andrew Cuomo's path to City Hall relies on getting at least 75% of Trump supporters

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10h

Andrew Cuomo keeps saying he’s the only candidate who can take on Trump once he’s in office.

Yet in his statement about the indictment of Letitia James, the highest-ranking Black elected official in the state, he doesn’t even mention Trump by name….and, more importantly, he doesn’t mention James.

Andrew Cuomo * @andrewcuomo
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In a democracy, the rule of law must be sacred - impartial, objective, and above politics. When the law is weaponized or manipulated to advance political agendas, it erodes public trust and weakens the very foundation of justice. Whether it comes from the right or the left, from prosecutors or politicians, the politicization of law enforcement is dangerous and corrosive.
We must restore faith in fairness, facts, and due process - because once justice becomes partisan, everyone loses.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10h

Andrew Cuomo keeps saying he’s the only candidate who can take on Trump once he’s in office.

Yet in his statement about the indictment of Letitia James, the highest-ranking Black elected official in the state, he doesn’t even mention Trump by name….and, more importantly, he doesn’t mention James.

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 10h

this is really fuckin funny

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10h

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 10h

cares saved the economy ~immediately

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 10h

I just struggle to see the process of this ceasefire as having significant Israeli agency in it -- as far as I can tell Bibi didn't want it, Ben Gvir is trying to kill it, but Trump got Qatar to get Hamas on board and then told Bibi he had to go along with it

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 11h

There were lots of things the Biden White House did that were extremely good but they didn’t get credit for because of (to varying degrees) ideology, propagandization, mendaciousness, and abject stupidity.

Nothing involving the Middle East is on that list.

Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 11h

This week has confirmed my suspicion that Biden’s Middle East policies will look worse, and will be even more embarrassing for Democrats, with the passage of time.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 11h

beginning to see why previous managers of Spurs had it out for Spence for so long. this man is a villain

Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 11h

news alert

Djed Spence is cornerback posting again

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 10h

look this is Brentford slander

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 10h

and she has more or less the same ideology as the establishment is what's so goddam weird about it

the people running CBS News have hated the staffers telling them to add Palestinian voices to their roundtables for decades

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 10h

I don't think Bibi is particularly responsive to Israeli public opinion given the makeup of his cabinet and majority and his legal woes?

but of course that goes to the fundamental problem Biden had, even if he wanted to force concessions from Bibi he couldn't because Trump was there waiting

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 11h

it's just like, people complaining about the ideological makeup of this panel, that's not wrong, it reflects a clear ideology but this has been the ideological makeup of The News for as long as I've been alive

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 11h

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Skipjack @skipjack.bsky.social · 11h

Djed leading Spurs in celebration after he’s shepherded mbuemo out for United’s 20th corner

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 11h

that's right

Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 11h

"what if we had celebrities.... on jeopardy"

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 11h

wow she is bringing a new kind of energy and vision to the news business

a roundtable discussion with two older establishment Democrats and a conservative

could she get John McLaughlin to host or is that too far out there

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 11h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 11h

This is the best establishment contrarianism can come up with?

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 11h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 11h

news alert

Djed Spence is cornerback posting again

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 11h

the James indictment appears not to center on the case that was expected but on another one which is somehow even more tendentious

Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 12h

The indictment (www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...) actually focuses on a *separate* property from the one prosecutors initially focused on. But DOJ was skeptical of this case, ABC reported, because the Fannie Mae guidelines on "second homes" vs. "investment properties" are so squishy.

James indictment

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 12h

yeah I thought the Comey indictment was the sort of absurdity that can befuddle a grand jury but this is just utter bullshit

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 13h

this is so insanely fucked www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in federal court on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two source...

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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 13h

In the "most New Yorkers could not care less" vs "amount of energy spent" debate, the horse carriage thing is off the charts.

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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 13h

I would strongly suggest simply ignoring anyone who asks about horse carriages and moving on with your life and campaign.

Gothamist @gothamist.com · 13h

A mare's mayor? Zohran Mamdani plays both sides in NYC's carriage horse fight. https://gothamist.com/news/a-mares-mayor-zohran-mamdani-plays-both-sides-in-nycs-carriage-horse-fight

A mare's mayor? Zohran Mamdani plays both sides in NYC's carriage horse fight.

Zohran Mamdani is cozying up to John Samuelsen, the powerful head of the Transport Wokers Union, which represents horse carriage drivers. Zohran Mamdani said he opposes carriage horses in Central Park, but also said he'd form a panel to study the industry before coming to a final decision on its future. [ more › ]

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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 14h

This is like the beginning of a personalized Twilight Zone episode crafted specifically for me by ChatGPT.

Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 15h

Infantino writes on his Instagram: "President Donald J. Trump definitely deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his decisive actions.👏"

The state of things.

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