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petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 10h

Subway surfing predated the rise of social media.
Kids can’t subway surf if they can’t exit a subway car to climb onto the roof, but @mta.info won’t implement the solutions to stop it(locking end doors, roll out more open gangway cars) ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Despite NYPD, MTA and social media's efforts, subway surfing continues

Last year, there were six fatalities and 229 arrests.

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petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 13h

“…the billionaire[Peter Thiel] seems to place those who would critique or regulate tech developers into a religious good-vs.-evil worldview, where the future of all creation depends on giving innovators free rein.” wapo.st/4q5wR6S

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 14h

“Nothing in the Antideficiency Act or any other statute authorizes RIFs of employees who work in agencies or programs with a lapse in funding,…Ignoring binding federal law is arbitrary and capricious.”
Felon 47, the divider-in-chief, continues lawlessly rampaging thru gov’t wapo.st/4mUH2s1

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

More than 4,000 positions will be eliminated across agencies, the government told a court Friday night.

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petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 17h

‘Vought’s long-term goals, he says, are to “bend or break the bureaucracy to the presidential will” and “deconstruct the administrative state.”’
“We want to make sure that the bureaucracy can’t reconstitute itself later in future administrations,”“We’re having fun,” www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

The Trump loyalist who picked up where Musk left off with slashing federal workforce: 'We're having fun'

Russell Vought, President Trump's director of the powerful Office of Management and Budget, has said he wants to 'deconstruct the administrative state.'

www.latimes.com

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 2d

Pentagon warns Toronto ‘dangerously close’ to winning World Series

WASHINGTON D.C. - Following last night's elimination of the New York Yankees, the United States Department of War has advised the White House that the Toronto Blue Jays are "perilously close" to acqui...

www.thebeaverton.com

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely brutal way for the Phillies to lose, Dodgers win the series

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

LOL

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 2d

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 2d

Johnson is out of touch with reality

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 1d

“…Puerto Rico is an unincorporated American territory. Bad Bunny is as all-American as apple pie, and far more entertaining.” www.vulture.com/article/turn...

Turning Point USA Will Hold Its Own Super Bowl Halftime Show

They promise their show will be “all-American,” despite the fact that Bad Bunny is a U.S. citizen.

www.vulture.com

petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 1d

“As part of the ongoing conservative freakout over having to hear Spanish during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Turning Point USA has pledged to put on their own “All American Halftime Show” to replace Bad Bunny’s. It bears repeating:…” www.vulture.com/article/turn...

Turning Point USA Will Hold Its Own Super Bowl Halftime Show

They promise their show will be “all-American,” despite the fact that Bad Bunny is a U.S. citizen.

www.vulture.com

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petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 1d

"All things considered, I'd rather (not) be in Philadelphia[listening to sports talk radio Friday morning]"

petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 1d

"I once spent a year in Philadelphia. I think it was on a (Thursday)"

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petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 1d

…back in the late 1960s-early 70s, the MTA wouldn’t be at the mercy of Amtrak to extend service to the largest housing complex in the USA timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine...

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petefrommanhattan.bsky.social @petefrommanhattan.bsky.social · 1d

“Their people don't show up,…We can't get work done and the people in Co-Op City are waiting for a goddamn train and it's outrageous and it's been a problem from the start of that project.”
Had the MTA followed thru on its plan to extend the 6 to Co-op City… gothamist.com/news/mta-chi...

MTA chief says Amtrak keeps delaying work to build 'goddamn train' in the Bronx

MTA Chair Janno Lieber said Amtrak crews keep missing shifts, sparking chronic delays on a new Metro-North line that aims to fill in a Bronx transit desert.

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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 2d

Around 14 million Americans are set to lose their insurance over the next 10 years. And out of the 10 hardest-hit states, 7 voted for Trump.

My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

Every single word in this piece is important

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 2d

It is simply accurate to call this regime segregationist.

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Hayes: New reporting from the Wall Street Journal tonight, that message that Trump posted to Pam Bondi online was meant to be basically a DM that he accidentally posted publicly... Pam was surprised to learn it was public. Bondi, upset, called the White House aides.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

Naturally. 🤡

@reuters.com $TSLA
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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