Peter Sterne
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· Oct 2
Alexa Avilés exploring challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10
The DSA-backed City Council member has been talking to allies about potentially challenging the incumbent representative.
www.cityandstateny.com
SCOOP: DSA-backed City Council Member @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social is exploring a primary challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10.
Avilés is meeting with @socialists.nyc's Electoral Working Group next week to discuss her potential congressional run.
Read more at @cityandstateny.bsky.social:
Avilés is meeting with @socialists.nyc's Electoral Working Group next week to discuss her potential congressional run.
Read more at @cityandstateny.bsky.social:
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
Zionists want NY state to pass a law that would ban protests outside houses of worship – a clear attempt to outlaw pro-Palestinian demonstrations outside synagogues that promote settlement in the West Bank – and they believe Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is on board. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Zionists want NY state to pass a law that would ban protests outside houses of worship – a clear attempt to outlaw pro-Palestinian demonstrations outside synagogues that promote settlement in the West Bank – and they believe Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is on board. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
The United States isn’t really a country marching into war.
It’s a country whose undemocratic regime is launching an open-ended military conflict.
The regime doesn’t need or particularly want public mobilization so long as it has control over professional soldiers who will obey its orders.
It’s a country whose undemocratic regime is launching an open-ended military conflict.
The regime doesn’t need or particularly want public mobilization so long as it has control over professional soldiers who will obey its orders.
November 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The United States isn’t really a country marching into war.
It’s a country whose undemocratic regime is launching an open-ended military conflict.
The regime doesn’t need or particularly want public mobilization so long as it has control over professional soldiers who will obey its orders.
It’s a country whose undemocratic regime is launching an open-ended military conflict.
The regime doesn’t need or particularly want public mobilization so long as it has control over professional soldiers who will obey its orders.
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sorry to be vulnerable on main but anyone have tips for the first time you bring a same-sex partner to meet your sometimes conservative extended family over the holidays
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
sorry to be vulnerable on main but anyone have tips for the first time you bring a same-sex partner to meet your sometimes conservative extended family over the holidays
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CORRECTION: NYC's current sanctuary law only allows the city to hand immigrants over to ICE if they've been *convicted* of one of 170 specific charges, not merely accused.
So I'm deleting this tweet to avoid spreading inaccurate information.
So I'm deleting this tweet to avoid spreading inaccurate information.
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
CORRECTION: NYC's current sanctuary law only allows the city to hand immigrants over to ICE if they've been *convicted* of one of 170 specific charges, not merely accused.
So I'm deleting this tweet to avoid spreading inaccurate information.
So I'm deleting this tweet to avoid spreading inaccurate information.
A federal judge has dismissed the indictments against NY state Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI director James Comey, ruling that Lindsey Halligan – who brought both of the indictments – was improperly appointed.
Here's the order dismissing the James case without prejudice:
Here's the order dismissing the James case without prejudice:
#140 in United States v. James (E.D. Va., 2:25-cr-00122) – CourtListener.com
ORDER AND ADJUDGED as follows: (1) The appointment of Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney violated 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. (2) All actions flowing from ...
storage.courtlistener.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A federal judge has dismissed the indictments against NY state Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI director James Comey, ruling that Lindsey Halligan – who brought both of the indictments – was improperly appointed.
Here's the order dismissing the James case without prejudice:
Here's the order dismissing the James case without prejudice:
I interviewed Aber Kawas, a Palestinian American organizer and DSA member who's running to succeed Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas.
Although González-Rojas endorsed her former chief of staff, fellow DSA member Brian Romero, for the seat, DSA plans to endorse Kawas.
Although González-Rojas endorsed her former chief of staff, fellow DSA member Brian Romero, for the seat, DSA plans to endorse Kawas.
Aber Kawas is not concerned about splitting the progressive vote
An interview with the Assembly District 34 candidate
www.cityandstateny.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I interviewed Aber Kawas, a Palestinian American organizer and DSA member who's running to succeed Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas.
Although González-Rojas endorsed her former chief of staff, fellow DSA member Brian Romero, for the seat, DSA plans to endorse Kawas.
Although González-Rojas endorsed her former chief of staff, fellow DSA member Brian Romero, for the seat, DSA plans to endorse Kawas.
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Players are roleplaying in Fortnite to teach each other their rights when encountering ICE officials
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
Inside an ICE Defense Training on Fortnite
A group of immigrant rights organizers are helping people use Fortnite to practice what to do if they encounter ICE agents in the wild.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Players are roleplaying in Fortnite to teach each other their rights when encountering ICE officials
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
“I would slip [the warrant] under the door, but there’s no space under the door,” the agent says.
The civilian pauses. “Well. Sounds like a personal problem.”
www.404media.co/ice-defense-...
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DOGE was always a very thinly disguised con to dress up data theft and extraction class destruction of federal corporate oversight as innovative, and it's important to remember that part of the reason it worked so well is that the press helped legitimize it
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
DOGE was always a very thinly disguised con to dress up data theft and extraction class destruction of federal corporate oversight as innovative, and it's important to remember that part of the reason it worked so well is that the press helped legitimize it
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"@chiosse.bsky.social can now go back to being an extremely popular councilmember with a major legislative accomplishment under his belt and potentially five more years on the council before he is term-limited out in 2030, at which point he would be…32 years old"
Sorry Chi, Hello Julia?
And more stories to kick off your holiday week.
hellgatenyc.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"@chiosse.bsky.social can now go back to being an extremely popular councilmember with a major legislative accomplishment under his belt and potentially five more years on the council before he is term-limited out in 2030, at which point he would be…32 years old"
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The Times identified 120+ instances in which guards were described as having punched, kicked or stomped on inmates, smashed their fingers in cell doors, held their legs apart and struck their genitals with batons, and even waterboarded them — all while they were handcuffed or otherwise restrained.
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Times identified 120+ instances in which guards were described as having punched, kicked or stomped on inmates, smashed their fingers in cell doors, held their legs apart and struck their genitals with batons, and even waterboarded them — all while they were handcuffed or otherwise restrained.
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Please enjoy this list of ways that the NY Times crossword puzzle has clued the word SEXT, it's my sexy gift to you.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Please enjoy this list of ways that the NY Times crossword puzzle has clued the word SEXT, it's my sexy gift to you.
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Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Trump Wrongly Indicted Me, I’ll Rightly Impeach Him | Kat Abughazaleh Speaks at Lincoln Memorial
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
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It's me. I'm the husband who wants the cool sandwich. web.archive.org/web/20250820...
(screenshot from @emilyjoshu.bsky.social's article on eating like Elvis)
(screenshot from @emilyjoshu.bsky.social's article on eating like Elvis)
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It's me. I'm the husband who wants the cool sandwich. web.archive.org/web/20250820...
(screenshot from @emilyjoshu.bsky.social's article on eating like Elvis)
(screenshot from @emilyjoshu.bsky.social's article on eating like Elvis)
DSA's Electoral Working Group narrowly voted not to recommend endorsing City Council Member Chi Ossé's congressional run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Ossé, who recently joined DSA, told me he's still committed to the socialist group and applied to join DSA's City Council caucus.
Ossé, who recently joined DSA, told me he's still committed to the socialist group and applied to join DSA's City Council caucus.
DSA recommends against endorsing Ossé’s congressional bid
City Council Member Chi Ossé’s planned primary challenge to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is now on life support.
www.cityandstateny.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
DSA's Electoral Working Group narrowly voted not to recommend endorsing City Council Member Chi Ossé's congressional run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Ossé, who recently joined DSA, told me he's still committed to the socialist group and applied to join DSA's City Council caucus.
Ossé, who recently joined DSA, told me he's still committed to the socialist group and applied to join DSA's City Council caucus.
He put Part 2 behind the paywall.
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
He put Part 2 behind the paywall.
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Trump supporters are also making shitty AI videos of Trump arresting Mamdani in the Oval Office.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump supporters are also making shitty AI videos of Trump arresting Mamdani in the Oval Office.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
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MTG is an awful human being but I think she thought she was genuinely helping people and stopping evil or whatever and that they were The Good Guys, only to find out she was surrounded by grifters and liars who were actively part of the evil conspiracy
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
MTG is an awful human being but I think she thought she was genuinely helping people and stopping evil or whatever and that they were The Good Guys, only to find out she was surrounded by grifters and liars who were actively part of the evil conspiracy
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In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
Rep. Nydia Velázquez is retiring after a legendary run in Congress. Here are some of the socialists and progressives who could fill the shoes of "La Luchadora" in one of the most left-leaning congressional districts in the country. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Nydia Velázquez leaves huge shoes. Who wants to fill them?
Both socialists and progressives are eyeing the seat, which is among the most left-leaning in the country.
www.cityandstateny.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Rep. Nydia Velázquez is retiring after a legendary run in Congress. Here are some of the socialists and progressives who could fill the shoes of "La Luchadora" in one of the most left-leaning congressional districts in the country. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
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This guy has his finger on the pulse of his party's base in a way that others in his caucus unequivocally just do not
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This guy has his finger on the pulse of his party's base in a way that others in his caucus unequivocally just do not
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Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
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New meme format just dropped:
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
New meme format just dropped: