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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 14h

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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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 16h

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

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 22h

😂😂😂

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 22h

Hell yeah @ZohranKMamdani!!!

Big 🧠 super smart stuff from our candidate for Mayor.

NYC Local Law 97, the city’s “Green New Deal” law is rocking!!!

New York Communities for Change @nychange.bsky.social · 22h

This is great! 👏

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social wants to use bulk purchasing to drive down the up-front costs for building owners to upgrade to high energy efficiency. Experts ❤️ this:

✅ saves money
✅ creates jobs
✅ cuts pollution

#LocalLaw97 #Winning 🧵

www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...

Mamdani says he’d help landlords foot the bill for Local Law 97 building retrofits

The Democratic nominee wants the city to invest in equipment to distribute, he told the audience at a Crain’s mayoral forum.

www.crainsnewyork.com

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

💯 Buildings that don’t explode is a real nice feature

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

In Western NY, there’s been a big dark money propaganda campaign by gas interests. The gas utility, National Fuel. 🤬

This piece rebuts multiple lies they injected into some people’s brains. 🫡

The good news, tho, is this sort of state action is quite popular, despite the Fox News crowd naysayers. 👍

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

For those wondering what replaces an oil & gas boiler, it’s these bad boys: a heat pump.

Like the coils in the back of your refrigerator, they move heat instead of burning a fossil fuel to create it. 3-4 times more energy efficient than oil/gas.

Glam shot:

An image of the two ends of a mini split heat pump: the head that is on a wall for a/c and heating and the compressor outside the building that takes heat from the air or puts heat into the air outside.

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

Good to see this informative piece about NY ending oil & gas in new buildings by Western NY state assemblyperson McMahon. 👏

The law, which already went into effect in NYC, starts Jan 1 statewide. It will:

✅ save money
✅ create good jobs
✅ cut pollution

🧵

www.beenews.com/amherst_bee/...

McMahon: The facts about the All-Electric Building Act

Some community members have shared their concerns about the All-Electric Building Act that takes effect in January. There is some confusion about what this new law means for New Yorkers,

www.beenews.com

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah!!! One of @chiosse.bsky.social @jabaribrisport.bsky.social @phara4assembly.bsky.social please please 🙏 please please

brent is Saw Gerrera-pilled @therealbrent.bsky.social · 1d

DO IT DO IT DO IT

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

www.axios.com

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a big improvement to the look, feel, functionality and safety of the street. Most people in the area are excited about it, as I am.

For my money the best part is no more wall of too-fast cars coming at you as you cross the street, which I do like 20 times a day. /fin

Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

I think the only possible losers in this, and I don’t think it will matter much to them and it’ll be temporary, are some of the businesses whose customers were double-parking. But after briefly grouching, those people will either pull into an open spot or park on a side street.

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

I know the neighborhood *really* well. I’ve talked to a lot of people. I’m pretty sure the area’s heavily supportive.

The people who tend to get annoyed with this stuff are at peak annoyance right now… and they’re pretty outnumbered. Plus: they’ll get used to it & get happier.

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

New Court Street keeps rocking! 2 car lanes went to 1 + protected bike lane 👏

✅ no more speeders, which was common
✅ no more double parkers, which was epidemic level
✅ bikes now in 🚲 lane, not intermixed into 🚘 traffic, better for all
✅ car traffic’s smooth and steady!

Photo of court street in Brooklyn at twilight shows a street with a bike lane in the foreground, a parking lane, then a car traffic lane, and then another parking lane. There are moving cars, parked cars and bikers in the various lanes. Plus sidewalks. It looks nice!

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City Atlas @cityatlas.bsky.social · 1d

@skylightnyc.bsky.social has a great idea, a Local Law 97 Clean Energy Building Tour. Check out buildings that are decarbonizing - maybe one like yours - and see how they work.
www.skylight.nyc/events/2025-...
10/29; this is capped at 15, & it's 2 Charlton St., Manhattan
@petesikora.bsky.social

Clean Energy Building Tour | Skylight

A digital media publication dedicated to documenting New York’s transition to clean energy

www.skylight.nyc

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

I already RSVPed!

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

By pouring money into Exxon and other oil & gas corporations, NYS comptroller Tom DiNapoli has financed our state’s destruction. That’s nuts!

And in the process he’s managed to lose the NY state pension fund many billions of dollars b/c those investments suck.

Why refuse to #DivestNY, DiNapoli?!

New York Communities for Change @nychange.bsky.social · 1d

Comptroller candidate @rgoyle.bsky.social roasts @nyscomptroller.bsky.social Tom DiNapoli for lighting both our pension money and our planet on fire by failing to #DivestNY from the likes of Exxon🔥🔥🔥

Check it out:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

A plan to shake up the state comptroller's office

Podcast Episode · The Capitol Pressroom · 10/08/2025 · 10m

podcasts.apple.com

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 2d

I’m hoping blue sky keeps growing as I think it’s still doing and is a liberal/progressive forum. Idk if that will happen, but I think that’s great!

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 2d

There’s some overlap, but it’s different audiences.

And the value of tweets here versus there is different.

Regardless, at some point seemingly pretty soon, I’ll have more blue sky followers than twitter. And I’ve been active on twitter for a pretty darn long time.

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 2d

Getting closer and closer!

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Bob Gooday @bobgooday.bsky.social · 3d

This is great, BUT the year we burned the most coal was 2024 and it's still going up.

Chart from Our World in Data showing coal production steadily increasing, largely led by China.

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 2d

It’s good that Lander is getting arrested and helping people fight ICE. But here, he has actual power.

He should fulfill his promises, which were to take major and specific actions on climate.

He has power. He made specific promises. He should deliver.

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 2d

For those not following, @bradlander.bsky.social
@nyccomptroller.bsky.social committed to major climate action, but now he’s breaking his promises and running out the clock on his term. He’ll have zero major legacy as comptroller unless he fulfills his promise.

bsky.app/profile/pete...

Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 15d

Words have power, but deeds matter more. @nyccomptroller @bradlander manages NYC’s huge pension funds. He puts ~$60 BILLION in BlackRock, Wall Street’s dirtiest money manager. In April, Lander announced he’d clean up NYC’s business. As of now, it’s still just talk… 🧵

Security trying to block 1 problem holding up signs that say BlackRock Brad. That’s me on the right and Jose Gonzalez on the left. Earlier today

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 2d

Cc: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

gothamist.com/news/progres...

‘Progressive bromance’ over? Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander’s alliance grows strained

The tensions show how Mamdani is keeping his cards close to the vest.

gothamist.com

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 2d

These lines in the @gothamist.com @elizabethkim.bsky.social @brigidbergin.bsky.social story exposing @bradlander’s maneuvers & outing him as cozying up to NYC’s corporate world are important.

They confirm our suspicions why he’s been so resistant to major climate action as @NYCComptroller
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Excerpt from Gothamist story that says lander was communicating with Kathy Wylde pre-primary.

Excerpt from Gothamist story that lander “sought to assure Wylde that he would be in a Mamdani administration to address concerns from the business community”

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 3d

Sound super

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