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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · 7h

Pretty massive #NoKings rally of several thousand people in #Saratoga Springs, lined a few deep on both sides of Broadway - from Congress Park to City Hall.

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · 5d

BALLSTON SPA — A flurry of colors reflected the Sunday sky in a gleam of metal chassis bathed in red or yellow or lime green, turquoise tones and aquamarine or between the accented fire flames stretching across gunmetal gray frames.

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Ballston Spa Celebrates 'The Way We Were' with annual car show

BALLSTON SPA — A flurry of colors reflected the Sunday sky in a gleam of metal chassis bathed in red or yellow or lime green, turquoise tones and aquamarine or

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · 11d

Northshire Bookstore Saratoga - #BannedBooksWeek display at entryway.

Good titles showcase absent of Joyce’s “Ulysses,” WSB’s “Naked Lunch” - ‘tho Beats represented in Ginsberg’s “Howl.”

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · 12d

Tom Chapin fixed a thumb pick to his strumming hand and a capo to the neck of his acoustic guitar. #caffelena #saratoga #spac

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Caffè Lena at SPAC festival draws hundreds

Read about the annual Caffè Lena at SPAC festival in Saratoga Springs, featuring live performances, collaborations, and tribute to music legends.

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · 15d

Woody Guthrie & guitar, upon which he wrote “This Land Is Your Land” in a Times Square hotel as a critical response to the drivelousness of Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America.”

Still they sing in classrooms, from California to the New York islands, from Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters…

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · 17d

SARATOGA — The obelisk stands 155 feet tall.

Inside the Saratoga Monument bronze bas-relief plaques depict scenes of the American Revolution.

Wednesday morning, a handwritten read: "Very Sorry. Saratoga Monument is CLOSED TODAY." Federal shutdown, day one.

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Federal shutdown, day one at Saratoga Monument, elsewhere: 'Very sorry, closed today'

It is anticipated more than 9,200 of the National Park Service's 14,500 employees will be furloughed nationwide, according to media reports.

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · 24d

“I’m here to speak for the 21 voiceless dogs that tragically lost their lives on Aug. 23. Three of them were mine,” he said. “Brutus, Hilda, Loki. I lost them because someone simply forgot to turn on the ventilation.” #dogs #newyork

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Lawmakers gather in support of Senate bill to protect pets

BALLSTON SPA — Cody Shields addressed the room of lawmakers and keepers of the law alike Tuesday inside of the Saratoga County Public Safety Building in Ballston Spa.

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Aug 28

“My brother Albert we’re mourning.” Moving ceremony Wednesday night at annual Overdose Awardness Candlelight Vigil at Spirit of Life statue in Congress Park, #Saratoga Springs. #OverdoseAwarenessDay

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congressman Paul Tonko back in #Saratoga Springs Thursday 24 hours after his “upsetting” visit to Batavia where he was denied entry to ICE's Buffalo Federal Detention Facility to visit with detainees from his 20th Congressional District. #ICE

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Aug 16

In #Saratoga, #protest of new “no camping” by setting up camp tents in front of City Hall.

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Aug 14

“This resolution will not change the immediate situation in Gaza,” he said prior to the vote. “The point of doing this is to raise public awareness of the shocking situation & our government’s complicity, to take a moral stand and encourage others to do so.”

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Ballston Spa board vote on humanitarian crisis in Gaza fails

More than a dozen residents packed into the narrow confines of Village Hall Monday night when the Ballston Spa Board of Trustees held an at-times contentious, two-and-a-half-hour meeting.

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Aug 12

Wedged between the Squeeze ‘n’ Sip stand and a taco truck, watching ghostly trails run in front of a cover band’s stage during a live performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “That Smell.” August in the Town of #Saratoga.

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Aug 10

Live band performs Freebird, fireworks show in the Saturday night sky concludes Hudson River party in Schuylerville Turning Point festival.

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Aug 2

As the clock hit zero hour on Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline date, the tariff-ticker began to flash: EU 15%, Canada 35%, & goods from more than 60 other countries which US importers will have to pay tax increases of 15-41 percent starting Aug. 7.
#Saratoga #tariffs

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Deadline on tariffs has local shop owners concerned

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Following President Donald Trump's Aug. 1 deadline, the result of tariff increases may play largely in the future decisions of product consumers, market investors and business owner...

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Aug 1

Oh, happy day. Northshire Bookstore reopened this morning, rehabbed following a July 4 flooding that shuttered its doors. Four weeks without a bookstore is long enough! #books

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jul 18

Just heard back from ICE re: Tuesday activity in #Saratoga Springs w/9 detained/arrested. “To be clear: All aliens in violation of U.S. immigration law – including those with no additional criminal history – may be subject to arrest, detention and removal from the United States.” #immigration

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jul 17

“What’s stopping somebody in plain clothes from driving around and just picking somebody up off the street?” #ICE #immigration

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Community, officials weigh in on ICE activity in Saratoga Springs

SARATOGA SPRINGS – A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Saratoga Springs resulted in the detaining of some area residents. Unconfirmed reports point to their number being in the

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jul 15

Remembering Johnny Thunders today on what would have been his birthday. Among the 1000’s of musicians I have deliriously enjoyed through the years, the purest rock’n’roll guitarist I ever did see.

Photo by me, Valentine’s Day gig 1979 downtown Manhattan, crappy neighborhood in a different time.

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jul 15

At least one and potentially two people were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday morning in #Saratoga Springs.

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Officials: Immigration officers in Saratoga Springs Tuesday

SARATOGA SPRINGS – At least one and potentially two people were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday morning in Saratoga Springs.

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jul 13

Five years ago, hard to believe. First summer of COVID, rally in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs.#protest

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Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Celebrating the 218th birthday of Solomon Northup with an unveiling ceremony of a massive bronze sculpture on temporary loan in front of the Lincoln Bathhouse in #Saratoga Springs. #12yearsaslave

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Tuesday 8:15 am, village of Ballston Spa. Watched a guy get out his car, set a golf ball down on a patch of grass in the middle of a parking lot and tee off.
In my mind, while zooming the daily grind, he eyeballs a swath of green earth, pulls over, thinks “screw it,” and whips out the golf clubs.

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jul 2

#Saratoga Springs public hearing tonight results in person taken by police into custody. Meeting began at 7 pm, 10:40 pm meeting still going on.

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jun 24

Never lose your sense of wonder. Elvis in the glassfront window, rockabilly coming July 10. - Monday night, downtown Ballston Spa.

Thomas Dimopoulos @thomasdimo.bsky.social · Jun 20

There aren’t many wall murals left that stretch across the alleys of #Saratoga Springs, but here is one of them.