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State Senator Shelley Mayer Statement on the Killing of Alex Pretti by ICE Agent in Minneapolis
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
State Senator Shelley Mayer Statement on the Killing of Alex Pretti by ICE Agent in Minneapolis
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It is a privilege to preside over the New York State Senate. I thank Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for this honor. Visit www.nysenate.gov for the session calendar and to watch live.
January 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It is a privilege to preside over the New York State Senate. I thank Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for this honor. Visit www.nysenate.gov for the session calendar and to watch live.
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
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In a "down year" the Buffalo Bills
Went 12-5, with a 1st place schedule.
Won a wildcard game on the road against the "hottest" team in the NFL.
Went toe-to-toe with the 1 seed all the way into OT.
It sucks they didn't win. But if that is a "down year" sign me TF up. #BillsMafia
Went 12-5, with a 1st place schedule.
Won a wildcard game on the road against the "hottest" team in the NFL.
Went toe-to-toe with the 1 seed all the way into OT.
It sucks they didn't win. But if that is a "down year" sign me TF up. #BillsMafia
January 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM
In a "down year" the Buffalo Bills
Went 12-5, with a 1st place schedule.
Won a wildcard game on the road against the "hottest" team in the NFL.
Went toe-to-toe with the 1 seed all the way into OT.
It sucks they didn't win. But if that is a "down year" sign me TF up. #BillsMafia
Went 12-5, with a 1st place schedule.
Won a wildcard game on the road against the "hottest" team in the NFL.
Went toe-to-toe with the 1 seed all the way into OT.
It sucks they didn't win. But if that is a "down year" sign me TF up. #BillsMafia
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I've increasingly come to view cynicism as the seedbed of totalitarianism, both because it can paralyze the opposition and because it implicitly validates the might-makes-right ethic of the authoritarian.
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I've increasingly come to view cynicism as the seedbed of totalitarianism, both because it can paralyze the opposition and because it implicitly validates the might-makes-right ethic of the authoritarian.
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A father says he was with his six children when they were hit by munitions deployed by law enforcement in response to demonstrations that turned violent in Minneapolis.
Three of the children went to the hospital, including a 6-month-old baby, who stopped breathing after being hit by tear gas
Three of the children went to the hospital, including a 6-month-old baby, who stopped breathing after being hit by tear gas
North Minneapolis ICE shooting: Children hospitalized after flash bang, tear gas hits van
A family was caught in clashes between protesters and law enforcement during protests in north Minneapolis, leading to three of their six children, including a 6-month-old baby, being hospitalized.
www.fox9.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A father says he was with his six children when they were hit by munitions deployed by law enforcement in response to demonstrations that turned violent in Minneapolis.
Three of the children went to the hospital, including a 6-month-old baby, who stopped breathing after being hit by tear gas
Three of the children went to the hospital, including a 6-month-old baby, who stopped breathing after being hit by tear gas
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This was such a sick play by Tre White
Bills do not win this game without him
Bills do not win this game without him
January 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This was such a sick play by Tre White
Bills do not win this game without him
Bills do not win this game without him
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I kind of think the most revealing thing about Trump and his advisors’ view of the economy are the (false) “it’s fine, the economy is doing well in red states” lines from the CEA report that he posted on Truth Social
January 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I kind of think the most revealing thing about Trump and his advisors’ view of the economy are the (false) “it’s fine, the economy is doing well in red states” lines from the CEA report that he posted on Truth Social
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State Senator Shelley Mayer Statement on Governor Kathy Hochul's Child Care Announcement
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
State Senator Shelley Mayer Statement on Governor Kathy Hochul's Child Care Announcement
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doing this kind of precise open source journalism takes time and I know people were mad about early reports that didn't stake out a clear position on material issues, but getting this right with this kind of precision is important www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:09 PM
doing this kind of precise open source journalism takes time and I know people were mad about early reports that didn't stake out a clear position on material issues, but getting this right with this kind of precision is important www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Reminding folks once again that the people most likely to end up wearing those boots on the ground, political drift in 2024 be what it may, absolutely do not want this.
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/young-men-...
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/young-men-...
Young men may not be isolationists. They certainly don’t want war.
YMRP’s May Poll reveals mixed attitudes on Iranian regime change
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Reminding folks once again that the people most likely to end up wearing those boots on the ground, political drift in 2024 be what it may, absolutely do not want this.
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/young-men-...
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/young-men-...
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New @vox.com - there are significant differences among Gen Z men, with younger Gen Z significantly less rightwing
www.vox.com/politics/473...
www.vox.com/politics/473...
December 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New @vox.com - there are significant differences among Gen Z men, with younger Gen Z significantly less rightwing
www.vox.com/politics/473...
www.vox.com/politics/473...
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This is huge. FDA approves pill version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, possibly widening access www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/w...
FDA approves pill version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, possibly widening access
The FDA has approved the oral version of Novo Nordisk’s injectable weight loss drug Wegovy, making it the first GLP-1 pill to be cleared by regulators for obesity.
www.statnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is huge. FDA approves pill version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, possibly widening access www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/w...
Why are [insert industry] staying silent?
America is so safe now that immigration enforcement agents with no badges can enter your home while contractors are doing work, manhandle them, detain them, and leave your house a bloody mess.
The latest edition of Receipts from @crampell.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4575EaU
The latest edition of Receipts from @crampell.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4575EaU
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Why are [insert industry] staying silent?
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I think about this the way that punt coverage works in football: you don't actually want everyone making a directly line to the ball, you actually want different players occupying different lanes because *the punt returner is going to move!* and you want to have broad coverage of the field.
Sometimes there are trade offs, but this zero-sum fixation is a poor and inaccurate model of public opinion. Lots of people are doing lots of different things over huge amounts of time. The idea that *at the margin* Van Hollen's activities with KAG *hurt* senate dems chances seems obviously wrong.
December 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I think about this the way that punt coverage works in football: you don't actually want everyone making a directly line to the ball, you actually want different players occupying different lanes because *the punt returner is going to move!* and you want to have broad coverage of the field.
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new Normal Men!
@rickywlmsbong.bsky.social gets into the trenches with NY-17 candidate Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social, @peark.es hides his Adam Duritz power level, @ed3d.net caws 'em like he sees 'em, and @proptermalone.bsky.social sells some bbq sauce.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-rhzbt...
@rickywlmsbong.bsky.social gets into the trenches with NY-17 candidate Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social, @peark.es hides his Adam Duritz power level, @ed3d.net caws 'em like he sees 'em, and @proptermalone.bsky.social sells some bbq sauce.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-rhzbt...
December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
new Normal Men!
@rickywlmsbong.bsky.social gets into the trenches with NY-17 candidate Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social, @peark.es hides his Adam Duritz power level, @ed3d.net caws 'em like he sees 'em, and @proptermalone.bsky.social sells some bbq sauce.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-rhzbt...
@rickywlmsbong.bsky.social gets into the trenches with NY-17 candidate Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social, @peark.es hides his Adam Duritz power level, @ed3d.net caws 'em like he sees 'em, and @proptermalone.bsky.social sells some bbq sauce.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-rhzbt...
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conditional on latent levels of traditional masculinity remaining the same (not a foregone conclusion by any means), this article makes a decent case that trump probably peaked with young men in 2024
Who Are the Young Men Who Regret Their Trump Vote?
According to most available data, Trump’s approval ratings are dropping across the electorate. Young men tell a similar story.
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
conditional on latent levels of traditional masculinity remaining the same (not a foregone conclusion by any means), this article makes a decent case that trump probably peaked with young men in 2024
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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BREAKING
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released after a federal judge ordered it earlier today.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released after a federal judge ordered it earlier today.
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
BREAKING
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released after a federal judge ordered it earlier today.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released after a federal judge ordered it earlier today.