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Then…. You have a new Mayor of NYC.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/o...
Opinion | If Zohran Mamdani Wins, Then What?
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July 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
These ICE agents should be unmasked and charged with kidnapping and murder.
The authorities are investigating the death of a Canadian citizen who died Monday in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency said in a statement.

The man, Johnny Noviello, 49, is the 10th person to die in ICE custody this year.
Canadian Citizen Dies at ICE Detention Center in Florida
The death of Johnny Noviello, 49, came as ICE agents have made sweeping arrests across the United States as part of President Trump’s crackdown on immigration. The cause is under investigation.
trib.al
June 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Full Transparency: MTG, do your job. MTG should be ashamed, but I’m guessing she thinks she’s good now with her transparency statement.
Full transparency, we prefer leaders who actually read the bill before voting on it.
June 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Dismissing the authors does not diminish the crisis. We’ll just have less information about it.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...
National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration
The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.
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April 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
These boss-women talk straight. We all should be outraged by the 🍊-administration’s attacks on Columbia and education as a whole. I hope that the universities band together to stay strong against this effort to minimize the US mind.
March 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
What do republicans fear so much that they continue this cowardly path? Surely it’s not simply the idea of risking reelection….
March 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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February 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ka$h is in. I wonder what sort of threat is being held over the heads of the republican senators for them to choose continuing down this path.

Bye bye FBI! It’s been real, US democracy.
February 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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You had it right the first time.
Old Video Of Marco Rubio Warning Republicans About Supporting Trump Resurfaces—And It's On Point
You were right the first time, Marco.
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February 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
No kidding.
February 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Because public servants are so overpaid and over appreciated.
A new law signed by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah prohibits unions from negotiating wages and other terms for teachers, firefighters, police officers and all other public employees, joining just two other states that have banned collective bargaining in the public sector.
Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Workers
Utah joined two other states in prohibiting collective bargaining for teachers, police officers and other public employees in a move that was seen as a possible blow to the country’s labor movement.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Valid.
“If the country is serious about improving government efficiency, the emphasis should be on curtailing contracting and making the civil service more accountable,” writes Stephen Macekura:
The Government Waste DOGE Should Be Cutting
The problem that really needs fixing is not the public employees but the private contractors—and Elon Musk is one of them.
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February 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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A tourist trying to photograph a shark in shallow water at a beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands this month was bitten by it and flown off the island to receive medical care, the local government said.
Shark Bites Tourist Who Was Trying to Take Photo With It
The woman was flown off the island to receive medical care, according to the Turks and Caicos government.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This headline startled even me. US demands half? I’m so embarrassed. Stay strong, Ukraine!

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Ukraine Rejects U.S. Demand for Half of Its Mineral Resources
President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly faulted the American proposal because it did not include security guarantees.
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to the fear.
Thank you @jimacosta.bsky.social for holding authority to account. Looking forward to your next chapter.
January 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM