Esteban Maccera
@capobserver.bsky.social
Dad, husband, latino, lorax. Former NY Senate staffer.
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. Some have begun to leak mysteriously, shooting geysers of toxic water into the sky.
Now, a group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
Now, a group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. Some have begun to leak mysteriously, shooting geysers of toxic water into the sky.
Now, a group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
Now, a group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
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Larry Summers, ladies and gentlemen — let's hear it for Larry Summers
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Larry Summers, ladies and gentlemen — let's hear it for Larry Summers
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The Trump administration is slapping unaccompanied teenagers with fees for crossing the border.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/b...
nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/b...
Homeland Security Is Billing Immigrant Kids $5,000
The Trump administration is slapping unaccompanied teenagers with fees for crossing the border.
nysfocus.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Trump administration is slapping unaccompanied teenagers with fees for crossing the border.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/b...
nysfocus.com/2025/10/24/b...
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Today in NYC #LaborHistory: The New York City subway, the first rapid-transit system in America, opens. More than 100 workers died during the construction of the first 13 miles of tunnels and track – October 27, 1904
October 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today in NYC #LaborHistory: The New York City subway, the first rapid-transit system in America, opens. More than 100 workers died during the construction of the first 13 miles of tunnels and track – October 27, 1904
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Funding for infrastructure projects is not a political pawn. New Yorkers reject this asinine, authoritarian move.
And we will not back down.
And we will not back down.
Trump admin halts $18B in funding for NYC
OMB Director Russ Vought revealed the withholding of funds.
www.newsweek.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Funding for infrastructure projects is not a political pawn. New Yorkers reject this asinine, authoritarian move.
And we will not back down.
And we will not back down.
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Man who has read one (1) book on history: "as history teaches us."
Also, look, I know it's not the point, but EVERYONE deserves peace. You don't have to "earn" peace. It should be the default!
Also, look, I know it's not the point, but EVERYONE deserves peace. You don't have to "earn" peace. It should be the default!
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Man who has read one (1) book on history: "as history teaches us."
Also, look, I know it's not the point, but EVERYONE deserves peace. You don't have to "earn" peace. It should be the default!
Also, look, I know it's not the point, but EVERYONE deserves peace. You don't have to "earn" peace. It should be the default!
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk is horrific, it's likely to lead to a very dark spiral that will worsen political violence, and it is also a byproduct of a profoundly broken society awash in 400 million guns.
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is horrific, it's likely to lead to a very dark spiral that will worsen political violence, and it is also a byproduct of a profoundly broken society awash in 400 million guns.
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
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This should go without saying, but Trump is not opposed to political violence. He’s opposed to violence against his political allies.
He is either silent about, or approving of, violence against his political enemies.
He is either silent about, or approving of, violence against his political enemies.
September 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This should go without saying, but Trump is not opposed to political violence. He’s opposed to violence against his political allies.
He is either silent about, or approving of, violence against his political enemies.
He is either silent about, or approving of, violence against his political enemies.
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It really is so striking how much The Discourse operates untethered from…what we actually know. The killer is still at large! We have no idea who did it! Seems pretty important to get that sorted.
September 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It really is so striking how much The Discourse operates untethered from…what we actually know. The killer is still at large! We have no idea who did it! Seems pretty important to get that sorted.
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This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
September 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
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A PPL vice president admitted pre-contract talks between the company and New York’s health department, after denying it under oath last month. nysfocus.com/2025/09/05/h...
Home Care Employer Walks Back Testimony, Fueling Concerns of Rigged…
A PPL vice president admitted pre-contract talks between the company and New York’s health department, after denying it under oath last month.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A PPL vice president admitted pre-contract talks between the company and New York’s health department, after denying it under oath last month. nysfocus.com/2025/09/05/h...
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We are hiring a Communications Director! Apply here: council.nyc.gov/shahana-hani...
September 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
We are hiring a Communications Director! Apply here: council.nyc.gov/shahana-hani...
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BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
September 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
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Whoops! The state Office of Cannabis Management sent letters to nearly 200 licensed cannabis dispensaries today informing them they will need to move locations because the agency miscalculated how far away they are from local schools. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
OCM informs cannabis dispensaries they must relocate further away from schools
The state Office of Cannabis Management previously granted licenses to the dispensaries because it miscalculated how near they were to local schools.
www.cityandstateny.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Whoops! The state Office of Cannabis Management sent letters to nearly 200 licensed cannabis dispensaries today informing them they will need to move locations because the agency miscalculated how far away they are from local schools. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
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From the Dept. of Chutzpah:
More than 50 candidates for the legislature donated money to their own campaign and then requested thousands in taxpayer dollars under a state program used first in 2024. More in @timesunion.com
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Dozens of NY lawmakers claimed state money to match their own campaign gifts
The New York Public Campaign Finance Program, first used in the 2024 election, is one of a few that matches contributions by politicians to their own campaigns.
www.timesunion.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
From the Dept. of Chutzpah:
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NEW: Indigenous activists opposed to Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine have for years been surveilled by law enforcement agencies and the company behind the mine, records show.
“They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
“They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show
Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have collaborated with private security to surveil largely peaceful protesters opposed to the Thacker Pass mine, according to a ProPublica review of thousa...
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July 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NEW: Indigenous activists opposed to Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine have for years been surveilled by law enforcement agencies and the company behind the mine, records show.
“They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
“They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
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This exposé by @rollingstone.com is worth reading!
Now, @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social is poised to protect NYC’s pensions and the planet by moving money from dirtier to cleaner money managers.
Big: that can counter right wing pressure!
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Now, @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social is poised to protect NYC’s pensions and the planet by moving money from dirtier to cleaner money managers.
Big: that can counter right wing pressure!
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
How Texas Bullied Big Banks Into Dropping Their Climate Commitments
A top deputy to Texas A.G. Ken Paxton gave the “inside story” on how he threatened Wells Fargo’s bond business and a lawsuit to make it crumble.
www.rollingstone.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This exposé by @rollingstone.com is worth reading!
Now, @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social is poised to protect NYC’s pensions and the planet by moving money from dirtier to cleaner money managers.
Big: that can counter right wing pressure!
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Now, @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social is poised to protect NYC’s pensions and the planet by moving money from dirtier to cleaner money managers.
Big: that can counter right wing pressure!
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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That there’s a police state.
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
That there’s a police state.
