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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 1d

THE HUNT FOR HEATH: Tonight we’re outside a Brooklyn pilates studio passing out flyers about our contract fight. Why? Because these studios are bank-rolled by Alden Global Capital’s Heath Freeman and owned by his sister.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 5d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6d

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6d

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.

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Maya Kaufman @mayakaufman.bsky.social · 7d

NEWS: The federal govt is sending NYC’s top disease control official to Arizona for a months-long stint at an Indian Health Service facility.

That could complicate local infectious disease response efforts.

“If we have an outbreak, then we’re fucked,” a city health department staffer told me.

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Rose Ryan @eroseryan.bsky.social · 8d

Make no mistake that these Republicansare—who firmly control of every branch of our federal govt—are raising healthcare costs & closing hospitals to further enrich billionaires. @1199SEIU.org caregivers will continue fighting for our patients & a govt that puts families over billionaires

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

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katie honan @katiehonan.bsky.social · 17d

Sir, you’re not supposed to keep the money in the bag

MSNBC @msnbc.com · 18d

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 20d

🚨 Join us TODAY at 12 PM at the main Disney Gate at 2201 W Alameda Ave in Burbank to protest ABC and tell them to bring back #JimmyKimmel.🚨 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Writers Guild Rips ABC’s Decision to Pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ From Air: “The WGA Stands With Jimmy Kimmel and His Writers”

SAG-AFTRA also released a statement following the news, noting, "The decision to suspend airing 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' is the type of suppression and retaliation that endangers everyone’s freedoms."

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Madison Swart @madisonswart.bsky.social · 27d

After her hearing at 26 Federal Plaza, a woman was detained and escorted toward the stairwell. Her husband, confused and in shock, was guided toward the exit. Minutes later, he broke down in the elevator. They entered together, but he left alone. This happens here daily. #ICE

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Rose Ryan @eroseryan.bsky.social · Sep 1

W/the daily barrage of attacks on workers, it would be easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless, but we are fighting back!

Workers are fighting back hard on this Labor Day

Labor Day this year takes on a special and urgent significance. As we honor the sacrifices that generations of workers made to secure our most basic rights and freedoms, we are also facing some of …

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Rose Ryan @eroseryan.bsky.social · Aug 29

Standing up to bullies & bosses has taught union members that NYC needs a fighter as strong as its working class—and that fighter is @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Opinion: Zohran Mamdani will make New York City work for workers

As unions that represent nearly 400,000 workers across the city, we’ve proudly united behind Mamdani’s agenda to build a city where workers can truly thrive.

www.cityandstateny.com

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1199SEIU💫 @1199seiu.org · Aug 28

#DidYouKnow 1199SEIU played a pivotal role in the strategizing of the original March on Washington? 🙂‍↕️

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · Aug 27

It turns out Pirro can't actually get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.

Or the guy who threw it.

www.washingtonian.com/2025/08/27/p...

Pirro’s Office Fails to Get Indictment Against Sandwich Guy - Washingtonian

It's often said that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich, but federal prosecutors in DC were reportedly unable to secure an indictment against a man accused of throwing a sub at a cop at 14th and...

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · Aug 25

we had a reasonably functional system where you paid $60 a year to have access to the work of several great writers. Paying $60 for each individual writer is not a scalable model.

Dan Reilly @danreilly.bsky.social · Aug 25

one thing I've noticed about the "criticism is dead" discussion is the tacit admission that a critic who loses their job can't simply start a newsletter and maintain their career. The work is different and it's hard to get people to pay another $5 a month for one writer's unedited thoughts.

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · Aug 23

Growing up here you learn how to sleep on the subway on your way to school and your body clock sets to the stop so you wake up. If you’re afraid of it I will never stop laughing at you

merritt @merrittk.com · Aug 23

if you're not from or have never been to new york i cannot stress enough how normal the subway is 99% of the time. kids take it to school. everyone is basically chill. you learn to be in proximity with harmless weirdos or minor irritations pretty quick. for all its issues it's an incredible thing

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · Aug 18

Andrew Cuomo is trying to create pretexts for Donald Trump to send in troops to occupy NYC.

Tweet from Emma Fitzsimmons: Cuomo says that Mamdani's support for decriminalizing prostitution could be a reason for President Trump to bring in the National Guard (if Mamdani wins).

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 13

Peggy is a healthcare worker and @1199seiu.org member at a dialysis center in Brooklyn.

She knows what Trump’s cuts to Medicaid will mean for her patients — and why we need a Mayor who will fight for New Yorkers, not conspire with a President who kicks them off their insurance.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 8

Federal immigration authorities detained a woman seeking medical care at the National Institutes of Health’s flagship research hospital after the patient presented a non-real ID while passing security.

Patient seeking care at NIH hospital detained by ICE

NIH officials called immigration authorities after the patient presented a non-real ID while passing security at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

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1199SEIU💫 @1199seiu.org · Aug 5

1199 delegate Yan stood alongside Congressman Dan Goldman & Assemblymember Grace Lee at the Chinese-American Planning Council’s press conference to speak out against harmful SNAP cuts. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” threatens the wellbeing of vulnerable households, but 1199ers refuse to stay silent. ✊

a photo of a press conference held at the Chinese-American Planning Council’s Older Adult Center in NYC Chinatown on the impact of federal funding cuts to SNAP. on stage are NY Congressman Dan Goldman, NY Assemblymember Grace Lee, and 1199 delegate Yan N. Looi wearing a purple 1199 homecare hat.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · Jul 27

DHS has arrested two medical personnel at a surgical center in California for demanding that the officers trespassing in their building identify themselves & provide a warrant, accusing them of another.... wait for it... ASSAULT. The case shows how DHS lies relentlessly to violate the Constitution

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚨 This woman tries to call the family of the man being disappeared and ICE will not allow her to get a phone number. One of the “undercover” mobsters nearly backed into her.

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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · Jul 25

Mayor Adams has sent over 6,000 bike riders to criminal court.

"If a 4,000 lb SUV runs a red light, they get a ticket ... but if a 60 lb bicycle runs a red light, then they can get a criminal summons."

Hear more from TA's own Anna Berlanga: bronx.news12.com/citywide-cra...

Citywide crackdown on cyclists causes divide on accountability

New data released by the NYPD shows over 6,000 criminal summonses issued to cyclists in the second quarter of 2025. That number increased tenfold compared to the first quarter. That number is also…

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · Jul 24

The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.

Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...

Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?

A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.

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1199SEIU💫 @1199seiu.org · Jul 18

Working people across NYC are uniting to defend our neighborhoods and our city from unprecedented attacks from extremist politicians and billionaires. 1199 members are proud to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor as we fight for a safe, affordable, and healthy city for all!

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