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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 6h

Reverse jinx ... Works every time

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 8h

I only did ... For a few minutes last week

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 8h

Really glad I sold my tickets to tonight's game.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 13h

yep

Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 13h

More on that deal between the horsemen, the local casino, and the state's pols here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

Opinion | Dead Athletes. Empty Stands. Why Are We Paying Billions to Keep This Sport Alive?

www.nytimes.com

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 13h

A political deal for your tax dollars keeps the decrepit horse racing track in Yonkers going.

One way they keep up that support is to let the politicians race the horses once per year.

That annual event is tomorrow. But this year, they're keeping it quiet. Wonder why?

thebcw.org/member-news/...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

“People over Papers, a crowdsourcing project that maps sightings of US immigration agents, was taken offline yesterday by Padlet, the collaborative bulletin board platform on which it was built. It’s just the latest ICE-tracking initiative to be pulled by tech platforms in the past few days.”

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

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nypost.com/2025/10/06/m...

Exclusive | CBS News taps Adam Rubenstein — once ostracized at NY Times for liking Chick-fil-A — as new deputy editor

Sources expect Rubenstein will effectively run the Free Press now that Weiss will be busy steering the editorial direction of shows like “60 Minutes,” “Face The Nation” and …

nypost.com

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

"Todd Blanche discovers that your place is never totally secure in the modern conservative movement."

Will Sommer @willsommer.bsky.social · 1d

Deputy AG Todd Blanche is a Trump loyalist. But now right-wing media is turning on him, after they say he quashed an elaborate scheme to rescue a prominent 2020 election denier from her prison cell.

My new False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-turns...

MAGA Turns on Trump’s Top Lawyer

Todd Blanche discovers that your place is never totally secure in the modern conservative movement.

www.thebulwark.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

How long will she keep her job?

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking MSNBC:

A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James — resisting intense pressure from Trump, according to two people familiar with her discussions. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Top prosecutor is rejecting Trump pressure to charge New York AG

A key federal prosecutor in Virginia, where James Comey was indicted, is resisting bringing charges against Letitia James.

www.msnbc.com

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing. "Adams’ raunchy rapper son Jordan Coleman famously competed in the Albanian equivalent of 'American Idol' during 2022 — and recently dropped five 'party' tracks inspired by his Eastern European travels."

nypost.com/2025/10/06/u...

Eric Adams jets off to Albania after dropping out of NYC mayor’s race — and he’s not flying Turkish Airlines

This lame duck still flies, but not with Turkey’s help. Mayor Eric Adams jetted off to Albania for a four-day trip on Big Apple taxpayers’ dime, shortly after he dropped his re-election…

nypost.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

4 months.

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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 1d

New: NYPD Chief of Department John Chell, a prominent and controversial ally of Mayor Adams, has told associates he’s putting in his papers to retire as early as this week, hoping to get a disability pension due to an ankle injury he sustained on duty. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/06/t...

Top NYPD Chief John Chell tells associates he’s retiring on heels of Adams’ exit from mayoral race

NYPD Chief of Department John Chell has told close associates he’s planning to put in his papers to retire soon, possibly as early as this week, after an at times tumultuous tenure as the cit…

www.nydailynews.com

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

*one of the biggest, I should say. Obviously, Morgan Wallen is bigger.

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest star in country music is coming out against ICE.

www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/10/03/i...

“ICE Is Gonna Come Bust Down Your Door” – Zach Bryan Teases Politically-Charged New Song, “Bad News”

A RIFF on what country is really about.

www.whiskeyriff.com

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

Musk's grip on the US military's space efforts keeps getting tighter. The Pentagon on Friday announced that 5 of its next 7 launches are going to SpaceX.

arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...

Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 5d

It matters who owns space www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 1d

Edi Rama, the Albanian prime minister Mayor Adams is meeting with during his trip to the Balkan country this week, has faced international condemnation for rolling back press freedoms in Albania.

Rama is also the chairman of Albania's Socialist Party. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/06/m...

Mayor Adams heads to Albania on first overseas trip since ending reelection bid

Adams left for Albania on Monday and will stay through Thursday, according to his spokeswoman Kayla Mamelak. New York City is home to a sizable population of Albanians.

www.nydailynews.com

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani changed course, and announced he wouldn't oppose casino-building in New York. The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council's #1 priority: casinos in New York.

Now the HTC is spending $1 million to back Mamdani and some city council candidates. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Union bets big on Mamdani

www.politico.com

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

93 million U.S. residents are immigrants or are U.S. born and have at least one immigrant parent.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

www.pewresearch.org

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

"Attorneys say it’s often difficult to locate and communicate with ICE detainees at some jails, in part because they have inconsistent access to phones. The jail in Nassau County, on Long Island, does not allow phone access at all."

New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: ICE detainees in New York jails are struggling to access to legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/06/i...

ICE Detainees in New York Jails Can’t Talk to Their Lawyers

Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.

nysfocus.com

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: ICE detainees in New York jails are struggling to access to legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/06/i...

ICE Detainees in New York Jails Can’t Talk to Their Lawyers

Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.

nysfocus.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

I don’t really understand the people who think we shouldn’t situate the current moment in context of the last 25 years in American politics, including the actions of the three Democrats who were president during that time

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

I am absolutely positive there is nothing shady whatsoever about Eric Adams making a previously unannounced trip to a totally rando country.

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 1d

Around 11:30 p.m. last night, Mayor Adams' office announced he's going to Albania this week.

On "day one" of his trip, Adams is meeting with the country's prime minister and will also "visit local businesses and factories."

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