Peter Sterne
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State Editor at cityandstateny.bsky.social. Previously @nysfocus.bsky.social, @freedom.press and @politico.com. He/him.
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The endorsement strategy hasn't changed, but (for better or worse) DSA members are feeling very confident after Mamdani's victory.
There are certainly people in DSA who think they don't have the capacity to run a race against Espaillat, so we'll have to see what the citywide vote is.
There are certainly people in DSA who think they don't have the capacity to run a race against Espaillat, so we'll have to see what the citywide vote is.
January 11, 2026 at 5:54 AM
The endorsement strategy hasn't changed, but (for better or worse) DSA members are feeling very confident after Mamdani's victory.
There are certainly people in DSA who think they don't have the capacity to run a race against Espaillat, so we'll have to see what the citywide vote is.
There are certainly people in DSA who think they don't have the capacity to run a race against Espaillat, so we'll have to see what the citywide vote is.
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I've updated the DSA seat tracker to reflect B/UM's vote in favor of endorsing Darializa Avila Chevalier and the mayor's endorsement of Claire Valdez's congressional campaign. Check it out: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Here are the NYC seats DSA is eyeing in 2026
Nepo babies, Eric Adams allies, representatives of lefty districts, beware.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I've updated the DSA seat tracker to reflect B/UM's vote in favor of endorsing Darializa Avila Chevalier and the mayor's endorsement of Claire Valdez's congressional campaign. Check it out: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
I've updated the DSA seat tracker to reflect B/UM's vote in favor of endorsing Darializa Avila Chevalier and the mayor's endorsement of Claire Valdez's congressional campaign. Check it out: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Here are the NYC seats DSA is eyeing in 2026
Nepo babies, Eric Adams allies, representatives of lefty districts, beware.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I've updated the DSA seat tracker to reflect B/UM's vote in favor of endorsing Darializa Avila Chevalier and the mayor's endorsement of Claire Valdez's congressional campaign. Check it out: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Sorry, not Colonial-era policing. I meant like the policing of imperial colonies (e.g. British occupation of Ireland)
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Sorry, not Colonial-era policing. I meant like the policing of imperial colonies (e.g. British occupation of Ireland)
Wow, they're actually bragging that they arrested and deported people who were not even in the supposed gang that they targeted. prospect.org/2026/01/08/m...
January 11, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Wow, they're actually bragging that they arrested and deported people who were not even in the supposed gang that they targeted. prospect.org/2026/01/08/m...
Would you say the northern urban police forces had their origin in colonial policing?
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Would you say the northern urban police forces had their origin in colonial policing?
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Fun fact #7 most States receive federal funding to run Joint Task Forces and "intelligence fusion centers" with state & federal & local law enforcement together, but state and local agencies are under no obligation to continue these arrangements
January 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Fun fact #7 most States receive federal funding to run Joint Task Forces and "intelligence fusion centers" with state & federal & local law enforcement together, but state and local agencies are under no obligation to continue these arrangements
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Bottom line is there's all KINDS of things your state and local officials and city attorneys could do to protect your community from ICE's ethnic cleansing campaign, *if* they really wanted to get creative.
You should be hounding your local pols about this constantly.
You should be hounding your local pols about this constantly.
January 10, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Bottom line is there's all KINDS of things your state and local officials and city attorneys could do to protect your community from ICE's ethnic cleansing campaign, *if* they really wanted to get creative.
You should be hounding your local pols about this constantly.
You should be hounding your local pols about this constantly.
That’s the correct impulse, right?
Rather than immediately repeat whatever the NYPD said about the incident, try to get more facts and context and then decide whether to say something?
Rather than immediately repeat whatever the NYPD said about the incident, try to get more facts and context and then decide whether to say something?
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
That’s the correct impulse, right?
Rather than immediately repeat whatever the NYPD said about the incident, try to get more facts and context and then decide whether to say something?
Rather than immediately repeat whatever the NYPD said about the incident, try to get more facts and context and then decide whether to say something?
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fellow Grand Rapids antiwar organizer Emerson Wolfe says Jessica Plichta's misdemeanor charges are part of a tendency from local police to tie organizers up in legal charges and keep them from protesting. Wolfe was arrested last April at a protest after speaking at a March 2025 protest
US protester arrested after TV interview says she was targeted due to Venezuela trip
Plichta faces misdemeanor charges, which locals say is a tactic of Grand Rapids police to suppress protests
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
fellow Grand Rapids antiwar organizer Emerson Wolfe says Jessica Plichta's misdemeanor charges are part of a tendency from local police to tie organizers up in legal charges and keep them from protesting. Wolfe was arrested last April at a protest after speaking at a March 2025 protest