Carol
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So very, very confused by it all. But, heck, that keeps it interesting.
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billionaires are literally stealing our money and destabilizing the world as we type, so yeah, we’re going to seize every damn cent of that money, and then we’re taxing away the rest of their wealth. i firmly believe our democracy cannot coexist with billionaires
January 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
billionaires are literally stealing our money and destabilizing the world as we type, so yeah, we’re going to seize every damn cent of that money, and then we’re taxing away the rest of their wealth. i firmly believe our democracy cannot coexist with billionaires
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Miista is owned by Spanish siblings who grew up in an area filled with craftspeople who made shoes.
They source all materials from Europe and employ people from the town they grew up in.
Miista is stylish and known for making excellent shoes and not being evil.
More than the NY Post can say.
They source all materials from Europe and employ people from the town they grew up in.
Miista is stylish and known for making excellent shoes and not being evil.
More than the NY Post can say.
January 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Miista is owned by Spanish siblings who grew up in an area filled with craftspeople who made shoes.
They source all materials from Europe and employ people from the town they grew up in.
Miista is stylish and known for making excellent shoes and not being evil.
More than the NY Post can say.
They source all materials from Europe and employ people from the town they grew up in.
Miista is stylish and known for making excellent shoes and not being evil.
More than the NY Post can say.
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later told CBS they thought it was ICE. Nick also looks about 18 years old.
These stills come from a woman's video--she was filming because she thought they were ICE and also yelling to people coming and going outside one day care to beware of ICE.
These stills come from a woman's video--she was filming because she thought they were ICE and also yelling to people coming and going outside one day care to beware of ICE.
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
later told CBS they thought it was ICE. Nick also looks about 18 years old.
These stills come from a woman's video--she was filming because she thought they were ICE and also yelling to people coming and going outside one day care to beware of ICE.
These stills come from a woman's video--she was filming because she thought they were ICE and also yelling to people coming and going outside one day care to beware of ICE.
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When Nick Shirley arrived to "test" if he could enroll his son "Joey" in Minneapolis day cares, his viral video omitted that he showed up with an entourage of masked men acting like security, multiple vehicles including vans, cameras, and men who wouldn't identify themselves. One day care owner /
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When Nick Shirley arrived to "test" if he could enroll his son "Joey" in Minneapolis day cares, his viral video omitted that he showed up with an entourage of masked men acting like security, multiple vehicles including vans, cameras, and men who wouldn't identify themselves. One day care owner /
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zohran quoting and then rejecting "the era of big government is over," the line that captured the zenith of clintonian neoliberalism, is highly symbolic
January 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
zohran quoting and then rejecting "the era of big government is over," the line that captured the zenith of clintonian neoliberalism, is highly symbolic
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Hey National Democrats and Progressives trying to figure out how to message:
Watch AOC and Mark and Jumaane and, I’m sure, Zohran’s speeches from today. It’s rare to hear such clear and inspiring messages about hope and power in politics.
Watch AOC and Mark and Jumaane and, I’m sure, Zohran’s speeches from today. It’s rare to hear such clear and inspiring messages about hope and power in politics.
January 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Hey National Democrats and Progressives trying to figure out how to message:
Watch AOC and Mark and Jumaane and, I’m sure, Zohran’s speeches from today. It’s rare to hear such clear and inspiring messages about hope and power in politics.
Watch AOC and Mark and Jumaane and, I’m sure, Zohran’s speeches from today. It’s rare to hear such clear and inspiring messages about hope and power in politics.
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Three minutes after I posted this he name-checked bagels and lox.
Like strawberries and shortcake
Like corned beef and cabbage
Like liver and onions
Like red beans and rice
Like bagels and lox
Like sour cream and biscuits
Like hot cakes and molasses.
Like corned beef and cabbage
Like liver and onions
Like red beans and rice
Like bagels and lox
Like sour cream and biscuits
Like hot cakes and molasses.
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Three minutes after I posted this he name-checked bagels and lox.
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My mom, who was born in 1941 and who arrived in NYC as an immigrant in 1963, just texted me:
"He’s such a great speaker and managed to include almost all the ethnicities and neighborhoods."
"He’s such a great speaker and managed to include almost all the ethnicities and neighborhoods."
January 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
My mom, who was born in 1941 and who arrived in NYC as an immigrant in 1963, just texted me:
"He’s such a great speaker and managed to include almost all the ethnicities and neighborhoods."
"He’s such a great speaker and managed to include almost all the ethnicities and neighborhoods."
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That's a song from 1949, by the way—from an era in the history of American multiculturalism that Mamdani draws on and draws strength and inspiration from over and over in his speech and his agenda and his self-presentation.
January 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM
That's a song from 1949, by the way—from an era in the history of American multiculturalism that Mamdani draws on and draws strength and inspiration from over and over in his speech and his agenda and his self-presentation.
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Delighted to have secured the first big signing of the January transfer window. Larry Vaughn joins on a 5 year contract as our new Head of Safety. Big loss to Heathrow.
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Delighted to have secured the first big signing of the January transfer window. Larry Vaughn joins on a 5 year contract as our new Head of Safety. Big loss to Heathrow.
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Entomologist discusses federal grant aiding American Samoa's biodiversity conservation efforts against invasive species.
Larger populations of little fire ants found in territory
Entomologist Dr. Mark Schmaedick of the Land Grant Division of the American Samoa Community College says a federal grant for the American Samoa Biodiversity Conservation Office will open up resources...
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January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Entomologist discusses federal grant aiding American Samoa's biodiversity conservation efforts against invasive species.
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Mamdani: "While only action can change minds, I promise you this: If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor. Regardless of whether we agree I will protect you, celebrate with you, mourn along side you, and not for a second hide from you."
January 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Mamdani: "While only action can change minds, I promise you this: If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor. Regardless of whether we agree I will protect you, celebrate with you, mourn along side you, and not for a second hide from you."
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WEALTH TAX
For the first time ever, every luxury property on the list of 2025’s 10 biggest sales traded at nine figures or more.
Here’s a closer look at this year’s biggest deals: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4jlvrSw
Here’s a closer look at this year’s biggest deals: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4jlvrSw
January 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
WEALTH TAX
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He is mentioning this event. I recommend watching it just for the conversation with Samina: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj89...
THE MAYOR IS LISTENING
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
He is mentioning this event. I recommend watching it just for the conversation with Samina: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj89...
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Italian Sausages with lentils; Maltese Baked Macaroni ; Lemon Polenta Cake: these are the recipes that I’m cooking this week to ease myself deliciously into the New Year. You mught wish to do likewise! www.nigella.com/latest/food-...
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Italian Sausages with lentils; Maltese Baked Macaroni ; Lemon Polenta Cake: these are the recipes that I’m cooking this week to ease myself deliciously into the New Year. You mught wish to do likewise! www.nigella.com/latest/food-...
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When reporting on the bounty hunter bill, the MFP shared insights from immigration attorneys who explained the legal and constitutional issues and reported that bounty hunters, more commonly known as bail-enforcement agents, had not been consulted in the creation of the bill.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
When reporting on the bounty hunter bill, the MFP shared insights from immigration attorneys who explained the legal and constitutional issues and reported that bounty hunters, more commonly known as bail-enforcement agents, had not been consulted in the creation of the bill.
buff.ly/RxTWnwe
buff.ly/RxTWnwe
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It's only occasionally explicit, but this inauguration is emphatically structured as a vision of an alternate future for America, an alternate politics, an alternate Democratic Party.
January 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's only occasionally explicit, but this inauguration is emphatically structured as a vision of an alternate future for America, an alternate politics, an alternate Democratic Party.
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Our project, “Chicago Under Siege,” is a permanent record of what happened in Chicago when the federal government used violence on its own people. blockclubchi.co/3Ye4GGa
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Our project, “Chicago Under Siege,” is a permanent record of what happened in Chicago when the federal government used violence on its own people. blockclubchi.co/3Ye4GGa
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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You can see some of these stereotypes - the simple, morally pure countryside vs. the morally compromised, inauthentic city - play out in Greek and Roman literature.
So this is a very old idea that recurs regularly.
So this is a very old idea that recurs regularly.
Do other countries have this weird notion that you’re not a “real” representative of the nation if you live in an urban center? Like do the French say Parisians aren’t really French? Are you considered not a real German if you live in Berlin? Or is this mainly a weird American thing?
January 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
You can see some of these stereotypes - the simple, morally pure countryside vs. the morally compromised, inauthentic city - play out in Greek and Roman literature.
So this is a very old idea that recurs regularly.
So this is a very old idea that recurs regularly.
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This is also powerful evidence that maga thugs are not done yet. The kidnappings and assaults and renditions will continue. They may also expand and escalate as the paramilitary grows and the feared election nears.
Literally seeking to build a regime-supporting paramilitary force of tens of thousands of people - explicitly recruiting people based on their politics
December 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is also powerful evidence that maga thugs are not done yet. The kidnappings and assaults and renditions will continue. They may also expand and escalate as the paramilitary grows and the feared election nears.
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As I said before, unless you're hard against him for personal reasons, you, as a New Yorker, look at Mamdani and think that if you run into him at the store and want to talk about the schools or the trash or the bus lanes, he will know what you mean and listen to you. That is worth a hell of a lot.
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
As I said before, unless you're hard against him for personal reasons, you, as a New Yorker, look at Mamdani and think that if you run into him at the store and want to talk about the schools or the trash or the bus lanes, he will know what you mean and listen to you. That is worth a hell of a lot.
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The thing about a mayor is you have to feel like you could talk to him. You could talk to Koch. You could even, in a certain time and place, and up to a point, talk to Giuliani. But Bloomberg was richer than God, and de Blasio had the permanent sense he was opening a shopping mall.
January 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The thing about a mayor is you have to feel like you could talk to him. You could talk to Koch. You could even, in a certain time and place, and up to a point, talk to Giuliani. But Bloomberg was richer than God, and de Blasio had the permanent sense he was opening a shopping mall.
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FYI: New Year resolutions don't begin until Monday Jan 5. You're allowed to maintain your bad habits for the rest of the weekend. I don't make the rules (actually, I did make this one, but my vow to stop making arbitrary rules doesn't kick in till Monday).
January 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
FYI: New Year resolutions don't begin until Monday Jan 5. You're allowed to maintain your bad habits for the rest of the weekend. I don't make the rules (actually, I did make this one, but my vow to stop making arbitrary rules doesn't kick in till Monday).