Tania D
@tsts240.bsky.social
NYS Deputy Secretary for Housing 🏘️;
Build, Baby, Build (More Housing🌇)
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America Has No King.
WE THE PEOPLE
BY THE PEOPLE
FOR THE PEOPLE
Build, Baby, Build (More Housing🌇)
Opinions my own.
America Has No King.
WE THE PEOPLE
BY THE PEOPLE
FOR THE PEOPLE
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Tania D
@tsts240.bsky.social
· Jul 2
We have an estimated 800,000 home shortage to tackle over the next decade from generations of inaction.
We do not tell enough stories about what 800,000 more homes means to New Yorkers in every part of our state. To finally have a place to call home.
But sometimes a picture is worth 1,000 words:
We do not tell enough stories about what 800,000 more homes means to New Yorkers in every part of our state. To finally have a place to call home.
But sometimes a picture is worth 1,000 words:
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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“They’re going to bring back suffering and death,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary, chair of the infectious disease committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics. “I don’t say that with any hyperbole, that’s exactly what’s going to happen.”
R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“They’re going to bring back suffering and death,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary, chair of the infectious disease committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics. “I don’t say that with any hyperbole, that’s exactly what’s going to happen.”
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Vought is one of the top three or four enemies of the Constitution & American democracy. His removal from power is one of the highest priorities for any project of checking the dictatorship's lawless wielding of the vast powers of the state
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances:
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published October w/ @newyorker.com)
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published October w/ @newyorker.com)
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Vought is one of the top three or four enemies of the Constitution & American democracy. His removal from power is one of the highest priorities for any project of checking the dictatorship's lawless wielding of the vast powers of the state
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Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
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“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
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U.S. v. Dugan: We have a VERDICT.
December 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
U.S. v. Dugan: We have a VERDICT.
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Welcome to A New Era, Sherif Soliman!
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Welcome to A New Era, Sherif Soliman!
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A hotel by Kennedy Airport has been transformed into affordable housing in the first hotel-to-housing conversion of its kind in New York City. Here’s a look inside. trib.al/pmaQpaR
December 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A hotel by Kennedy Airport has been transformed into affordable housing in the first hotel-to-housing conversion of its kind in New York City. Here’s a look inside. trib.al/pmaQpaR
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218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
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🚨Hot off the presses 🚨 New tariffs are going to kill 450,000 homes over the next 5 years
Tariffs on lumber, steel, cabinets, vanities, copper add an average $17,500 to the cost of building a new home. Yearly home losses will soon total 100k per year-
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Tariffs on lumber, steel, cabinets, vanities, copper add an average $17,500 to the cost of building a new home. Yearly home losses will soon total 100k per year-
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🚨Hot off the presses 🚨 New tariffs are going to kill 450,000 homes over the next 5 years
Tariffs on lumber, steel, cabinets, vanities, copper add an average $17,500 to the cost of building a new home. Yearly home losses will soon total 100k per year-
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Tariffs on lumber, steel, cabinets, vanities, copper add an average $17,500 to the cost of building a new home. Yearly home losses will soon total 100k per year-
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
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Jared Taylor, a prominent white nationalist whose annual American Renaissance conference serves as a "who's who" for the international white supremacist movement, was among those who attended the New York Young Republican Club gathering this weekend. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat group among prominent leaders.
www.politico.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Jared Taylor, a prominent white nationalist whose annual American Renaissance conference serves as a "who's who" for the international white supremacist movement, was among those who attended the New York Young Republican Club gathering this weekend. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
We are truly in the upside down
Full orders list: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
Cert petition: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
Religious anti-vaxers have had a very encouraging day at the Supreme Court.
Cert petition: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
Religious anti-vaxers have had a very encouraging day at the Supreme Court.
December 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We are truly in the upside down
Gosh I am so devastated to hear this shocking news. Rest in peace Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer.
December 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Gosh I am so devastated to hear this shocking news. Rest in peace Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer.
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The news of Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer is such a body blow. So unbelievably evil and tragic. During the holiday no less. That poor family.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The news of Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer is such a body blow. So unbelievably evil and tragic. During the holiday no less. That poor family.
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i think you can make a pretty credible case that taking a stand on abrego garcia gave the administration its first high profile, high salience defeat
December 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
i think you can make a pretty credible case that taking a stand on abrego garcia gave the administration its first high profile, high salience defeat
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BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
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For months, the Trump Administration has sought to deny Kilmar Ábrego Garcia his rights to due process and fair treatment by our justice system.
Today’s ruling by Judge Xinis – requiring the government to immediately release him – is a forceful stand for our Constitution and all of our rights.
Today’s ruling by Judge Xinis – requiring the government to immediately release him – is a forceful stand for our Constitution and all of our rights.
Federal judge orders Kilmar Abrego García’s ‘immediate release’
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said the government could not indefinitely detain Abrego, a 30-year-old immigrant from El Salvador who is fighting his deportation.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
For months, the Trump Administration has sought to deny Kilmar Ábrego Garcia his rights to due process and fair treatment by our justice system.
Today’s ruling by Judge Xinis – requiring the government to immediately release him – is a forceful stand for our Constitution and all of our rights.
Today’s ruling by Judge Xinis – requiring the government to immediately release him – is a forceful stand for our Constitution and all of our rights.
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BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
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Americans are facing sky-high costs on everything from housing to health care to groceries.
But House Republicans axed a bipartisan bill the Senate passed UNANIMOUSLY to bring down the cost of housing.
An affordability problem is right.
But House Republicans axed a bipartisan bill the Senate passed UNANIMOUSLY to bring down the cost of housing.
An affordability problem is right.
December 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Americans are facing sky-high costs on everything from housing to health care to groceries.
But House Republicans axed a bipartisan bill the Senate passed UNANIMOUSLY to bring down the cost of housing.
An affordability problem is right.
But House Republicans axed a bipartisan bill the Senate passed UNANIMOUSLY to bring down the cost of housing.
An affordability problem is right.
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Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins’ win is a testament to what we can accomplish when we organize and compete everywhere.
Democrats have now flipped a seat that was in Republicans’ hands for nearly 30 years.
Democrats have now flipped a seat that was in Republicans’ hands for nearly 30 years.
With her runoff victory tonight, Eileen Higgins will be Miami's next mayor—the first woman in the city’s history and the first Democrat in nearly 30 years elected to the office.
Congrats, Mayor-elect!
Congrats, Mayor-elect!
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins’ win is a testament to what we can accomplish when we organize and compete everywhere.
Democrats have now flipped a seat that was in Republicans’ hands for nearly 30 years.
Democrats have now flipped a seat that was in Republicans’ hands for nearly 30 years.
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the president is not an elected sovereign. he does not speak for the people or embody their will, he merely represents them. if he wants to change the constitution, let him make his case.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the president is not an elected sovereign. he does not speak for the people or embody their will, he merely represents them. if he wants to change the constitution, let him make his case.
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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Americans are struggling to pay their bills and afford groceries, and we've got a President who is asleep at the wheel.
December 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Americans are struggling to pay their bills and afford groceries, and we've got a President who is asleep at the wheel.
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There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.