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“Mr. Trump’s second term has featured an overweening and oftentimes unrealistic emphasis on purity and innocence… When Mr. Trump decried ‘American carnage’ and promised to make America great again, Christian women were a receptive audience.” @kkdumez.bsky.social:
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Knicks fans bet so much on their team during the Finals that the house actually lost the week of the finals — by tens of millions
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They crave the royal boot
Hilarious the Louisiana Gov and Senators are now asking Trump to federalize the Guard to take over New Orleans like supplicant subjects should. Let's remember. The Gov can do this any day of the week. That's what the Guard is. A state militia. Asking Trump to federalize them is some weird GOP kink.
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Jfc, THAT’s gonna leave a mark
Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."
Peaches at the knitting factory, in like 2004.
so we did worst concert experience, what's your best concert experience? my favourites so far have been gwar (saw em 2-3x before dave brockie died), and pixies (shockingly without kim deal, they were still great despite zero stage presence. they're my fave tho so maybe I'm biased)
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In 2021, I called on Andrew Cuomo to resign because I believed the allegations against him compromised his ability to lead. That decision was based on principle, not political convenience.
Breaking News: The Justice Department is investigating Andrew Cuomo over his testimony about the pandemic, shortly after it ended a case against Mayor Eric Adams.
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Share with your NYC friends! (And can't these two guys be a ticket somehow?)
At last night's mayoral forum cosponsored by Hell Gate and NY Focus at the Public Theater, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social asked @bradlander.bsky.social a question that Lander was more than ready to answer: What he thought was the worst thing Andrew Cuomo did as governor.
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I don't know if NYC folks listen to some author/energy wonk creature above your own judgment, but ... for Mayor: 1. Rank @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social first. 2. Rank @bradlander.bsky.social second. (or reverse those two if you feel like it) 3, 4, and 5: Rank three someones who aren't Andrew Cuomo.
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In terms of the number of Americans affected, and the direct power of the office, New York City Mayor is one of the 10 most powerful elected offices in the country. Cuomo getting it would be a huge setback not only to the city but the entire country.
the number one goal for everyone left-of-center for the next 6 weeks should be making sure Andrew Cuomo doesn’t become mayor of the largest city in the country. even if you don’t live in NYC, you probably have friends or family who do. please tell them how awful Cuomo.
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The evil rot in the NY Democratic Party - and broadly the party as a whole - is exposed in this NYTimes story. I don’t normally recommend reading the NYT, but this story captures it. No principles, nothing. PS do not under any circumstances rank Cuomo for Mayor, NYC.
The way people who once rightly criticized Cuomo's corruption and inappropriate behavior are folding and whitewashing everything is evocative of how Republican elites responded to Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/n...
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One thing @stewartbrand.bsky.social always says: “The difference between scenarios and the actual future is that scenarios have to be plausible in the present, but the future owes us no such obligation.” And indeed: we’re living a future that would’ve been utterly implausible in the in the past.
A retro-scenario: It’s 1975. You’re a U.S. soldier in Saigon, looking for the last chopper out. Guy whispers in your ear, “50 years from today, the Communist General Secretary of Vietnam is going to be calling the U.S. President, pleading with him to embrace free markets.” nypost.com/2025/04/04/u...
Better late than never - stay hydrated @booker.senate.gov ! Good to see you in the fight.
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
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Why are we seeing so many AI-generated views of vacation homes, interior spaces and travel destinations? There's a market for clicks and views. Can you spot all of the AI-generated flags here? 🎙️ @koltai.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com