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At the early voting poll site today asking people to vote for Kathy Hochul on the Working Families Party line. I'm not a fan, but she's miles better than Republican Blakeman, and voting for her on the WFP line sends a message that we want more progressive policies.

2 things can be true: 1) the worst milquetoast corporate Dem (not named Fetterman) is nowhere near as bad as Donald Trump 2) if a milquetoast corporate Dem (who won’t prosecute the Trump regime, expand the Court, or Abolish ICE) wins the 2028 Dem primary, an even worse fascist will win in 2032.

#nokings NYC bridge action

No Kings Day in NYC

In case you think your Bluesky posts are read only by vegans in Madison, Wisconsin, I'm here to testify that a NY Times editor saw my post slamming a softball story about Karoline Leavitt, and he invited me to slam the Times further on an NYT video. Which I did. My Stop the Presses newsletter.

Visited Weir Farm National Historic Park (one of the few national parks sites dedicated to an artist) in Wilton, Connecticut. A gorgeous place with wonderful hiking trails. Perfect autumn day trip from NYC.

Look there are so many admirable italian americans to choose from that at some point you just gotta assume it’s not that they don’t believe he did all those horrible things, but that’s one of the things they like about him bsky.app/profile/jayw...

Real voters exist, but bots leverage social contagion to manipulate turnout. Simulating mass momentum signals to low-propensity voters that "everyone is doing it," motivating real people to the polls. When the bots vanish, that artificial peer pressure disappears, and turnout responds in kind.

It's so rare that you lose a favorite food joint in NYC and then get to see it return, but I'm thrilled that my longtime fave vegan restaurant Red Bamboo is back, now at 307 West 38th Street for takeout and delivery! Check them out: www.redbamboo-nyc.com

Ah yes, I have the same problem with my EmbezzlerBot2000. It frequently takes money from people, acting on its own, and puts it in a mysterious Swiss bank account, again acting on its own. I assume I'm free to go now, officer?

Question for elected Democrats: If Dems take Congress, realistically how long before ACA subsidies are restored (if at all)? Many of us are making decisions about health insurance next year and it would be helpful to know what to expect. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social

If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

I do not care for the rehabilitation of Curtis Sliwa, a lunatic vigilante, as just a cute little New Yawk guy, not just because of his personal politics, but because it’s rewarding his attention-seeking behavior

Flower Power at New York Botanical Gardens

Been on an online vigil for a woman being executed in TN tonight, and after 2 hrs of silence it comes out that they've botched the execution. Absolute incompetent bloodthirsty idiots. Hoping against hope that she isn't suffering. Naturally SCOTUS is culpable too. www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...

Just a regular reminder that 51% of accounts online are bots. And a portion of the remainder are troll farms running sock puppet accounts. Save your energy and don’t argue with these people because they are not people. They are there to propagandize you or to grift. Or both.

Stunning sunset action in NYC tonight

Running of the buffalo in Brooklyn today (such a cool event, produced by a few different theater companies in partnership with Native American artists and leaders).

Heads up, transit nerds. I have to recommend this Metroboard from the Design Rules Company. They have them for multiple cities. I'm obsessed with my NYC one. It shows real time subway train activity. It's a little pricey and you may have to wait awhile for delivery, but it's worth it.

Saw Coyote vs ACME yesterday and absolutely loved it. If you are a Looney Tunes fan, you're going to be delighted. It's a bit like Roger Rabbit, where the toons exist in the human world. I can't believe Warner Bros. tried to nix this film.

"Milo got arrested!" "That's good!" "By an unaccountable secret police force" "That's bad" "He supported them, though, so there's delicious irony at play." "That's good!" "But they came for him because fascist power has reached a point where petty infighting can lead to arrests" "That's bad"

if you tell me "A is a bully on social media(/in print, in whatever specific scenario) but very pleasant elsewhere" you are roughly 50x likelier to convince me that they have the additional vice of cowardice than you are to convince me that they have a hidden virtue of kindness

Israeli settlers are raging out of control on the West Bank, and Gaza is an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe. Could the Israeli election in October change this? My take: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/o...

Spotted this sign during a trip to Providence this week

🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw

ICE increased its presence in Inwood this week and even attacked a bystander with pepper spray. The uptown NYC community turned out for a rally this morning to share resources and emphasize that we won't tolerate ICE thugs.

Concerns over fake phenomena cannot be held in good faith. There's no such thing as "good faith" concern over razorblades in Halloween apples or vaccines causing autism. If you still have 'concerns' about these issues you are uninformed, a bigot or being manipulated. No other option.

Wait. They all shake hands at the end? What are we even doing here? He's the US President suing you for $20 billion for reporting on the birthday card he sent his friend the pedophile in which he drew a naked girl & mused about secrets. And they all shake hands?

Oh boy, the Gilded Age really is back, I just saw a Newsie selling papes down on the Lower East Side.

Booing for Trump at the World Cup watch party in Central Park

Over the past month, New York has welcomed the world. From neighborhood watch parties to the stadium, we’ve celebrated the communities that make our city the global capital of the beautiful game. Today, we close out a historic World Cup, proud of how New Yorkers showed up every step of the way.

World Cup final watch party for Spain v. Argentina in Central Park

Good Trouble today in Albany, NY as we take part in the DeICE Citizens Bank National Day of action. And yes we have secured a victory. Citizens has said they will no longer finance Core Civics and the CEO’s group detention centers. And yes we will keep after them to divest entirely.

I guess it helps that this speech is insanely boring. Even MAGA doesn't want to listen to Sleepy Donald Trump.

Attention Dem senators: Be like Jon, call the "committed lifelong racists" what they are.

Awesome people, turning up so quickly to speak out against yet another murder by ICE.

Daytripped to Fire Island for the first time and visited the beautiful Sunken Forest. The Fire Island Seashore is a national parks site, so that's another stamp in the ol' parks passport.

time to root for the USMNT in a completely normal and not at all controversial game which everyone agrees shows international soccer at its best

People are right to be mad about the predictable Platner fiasco, but it's worth remembering that last year a ton of establishment Democrats supported disgraced sexual harasser Andrew Cuomo against clean-as-a-whistle Zohran. Tolerating problem men is an issue across the ideological spectrum.

This is amazing. May need to find a similar way to customize mine.

Ten years ago today, Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop. A decade later, we remember Philando not just for how he died, but for how he lived and the countless students he served every day.

In the recent NY-13 race, Kalshi had the incumbent Espaillat up considerably right before polls closed, and that changed quickly once the returns actually started coming in. Within about 45 minutes, they had the challenger like 98% favored to win.

So what are we looking at, like 36 minutes of stoppage time?

Arrrr, pirate ships be sailing up the Hudson today

USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina World Cup watch party at Hudson Yards

“The killer’s so-called critical analysis of systems or perceived power structures is solely with one purpose in mind: to “explain” how these power structures prevent men like him from gaining access to women.” montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...