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Proud long-time NYC resident and blue down to my bones. Sometime amateur photographer. Here to learn and understand, not to build a following.
As the Trump administration strips legal status from hundreds of thousands of Haitians, ICE is targeting them like never before. trib.al/fB0bOaK
ICE Now Forcing Haitian Immigrants to Wear Ankle Monitors
As the Trump administration strips legal status from hundreds of thousands of Haitians, ICE is targeting them like never before.
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Doesn't make it any better. Or less of a lie. Or less cowardly.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · yesterdayFull quote: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president when he said he likes the fund, that he wishes it still exists, but the fact of the matter it's dead and that's all we could do under these circumstances."
These were cast in bronze, gifts from Italy, on Memorial Bridge near the Lincoln Memorial. Now they have been covered in gold.
“.. Trump has leveraged his control of the federal government to instead escape the scrutiny that every other modern president, not to mention every other regular taxpayer, has been subject to.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Opinion: Trump’s golf games may sound appealing, but it’s US taxpayer who will take the hit, paying for rounds they will never even play.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Trump's Acting AG Todd Blanche is preparing to roll back abortion access in every state and halt the shipment of abortion pills.
FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
Excuse my ignorance, but if Todd Blanche is confirmed, couldn’t he just issue a new memo under a slightly different framework that still gives Trump the slush fund and the immunity he wanted? We can’t trust these people.
Blanche’s appeasement is hollow. Trump still gets immunity from tax audits worth $100 million. And last week’s payout to abortion clinic blocker shows the path to payouts to rewrite history will be individual settlements instead of one designated fund. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal (Gift Article)
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny.
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Stop calling the $1.8 billion an “anti-weaponization fund.” Call it what it is: A bribe to proven domestic terrorists to strike again if needed.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3d agoPresident Trump said on Saturday that he would revive a proposal for a $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund that would compensate his supporters if the Senate fails to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.
The same people who lied about the Reflecting Pool also lied about . . . The 2020 election How things are going in Iran COVID Trump’s intelligence Caring about you and your family Not cutting Medicare Who would pay for the wall & ballroom Donald being successful in business & school
MAHA: Measles Are Happening Again... one of several heatlhcare disasters substack.com/@contrarian/...
MAHA: Measles Are Happening Again
...and explosive diarrhea...and screwworm...and...
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While you were over here trying to figure out how you were going to cover the rent and food—this guy was over there using $5.1 million in taxpayer money YOU paid into the system to cover these statues in 23 karat gold. Yeah, he did that.
Trump absolutely cratering by many metrics in new CNN poll: 66% say he puts himself over country 61% disapprove of ballroom, arch, etc 57% say lacks sharpness to serve (!) 73% say he's out of touch w/regular people (!!) His personalist project is over. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2137...
We’ve Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage Trumpism
It’s all there in a new CNN poll, and it’s heartening to see: Large majorities are sick of Donald Trump’s vanity, venality, and megalomania.
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This would be a good question for Sen. Moreno and the other Republicans ignoring this scandal: "Is spousal abuse and child abuse a *requirement* for Republican members of Congress? Was this like a hazing thing? Is that why you can't comment?"
Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · last wk.Truly shocking behavior. At the same time, basically how you make your bones in the Trump/MAGA syndicate.
Truly shocking behavior. At the same time, basically how you make your bones in the Trump/MAGA syndicate.
Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · last wk.GOP House member--and fmr Trump advance man--allegedly -threw boiling water on his then-wife -held a gun to her head -broke his daughter's collarbone. She's 2 -abused abuse a fmr Trump WHer too When a reporter asked him about it , he threatened to block their # www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
If the entire Democratic Party is being asked by the press and pundits about a few DSA candidates in NYC, it seems like the entire Republican Party should be asked about their colleague who has been credibly accused -- by another colleague's daughter -- of repeated acts of violence.
Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · last wk.GOP House member--and fmr Trump advance man--allegedly -threw boiling water on his then-wife -held a gun to her head -broke his daughter's collarbone. She's 2 -abused abuse a fmr Trump WHer too When a reporter asked him about it , he threatened to block their # www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
Ashley Moody transferred millions of dollars away from children’s health care to fund a political campaign. Soon after, she was appointed to serve as Florida’s newest Senator. This is the kind of blatant corruption I’m running to crush. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...
Florida Senator Ashley Moody faces renewed scrutiny over her role in Hope Florida scandal
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
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My latest: I often find myself imploring the pro-democracy community to take action — to unite around an idea, a lawsuit or a strategy to protect free and fair elections. newsletters.democracydocket.com/building-com...
Building community is our best defense against Trump
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100 days to go, folks! Tempus f-n Fugit! If any of you are like me, it feels like it was just New Year’s. Now, 7 months later, it’s only 100 days until Election Day! If you haven’t checked your registration lately, now would be a great time to do it! Register! Vote! Bring many friends! iwillvote.com
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WALTZ: "The people leaking this nonsense" - about depleted military stockpiles - "deserve to be in jail." Pro tip: If they deserve to be in jail then ... it's not nonsense. Jail time is for leaking genuine intelligence information.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.WELKER: Is America backing away from a larger attack bc our stockpile has been depleted? WALTZ: We have to take a step back. A lot of our stockpiles were depleted because of Biden WELKER: But you acknowledge they're depleted? WALTZ: No. And the people leaking this nonsense deserve to be in jail
Black kids protecting their Latino neighbors from ICE
“ There were 78 ICE flights yesterday. Every single one of them was dangerous because the people were shackled.” – Independent journalist and former flight attendant @gillianbrockell.com on ICE’s brutal removal flights: on-the-media.visitlink.me/ndp8ea
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NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Come on, NY Times. No one believes that Trump was grieving over Lindsey Graham. If any grieving was done, it was Trump grieving the loss of a Senate puppet who bent to Trump's whims, likely in response to blackmail.
“.. Generic drugs are a low-margin business and “this kind of level of tariff cannot be absorbed” by the company, Israeli said, adding it will lead to prices increasing “in the magnitude of the tariff.” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/07/24/u...
