the internet is so poisonous in so many ways but there’s something lovely about going online and learning there are people whose brains work exactly like mine
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Albany city and county reporter for the Times Union. Former planning editor at Spectrum News. Once Upstate New York okayest art critic. https://www.timesunion.com/author/patrick-tine/
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Newly reviewed Epstein files raise questions about the former Bard College president’s interactions with a young woman Epstein trafficked.
‘Is (Jane Doe) for me’: DOJ, FBI urged to investigate Leon Botstein as potential Epstein co-conspirator
Newly reviewed Epstein files raise questions about the former Bard College president’s interactions with a young woman Epstein trafficked.
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Stage adaptation of memoir by 21-year Glens Falls Post-Star editor gets passionate world premiere in Albany.
Theater review: ‘Last American Newspaper’ honors journalism at The Rep
Stage adaptation of memoir by 21-year Glens Falls Post-Star editor gets passionate world premiere in Albany.
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Crazy how this company keeps actually doing the things the government accuses me of doing and yet I'm the one they are insisting is a criminal
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w agoOpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
This story is appalling, including a threat leveled against freelance reporter Ben Nandy. www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
Dutchess County man with autism says neighbors’ harassment has left him in crisis
Dominick Nasi, 21, says months of taunts from neighbors in Wappinger have left him depressed and in crisis. Two men were arrested for harassment.
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The A's just did one of the coolest things I've seen in their broadcast: Just unfiltered audio of the live director calling a Lawrence Butler plate appearance...that went about as well as they could have hoped for.
I’m Bethany Mandel. I’m Clay Travis. I’m Todd Starnes. I’m Savannah Chrisley. I’m Jacob Wohl. I’m Dog The Bounty Hunter. I’m John Rocker. and I’m The Undertaker. Those stories, and Joe Rogan, tonight on 60 Minutes.
not to call out alex but the one thing i dont see mentioned enough: the immense amount of real life human suffering that goes into making these bots. is it worth it to make our lives slightly easier? i will always say no
Alex Kirshner@alexkirshner.com · 5mo agoOK here we go. I am tired of "here's how I let AI run my life" exaggerations and wanted to write, honestly, about how I find it helpful as a professional writer who works for myself. Hint: It's really useful but not for writing. @slate.com: slate.com/technology/2...
Christopher Wslken saying "Grogu" with a heavy emphasis on the last syllable.
the author of Common Sense, Thomas Paine, didn't speak a word of French when in 1792 in France he was elected as a deputy to the National Convention during the French Revolution
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoJD Vance on government funding for interpreters: "People should be speaking English in the United States of America. I think that's common sense."
BREAKING from Brendan Lyons: DOJ will seek the death penalty against Ed Leon, charged with starting the deadly 2013 Schenectady house fire that killed a man and three small children, and left a 5-year-old critically burned.
Feds will seek death penalty in deadly Schenectady arson that killed four
Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Edward A. Leon Sr., who is accused of setting a 2013 fire in Schenectady that killed a 32-year-old father and three young children.
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This is an easily prosecutable crime lol. This is the sort of mob corruption you can get a small town mayor on.
Will Saletan@saletan.bsky.social · 6mo agoTrump’s ballroom is costing taxpayers nothing, just like he said. Unless you count the taxpayer money he’s shoveling under the table. A comically corrupt administration, from top to bottom. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
it’s so tight that in 1996 I could turn on a basketball game on tv and it would appear in real time with concurrent sound and it never froze or buffered and in 2026 none of that is the case
Want to take the opportunity to call out the State Department for replying to my question on whether the dead Americans were CIA with "Off the record, we have nothing to add at this time..." Off-the-record is not achieved by unilateral decree, it requires a negotiation between source and reporter.
Nick Turse@nickturse.bsky.social · 6mo agoBREAKING: U.S. Personnel Who Died in Mexico Were Working For the CIA, Sources Say Two Americans killed in Mexico, previously identified only as “staff from the United States Embassy,” participated in a raid on a drug lab. theintercept.com/2026/04/21/c...
Decades before New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushed for fast and free buses, the city of Albany had ... the Freewheeler. From 1978 to 1980, the feds used Downtown Albany as a testing ground for free buses.
The viral meal slop trend. Can anyone hear themselves
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 7mo agoWhat to know about ‘boy kibble’, the viral meal slop trend
Ominous signs coming from City Hall on the state of Albany’s finances -Total city hiring freeze - Department heads told to submit budget reduction plans of as much as 15% -Travel canceled -City budget director leaves, no replacement named www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Albany orders hiring freeze, other measures amid fiscal difficulties
City of Albany Department heads asked to submit budget reduction plans as high as 15%. Mayor Dorcey Applyrs is expected to speak on the city's financial health on Friday.
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A really nice Remember Some Guys prompt in Tim Kurkjian's little note that if Kyle Teel is hurt Italy can add another catcher to their WBC roster. But which Italian-American backup will it be? Is a red landline phone ringing in Sal Fasano's home right now?
This is thorough and merciless and more applicable to American domestic affairs than you might expect. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite
The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...
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The Bills are hiring for a staff photographer that isnt quite full time hours but theres no way you could have another job. You'll be going to home and away games, covering training camp, mini camp, preseason and regular season games, taking player portraits, etc etc etc. 17.50 an hour. Lol. Wtf.
interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof@evanbernick.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should. www.state.gov/releases/off...
It’s crazy the sheer number of supposedly rational people who were like “ok but it’s good at health stuff” early on.
Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and a visit with “girls” to the college.
‘I miss you’: Emails detail close ties between Jeffrey Epstein and Bard President Leon Botstein
Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and a visit with “girls” to the college.
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An excellent, lucid profile of one young man’s journey through the digestive system of an ICE detainment. Maria Silva reports.
Guatemalan migrant rebuilds life after judge finds ICE detention illegal
A Guatemalan man living in Dutchess County recounted his two weeks in detention. His experience highlights an ongoing legal battle over who can be detained.
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I'll be excited to hear if JLC's consciously pursuing different roles after A Fish Called Wanda and how having a baby is changing priorities for Kate.