A video taken Saturday shows former NYC Mayor Eric Adams in sales pitch mode in Wisconsin Rapids, as he's heckled by residents opposed to the data center he's trying to sell them on. "My name is Eric Adams," he begins, as the boos begin to rain down. "You belong in prison!" one attendee shouts.

Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now

The former mayor had a wild weekend, and other links to start your day.

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For @defector.com, I wrote about @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's ground game, and spoke to the young, dedicated staffers behind him. With over $60 million being spent against their campaign, they're hoping to show that "organized people beat organized money." defector.com/abdul-el-say...

Abdul El-Sayed's Campaign Believes The Many Can Defeat The Money | Defector

DETROIT — It’s 2:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, just one week from election day, and Abdul El-Sayed’s Detroit office is standing room only. The front and back of the room are packed with volunteers eager to he...

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Latest banger from @heatherchen.bsky.social defector.com/abdul-el-say...

Abdul El-Sayed's Campaign Believes The Many Can Defeat The Money | Defector

DETROIT — It’s 2:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, just one week from election day, and Abdul El-Sayed’s Detroit office is standing room only. The front and back of the room are packed with volunteers eager to he...

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I was able to set aside my knowledge of what hockey player are like for Heated Rivalry, but making them straight fuckboys who say “puck bunny” yet really respect women was too far! good review from Heather Chen

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‘Off Campus’ can't sell the hockey player fantasy: defector.com/off-campus-c...

"'Women’s sports are just, like, objectively better and more entertaining and really gay—it's just beautiful,' Jane told me. 'I’m just tired of men’s sports in general. I'm just tired of men in general.'" Nobody gets better quotes than @heatherchen.bsky.social (the rest of the blog is great, too)

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What comes after the Garden? defector.com/what-comes-a...

Across the country, new campus alliances are forming to resist ICE. For @thenation.com, I spoke with university students, professors, union leaders, and staff members about how they’re coming together to protect their noncitizen community members. www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Inside the “ICE Off Campus” Movement

Amid repression from the Trump administration, students nationwide are forming alliances with faculty groups, unions, and alumni to protect undocumented and international students.

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Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.

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The Westminster Dog Show’s youngest handlers don't know if they want to do this forever: defector.com/the-westmins...

The Westminster Dog Show’s Youngest Handlers Don’t Know If They Want To Do This Forever | Defector

When Emerson Jaquish’s mother decided 10 years ago to get a saluki, the contract for the dog said that the canine needed to be “shown.” In other words, if they were to buy the dog, they would be…

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A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.

" It matters if the bitch is fit because that’s the name of the game." defector.com/the-secrets-...

The Secrets Of Human And Canine Fashion At The Westminster Dog Show | Defector

NEW YORK — “I don’t think that bitch looks fit,” a woman next to me murmurs. She’s carrying a Louis Vuitton bag, wearing Hermes riding boots, and speaking, of course, about one of the three female Can...

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Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, scholar and father to NYC’s mayor, began teaching at Columbia in 1999. Since then, “Columbia has lost the trust of its key constituencies,” Mamdani told me and Isha Banerjee in an interview. “That’s a basic problem it has to confront.” www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02...

Mahmood Mamdani on the making of the modern university

A lot has changed for professor Mahmood Mamdani since he went on medical leave from Columbia in September 2025.

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Here's a thread of some Dan McQuade blogs that we really loved 🦅 The Garden State Parkway’s Jon Bon Jovi rest stop is playing fast and loose with famous quotes: defector.com/the-garden-s...

The Garden State Parkway's Jon Bon Jovi Rest Stop Is Playing Fast And Loose With Famous Quotes | Defector

CHEESEQUAKE, N.J. — Have you ever scored a touchdown? I never played real football, so my own experiences have been pretty low-key, but man, did they feel great. I think I remember almost all of them—...

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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure

The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.

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For my first of the year, I spoke with Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for @thenation.com. We talked about speaking to young voters, the role of legislators in defending our universities, Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, and more. Read it here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Abdul El-Sayed Wants to “Throw Some Righteous Punches”

As the Democratic Party debates its identity, this progressive primary candidate and doctor is primed for a breakout moment in the race for Michigan’s Senate seat.

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I attended the NYC “Make Billionaires Pay March” on Saturday. Here’s what it can tell us about where the climate movement is headed—away from fossil fuel divestment and toward broader resistance, with fewer young people. For @thenation.com: www.thenation.com/article/envi...

Can we hear the climate crisis? defector.com/how-climate-...

How Climate Change Is Transforming The Soundtrack Of The Natural World | Defector

It is easy enough to read about the climate crisis through the dozens of devastating stories that run each week, warning us of the people who will be displaced or otherwise harmed by the planet’s…

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Mahmoud Khalil, who arrived at Newark airport today, spoke to press alongside his wife, newborn son, and AOC. “Israel is still waging full war against Palestinians across Palestine, the U.S. government is funding this genocide, and Columbia University is investing in this genocide,” Khalil said.

Pete DeBoer just loves making conference finals and getting fired: defector.com/pete-deboer-...

Pete DeBoer Just Loves Making Conference Finals And Getting Fired | Defector

Oh, you think Thibs has a gripe? Pete DeBoer has made six out of the last seven conference finals, with three different teams—and been fired by them all, after the Stars announced today that they thin...

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Can't sleep. Hopped up on bunts. defector.com/cant-sleep-h...

A letter from the EIC & Managing Ed of Spec on last week's catastrophe. The irony of a Spec staffer being suspended merely b/c she was writing her First Amendment final essay in Butler Library & stayed to report on the police action should be lost on no one. www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...

Letter from the Editors: Columbia and Barnard are failing their student press

<i>Editor’s note: This article deals with topics of police brutality.</i>

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From the Columbia Spectator: Columbia is adjudicating disciplinary cases for students involved in the March Milstein sit-in without allowing legal representation or witnesses to be present at their hearings, according to documents & emails obtained by Spec. www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/04...

Columbia to adjudicate Milstein sit-in cases without witnesses or legal representation for student hearings

<i>Updated April 8 at 10:27 a.m. </i>

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Have a tip for @ColumbiaSpec? Send an email to tips@columbiaspectator.com or email me a message on Signal at heather.21

In his second public statement since he was arrested by ICE, Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA '24, dictated a letter to the Columbia community in an op-ed for @ColumbiaSpec. Spectator verified the op-ed with his attorney. Khalil is currently detained in Louisiana. www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...

A Letter to Columbia

<i>Editor's Note: This op-ed was dictated by Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA </i>’24<i>. Spectator verified this with his Attorney Amy Greer and conducted its regular editing process. Khalil is currently detaine...

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More news tonight: Amy Greer, lawyer for Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, released an update. Greer wrote that Khalil is “healthy and his spirits are undaunted by his predicament.” Local attorneys will visit him Monday and Tuesday in Louisiana. www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/03...

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, has been moved to a detention facility in Louisiana, according to the ICE database. CPSC wrote in a Monday news release that Khalil’s “attorneys and family are currently no longer able to get in touch with him.” www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/03...

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, moved to detention facility in Louisiana, according to ICE database

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, has been moved to a detention facility in Louisiana following his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday, according to the ICE database.

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From the Columbia Daily Spectator: NYPD arrested nine protesters at Barnard this afternoon after they were authorized to come on to campus following a report from the administration about a “bomb threat.” The protesters had participated in a sit-in. www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/03...

NYPD arrests several protesters at Milstein sit-in

<i>Updated March 5 at 9:17 p.m.</i>

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A Pittsburgh pilgrimage: defector.com/a-pittsburgh...

A Pittsburgh Pilgrimage | Defector

PITTSBURGH — I’ve known the names of hockey players for as long as I’ve known my own. I was lucky enough to be born in Michigan in 1995, just before the Red Wings restored their old glory with back-to...

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I briefly felt sooooo powerful during the Super Bowl…

On the Columbia Athletics website, the DEI page appears to have been renamed to “We Roar Together,” with all mentions of DEI removed. The transgender inclusion policy and a mission section which included statements like “We must be anti-racists” have also been removed from the page.