Jeff Dobbins
@jeffdobbins5.bsky.social
Writer, NYC Tour Guide. Passionate about world travel, theater, and opera.
We look forward to welcoming New Yorkers and visitors to the Sail4th 250 Parade of Tall Ships and the International Naval Review. For viewing along the waterfront, please enter Hudson River Park through one of the six designated public access points shown below.
This is Bryan. Once a week, he takes a shelter pup on a New York City adventure in his ‘Adopt Me’ backpack, hoping someone will fall in love. He films their big day out, and almost every dog he’s featured has found a forever home. [📹 madmax_fluffyroad] Original post
Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today! We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.
Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day. Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together. Happy Juneteenth.
Five years ago, thanks to the advocacy of Opal Lee, Juneteenth became a federal holiday. Today, we reflect on our nation’s journey toward freedom—and commit ourselves to the fight for true equality and justice for all.
Michelle Obama appreciation post, our forever First Lady. 💙
Harvard and Princeton graduate, Grammy winner, and former First Lady Michelle Obama appreciation post
Welcome to the greatest city on Earth. Here are some tips and tricks for how to get around and make the most of your time here. Learn more at nyctourism.com.
PSAKI: “The people who spent months saying you were going to bankrupt NYC are the same people supporting the ridiculous $1.776 billion fund. What say you?” 🔥 ZOHRAN: “It just shows that it’s all a question of priorities, it’s not a question of what’s possible.”
😡 🤬 These cretans must be held accountable!
Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 2mo ago“It’s just burning. I just wanted to try to keep people safe.” ICE fired pepper spray at Senator Andy Kim and protesters outside a detention facility in New Jersey. Not another penny should go to these out-of-control agencies — and when we regain power, we will hold all of these thugs accountable.
Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...
The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started
Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise awareness of freed slaves who decorated soldiers' graves in 1865
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The worst of the worst are already lining up to cash in on Trump’s new slush fund. They’re getting paid out while working families struggle with rising costs because this President just simply doesn’t care about them.
What does it cost our Humanity to look the other way when Women, Children, and Young Men of promise are ripped off the street and disappeared? What does it cost us as a Society, to normalize such barbarism? - Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D- New York) - May 8, 2026.
It's amazing how quickly White politicians in the South rushed to PROVE exactly why we needed the Voting Rights Act!
While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.
“Good riddance to the world’s worst rubbish,” @bencollins.bsky.social says to Infowars going dark last night. “War is over, if you want it." www.ms.now/news/the-lig...
The lights go out at Alex Jones’ Infowars
The longtime conspiracist host aired the last episode this week, and still owes over $1 billion to the Sandy Hook families.
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List of 9 websites where you can download unlimited books for free: 1. gutenberg .org 2. standardebooks .org 3. manybooks .net 4. openlibrary .org 5. bookboon .com 6. freecomputerbooks .com 7. internetarchive .org 8. digilibraries .com 9. librivox .org
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
May Day is next week and there are many ways you can join the massive day of economic disruption, from refusing to shop, to walking out of work, to attending a demonstration: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i...
It's really something to be living through the worst President, the worst Supreme Court, and the worst Congress all at once
There are 400 events this weekend, all over the country. GET INVOLVED!
Indivisible National · Indivisible on Mobilize
We’re a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.
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IT'S TIIIIIIMMMMMMEEEEEEEE!! Drastic times call for drastic measures. If you can stay home, AWESOME. If you can't, please consider NOT BUYING anything that day. The POINT is the pressure of OUR POWER. #MAYDay #May1st #GeneralStrike #NOBusinessAsUSUAL www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer | Common Dreams
Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin announces nationwide general strike on May 1 in next No Kings mass action.
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Roman Mosaic Unearthed - Southwark, London, UK <3 What Time Reveals (9 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/03/28/f... Two archaeologists gently uncover a large Roman mosaic beneath a construction site near The Shard in central London. The vibrant geometric patterns, preserved underground for nearly...
