Backyard brunch cocktails with Frozen Cranberry Raspberry Margarita, with: Casamigos Blanco Tequila, No Where Triple Sec, homemade simple syrup, fresh lime juice, frozen cranberries & raspberries, blended with ice. I dehydrated lime slices yesterday for a garnish today, and Kosher salt on the glass

These photos of Mitch McConnell remind me of the “spirit photography” craze that occurred in the early days of photography in the 1800’s. Before Photoshop and AI, photographers were creating fake photos as “proof” that ghosts are real. Even Mary Todd Lincoln was a believer

Backyard brunch with summer spin on a classic cocktail: Frozen Mixed Summer Fruit Daiquiri. Made with: Planteray 3 Star White Rum, frozen mixed summer fruit (pineapple, mangoes, peaches, strawberries), fresh lime juice, homemade simple syrup, blended with ice. Brain freeze headache in my future

Just leave us alone. Sick & tired of the hate www.dw.com/en/germany-c...

Germany classifies Berlin Pride ramming as 'terror attack'

Police believe the 21-year-old suspect, named as Abdul B., has links to the Islamist scene. One person was killed and several others injured in the attack. Follow DW for more.

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Out back on a beautiful NYC summer day with this 1800's Brazilian classic cocktail — Caipirinha. Made with: Leblon Cachaça + sugar muddled with limes + cracked ice

Netanyahu better stay out of NYC during UN General Assembly. Mamdani made a campaign promise, and he keeps his promises. I wish he promised to arrest Tr*mp, too, though! www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/m...

Mamdani won't rule out Netanyahu arrest if he returns to NYC

Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-New York City) refused to rule out attempting to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he returns to New York in September for the UN General Assembly. “I believe...

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You invite that racist scumbag into your home through your TV? Don’t complain media puts him on TV, and watch. You’re why they put him on. Attention for free. YOU are ratings that created and feed him. Miss NOTHING by not watching. People get paid to watch and report. If that’s not you, don’t watch

Backyard brunch with this early Tiki cocktail from 1940 — Pago Pago cocktail. Made with: Clèment VO Rhum Agricole Vieux, Green Chartreuse, Marie Brizard White Crème de Cacao, fresh lime juice, fresh pineapple juice, and a big ol’ Carmen Miranda wedge of pineapple fronds as garnish 🍹

Had a very robust conversation with Mitch McConnell for about 20 minutes this morning, and I asked him if he had anything to say about the news…

Ouija Board Spells Bye Felicia

Alt: Ouija Board Spells “Bye Felicia”

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The photo evokes our dark history: Rosa on a bus, four young men in Greensboro at a lunch counter, nine kids going to high school in Little Rock, and so on. We’ve seen this photo before. We didn’t have to be here — but the photo is a reminder that Americans directly or indirectly chose to stay here

"What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?" Frederick Douglass, 1852. Still waiting for an answer. See more: https://bit.ly/3QOH6Qf  #FrederickDouglass #July4 #UnfinishedBusiness

I’m glad @mayor.nyc.gov reminded people about 9th of July 1776 — a moment in our history I always think about when I’m at Bowling Green Park, and since the No Kings protests started. I was thinking about it last month when I told people I preferred to celebrate the 9th of July rather than the 4th

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This year, I’ll be celebrating the 9th of July 1776 — On that date New Yorkers tore down the gold gilded statue of the king in Bowling Green Park after the Declaration of Independence was read to the public

Interesting article on issues of identity & agency of Black gay artists in the 1980’s/90’s

New York Amsterdam News@nyamnews.bsky.social · last mo.

Our cover this week: Black artists on identity, freedom, and the right to control their own image. A must-read. #BlackArt #PrideMonth

Backyard brunch with a spicy twist on classic cocktail: Jalapeño Margarita. With: Casamigos Blanco Tequila, No Where Sunkissed + Stargazed triple sec from New York’s Matchbook Distilling Co, fresh lime juice. Jalapeños muddled in shaker. Coarse kosher salt on glass. Small jalapeño garnish #cocktails

Trump paying someone hush money to cover up his crimes is not new. But the difference is this time he's paying the entire country of Iran hush money.

Horrible! NYC Downtown Alliance funds homophobic/transphobic/anti-abortion rights billionaire owners of Uline. From NYT: “paper [for ticker tape] bought from Wisconsin-based office-supply company Uline, according to Jessica Lappin, the president of Downtown Alliance” Fascist tape parade! 👎👎👎

Downtown Alliance@downtownny.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Street and subway closures, what you're allowed (and not allowed) to bring, and more important information if you're attending the parade or plan to be in the neighborhood on June 18. downtownny.com/news/knicks-...

NYC Downtown Alliance funds fascism. NYT: “paper [for ticker tape] bought from Wisconsin-based office-supply company Uline, according to Jessica Lappin, the president of Downtown Alliance” Uline owners fund Trump/MAGA/Jan 6th/antisemitic candidates. Search: Uline + Trump. Evil use of NYC tax $$ 👎

Downtown Alliance@downtownny.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Because nothing works up an appetite like yelling, "Go New York, go New York, go!" downtownny.com/news/where-t...

Brunch in backyard, keeping cool with this early 1900’s charmer from Louisville, KY — Pendennis Club Cocktail. Made with: Plymouth gin, Giffard Abricot du Roussillon apricot liqueur, fresh lime juice, Peychaud’s bitters, and some homemade brandied cherries on cocktail skewer #cocktails

I see people celebrating Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center… But that didn’t just happen. No one celebrates the Black woman, Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, who told Tr*mp NO! She took him to court, and prevailed…

Today’s backyard brunch cocktail: Florodora cocktail from 1900. Created in NYC, named for a popular Broadway musical at that time. Made with: Plymouth gin, homemade raspberry syrup, fresh lime juice, and topped with Reed’s ginger beer. Stainless steel reusable straw #cocktails

“Riiiight. Too busy being president” to go to his son’s wedding — but NOT too busy to go to a basketball game? Keep your stanky ass in Florida — You’re not wanted here! 👎👎👎 www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Trump accepts invite to attend NBA Finals Game 3 in New York

President Trump said Thursday that he has accepted an invitation from New York Knicks owner James Dolan to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden next week.

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NY House District 10 Democratic primary debate live now on NY1 @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co Go, Congressman Goldman! www.youtube.com/live/gvtD_uZ...

Democratic Primary Debate for the 10th Congressional District | Full Debate

YouTube video by NY1

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🚨Debate Alert🚨 Tonight on NY1 — Congressman Dan Goldman and Brad Lander debate for Democratic primary for NY District 10 in House of Representatives. I’m supporting Dan Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co in this primary race. Primary is June 23rd early voting starts June 13 ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

How to watch New York’s 10th Congressional District debate on NY1

The district includes parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan.

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Today’s cool blue brunch cocktail on this rainy NYC Sunday — Aviation cocktail from 1916. Made with: Plymouth gin, Crème de Violette liqueur, Maraschino liqueur, fresh lemon juice, homemade simple syrup, and a homemade brandied cherry at bottom of the glass

Brunch out back, keeping cool with this spring-green cocktail created on the Lower East Side in NYC early 2000’s — Eastside cocktail, made with cucumbers muddled with fresh mint for green color, and shaken with Plymouth gin, fresh lime juice, and homemade simple syrup

I went to the Trump Epstein Files Reading Room exhibit in Tribeca this afternoon. I think they schedule 20 people per time slot, and reservations can be made until May 21st at trumpsonian.us

Check out SPILL - visual conversation at the speed of culture ☕️ spill.com/sh?_r=2U75CqRH People feel addicted to those broligarch-owned apps, funding their own demise. I’m here to tell you that you are not obligated to use those apps. You can quit them like a bad habit. We have healthy options

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This year, I’ll be celebrating the 9th of July 1776 — On that date New Yorkers tore down the gold gilded statue of the king in Bowling Green Park after the Declaration of Independence was read to the public

If you shop on Amazon/Whole Foods, watch series/movies on Amazon Prime, etc. I honestly couldn’t care less about your complaints of Bezos & Met Gala. If you enrich this billionaire to fund your own demise, complaining on social media about the Met Gala does nothing to change your own complicity

Where we were — Where we are. The day after Americans voted or sat they ass at home to give all power to this racist misogynist demon, I took a screenshot of GasBuddy to have record of gas prices: $2.67 ➡️ $3.59. TODAY: $4.13 ➡️ $7.59! Station nearest me is $5.80. Hey — no one ever said hate is cheap