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One of my journalistic heroes has died. We journalists should all vow to keep speaking truth to power in his memory. open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...

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Bill Moyers has died. He was 91.

submitted 5 hours ago • 23 comments

This truly bums me out. He’s one of the best to do it. I’ve missed his voice so much since he’s retired and think about him often when thinking about our current times. RIP Moyers, and thank you so very much.

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The Parliamentarian strikes: -The Provider tax cap for Medicaid -Denying federal funding to states for Medicaid coverage for certain immigrants -Lowering FMAP number for states that give undocumented immigrants Medicaid -Ban on transgender care in Medicaid www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

submitted 12 hours ago • 12 comments

Note: We turned off the paywall for this one because it's primarily based on public records.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

I think that if you hate NYC, you shouldn't live in NYC. I think this is simple.

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This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.

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Brad Lander was extraordinary in his defense of immigrants. Politicians have their own motivations, of course, but he did the right thing, when so many did not.

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There really is something special about what Zohran and Brad are showing the rest of the world what it still means to be a New Yorker and an American. A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!

submitted 1 day ago • 36 comments

Whenever I see Dems claim they are out of power, there’s nothing they can do, I think of Brad Lander and how he escorted people to court while being comptroller and running for mayor. Do something or get the f out of the way so there can be more Brad Landers.

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Surprisingly effective things Zohran Mamdani ran on: -free buses -rent freeze -halal cart for $8 instead of $10 -taxing the 1% -no cost childcare -city-owned grocery stores -a Department Of Community Safety for mental health programs and crisis response -building affordable housing -why Cuomo sucks

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His name ends in a vowel—maybe Mamdani's Italian, T.

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"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"

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this part!

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It’s hard to overstate how angry rank and file Dems are at the Dem establishment right now. And if I were a self-preservationist incumbent I would take note.

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Oh wow. Cuomo raided funding from the MTA when he was governor of New York!! NYC: rank wisely. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2017/...

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

13 women risked their safety and livelihoods to reveal how Andrew Cuomo treated them. It’s easy to forget just how bad it was—so let their words remind you. And share them with any voter you know who’s still on the fence. (and, help us run this as a final ad: actblue.com/donate/dream...)

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments

As we head to Election Day, for folks who voted early, thank you. I know some folks have not yet made up their minds. I am making an appeal to you. Please do not rank Cuomo. I have worked with every single one of the candidates for mayor. I will tell you he does not like us.

submitted 3 days ago • 22 comments

Know Your Rights Information🚨 ICE has been arresting people at immigration court and routine check-ins across the country. If you or a loved one is in this situation, know you still have rights.

submitted 3 days ago • 81 comments

Meta’s web-to-app tracking proves you’re right to distrust Meta, and we need to end surveillance advertising.

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More than 3 times as many Americans believe the Chupacabra either definitely or probably exists than wants war with Iran

submitted 3 days ago • 56 comments

I am honestly in awe of how well the HSGAC and Senate Budget Democratic staff did. They won on almost everything. Legendary stuff here. Tho it does help that the GOP staffers in the room were…. not good at their jobs.

submitted 3 days ago • 15 comments

Worse approval ratings than chlamydia, let’s see if anything matters.

submitted 3 days ago • 133 comments

ICYMI when we broke the story in April, but Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to come up with his housing plan. (Earlier in his career, he was the HUD secretary) hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...

submitted 3 days ago • 22 comments

And won’t! And that’s on CRICKEY!

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We are being lied to

submitted 4 days ago • 317 comments

I think about this photo from right after Hurricane Katrina quite often. See, Black America has been here before..

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Iran’s stockpile dropped to 0 after Obama made the Iran Deal… until Trump pulled out of it (against the advice of his own Defense Secretary, General Mattis… because he hated Obama) Feels pretty relevant in this moment.

submitted 5 days ago • 63 comments

Large majorities of Americans, including many Republican voters, oppose bombing Iran. They might want to weigh in with both the House and the Senate. US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.

submitted 4 days ago • 34 comments

It is 1991. I am living through a Gulf War against Iraq that US leaders promise will bring lasting peace to the region. It is 2003. I am living through a Gulf War against Iraq that US leaders promise will bring lasting peace to the region. It is 2025. I am living through a Gulf War against Iraq th

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Sean Hannity, and many others, are posting this video claiming it is the explosion at Fordow after the US military bombed it. Its not. This is from Syria in December 2024.

submitted 4 days ago • 61 comments

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

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Congress did not authorize this war.

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This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.

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After working in Photoshop for 29 years & coloring over 20,000 comics pages in PS, I switched to Clip Studio Paint on June 22nd, 2024. Since then, I've colored 685 pages in CSP (attached) & I'm happy to report it's a superior app. Make the switch. Ditch Adobe. #comics #colors #ClipStudioPaint

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