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Everyone here should know the mayor’s press secretary is completely lying in this article. Here’s reporters asking her on May 20 why she hadn’t called on Chris for weeks.

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Doing some spinny vids of the pots

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"I'm happy to report I'm just fine. I lost a button. But I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight, safe, with my family... At that elevator, I was separated from someone named Edgardo... Edgardo is in ICE detention and he's not going to sleep in his bed tonight."

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Good job, @booker.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov, you’ve enabled a new generation of grift and corruption, including by Trump.

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The meeting is surprisingly split on parking in the chat, but the people speaking (and wasting the poor architect’s time) are Big Mad about the lack of parking. But it’s by-right, the only variances are minor sizing things. Of course the organizer is threatening to rally opposition over it anyway.

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The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week. www.wired.com/story/far-ri...

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Lander says he's fine, lost a button in the scuffle earlier. "I will be fine but Edgardo will not be fine," he says of man taken by ICE when he was detained. Lander says he has not been charged at this point.

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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.

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NY Governor Kathy Hochul inside 26 Federal Plaza now, seeking answers from DHS/ICE about the arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, who is still being detained. @thecity.nyc "How long is this going to take, I don't think he has a long rap sheet," Hochul says to agents.

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"The only thing the elite Washington press corps likes more than a bipartisan commission on debt reduction is a stack of flag-draped coffins." web.archive.org/web/20170307...

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Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is now here calling for the release of Lander (his fellow mayoral candidate)

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"A reporter from @thecity.nyc had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, 'Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?'"

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"Moments ahead of Lander’s arrest, THE CITY asked him why he was inside immigration court... rather than out talking to voters. “I don’t think there’s any place that’s more important to be right now than bearing witness and trying to stand up for the rule of law,” Lander said. "

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A crew of masked federal agents arrested NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander at the courthouse downtown after he asked them to produce a warrant. www.amny.com/news/brad-la...

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I feel like the conversation around Defund in New York is missing the point - The NYPD wasn't defunded, but the cops responded as thought it was, refusing to do their jobs and creating the appearance that they were was to the incurious. Here's the data from traffic enforcement:

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Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.

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It’s probably worth noting one of the things written on this gun is also tattooed on the SecDef’s arm.

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Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

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Fmr NJ Sen. Bob Menendez has reported to federal prison in PA. He was sentenced to 11 yrs, after a jury convicted him of taking bribes—incl gold bars, thousands in cash and a Benz—for wielding his political influence to benefit 2 foreign countries and 3 NJ businessmen @njspotlightnews.org tonite

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Woah! The good folks @transalt.org are out with a list of all the ways that the upcoming @nycdot.bsky.social citywide secure 🚲 parking & charging program are going to change the game for NYC cyclists. TLDR: Its basically the next citibike transalt.org/blog/ten-way...

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Bûy pøts

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This is one of the main reasons they wanted Trump to win in 2024. The bosses were desperate to get workers back into a situation where they are desperate and easy to exploit, and away from the tight Biden labor market, where low wage workers were getting double digit % raises. Promises kept!

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Homebuilder sentiment has cratered this year — to the 3rd lowest level since 2012. @cnbc.com $XHB

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The Minnesota shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data. www.wired.com/story/minnes...

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LEGO Godzilla got approved and will be an official set!

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Whaaaaaat the fuck

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This is a mixed-income proposal literally adjacent to the light rail, and they're mad about parking. Meeting at 6:45pm tomorrow.

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An immigration crackdown is underway as international tourists arrive in the US for #FIFAClubWorldCup. The political climate threatens to keep away both foreign and local fans - concerns that could escalate as the US prepares for an even bigger stage when it co-hosts the #FIFAWorldCup next year.

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If you use "AI agents" (LLMs calling tools in a loop) you need to be aware of the Lethal Trifecta Combine access to private data, exposure to untrusted content and the ability to externally communicate and an attacker can trick the system into stealing your data simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/16/...

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It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.

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Tentacle Pot 242

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I liked this quote from the Design and Disability exhibition at the V&A -definitely recommend going! "Where design has failed to meet your needs and expectations, you may have found yourself an accidental designer, but a designer no less. All of this is part of the story of making"

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As the author, I’m immensely proud of this report. But mainly I hope people read it and take notice. This is about the rise in ‘fake e-bikes’, and what’s driving it appgcw.org/resources/in...

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"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels." arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872

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Acela driver radioing “meep meep” as it passed a NE Regional made me burst out laughing in the quiet car.

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I thought my start in architecture was a disadvantage but tbh it’s one of the most important things I’ve ever experienced. The journey from making art & designing buildings to writing scifi to doing irl science/math. The years of experience in creating original art/writing & getting critiqued on it.

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Yeah honestly I'm mad I didn't think of it first. It was right the fuck there. A tank top, with an actual tank on it, and it has the word arms, and it shows off your arms. It's up on there now, for those so inclined 🫡 wideawakes.army

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The debate over Elizabeth Street Garden has even become a niche-but-recurring topic in the mayoral election. One perspective you rarely hear from? Seniors in Lower Manhattan who could live in the affordable housing the City has promised. We spoke to some:

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Need to get this on a patch for Hoboken CERT.

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From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video. Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!

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