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Had to rip off a bunch of Zohran Mamdani slander stickers today. Some were pretty vile. Get out and vote, NYC! Rank Zohran, Brad Lander, Zellnor Myrie, Adrienne Adams, Michael Blake - but do NOT rank gross Cuomo who is disgusting and is running a disgusting campaign.

When people support Andrew Cuomo, what they’re saying implicitly is that they don’t care about the women he’s already sexually harassed and retaliated against and they won’t care if he does it again. It’s a political stance that enables discrimination against women in government

Lander is the guy who gives the whole thing away: he's extremely experienced, he's successfully promoted development and housing expansion—and yet the people who say those are what matters are throwing their money and grievance behind a washed-up ghoul they trucked in from Westchester

Tucker Carlson, of all people, showing how easy it can be to pop the bullshit bubble if you don’t mind making a liar angry should shame every White House reporter.

NYC marching against war with Iran tonight

Bunch of protesters against war in Iran have showed up for an emergency rally at the New York Public Library.

“I’m From the Federal Government and I’m Here to Help.”

Brad Lander released from ICE detention! Speaking to the rally crowd now about his experience and emphasizing how lucky he is that he doesn't have to sleep on a detention room floor like others arrested today.

Big and growing crowd at Foley Square, next to 26 Federal Plaza, where our comptroller Brad Lander was arrested by ICE thugs for asking if they had a warrant.

Fascist escalation in progress! Rapid Response Rally to #FreeBradLander now in FOLEY SQ around the corner from Federal Plaza. Folks, this is why we marched Saturday. Time to show up again and say #NoKings! #NoFascism! #NoICE!

Brad Lander--comptroller of the city of New York, and one of the leading mayoral candidates--has just been arrested by masked federal thugs. @bradlander.bsky.social www.amny.com/news/brad-la...

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info. The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵

For Dems to even consider a comeback for Cuomo after his serial predation of women, is for Dems to also say that EVERYTHING they claim to believe about equality and women’s rights to be safe in the workplace was bullshit. Do they even get the level of hypocrisy?

What a joy to vote for someone who loves my city as much as I do. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

LOOK AT THIS SHIT: Marines and ICE team up in a show of force, turning a community swap meet into a surveillance operation. Witnesses say people were cornered, forced to identify themselves, and had their photos taken — without suspicion or a warrant. This is a police state.

I feel like this answers a question I've had for years now, which is "Do Dem electeds ever confront their colleagues over their putrid online behavior?" Good for Smith here, but this needs to be happening constantly from all Dems. Quit letting them get away with this stuff.

Did you get amped up at #NoKings? Ready to keep fighting? Join us June 28 to join the #MuskMustFall global day of celebration and help us wish Elon a very unmerry birthday. Find an action or plan one in your community! #teslatakedown actionnetwork.org/event_campai...

The sheer lack of “Mike Lee and Elon Musk celebrate assassination of Democrats” headlines right now suggests we need to capture and purge every news outlet.

Senate Dems, you need to do something about this - start holding your "colleagues" accountable. Bring this up to reporters non-stop, tell every GOP member to their face that you know they revel in this violence. Be angry. @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @chuckschumer.com

The claim isn’t that memes sway elections, but that human beings are propelled by the ideas in their heads, and the ideas get in their heads mostly through social mechanisms and communication, and very rarely by independently observing changes in their surroundings and drawing a conclusion.

Arturo Obrego, a 77-year-old army veteran who hitchiked from Huntington Beach is going viral for getting hit with wooden baton by officers on horses and knocked down during today’s peaceful “No Kings” protest in DTLA. @TheGlutster ran into him at Union Station a couple of hours after the incident.

No Kings in America!

Noted!

New Yorkers came out strong for the No Kings protest, despite it being a soggy day

It's No King Saturday here in NYC

The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

What a heart-wrenching way to start this day. I hope it steels everyone's resolve today to be in the streets and stand up for one another.

“No Kings Day” has officially begun! Protesters in Guam gathered today for a rally against the corrupt Trump regime (Video: Emilie Shew)

My sign for tomorrow's No Kings protest. Come out and let's show the Trump administration that there's too many of us for them to control. Find your local protest: NoKings.org.