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The silence says a lot about a lot =>

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

My story about @kevinh-phd.bsky.social, nutrition and metabolism scientist at N.I.H., who felt compelled to take early retirement after experiencing censorship of his work under the new administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...

submitted 9 hours ago • 14 comments

Whoa they really did absolutely tear Borough Hall down to the studs

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he hasn't heard from Trump since the arson attack “After the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pa., last summer, Shapiro quickly condemned the violence and worked with the Trump campaign on the investigation.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

submitted 6 hours ago • 17 comments

Craziest part about this is the Post couldn't find anyone to corroborate Trump's version about what Hochul said, re: judges. And, as @daveweigel.bsky.social would say, always note who is willing to put their name to stuff and who is not -- nypost.com/2025/04/16/o...

submitted 7 hours ago • 3 comments

Transcribing interviews is the worst, being forced to pay such close attention you find a great line is the best. This concludes transcribing sucks/transcribing is god.

submitted 7 hours ago • 3 comments

🤷‍♂️

submitted 7 hours ago • 1 comment

In response, we’re defunding NASA

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

Inbox indicates that the Trump Administration is trying to pull the approvals for the Empire 1 off-shore wind project, which had already begun construction. Was/is set to come online in 2027. Brooklyn Marine Terminal was the link back to the city power grid, delivering 800mw.

submitted 9 hours ago • 2 comments

🤷‍♂️

submitted 9 hours ago • 3 comments

Really would like for US soccer to aspire to more than ‘Euro star retirement program’

submitted 10 hours ago • 2 comments

Plus @benschneider.bsky.social gave Momentum's analysis of how our passenger rail systems fell so far behind our European counterparts a very kind write-up on his Substack. It's one example of the perils of shutting down federally-supported research: benjaminschneider.substack.com/p/why-are-am...

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

The IRS is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, CNN reports

submitted 11 hours ago • 186 comments

Anyways, I mostly skeet about trains. I wrote a big study about how to make them go faster. Newsday's a fan! Give it a read! Also, Chris Hayes reskeeted me being a smart-ass. It's been a day!

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

Make America Grate: “The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.” apnews.com/article/irs-...

submitted 11 hours ago • 54 comments

LIRR won't grow without increasing station capacity. Electrification smartly expands capacity eastward and away from the mainline(s).

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

NEWSDAY EDITORIAL: Electrify those diesel lines, LIRR; the recent NYU-Marron study is a blueprint for how to get it done. "For a region where public transit is an economic life line, that's the spark Long Island needs." -- www.newsday.com/opinion/edit...

submitted 12 hours ago • 3 comments

Lmao at “epidemic denial” from the guy who undercut vaccination efforts for influencer points while his wife required proof of vaccination to attend parties at their home — www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

submitted 13 hours ago • 0 comments

Reads a lot like what Zeldin was saying, and which closed the gap to 7 percentage points. But he had real ties to Long Island and the city’s homicide count has dropped from 488 to 382.

submitted 13 hours ago • 5 comments

When asked about if the DOJ's apparent probe of NYS AG Leticia James's claims on mortgage filings is evidence of 'politicization' of the justice system, Mayor Adams' response was, in part: "I wish her well" (Transcript courtesy of MSNBC) =>

submitted 14 hours ago • 2 comments

Trump’s pick to lead the IRS raked in donations to pay off campaign debt after he was announced.

submitted 14 hours ago • 33 comments

“[DOGE] representatives told leaders of a nonprofit group Tuesday that it wants to assign members of its team to work at all institutes or agencies that receive federal funds, highlighting its aggressiveness as it attempts to reshape the federal government,” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

Also a better approval rating in this poll than either Schumer or Gillibrand, fwiw.

submitted 15 hours ago • 4 comments

Melville's got a bunch of aging and empty office parks in a commercial market that's no longer interested in them. But efforts to do something else with the land are running head-long into NIMBY opposition -- www.newsday.com/opinion/the-...

submitted 15 hours ago • 0 comments

Just coming out and saying you want to put Harvard under a federal receivership because they made Bill de Blasio an adjunct puts the lie to all the other attacks they've made on higher ed in the last few months under the guise of combating anti-semitism.

submitted 15 hours ago • 9 comments

Whew.

submitted 15 hours ago • 1 comment

Yes, the famously private freeway system and the famously private airport systems

submitted 15 hours ago • 9 comments