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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?

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Just remembering when Twitter was good.

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The toughest* man in New York! *if by tough you mean absolutely fucking useless.

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"A Wall Street Journal analysis of daily financial statements issued by the Treasury Department found government spending since the [Trump] inauguration is $154 billion more than in the same period in 2024 during the administration of former President Joe Biden."

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This new NYPD unit will close complaints even faster than the old system. Did you think it was crazy when the NYPD closed your complaint about cop cars parked on your sidewalk in six seconds? Just wait. (It will, however, grant flamethrowers to be used on the homeless.) gothamist.com/news/new-nyp...

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I wish my mind wasn't in this dark a place, but I'd be lying if I told you "We almost lost Ritchie Torres AND Josh Gottheimer?!?" didn't flash into my mind.

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Still regretting not throwing a bottle at Chuck when he showed up for the Park Slope Halloween Parade three years ago (not wearing a costume, of course).

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Just because someone (an absolute creep) says something doesn't inherently make it newsworthy, ESPN.

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So, yes, second term Trump is, in fact, worse than COVID.

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I was surprised to learn that Charles Schwab was still alive, but not surprised to learn that he looks like a cousin of Sam The Eagle.

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RIP "antisemitism," a once-useful concept until it was used and abused by the ignorant and bloodthirsty until it meant nothing at all. www.thecut.com/article/ms-r...

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Looking forward to leaving the country for a week so I don't have to see Andrew Cuomo ads. For a week.

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1) Do something autocratic 2) Wait to see how people react 3) If they don't push back hard enough, carry on 4) If they do push back hard enough, "pause" it 5) Illegally consolidate more power 6) Repeat

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