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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 4h

When I am feeling anxious (as I was today), no action is a more powerful antidote than our weekly vigils outside the Metropolitan Detention Center. Our friends at Good Shepherd Lutheran ground us in community & humanity. How can we create a more merciful world?

@indivisible.org

A person holding a Have Mercy sign near MDC

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 6h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 10h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Shameka 🏀 @shameka23.bsky.social · 6h

Not Sheryl joining in 😂 #WNBA #WNBASky

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Tom Ochs @tomochs.bsky.social · 6h

TY for sharing this! How have I gone my whole life without hearing Sheryl Swoopes laugh? It’s majestic.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

On Sunday, I visited DEAR NEW YORK, Brandon Stanton's "love letter" to the city he's been documenting for years as "Humans of New York" for their family reception with student artists.

It's a gorgeous exhibit that's transformed Grand Central Station. See it before 10/19!

Zohran and Brandon standing in Grand Central Station. Brandon has his arm around Zohran's shoulder showing him the exhibit.

A group photo with Zohran and Brandon sitting on the floor with a dozens of students around them.

Zohran and a student artist admiring a photographer.

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Tom Ochs @tomochs.bsky.social · 12h

Love the show, can’t stand the theme song! Every time i hear it I say to my partner “that can’t be Mick Jagger”. So bad.

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 14h

The way that Andrew Cuomo has pivoted hard to going after MAGA voters with this kind of dog whistle “both sides” bullshit really shows exactly who he had always been - a lousy opportunist who is more comfortable siding with the far right than progressives. No wonder he left the Democratic Party.

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Pathetic

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Tom Ochs @tomochs.bsky.social · 15h

Big fan of these morning walk pics. Good motivation for my daily jaunt. Going to wait just a little while longer today, hoping it warms up a bit. Prospect Park awaits.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

We’re live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PP8...

A gorgeous packed theater shot from the stage.

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Tom Ochs @tomochs.bsky.social · 1d

Well done. Here you go. Enjoy.

a person is squeezing a lime over a taco

ALT: a person is squeezing a lime over a taco

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Tom Ochs @tomochs.bsky.social · 1d

Really appreciate your posts from yesterday and today. I was a CBE member for years and glad that Zohran went yesterday and spoke with this important and historic Congregation. Also shout out to @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @2avesag.as for their posts and comments yesterday (and every day!).

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Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 1d

been asking this for months. we can get journalists parachuting into bumbfuck Soybean, North Dakota, for sob stories about farmers who voted themselves into poverty -- but nothing about the Venn diagram between January 6'ers, Proud Boys, the KKK, and ICE?

Michael J. Kramer @michaeljkramer.bsky.social · 2d

Why are there so few (none?) news stories about individual ICE agents themselves? Who they are, what motivates them, any moral dilemmas they face? Why aren’t protesters trying to get some to speak out?

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 1d

Why do people keep bringing a spork to a gunfight

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 2d

no quarter given lmao

Matt Stoller & @matthewstoller • 2h
UPS had seven months of warning about the de minimis change, but is still taking packages w/o getting required customs info & is making tariff charge errors.
Nice use of passive voice though!

derek guy
@dieworkwear • 2h
i apologize using a passive voice. i was not born in london to a wealthy bank executive, sent to an exclusive private prep school in new hampshire, and then studied at harvard before larping as a champion of the people. you have to work with my low upbringing.

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Tom Ochs @tomochs.bsky.social · 1d

Such a great scene in a movie full of them.

a bald man is smiling and saying " you fell victim to one of the classic blunders ! "

ALT: a bald man is smiling and saying " you fell victim to one of the classic blunders ! "

media.tenor.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7d

glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2d

Folks who visited my table during the four days of the #NYCC donated a grand total of $1329 to @thenyic.bsky.social. I am absolutely blown away and hugely grateful! Find out more about the New York Immigration Coalition here, and thank you all so much!!! nyic.org

Immigration Advocacy, Immigration Education - NYC, Long Island, New York State | New York Immigration Coalition

New York Immigration Coalition: NYIC represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups in NYC, Hudson Valley, Buffalo, Long Island, Syracuse, and throughout New York State. Become a NYIC member ...

nyic.org

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

Mamdani is winning a plurality of the NYC Jewish vote, so the Jews going to hear him speak inside this synagogue are more representative of NYC Jews than the ones protesting outside.

Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 2d

Zohran is speaking at my synagogue. These folks are outside.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 2d

The people willing to go out over their skis on this despite the fact that Weiss has zero experience running a broadcast newsroom and the reporting she has done herself has been littered with holes are just telling you they agree with her ideologically

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2d

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Tom Ochs @tomochs.bsky.social · 2d

9 sacks given up by the NY AFC team today. And yes Fields holds onto the ball too long, but…9 sacks.

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Abby Chava Stein @abbystein.bsky.social · 2d

The anti-Zohran crowd went from: "Zohran isn't visiting any synagogues," to "he isn't visiting the right kind of synagogues" (or to quote JG: "he isn't visiting any mainstream synagogues" [sic]).

To now just protesting that he is actually engaging with mainstream synagogues 🤦‍♀️

Screenshot of a Twitter post from @Olivia_Reingold.

It reads:
"Outside of Congregation Beth Elohim, where congregants are protesting Zohran Mamdani's upcoming speech this afternoon.

"Does anyone think CBE would invite a white Proud Boys member to speak?" - Ramon Maislen

Reporting for @TheFP"

Followed by a cropped photo of a small group of protesters outside the synagogue, holding US and Israeli flags.

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 2d

These people protested an event that ended with hundreds of people praying in Hebrew that today would be the day the hostages were finally brought home.

Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 2d

Zohran is speaking at my synagogue. These folks are outside.

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Tom Ochs @tomochs.bsky.social · 2d

While many of you are watching suboptimal NFL football…I’ve been watching Duke v UNC Women’s soccer and Duke has scored 3 absolute GOLAZOS!! Incredible stuff. Make sure to check out the highlights later. #WOSO @meninblazers.bsky.social @meglinehan.com

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 2d

CBE invited all 3 remaining mayoral candidates to speak at the temple today, and one declined the invite. Does Cuomo hate Jews that much?

Maislen, one of about 35-40 people who showed up to protest, is a big real estate developer. He's not a congregant at CBE.

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 2d

Nobody wants it as a story but I have multiple NYPD sources who voted for Mamdani, are eager for his win in November, and who say their colleagues quietly feel the same.

They like that he wants NYPD to focus on crime, not quality of life enforcement.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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