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Brooklynite 🩷💜💙 she/her Transphobes are losers. Rep Your Block to fight corruption in the Brooklyn Democratic party: @repyourblock.bsky.social NYC-DSA Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy working group: https://linktr.ee/dsa_trba

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Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · Jun 25

Victories aren't won overnight. Consistency is key.

We're already busy laying the groundwork to enact Mayor Zohran Mamdani's trans rights agenda. 🏳️‍⚧️🌹💪

Join us on the NYC-DSA Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy working group!

linktr.ee/dsa_trba

#Z4T #LetsGetToWork cc: @socialists.nyc

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Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 1m

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 1h

auntifa

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 21h

lmao

Reposted by Carey

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1h

Jamaican orgs:

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Bee Quammie @beequammie.bsky.social · 4h

HURRICANE MELISSA SUPPORT FOR JAMAICA 🇯🇲
Here are a few Jamaican orgs that are doing relief work - please donate and/or share!
Food for the Poor Jamaica: www.foodforthepoorja.org
Helping Hands Jamaica: helpinghandsjamaica.com/donate
Dar Al Islam Jamaica: donorbox.org/dar-al-islam...

Dar Al Islam Jamaica Hurricane Relief | THE SUHBA INITIATIVE INC (Powered by Donorbox)

🕌 Dar Al Islam JamaicaHurricane Melissa Emergency ReliefA powerful Category 5 hurricane is approaching Jamaica. Many families are at risk — especially those already struggling. Dar Al Islam Jamaica is...

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 1h

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😂

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 21h

lmao

My Post headline

Mamdani didn’t tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11

The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 was actually his dad’s cousin.

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 2h

Also: Scotto's Wine Cellar

Entrance to Scotto's Wine Cellar on Court Street, which displays a poster opposing the street safety redesign of Court Street in Carroll Gardens

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 2h

Also: Court Street Chiropractic

Entrance to Court Street Chiropractic, which displays a poster opposing the street safety redesign of Court Street in Carroll Gardens

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 2h

Also: Court Street Pet Food

Entrance to Court Street Pet Food, which displays a poster opposing the street safety redesign of Court Street in Carroll Gardens

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

Also: Brooklyn Bread

Entrance to Brooklyn Bread on Court Street, which displays a poster opposing the street safety redesign of Court Street in Carroll Gardens

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

Also: Yesterday's News

Entrance to the antiques shop Yesterday's News, which displays a poster opposing the street safety redesign of Court Street in Carroll Gardens

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

Also: Painted Swan

Entrance to the shop Painted Swan, which displays a poster opposing the Court Street redesign

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

I don't know if he wants his political leanings to be made public, so I'll refrain from naming the business. But let's just say that they have been serving excellent Italian-American food on Court St for almost 2 decades. Also, my friend used to work for them and they were great employers. ♥️

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

Add Carroll Gardens Wines & Liquors to the list

Entrance to Carroll Gardens Wine & Liquors, with a poster in the window protesting the Court Street redesign

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

Went out to lunch wearing my canvassing bandana, and the restaurant owner comped me a "Zohran solidarity cappuccino" 🌹✊🤗

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

In Chinese culture we call basically all women of our parents' generation "āyí" (auntie). I know we're not the only ones that do this.

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

They've got nothing LOL

Is there an Aunties/Tías/阿姨/चाची for Zohran group? I'd buy that merch in a heartbeat.

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 5h

In a bit of a tense moment, one of the La Mega co-hosts presses Mamdani on why he "lied" about his "aunt" having been scared to ride the subway after 9/11 while wearing a hijab.

Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

I'd love to see a list of all the businesses that are fighting this street safety project so that I know which ones to avoid.

People who value their cars over people's lives don't deserve our money.

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 3h

ICYMI
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 4h

28 Oct 2025 -- Transgender Rabbi Abby Stein is among 4 rabbis featured in one of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's closing campaign ads. A Dem, he would be its 1st Muslim mayor. Stein was ejected from Biden 2024 Pride event after demanding Gaza ceasefire. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 4h

The dinosaur bodega in the Grand Army Plaza subway stop got a Halloween edit 😍🦇👻🦖

Grateful to the artist @akiva.bsky.social for this fun public artwork that always makes me smile!

A reproduction of a NYC newsstand (named "Rex's Dino Store") but dinosaur-themed. The proprietor is a t-rex wearing a skeleton shirt, and the newspapers, magazines, and other goods on display are all dinosaur-related. There are bat and cobweb decorations hanging from the ceiling.

Closeup shot of some of the Halloween decorations. There's a mini dino skeleton figurine and a fake headstone that says "Kathy Kretacious / Sister Mother Raptor / Fell in a tar pit"

Another fake tombstone decoration that reads, "Izzy Iguanadon / Such a friendly tail / Insulted a T-Rex's arms." Behind it is a ceramic dinosaur figurine that mimics the maneki-neko (waving lucky cat) that often grace the entrances of businesses.

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 15h

I hope that someday Cookie Monster meets and befriends another neurodivergent monster who shares his special interest.

Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 15h

Cookie Monster’s date: Can we talk about something else

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 15h

🤣

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 15h

Anyone know a good Jamaican disaster relief org that I can donate to?

Steve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 16h

What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.

Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 18h

If you haven't been to a deportation defense training yet, get a move on it.

And if you don't own a whistle yet, get one. Carry it on you always.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 22h

Do you think this is Hochul's attempt at ragebaiting?

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 22h

I'm so very seated for this 🍿

Mayor of Halloween Town @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

Ziwe is interviewing Eric Adams today! —per @katiehonan.bsky.social!

Photo by Katie Honan through a glass-paned interior door of camera and lighting equipment and people setting up for Ziwe's interview of Eric Adams in the Governor's Room at New York City Hall.

Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 23h

Gurl, please 🙄

Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 1d

...on my God does Kathy Hochul actually expect anyone to fall for this????

This is genuinely insulting! 🤮

Tweet by @YWNReporter that Kathy Hochul is claiming she misheard "tax the rich" heckling last night as "let's go bills"