Casey Seiler
@caseyseiler.bsky.social
Editor of the Times Union. Ever-vigilant in maintaining the grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos. I get to work with some of the finest journalists in the state. Support robust local journalism and send tips to [email protected]
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NEW: "George Santos with a Gun" — here's the first in a series of reports based on my 9-month investigation into Rep. Cory Mills. sollenbergerrc.substack.com/p/george-san...
‘George Santos With a Gun’: The Untold Story of Cory Mills, A Mercenary In Congress
The Florida Republican has tried to leverage his legislative role to the benefit of his arms business. With that business now in foreclosure proceedings, Mills has little to show for it.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
NEW: "George Santos with a Gun" — here's the first in a series of reports based on my 9-month investigation into Rep. Cory Mills. sollenbergerrc.substack.com/p/george-san...
“This is not a mere technicality,” said the attorney for the attorney general. “This is not a technical defect.”
Attorneys square off in court over appointment of U.S. Attorney John Sarcone
The legality of the appointment of acting U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III was argued in front of a judge on Thursday by attorneys for the Justice Department and state Attorney General Letitia...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“This is not a mere technicality,” said the attorney for the attorney general. “This is not a technical defect.”
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Sounds like … a good argument? 😵💫😬
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Sounds like … a good argument? 😵💫😬
Pretty stunning news on the Capital Region dining scene — the Swifty's location in Delmar is never not mobbed whenever I've been there, which is usually on weekends. Steve Barnes reports.
Swifty’s Pub closes all locations after $2.2 million tax seizure
The state Department of Taxation and Finance says 15 warrants go back to 2016 for unpaid sales and withholding taxes.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Pretty stunning news on the Capital Region dining scene — the Swifty's location in Delmar is never not mobbed whenever I've been there, which is usually on weekends. Steve Barnes reports.
Yousaf Sherzad, acting president of the Afghan American Community Center in Albany, said it was sad that a whole community of Afghans are being punished for the actions of the DC shooter: “The community is really scared." @emiliemunson.bsky.social reports.
Afghans arrested by ICE in Albany amid crackdown after D.C. shooting
After the shooting of two National Guard members, immigration officials are targeting Afghans for deportation. At least 10 were arrested this week in the Albany area.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Yousaf Sherzad, acting president of the Afghan American Community Center in Albany, said it was sad that a whole community of Afghans are being punished for the actions of the DC shooter: “The community is really scared." @emiliemunson.bsky.social reports.
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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Vanity Fair made her an *editor*
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Vanity Fair made her an *editor*
Encouraging to see Kanye West drop off the list of the Capital Region's top five artists, per Spotify Wrapped.
Albany Wrapped: The most-streamed artists, tracks and albums in 2025
These were the city's most-streamed artists, tracks and albums.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Encouraging to see Kanye West drop off the list of the Capital Region's top five artists, per Spotify Wrapped.
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Yes, there is a photo of Walter in a tiny sun hat
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Kaitlyn Supa was reunited with her beloved cat, Walter, nearly a month after he snuck out of their tent at North-South Lake Campground.
Adventure cat returns home after 29-day Catskills escapade
Kaitlyn Supa was reunited with her beloved cat, Walter, nearly a month after he snuck out of their tent at North-South Lake Campground.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yes, there is a photo of Walter in a tiny sun hat
📝 by Sarah Trafton
📝 by Sarah Trafton
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Just had the astonishing experience of getting to introduce someone to this video for the first time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKfH...
"Jeff Epstein" - Jim Downey on Conan
YouTube video by Box Chat
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December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Just had the astonishing experience of getting to introduce someone to this video for the first time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKfH...
Victory tastes like steak fries and Guinness: The team known as Oh No Albany celebrates its win in the first edition of @nyswi.bsky.social lit trivia night.
December 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Victory tastes like steak fries and Guinness: The team known as Oh No Albany celebrates its win in the first edition of @nyswi.bsky.social lit trivia night.
The Times Union editorial board says it once more for the folks in the back: “Mr. Trump’s boat strikes are little more than extrajudicial killings …. Placing a drug gang on a list of terrorist organizations doesn’t give the listmaker a license to kill.”
Editorial: Second boat strike was a 'clearly illegal' order
The Trump administration tries to justify an act that military law describes as a war crime.
www.timesunion.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The Times Union editorial board says it once more for the folks in the back: “Mr. Trump’s boat strikes are little more than extrajudicial killings …. Placing a drug gang on a list of terrorist organizations doesn’t give the listmaker a license to kill.”
Chris Churchill surveys the former College of Saint Rose campus, now better known as Dannyland.
Churchill: The Saint Rose campus is now Dannyland
The county executive has decided to remake the campus essentially on his own.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Chris Churchill surveys the former College of Saint Rose campus, now better known as Dannyland.
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The New York Times sued the Pentagon on Thursday, arguing that the Defense Department infringed on the constitutional rights of its journalists by imposing a set of new restrictions on reporting about the military.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The New York Times sued the Pentagon on Thursday, arguing that the Defense Department infringed on the constitutional rights of its journalists by imposing a set of new restrictions on reporting about the military.
Read more: nyti.ms/44CRJZY
Read more: nyti.ms/44CRJZY
Stefanik "called Speaker Mike Johnson a habitual liar. ... A senior Republican congressional aide ... said that after Mr. Johnson had provided Ms. Stefanik with office space and a budget for what the aide described as 'a fake job and a fake title,' he would have expected her to be more gracious."
Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future
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December 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Stefanik "called Speaker Mike Johnson a habitual liar. ... A senior Republican congressional aide ... said that after Mr. Johnson had provided Ms. Stefanik with office space and a budget for what the aide described as 'a fake job and a fake title,' he would have expected her to be more gracious."
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents apprehended two of the men, a father and a son, outside the Masjid As-Salam mosque on Central Avenue in Albany after early morning prayers there on Wednesday. Another son from the same family was apprehended at his home nearby a short time later."
NEWS: At least 10 Afghans have been arrested by ICE in the Albany NY area this week amid President Trump's crackdown on immigrants from that country after a shooting in DC last week
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Afghans arrested by ICE in Albany amid crackdown after D.C. shooting
After the shooting of two National Guard members, immigration officials are targeting Afghans for deportation. At least 10 were arrested this week in the Albany area.
www.timesunion.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents apprehended two of the men, a father and a son, outside the Masjid As-Salam mosque on Central Avenue in Albany after early morning prayers there on Wednesday. Another son from the same family was apprehended at his home nearby a short time later."
Tragic news: Three days after suffering a catastrophic head injury in a fall at his Halfmoon home, Siena lacrosse coach Liam Gleason has died at age 41. Mark Singelais reports.
Siena University men's lacrosse coach Liam Gleason dies at 41
There will be a Mass held in Gleason’s honor, open to the public, at 11 a.m. Saturday at UHY Center on Siena’s campus.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tragic news: Three days after suffering a catastrophic head injury in a fall at his Halfmoon home, Siena lacrosse coach Liam Gleason has died at age 41. Mark Singelais reports.
The Times Union's editorial board has for more than a year been making the point that Pete Hegseth is a boob whose general unseriousness and specific sloppiness will eventually get people killed. From April:
Editorial: Pete Hegseth must go
Sooner or later, the defense secretary's sloppiness will get someone killed — and part...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The Times Union's editorial board has for more than a year been making the point that Pete Hegseth is a boob whose general unseriousness and specific sloppiness will eventually get people killed. From April:
"The report also said that Mr. Hegseth had refused to sit for an interview with the inspector general on the matter and instead provided a short written statement."
Breaking News: A Pentagon investigator’s report is said to conclude that Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss Yemen strikes risked endangering U.S. troops.
Pentagon Investigator Faults Hegseth for Improper Use of Signal
An inspector general report to be released on Thursday examined the defense secretary’s use of a private messaging app to discuss airstrikes in Yemen.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"The report also said that Mr. Hegseth had refused to sit for an interview with the inspector general on the matter and instead provided a short written statement."
Constantino's oeuvre includes this recent anti-Mamdani track, which also features eff-yous to Cuomo, Adams and "every weak political hack, even on the Republican side, that don't do shit except lose elections."
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Constantino's oeuvre includes this recent anti-Mamdani track, which also features eff-yous to Cuomo, Adams and "every weak political hack, even on the Republican side, that don't do shit except lose elections."
Whew
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Whew
North Country Congressional hopeful Anthony Constantino's album “Thank You President Trump” will drop at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach's LIV nightclub with guests including Antonio Brown (recently charged with attempted murder), Roger Stone and John Daly. @adamshinder.bsky.social reports.
Sticker Mule CEO, House hopeful Constantino launching Trump-themed album with Antonio Brown
Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is being promoted as an attendee for the Miami launch party of congressional candidate Anthony Constantino's debut album.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
North Country Congressional hopeful Anthony Constantino's album “Thank You President Trump” will drop at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach's LIV nightclub with guests including Antonio Brown (recently charged with attempted murder), Roger Stone and John Daly. @adamshinder.bsky.social reports.
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News: ICE is on track to arrest twice as many people in New York in 2025 than in 2024. But the pace of arrests fell slightly in recent months compared to summer highs.
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ICE arrests in New York dropped after summer highs
ICE is on track to arrest twice as many people in New York in 2025 than in 2024. But the pace of arrests fell slightly in recent months compared to summer highs.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
News: ICE is on track to arrest twice as many people in New York in 2025 than in 2024. But the pace of arrests fell slightly in recent months compared to summer highs.
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
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Not sure what I love more: That this film is a locally shot '80s-style action-comedy about a blind cop who rides a motorycle and fights gun traffickers... or that it's a sequel to a film that was never actually made. It premieres next week in Schenectady. #filmsky
‘Blind Cop 2’ heads to Schenectady for NY premiere
Syracuse filmmaker Alec Bonk’s indie film inspired by 1980s action classics will have its New York premiere at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Not sure what I love more: That this film is a locally shot '80s-style action-comedy about a blind cop who rides a motorycle and fights gun traffickers... or that it's a sequel to a film that was never actually made. It premieres next week in Schenectady. #filmsky