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John Annese

@johnannese.bsky.social

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Brooklyn courts reporter for the New York Daily News. Breaking news on Sundays. Husband. Father of two boys. Proud member of the NY Daily News Union. Signal: johnannese.56

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · Nov 21

Please read this piece in The Chief-Leader (which I’m quoted in) about how the NY Daily News’ owners, Alden Global Capital, tried to bypass the @nydnunion.bsky.social and screw us over by changing our health care plans without negotiating.

thechiefleader.com/detail.html?...

Daily News Union says owner continues to sidestep union - The Chief

The union representing workers at the Daily News has filed another unfair labor practice charge against the hedge fund that owns the 105-year-old newspaper, accusing Alden Global Capital of bad faith ...

thechiefleader.com

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 18h

This is going to be a controversial choice, but I 100 percent stand by it.

Such an insipid mess of a game.

The cover to the PlayStation game, The Legend of Dragoon.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 20h

oh good I was worried the utterly unearned Vanity Fair editor job was all she got for violating the most basic rules of journalism

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 20h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Tracey Porpora @traceyporpora.bsky.social · 1d

Assemblymember Mike Reilly has fired his chief of staff due to alleged comments made in a text thread among a group of young Republican leaders from across the country.

Staten Island Republican fires chief of staff over alleged ‘troubling’ comments, including ‘I love Hitler’

The alleged texts exchanged via Telegram chats among young Republican leaders was obtained by Politico over a seven month period.

www.silive.com

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 1d

"The comments shared in the group chat that have been reported are extremely troubling and disappointing," Reilly tells the Staten Island Advance. "They do not align with my values. As a result, Mr. Giunta’s assignment in my office has ended."

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 2d

OOPS ALL WEYOUNS

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 2d

I never did trust them Kingdom Hearts.

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 3d

New from me today:

Longtime Federal Defenders attorney Deirdre von Dornum is making the move to a private firm to take on the Trump administration in immigration and First Amendment cases.

www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/12/l...

Lauded N.Y. public defender leaving job to fight Trump admin. on immigration, First Amendment

Longtime public defender Deirdre von Dornum is making the move to a Manhattan-based law firm to fight the Trump administration over immigration and First Amendment cases.

www.nydailynews.com

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 3d

In the winter, I also like the Heavy Sweater Means No One Will Know the Button-Down Shirt is Wrinkled method.

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 3d

The Hanging Your Shirt in the Bathroom While Taking a Shower method also “works,” though half as well.

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 3d

CMS Daredevil Hive represent

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 4d

I took the Tron Vaccine, so I’m safe.

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 4d

Hornet on a pumpkin

The face of Hornet from the video game Silksong, crudely painted on a pumpkin.

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 5d

When the press conference is going great

NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stares into the middle distance as Mayor Eric Adams starts a tirade against NY Daily News reporter Chris Sommerfeldt.

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Shane McNichol @ontheshanetrain.bsky.social · 5d

New meme format

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t watch baseball anymore. Did that really happen in a professional baseball game?

The Good Phight @thegoodphight.bsky.social · 5d

J.T. Realmuto is pointing to first base. Just a brutal, brutal way for your season to end

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 5d

ISSUE NO. 5 WHAT NUMBER AM I THINKING OF PAT BUCHANAN

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 5d

WRONG!

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 5d

Roddy by name, Ho by nature.

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 6d

True story: We read this in high school and acted it out in class, and one of my classmates tried to argue that Godot stood for God of the (O)ld (T)estament.

None of us were sure he was wrong.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 7d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 6d

Has anyone made a GIF yet of Claude Whelan from Slow Horses jogging?

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 6d

Noun, technically. My bad.

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 6d

“WhichwaytotheBrooklynBridge”

Verb — 1) an announcement that you aren’t from here and will be standing with your group in front of the subway entrance during rush hour

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 8d

New today:

A Bronx teen who was arrested after a group of mass shooting suspects crashed into his minivan had charges against him dismissed — after sources say video showed the gun cops found under his car had flown from the hands of one of the alleged shooters.

www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/06/v...

Video vindicates account of teen facing gun accusations after Bronx mass shooting, charges dropped

A Bronx teen who was arrested after a group of mass shooting suspects crashed into his minivan had criminal charges against him dismissed — after sources say video backed up his account and showed …

www.nydailynews.com

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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 9d

Or Horizon: Zero Dawn

John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 10d

Those two would be great in a three-camera sitcom on network television.

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