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

What keeps New Yorkers up at night are not the right-wing fever dreams of Andrew Cuomo.

It's whether or not they can keep living in the city they love.

I'm the only candidate on stage tonight with a vision for the future and a plan to bring down costs.

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 1d

When “like a G6” is playing in the gym and your gen z trainer goes “oh I remember this one from fifth grade”

Stock rendering of man holding hand on chest as if in pain

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 2d

Some men would rather demolish the White House than go to therapy

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 4d

my favorite sign from No Kings in Boston:

MY PARENTS FLEd a
DICTATOR - I REFUSE to BOW to another sign from a Cambodian person with the Cambodian flag

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 7d

Do not threaten me with a good time 👀👀

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 8d

a man is peeking through a pair of wooden doors .

Alt: Man bursts through double doors and says “I’m in”

media.tenor.com

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 8d

*reads first line* “oh thank GOD”
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

Well, we're already filled up on players. But you can still come watch and hang!

First 1,000 people to arrive will get free exclusive merch 👀

Tickets here: luma.com/Z4NYC-COLC25

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

We’re kicking the politics of the past aside and scoring a new generation of leadership — and we want you on our team.

Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.

Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 8d

Love you Zohran but you can find me on the bleachers alleging cramps

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 8d

“Is this required?? Will teams be chosen in front of everyone??? Can I be out sick that day????”

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 8d

This is such a cute idea but I immediately felt instinctual panic like I used to in PE

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

We’re kicking the politics of the past aside and scoring a new generation of leadership — and we want you on our team.

Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.

Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 8d

Narcissistic abusers are extremely convincing while their victim is left drained, traumatized, and fighting just to be heard. That's how he gets to look like the "good guy" while she's branded the "crazy one." This is the dangerous illusion abuse creates & why survivors are often dismissed.

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 8d

living the ✨dream✨

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 8d

Normalize caring about other people.

They deserve to live and thrive. Everyone does.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 9d

Far more often, it’s a SAFE (which will convert to equity at a priced round), or at bare min, a loan - which the Company will then be on the hook for (+ interest). This isn’t to say SAFEs or loans are bad! But “non-dilutive” isn’t the same as “free” or “never dilutive”.

Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 9d

I’ll empathize, but will (bluntly) tell them the truth they deserve: “Non-dilutive” funding always comes with some sort of catch. Unless we’re talking about a true grant or a gift - which I’ve never heard of investors just giving out of the goodness of their hearts.

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 9d

🤪🥴🫠

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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 9d

Founders: if an investor talks a big game about offering “non-dilutive funding”, ask for details. I’ve heard it used in reference to SAFEs, which sure, aren’t dilutive *now* - but will be when you raise a priced round. Acting like they’re gifts with no strings attached reaaaally isn’t accurate 🚨😬

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10d

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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Liz Gil @lizcgil.bsky.social · 12d

Doctors really do have the audacity to be like “your scan was 😒 unremarkable 😒” like, this is good news, why are you acting like I’ve disappointed you

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Total Lowlife Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14d

I’ve never seen anything remotely this petty charged as bank fraud.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 14d

NEW: Here's the two-count indictment against NY AG Letitia James. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

INDICTMENT
October 2025 Term - at Alexandria, Virginia
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES THAT:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
At all times relevant to this Indictment:
1. Letitia A. James ("JAMES) was a resident of Brooklyn, New York, and the borrower on a
Fannie Mae-backed mortgage loan for the property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue,
Norfolk, Virginia.
2. OVM Financial (also known as Old Virginia Mortgage / AnnieMac) was a mortgage lending business located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, engaged in the business of originating and underwriting residential mortgage loans, including those backed by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"). OVM Financial qualified as a "financial institution" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 20(10).
3. Fannie Mae was a federally chartered corporation that purchased and guaranteed mortgages,
operating as a government-sponsored enterprise under the oversight of the Federal Housing

Finance Agency ("FHFA").
4. First Savings Bank was a state-chartered, FDIC-insured financial institution (Certificate
#29961), headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which acquired mortgage loans through assignment or acquisition. First Savings Bank qualified as a "financial institution" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 20(1).
5. On or about August 17, 2020, JAMES, as sole borrower, purchased the three (3) bedroom,
(1) bathroom property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23509 (the
"Peronne Property"), for approximately $137,000, financed with a mortgage loan of approximately $109,600 (Loan #4430025978) backed by Fannie Mae.
6. The loan was originated by OVM Financial under a signed Second Home Rider, which required JAMES, as the sole borrower to occupy and use the property as her secondary residence, and prohibited its use as a timesharing or other shared ownership arrangement or agreement that requires her either to rent the property or give any other person any control over the occupancy or use of the property.
7. Despite these representations, the Peronne Property was not occupied or used by JAMES as a secondary residence and was instead used as a rental investment property, renting the property to a family of (3).
8. This misrepresentation allowed JAMES to obtain favorable loan terms not available for investment properties, including a note rate of 3.000% (avoiding a 0.815% higher
comparable investment property rate of 3.815%, resulting in approximately $17,837 in rate savings over the life of the loan), a seller credit of approximately $3,288 (exceeding the seller credit for investment properties by approximately $1,096), for total ill-gotten gains of approximately $18,933 over the life of the loan.
9. JAMES' Universal Property application for homeowners' insurance indicated "owner-

occupied non-seasonal use," further misrepresenting the intended use of the property.
10. JAMES filed Schedule E tax forms), under penalties of perjury, treating the Perrone Property as rental real estate, reporting fair rental days, zero personal use days, thousand(s)
of dollars in rents received, and claiming deductions for expenses relating to the property, further contradicting the second home classification.
11. The loan was acquired by or assigned to First Savings Bank by March 2021, exposing it to risks associated with the misrepresented loan.
12. The acts described herein occurred within the Eastern District of Virginia.
COUNT ONE
(Bank Fraud - 18 U.S.C. § 1344)
13. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 12 are re-alleged and incorporated herein.
14. From on or about August 7, 2020, through at least January 2024, in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere, the Defendant, LETITIA A. JAMES, did knowingly execute and attempt to execute a scheme and artifice to defraud OVM Financial and First Savings Bank,
financial institutions, and to obtain moneys, funds, and credits owned by and under the custody and control of OVM Financial and First Savings Bank by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises.
15. The scheme involved falsely representing the Peronne Property as a secondary residence to obtain favorable mortgage terms, while using it as an investment property with no intended
or actual personal occupancy or use by her.
(In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344).
COUNT TWO
(False Statements to a Financial Institution - 18 U.S.C. § 1014)
16. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 12 are re-alleged and incorporated herein.

17. From on or about July 28, 2020, through at least August 31, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere, the Defendant, LETITIA A. JAMES, did knowingly make and cause to be made false statements and reports for the purpose of influencing the action of OVM Financial, a Fannie Mae-backed lender, upon an application for a loan, in that JAMES represented and affirmed in uniform residential loan applications and related documents that
the Peronne Property would be used as a secondary residence, when in truth and fact, as JAMES then knew, the property was intended and used as an investment property with no intended or actual personal occupancy or use by her.
(In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1014).
FORFEITURE NOTICE
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(a) and Title 18, U.S.C. §
982(a)(2)(A), upon conviction of the offenses in Counts One and Two, the Defendant, Letitia
A. James, shall forfeit to the United States any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of such violations, including but not limited to a money judgment in the amount of $18,933.
If any of the property described above, as a result of any act or omission of the Defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty, the United States shall be entitled to a forfeiture of substitute property pursuant to Title 21, U.S.C. § 853(b), as incorporated by Title
18 U.S.C. § 982(b)(1).
(In accordance with Title 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(1); Title 28, U.S.C. § 2461(c); and Title 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).)

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New York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 14d

HANDS OFF TISH JAMES.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 14d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15d

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 18d

Sometimes it’s hard to tell if the bad guys know they’re losing, so it’s important to read it when they say it out loud.

jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 18d

mencius moldbug is thinking of fleeing the country because he thinks the trump administration's chaotic half-assing of dismantling liberal democracy is going to bite them all in the ass

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