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Michael Gold

@migold.bsky.social

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gay and employed, now in DC. @migold on instagram.

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 11d

some news: i'm back in New York for a month to cover the NYC mayor's race!

send pitches, tips and thoughts my way

Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 15h

the Columbus Circle Whole Foods …. y’all live like this?

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 1d

How George Santos got out of prison:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/n...

Social Media, Pleas From Allies and Prison Essays: How Santos Won His Freedom

www.nytimes.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

Breaking News: President Trump commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, the New York Republican who was expelled from Congress. Santos had reported to prison in July after he was sentenced to serve more than 7 years for financial fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

George Santos, wearing sunglasses, a gray suit jacket, and a navy sweater vest over a patterned tie, stands outdoors. A headline reads: "Trump Says He Is Commuting George Santos’s Fraud Sentence." Photo by Adam Gray for The New York Times.

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 5d

It’s debate night in New York City.

Here’s what to watch for as Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa face off:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/n...

What to Watch For In the NYC Mayoral Debate on Thursday

www.nytimes.com

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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 7d

Miss Major was known as many things in her community — a caretaker for other Black trans women, a defender of the homeless and the incarcerated, and a Stonewall veteran who did not want the past to be used as an excuse for inaction.

Read our full obituary here:

Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.

19thnews.org

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 11d

some news: i'm back in New York for a month to cover the NYC mayor's race!

send pitches, tips and thoughts my way

Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 14d

Adelita Grijalva spent her first week on Capitol Hill in a stuffy conference room, waiting to find out when she would be sworn in.

Between the Epstein fight and a government shutdown, she's still waiting.

my story from DC:

Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition

www.nytimes.com

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 18d

just let out a WHAT?? so loud at the end of the Real Housewives of the Miami reunion i made myself jump

Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 20d

it’s basically locktober for government spending

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 20d

vibe shift

Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 20d

Jet2 holiday summer
a government shutdown fall

Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 20d

When Republicans gaveled the House to order at noon, dozens of Democrats sat on their side of the chamber, some holding makeshift “missing persons” signs.

Across the aisle: Just one Republican in a sea of empty seats.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Democrats Use Empty House to Shame G.O.P. Ahead of Shutdown

www.nytimes.com

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 21d

lolol same

Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 21d

more than you’d think, less than i need

Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 21d

so far so good

Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 21d

it's shutdown week on the Hill

anyone have any questions

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 26d

Epstein petition isn’t a done deal:

Grijalva is poised to be last signature

She can’t sign until she’s sworn in

GOP canceled votes Mon & Tues, so House is out until Oct 7

Until she signs, others can withdraw

White House has been pressuring 3 Republicans on this

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...

Arizona Democrat’s Win Clinches Bid to Force Epstein Files Vote

www.nytimes.com

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 26d

A crackdown on gay cruising inside the Penn Station bathroom by the federal Amtrak Police has landed one person in ICE custody. Amtrak Police, unlike the NYPD, are not bound by local sanctuary protections. www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/24/a...

New Cruising Crackdown by Feds at Penn Station

Amtrak Police turned a person arrested inside a Penn Station bathroom directly over to ICE.

www.thecity.nyc

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · 29d

we are so close to that episode of BoJack where Diane's story doesn't get published because of AOL-Time-Warner-PepsiCo-Viacom-Halliburton-Skynet-Toyota-Trader-Joe's

Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · Sep 20

hm I zoomed in

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · Sep 20

wow you should try

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · Sep 19

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 19

Marilyn Hagerty, a food columnist who startled the online world with an earnestly detail-oriented and nonjudgmental appraisal of a North Dakota Olive Garden, and who was startled in turn when the review racked up more than one million page views, has died. She was 99.

Marilyn Hagerty, Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral, Dies at 99

“The chicken Alfredo ($10.95) was warm and comforting on a cold day,” she wrote from North Dakota. And suddenly the national media made her a celebrity.

nyti.ms

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · Sep 18

House hearing on DC crime turned into this, as Nancy Mace brought up transgender people and “woke ideology.”

NANCY MACE: Mayor Bowser, what is a woman?
BOWSER: I'm a woman. Are you a woman?
MACE: 100 percent.
BOWSER: I'm a woman. You're looking at one.

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Michael Gold @migold.bsky.social · Sep 18

In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an institutionalist.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...

Upending Precedent, Thune Bows To Realities of a Polarized Senate

www.nytimes.com

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