12stTales
@12sttales.bsky.social
Street safety activist in Brooklyn NYC
TransAlt / Ridgewood Rides / CB4
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In honor of last night's mayoral primary, here's Andrew Cuomo blowing through a stop sign in his Dodge Charger in Manhattan on Monday.
June 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In honor of last night's mayoral primary, here's Andrew Cuomo blowing through a stop sign in his Dodge Charger in Manhattan on Monday.
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NEW: Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate targeted by the Trump administration, was released from ICE custody and arrived in Newark Airport Saturday.
“I continued to advocate for Palestinians, for the immigrants who are left behind in that facility.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/21/m...
“I continued to advocate for Palestinians, for the immigrants who are left behind in that facility.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/21/m...
Mahmoud Khalil Returns to NYC After 104 Days in ICE Detention
The Columbia graduate and activist was greeted by supporters at Newark Airport and accompanied by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as he denounced the Trump administration’s efforts to ‘dehumanize’…
www.thecity.nyc
June 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEW: Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate targeted by the Trump administration, was released from ICE custody and arrived in Newark Airport Saturday.
“I continued to advocate for Palestinians, for the immigrants who are left behind in that facility.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/21/m...
“I continued to advocate for Palestinians, for the immigrants who are left behind in that facility.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/21/m...
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Someone just say immigration is good actually! Higher Education is good actually! Paying higher tax is good actually!
May 2, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Someone just say immigration is good actually! Higher Education is good actually! Paying higher tax is good actually!
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Toxicologist here! This will improve the health of zero Americans. Current synthetic food dyes are not causing health problems, and are often times used because they are actually safer than natural food dyes. Reminder that guns are the #1 cause of death of children but we are going to ban food dyes.
BREAKING: The FDA has officially announced they will be banning artificial dyes in the food supply by the end of 2026
This includes Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3
This includes Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3
April 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Toxicologist here! This will improve the health of zero Americans. Current synthetic food dyes are not causing health problems, and are often times used because they are actually safer than natural food dyes. Reminder that guns are the #1 cause of death of children but we are going to ban food dyes.
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Check this daily if you need any reminder of how evil, corrupt, and incompetent Andrew Cuomo is: www.cuomoscandals.com
Cuomo Scandal Generator
Is Cuomo the right person for NYC Mayor? Learn more about Andrew Cuomo's political record as Governor, including his scandals and controversies.
www.cuomoscandals.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Check this daily if you need any reminder of how evil, corrupt, and incompetent Andrew Cuomo is: www.cuomoscandals.com
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Incredible that we're 10 years into Republicans implementing "art of the deal" bullshit and the recurring theme is "we're so bad at negotiating that we don't have anything specific to ask for."
Every budget showdown, Obamacare, etc. It keeps happening!
Every budget showdown, Obamacare, etc. It keeps happening!
2/Key takeaway from the trip: the Administration is not ready for the negotiations. Japanese colleagues (who are likely the most willing to try and strike a deal) keep asking what the US wants. The response...'something big". Without a clear ask, there can be no deals.
petapixel.com/2025/04/21/j...
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Japan Can't Get an Answer on What the US Wants From a Trade Deal: Report
Last week, Japan sent its chief trade negotiator to Washington to speak with US leadership regarding a trade deal. Reports indicate the reason no deal has
petapixel.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Incredible that we're 10 years into Republicans implementing "art of the deal" bullshit and the recurring theme is "we're so bad at negotiating that we don't have anything specific to ask for."
Every budget showdown, Obamacare, etc. It keeps happening!
Every budget showdown, Obamacare, etc. It keeps happening!
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Trump has indefinitely withdrawn federal funding for:
• Investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against kids;
• Responding to reports of missing children;
• Preventing youth violence
New, @propublica.org
• Investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against kids;
• Responding to reports of missing children;
• Preventing youth violence
New, @propublica.org
The Trump Administration’s War on Children
The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.
www.propublica.org
April 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Trump has indefinitely withdrawn federal funding for:
• Investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against kids;
• Responding to reports of missing children;
• Preventing youth violence
New, @propublica.org
• Investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against kids;
• Responding to reports of missing children;
• Preventing youth violence
New, @propublica.org
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Everything you need to know about "pronatalism" in one tweet.
Two headlines in the New York Times today.
April 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Everything you need to know about "pronatalism" in one tweet.
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NYC republicans are really a unique breed of evil
April 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NYC republicans are really a unique breed of evil
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I don't wish to sound alarmist but literally every single supply chain professional I know is in 5-alarm panic mode.
April 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I don't wish to sound alarmist but literally every single supply chain professional I know is in 5-alarm panic mode.
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This whistleblower report is worse than you can imagine and should land Musk and all of DOGE in jail.
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This whistleblower report is worse than you can imagine and should land Musk and all of DOGE in jail.
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Now there's a memorable stat!
"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."
wapo.st/3EvzMCI
"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."
wapo.st/3EvzMCI
Opinion | Trump is killing one of our strongest exports
The president wants to balance U.S. trade deficits? He can’t do it without this industry he hates.
wapo.st
April 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Now there's a memorable stat!
"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."
wapo.st/3EvzMCI
"Colleges and universities are among America’s most competitive international exporters. In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined."
wapo.st/3EvzMCI
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lol at Matt Yglesias forgetting to switch to his sock puppet account
April 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
lol at Matt Yglesias forgetting to switch to his sock puppet account
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They're building concentration camps for political dissidents
Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”
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April 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
They're building concentration camps for political dissidents
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This is just insulting the city to its face. Don't rank Cuomo.
NEW:
Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo Used ChatGPT For His Housing Plan
"Addressing New York's Housing Crisis" features garbled text and a citation from ChatGPT.
hellgatenyc.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This is just insulting the city to its face. Don't rank Cuomo.
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Video shows Palestinian schoolchildren running in fear as Israeli military vehicles storm Al-Fawar refugee camp near Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
April 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Video shows Palestinian schoolchildren running in fear as Israeli military vehicles storm Al-Fawar refugee camp near Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
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guy who spent $44B to purchase and control the most influential social media network says that he is the victim of a propaganda war
April 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
guy who spent $44B to purchase and control the most influential social media network says that he is the victim of a propaganda war
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I really can’t get over the fact that it took so many major U.S. companies and institutions less than 100 days to Orbanify and become vessels for Trump
EEOC agrees to drop pending enforcement letters against law firms that pledged major dollars to Trump "pro bono" fund. We now live in a country where making a payment to the ruler's slush fund lets you buy your way out of regulatory difficulty.
Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft agreed to do free legal work on causes the White House supports.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I really can’t get over the fact that it took so many major U.S. companies and institutions less than 100 days to Orbanify and become vessels for Trump
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“Appeasement right now is a disastrous policy… What’s at stake here is freedom. If you give up your freedoms to someone who wants more power, they’re going to take more of your freedom.”
-Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University
-Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University
April 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“Appeasement right now is a disastrous policy… What’s at stake here is freedom. If you give up your freedoms to someone who wants more power, they’re going to take more of your freedom.”
-Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University
-Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University
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JPMORGAN: “.. The rest of the world will be hit by US tariffs (and retaliations). But the US will be hit by tariffs on all countries. This makes this a uniquely American shock.” 🇺🇸
April 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
JPMORGAN: “.. The rest of the world will be hit by US tariffs (and retaliations). But the US will be hit by tariffs on all countries. This makes this a uniquely American shock.” 🇺🇸
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Absolutely incredible: the Feds totally folded on Congestion Pricing, thanks to the MTA just...refusing to abide by their demands
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
MTA, feds agree to keep NYC congestion pricing tolls through October
The MTA and the Trump administration have reached an agreement to keep New York City congestion pricing through October.
www.cbsnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Absolutely incredible: the Feds totally folded on Congestion Pricing, thanks to the MTA just...refusing to abide by their demands
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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love the people you share this world with more than you hate the people trying to destroy it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
love the people you share this world with more than you hate the people trying to destroy it.
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Cuomo is a sexual harasser who hates unions, attacks the press, and hands favors to his rich buddies.
What’s there for Trump to dislike?
What’s there for Trump to dislike?
DISQUALIFYING
**via emily ngo @politico.com**
“Trump asked about Cuomo and the NYC mayoral race, says of Cuomo, ‘I’ve always gotten along with him.’”
**via emily ngo @politico.com**
“Trump asked about Cuomo and the NYC mayoral race, says of Cuomo, ‘I’ve always gotten along with him.’”
April 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Cuomo is a sexual harasser who hates unions, attacks the press, and hands favors to his rich buddies.
What’s there for Trump to dislike?
What’s there for Trump to dislike?
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Tough language from JPMorgan tonight:
“.. we view the full implementation of these policies as a substantial macro economic shock not currently incorporated in our forecasts. .. these policies, if sustained, would likely push the US and global economy into recession this year.”
“.. we view the full implementation of these policies as a substantial macro economic shock not currently incorporated in our forecasts. .. these policies, if sustained, would likely push the US and global economy into recession this year.”
April 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Tough language from JPMorgan tonight:
“.. we view the full implementation of these policies as a substantial macro economic shock not currently incorporated in our forecasts. .. these policies, if sustained, would likely push the US and global economy into recession this year.”
“.. we view the full implementation of these policies as a substantial macro economic shock not currently incorporated in our forecasts. .. these policies, if sustained, would likely push the US and global economy into recession this year.”
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There was supposed to be a pedestrian lane open by now. It's all built and signed and there was to be an opening ceremony weeks ago. But for some reason, most likely fear of Trump, Mayor Adams refuses to open the ped lane.
March 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
There was supposed to be a pedestrian lane open by now. It's all built and signed and there was to be an opening ceremony weeks ago. But for some reason, most likely fear of Trump, Mayor Adams refuses to open the ped lane.