@blairhorner.bsky.social
Top notch choice www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...
5 things to know about Dean Fuleihan
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s first deputy mayor is twice his age and has many fans in government.
www.cityandstateny.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Top notch choice www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...
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🚌 On 11/10, @nypirg.bsky.social and PCAC released the 18th Pokey and Schleppie Awards for poor bus service. The M42 wins for slowest bus, and the Q8 wins for least reliable. We also announced a new award, the Mazel, for most improved route, won by the M79+ and SIM32.
www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...
www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🚌 On 11/10, @nypirg.bsky.social and PCAC released the 18th Pokey and Schleppie Awards for poor bus service. The M42 wins for slowest bus, and the Q8 wins for least reliable. We also announced a new award, the Mazel, for most improved route, won by the M79+ and SIM32.
www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...
www.nypirg.org/pubs/202511/...
Remember this when you hearing the whining that we can’t meet climate goals…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/climate/cop30-belem-climate-energy-technology-china.html
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Remember this when you hearing the whining that we can’t meet climate goals…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/climate/cop30-belem-climate-energy-technology-china.html
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
“I have never seen a law enforcement or intelligence organization like the bureau be directed to go after people purely on political, vindictive reasons. In a Western democracy, that’s unheard of. It’s every day in Russia and China.”
“I have never seen a law enforcement or intelligence organization like the bureau be directed to go after people purely on political, vindictive reasons. In a Western democracy, that’s unheard of. It’s every day in Russia and China.”
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
“I have never seen a law enforcement or intelligence organization like the bureau be directed to go after people purely on political, vindictive reasons. In a Western democracy, that’s unheard of. It’s every day in Russia and China.”
“I have never seen a law enforcement or intelligence organization like the bureau be directed to go after people purely on political, vindictive reasons. In a Western democracy, that’s unheard of. It’s every day in Russia and China.”
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Do you need help with consumer problems and complaints? New York's Small Claims Courts — the original "People's Court" — could be the place to seek justice. ⚖️ @nypirg.bsky.social offers FREE assistance with our Small Claims Court Action Centers located across the state: nypirg.org/sccac
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Do you need help with consumer problems and complaints? New York's Small Claims Courts — the original "People's Court" — could be the place to seek justice. ⚖️ @nypirg.bsky.social offers FREE assistance with our Small Claims Court Action Centers located across the state: nypirg.org/sccac
Will the waste be stored in the community forever? archive.ph/2025.11.06-1...
archive.ph
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Will the waste be stored in the community forever? archive.ph/2025.11.06-1...
NYC 2025 Election Map / CUNY
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November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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The projections still fall short of the 60% reduction in emissions needed to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
UN Says Emissions Will Drop In The Next 10 Years But Not ‘Fast Enough’—Bill Gates Urges New Approach
The projections still fall short of the 60% reduction in emissions needed to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
www.forbes.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The projections still fall short of the 60% reduction in emissions needed to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
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🔊 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social's @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social Voting has begun
"If you haven't registered to vote, you still have time. This Saturday, October 25th is also the voter registration deadline."
www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
"If you haven't registered to vote, you still have time. This Saturday, October 25th is also the voter registration deadline."
www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
Voting has begun
While Election Day is still a couple of weeks away, voting has started here in New York. Over recent years, New York has taken steps to make it easier to vote. After all, under the state’s Constitutio...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🔊 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social's @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social Voting has begun
"If you haven't registered to vote, you still have time. This Saturday, October 25th is also the voter registration deadline."
www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
"If you haven't registered to vote, you still have time. This Saturday, October 25th is also the voter registration deadline."
www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
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This week in @blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective blog: Voting Has Begun
"Instead of only being able to vote on the first Tuesday in November, New Yorkers can vote during an early voting period and can cast their choices through the mail."
www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...
"Instead of only being able to vote on the first Tuesday in November, New Yorkers can vote during an early voting period and can cast their choices through the mail."
www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This week in @blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective blog: Voting Has Begun
"Instead of only being able to vote on the first Tuesday in November, New Yorkers can vote during an early voting period and can cast their choices through the mail."
www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...
"Instead of only being able to vote on the first Tuesday in November, New Yorkers can vote during an early voting period and can cast their choices through the mail."
www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...
Ouch! “It is a truth generally acknowledged that Pete Hegseth is a muttonhead.
But I come not to bury the self-proclaimed “secretary of war,” rather to praise him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/o...
But I come not to bury the self-proclaimed “secretary of war,” rather to praise him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/o...
Opinion | Fraidy-Cat at the Pentagon
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ouch! “It is a truth generally acknowledged that Pete Hegseth is a muttonhead.
But I come not to bury the self-proclaimed “secretary of war,” rather to praise him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/o...
But I come not to bury the self-proclaimed “secretary of war,” rather to praise him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/o...
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Listen to @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: NY's ethics laws get a hearing
"Among their proposals was one that surely got the interest of the state's political establishment – greater oversight of the involvement of lobbyists in campaign fundraising." www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
"Among their proposals was one that surely got the interest of the state's political establishment – greater oversight of the involvement of lobbyists in campaign fundraising." www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
New York’s ethics laws get a hearing
New York’s ethics laws – those covering the actions of public officials and lobbyists – gets an annual airing at a public hearing convened by the state’s ethics watchdog.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Listen to @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: NY's ethics laws get a hearing
"Among their proposals was one that surely got the interest of the state's political establishment – greater oversight of the involvement of lobbyists in campaign fundraising." www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
"Among their proposals was one that surely got the interest of the state's political establishment – greater oversight of the involvement of lobbyists in campaign fundraising." www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
“make the defence of freedom something more than a shopping opportunity. Make it heroic again.” www.ft.com/content/650a...
Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty
The US president’s threats to free speech are nothing new — and we can draw inspiration from history to defend it now
www.ft.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
“make the defence of freedom something more than a shopping opportunity. Make it heroic again.” www.ft.com/content/650a...
The United States of America in 2025 www.amny.com/immigration/...
ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork
ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of
www.amny.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The United States of America in 2025 www.amny.com/immigration/...
And climate www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
On Covid and Autism, Trump Strays From the Science
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
And climate www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
NY’s redistricting commission is not independent but is controlled, equally, by the two major parties. www.lohud.com/story/news/p...
Should NY scrap reform to join Trump gerrymander war? What Senate leader said in interview
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says she wants to keep independent redistricting but make changes to vie with other states when needed.
www.lohud.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NY’s redistricting commission is not independent but is controlled, equally, by the two major parties. www.lohud.com/story/news/p...
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📢 Next Tuesday, 9/16 is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay. Get #VoteReady for the 11/4/25 General Election!
✅ Check your NY voter registration status: voterlookup.elections.ny.gov
✅ Register to vote...
For NYC: e-register.vote.nyc
For the rest of NY: nyovr.elections.ny.gov
✅ Check your NY voter registration status: voterlookup.elections.ny.gov
✅ Register to vote...
For NYC: e-register.vote.nyc
For the rest of NY: nyovr.elections.ny.gov
September 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
📢 Next Tuesday, 9/16 is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay. Get #VoteReady for the 11/4/25 General Election!
✅ Check your NY voter registration status: voterlookup.elections.ny.gov
✅ Register to vote...
For NYC: e-register.vote.nyc
For the rest of NY: nyovr.elections.ny.gov
✅ Check your NY voter registration status: voterlookup.elections.ny.gov
✅ Register to vote...
For NYC: e-register.vote.nyc
For the rest of NY: nyovr.elections.ny.gov
What could go wrong? www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...
CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
What could go wrong? www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...
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⭐️ Thanks to all our volunteers last week! ⭐️
August 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
⭐️ Thanks to all our volunteers last week! ⭐️
