Bryan Maygers
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Each new chapter of this story is further illustration of why the Brooklyn Democratic Party needs to move on from corrupt leaders who are eager to gain from their influence over an opaque judicial nomination process.
If you've been following the rollicking tale of Brooklyn Democratic Party bigwig Frank Seddio and $2 million in mysteriously missing escrow money, a new episode dropped today. It's a good one, featuring fresh revelations and, for the first time, an arrest warrant!
hellgatenyc.com/arrest-warra...
hellgatenyc.com/arrest-warra...
Arrest Warrant Issued in the Case of Frank Seddio and the Missing $2 Million
The judge on the case ordered Seddio to stop calling him on his personal phone.
hellgatenyc.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Each new chapter of this story is further illustration of why the Brooklyn Democratic Party needs to move on from corrupt leaders who are eager to gain from their influence over an opaque judicial nomination process.
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NYPD only issues a summons 38% of the time civilians report a fire hydrant blocked by an illegally parked vehicle.
68% of summonses for blocking a hydrant go to the same vehicles over and over and over - but fines don't increase (state law caps the fine at $100)
68% of summonses for blocking a hydrant go to the same vehicles over and over and over - but fines don't increase (state law caps the fine at $100)
The FDNY's response to a five alarm fire in the Bronx was delayed by drivers who parked their cars in front of three fire hydrants closest to the blaze. Two firefighters and one civilian were injured.
Illegally Parked Cars Delayed FDNY Response to Five-Alarm Fire - Streetsblog New York City
First responders call out scofflaws blocking hydrants for delaying the response to a five alarm fire in the Bronx.
buff.ly
January 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
NYPD only issues a summons 38% of the time civilians report a fire hydrant blocked by an illegally parked vehicle.
68% of summonses for blocking a hydrant go to the same vehicles over and over and over - but fines don't increase (state law caps the fine at $100)
68% of summonses for blocking a hydrant go to the same vehicles over and over and over - but fines don't increase (state law caps the fine at $100)
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Still radio silence from Hakeem Jeffries, highlighting what his leadership as Speaker would be like.
Replace him now and put someone in Dem leadership who will fight Trump's authoritarianism immediately, not wait until he can take a poll before saying anything
Replace him now and put someone in Dem leadership who will fight Trump's authoritarianism immediately, not wait until he can take a poll before saying anything
And as always, the Democratic House Leader has NOTHING to say about Trump's authoritarism, his most recent post being just one more post on the unafforability of health care
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Far-right extremists have recklessly let the Affordable Care Act tax credits expire.
House Democrats will advance bipartisan legislation on the floor next week to restore healthcare affordability for millions of everyday Americans.
How many House Republicans will join us?
House Democrats will advance bipartisan legislation on the floor next week to restore healthcare affordability for millions of everyday Americans.
How many House Republicans will join us?
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Still radio silence from Hakeem Jeffries, highlighting what his leadership as Speaker would be like.
Replace him now and put someone in Dem leadership who will fight Trump's authoritarianism immediately, not wait until he can take a poll before saying anything
Replace him now and put someone in Dem leadership who will fight Trump's authoritarianism immediately, not wait until he can take a poll before saying anything
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this is the message x.com/SenRubenGall...
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
this is the message x.com/SenRubenGall...
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We cannot let this president drag us into more endless wars that risk the lives of American service members and civilians abroad.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
We cannot let this president drag us into more endless wars that risk the lives of American service members and civilians abroad.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
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Lucy Dacus performs "Bread and Roses" - the Labor Anthem - at the Inauguration of Zohran Mamdani.
January 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
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I wrote about this exact policy on my substack months ago and it is very nice to see it get the press it deserves in the NYT
there should not be a single free parking space in Manhattan imo
bettercities.substack.com/p/10-thought...
there should not be a single free parking space in Manhattan imo
bettercities.substack.com/p/10-thought...
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I wrote about this exact policy on my substack months ago and it is very nice to see it get the press it deserves in the NYT
there should not be a single free parking space in Manhattan imo
bettercities.substack.com/p/10-thought...
there should not be a single free parking space in Manhattan imo
bettercities.substack.com/p/10-thought...
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Another new a16z idea: giving letters of medical necessity to anybody so they can commit tax fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
December 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Another new a16z idea: giving letters of medical necessity to anybody so they can commit tax fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
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Hochul’s justification for approving the Williams NESE fracked gas pipeline for Trump was that he’d leave offshore wind alone.
Now he’s attacking the wind projects, anyway. What a shock! 🙄
Hochul is in the bag for oil/gas and Trump on energy. 😡
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Now he’s attacking the wind projects, anyway. What a shock! 🙄
Hochul is in the bag for oil/gas and Trump on energy. 😡
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hochul’s justification for approving the Williams NESE fracked gas pipeline for Trump was that he’d leave offshore wind alone.
Now he’s attacking the wind projects, anyway. What a shock! 🙄
Hochul is in the bag for oil/gas and Trump on energy. 😡
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Now he’s attacking the wind projects, anyway. What a shock! 🙄
Hochul is in the bag for oil/gas and Trump on energy. 😡
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
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I am sure the 60 Minutes report on CECOT was very well done, but what makes the decision to kill it even more damning is that CBS was hardly out on a limb on this story. It has been extremely well documented and reported by many journalists.
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I am sure the 60 Minutes report on CECOT was very well done, but what makes the decision to kill it even more damning is that CBS was hardly out on a limb on this story. It has been extremely well documented and reported by many journalists.
TIL: In 1886, tens of thousands of workers were coordinated to convert 14,000 miles of railroad tracks in 36 hours
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_g...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_g...
December 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
TIL: In 1886, tens of thousands of workers were coordinated to convert 14,000 miles of railroad tracks in 36 hours
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_g...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_g...
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sex criminals stick together
🚨 New York Times reports more details than we've had before on how Donald Trump's administration pulled strings to pressure Romania to allow Andrew Tate to travel while he was charged with crimes including trafficking minors and violently beating and raping a 15-year-old girl.
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
sex criminals stick together
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I wish Grant Wahl was here rn
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I wish Grant Wahl was here rn
Dumbest possible quibble but why does his gold medal say 2025 real big if it's the 2026 World Cup
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Dumbest possible quibble but why does his gold medal say 2025 real big if it's the 2026 World Cup
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
A lot of people who do nonpartisan pro-democracy work have held up Cox as positive example. I hope those people consider this data point when reviewing their strategies.
The Utah Supreme Court is forcing Utah Republican lawmakers to comply with an anti-gerrymandering law that voters passed in 2018. In a wild coincidence, Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox is suddenly VERY enthusiastic about adding justices to the Utah Supreme Court
Utah Republicans Are Declaring War On the Utah Supreme Court
Utah Republicans are responding to losses at the Utah Supreme Court by punishing the justices who keep standing in their way.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A lot of people who do nonpartisan pro-democracy work have held up Cox as positive example. I hope those people consider this data point when reviewing their strategies.
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Wow, Adm. Holsey didn't leave of his own accord, Hegseth pushed him out. What looked like the SOCOM head resigning rather than do war crimes now looks like SecDef canning him to facilitate war crimes.
Congress should have him testify, and would've already if war-crime-sympathetic GOP didn't run it.
Congress should have him testify, and would've already if war-crime-sympathetic GOP didn't run it.
Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Wow, Adm. Holsey didn't leave of his own accord, Hegseth pushed him out. What looked like the SOCOM head resigning rather than do war crimes now looks like SecDef canning him to facilitate war crimes.
Congress should have him testify, and would've already if war-crime-sympathetic GOP didn't run it.
Congress should have him testify, and would've already if war-crime-sympathetic GOP didn't run it.
Missed it when first published but the link here is a super clear point-by-point explanation of what's in the proposal 👇
The US “peace” plan not only had Ukraine giving up land—including some Russia hasn’t been able to take—it also demanded a weakened Ukraine that can’t decide its own foreign relations and isn’t allowed real outside support, leaving it vulnerable for whenever Russia regroups.
Who would accept that.
Who would accept that.
Trump and Witkoff Try to Get Russia a Win
The joint U.S.-Russia proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, taken point-by-point
www.arcdigital.media
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Missed it when first published but the link here is a super clear point-by-point explanation of what's in the proposal 👇
A straightforwardly reasonable and good use of government power that nevertheless feels inconceivable in the US because we can’t fathom infringing on the freedom of people to get rich by making shit worse for everyone else
November 18, 2025 at 5:38 AM
A straightforwardly reasonable and good use of government power that nevertheless feels inconceivable in the US because we can’t fathom infringing on the freedom of people to get rich by making shit worse for everyone else
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
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Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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theres a whole category of newstertainment thats gotta go. and its "ask a really rich freak who is also evil and directly stealing from you what hes seen on the computer lately that has made him feel bad." the only -- ONLY -- story about this guy worth exploring is: he is getting rich spying on you
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
theres a whole category of newstertainment thats gotta go. and its "ask a really rich freak who is also evil and directly stealing from you what hes seen on the computer lately that has made him feel bad." the only -- ONLY -- story about this guy worth exploring is: he is getting rich spying on you