Casey Seiler
@caseyseiler.bsky.social
Editor of the Times Union. Ever-vigilant in maintaining the grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos. I get to work with some of the finest journalists in the state. Support robust local journalism and send tips to cseiler@timesunion.com
Noted: Mills has filed defamation lawsuits against the Times Union — for its initial coverage of this matter — plus several Albany County prosecutors and State Police investigators involved in the investigation. The TU has filed a motion asking a state Supreme Court judge to dismiss the case.
BREAKING: Jasper L. Mills III, a well-known criminal defense attorney from Albany, was indicted Tuesday on multiple felony charges for allegedly disclosing the name of a confidential witness in a murder case in violation of a court order. Brendan Lyons reports.
Attorney Jasper Mills indicted on felony witness tampering charges
Jasper L. Mills III, a defense attorney from Albany, has been indicted on multiple felony charges for allegedly disclosing the name of at least one confidential witness in a murder case.
www.timesunion.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Noted: Mills has filed defamation lawsuits against the Times Union — for its initial coverage of this matter — plus several Albany County prosecutors and State Police investigators involved in the investigation. The TU has filed a motion asking a state Supreme Court judge to dismiss the case.
BREAKING: Jasper L. Mills III, a well-known criminal defense attorney from Albany, was indicted Tuesday on multiple felony charges for allegedly disclosing the name of a confidential witness in a murder case in violation of a court order. Brendan Lyons reports.
Attorney Jasper Mills indicted on felony witness tampering charges
Jasper L. Mills III, a defense attorney from Albany, has been indicted on multiple felony charges for allegedly disclosing the name of at least one confidential witness in a murder case.
www.timesunion.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
BREAKING: Jasper L. Mills III, a well-known criminal defense attorney from Albany, was indicted Tuesday on multiple felony charges for allegedly disclosing the name of a confidential witness in a murder case in violation of a court order. Brendan Lyons reports.
Somebody out there is missing their 2002 Olympics ring.
Niskayuna woman hopes to reunite 2002 Olympic Games ring with its owner
A woman found a ring commemorating the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City in Niskayuna earlier this month.
www.timesunion.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Somebody out there is missing their 2002 Olympics ring.
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I’m cleaning out my office ahead of some construction in the TU newsroom — check out these “MARS ATTACKS!”-esque front pages from March 13, 2020.
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I’m cleaning out my office ahead of some construction in the TU newsroom — check out these “MARS ATTACKS!”-esque front pages from March 13, 2020.
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Lawmakers intend to pursue new legislation next year targeted at New York’s prisons and the people who live and work within them.
New York isn't done with prison overhaul, state lawmakers say ahead of 2026
Lawmakers intend to pursue new legislation next year targeted at New York’s prisons and the people who live and work within them.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Lawmakers intend to pursue new legislation next year targeted at New York’s prisons and the people who live and work within them.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik’s withdrawal from the New York governor race reflects an increasingly obvious reality: Republicans are not in a position to flip the state next year.
The race shifts from Likely D to Solid D.
The race shifts from Likely D to Solid D.
Stefanik’s Out, but Sour Environment Shifts New York Governor Into Solid Democrat
Rep. Elise Stefanik’s roller coaster of a year has finally reached its end. The Republican pulled out of the race for New York governor — and also passed on a reelection bid — on Dec. 19, explicitly a...
www.cookpolitical.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Rep. Elise Stefanik’s withdrawal from the New York governor race reflects an increasingly obvious reality: Republicans are not in a position to flip the state next year.
The race shifts from Likely D to Solid D.
The race shifts from Likely D to Solid D.
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“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever.”
— Madison Biedermann, whose entire, taxpayer-funded job is to serve as a spokesperson for the US Department of Education
Via @charlesornstein.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
— Madison Biedermann, whose entire, taxpayer-funded job is to serve as a spokesperson for the US Department of Education
Via @charlesornstein.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.
www.propublica.org
December 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever.”
— Madison Biedermann, whose entire, taxpayer-funded job is to serve as a spokesperson for the US Department of Education
Via @charlesornstein.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
— Madison Biedermann, whose entire, taxpayer-funded job is to serve as a spokesperson for the US Department of Education
Via @charlesornstein.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
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This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
December 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
daaaaaaamnnnnnn
I aspire to @kevinmkruse.bsky.social’s level of creativity in insulting Rob Schneider.
December 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
daaaaaaamnnnnnn
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The last four words are also important here. The USAID cuts should primarily be seen as a eugenicist project. Elon Musk and the far right, generally, believe that foreign aid is a part of the Great Replacement.
This thought has been lingering in my head for a while but this tweet prompted me to write it out.
December 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The last four words are also important here. The USAID cuts should primarily be seen as a eugenicist project. Elon Musk and the far right, generally, believe that foreign aid is a part of the Great Replacement.
An excellent compilation of good-news stories from the Times Union in 2025. There was quite enough of the other kind, alas.
The feel-good stories we reported on in 2025
Read about reconnected siblings, a school leader going above and beyond, and — of course — a few cute dogs and cats.
www.timesunion.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
An excellent compilation of good-news stories from the Times Union in 2025. There was quite enough of the other kind, alas.
ICYMI: With lots of staffers on vacation last week, I volunteered to write a brief on the Community Police Review Board making quorum after months of inaction ... and ended up with this 2,000-word piece on what can only be described as a staggering fail (or re-fail) by the Albany Common Council.
Past conviction surfaces after Albany council picks police review board member
For the second time in 15 months, Albany’s Common Council voted to appoint a member of the city’s troubled Community Police Review Board without being aware of extensive legal problems in his...
www.timesunion.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
ICYMI: With lots of staffers on vacation last week, I volunteered to write a brief on the Community Police Review Board making quorum after months of inaction ... and ended up with this 2,000-word piece on what can only be described as a staggering fail (or re-fail) by the Albany Common Council.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
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Now that the trail is completed, an advocacy group focuses on community connections along the route.
High usage drives urgency for amenities on Lake Placid-Tupper Lake rail trail
Now that the trail is completed, an advocacy group focuses on community connections along the route.
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Now that the trail is completed, an advocacy group focuses on community connections along the route.
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I like this. #newspaper #localnews
UP mandates daily 10-minute newspaper reading in schools to cut screen time
The order also introduces a daily “word of the day” exercise, under which five difficult words from newspapers will be selected and displayed on school notice boards to help improve students’ vocabula...
storyboard18.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I like this. #newspaper #localnews
Chris Churchill on Elise Stefanik and the Politically Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year.
Elise Stefanik had a wild ride in 2025
At the end of a strange year, the North Country Republican announced that she would end her run for governor and tenure in Congress.
www.timesunion.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Chris Churchill on Elise Stefanik and the Politically Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year.
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The succeeding in question
December 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The succeeding in question
Kathleen Moore is a very very tenacious journalist. www.timesunion.com/education/ar...
Siena ended up millions of dollars in debt on 'debt-free' science building
Siena University is posting a multimillion-dollar deficit this year, while also managing an unexpected new loan.
www.timesunion.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Kathleen Moore is a very very tenacious journalist. www.timesunion.com/education/ar...
John Sarcone’s first year as a prosecutor — any kind of prosecutor — has been, well, singular. Brendan Lyons looks back, and ahead.
In Albany, a year of U.S. attorney vs. NY attorney general
A legal battle between the Justice Department and New York attorney general's office has focused on whether acting U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III was lawfully appointed to his position.
www.timesunion.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
John Sarcone’s first year as a prosecutor — any kind of prosecutor — has been, well, singular. Brendan Lyons looks back, and ahead.
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INBOX: @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, an investigative reporter at @miamiherald.com who has covered Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking story for nearly a decade, accuses the Trump Department of Justice for tracking her flight history in 2019 and releasing them partially unredacted in the Epstein files
December 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
INBOX: @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, an investigative reporter at @miamiherald.com who has covered Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking story for nearly a decade, accuses the Trump Department of Justice for tracking her flight history in 2019 and releasing them partially unredacted in the Epstein files
Check out this amazing 1A centerpiece photo from Jim Franco in today’s Times Union.
December 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Check out this amazing 1A centerpiece photo from Jim Franco in today’s Times Union.
These dogs are now beat.
December 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
These dogs are now beat.
Chris Churchill: Will upstate NY catch Blakemania? And how much of a factor will Donald Trump be in that diagnosis?
Churchill: Bruce Blakeman begins to make his case
Most upstate voters wouldn’t know Bruce Blakeman from Bruce Springsteen.
www.timesunion.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Chris Churchill: Will upstate NY catch Blakemania? And how much of a factor will Donald Trump be in that diagnosis?