Johnathan Appel
@johnathanappel.bsky.social
Writer Last Week Tonight; words in New Yorker & Mcsweeneys; I talk about my cats like they're my children but when I do it, it's funny
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The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
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Brad Lander at @jfrejnyc.bsky.social awards event: “I have not done enough to speak out against the ethnic cleansing and war crimes in Gaza.”
He is here being honored along with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
He is here being honored along with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Brad Lander at @jfrejnyc.bsky.social awards event: “I have not done enough to speak out against the ethnic cleansing and war crimes in Gaza.”
He is here being honored along with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
He is here being honored along with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
Exclusive | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pays just $200 in property taxes thanks to sweetheart subsidy law
Public records show that Jeffries and his family reside in a condo unit in Prospect Heights, paying just $213 a year in property taxes.
nypost.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
In @newyorker.com today with @jennieegerdie.bsky.social and our wonderful illustrator Jesse Shamon!
www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
Why I’m Actually Inviting You to My Party
This won’t be fun, but it will be expensive.
www.newyorker.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In @newyorker.com today with @jennieegerdie.bsky.social and our wonderful illustrator Jesse Shamon!
www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
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Bombshell report from The New York Times reveals that President Donald Trump spoke directly to Andrew Cuomo about how to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming NYC mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/n...
August 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Bombshell report from The New York Times reveals that President Donald Trump spoke directly to Andrew Cuomo about how to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming NYC mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/n...
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This weird column is emblematic of the sort of special pleading that dominates mainstream coverage of trump. There’s a ream of propensity evidence, extensive opportunities, and a growing sheaf of chummy statements from Trump evincing detailed knowledge and winking approval of Epstein’s crimes.
New #FactChecker --> Trump and Epstein had a relationship, but there’s no evidence of Trump wrongdoing wapo.st/3TOthiB
Analysis | Trump and Epstein had a relationship, but there’s no evidence of Trump wrongdoing
A year ago, we scrubbed the public record. Here are our updated findings.
wapo.st
July 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This weird column is emblematic of the sort of special pleading that dominates mainstream coverage of trump. There’s a ream of propensity evidence, extensive opportunities, and a growing sheaf of chummy statements from Trump evincing detailed knowledge and winking approval of Epstein’s crimes.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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in the history of the 21st century, the Biden presidency will be remembered as a footnote during the long Trump era. Stephen Miller, architect of this hell, will have shaped America more, in no small part because Biden, like Obama before him, left in place the infrastructure facilitating deportation
July 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
in the history of the 21st century, the Biden presidency will be remembered as a footnote during the long Trump era. Stephen Miller, architect of this hell, will have shaped America more, in no small part because Biden, like Obama before him, left in place the infrastructure facilitating deportation
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Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
June 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
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New York City is reminding Americans that you don't have to vote for the accused sexual abuser just because he runs for office again.
June 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
New York City is reminding Americans that you don't have to vote for the accused sexual abuser just because he runs for office again.
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Andrew Cuomo was the US Secretary of Housing and is now running for mayor, where one of the largest agencies they manage is NYC's Housing Authority.
And yet Cuomo literally had ChatGPT write his campaign housing policy.
This is who the media and establishment want you to think is "serious"
And yet Cuomo literally had ChatGPT write his campaign housing policy.
This is who the media and establishment want you to think is "serious"
June 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Andrew Cuomo was the US Secretary of Housing and is now running for mayor, where one of the largest agencies they manage is NYC's Housing Authority.
And yet Cuomo literally had ChatGPT write his campaign housing policy.
This is who the media and establishment want you to think is "serious"
And yet Cuomo literally had ChatGPT write his campaign housing policy.
This is who the media and establishment want you to think is "serious"
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NYC 🚨
IF YOU HAVEN’T VOTED, GO NOW
FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE HERE: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
RANK ZOHRAN 1, LANDER 2, MYRIE, ADAMS, BLAKE 3-5.
DO NOT RANK CUOMO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
LET’S FUCKING GO.
IF YOU HAVEN’T VOTED, GO NOW
FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE HERE: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
RANK ZOHRAN 1, LANDER 2, MYRIE, ADAMS, BLAKE 3-5.
DO NOT RANK CUOMO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
LET’S FUCKING GO.
June 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
NYC 🚨
IF YOU HAVEN’T VOTED, GO NOW
FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE HERE: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
RANK ZOHRAN 1, LANDER 2, MYRIE, ADAMS, BLAKE 3-5.
DO NOT RANK CUOMO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
LET’S FUCKING GO.
IF YOU HAVEN’T VOTED, GO NOW
FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE HERE: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...
RANK ZOHRAN 1, LANDER 2, MYRIE, ADAMS, BLAKE 3-5.
DO NOT RANK CUOMO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
LET’S FUCKING GO.
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Cuomo's reemergence has already damaged the party by causing Democratic leaders do outright hypocrisy and cheapen #MeToo. The same people who ousted Al Franken for less than Cuomo's serial harassment, then ousted Cuomo himself, now endorse him.
A functional party would coordinate to say "stay out"
A functional party would coordinate to say "stay out"
June 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Cuomo's reemergence has already damaged the party by causing Democratic leaders do outright hypocrisy and cheapen #MeToo. The same people who ousted Al Franken for less than Cuomo's serial harassment, then ousted Cuomo himself, now endorse him.
A functional party would coordinate to say "stay out"
A functional party would coordinate to say "stay out"
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really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency
June 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency
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The smears against Zohran coming from the Democratic establishment are also a sign of fear—they’re more scared of the party becoming progressive than they are of the country already being fascist. If Zohran wins, it signals a reckoning. If Cuomo wins, they can keep the failing status quo intact.
June 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The smears against Zohran coming from the Democratic establishment are also a sign of fear—they’re more scared of the party becoming progressive than they are of the country already being fascist. If Zohran wins, it signals a reckoning. If Cuomo wins, they can keep the failing status quo intact.
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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
youtu.be
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
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The comptroller is out!
June 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The comptroller is out!
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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
June 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
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Sen. Padilla: If you thought what unfolded last week was just about one politician, you're missing the point. If that is what the administration is willing to do to a United States Senator for having the authority to ask a question, imagine what's happening in places where there are no cameras
June 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sen. Padilla: If you thought what unfolded last week was just about one politician, you're missing the point. If that is what the administration is willing to do to a United States Senator for having the authority to ask a question, imagine what's happening in places where there are no cameras
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Brad Lander physically put his body on the line to protect a person being targeted by ICE goons, and this was the result. He’s an elected city official and mayoral candidate, but he’s also a good person. If every elected Dem showed that kind of bravery, we’d be in a much different position.
June 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Brad Lander physically put his body on the line to protect a person being targeted by ICE goons, and this was the result. He’s an elected city official and mayoral candidate, but he’s also a good person. If every elected Dem showed that kind of bravery, we’d be in a much different position.
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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.
Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
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Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels