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This has shaken me to my core.
A subway ad (black background, white text, with a photo of three hands raised in the bid symbol) for Bidsy, described as “Your Single Status, Now a Status Symbol - Introducing dating built on bids, not bios. Join the action at Bidsy.com.” The additional text reads: “Receive offers from NYC’s elite singles - Discover your true dating market value - Watch your status rise with every bid. Powered by Couple AI.”
August 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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When you grow up a casual fan of one team and cross over to the other side, it is essential to get the cool merch
Picture of a blue baseball cap with an embroidered, upside down Mets cup full of vanilla soft serve with rainbow sprinkles
August 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Play ball!
A view of the baseball diamond and stands from an upper tier of Citi Field, taken in the early evening A view of the baseball diamond and stands from an upper tier of Citi Field, taken at night
August 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Absolutely grotesque work from a supposed Cuomo supporter in the WV here. Just fully mask-off racism and Islamophobia.
Chalk writing on the sidewalk that reads “say no to domestic terrorrism [sic] - Vote Cuomo”
June 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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The New York Times editorial board today
A screencap of Britta from Community. The original quote is, "I can excuse racism, but I draw the line at animal cruelty." It has been edited to read, "I can excuse bullying, sexual harassment, and preventable COVID deaths, but I draw the line at having a progressive vision for a better New York City and free buses."
June 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Extra long weekends are for (separate) long walks and for not-pictured reading and crafting
A colorful walk-up building on the Lower East Side Embossed tiles along the East River Esplanade Looking uptown along the East River Esplanade Shrubbery and a boar statue in Sutton Place Park
May 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Competition in the phone case–toilet seat industry must be fierce
A screenshot of a website’s menu, showing links to “Shop Phone Cases,” “Shop Toilet Seats,” Info, FAQ, Reviews
May 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Go, Knets ⚾️🏀
A man walking down the sidewalk is a large bunch of orange and blue balloons
May 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Feeling very grateful lately for older and newer friends, family, and the chance to be outside, by myself and with others, in lovely spring weather. And for advocacy and friends saying "yes" and giant Japanese soufflé pancakes (not pictured).
Blue hydrangeas in a sidewalk planting The front door of a townhouse with flowers planted all around it A view of midtown Manhattan from the High Line A view of green trees, blue sky, and white clouds taken from below
May 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Big news from @jews4maskrights.bsky.social tonight: The #NoNYMaskBan efforts worked to stop a mask ban in the NYS budget. It's *not* a complete victory, and the work continues, but this is still an example of advocacy in action!
Text of email sent May 9, 2025, from Jews for Mask Rights: GREAT WORK! Mask Ban stopped in the budget! Not a complete victory, though, and more to do. Hi Friends! We are reaching out to you with a little bit of pre-Shabbos/Shabbat/Weekend news: New York State finally has a budget, and because of all the work you put in — signing, calling, organizing — we stopped a mask ban. This is a big deal. Governor Hochul did all she could to try to get a mask ban passed. She used the budget process, where she has the most legislative power, and she used a sneak attack by not naming it as a priority until two weeks before the budget was due. And thanks to your efforts, she got something so incredibly watered down that our opposition said this is a “nothingburger” and plan to continue. What we know: There is no mask ban. Masks are still legal. You cannot be arrested or stopped for wearing a mask. This is because of you and how hard you and others like you across New York fought against this unconscionable policy. Whether you made calls, got your neighbors and networks involved, and organized office visits, our collective actions made a massive difference. It gave legislators who knew this was a terrible idea the support they needed to push back against the Governor, who held up the state budget for the latest it has been in 15 years, for trying to include this nonsense. Continued text of email: Unfortunately, this was not a complete victory. The budget includes a new secondary charge
of “evading arrest by concealing identity,” which is a class B misdemeanor that can only be charged if you are accused of another more serious crime. Legal experts believe the new charge is unlikely to be enforced, given its weak penalties and difficult burden of proof. We are cautiously optimistic that the new charge will rarely, if ever, be enforced. We're still talking to legal experts to understand exactly what this means, but we feel confident that this is significantly less harmful than what the Governor tried to force through back in mid-March. Unfortunately, the other side knows this too and has said that they see it as just the first step, and plan to continue pushing for a Masked Harassment bill. We’ll stay organized and ready to push back when this comes up again, likely before the legislative session ends mid-June.
May 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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That classic British expression, “You’re taking the pass.”
Screenshot from The Traitors UK S3 of contestant Freddie. The subtitle incorrectly says “You’re taking the pass.”
April 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Gearing up to watch the last two episodes of The Pitt S1
Screenshot from Parks and Recreation of Leslie Knope lying in a pit giving a thumbs up to the camera
April 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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We are so back (ending the month as we started it)
Letterboxd Diary screenshot showing watch dates for two movies: Conclave on March 1 and Big Night on March 28
March 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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TFW you are Povering order with a shop
Screenshot of an online order confirmation that reads: Confirmed 7 Mar We received your order. Povering order with a shop
March 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM