Hal Gilenson
@halgnyc.bsky.social
Long suffering NY sports fan. Concerned citizen. Infrequent poster of interesting content.
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It's #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Registering to vote is just the FIRST step to casting a ballot that counts.
Check your registration AND check what ID you need (if any!) at VoteRiders.org/Check to make sure your voice is heard!🌟
Check your registration AND check what ID you need (if any!) at VoteRiders.org/Check to make sure your voice is heard!🌟
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It's #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Registering to vote is just the FIRST step to casting a ballot that counts.
Check your registration AND check what ID you need (if any!) at VoteRiders.org/Check to make sure your voice is heard!🌟
Check your registration AND check what ID you need (if any!) at VoteRiders.org/Check to make sure your voice is heard!🌟
Putin's mockery of the Donald escalates. But let's give it another 2 weeks...
Russia strikes Ukrainian government building for first time, in largest air attack of war | CNN
Russia launched its largest aerial assault of the Ukraine war overnight into Sunday, deploying more than 800 drones and striking a Kyiv government building for the first time.
www.cnn.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Putin's mockery of the Donald escalates. But let's give it another 2 weeks...
Florida keeps getting crazier. Enjoy your measles everybody.
Florida plans to end vaccine mandates statewide | CNN
Florida will move to end all vaccine mandates in the state, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday.
www.cnn.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Florida keeps getting crazier. Enjoy your measles everybody.
If this word salad came from Biden (or Harris) MAGA would be in an uproar.
Trump tells deployed feds, cops that ‘spotless’ DC will be ‘best in the world’ after his crime crackdown
“Frankly, you make the whole place run,” Trump told the officers.
nypost.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If this word salad came from Biden (or Harris) MAGA would be in an uproar.
Deal in the works. Pardon for testimony favorable to the Donald.
Justice Department plans to reach out to Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting | CNN Politics
The Department of Justice said it plans to reach out to Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting amid recent calls for Jeffrey Epstein’s associate to testify about the accused sex trafficker.
www.cnn.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Deal in the works. Pardon for testimony favorable to the Donald.
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Trump's Russia announcement is being portrayed as toughening his stance, but in fact what he did was give Putin a 50-day free pass to do anything he likes in Ukraine without further US punishment as the Senate sanctions bill is now put on hold.
July 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Trump's Russia announcement is being portrayed as toughening his stance, but in fact what he did was give Putin a 50-day free pass to do anything he likes in Ukraine without further US punishment as the Senate sanctions bill is now put on hold.
Thanks to Donald and the guy with the brain worm.
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
www.cnn.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Thanks to Donald and the guy with the brain worm.
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Funny, in the past trade deals were intended to open markets and keep prices down. Now we're negotiating to RAISE tariffs... You get what you vote for (and if you don't vote you get it too!).
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Trump got another trade deal. This one could cost you | CNN Business
Shoes, electronics and clothing are just some of the goods that could get more expensive under the trade agreement President Donald Trump announced with Vietnam on Wednesday.
www.cnn.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Funny, in the past trade deals were intended to open markets and keep prices down. Now we're negotiating to RAISE tariffs... You get what you vote for (and if you don't vote you get it too!).
www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/b...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/b...
Disappointed in the Post. "Diddy Gets Off" seems like the obvious headline choice here. Missed opportunity...
Diddy verdict live updates: Mogul acquitted on sex trafficking, racketeering — guilty only of prostitution
Diddy verdict live updates: Mogul acquitted on sex trafficking, racketeering — guilty only of prostitution
Diddy verdict live updates: Mogul acquitted on sex trafficking, racketeering — guilty only of prostitution
Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news, reactions, analysis and more as Sean “Diddy” Combs learns his fate.
nypost.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Disappointed in the Post. "Diddy Gets Off" seems like the obvious headline choice here. Missed opportunity...
Diddy verdict live updates: Mogul acquitted on sex trafficking, racketeering — guilty only of prostitution
Diddy verdict live updates: Mogul acquitted on sex trafficking, racketeering — guilty only of prostitution
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TODAY 6/14/25, we peacefully make our voices heard... NO KINGS!* 🇺🇸
*Also NO: CONVICTED FELONS/PATHOLOGICAL LIARS/DRAFT DODGERS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS/SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIANS/MALIGNANT NARCISSISTS & ANYONE WHO INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN AN ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY a/k/a TRAITORS ✊
*Also NO: CONVICTED FELONS/PATHOLOGICAL LIARS/DRAFT DODGERS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS/SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIANS/MALIGNANT NARCISSISTS & ANYONE WHO INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN AN ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY a/k/a TRAITORS ✊
June 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
TODAY 6/14/25, we peacefully make our voices heard... NO KINGS!* 🇺🇸
*Also NO: CONVICTED FELONS/PATHOLOGICAL LIARS/DRAFT DODGERS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS/SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIANS/MALIGNANT NARCISSISTS & ANYONE WHO INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN AN ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY a/k/a TRAITORS ✊
*Also NO: CONVICTED FELONS/PATHOLOGICAL LIARS/DRAFT DODGERS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS/SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIANS/MALIGNANT NARCISSISTS & ANYONE WHO INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN AN ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY a/k/a TRAITORS ✊
Well, he's not wrong. But yes, probably inappropriate for a legitimate journalist.
Meanwhile, over on Fox News the journalists... Oh wait. Never mind...
Meanwhile, over on Fox News the journalists... Oh wait. Never mind...
ABC correspondent Terry Moran suspended after wild rant against top Trump adviser Stephen Miller: ‘He eats his hate’
“Remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration,” Vice President JD Vance posted on X.
nypost.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Well, he's not wrong. But yes, probably inappropriate for a legitimate journalist.
Meanwhile, over on Fox News the journalists... Oh wait. Never mind...
Meanwhile, over on Fox News the journalists... Oh wait. Never mind...
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On the last weekend of May,we have "Kyiv days" -Kyiv's "birthday"
Today,Kyiv was supposed to be celebrating.But today,Kyiv is on fire.Today's Kyiv Day is a day of struggle for the right to be free.
#Kyiv stands.
The strength of Kyiv is in its people.They are strong.Alive.
Happy Kyiv Day,friends🇺🇦
Today,Kyiv was supposed to be celebrating.But today,Kyiv is on fire.Today's Kyiv Day is a day of struggle for the right to be free.
#Kyiv stands.
The strength of Kyiv is in its people.They are strong.Alive.
Happy Kyiv Day,friends🇺🇦
May 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
On the last weekend of May,we have "Kyiv days" -Kyiv's "birthday"
Today,Kyiv was supposed to be celebrating.But today,Kyiv is on fire.Today's Kyiv Day is a day of struggle for the right to be free.
#Kyiv stands.
The strength of Kyiv is in its people.They are strong.Alive.
Happy Kyiv Day,friends🇺🇦
Today,Kyiv was supposed to be celebrating.But today,Kyiv is on fire.Today's Kyiv Day is a day of struggle for the right to be free.
#Kyiv stands.
The strength of Kyiv is in its people.They are strong.Alive.
Happy Kyiv Day,friends🇺🇦
Wait. Didn't the Donald promise us that tariffs are paid by foreign countries, not by US citizens or corporations? And that the new "external revenue service" (which doesn't actually exist) would be raking in the $$?
So why is he now bullying Walmart and presumably others?
So why is he now bullying Walmart and presumably others?
Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ as retailer expects prices to increase | CNN Business
Groceries, school supplies, home goods and toys are among goods that could bear a bigger price tag.
www.cnn.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Wait. Didn't the Donald promise us that tariffs are paid by foreign countries, not by US citizens or corporations? And that the new "external revenue service" (which doesn't actually exist) would be raking in the $$?
So why is he now bullying Walmart and presumably others?
So why is he now bullying Walmart and presumably others?
"Poor man wanna be rich
Rich man wanna be king
And a king ain't satisfied
'Til he rules everything" - Badlands
I stand with the Boss
Rich man wanna be king
And a king ain't satisfied
'Til he rules everything" - Badlands
I stand with the Boss
May 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Poor man wanna be rich
Rich man wanna be king
And a king ain't satisfied
'Til he rules everything" - Badlands
I stand with the Boss
Rich man wanna be king
And a king ain't satisfied
'Til he rules everything" - Badlands
I stand with the Boss
Sounds about right. Wonder if he'll make his new gold-gilded plane from the Qataris available to fly these long- suffering refugees.
White South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in US | CNN Politics
A flight carrying a group of 59 White South Africans granted refugee status in the United States by the Trump administration arrived at Washington Dulles airport in Virginia on Monday, a State Departm...
www.cnn.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Sounds about right. Wonder if he'll make his new gold-gilded plane from the Qataris available to fly these long- suffering refugees.
Efforts to prop up Tesla failed, might as well try X.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Efforts to prop up Tesla failed, might as well try X.
USA under Biden:
economy ↗️ measles ⬇️.
USA under the Donald:
economy ⬇️ measles ↗️.
I'll take Biden's dementia over Donald's insanity, thank you.
economy ↗️ measles ⬇️.
USA under the Donald:
economy ⬇️ measles ↗️.
I'll take Biden's dementia over Donald's insanity, thank you.
April 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
USA under Biden:
economy ↗️ measles ⬇️.
USA under the Donald:
economy ⬇️ measles ↗️.
I'll take Biden's dementia over Donald's insanity, thank you.
economy ↗️ measles ⬇️.
USA under the Donald:
economy ⬇️ measles ↗️.
I'll take Biden's dementia over Donald's insanity, thank you.
Thousands shutting down midtown at NYC Hands Off protest
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thousands shutting down midtown at NYC Hands Off protest
Hey Donald, you just tanked the markets, obliterated retirement plans and initiated a global trade war. Now what are you gonna do?
Donald: I'm going to mar-a-lago to play golf with the Saudis!
Donald: I'm going to mar-a-lago to play golf with the Saudis!
Trump tariffs spark global trade war: Live updates | CNN Politics
China slapped retaliatory tariffs on US imports as President Donald Trump and his administration continue to unleash his agenda. Follow for live updates.
www.cnn.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey Donald, you just tanked the markets, obliterated retirement plans and initiated a global trade war. Now what are you gonna do?
Donald: I'm going to mar-a-lago to play golf with the Saudis!
Donald: I'm going to mar-a-lago to play golf with the Saudis!
The Donald says our trade deals are so unfair. So let's see, who was it that negotiated the current trade deal with 2 of our largest partners, Canada and Mexico? Oh right, it was the Donald. So it makes sense to trust him this time?
Trump tariffs could stoke massive short term pain for better trade deals
President Trump and his team are telling top financiers his tariff plan unveiled today is all about playing the long game.
nypost.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Donald says our trade deals are so unfair. So let's see, who was it that negotiated the current trade deal with 2 of our largest partners, Canada and Mexico? Oh right, it was the Donald. So it makes sense to trust him this time?
2) hostages being held despite threats to destroy their captors, and the millions still living amidst fear death and destruction in a war that we were told would be resolved so easily in 24 hours.
April 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
2) hostages being held despite threats to destroy their captors, and the millions still living amidst fear death and destruction in a war that we were told would be resolved so easily in 24 hours.
1)Happy Liberation Day to all who celebrate, including those whose retirement savings have plunged, fed workers freed from jobs to experience the joys of unemployment, LGBTQ+ community losing their rights and safety, US residents with legal status deported w/o due process,
April 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1)Happy Liberation Day to all who celebrate, including those whose retirement savings have plunged, fed workers freed from jobs to experience the joys of unemployment, LGBTQ+ community losing their rights and safety, US residents with legal status deported w/o due process,