kbgottajd
@kbgottajd.bsky.social
queer nerd for politics & policy, ex-FedEx guy ➡️ SUNY & CUNY Law, “DEI hire,” cop’s son, and soon-to-be cancer survivor 🏳️🌈💪🏼 🇺🇸
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Brooklyn bus stop ads being replaced with guerilla public service announcements.
May 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Brooklyn bus stop ads being replaced with guerilla public service announcements.
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Conspicuous consumption needs to be reined in says man sitting on a golden toilet.
Trump: "I don't think a beautiful baby girl that's 11 years old needs to have 30 dolls. I think they can have three dolls or four dolls ... they don't need to have 250 pencils. They can have five."
May 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Conspicuous consumption needs to be reined in says man sitting on a golden toilet.
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As of 2ish months ago NY taxpayers had spent $28M on private lawyers for Cuomo - including $16M on ongoing sexual harassment lawsuits.
nypost.com/2024/12/08/u...
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Exclusive | Andrew Cuomo seeks gag order preventing accuser from discussing his millions in NY taxpayer-funded legal bills
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to slap a gag order on a sex harassment accuser’s lawyers to keep them from continuing to publicly discuss the $28 million in taxpayer funds paid out to defend him an…
nypost.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
As of 2ish months ago NY taxpayers had spent $28M on private lawyers for Cuomo - including $16M on ongoing sexual harassment lawsuits.
nypost.com/2024/12/08/u...
nypost.com/2024/12/08/u...
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Mr. Cuomo & allies believe they have a clear path to City Hall. Elected officials, labor & business leaders said he framed a potential candidacy as an opportunity to “save” NYC from 4 years of scandal, unease about public safety and an emboldened Trump. w/ Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/n...
Is Andrew Cuomo on the Verge of Announcing a Run for Mayor? (Gift Article)
The former governor, who resigned in disgrace, has not officially entered the race for New York City mayor. But he has spent months laying the groundwork.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Mr. Cuomo & allies believe they have a clear path to City Hall. Elected officials, labor & business leaders said he framed a potential candidacy as an opportunity to “save” NYC from 4 years of scandal, unease about public safety and an emboldened Trump. w/ Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/n...
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“The stakes are too high for us to have a diminished mayoral administration,” said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as she speaks against federal budget cuts of transit, healthcare and medical funding. Ms. Adams, has filed a committee to run for mayor and will make a final decision next week.
February 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“The stakes are too high for us to have a diminished mayoral administration,” said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as she speaks against federal budget cuts of transit, healthcare and medical funding. Ms. Adams, has filed a committee to run for mayor and will make a final decision next week.
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NEW: With the turmoil surrounding Mayor Eric Adams casting uncertainty onto this year’s mayoral race, Adrienne Adams, the first Black woman to lead the Council,
filed paperwork on Wednesday establishing a citywide campaign committee to run for mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/n...
filed paperwork on Wednesday establishing a citywide campaign committee to run for mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/n...
Adrienne Adams Moves Closer to Running Against Mayor Adams (Gift Article)
Allies, including Letitia James, the state attorney general, are talking to her about a run against Eric Adams and Andrew M. Cuomo.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
NEW: With the turmoil surrounding Mayor Eric Adams casting uncertainty onto this year’s mayoral race, Adrienne Adams, the first Black woman to lead the Council,
filed paperwork on Wednesday establishing a citywide campaign committee to run for mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/n...
filed paperwork on Wednesday establishing a citywide campaign committee to run for mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/n...
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"Multiple kidneys had to be thrown out because of transport delays — couriers not picking them up in time or airlines misplacing them. One was accidentally left on an airport luggage trolley." www.propublica.org/article/trum...
They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left behin...
www.propublica.org
February 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Multiple kidneys had to be thrown out because of transport delays — couriers not picking them up in time or airlines misplacing them. One was accidentally left on an airport luggage trolley." www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Yes. Please folks. Exercise caution and compassion in posting.
I don’t think people realize the psychological terror of seeing these constant Nazi salutes is inflicting on Jewish people specifically.
February 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yes. Please folks. Exercise caution and compassion in posting.
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one of the reasons I love advocating for congestion pricing is that the opponents are so hilariously unhinged
February 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
one of the reasons I love advocating for congestion pricing is that the opponents are so hilariously unhinged
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This is the story.
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is the story.
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More time has passed between Stonewall and today than from the end of World War ONE and Stonewall.
We’re not going back.
We’re not going back.
February 18, 2025 at 5:39 AM
More time has passed between Stonewall and today than from the end of World War ONE and Stonewall.
We’re not going back.
We’re not going back.
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🚨 Gov. Hochul says she's meeting with "key leaders" in Manhattan tomorrow to discuss the prospect removing Mayor Adams after four deputy mayors resigned. "If they feel unable to serve in City Hall at this time, that raises serious questions about the long-term future of this Mayoral administration"
February 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
🚨 Gov. Hochul says she's meeting with "key leaders" in Manhattan tomorrow to discuss the prospect removing Mayor Adams after four deputy mayors resigned. "If they feel unable to serve in City Hall at this time, that raises serious questions about the long-term future of this Mayoral administration"
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New in Eric Adams criminal case: group of former US attorneys send letter to judge asking for OK to file a brief in support of factual inquiry re: dismissal request
February 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
New in Eric Adams criminal case: group of former US attorneys send letter to judge asking for OK to file a brief in support of factual inquiry re: dismissal request
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Missed this part: "Just minutes after Mr. McCall’s letter was circulated, Mr. Cuomo put out his own lengthy statement thanking his former opponent “for his faith in me and for his advice, trust and confidence.” It did not directly address the mayor’s race." -- www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/n...
He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.
H. Carl McCall, whose 2002 primary race with Andrew M. Cuomo became a racially charged clash, is urging the former governor to run for mayor of New York City.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Missed this part: "Just minutes after Mr. McCall’s letter was circulated, Mr. Cuomo put out his own lengthy statement thanking his former opponent “for his faith in me and for his advice, trust and confidence.” It did not directly address the mayor’s race." -- www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/n...
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Guess this bit I wrote back in mid December is holding true
February 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Guess this bit I wrote back in mid December is holding true
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In a sign that his electoral coalition might be weakening, a group of Black pastors urged Eric Adams to not seek re-election after the Trump DOJ calls for the mayor’s corruption charges to be dismissed: “NYC needs and deserves a mayor whose priority is the people he serves,” wrote the four pastors.
February 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
In a sign that his electoral coalition might be weakening, a group of Black pastors urged Eric Adams to not seek re-election after the Trump DOJ calls for the mayor’s corruption charges to be dismissed: “NYC needs and deserves a mayor whose priority is the people he serves,” wrote the four pastors.
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NEW: A New York state judge has ruled that New York's state voting rights act does not violate the U.S. Constitution and that a lawsuit challenging the Republican-approved redistricting plan for the Nassau County Legislature will go to trial starting Dec. 17
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
December 6, 2024 at 11:02 PM
NEW: A New York state judge has ruled that New York's state voting rights act does not violate the U.S. Constitution and that a lawsuit challenging the Republican-approved redistricting plan for the Nassau County Legislature will go to trial starting Dec. 17
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...