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Watching tomorrow for the first financial plan to be released under the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social mayoralty. It's the "first draft" of NYC's FY 2027 budget, called the Preliminary Budget. Hoping he keeps his campaign promise of at least 0.5% for public libraries... www.nyc.gov/content/omb/....
Office of Management and Budget
www.nyc.gov
February 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Watching tomorrow for the first financial plan to be released under the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social mayoralty. It's the "first draft" of NYC's FY 2027 budget, called the Preliminary Budget. Hoping he keeps his campaign promise of at least 0.5% for public libraries... www.nyc.gov/content/omb/....
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"Is AI the future of Y?"
Unless Y is medical diagnostics, deciphering dead languages, or modeling/analysis of other complex data, the answer should be no.
"Should we destroy the planet so Janet can make AI images of her favorite 90s cartoon characters as if they were real?"
Jesus Christ, Janet.
Unless Y is medical diagnostics, deciphering dead languages, or modeling/analysis of other complex data, the answer should be no.
"Should we destroy the planet so Janet can make AI images of her favorite 90s cartoon characters as if they were real?"
Jesus Christ, Janet.
February 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"Is AI the future of Y?"
Unless Y is medical diagnostics, deciphering dead languages, or modeling/analysis of other complex data, the answer should be no.
"Should we destroy the planet so Janet can make AI images of her favorite 90s cartoon characters as if they were real?"
Jesus Christ, Janet.
Unless Y is medical diagnostics, deciphering dead languages, or modeling/analysis of other complex data, the answer should be no.
"Should we destroy the planet so Janet can make AI images of her favorite 90s cartoon characters as if they were real?"
Jesus Christ, Janet.
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The SAVE Act is bad. While lots of people are talking about the ID portion, It creates a criminal cause of action to put election workers in prison for (even accidentally) registering someone to vote without ID.
campaignlegal.org/update/what-...
campaignlegal.org/update/what-...
What You Need to Know About the SAVE Act
campaignlegal.org
February 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The SAVE Act is bad. While lots of people are talking about the ID portion, It creates a criminal cause of action to put election workers in prison for (even accidentally) registering someone to vote without ID.
campaignlegal.org/update/what-...
campaignlegal.org/update/what-...
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
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By the way, the Girl, I Guess Progressive Voter Guide reached the same conclusion I did, and for much the same reasons.
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
February 14, 2026 at 12:21 AM
By the way, the Girl, I Guess Progressive Voter Guide reached the same conclusion I did, and for much the same reasons.
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
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However, all things are not equal. And that's because of Raja Krishnamoorthi, the current frontrunner. Krishnamoorthi has taken money from MAGA donors multiple times. He's lied about receiving endorsements that were never made. He's opposed to abolishing ICE,
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
However, all things are not equal. And that's because of Raja Krishnamoorthi, the current frontrunner. Krishnamoorthi has taken money from MAGA donors multiple times. He's lied about receiving endorsements that were never made. He's opposed to abolishing ICE,
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There are no quick fixes for fascism - our charge is to confront and uproot the criminalization that underlies and drives it within and beyond borders.
Democrats are suggesting reforms for ICE, but the reality is: abolition is the way forward, not reform.
Read the latest from our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie in @thenation.com!
Read the latest from our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie in @thenation.com!
Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This
Forget the useless so-called “reforms” to ICE and policing currently on offer. We need much more fundamental change.
www.thenation.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
There are no quick fixes for fascism - our charge is to confront and uproot the criminalization that underlies and drives it within and beyond borders.
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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Hey so remember when I said white women are endangering their own freedom when they cozy up to white supremacy? And that the hard right fantasies do not include sharing power with women? Yeah so the not so quiet part is here
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Hey so remember when I said white women are endangering their own freedom when they cozy up to white supremacy? And that the hard right fantasies do not include sharing power with women? Yeah so the not so quiet part is here
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God, this is so depressing. This movie was going to be absolutely gorgeous with a message that would have really hit home. It's a miracle that Spider-verse got made
Sony, the company that sold 'KPop Demon Hunters' for a song, has scrapped a Thai folklore-inspired feature from 'Amphibia' creator Matt Braly and 'Steven Universe' creator Rebecca Sugar two years into development, calling it “not commercial enough.”
www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
Sony Scraps Thai Folklore Feature From Matt Braly, Rebeca Sugar
After two years in development, Sony has pulled the plug on the culturally rooted animated feature, calling it “not commercial enough.”
www.cartoonbrew.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:02 AM
God, this is so depressing. This movie was going to be absolutely gorgeous with a message that would have really hit home. It's a miracle that Spider-verse got made
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he was auctioning off memorabilia in order to try and afford treatment and now he's gone. fuck cancer for sure, but double fuck our broken healthcare system.
you deserved better, james. i am so sorry.
you deserved better, james. i am so sorry.
James Van Der Beek, who has been battling cancer, has died.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
February 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
he was auctioning off memorabilia in order to try and afford treatment and now he's gone. fuck cancer for sure, but double fuck our broken healthcare system.
you deserved better, james. i am so sorry.
you deserved better, james. i am so sorry.
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lol Susan Collins promised to only serve 2 terms when she was first running for Senate in 1996
She even signed a term limits pledge
She even signed a term limits pledge
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
lol Susan Collins promised to only serve 2 terms when she was first running for Senate in 1996
She even signed a term limits pledge
She even signed a term limits pledge
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In 1983, the US invaded Grenada. The Reagan administration said this was to defend several hundred American medical students there from a recent coup. In reality, however, the Reagan administration had begun military training exercises for invading Grenada shortly after assuming office in 1981.
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
In 1983, the US invaded Grenada. The Reagan administration said this was to defend several hundred American medical students there from a recent coup. In reality, however, the Reagan administration had begun military training exercises for invading Grenada shortly after assuming office in 1981.
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New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
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“…the victims, who were allegedly deported from Puerto Rico as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.”
This is happening while MAGA pretends that Puerto Rico *isn’t* part of the U.S.
This is happening while MAGA pretends that Puerto Rico *isn’t* part of the U.S.
four haitian women were deported from puerto rico; they have now been found decapitated
Four Haitian Women Were Deported From Puerto Rico; They Have Now Been Found Decapitated
So far, Dominican authorities have reported the arrest of a Haitian man identified as Chin Laduse, who is allegedly connected to the killings.
www.latintimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
“…the victims, who were allegedly deported from Puerto Rico as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.”
This is happening while MAGA pretends that Puerto Rico *isn’t* part of the U.S.
This is happening while MAGA pretends that Puerto Rico *isn’t* part of the U.S.
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A Florida A&M University law student says the school told her to remove the word 'Black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law
‘Black’ banned from flyers for FAMU College of Law Black History Month event, student says
A student at FAMU College of Law says the school told her to remove the word 'black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law.
www.clickorlando.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
A Florida A&M University law student says the school told her to remove the word 'Black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law
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People consistently take ideas I've advanced for years [they know I advanced them] and don't credit me. They pretend they are their ideas. I usually ignore this and keep it moving. Today I am bothered.
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
People consistently take ideas I've advanced for years [they know I advanced them] and don't credit me. They pretend they are their ideas. I usually ignore this and keep it moving. Today I am bothered.
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Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
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I’ve been following Greg Bovino and Border Patrol around for months. Here’s some of my footage (and thoughts).
Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I’ve been following Greg Bovino and Border Patrol around for months. Here’s some of my footage (and thoughts).
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
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Note that this is local police not ICE or CPD attacking these young people. Local police are working overtime to distance themselves from ICE/CPD. Don't buy the hype.
I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Note that this is local police not ICE or CPD attacking these young people. Local police are working overtime to distance themselves from ICE/CPD. Don't buy the hype.
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every so often Sen. Tim Scott asserts himself as the only Republican member of congress with even a whiff of belief that racism is wrong & condemnable, and then he carries on supporting MAGA
In 2018, Scott killed two racist Trump district ct. noms the rest of the senate GOP supported
In 2018, Scott killed two racist Trump district ct. noms the rest of the senate GOP supported
Opinion | Why did only two Republicans spurn a nominee accused of voter suppression?
But Thomas Farr’s history of supporting efforts to stop African Americans from voting underlines a trend in the GOP.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
every so often Sen. Tim Scott asserts himself as the only Republican member of congress with even a whiff of belief that racism is wrong & condemnable, and then he carries on supporting MAGA
In 2018, Scott killed two racist Trump district ct. noms the rest of the senate GOP supported
In 2018, Scott killed two racist Trump district ct. noms the rest of the senate GOP supported
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Donald Trump in 1989 took out a full page ad in the New York Times calling for the execution of five teenagers. He said they looked guilty. He said in his ad "I want to hate the[m] and I always will. ... I want them to be afraid."
All five were innocent of any crime.
All five were Black or Latino.
All five were innocent of any crime.
All five were Black or Latino.
February 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Donald Trump in 1989 took out a full page ad in the New York Times calling for the execution of five teenagers. He said they looked guilty. He said in his ad "I want to hate the[m] and I always will. ... I want them to be afraid."
All five were innocent of any crime.
All five were Black or Latino.
All five were innocent of any crime.
All five were Black or Latino.
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It's Friday! Sandwich day!
Today I answer your burning question: who are the poor boys po'boy sandwiches are named after?
The answer: Streetcar workers from the great New Orleans strike of 1929!
Two brothers stepped up to feed them:
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Today I answer your burning question: who are the poor boys po'boy sandwiches are named after?
The answer: Streetcar workers from the great New Orleans strike of 1929!
Two brothers stepped up to feed them:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #137: Po' Boy
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
buttondown.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It's Friday! Sandwich day!
Today I answer your burning question: who are the poor boys po'boy sandwiches are named after?
The answer: Streetcar workers from the great New Orleans strike of 1929!
Two brothers stepped up to feed them:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Today I answer your burning question: who are the poor boys po'boy sandwiches are named after?
The answer: Streetcar workers from the great New Orleans strike of 1929!
Two brothers stepped up to feed them:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...