Michael Gold
@migold.bsky.social
gay and employed, now in DC. @migold on instagram.
“To bolster his case, Mr. Cuomo has used tactics reminiscent of those used by President Trump to cut into the margins of reliable Democratic constituencies”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
Cuomo’s Pitch as He Claws for Votes: I’m Not the Divider, Mamdani Is
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“To bolster his case, Mr. Cuomo has used tactics reminiscent of those used by President Trump to cut into the margins of reliable Democratic constituencies”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
Taylor Swift: she called me boring Barbie
Lily Allen: we had an arrangement he could sleep with prostitutes as long as he was discreet
Lily Allen: we had an arrangement he could sleep with prostitutes as long as he was discreet
October 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Taylor Swift: she called me boring Barbie
Lily Allen: we had an arrangement he could sleep with prostitutes as long as he was discreet
Lily Allen: we had an arrangement he could sleep with prostitutes as long as he was discreet
Reposted by Michael Gold
the lowest stakes election nugget ever, for your enjoyment:
curtis sliwa has six cats, but gave eight different names for them in three different interviews recently
a fun kicker in our election newsletter this week, contributed by eagle-eyed @smaldo.bsky.social: www.thecity.nyc/newsletter/o...
curtis sliwa has six cats, but gave eight different names for them in three different interviews recently
a fun kicker in our election newsletter this week, contributed by eagle-eyed @smaldo.bsky.social: www.thecity.nyc/newsletter/o...
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
the lowest stakes election nugget ever, for your enjoyment:
curtis sliwa has six cats, but gave eight different names for them in three different interviews recently
a fun kicker in our election newsletter this week, contributed by eagle-eyed @smaldo.bsky.social: www.thecity.nyc/newsletter/o...
curtis sliwa has six cats, but gave eight different names for them in three different interviews recently
a fun kicker in our election newsletter this week, contributed by eagle-eyed @smaldo.bsky.social: www.thecity.nyc/newsletter/o...
"what are you listening to?" and the answer is "the iPhone's built-in rain sounds"
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"what are you listening to?" and the answer is "the iPhone's built-in rain sounds"
the Columbus Circle Whole Foods …. y’all live like this?
October 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
the Columbus Circle Whole Foods …. y’all live like this?
Social Media, Pleas From Allies and Prison Essays: How Santos Won His Freedom
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Reposted by Michael Gold
Breaking News: President Trump commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, the New York Republican who was expelled from Congress. Santos had reported to prison in July after he was sentenced to serve more than 7 years for financial fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
October 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Breaking News: President Trump commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, the New York Republican who was expelled from Congress. Santos had reported to prison in July after he was sentenced to serve more than 7 years for financial fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
It’s debate night in New York City.
Here’s what to watch for as Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa face off:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/n...
Here’s what to watch for as Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa face off:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/n...
What to Watch For In the NYC Mayoral Debate on Thursday
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s debate night in New York City.
Here’s what to watch for as Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa face off:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/n...
Here’s what to watch for as Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa face off:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/n...
Reposted by Michael Gold
Miss Major was known as many things in her community — a caretaker for other Black trans women, a defender of the homeless and the incarcerated, and a Stonewall veteran who did not want the past to be used as an excuse for inaction.
Read our full obituary here:
Read our full obituary here:
Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78
Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.
19thnews.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Miss Major was known as many things in her community — a caretaker for other Black trans women, a defender of the homeless and the incarcerated, and a Stonewall veteran who did not want the past to be used as an excuse for inaction.
Read our full obituary here:
Read our full obituary here:
some news: i'm back in New York for a month to cover the NYC mayor's race!
send pitches, tips and thoughts my way
send pitches, tips and thoughts my way
October 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
some news: i'm back in New York for a month to cover the NYC mayor's race!
send pitches, tips and thoughts my way
send pitches, tips and thoughts my way
Adelita Grijalva spent her first week on Capitol Hill in a stuffy conference room, waiting to find out when she would be sworn in.
Between the Epstein fight and a government shutdown, she's still waiting.
my story from DC:
Between the Epstein fight and a government shutdown, she's still waiting.
my story from DC:
Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Adelita Grijalva spent her first week on Capitol Hill in a stuffy conference room, waiting to find out when she would be sworn in.
Between the Epstein fight and a government shutdown, she's still waiting.
my story from DC:
Between the Epstein fight and a government shutdown, she's still waiting.
my story from DC:
just let out a WHAT?? so loud at the end of the Real Housewives of the Miami reunion i made myself jump
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
just let out a WHAT?? so loud at the end of the Real Housewives of the Miami reunion i made myself jump
it’s basically locktober for government spending
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
it’s basically locktober for government spending
Jet2 holiday summer
a government shutdown fall
a government shutdown fall
October 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Jet2 holiday summer
a government shutdown fall
a government shutdown fall
When Republicans gaveled the House to order at noon, dozens of Democrats sat on their side of the chamber, some holding makeshift “missing persons” signs.
Across the aisle: Just one Republican in a sea of empty seats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Across the aisle: Just one Republican in a sea of empty seats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Democrats Use Empty House to Shame G.O.P. Ahead of Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
When Republicans gaveled the House to order at noon, dozens of Democrats sat on their side of the chamber, some holding makeshift “missing persons” signs.
Across the aisle: Just one Republican in a sea of empty seats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Across the aisle: Just one Republican in a sea of empty seats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
it's shutdown week on the Hill
anyone have any questions
anyone have any questions
September 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
it's shutdown week on the Hill
anyone have any questions
anyone have any questions
Epstein petition isn’t a done deal:
Grijalva is poised to be last signature
She can’t sign until she’s sworn in
GOP canceled votes Mon & Tues, so House is out until Oct 7
Until she signs, others can withdraw
White House has been pressuring 3 Republicans on this
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
Grijalva is poised to be last signature
She can’t sign until she’s sworn in
GOP canceled votes Mon & Tues, so House is out until Oct 7
Until she signs, others can withdraw
White House has been pressuring 3 Republicans on this
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
Arizona Democrat’s Win Clinches Bid to Force Epstein Files Vote
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Epstein petition isn’t a done deal:
Grijalva is poised to be last signature
She can’t sign until she’s sworn in
GOP canceled votes Mon & Tues, so House is out until Oct 7
Until she signs, others can withdraw
White House has been pressuring 3 Republicans on this
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
Grijalva is poised to be last signature
She can’t sign until she’s sworn in
GOP canceled votes Mon & Tues, so House is out until Oct 7
Until she signs, others can withdraw
White House has been pressuring 3 Republicans on this
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
Reposted by Michael Gold
A crackdown on gay cruising inside the Penn Station bathroom by the federal Amtrak Police has landed one person in ICE custody. Amtrak Police, unlike the NYPD, are not bound by local sanctuary protections. www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/24/a...
New Cruising Crackdown by Feds at Penn Station
Amtrak Police turned a person arrested inside a Penn Station bathroom directly over to ICE.
www.thecity.nyc
September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A crackdown on gay cruising inside the Penn Station bathroom by the federal Amtrak Police has landed one person in ICE custody. Amtrak Police, unlike the NYPD, are not bound by local sanctuary protections. www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/24/a...
we are so close to that episode of BoJack where Diane's story doesn't get published because of AOL-Time-Warner-PepsiCo-Viacom-Halliburton-Skynet-Toyota-Trader-Joe's
September 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
we are so close to that episode of BoJack where Diane's story doesn't get published because of AOL-Time-Warner-PepsiCo-Viacom-Halliburton-Skynet-Toyota-Trader-Joe's
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NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
Reposted by Michael Gold
Marilyn Hagerty, a food columnist who startled the online world with an earnestly detail-oriented and nonjudgmental appraisal of a North Dakota Olive Garden, and who was startled in turn when the review racked up more than one million page views, has died. She was 99.
Marilyn Hagerty, Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral, Dies at 99
“The chicken Alfredo ($10.95) was warm and comforting on a cold day,” she wrote from North Dakota. And suddenly the national media made her a celebrity.
nyti.ms
September 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Marilyn Hagerty, a food columnist who startled the online world with an earnestly detail-oriented and nonjudgmental appraisal of a North Dakota Olive Garden, and who was startled in turn when the review racked up more than one million page views, has died. She was 99.
House hearing on DC crime turned into this, as Nancy Mace brought up transgender people and “woke ideology.”
NANCY MACE: Mayor Bowser, what is a woman?
BOWSER: I'm a woman. Are you a woman?
MACE: 100 percent.
BOWSER: I'm a woman. You're looking at one.
NANCY MACE: Mayor Bowser, what is a woman?
BOWSER: I'm a woman. Are you a woman?
MACE: 100 percent.
BOWSER: I'm a woman. You're looking at one.
September 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
House hearing on DC crime turned into this, as Nancy Mace brought up transgender people and “woke ideology.”
NANCY MACE: Mayor Bowser, what is a woman?
BOWSER: I'm a woman. Are you a woman?
MACE: 100 percent.
BOWSER: I'm a woman. You're looking at one.
NANCY MACE: Mayor Bowser, what is a woman?
BOWSER: I'm a woman. Are you a woman?
MACE: 100 percent.
BOWSER: I'm a woman. You're looking at one.
In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an institutionalist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
Upending Precedent, Thune Bows To Realities of a Polarized Senate
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an institutionalist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
that other website has become COMPLETELY useless during a breaking news event, it's actually insane
September 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
that other website has become COMPLETELY useless during a breaking news event, it's actually insane
i am convinced some gay people just buy vacation homes because they need a repository for all their "gay art"
September 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
i am convinced some gay people just buy vacation homes because they need a repository for all their "gay art"