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Vivienne Leheny
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· Oct 30
CCC SNAP Response
Cathedral SNAP Response
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is preparing a response to the upcoming problem many of our neighbors will be facing with the loss of their SNAP benefits.
We are collecti...
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St. John the Divine in NYC is providing one local response to the looming food-deprivation crisis due to the Trump admin/GOP's hostage-taking of SNAP funding. If you've some resources to give, this is one effort you might support:
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Please share this. My mother has been missing since December 7th. She has severe dementia and we are just praying that she is found safely.
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Wakefield: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 60-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing - Norwood News
The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating a 60-year-old woman who is reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.
www.norwoodnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Please share this. My mother has been missing since December 7th. She has severe dementia and we are just praying that she is found safely.
www.norwoodnews.org/wakefield-po...
www.norwoodnews.org/wakefield-po...
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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"The 6-year-old is part of a growing number of children arrested and detained by ICE"
God have mercy
God have mercy
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"The 6-year-old is part of a growing number of children arrested and detained by ICE"
God have mercy
God have mercy
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WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
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Important record to help guide investigations and prosecutions of this administration's brazen criminality down the road. Also useful to see and remember who capitulated to the pressure (law firms, universities, etc) and who didn't.
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Important record to help guide investigations and prosecutions of this administration's brazen criminality down the road. Also useful to see and remember who capitulated to the pressure (law firms, universities, etc) and who didn't.
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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While I’m glad Commissioner Tisch let Ricky Patel (Special Agent in Charge at HSI) know that she’s not happy with their raids, I’m disturbed by footage of NYPD officers clearing the way for ICE vehicles. It’s a violation of our sanctuary city law to facilitate deportations.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
While I’m glad Commissioner Tisch let Ricky Patel (Special Agent in Charge at HSI) know that she’s not happy with their raids, I’m disturbed by footage of NYPD officers clearing the way for ICE vehicles. It’s a violation of our sanctuary city law to facilitate deportations.
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Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today.
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today.
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
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Bay Bryan • New Album • 'BAYARD'
A kaleidoscopic pop/cabaret concept album to follow up 'The Meadow'
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November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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What a remarkable, purposeful life.
Lynd died on Nov. 17, 2022, at the age of 92, leaving a legacy as a dedicated “admirable radical” and advocate for grassroots organizing. His life and work continue to influence activists, organizers and historians who advocate radical social change and challenging established power structures. /end
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
What a remarkable, purposeful life.
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It's always a pleasure to read Jonetta's take on books!
Saturdays at the Café! A weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. #SaturdaysAtTheCafé
Saturdays at the Café
Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends have reviewed and shared on Goodreads or blogs. From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line—the highly anticipated next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series. Life hasn’t been easy for Finlay Donovan lately, but it just got a whole lot harder.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It's always a pleasure to read Jonetta's take on books!
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A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
www.thecity.nyc
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
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If you start by saying how many people you are going to arrest, the entire operation should be enjoined. That’s not how anything should work.
Border agents are set to target communities in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana in a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep.”
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
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Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
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Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep’
Border agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep,” targeting immigrants in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you start by saying how many people you are going to arrest, the entire operation should be enjoined. That’s not how anything should work.
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he charmed that demented old man so hard he could’ve gotten into his will lmao
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
he charmed that demented old man so hard he could’ve gotten into his will lmao
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THIS is why Zohran asked for the meeting.
Q: You have differences when it comes to ICE agents in NYC. How do you reconcile them?
TRUMP: We're gonna work them out. The mayor wants to have a safe New York. We're gonna work together.
TRUMP: We're gonna work them out. The mayor wants to have a safe New York. We're gonna work together.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
THIS is why Zohran asked for the meeting.
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At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
My favorite reviewer, Keith Keener (!), is out from under his rock. So good to have him back in the world!
"I'm not sure, but I believe that the screenplay was written by someone named Christopher Rufo. Kudos to him for including so many subtle messages, usually delivered as monologues delivered to the camera in Portrait mode, about the distressing challenges faced by white men at American universities."
A ★★★★★ review of After the Hunt (2025)
Set in Yale's Department of Philosophy and filmed mostly in Portrait-mode close-ups, "After the Hunt" is the best advertisement ever created for Harvard's Department of Philosophy and the iPhone. Deal...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My favorite reviewer, Keith Keener (!), is out from under his rock. So good to have him back in the world!
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Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
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Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
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This is a 19-paragraph article to which 7 journalists contributed; it contains not a single hint that there is any impropriety in the President of the United States directing the Justice Department to investigate his political adversaries.
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is a 19-paragraph article to which 7 journalists contributed; it contains not a single hint that there is any impropriety in the President of the United States directing the Justice Department to investigate his political adversaries.
Delightful. Long Live Artists.
Trump can’t make Epstein go away. A statue of the two in Washington, D.C., won’t scram either. - The Boston Globe
A sculpture of the two men, much like the political controversy surrounding their relationship, refuses to die.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Delightful. Long Live Artists.