You can blame the Founding Fathers for Trump’s ability to attack Iran without Congressional approval. Why? They didn’t expect the US to have a standing army, which led them to create a Constitution unprepared for the US’s military power.
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“This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill.
@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
Unacceptable
Reporter: Today is election day in New York City. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: Look, I voted. And I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City.
Alt text: “New Jersey Governor General Election results with 18% reporting as of November 4, 2025, 8:17 PM. Mikie Sherrill (Democrat) leads with 387,573 votes, 63.6%. Jack Ciattarelli (Republican) has 218,438 votes, 35.9%. Vic Kaplan (Libertarian) has 1,689 votes, 0.3%, and Joanne Kuniansky (Other) has 1,341 votes, 0.2%. Total votes: 609,041.”
Decision Desk has called the New Jersey governors race for Mikie Sherill. Yet another state where millions of dollars in anti trans ads didn't work.
I guess I shouldn’t give him ideas but dude, just go to Long Island
New York City is the New York City of America
A young, good-looking, high-charisma candidate beats a couple of mean, ugly older guy candidates with scandals in their past, so naturally there's a dozen essays and columns analyzing what this means for Democratic voters everywhere in terms of their policy preferences and priorities.
“The demonstrations were very small.”
Genuinely incredible that she's saying this with 2 accused rapists on either side of her
A Senate investigation has so far found 510 human rights abuses in ICE detention centers since Jan 20, including deaths, physical & sexual abuse, inadequate medical care, overcrowding & unsanitary conditions, inadequate food & water, extreme temperatures, denial of legal access, & child separation
it's fucked up how this is an enormous relief
"In modern Rome, boars knock over trash bins, wolves roam the urban fringes, raptors nest atop marble pillars, and ducks tend to their eggs inside world-renowned art museums."
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The Behind-the-Scenes Rainmakers of Andrew Cuomo's Campaign @nysfocus.bksy.social
OMG. Just like start with meatless monday or something. It's not going to kill you
My favorite John Redcorn scene. RIP
Shameful
Hell yes
It appears that the Republican administration has started deporting people from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, in blatant violation of court orders.
From one of my favorite writers, M. Gessen. The things we read and watch documentaries about are now officially happening here in the US. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
A modern record - NJ Senator Cory Booker goes the distance, 24 hours and counting. #NJ #corybooker
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ICE officers arrested 54-year-old Julio Noriega and moved him into a van before he could explain himself, he said.
He spent several hours in an ICE processing center before officers checked his wallet and realized he is a U.S. citizen.
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Judge bars Trump’s EPA from taking back $20B in climate grants — for now. "The ruling orders EPA and climate change groups to return to court to argue about the fate of the money."
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Donald Trump Brings Back “Degenerate Art” hyperallergic.com/991223/donal...
Mahmoud Khalil's rights should be defended for their own sake, and for his unborn child's sake, but they should also be defended on principle and for all of our sakes. The slope is slippery; the rights are crucial.
