Cuts to NIH grants have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, with infectious disease research hit especially hard. A stark example of the real-world repercussions of Trump and co.'s health policy 🧪 my latest:

Tascha gave so many people the courage to knock that first door, make that first call and build the bridges with our neighbors that got us this far. Together, we fought for a city for all of us. Now, we’ll build a City Hall for all of us.

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected. And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.* Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

This is far worse than anyone expected. Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps. All as mass internment camps are being built.

LISTEN UP, DORKS! @standupforscience.bsky.social is getting (even more!) political. People often say "well what can one person do??" 🥊 If all our followers joined Science Fight Club and gave $5 a month, we could save science! 🥊Join here: www.standupforscience.net/join-science... SHARE WIDELY!

Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

After tonight, I've seen enough; he won't change. @justicedemocrats.com is right: it's time to primary Chuck. The right and obvious choice is AOC. @aoc.bsky.social, the people are ready to rally around you. The time to run for US Senate has now arrived. go.justicedemocrats.com/signup/jd-em...

Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net

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Very exciting to see activists launching a new nonprofit today to keep building on the community of volunteers that came together to get Mamdani elected. Our Time is a 501(c)(4) and plans to start events in December.

Being brown in the US, I'm just grateful I got to be a part of, and witness Zohran peaking at such an important point on the NYC,US & global scale. I was so close to being so disillusioned about politics and our power in it, now I understand what community-building can actually look like. #mamdani

he really ended his speech with Dhoooomm !!! #mamdani #nyc2025

MAMDATE #nyc2025 #zohran #mamdani #dsa #wfp

A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx. It was a little different last week.

New York is a-changin'.

Nothing energized me more than the meaningful conversations (& civil debates) I have had with my community in East Harlem #nyc while canvassing. I’ll remember each of these people I met, the struggles or doubts they shared. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social campaign has truly brought us together on hope..

While I was energized by the likely-voters today at Harlem early pollsite (3-to-1 enthused about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social vision), it was also such a sad juxtaposition to see long lines for food assistance (SNAP benefits expire today). We need a city that’s affordable for all. #nyc #election2025

We’re already making history. Now let’s break a record. This Sunday, we’re going to knock on the most doors in a single day in New York history. But only if you sign up: zohranfornyc.com/gotv

Thanks to everyone who came to our office to donate blood and join the bone marrow registry this Halloween! We gave away over 100 hot dogs, 15 pounds of candy, signed up 50 people for the bone marrow registry, and collected 28 units of blood —which is more blood than in three people’s bodies!

Trump’s federal shutdown threatens access to food for over 3 million New Yorkers. If you or someone you know needs help accessing food, support is available: 🍎 DYCD Food Pantries Directory: nyc.gov/site/dycd/services/food_pantries.page 🥫 Food Bank NYC Finder: foodbanknyc.org/find-food

Following Hurricane Melissa's devastation, Jamaica’s decade-long effort to build financial resilience will be tested. Its $150 million catastrophe bond, triggered by a storm’s low pressure and path, will provide quick relief. Jamaica’s model may serve as a guide for other climate-vulnerable nations.

Six days left and a whole lotta doors to knock. Let's get it: zohranfornyc.com/gotv

@zohrankmamdani is a deeply thoughtful human being and we think he would make the best NYC mayor imaginable. We feel this as New Yorkers, as Jews and as human beings who are desperate for kindness, compassion and empathy to be represented in our politics. GET OUT THE VOTE here bit.ly/4nxYXFp

“NYT is trash“ Exhibit #876. Subscribe to local independent media, we need them more than *wordle* in these times.

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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: “We do not get to determine the scale of a crisis, our choice is how we repsond.”

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

When Albany starts to claim that they can't tax the rich, will you be DEMAGOGUED or will you demand that they tax the rich? Organized people can win demands and unorganized individuals cannot.

Let’s go yell at their front porch, Zohran

The new @handsoffnyc.bsky.social coalition consists of— • labor unions • faith-based institutions • advocacy orgs • base-building membership orgs. We must prepare against Trump's inevitable attack on NYC. Sign up here to join the mass call (Wed, Oct @ 7:00pm EDT). www.mobilize.us/nycindivisib...

Congress created Special Immigrant Juvenile Status as a protection against deportation — yet because of procedural quirks, there is a lag/limbo between SIJS and a green card, and a person can have both a removal order AND a SIJS grant. This admin is pushing forward with removal during this lag time.

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker. And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows. No more.

Heads up, NYC! Early voting for the General Election starts TODAY! 🗳    🗓 Early Voting: Oct 25 – Nov 2  🗓 Election Day: Nov 4    Find your polling location at findmypollsite.vote.nyc 

With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness. Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.

dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience

This is incredibly critical right now, friends - a kickoff call for the @handsoffnyc.bsky.social coalition to talk about how to resist Trump's occupation here in NYC. Please make the time! www.mobilize.us/nycindivisib...

Want to help us save science? Learn about @standupforscience.bsky.social and donate here: standupforscience.net

ICE just escalated NYC enforcement in the most visible possible way: sweeping in and arresting immigrant vendors on Canal Street, where tourists have forever flocked to buy knockoff designer handbags.

Here we go, NYC... hellgatenyc.com/ice-storms-c...

We've been misled to think that public budgets are like personal budgets: we must save, then spend. But the rules for the rich are basically in reverse: they borrow to spend; banks create money for them. @moneyontheleft.bsky.social helps us learn how to wage class war using public, fiscal means.

Hundreds of anti-science bills have hit statehouses, targeting key public health protections such as vaccines, milk safety, fluoride. bit.ly/4qkw167

That’s what my mayor should be fixing, not conflict overseas… Sadly, my dog will hate this change when it rains 🙃 thanks for that, Zohran

Most transcription factors were historically considered undruggable. But some innovative biotechs are changing all that - & big pharma is starting to pay attention (and big bucks). Out now in @natbiotech.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Pro-regime media is funded by your wordle addiction. If you or someone you know is struggling with a NYT subscription please show them video games

Just dropped by a *huge* canvass launch in Astoria. Thanks for the birthday cake!

What a great way to spend a ☀️ Sunday in Astoria, canvassing for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ! Birthday surprise visit from Z-man himself! We’re in the home stretch, let’s bring it home, a NYC everyone can afford! #scienceispolitical

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