Not with a bang but a wager

Read this from @hellgatenyc.com. Every Brooklyn District Leader is up for election next year — we can do so much better than Frank Seddio! Join @newkingsdems.bsky.social!

The fact that Seddio has such a prominent role in Brooklyn democratic politics is an indictment of the party and the reason why the @newkingsdems.bsky.social is essential. Also this is just a good story. Boils otherwise inscrutable legal maneuvering into something legible and worth reading.

The Brooklyn Dems' judicial selection process "has always been opaque, intentionally obscuring who is doing favors for who," said Tony Melone, the president of the New Kings Democrats, a reform organization. "There is enormous potential for corruption in the way that the party chooses judges."

I know there's no bottom and this era will always only get dumber until it ends but christ amighty I still didn't think Sinaloa drug trafficker president would be on the pardon list

i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences

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Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market

Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“The Police Department will continue to allow precinct commanders to ignore parking rules, refusing to implement one of the major placard abuse reforms recommended by city probers earlier this year, Streetsblog has learned.” — nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/e...

Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"

"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz" -____________-

Yep. NYC needs to move beyond paint and plastic to permanent, high-quality materials that are installed quickly.

I’m very glad The New York Times commissioned this research by Harvard. It’s the first look at how the Medicaid will hammer urban community hospitals. The Harvard research itself says 109 hospitals are most at risk, but I don’t see a link to the list? hsph.harvard.edu/health-quali...

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Mark your calendars, it’s a big one, y’all. We’re going to elect our Executive Committee members, hear from @bklyncantwait and more…

Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!

wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)

i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate

Not what this article is entirely about but I HATE scam pacs what do you mean they raised $678 MILLION AND ONLY ELEVEN MILLION WENT TO CANDIDATES AND CAMPAIGNS

We need to have a conversation (and have needed to have this conversation for about 20 years) about constantly bailing out the charity care hospitals: This year, it's Brooklyn Hospital Center; previously, it was Interfaith (for the ~fourth time), before that it was LICH -- ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

a big runoff last night, in New Orleans: Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet. So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.

A "modest margin" when Mamdani beat his next closest challenger by 8 points in a three-person race. Trump won by just 1.5% and it was played off as a seismic realignment of American politics and culture.

lol she got his ass and he knows it

This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House *no SNAP benefits *half benefits *full benefits *pause provision of benefits. Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.

man this administration is really racing to set the record straight: they really really don’t want hungry kids to be able to eat and they will punish you for it

Wait I thought he was imposing sharia law?

Once again reminding everyone that "insane ripoff financial products/scams are awesome" vs "all debt is a sinful moral failing pushed by (((bankers)))" actually represents a huge wedge within the far-right.

if you didn’t catch my column this week you can now watch it

KBJ, as the circuit justice for CA1, temporarily stays McConnell’s order that Trump fully fund SNAP for November, says the appeals court should issue its decision on the matter before she or the full SCOTUS gets involved. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts. www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...

Has New York Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs resigned over Mamdani yet? I hope he hasn't, so that he can instead resign over *improving Republican margins over Trump 2024 in an anti-Republican wave election*. Trump won Nassau by just 4%—now look at this bloodbath

I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.

Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now let’s get to work. transition2025.com

dawg not the steakhouse wedding font

Let’s go @kaylaforcouncil! Your hard work, experience, and integrity will serve Brooklynites well in the City Council. And here’s to keeping Southern Brooklyn blue!

What we know, final edition of the night: [Now in 3 parts] —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG —Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS —Dems defend NJ-Gov —Dems win NJ+VA trifectas —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win state supreme court —ME anti-mail voting measure loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices

"If his campaign didn't inspire anyone, at least it cemented his legacy the way we should all remember it. As a man who will do anything, say anything, hurt anyone, just to keep a grip on power." Great piece from @davecolon.bsky.social nygroove.nyc/andrew-cuomo...

I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not

*slaps roof* we're gonna build so much housing in vickie paladino's district

Congrats @zohranmamdani! You’ve inspired us all with your ambitious, inclusive, joyful campaign. We look forward to supporting you as we continue to build a city and a politics that works for all of us!

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant." SAY. THAT. SHIT!

ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections

to me this is the story of the election there was never any way for Cuomo to win if he didn't win the Bronx, central Brooklyn and southern Queens and he lost all three Zohran convinced the crucial swing voters in this race that he was the Democrat and Cuomo was not, and that's why he won

Well have you? If not, here's where: zohranfornyc.com/vote

There are so many reasons to vote for Mamdani, and many more reasons why one should not vote for Cuomo. A huge, not insignificant one, is rewarding @lindseyboylan.bsky.social for the nonstop work she has done to make sure sexually abusive old men don’t get to lord over all of us anymore.

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