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.

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work." The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting. And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

@jesscraven101.bsky.social: "This is being described as these Senators 'going rogue,' but it’s still, to me, a clear indication of Schumer’s unfitness to lead. This would never, ever have happened under a more capable leader. He needs to step down."

Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward

Senator Schumer has failed to lead this party in one of its most critical moments, and Americans will pay the price. It’s time for him to step down from leadership and make way for a new generation willing to fight for the people instead of the powerful.

Chuck Schumer has failed us.

Schumer's utter failure of leadership, regardless of how involved he was in the deal itself, should mark end of his time as minority leader. Here's which Dems are calling him out + pushing for new leadership that actually meets the moment: @rokhanna.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/rokh...

pardon our french but AUBREY MOTHERFUCKING KINGSBURY!!!!!!!&^%!&^%!&^$!^%$!^%$!^%$!&$%^!$!&^&!$^!&!&^!%!^&%!&^!%*^&!%87678768*&^!^*&&^!*%^&!%^&*!&%^!&

literally just saw four national guard playing with a street cat - tell me again why they are in dc until at least February?

Wouldn’t it be nice if fellow Dems were asking “how can we make free buses possible? achieve universal childcare?” instead of listing out all the reasons and excuses for why Zohran will fail?

I love that Zohran did not praise Cuomo in his speech. You absolutely do not have to say nice things about bad people. We should normalize that in “polite” politics: Praising bad people is not actually “civility.”

We’re about to get a million “lessons” from Zohran’s win — affordability! vibes! Cuomo! Gen Z! Social media!! Yeah, all of that matters. But also: you can’t just build another Zohran. We can both learn from him and appreciate how fucking special this is.

“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”

“Hey Zohran, Curtis here. Congratulations. When I heard those numbers come in, I was reminded of the time I was shot four times in a White Castle parking lot—maybe it was five, the doctors were arguing—anyway the point is, you got me. Call me back.”

this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028

this is objectively hilarious

so dems, please don't fucking cave now

This person took this when they called the race

Zohran’s built a movement people want to be part of. His vision and hope remind us we can change the world — and enjoy doing it. You can feel it in the creativity, the laughter, and this EPIC DJ mash-up. Politics feels alive again and it feels so damn good.

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.

this brings me great joy thanks, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. thanks, NYC <3

co-sign

To balance the glut of articles interviewing New Yorkers who claim they’re going to leave the city if Mamdani wins, someone should interview my wife and I who want to move back if he wins.

today is helping me believe that maybe someday we might possibly have a plausible chance of having nice things

Without the night shift, there is no morning.

When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits

HELLEN

Here's a list of everyone in the lead pack eight miles into the New York City Marathon. Still 13 of them.

the best of NYC Marathon weekend content — LFG, Zohran!!

My last Halloween as a Controller. Time for a (Nintendo) Switch.

That a federal judge had to block the Trump administration from pushing millions of Americans into hunger says everything about this President and the party he leads. Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.

"We are African. We are New York City. And we are voters."

It's me, hi, I'm the (tear)RIF, it's me. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

I appreciate some of the Molly Seidel quotes in here. “There's this idea that I have to stay relevant. And it's like, ‘babe, no, you don't—it's fine.’” www.maurten.com/magazine/mol...

lol I just got an email from Turbotax saying "Don't trust every hack you see on TikTok" -- the idea of TurboTax being the face of transparency...

happy Florence release day to all who celebrate

anytime Rahm for anything is floated

Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."

I’m heartbroken to learn that two New Yorkers have drowned as a result of today’s torrential rain and flooding. Their families and loved ones are in my thoughts tonight. This kind of sudden and intense rain has become the new normal—and our infrastructure isn’t prepared for it.

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape. Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv

It’s just so unnecessary to be mean right now. No one needs that.

One of my neighbors turned their little free library into a little free pantry and I have rarely been so impressed and horrified by society at the same time.

every democrat who's endorsed this man...

Cuomo going full ~a brown man couldn't really understand new yorkers and the pain of 9/11~ now

something we can agree on 🕛 Midday: The Republicans' Mamdani obsession (via @punchbowlnews.bsky.social)

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

If and when @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social becomes mayor, Democrats should be all in to help him succeed. If he delivers on lower rents, faster buses + real investment in public housing, it won’t just lift NYC — it’ll show Americans that Dems are listening to & delivering for working people.