Dare I ask what is on this tour?

I'm in Albany today with the #CommunitiesNotCages coalition as we lobby for some very common sense sentencing reforms that would benefit families, communities and save NY taxpayers. Call your NY state reps and ask them to pass the Second Look Act, the Earned Time Act and the Marvin Mayfield Act.

Just saw BlueSky's own @mrjoncryer.bsky.social (who was hilarious) in this wonderful production of "Spelling Bee". So nice to get reacquainted with this gem of a show - and wow what a cast! Brandon L. Armstrong went on as Barfee tonight and was fantastic.

I just saw Pedro Pascal in Times Square and am not at all above fangirling about it.

At the Fox upfronts today in Manhattan. As advertisers entered, we let them know that it's bad to do business with a company that lies non-stop and is in bed with the warmongering, corrupt, racist, abusive Trump regime. @riseandresist.bsky.social

Uptown Manhattan! West Bronx! Darializa is running for Congress (NY-13, Espaillat's seat) in the Dem primary. She's for abolishing ICE, affordable housing, and investing in child/family programs. She's an organizer who works with public defenders. Start spreading the word - primary is on 6/23!

The Impeach 'O' Wheel

"2026 is a midterm election year, and we’re already in primary season now–which means this is a crucial time to be picking candidates who are taking AI threats seriously...As a window into how things are playing out, let’s take a look at the Michigan Senate race" sickofai.beehiiv.com/p/data-cente...

The imagined progressive democrat says “we’re fighting for intersectional inclusion for latinx birthing persons”, when in fact they say “free childcare”, while the moderate dem says “optional means-tested tax-free savings account for new parents who meet eligibility requirements”

New Yorkers, call Governor Kathy Hochul and ask her to tax the rich more to ensure vital programs and services aren't cut: (518) 474-8390.

May Day rallies and marches today, first in uptown Manhattan, then downtown

Got up early in hopes of catching this photo before work this morning. There's only a few days each year where it's cool enough in the morning to make this shot possible. Thankfully, today was one of those days! #wildlife #birds

Tax the Rich rally at Kathy Hochul's office today

A lot of us came to Governor Kathy Hochul's office this afternoon to tell her to tax the rich so that working and middle class New Yorkers can better afford basic necessities. Call her to chime in at 518-474-8390

They killed the Voting Rights Act today. Let's stop giving them our fucking money. Join the May Day Eve Cancel Party tomorrow and stop giving so many of your dollars to right wing billionaires. www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...

"Enemy from within." "Communists, Marxists, fascists, radical left thugs, vermin." "Garbage" Somalis, "low IQ people." "She's an evil, sick, crazy, b..." Republicans want the left to tone down the rhetoric. Erm, have they listened to Donald Trump?? Zeteo put together this Trump montage:

A butterfly vigil was held today, the one year anniversary of Virginia's suicide. She was a warrior for the Epstein survivors sisters & so many victims around our nation who did not receive justice. Thank you Virginia & I hope you are at peace. 🦋 www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...

Came across this beautiful tile mural of birds (part of the Audubon Mural Project) on what happens to be National Go Birding Day.

Trump friendly outlets will be there, so there is no way to win in the room. Either don't go, or quietly leave just a couple minutes before he comes out. (But of course they'll just sit there and take it like idiots.)

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Hey, Beshear, Lis Smith, & associated Majority Dem-types: If you want to kill group-speak, how about we start with “officer-involved shooting,” “ice agent involved-shooting,” “weaponized vehicle” & other mealy-mouthed obfuscations of state-sanctioned murder?

An article I wrote for men about "Rape Academy." Women already know this & I say this with full awareness of how uncomfortable it makes men: Most men are not safe to be around alone. This is not sustainable & men must lead the change. Men, we need to talk: qasimrashid.substack.com/p/men-we-nee...

THE HOUSE JUST VOTED TO EXTENDED TPS FOR HAITI!!! Thank you, Rep. Ayanna Pressley for your leadership on this. Proud to help co-lead this effort for our Haitian brothers, sisters, and siblings. What a day.

My friends come out at dusk

Capitalist art is supposed to reflect mass taste but turns out it just reflects the insecurities of the middle aged men who mostly comprise the managerial stratum.

Two important dimensions of "where are the campus protests?" imo: 1) students envisioned possibility of changing US policy under Biden, no such illusions under Trump 2) protest energy moved off campus, away from Israel and toward anti-ICE but two causes very much linked in protesters' minds

Big protest and march in Times Square this evening against America and Trump's imperialist warmongering in Iran and beyond.

you do not have to hand it to tucker carlson or marjorie taylor greene or alex jones or megyn kelly. they're all rats who see trump as a sinking ship and they're getting ready to jump in preparation for their next act. you do not have to fall for it.

Last minute rally tonight in NYC against Trump and his insane war on Iran. There will be another protest tomorrow in Times Square at 6pm.

Some people are ready to praise the worst people you know for making a point, instead of the best people who have said it all along.

Oh God, they're making the astronauts talk to Donald Trump. #Artemis

Ever wonder how to get rid of a mattress? Or how to find resources for a neighbor in need? Call 311.    311 is contacted 100,000 times every day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. No call is too small.    So on the anniversary of 311 (3/11), I decided to answer some of those calls myself.

What is she whining about? The media barely even mentions that her sociopath son is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths due to shutting down USAID.

If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.

Elon Musk had DOGE defund USAID, the largest humanitarian organization in the world, causing HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of deaths from starvation and disease - and Trump GLEEFULLY approved it. It’s the single most evil act in US history. Cartoon by Mike Luckovich

Great Tax the Rich rally in the Bronx yesterday, featuring Bernie Sanders. New Yorkers, call Gov. Kathy Hochul and tell her to support Zohran's proposed 2% tax on the wealthy: 518-474-8390

You will not agree with everyone marching at No Kings! You won't like every sign you see or cheer at every single line from every speaker! And that's fine - that's even great! It's important to get exposed to the diversity of the coalition and figure out where your lane is.

Contract faculty at my alma mater NYU are on strike. I swung by the Paulson Center and hundreds of faculty and allies were on the picket line.

counted 25 ICE officers (most with ERO vests) during my 26-minute wait in the LGA Terminal C Touchless line this morning. every one of them was either standing doing nothing or slowly walking the length of the line doing nothing. at least four were in masks.

Democracy Now! celebration at Riverside Church tonight

Bruce Springsteen, Angela Davis and Patti Smith were among the impressive line-up at Democracy Now's 30th Anniversary event at Riverside Church tonight, a celebration of Amy Goodman and her journalist colleagues.

Surprise appearance from Bruce Springsteen at the end of the Democracy Now 30th Anniversary celebration at Riverside Church this evening. He sang his new anti-ICE anthem Streets of Minneapolis.

This week, the average daily population at Dilley dropped to 100 people, compared with over 900 in January. The shift follows weeks of mounting public pressure generated in part by the widespread publication of letters written by detained children. @micarosenberg.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com

Got standing room tickets for a play, thinking 'No problem, I can lean for 90 minutes.' Until I saw what I have to lean on.

Rise and Resist demonstration this evening reading the names of people who have died in ICE detention and killed by ICE in 2025 and so far this year.

Three people killed by drivers this week in NYC. If this had happened on the subway we wouldn’t stop talking about the DaNgER

Some days it’s political outrage. Some days it’s magic and whimsy. Most days it’s both. Art by @katieabey.bsky.social ✨🔥

for me “doom scrolling” is actually just the pathological hunt for the first piece of news that indicates this whole unbearable moment is about to unravel

One of my favorite signs at the counterprotest to Nazi Jake Lang's little anti-Muslim rally at Gracie Mansion today

Nazi Jake Lang showed up in NYC today with a few of his fellow loser white supremacists for an anti Muslim protest. They brought a (totally innocent) live goat to their tiny little rally. But lots of New Yorkers turned up to counterprotest.