Really great content this week at @boltsmag.org! I expect you may have missed some, so here we go: 1️⃣ Buffalo jails is notoriously deadly for people who are locked in. And little has changed under the new GOP sheriff, despite a lot of talk, @rainalips.bsky.social And yet, he's running unopposed:

What does Dem nominee for NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani’s trip to see family have to do with the mass murder that took place in midtown Manhattan a week ago? Absolutely nothing

More than a year ago, New York Times management told its reporters covering Gaza to restrict the use of the terms "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing." Sounding the alarm on genocide earlier could have had an impact. fair.org/home/nyt-sup...

Thanks to @boltsmag.org for publishing my seventh reported story on jail conditions in @eriecounty.bsky.social. @ourcityaction.bsky.social @surjbuffalo.bsky.social @buffalonews.com @news4buffalo.bsky.social boltsmag.org/erie-county-...

NEW in Bolts: Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, Erie County jails remain notorious for their high death rate. boltsmag.org/erie-co...

Freelance writers are getting paid $200 for 1000 word articles in a lot of places esp online. I don't think a lot of people are aware of this.

Another PAC that we can fund to beat Cuomo again and get Zohran into the mayorship. secure.actblue.com/donate/dream... If you can’t donate - consider following them here: @dreamfornyc.bsky.social

We beat this loser once. We're going to beat him again. Starting by ratio-ing his announcement video 😎

The wise @rainalips.bsky.social on #Mamdani's win: “You don’t get anywhere responding to the racist, fascist, aggression of ppl like Donald Trump w a defensive crouch. You can only win by standing up for yourself, by being brave & uniting w other ppl.” ⬇️ @versobooks.bsky.social

Enjoyed the challenge of writing about The Requisitions, Nazis, and the concept of dying bravely for The Metropolitan Review open.substack.com/pub/metropol...

NEW EPISODE: Writer @Raina Lipsitz joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. @literaryhub.bsky.social #politics #podcast #DemocraticSocialist #news #books #nycprimary lithub.com/raina-lipsit...

Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.

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I am as reliable a Dem voter and activist as you are likely to find, and I am *LIVID* with the Dem establishment and Dem leadership. They are a clown masterclass right now. This Mamdani energy, though? PUT IT IN MY VEINS.

was: "could" now: did via @rainalips.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1945...

"Our future will not be different until we make a different a choice." New ad feat. @aoc.bsky.social now airing across New York City.

In slamming Mamdani, the NYT editorial board cited "reporting" by NY Mag, aka, a random quote from an unnamed legislator. I broke down the NY Mag piece for @fairmediawatch.bsky.social. It's easy to sow doubt about someone when most of your sources are anonymous ill wishers! fair.org/home/how-to-...

Read the full story ⤵️ newrepublic.com/article/1945...

How does the world's smallest Super PAC with a budget that's just 1/550th of the mayoral primary go on to define the opposition to Andrew Cuomo? With a little creativity and a lot of chutzpah. Read more from Raina Lipsitz in @newrepublic.com‬ 📰

I’m asking for your donation. But it’s not for me. To defeat Andrew Cuomo and turn the page on corruption, we need strong candidates in this race like Speaker Adrienne Adams. NYC, give what you can before Monday night’s deadline!

I’m told that Thomas Sipp announced his intention to resign at the end of a Skadden town hall event for his litigation group. Colleagues “applauded him out of the room,” according to a source familiar. bsky.app/profile/anna...

fair.org/home/media-o... When No Other Land won this year’s Academy Award for best documentary feature, corporate media outlets didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet.

CounterSpin interview with Eric Blanc on worker-to-worker organizing fair.org/home/these-s...

Journalist, media critic and FAIR writer Ari Paul, who published an opinion column for Haaretz about Palestinian activist #MahmoudKhalil's deportation case, appears on CNN's Connect the World to discuss the silencing of political #dissent. video.snapstream.net/Play/5VvQ00r...

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Israel's deliberate killing of a journalist was covered in leading international papers and independent US outlets—but virtually no establishment US news organizations. fair.org/home/israel-...