After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

My statement with @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social in response to this appalling report on COVID vaccine availability from @maggieastor.bsky.social and Dani Blum: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

States are laboratories of democracy — and of ways to fight back against Trump. My latest is about that work — and a catalogue of Trump-proofing bills that have been put forward in New York.

I sat down with @cbsnews.com’s Marcia Kramer to discuss how Democrats nationwide can and must fight back on redistricting.

I spoke with @russellberman.bsky.social at @theatlantic.com about the challenges facing Democrats in fighting back against Trump’s congressional seat theft in Texas — and how vital it is that we adjust to the new reality.

Please join me, @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social, @lindabrosenthal.bsky.social, and @micahlasher.bsky.social for a Know Your Rights workshop with @nyclu.org at B'nai Jeshurun on Thursday at 6:30pm. It is essential we know how to protect our neighbors when ICE is in our community.

Hear two NYS lawmakers discuss how they hope to fight back against proposed redistricting in Texas, with @sengianaris.bsky.social & @micahlasher.bsky.social: www.wnyc.org/story/answer...

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Republicans in TX and elsewhere are taking us into a new era of continuous, partisan redistricting. @sengianaris.bsky.social and I are proposing to allow New York to do mid-decade redistricting if another state fires the first shot. Time for Democrats to show up to the fight.

The real path by which a bill becomes a law in New York is less Schoolhouse Rock and more a mix of improvisational jazz and whack-a-mole.

I’ve written up some reflections on my first session in Albany — how I approached the work, successes, and disappointments.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

This 82-year-old grandfather was living a quiet life. Granted political asylum from Pinochet in 1987, he was disappeared by ICE when he went to replaced a lost green card. This is what is happening in America right now. We all need to wake the f up.

Groundbreaking project to rebuild vision and brand, at the state level, for the Democratic Party. Great to see the launch of the @statesforum.bsky.social, grateful to @dsquad.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

Proud to see my legislation with to Trump-proof New York when it comes to housing discrimination included in the @nytimes.com wrap-up of the legislative session: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/n...

Deeply proud to pass the FAIR Business Practices Act last night. There was mighty lobbying power aimed at killing the bill, but public interest prevailed. If signed into law, @newyorkstateag.bsky.social will get more powerful tools to protect New Yorkers from corporate misconduct.

Thanks to Senator Leroy Comrie and Assemblymember @micahlasher.bsky.social for sponsoring this legislation, and to the entire legislature for taking action at a time when the federal government is abandoning its responsibility to protect consumers and small businesses.

The FAIR Business Practices Act, our legislation to protect working families and small businesses from predatory lenders, abusive debt collectors, scams, and more, has passed the New York legislature.   I'm proud our state is stepping up to stop New Yorkers from being cheated.

Proud to pass legislation this evening to fix New York State tax law for renewable energy systems, so much-needed solar and wind projects can move forward.

Thank you to @nyccomptroller.bsky.social for this report. Note the #1 recommendation: ban unfair and abusive acts and practices by passing the FAIR Business Practices act, championed by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social, @micahlasher.bsky.social, and Senator Comrie.

Today, I was incredibly proud to pass legislation that will enshrine all the protections of the federal Fair Housing Act in State law. It’s a critical step to Trump-proof New York and ensure equal access to housing for New Yorkers, no matter what happens in Washington.

Big news in the war on scaffolding! Glad to be on the front lines with @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social.

Moving remarks on the Assembly floor on the long struggle for equality — and present-day efforts to erase LGBTQ Americans and history — by @deborahjglick.bsky.social, one of my first role models in public service.

You love to see it.

Great to be with solar advocates from across the state in Albany today to lobby for bills to speed our energy transition, including my bill to ensure reliable and viable tax rates for wind and solar projects. Common sense — but more controversial than you’d think!

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. (Laurence Binyon) Glad to spend the morning reflecting and remembering with our West Side community.

Read what Trump is doing to consumer protection. It is staggering. That’s why New York must pass the FAIR Business Practices Act before the legislative session wraps up next month. @newyorkstateag.bsky.social, @senatorcomrie.bsky.social and I are fighting to make it happen.

Grateful to stand with @newyorkstateag.bsky.social, @micahlasher.bsky.social and Senator Comrie!

Today, I was in Albany with Senator Leroy Comrie, Assemblymember @micahlasher.bsky.social and New Yorkers to talk about the importance of passing the FAIR Business Practices Act.   We need this bill to protect small businesses and working families from unfair and abusive business practices.

"Disgraceful." That's what a White House spokesman is calling my bill with @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social to fight back against Donald Trump's coercion of major law firms. I guess we're on the right track.

Consumers should understand just how much Trump’s tariffs are costing us. The Tariff Transparency Act, which I’ve introduced with @senatorcooney.bsky.social, is another part of our multi-front fight for New Yorkers against the damage this administration is doing.

Really interesting move here that could put in a bind those Big Law firms that bent the knee. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

This morning’s @politico.com playbook reports on my effort with @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social to fight back against the Trump Administration’s coercion of major law firms. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Here’s the full letter we sent to the Department of Financial Services, sounding the alarm on Musk and X.

We should not hand over the keys to our financial infrastructure and consumer data to Elon Musk. That’s why @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social and I are urging New York State to stop X’s efforts to become a money transmitter dead in its tracks.

"Drop Dead City," a new documentary, may be the best chronicle we have of New York City's fiscal crisis. It also brings to life key parts of the city's DNA that I'd love to see reclaimed by our next mayor.

I spoke to @sarbetter.bsky.social about my legislation, the RECOURSE Act, which would enable New York to fight back when Trump illegally withholds federal funds from the state:

. @micahlasher.bsky.social is firing on all cylinders, helping show how state legislators can (1) push back against all the federal wildness and (2) fill the vacuum in regulating corporate lawbreaking.

I’m intro’ing the GRIFT Act with @sengianaris.bsky.social to supercharge @newyorkstateag.bsky.social and #NYDFS to go after financial fraud. As @timesunion.com reports, NY can act where Trump’s SEC won’t — particularly if the call is coming from inside the house. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

In the early months of my term, I’ve put everything I’ve got into developing legislative ideas to fight back against Trump. @columbiaspec.bsky.social with an overview:

I’m working with @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social to hold Tesla and Elon Musk accountable for *real* waste, fraud, and abuse.

Great getting together with my friend and colleague @micahlasher.bsky.social!

For real waste, fraud, and abuse, have a look at Tesla's decade-old subsidy deal with the State of New York. Proud to be working with @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social to take the fight to Elon Musk.

“Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ the CFPB… New York officials have the will and the know-how to protect consumers… The time is now for a strong push to pass the FAIR Business Practices Act as soon as possible.” —founding CFPB Director Rich Cordray in @cityandstateny.bsky.social

Proud of the bill my colleague @micahlasher.bsky.social and I wrote to reform discovery laws — one of many steps towards rebuilding our city’s public safety.

The writing is on the wall—it's time for NY to divest from Tesla. Tesla's volatility & plummeting stock poses a risk to NY's pension fund. I sent a letter with 27 Assemblymembers urging NYS Comptroller DiNapol to divest.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have already done untold damage to the federal government, and they have New York in their crosshairs. That’s why @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social and I are introducing bills to fight back.

This is so important. Blue states need to be at the forefront of opposition to the administration. There's a lot we can do. newrepublic.com/article/1929...

Too often, New Yorkers and our small business owners who speak limited English are taken advantage of.   That's why I announced the FAIR Business Practices Act with Senator Leroy Comrie and Assemblymember @micahlasher.bsky.social to protect our communities from fraud.

Demasiada veces, se aprovechan de neoyorquinos y pequeños empresarios que hablan poco inglés. Por eso, junto con senador Leroy Comrie y asambleísta @micahlasher.bsky.social, anuncié la Ley de Prácticas Comerciales Justas para proteger nuestras comunidades del fraude.