The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump Administration from deploying National Guard troops in the Chicago area. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/23/s...

Important context here: when Peter Thiel and David Sacks began their war on diversity as undergrads at Stanford, thirty years ago, the very first tactic they adopted was to normalize slurs that had already been stigmatized out of mainstream society. This return of these hateful terms was a key goal.

Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.

I’m a proud member of the transition. I’m a proud Jew for Palestinian liberation. And I’m proud to volunteer alongside brilliant leaders and organizers being targeted. The new McCarthyism won’t break our solidarity, disrupt our movements, or stop us from winning the city we need.

Let’s go!

❣️Mabrook + Mazal Tov to JFREJ Board Members, @kungernyc.bsky.social & Rabbi Ellen Lippman, for their respective appointments to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ‘s transition team & the more than a dozen other JFREJ members also named in this powerful list of NYers ready to roll up their sleeves & work!

Every woman knows and has perfected this face when getting unwelcome attention. 🎯 for offering neither encouragement nor provocation until escape is possible.

Indeed, some of the earliest petitions and what we’d now call letters to the editors that circulated in print media in the early americas were manifestos, and other political writings from enslaved and free Black people arguing for abolition and/or return to Africa.

Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE

Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"

"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org

Retirement and not running next year should make it EASY for electeds to do the hardest and most principled thing… not the most cowardly thing (which is ALSO unpopular). Shame on all of them. Schumer retire and resign now.

It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not. If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.

The most Democrat consultant-brained piece of this was making it a procedural fight about ACA subsidies — that, if extended for a year, would help the GOP in the 2026 midterms anyway — instead of making it stand against Trump’s lawlessness and corruption. But that would require believing in things.

Normally retiring senators, from whichever party, do the courageous thing. This time they did the cowardly thing, and caved.

Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.

Congrats, Senate Dems. You just squandered all the momentum from last week. Fucking incredible job.

So Democrats get: 1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays 2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail 3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts Those all seem like wins for the GOP.

Nice article in the Wisconsin paper. captimes.com/opinion/john...

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

Was proud to talk about @jfrejnyc.bsky.social and Jews for Zohran and why Trump doesn’t speak for Jews this am on tv! mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/nHg9NZ...

Zohran ran for mayor of Sesame Street and Cuomo ran for Mayor of “Escape from NY.” Our NY has problems big and small, but it takes care of each other and welcomes all and it’s OUR HOME. Last night was all of that - taxi drivers, Jews, aunties, young people, union members - all celebrating us!

Zohran Mamdani: "So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."

if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this. can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.

Schumer needs to retire now.

Jews for Zohran are out in numbers this am! We are talking to voters about the thriving affordable city we’re ready to win together. @jfrejnyc.bsky.social

My costume made @thecity.nyc newsletter!

Kvelling over the 100+ JFREJers who canvassed in Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, & Brooklyn and rallied with the People's Majority coalition for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social today. >2 DAYS to win a path to a more just NYC: Make your plan to vote Tues & join Jews 4 Zohran on doors + phones: jfrej.org/field

Marathon Sunday is NYC at its best! Supportive, creative and in it together! Cheering on strangers all the way til the last person makes it! We’ve got each others’ backs… That’s how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social campaign feels! Go vote. Run Fast & Free! Vote Mamdani! #JewsForZohran

NEW: The WH did not disclose several donors to the ballroom who have business before Trump: ▶️Jeff Yass, investor in TikTok parent company: $2.5m+ to ballroom ▶️BlackRock, trying to buy Panama Canal ports: $2.5m+ ▶️Extremity Care, Medicare reimbursement issues: $2.5m ▶️Vantive, Medicare reimbursement

A deeply disturbing plan, but one thing important to clarify here is that these contracts would be for skiptracing, i.e. establishing locations, and NOT for carrying out arrests. So this would not see private contractors grabbing people — although it could mean contractors surveilling immigrants.

Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”

Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.

“Donald Trump hosted a Great Gatsby party while SNAP benefits were about to disappear for 42 million Americans … He does not give a damn about you.” @governor.ca.gov

Did I vote today just to get the special Halloween sticker and tattoo? Of course! But any day is a good day to vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @shahanafrombk.bsky.social on the WFP line!

i’m continually struck by the joy zohran has brought to this election and the absolute venom with which it’s been met.

Zohran Mamdani spent last night with the late-night workers he said are often forgotten — can drivers at LGA and hospital workers on a 7-7 shift at Elmhurst Hospital, before walking to Kebab King and then having a midnight press conference in Jackson Heights

Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai...

I helped write this @jfrejnyc.bsky.social parody earworm of all the reasons not to vote Cuomo. May it be stuck in your head longer than it takes to defeat him. Vote Zohran!

Hope you enjoy #NoCuomo!, a pro- #Zohran "Gaston"/Beauty & the Beast #parody I produced+cowrote for @jfrejnyc.bsky.social! Share to replace hate+disinfo with humor+joy! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got majority of Jewish primary votes. We'll do it again! #LFG #NYC #Mayor #Election2025 #Cuomo #GOTV

This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI

Damn, @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social absolutely nails it here.

This is a concentration camp. Call it what it is. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

It’s worth considering how an Andrew Cuomo mayoralty would objectively be a disaster and everybody knows it—especially his backers. But they don’t give a shit about the day after, only thwarting the rise of any potential alternative. A striking demonstration of the nihilism of the political centre.

Anyone made Aunties for Zohran merch yet?

Our New York says no to transphobes and bigots. We stand with @abbystein.bsky.social! No Cuomo. No Trump. No Post. No Bigots.

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style. Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.