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Comte Gustave de Monet. Founding Deputy Editor at
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Popeworldbuild
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It is not that shocking. This is a nation built on slavery and genocide. A nation that refuses to reckon with its history. Refuses to heed warnings and facts. How can democracy continue when so many citizens embrace cruelty versus aiding their fellows?
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THE WOLF OF WALL STREET | "Not Leaving" Clip | Paramount Movies
YouTube video by Paramount Movies
https://youtu.be/g07Xxr20L9s?t=65
21 days ago
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Reuven Blau
about 1 month ago
A top NYPD official in charge of transportation is under investigation for an alleged hit and run of a parked car — and then trying to cover it up. “He’s in a lot of trouble,” a senior NYPD source said. “It’s a serious case.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/27/n...
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Top NYPD Traffic Chief Probed for Alleged Hit-and-Run, Cover-Up
Franklin Sepulveda is accused of sideswiping a car then telling a subordinate to lie — and the case is now under Internal Affairs review.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/27/nypd-traffic-chief-iab-hit-run/
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Money for nothin, and the chips for free
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Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/winnie-greco-eric-adams-aide-attempted-cash-katie-honan-reporter/
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ICE Ships 7-Year-Old Queens Student and Mom to Texas Detention
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ICE Ships 7-Year-Old Queens Student and Mom to Texas Detention, Prompting School Principal’s Plea for Their Release
An older brother is detained in Newark while two other siblings remain in New York, “unprotected and traumatized” after arrests at immigration check-in.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/15/family-separation-26-federal-plaza-ice-ps-89/
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Federal prosecutors are pleading the Fifth now?
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Mother Jones
about 2 months ago
The Israeli military has killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists since October 2023.
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Israel has killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists in Gaza
The latest killings were targeted attacks on reporters covering the war in Gaza, according to the news network that employed them.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/israel-gaza-palestinian-war-journalists-killed/
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‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics
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‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics
NYC Care enrollment declines for the first time, as doctors warn that New Yorkers worried about their immigration status are avoiding care out of deportation fears.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/12/ice-fear-undocumented-immigrant-medical-services-nyccare/
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Rachel Holliday Smith
about 2 months ago
whoopsie daisy
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Get Out: Adams Opens Campaign Office in Building With Vacate Order
The storefront Democratic club HQ where the mayor just had a ribbon-cutting ceremony had a parapet collapse in dramatic fashion two years ago.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/08/adams-mill-basin-campaign-office-vacate-order/
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Nonprofit news sites are built to generate impact — but these are also generating audiences
In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news site...
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/nonprofit-news-sites-are-built-to-generate-impact-but-these-are-also-generating-audiences/
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THE CITY
2 months ago
THE CITY is seeking a dynamic Associate Director of Development to join our nonprofit newsroom and play a pivotal role in advancing our mission through strategic fundraising and donor engagement. Apply here:
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Associate Director of Development at THE CITY
THE CITY is seeking a dynamic Associate Director of Development to join New York City's premier nonprofit newsroom focusing on accountability and service journalism and play a pivotal role in…
https://city-report-inc.breezy.hr/p/1430450443d0-associate-director-of-development
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Trump’s Homeland Security Council Sets Its Sights on Zohran Mamdani
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Trump’s Homeland Security Council Sets Its Sights on Zohran Mamdani
“The Department of Homeland Security has authorities that have never been utilized before,” Secretary Kristi Noem told the group.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/02/trump-homeland-security-council-zohran-mamdani/
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THE CITY
3 months ago
For a REAL detailed map of how NYC voted, check our map out 😎
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/m...
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Mamdani Leads Primary Vote in Rebuke to Cuomo
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Mamdani Leads Primary Vote in Rebuke to Cuomo
No mayoral candidate took more than 50% of first round votes in the Democratic mayoral primary, prompting a ranked-choice tally next week.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/24/mayoral-election-first-round-results-cuomo-mamdani/
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THE CITY
3 months ago
A reporter from The City had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
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Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents Inside Immigration Court
The arrest came in his latest visit to the courthouse to speak with migrants there.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/brad-lander-arrest-ice-immigration-court/
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Chief of Department John Chell Used False Identity in Bid to Avoid Income Tax, NYPD Records Show
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Chief of Department John Chell Used False Identity in Bid to Avoid Income Tax, NYPD Records Show
Chell pleaded guilty to departmental charges in that case and one other, according to records in a lawsuit accusing him of misrepresenting an incident where officers ran over a man.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/12/john-chell-nypd-disciplinary-records-fake-identity/
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Migrants, and a Pastor, Arrested Inside Manhattan Immigration Courthouse
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Migrants, and a Pastor, Arrested Inside Manhattan Immigration Courthouse
Dozens of masked agents in plainclothes searched for targets exiting the elevators.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/28/ice-arrests-migrants-26-federal-plaza-pastor/
4 months ago
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Alyssa Katz
4 months ago
Mayor [firstname, lastname] sells out New Yorkers to protect himself from consequences of abusing power.
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De Blasio Sued City Hall and Lost. Here’s How Much It’s Costing Us
The former mayor apologized to New Yorkers and agreed to pay for his past NYPD protection on the presidential campaign trail. But taxpayers still paid to defend a "meritless" lawsuit he filed to avoid...
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/21/de-blasio-suit-city-hall-costs-nyc-taxpayers/
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Kate Hinds
4 months ago
If you, like me, have spent HOURS (no exaggeration) on hold w/the MTA recently, trying to understand why your credit card keeps being rejected at the turnstile, you need to read this
@jmartineznyc.bsky.social
story in
@thecity.nyc
. I felt seen.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/20/o...
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OMNY Complaints Mount as MTA Still Working Out Bugs in New System
Commuters say they are running into delays on being billed for transit trips. The MTA insists kinks will be ironed out by the end of the year.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/20/omny-complaints-mta-bugs
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Ivan Pereira
4 months ago
“Restore Sanity” doesn’t disclose its funders as it urges voters to “beat back special interests.” But records show it’s linked to Tusk Strategies, whose CEO is advising Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for mayor. via
@katiehonan.bsky.social
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Dark Money Group With Cuomo Ties Sends Election Mail Blitz
“Restore Sanity” doesn’t disclose its funders as it urges voters to “beat back special interests.” But records show it’s linked to Tusk Strategies, whose CEO is advising Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for ma...
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/16/restore-sanity-dark-money-cuomo/
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Check out the Meet Your Mayor quiz from
@thecity.nyc
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Take the Quiz: Meet Your Mayor 2025
Candidates for NYC mayor told us where they stand on issues. Which is the top match for you? Find out before heading to the polls.
https://projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-mayor-2025-election-quiz-candidates
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Reuven Blau
4 months ago
During the hearing, Daniel Martuscello revealed that 46 people have died behind bars this year. That’s actually on pace to be slightly lower than the 144 prison deaths in 2024, which was a five-year high. Lawmakers push for early release measure on good behavior.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/15/a...
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Albany Push for Prison Reforms Left Out of State Budget
The father of fatally beaten inmate Robert Brooks was among those pleading for more oversight and compassion in the state prison system.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/15/albany-push-prison-reforms-state-budget/
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legal cat 🐾
5 months ago
None of this is legal, hope this helps.
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Kirk Rudell
5 months ago
Four year limit on “hearts with the victims as they seek justice and healing for the wrongs they have experienced.”
#UnionStrong
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Reuven Blau
5 months ago
ICYMI: New York State is currently keeping 404 people in prison simply b/c they have no place to go. That's the only reason they are locked up right now. The state law dictating early releases by DOCCS bars them from being sprung straight into shelters.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/29/h...
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Few Have Left Prison Under Hochul Early-Release Push
Just 151 people have left state incarceration out of hundreds potentially eligible as state grapples with a shortage of correction officers. Housing restrictions are a big reason why.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/29/hochul-prison-early-release-corrections/
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Samantha Maldonado
5 months ago
FEMA: Here's money to feed migrants. Also FEMA: Actually, we're taking those away because you fed migrants and they could be "illegal" so maybe you're breaking the law. In the meantime, a food pantry scrambles to meet the needs of hungry New Yorkers.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/17/t...
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Brooklyn Food Pantry Loses Federal Migrant Aid Grants — for Feeding Migrants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency yanked $1.3 million in funds from the Campaign Against Hunger, accusing the group of aiding “illegal aliens.”
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/17/trump-food-pantry-cuts-migrant-aid/
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“This is setting us back decades,” said Dr. Huang. “Everyone should be extremely concerned about what’s going on.”'
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“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s ...
https://www.propublica.org/article/whooping-cough-measles-outbreak-vaccine-hesitancy-trump
5 months ago
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Dave Johnson
5 months ago
"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in ... Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts — and the person had the correct username and password"
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When this is over, U.S. rights abusers must be tried for crimes against humanity | Will Bunch
Escalating reports of human rights crimes from Kristi Noem's propaganda to ICE cruelty must be wiped clean with justice.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/us-crimes-humanity-ice-kristi-noem-20250413.html
5 months ago
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ICE Took His Son From Their Bronx Apartment. Now His Son Is In Bukele’s Mega-prison In El Salvador
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
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ICE Took His Son From Their Bronx Apartment. Now His Son Is In Bukele's Mega-prison In El Salvador
Merwil Gutiérrez had no criminal record when ICE agents detained the 19-year-old outside his home. Now his father, Wilmer, is still searching for answers.
https://documentedny.com/2025/04/14/ice-bukele-cecot-tren-de-aragua-el-salvador-new-york-deported/
6 months ago
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Columbia Student Hunted by Homeland Security Asks If She’s Hidden Name in Sec. Marco Rubio Memo
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Columbia Student Hunted by Homeland Security Asks If She’s Hidden Name in Marco Rubio Memo
Lawyers for the green card holder are demanding the Trump administration produce a memo by Rubio in which her name likely appears, alongside that of detained activist Mamoud Khalil.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/11/columbia-student-yunseo-chung-marco-rubio-memo/
6 months ago
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THE CITY
6 months ago
NEW: FEMA cancelled the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, jeopardizing over $300 million for New York City-specific efforts meant to protect against flooding from rainfall and coastal storms.
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Trump Climate Cuts ‘Devastating’ to Local Flood Protection Projects
All five boroughs are affected by the cancellation of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which funds more than $300 million in projects to ward off coastal and rainfall…
https://buff.ly/XP2O3fv
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Reuven Blau
6 months ago
Local news matters: “You saved me, whether from another beating or death, that article made them think, if we touch this kid, it’s going to hit the New York Daily News, and whoever is connected to that is going to burn,” he told THE CITY last week.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/07/n...
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Nearly Decade After Brutal Beating by Prison Guards, Man Gets $1.2 Million Settlement
“I know what it's like to be on a f-ing table, chained up, immobilized and to be beaten nonstop,” Matthew Raymond told THE CITY. “It’s not OK. It ruined my life.”
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/07/ny-state-prison-guard-brutality-settlement/
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Ida Bae Wells
6 months ago
Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI. “Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
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Japanese American National Museum takes a stand against DOGE cuts to NEH
The National Endowment for the Humanities warned museums across the country that it was slashing funding, including money previously pledged to places such as LACMA and the Japanese American National ...
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-04/national-endowment-humanities-neh-doge-trump-funding-cuts-museums
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THE CITY merch store now has limited edition newborn-toddler onesies
thecity.nyc/merch-store
support your favorite journalists and your favorite babies
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The City
THE CITY was founded on the belief that local independent journalism should be available and accessible to all - and now you can take that spirit with you with a piece of THE CITY merch featuring our ...
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6 months ago
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Private groups work to identify and report student protesters for possible deportation
President Donald Trump's efforts to deport foreign students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations are getting help from private groups that use facial-recognition technology to identify m...
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-students-campus-gaza-protests-deportation-9e2d4abc1c158454da1f68c01062c9ef
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New merch store just dropped
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The City
THE CITY was founded on the belief that local independent journalism should be available and accessible to all - and now you can take that spirit with you with a piece of THE CITY merch featuring our ...
http://www.thecity.nyc/merch-store
6 months ago
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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney
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Dr Eville
6 months ago
Tax them at the same rate "as the "GOOD OLE DAYS" back in the 80's when Reagan was President
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Litbowl
6 months ago
From Steven Willis's book, A Peculiar People. Published by
@buttonpoetry.bsky.social
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bookshop.org/a/862/978163...
#poem
#books
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For New Voters at the Alma Mater of Adams and Adams, the Mayoral Primary Is Mostly an Afterthought
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For New Voters at the Alma Mater of Adams and Adams, the Mayoral Primary Is Mostly an Afterthought
The face-off between the two former classmates at Bayside High School, Eric Adams and Adrienne Adams, barely registered among graduating seniors.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/06/eric-adrienne-adams-bayside-high/
7 months ago
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Jen Jennings
7 months ago
DEI initiatives are still legal. Universities need to stand their ground. A Friday gift to your university's General Counsel Office - courtesy of an all star lineup of civil rights lawyers and scholars. You're going to want to read this.
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OGC Memo re Trump DEI and SFFA 2025 02 20.pdf | Powered by Box
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Alyssa Katz
8 months ago
Bill de Blasio piped up to say the Department of Justice charges against Adams were "flimsy," just in case anyone is tempted to wax nostalgic at this moment in history.
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Adams Claims Vindication in Trump DOJ Move to Dismiss Corruption Case
The mayor says his "unnecessary ordeal” is over now — but the language in memo from top Justice Dept. officials allows charges to be brought again at a later date.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/11/eric-adams-statement-doj-corruption-charges-trump/
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Vignesh Ramachandran
8 months ago
In a democracy, it’s literally the role of the free press to hold power to account, especially officials who work for the people with the people’s tax dollars.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/b...
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Trump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts
Since his inauguration, the president has been quick to demonize what he calls “the fake news media.” On Friday, both men demanded that individuals be fired.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/business/media/trump-musk-attack-journalists.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Jeff Coltin
8 months ago
Catch
@hgitty.bsky.social
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@bobbycuza.bsky.social
and me on Inside City Hall at 7:40 and 11:40. We determine just how much information the mayor owes us about his colonoscopy.
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Governor Orders Live Chicken Markets Shut in NYC After Bird Flu Detected in Poultry
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/07/h...
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Hochul Shutters Live Bird Markets in NYC After Bird Flu Detected in Poultry
Seven cases of bird flu were found during routine inspections of live bird markets in The Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/07/hochul-shutters-live-bird-markets-flu-h5n1/
8 months ago
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Karen Attiah
8 months ago
My latest. As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality. I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI. Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The assault on DEI? It’s aimed at resegregation.
The GOP leaders attacking inclusion programs want to go back to an era when White men ran everything
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/06/dei-gop-segregation/
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Katie Phang
8 months ago
ICYMI: A website called “DEI Watch List” has "published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers [who are mostly Black employees] across health agencies, describing them at one point as 'targets.'"
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