💰 Crypto’s warning shot to Congress: Cross us, and you’re next. After crypto megadonors buried Katie Porter in cash, 18 Democrats joined Republicans to pass the industry’s dream bill. @davidsirota.com on Full Disclosure @robenfarzad.bsky.social

youtu.be/CdVVfPKr1bg ICYMI: @davidsirota.com of @levernews.com talks about his new book “Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America” with @robenfarzad.bsky.social , host of Full Disclosure & seen on @cnn.com & heard on @npr.org

@levernews.com Great conversation with David Sirota & @robenfarzad.bsky.social on this week’s Full Disclosure. Check it out! You’ve seen/heard Roben on @cnn.com & @npr.org Hear & Now and on @wvtf.bsky.social #media #business podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

MS Now is the new MSNBC I went back and pulled up its first hours on air: July 15, 1996 www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNK... #MSNBC #MSNOW @thefineman.bsky.social #microsoft #NBC

One of the most defining moments of the 1980s: July 1981: Bette Davis and Kim Carnes for PEOPLE 🌹 After Carnes's two Grammy wins for "Bette Davis Eyes," Davis sent roses 🥀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPOI...

GO CANES 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

MS Now is the new MSNBC I went back and pulled up its first hours on air: July 15, 1996 www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNK... #MSNBC #MSNOW @thefineman.bsky.social #microsoft #NBC

I love, love the cross-pollinating between Goodfellas and the Sopranos. Another example: the late Chuck Low as Morrie Kessler ... and as Shlomo Teittleman www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wQq...

NYC's Union Square E., 1984: last remnants of the S. Klein building 📷 Klaus T. Moser-Maync en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Klein #NYC #NY #UnionSquare #Manhattan #retail #CRE

Alphabet City, 1983 📷 Peter Bennett #NYC

Hotel Scarface by @robenfarzad.bsky.social

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you” Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

Every new beginning comes from... (August 1994 to May 2021) #RVA #deadmalls #CRE #retail #JCPenney

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I love, love the cross-pollinating between Goodfellas and the Sopranos. Another example: the late Chuck Low as Morrie Kessler ... and as Shlomo Teittleman www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wQq...

The American Dream (cont'd): In just 40 years, you can go from guarding a cocaine stash house in Miami to becoming U.S. Secretary of State www.miaminewtimes.com/news/marco-r... #Miami #HotelScarface #FloridaMan #Florida

If Trey Parker and Matt Stone successfully goad Trump into blowing up the Paramount/CBS deal it will be the funniest thing South Park has ever done

The Dodgers actually won

Bob Mankoff

Bob Mankoff

🐘 📷 Kevin Dietsch

🎧 pod.link/903171979 🎥 www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4...

Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad: ABC News Washington bureau chief Rick Klein www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWru...

🤯 🎥 🍿 🎞️ www.linkedin.com/posts/eshap-... #Hollywood #streaming #entertainment #Netflix #Paramount #film #Disney #Hulu

"In 2022, 124 million people lived in CA, TX, NY, FL and PA vs. 3.6 mil from WY, VT, AK, SD, ND. Overall, the 50 senators from the 25 larger states today speak for 279 mil people, or 5.2x the 54 mil represented by the 50 senators from the 25 smaller states" washingtonmonthly.com/2023/04/12/t... #BBB

The Senate just passed the Republican tax bill 51-50 thanks to a tie-breaking vote from JD Vance. Lisa Murkowski voted YES on the bill. The three Republican NO votes: Thom Tillis Rand Paul Susan Collins All Democrats voted against the legislation.

A hinge moment in America's war on drugs: Feb. 3, 1987 North Miami Beach The murder of speedboat mogul Don Aronow 🚤 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw6y... #Miami #NMB #DEA

Full Disclosure: "The Iran Rebalancing" The Economist's Gregg Carlstrom on how the Middle East will contort to rebalance after the Iran-Israel war (assuming it's over). Discussed: back channels; Tehran's path; Trump's perspective; Syria; Lebanon; Gaza. pod.link/903171979/ep... #Iran #Israel #Mideast

Dodgers-Tigers World Series, please 🧢 🐅 bsky.app/profile/barb... #Dodgers #MLB #Detroit

Full Disclosure: "The Iran Rebalancing" The Economist's Gregg Carlstrom on how the Middle East will contort to rebalance after the Iran-Israel war (assuming it's over). Discussed: back channels; Tehran's path; Trump's perspective; Syria; Lebanon; Gaza. pod.link/903171979/ep... #Iran #Israel #Mideast

1981: Lansing, Mich. Oldsmobile administration building www.motortrend.com/news/former-... #TBT #detroit

Pew analysis: 5% of Biden’s 2020 voters flipped to Trump; 15% of Biden’s voters did not vote at all in 2024 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u... #voters #demography #Democrats

"It’s hard to believe the most Jewish city in America could elect a mayor who favors a boycott of Israel, but that is today’s Democratic Party." ~WSJ Editorial Board www.wsj.com/opinion/zohr... #NYC #ZohranMamdani #NY #Mamdani #Democrats #DNC #NewYork

It was a great movie, tho www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW6u... #NYC #NY

"yellow cake" ☢️ 🍰 #ChappellesShow S02E13

What would you say this entire order cost in 1974? #inflation #Wendys #restaurant #fastfood

Today is the 45th anniversary of two men setting a room on fire at Miami's Mutiny Hotel, then scaling down the building. We spoke with “Hotel Scarface” author @robenfarzad.bsky.social‬ in 2022 about the incident and the larger context of Miami’s wild 1980s. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

25.7273°N 80.2400°W Coconut Grove, #Miami

"yellow cake" ☢️ 🍰 #ChappellesShow S02E13

Miami, 1925: Flagler Street, looking west

Still stressing and micromanaging at age 63 -- despite pancreatic cancer and a net worth of at least $1 billion www.wsj.com/real-estate/... #realestate #worklifebalance #CRE

Things are terrible but …

You may have heard that he's demanding CBS kiss the ring and pay a lot of money to resolve a meritless defamation case. You also may have missed this part. [Via Dylan Byers at Puck News.]

It’s been said before but the more “I didn’t vote for *this*” stories we get the more I’m convinced the pandemic acted as a Mass Forgetting Event. A Great Reset. An actual Memory Hole.

What was it exactly about that Kmart sub? www.reddit.com/media?url=ht... #fastfood #Kmart #TheEighties

This I'd love to see again...after more than 50 years

Tons of talent between these teams...but not exactly ratings gold for the NBA

1983: star Pitt QB Dan Marino, 22, enjoying Mom's meatballs

Turned you into someone new www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONfo... #TBT #TheEighties #HumanLeague

1976 🗽 📷 Balthazar Korab (1926–2013)