It’s never been just about undocumented immigration- pretty clear the admin doesn’t want anyone becoming citizens if they’re not the right ‘type’ of people *wink,nod* www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...

This brings to mind our regions proud history helping people who were enslaved escaped to freedom, even when it meant ignoring the wishes of the federal govt. Hopefully we can continue to try and help as many people as possible avoid the fate of too many of our neighbors have already endured.

This is an insane thing to do. Why state officials would allow this even with “slashed emissions” to mine cryptocurrency?? This isn’t to provide needed energy in a local area with no other options, this is a purely unnecessary use of energy that will increase usage in the area (and drive up prices)

If you are like me, visuals go a long way. Here are the changes happening in Onondaga County come January 1, 2026 in the Onondaga County Legislature and Onondaga County Town governments.

Imagine doing this 3 days after those election results. Only the sharpest political instincts in today’s GOP. Even Lonsberry wrote a piece yesterday telling her not to do it and I am in rare agreement- this is the end of her political career.

Our testimony to Onondaga IDA: No to Micron Getting $880m in New Onondaga County Sales Tax Breaks. Micron is already getting more than $21.4 billion in government subsidies for Fabs 1 and 2 in Onondaga. Check it out ⤵️

Onondaga County (NY) voters flipped the County legislature from a GOP supermajority to a Dem majority. Judge races spanning 6, mostly rural, counties, went heavily to Dems in a major change from the past. The Colossus has awakened - we just need to keep it awake!

Holy crap they did it!! Congrats to the County Dems and WFP and all the candidates on putting in the work! This is going to be a new era in this county

Fingers still crossed!! Ryans great fish flop may have more hurdles to overcome if the legislature flips

Well, sucks to suck I guess!!

If the current margins hold Dems may have flipped the Onondaga County Legislature!?! Fingers crossed 🤞🤞

Hell yes!! Congrats to @elainemichele.bsky.social flipping Manlius’ County Leg seat

Waiting to see Onondaga County S-Day returns start populating, but my entirely unscientific observation is Early voting definitely skewed Democrat, around 60-40 in most competitive races across all districts and towns. Will be interested to see if that holds up during E-day

Look who’s Disgraziato now, you fool!

A hearty New York GFY to one Andrew Cuomo…goodbye for good 👋

Call it

Lol tf? does a 100% tariff on a person mean he’d….take all their money? Okay I guess? I will stand by this- when Mamdani wins there will be no mass move from NYC because there is only one NYC in the whole world, and it’s affordances (esp for the rich) cannot be found anywhere else domestically

Sharon’s Thriving Neighborhoods vision is more than a slogan. It is a plan: safe streets, infrastructure investment, affordable housing, and support for minority businesses. See the full vision here: www.electmauricebrow... #Vision #SyracuseStrong

It may just be a first step, but great job to all the advocates of Vision Zero making enough noise to get this across the line after being dropped from the agenda. While politicians may not always do the right thing on their own, when enough people speak up they tend to change their tune.

City council clears the way for major housing development near Syracuse zoo

Not that there was ever a bad time to donate, but with the impending stop of SNAP funding on Nov 1 it’s a great time to give if you can give.foodbankcny.org/site/Donatio...

grace for speeding car drivers graves for the people they hit

Not that there was ever a bad time to donate, but with the impending stop of SNAP funding on Nov 1 it’s a great time to give if you can give.foodbankcny.org/site/Donatio...

The Erie Canal was officially completed on this day 200 years ago, so here is a bank note from Albany where it began. It features a lovely canal vignette and portrait of DeWitt Clinton who ushered through the 363 mile project as governor of New York. Merchants Bank of Albany, NY, $1, July 3, 1862. 🗃️

Hey everyone, this is @colinreports.bsky.social, New York Focus’s climate and environment reporter. I’m taking over our account for a minute to talk about something on a lot of people’s minds: energy bills. 🧵

The Sewards of New York: A Biography of a Leading American Political Family shines a light on an important New York family of the 19th century.

Read about why the Common Council should pass the city's Vision Zero Action Plan. www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025...

This is cool! Would love to see some of these from Syracuse

Let’s talk democracy reform. Because if I’m being honest, I’m questioning the job we’re doing too. The public deserves better from all of us, and maybe putting this question to voters is the accountability moment we need. Read More -

Federal immigration agents were seemingly forced to retreat from a roofing job site in Rochester, NY, after being confronted by more than 100 protesters The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed

This is so deeply disgusting and awful that we’re having neighbors ripped from their family and communities in the name of racism and arbitrary ‘quotas’ so that some of the worst people in our society can feel they’ve accomplished something in their pitiful lives.

This is absolutely disgusting and we shouldn’t stand for the arbitrary arrest of our neighbors by masked cosplaying thugs.

"If a man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If a man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool. There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other." --Abraham Lincoln Happy Labor Day!

The Common Council's vote on Vision Zero is scheduled for tomorrow's agenda! What can you do to support? Write & send a letter by the end of today! You can also attend the council meeting in support. Visit the link below for more info syracuseurbanism.org/urgent-commo...

On August 18, the mayor of Liverpool, Stacy Finney, wrote a letter to the editor. On August 20, Onondaga County’s Republican Elections Commissioner Kevin Ryan wrote a response.

Shamefully thin rationale “There is a vast force out there that’s looking to slow down AI deployment..." A more honest statement would be: "We don't want to stop stealing content; we don't want to pay for content; we don't want to be responsible for the harm we do" www.wsj.com/politics/sil... "

NY State Fair photography thread below Going to update this as I have time to post stuff over the course of this years Fair! #spcc #saltpoint #photography #NYstatefair

Meanwhile the same administration is gutting climate science and turning the EPA away from mentioning climate change and fighting pollution- but sure, this is all on Canada to fix.

Want to see this 27D, 0 R map by ‘26 (VRA clearly doesn’t matter anymore per scotus, so let’s just do this)

LET'S GOOOO IKEA IN CUSE www.syracuse.com/business/202...

This is what’s going on over on x, the everything app- they’ve trained the AI reply bot to be a right wing anti-Semite! But by all means let’s keep having all our state and local agencies and officials keep posting there!

“The Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.” - Frederick Douglass’ “Fifth of July Speech” to the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester’s Corinthian Hall in 1852.

Open Immigration is and always has been Americas superpower- and is a net positive to the economy, to communities, to our culture and arts, and is the morally correct thing to do. We need to return to the historical norm, and live up to Emma Lazarus’ words on the base of the Statue of Liberty

Except this IS what they voted for. ‘Mass Deportation’ was a key tagline of the campaign- and the figure (~20 million) Trump touted would mean they’d be deporting millions of immigrants who may technically be undocumented, but are upstanding, unassuming members of their communities

Complaints in the Declaration of Independence sound eerily familiar in our own time.

Let’s help NY join CA in getting housing built. Next session- call your assembly members and have them support Sen. May’s housing bill!

🥳 it’s official- Mamdani trouncing Cuomo by 12% after ranked choice. Suck it, Andy.

This is awesome! Looks great