Erik Hoover, Gardiner NY

Trump is weakest with Independents on pocketbook issues - and getting weaker.

This is what we need to talk about with our neighbors.

This is the foot in the door, and the way to establish common ground.

Trump is a slumlord turning off our heat in the winter and we need to fight back.

A Gallup polling chart shows Democrats and Republicans haven’t changed their feelings about Trump much since inauguration but independents have moved strongly negative

Look at the polling. Republicans aren’t changing their minds. Democrats are not wavering either.
Support among independents is tumbling.

Why?

#dems and #progressives -
Want to swing voters?

Here’s your pitch —
Throw out Republicans to restore sanity to the economy.

Worry about survival is the loudest voice in our heads and there’s a lot to worry about.

Polling backs this up, if you’re not convinced.

McEntarfer was an easy target for this administration.

It’s a new #lavenderscare

🚨🚨🚨 Jeffrey Epstein during a 2010 deposition:

Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.

#RaisetheWage

another
wonderful
secret

UPDATE: WNYT has now posted a statement from the panel of federal judges that directly contradicts Sarcone, saying they have taken "no action" on him. No wonder his office couldn't confirm, amirite? Again, this is all COMPLETELY NORMAL stuff for a Friday, gang. www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Report: U.S. Attorney John Sarcone will remain on the job after interim status expires John A. Sarcone III, the top federal prosecutor in New York's Northern District, told WNYT that a panel of  federal judges has extended his status beyond the 120-day deadline.

U.S. Attorney John Sarcone told WNYT a panel of federal judges had voted to extend his tenure beyond his 120-day interim appointment. His press office, however, could not confirm that. Totally normal stuff here, folks. www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Interim U.S. attorney orders Times Union removed from media list The Times Union published a story last month about interim U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III listing a boarded-up residence in Albany as his address.

"Interim U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III directed his staff to remove the Times Union and its staff members from his office’s media distribution list after the newspaper published a story last month about him listing a boarded-up residence in Albany as his address."

@timesunion.com

Loved hearing you on the podcast this morning. Andy Kim also got a shout out on the episode!

Central New York County Faces Federal Threats for Not Complying with… The Trump administration, eager to force local officials to collaborate with ICE, is coming for a Tompkins County sheriff who released a man who’d served…

Central New York’s Tompkins County, home to Ithaca, found itself in the federal government’s crosshairs last month when the Trump administration made the county a focal point of the president’s push to force localities to dedicate resources to mass deportations.

Why these scientists devote time to editing and updating Wikipedia Researchers can recognize a reliable source of information, making them ideal contributors to the free global online encyclopaedia.

Researchers can recognize a reliable source of information, making them ideal contributors to Wikipedia, the free global online encyclopaedia

https://go.nature.com/3D5G0Zi

What polling are you looking at. I am very curious about the voting behavior of the unaffiliated!

Trump administration suspends task force targeting assets of Russian oligarchs The U.S. Justice Department is shutting down a program that sanctioned Kremlin-linked oligarchs, launched in 2022, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Feb. 5.

⚡️The U.S. Justice Department is shutting down a program that sanctioned Kremlin-linked oligarchs, launched in 2022, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Feb. 5.

Well done

BONUS EPISODE: Adam Kinzinger and Prof. Phillips O'Brien America, Ukraine, Trump, Musk and more!

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/bonus-epis...

In order to vote for any candidate running for mayor on the Democrat line in the primary (which will effectively choose the next mayor), New Yorkers need to register as Democrat no later than February 14th in-person (or online February 13th).

Check your registration here: www.nycvotersearch.com

Faron Young, by Prefab Sprout —

Late Sky
The sunset makes a fence line of the forest

Seems illegal, if only on a technicality, because it singles out one sex.

I understand the anger over past smear campaigns. But now we need unity. We can channel our energy into building bridges, not walls, and create a stronger, more inclusive movement that addresses the complex issues in Israel & Palestine. Our shared values are more powerful than any division.

"Some former officials said they worried that the list could be passed on to a team of newly hired young software experts working with Elon Musk and his government efficiency team. If that happened, the names of the employees might be more easily targeted by China, Russia or other[s]"

GREAT

Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exerc...

Know your rights before you go. I'm sure others will add best practices here too.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

Exclusive: RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaxx Group Paid Nearly $1 Million to Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Misconduct Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine nonprofit paid a nearly $1 million to a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct, multiple sources told Mediaite.

www.mediaite.com/politics/exc...

The Census Bureau temporarily removed Current Population Survey microdata today as part of a broader federal website shutdown targeting demographic and statistical information. This disruption broke @policyengineus.bsky.social's build process and affects critical analysis across sectors.

attorneys general

Recent burglaries in lower Hudson Valley targeted Asian American homes, State Police say Asian American residents in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties were victims of burglaries that State Police described as part of a “targeted pattern.”

State Police are investigating a series of burglaries that appear to have targeted Asian American residents in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties in recent weeks.
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...

LTI – Lingua Tertii Imperii: Notizbuch eines Philologen

The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...