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NYC-DSA is on the verge of endorsing City Council Member Alexa Avilés to challenge Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10.

But city Comptroller Brad Lander is now telling people he wants to run for that seat, so there may be intense pressure on Avilés to drop out to avoid splitting the progressive vote.

As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.

Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.

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my most lib opinion: so long as we have law enforcement officers, they should probably be able to pass an exam about what the law allows them to do without consulting notes

New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST

to keep functioning a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Elon Musk spent $291M electing Trump.

In exchange, Trump allowed him to gut the federal agencies investigating and regulating his companies.

Now he’s building a robot army that he wants to control with little oversight.

This should terrify you.

No Kings means no oligarchs too

On one day's notice, thousands of New Yorkers marched in NYC today for immigrants and against ICE.

More photos soon!

In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.

She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.

So I confronted him.

Today ICE arrested New Yorkers in a shameful raid on Canal Street.

I joined my colleagues outside of Federal Plaza to call for Mayor Adams to STAND UP for New York immigrants and REMOVE ICE from NYC.

We are a sanctuary city and we will protect our neighbors. #ICEOutofNY

ICE boosts weapons spending 700% A Popular Information investigation reveals tens of millions in new ICE spending on guns, chemical weapons, and explosives.

Jfc. ICE weapons purchases increased 700%. Of the $71,515,762 spent, most was “on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and “guided missile warheads and explosive components.”

popular.info/p/ice-boosts...

Folks if you usually do end-of-year/holiday charity giving, consider moving it up to the beginning of November instead and hit up however many local food pantries you can afford to give to. (Check if you or a spouse/partner's employer does charity matching, too.)

Just like with ICE, everyone in the chain of command from the guy operating the drone up to Donald Trump himself, should be prosecuted for these acts.

Thousands of NYers marching down Canal Street to say #HandsOffNYC! #ICEoutofNY!

@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @maketheroadny.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

ACAB includes you and your doorbell camera:

"texas deputies did investigate this woman's abortion as a ‘death investigation,’ they did use flock safety’s ALPR network to track her down, and they did consult prosecutors about charging her."

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

New from 404 Media: police used a nationwide network of Flock cameras to search for a woman who self-administered an abortion, said it was for her 'safety'. But new docs show they considered charging her with a crime as part of a 'death investigation' into the fetus
www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

NEW: Cops in Texas told 404 Media in May they used Flock to find a woman who self-administered an abortion out of concern for her safety.

Documents now show police were conducting a “death investigation” and discussed whether they could charge her with a crime: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

Cops misled journalists about using a powerful surveillance tool to track a woman across state lines because she had an abortion, then tried to cover it up when we found out the truth. Huge story from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @josephcox.bsky.social this morning: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

www.404media.co/police-said-...

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Violence deconstructed: Jeffrey Epstein’s victims deserve better Public willingness to believe Epstein’s victims hasn’t translated into meaningful change or support for other survivors

Jeffrey Epstein’s victims deserve better, writes columnist @kylietcheung.bsky.social. Massive wealth inequality & pervasive gender-based violence continue to render women & girls vulnerable to sexual predation from ultra-wealthy men. Willingness to believe his victims hasn’t translated into change.

Múltiple actions for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social this week! Phone bank, canvass, pick up posters!

volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/personal-pos...

actionnetwork.org/events/phone...

volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/bundle-chill...

The Anti-Migrant Crackdown Is Also a Reproductive Justice Crisis Working on abortion access in Texas, we see every day how immigration justice and reproductive justice are inseparable.

"For Latine communities, the compounded impact of anti-immigration laws, surveillance, and the threat of deportation, detention, or forced family separation often makes traveling for abortion care impossible."

Fund Texas Choice's latest for @truthout.org. Read now:
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Nine years ago, @bradlander.bsky.social former GOBK and demonstrated the power of community organizing. He showed us the power of standing together in advocacy and I will be forever grateful for his inspiration- and that he’s only continued to inspire and serve.

Brad Lander Wants New York City to Resist The NYC Comptroller talks ICE, Trump, Zohran, and Brooklyn.

"When Trump sends troops here, how will we stand up to them insistently and make clear New York doesn’t need them, New York doesn’t want them, New York is resisting them?"
I spoke to @bradlander.bsky.social about ICE, Trump, Zohran, and the future of New York.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/brad-lande...

1 in 5 abortion patients have to travel outside of their state to receive safe, essential health care.

Imagine driving 8 hours to see your dentist or boarding a flight to see your primary care provider. It’s absurd.

KIMMEL: “That sonofabitch… I never imagined we’d have a president like this, and I hope we never have another president like this again… celebrating hundreds of Americans losing their jobs - he took pleasure in that. The opposite of what a leader is supposed to be.”

It really is continually frustrating to see people acting shocked over shit so many people were warning about for literally the better part of a decade.

We're getting a wave of articles that are like, "gee willikers it sure seems like the people who complained about 'cancel culture' for years really like canceling people."

Yes! This was extremely obvious at the time and a lot of us pointed it out!