alexa barrett

all male bands music festival call that lilith unfair

One day y'all are going to stop beating the codify Roe drum and dream bigger. You'll also maybe realize that it's not just women who need abortions. You gotta post better than this over here.

It rocks that RCV means you can have a losing candidate celebrating like this

A story that got less attention was the incredibly cynical primary of my amazing Councilwoman—the first Muslim woman ever elected to the NYC Council—by a billionaire, corporate-backed candidate also lobbing gross accusations of antisemitism. Anyway, the challenger got trounced. Hell yea.

“stunned”……. new york times u will never be popcrave

Every single time I look at a Cuomo poll.

Jury Orders Greenpeace to Pay Pipeline Company More Than $660 Million The environmental group had said the lawsuit, over its role in a protest movement, could mean an end to its operations in the United States.

i feel like we moved on way too quickly from this completely absurd ruling. so grateful to @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social for continuing to fight.

unreal

Man Dies in Brooklyn Waiting to Be Arraigned on Charges That Should Have Warranted a Ticket The 32-year-old man had not been arraigned for three days after his arrest.

"The death marks the fifth death of a person in custody this month..."

arraignment delays can be deadly. this tragedy is the direct result of adams' commitment to increased policing of low-level offenses + our broader culture of disdain towards justice-involved people. despicable.

Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.

Teen Vogue: remains braver than almost any other news outlet at this time.

my wallet yearns for a pivot to veganism but my cheese-loving spirit simply cannot abide....................

When fundraising reports come out, the focus is often on the numbers and statistics. Here are some of the people building this campaign.

Eric Adams @ericadamsfornyc I don’t want or need the support of Tucker Carlson, or anyone else who perpetuates racist, anti-immigrant propaganda. 8:53 PM · May 6, 2021

tucker carlson: the eric adams interview out tonight

started/going

Birthright citizenship lawsuit - Washington

22 Democratic state AGs are challenging Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.

A coalition of 18 states, plus DC and San Fran, filed in Massachusetts: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Four states filed in Washington state: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

The Trump administration snuck fetal personhood into their anti-trans executive order

Very cool time to admit that presidents don’t control inflation

What We Wish We Could Tell Our Bosses “We BELIEVE MEDIA CAN SUCCEED if you actually SUPPORT IT!” - a Vulture writer “We exist as a ROUND-THE-CLOCK CONCIERGE service for the EGO of the OLD GUARD OF PRINT JOURNALISM.”- a member who knows better than to go on record “When people who love New York Magazine ASK ME IF THEY SHOULD APPLY FOR A JOB HERE, I tell them that the burnout is crazy.”- a longtime employee “Just pay me for ALL THE HOURS I WORK.”- a social media editor

Media Workers Tell All! What the @nymagunion.bsky.social wants to tell their bosses:

A mock magazine cover that reads "New York Union: Media Workers Tell All!"

Remember in October when @nymag.com published its annual Power Issue with members of the “media elite?" Well, @nymagunion.bsky.social thought you might want to hear from media workers themselves.

Introducing our union Power Issue: MEDIA WORKERS TELL ALL!

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having deja vu listening to a briefing about a Supreme Court case challenging a state ban on medical care where the entire medical profession is on one side and on the other side are Republican lawmakers citing restrictions—but not bans—in Europe. No, it's not Dobbs, it's US v Skrmetti

I just wrote about this

The Supreme Court is hearing oral argument in US v. Skrmetti tomorrow, a case about state power to prohibit healthcare that both saves lives and threatens traditional gender ideology--just like Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/skrme...

Democrats Just Need To Decide What They Believe They should do less complaining about activist tactics and more plain speaking about what they think is righteous.

"Dem scapegoating—in this case of identity politics and its proponents—reeks of helplessness. These guys need to figure out what they actually believe, and then either express it compellingly, or consciously betray their principles for narrow political advantage."

www.offmessage.net/p/democrats-...

don't threaten me with a good time MTG.........

thanks but I’d still like to see that report

Wondering what you can do today to protect our freedoms?

We have less than six weeks to confirm judges in dozens of federal judicial vacancies.

‘An Absolute Mess’: Brokers Assess the Shift in Fees The New York City Council has passed a bill that would require landlords to pay for the rental brokers they hire. Some brokers believe it will hurt tenants in the long run.

genuinely hilarious pushback from brokers in this. oh, renters are “going to have to do all the dirty work [our]selves" now? like what? finding apartments on streeteasy? letting ourselves in to see a unit? we already do all of that!

between anti-abortion extremists and rfk the trump administration seems to be a targeted effort to increase maternal and early childhood mortality

some hill staffer has an opportunity to do something extremely funny and i sincerely hope they take it

would be so funny if the gaetz ethics report just leaks next week anyway