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Ayman: "Do you think [Eric Adams] did anything well as mayor of this city?

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: "I think he spoke the truth when he called Andrew Cuomo a liar and a snake."

"Would Miranda be a Mamdani supporter?"
"Sex and the City" star @cynthianixon.bsky.social, an activist and supporter of NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, weighs in on the race after Eric Adams suspends his campaign.

Former Secret Service Special Agent Evy Poumpouras' advice for cooling down the rhetoric: "Get that phone out of your kid’s hand."

@sarajacobs.house.gov on why Trump has the worst resume for the Nobel Peace Prize, despite his promise to change course on U.S. foreign policy.

Trump has "at every turn, instead of actually doing what needs to be done in order to solve... these really tricky conflicts, he has done the opposite."

"What I always find interesting is whatever Trump was accused of, that's what he accuses everybody else of...it's always projection."
Retired Judge Shira Scheindlin weighs in on the FBI's search of Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton's home and office.

"There's a lot of questions related to what [Jeffrey Epstein] was doing with the money he had and the financial crimes that I do believe took place."
Investigative reporter Barry Levine urges that there is more to uncover about the Epstein case by digging into his vast financial network.

"This is how Donald Trump is going to steal the next election."
@robertgarcia.bsky.social warns the GOP gerrymander power-grab is a crisis for democracy and goes way beyond Texas.

"It's unhinged... this to me is very much 'trust the plan.'"
@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social unpacks a mysterious post by Dan Bongino as Epstein conspiracy theories come back to haunt the Trump Administration.

@leahlitman.bsky.social responds to a 2021 speech by JD Vance where he called for an aggressive attack on American universities and quoted former president Richard Nixon, saying professors are the enemy:
"It is no accident that they are targeting these schools."

"It was pure hell": A Texas educator was forced to resign during the 2020 anti-CRT backlash. Now the Republican-backed school board member who led the charge against him was just voted out of office.

“I went through the immigration system myself…to be honest, I really saw it along time ago.” Comedian Mo Amer on how he’s not surprised at the detainment of students like Mahmoud Khalil based on his experience.

Mahmoud Khalil’s message to his newborn son: “I am absent not out of apathy, but conviction.” In a new letter, detained pro-Palestinian activist wrote profound first words to his two-week old son as he remains inside a Louisiana detention facility.

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social: "The fact that we don't know if she even believes in these sort of medical norms is how we're in trouble." Molly Jong-Fast and @cameronkasky.bsky.social discuss Trump's controversial surgeon general pick, Casey Means.

Margaret Hoover: “Nobody wins a trade war is the mantra that they should be saying themselves.”
Margaret Hoover and John Avlon weigh in on the trade talks between the U.S. and China as Trump mulls lowering his tariffs on China down to 80% from a staggering 145%.

"We have zero ships at berths right now": the chief of the Port of Seattle sounds the alarm on the impacts of Trump's trade war: “I’m afraid that if we don’t have inventory on store shelves that retailers are going to have to start thinking about layoffs."

At least 200,000 people attended Pope Francis' funeral. Father Sam Sawyer and @antheabutler.bsky.social discuss the pontiff’s legacy and impact as he reaches his final resting place.

@elienyc.bsky.social says the Trump admin has ‘no authority’ to be detaining international university students without cause, adding “we are beyond the point of basic due process”.

@markzaidesq.bsky.social says: “We’re starting to slip into a constitutional crisis." He warns we could be in for “a hell of a roller coaster ride” if Trump chooses to ignore Supreme Court rulings.

“If it’s not classified, they should release all the information” Rep. @raskin.house.gov reacts to Trump officials claiming they did nothing wrong on the now-infamous Signal chat.

“I’m not a weak-knee'd billionaire that could be bullied around.” @avindman.bsky.social reacts to Trump claiming to revoke his security clearance, adding: “I revoke the President’s revocation because it is meaningless.”

Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million A quarter-century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.

One possible explanation for Trump targeting Columbia University:
 
Decades ago, Columbia refused to pay Trump $400 million. The university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...

“When you shut them down, you’re creating opportunities for Russia and China.” -- @repgregorymeeks.bsky.social on the danger of eliminating agencies like Voice of America. He argues that the move runs against “who we are and what our values are.”

Ankush Khardori calls on law staff at his alma-mater, Columbia University, to support its students following the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.

“[Leader Jeffries] played by the rules and somehow he got blindsided.” @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social sets the record straight on the government funding debacle and who's to blame for the Democratic divide.

House Democratic Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social says he “disagreed” with Sen. Chuck Schumer on his approach to the funding bill.

@neapresident.bsky.social spells out the impacts of Trump gutting the Education Department for students and teachers.

“It’s about standing up for democracy everywhere” Rep. @sarajacobs.house.gov weighs in on the Trump-Vance ambush of Zelenskyy, and why it’s important to maintain America’s relationships with its allies.

Former Rep. @comstockb.bsky.social calls the bullying of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy by Trump and Vance “disgraceful” after Zelenskyy’s repeated displays of gratitude.

Ex- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Rohit Chopra accuses the agency’s new Trump-appointed leadership of “pardoning" major financial firms – allowing them to escape accountability from alleged wrongdoing.

OPM Tells CFPB to Reinstate Fired Veterans, Military Spouses The Office of Personnel Management told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reinstate veterans, disabled veterans, and military spouses who were fired, according to an email sent to CFPB emplo...

The Office of Personnel Management told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reinstate veterans, disabled veterans, and military spouses who were fired, according to an email sent to CFPB employees who saw their terminations reversed. news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/...