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America's Descent into Authoritarianism: Are We Already Past the Point of No Return? The Authoritarian Road We're Already On

This is really excellent.

civicaegis.substack.com/p/americas-d...

Not saying any of this is going to happen, but good to know.

reinventalbany.org/2025/01/fact...

Imagine being really mad at reporters for asking about the status and future of migrants in New York City, all the while you've sat down and taped an interview with TUCKER CARLSON

After Catastrophic Bronx Fire, Nearly $400,000 in Donations Unspent The Bronx Community Foundation spent almost none of the funds it raised for victims of the 2022 Twin Parks apartment fire.

Another excellent investigative piece by Sam Mellins.

nysfocus.com/2025/01/22/t...

Mr. Smith murdered his wife today, a powerful way to stop her from leaving him that legal experts assailed as murder

Just a reminder of some of the context around the TikTok ban: In 2020, Trump tried to ban it via executive order a couple months after K-pop fans used it to organize fake signups to Trump’s Tulsa rally, which led him to publicly overestimate how large the crowd size would be.

1/ I keep returning to one core thought: civics education really matters. It’s absence, at least in part, is what makes a Donald Trump and a MAGA movement possible.

Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What happens next is unclear To come into effect, the constitutional amendment would need to be formally published or certified by the National Archivist who has declined to do so in the past. What happens now is unclear.

It’s not official until the archivist publishes it. The archivist has said she will not. www.npr.org/2025/01/17/n...

Here Are the Deadlines Andrew Cuomo (or Eric Adams) Must Hit to Run for Mayor Jumping into the Democratic primary, running as an independent, switching parties or going with a third party all have their own requirements.

Good explainer in @thecity.bsky.social by @rachelholliday.bsky.social

Here Are the Deadlines Andrew Cuomo (or Eric Adams) Must Hit to Run for Mayor www.thecity.nyc/2025/01/14/2...

Jessica Ramos Interview Transcript A transcript of The New York Editorial Board's interview with mayoral candidate Jessica Ramos.

Jessica Ramos interview transcript of her comprehensive interview with the NY Editorial Board.

Worth the long read.

nyeditorialboard.substack.com/p/jessica-ra...

“He can still run a campaign for mayor with the money that he has – especially because he’s in the public eye every single day as the incumbent mayor,” said Sarah Steiner, a New York City attorney who specializes in election law. “The damage would be more reputational.”

AOC got more votes in her district than Trump did, and many Trump voters voted for her. She is ideologically perfect for this time and position.

Mayor Adams Is Denied Public Money for His Re-election Campaign The New York City Campaign Finance Board voted to withhold as much as $4.3 million in matching funds from Mayor Eric Adams, hampering his re-election bid.

Mayor Adams denied campaign matching funds.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/n...

Temple Daily Telegraph (1930): The Anti-Vaxxers

This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' -- and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.

That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.

GOP Grabs Control of North Carolina Election Boards, Rushing to Erase November Losses In their final weeks before they lose the ability to pass laws, Republican lawmakers gutted the powers of incoming Democratic officials and upended who runs elections.

NEW: North Carolina's GOP rushed through a lame-duck bill that guts the powers of incoming Democratic officials. The bill is a pot-pourri of major changes.

a BIG one: GOP just seized control of all of North Carolina's state and county election boards.

We break down what in the world happened:

How Low Pay and Long Hours at the Assembly Make NY Laws Worse The mostly young, low-paid employees who craft policy ideas into potential laws are turning over in droves.

Interesting, disturbing, well-written piece that explains some things about Albany.

nysfocus.com/2024/12/11/n...

I did find this interesting.

Could Eric Adams actually switch political parties? Here’s how it would work. The Democratic New York City mayor was previously a registered Republican. Asked about whether he would go back to the GOP on Friday, Adams initially didn’t rule it out.

Good explainer piece

www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Oh hell yes.

How Kennedy Has Worked Abroad to Weaken Global Public Health Policy The health secretary pick and his organization have worked around the world to undermine longstanding policies on measles, AIDS and more.

Did you see this?

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/w...

How Kennedy Has Worked Abroad to Weaken Global Public Health Policy The health secretary pick and his organization have worked around the world to undermine longstanding policies on measles, AIDS and more.

This is beyond disturbing.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/w...

What the Hell is Going On: An Explainer in these Strange Times A jumping off point for those looking to understand how we got here, where we're going, and what we can do

Let’s talk about this insulting notion that Dems should “moderate” on issues regarding vulnerable communities and “wokeness”

People having rights, protections, and access to accurate information isn’t “Leftist.” Our paradigm is intentionally misleading

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/what-the-h...

We now have an answer on why Donald Trump picked the obscenely unqualified Pete Hegseth to run the United States Armed Forces: Hegseth has been working for some time to force a Constitutional Convention that would allow Trump to become a Forever King.

If only America understood the danger it is in.

Missouri Judge Strikes Down Four Provisions of Voter Suppression Law Read more here.

A Missouri judge permanently struck down four provisions of the state’s sweeping voter suppression law, House Bill 1878, that criminalized civic engagement activities like voter registration and the distribution of absentee ballot applications. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Blackstone Renters Said They Were Overcharged. Now They’re Getting $15 Million. Dozens of New York City renters are receiving payoffs from Blackstone in a settlement of a case that accused the previous landlord of violating rent-stabilization rules.

The very excellent work of Aaron Carr’s Housing Rights Initiative.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/n...

I was at the Grand Canyon in January 1973 when it was snowing & overcast. I could not see into the Grand Canyon. I started hiking down. At some point I got below the cloud cover. My 1st view of the Grand Canyon was from inside the Grand Canyon and was absolutely awe-inspiring. Thanks for the memory.

Some scientific history of what X and Y chromosomes have meant and may mean.

Screenshot of a quote-tweet: Brendan Carr @BrendanCarrFCC Follow Broadcast licenses are not sacred COWS. These media companies are required by law to operate in the public interest. If they don't, they are going to be held accountable, as the Communications Act requires. i Los Angeles Times # @latimes • 3d How Trump's FCC chief pick could make life more difficult for media companies latimes.com/entertainment-... 6:18 PM • 11/23/24

Trump’s pick to chair the FCC signals willingness to revoke broadcasting licenses that the Trump admin deems as not operating “in the public interest.”

By doing so, he’s also implicitly coercing outlets to engage in self-censorship.

Controlling the media is a way authoritarians consolidate power.