Paula Radell

a man in a brown suit is standing in front of a black background that says " pacing intensifies " ALT: a man in a brown suit is standing in front of a black background that says " pacing intensifies "

Seriously, dude….

Sounds about white.

My cat just got herself wedged in a pocket door that leads to our wine room. She tried to fight her way out and I laughed until I cried. Now she’s PISSED. How’s your day going?

Why is Eric Adams going all anti-immigrant?

Because he has a deal with Trump — so Trump will pardon Adams and give him a role in the administration.

This is an open secret among insiders in NYC politics.

That’s why.

"One of my teachers at Columbia was Joseph Brodsky...and he said 'look,' he said, 'you Americans, you are so naïve. You think evil is going to come into your houses wearing big black boots. It doesn’t come like that. Look at the language. It begins in the language.'"

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Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

YouTube video by Democracy Docket Marc Elias: How To Oppose The Second Trump Presidency

We need to build a new opposition movement that is strong enough and durable enough to weather the attacks coming from Trump and the GOP in the years ahead.

I hope you watch, consider and share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bCh...

These are facts…….

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EXCLUSIVE: 'This should be brought to an end' - Hunter Biden's ex-lawyer reacts to pardon In an exclusive interview former attorney for Hunter Biden Chris Clark joins Katy Tur to react to President Biden issuing a "full and unconditional" pardon for his son despite repeatedly saying he wou...

This is one of the best defenses I’ve heard of the pardon: a view that the justice system was unfair & failed Hunter & his dad was in a position to right a wrong. It’s by Chris Clark Hunter’s 1st lawyer & a former prosecutor who knows how things are supposed work.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp-vi...

The nominee to take over the FBI has publicly published a list of innocent Americans he plans to target if given the power. This is more important than finger wagging about norms and traditions.

A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.

Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story

The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post

Pete Buttigieg wishing all of fandom a happy holiday season

This is strikingly well written.

Here is what Kushner admitted to when he pled guilty.

It’s funny because it’s true.

Going to blast this again and hope you will re-post.

Black Friday deals are great, BUT...

#SmallBusinessSaturday is tomorrow.

Shop locally. You'll get personalized service and support your community.

I'm especially partial to INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS so buy your books there.

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"the question that I think has now been called is, did we just live to see the high water mark of liberty and freedom and rights in this country? The moment that will be remembered as the furthest we got, before things started moving the other way?"
-Pete Buttigieg

Let’s make the answer a hard "no"

YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd The Future of US Passenger Rail (with Secretary Pete Buttigieg!)

My episode with Secretary Pete is now up on the usual video sharing platform. So much good stuff in here, and I hope to get him back on in the future!

youtu.be/F7oN6w6vEGI

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid It’s not just a phase.

Social media has dissolved the mortar of our society and made America stupid, Jonathan Haidt argued in 2022. It’s not just a phase. theatln.tc/XH7Zf8OQ

Both. It’s both.

Grateful for you, for standing in the gap, defending what’s left of democracy.

Change to Twitter Suggests Elon Musk Is Panicking Over Users Leaving for Bluesky X owner Elon Musk appears to be spooked by the flow of users leaving the social media platform in favor of alternatives like BlueSky.

#FuckElonMusk

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The meme I didn't know I needed

I will be sending you my therapy bill for this month.

👇🏽🇺🇸🫤 #Wicked

Krystal ball tweet

Someone put it into words. 🎯👇👇

This bigotry will again ruin lives and harm the military, which will lose thousands of highly skilled people at a time when it needs them.

Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including significant drops in IQ scores Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.

Avoid catching Covid if you value your brain. www.yahoo.com/news/mountin...