Matt Szafranski

People didn't see Abbie Hoffman's flag shirt as respectful. The fact that Hegseth thinks his pocket square is giga-patriotism doesnt make it respectful.

They are still writing thousands of words about him being a serious man who prostitutes himself and so forth, when for damn near fifteen years I’ve shown you left, right, and sideways he’s a clown without an original thought in his head.

Once again: he cannot take your dignity and compel your submission. He can only be given them voluntarily.

Since Trump returned, he has used his district office as a hub to get help for immigrants snatched in Manhattan immigration court. Huge, tangible impact.

Buzzwords are cheap, his immigration credentials are unimpeachable as are Brad Lander's. The ad is a sign nobody knows about the work he's done, which is a different problem.

I do kind of feel the second coming of Christ will be announced on a Bloomberg Terminal.

The OP seems surprised Goldman is good on immigration, D somebody can be good on one issue and less good on others. There are reasons Goldman got a primary challenge, but it's not immigration.

Has anyone checked on the Turks

Just wanted you guys to see “Riding in a golf cart fatly”

214. The Court's (Selective) Impatience is a Vice The only theme uniting Monday night's twin grants of emergency relief is the Republican appointees' willingness to upend long-settled limits on the Court's power when, but only when, they *want* to.

As I explain via the latest “One First,” the only theme that unites the Supreme Court’s (unrelated) grants of emergency relief Monday night in the California transgender student and New York redistricting cases is what might be called “selective judicial impatience.”

And that’s *not* a good thing:

Maybe Anthony Eden.

Chris Murphy: "It's just so disgusting to listen to the president be waxing poetically about the drapes he's buying while there are six Americans who are dead. There are six families who are about to bury their children because of a war of choice that no one in this country wanted, an illegal war."

Ossoff: "The president owes Americans a real explanation. 2am posts on Truth Social just aren't good enough when you're sending Americans into combat. He was dancing at his beach club the same night he ordered air crews to launch into combat & hours before our service members endured missile salvos"

Resolution passes. Meeting adjourned. #mapoli #spfldpoli

Permits all passed unanimously. Council debating resolution Councilor Hurst put forward that backs the Hoophall Classic in Springfield and more transparency with the Hall of Fame. #mapoli #spfldpoli

Councilor Brown was grilling the Eversource representative about potholes the stareet work (allegedly) causes. #mapoli #spfldpoli

I hesitate to say this makes me feel better, but this offers some helpful context.

Financial items have passed without opposition. On street permits for utilities now. #Mapoli #spfldpoli

Council going through financial items 12-0. Councilor Brown tries to bring up an unrelated capital question on a bond order for schematics. Whitfield shuts him down, implying to continue could violate open meeting law. #mapoli #spfldpoli

"Special military operation" vibes.

Council going through financial items 12-0. Councilor Brown tries to bring up an unrelated capital question on a bond order for schematics. Whitfield shuts him down, implying to continue could violate open meeting law. #mapoli #spfldpoli

Council moves on. Confirms John McCloskey to Mobile Home Rent Control Board. #mapoli #spfldpoli

Council moves on. Confirms John McCloskey to Mobile Home Rent Control Board. #mapoli #spfldpoli

BREAKING: Vote of no confidence in Council President Tracye Whitfield fails. #mapoli

Vote of no confidence in Whitfield fails 4-7. Councilors Davila, Edwards, Fenton & Perez vote yes. All other councilors now. Whitfield recused. Martin absent. #mapoli #spfldpoli

Move to call the question passes 11-0. #mapoli #spfldpoli

Govan calls the question. vote interrupted and a recess. BAck now. #mapoli

Councilor Edwards, who is a cosponsor, is giving remarks and pushes back, preemptively, on the idea that this motion is racially motivated and suggests he has often received the worse invective not from the white or Hispanic community. #mapoli #spfldpoli

Councilor Brown, speaking again, goes on a stemwinder, but the takeaway is he rejects any accusations of racism against supporters of the vote of no confidence. #Mapoli #spfldpoli

Councilor Click-Bruce says he's a no and will let process (presumably the ethics commission process). #mapoli #spfldpoli