Why can't you get the lights turned back on on the East River Promenade @JulieMenin? Must there be another violent attack on a lone woman for you to make this happen?? Violence waiting to happen for East Siders.
Exactly as predicted, now that DOGE has scraped all your personal data from government agencies, it is being given to Peter Thiel's Palantir. It was always going to be Peter, who dreamed of dictatorship for decades, patiently built up his "political project" to seize power. 1/
Likening Zionism to Nazism, accusing Israel of genocide, offering rationalism for the terror of Hamas (“resistance is justified when people are occupied”) — all of this provides a pretext for the murder of Jews, like we saw last night.
Two Israeli embassy staffers, a young couple about to be engaged, were killed by a lone gunman as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, and a suspect, is in custody, officials said. Follow our live coverage: https://t.co/jCi5BaxnEh
54 years ago today, Marvin Gaye released “What’s Going On”
Hailed as a masterpiece, this groundbreaking album confronts war, poverty, and environmental ruin, securing its place among the greatest albums ever
But why does its plea for justice still move us today?
A thread 🧵
Rightfully, the cuts to Medicaid (over 10M people will lose their health care) and the tax cuts for the rich have been the story of the disastrous Republican budget bill.
But I read the whole thing. And there are some hidden rats in there you need to know about.
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For all new to NYC Mayor Eric Adams & being appalled by him, his corruption, & general weirdness, this thread is for you.
I’ve been following his behavior since his run for office in 2021. Here’s some truth on the worst mayor in NYC History. Receipts in no particular order:
I need people to understand how difficult it is to get an NIH grant. You spend months writing a proposal, following strict guidelines that include a detailed multiyear budget, bios of everyone on your team, plans for participant safety & ethical conduct. Then you send it off -1/n