I have worked with Stanley Richards for years. He is an inspiring human being. Vast experience in gov’t and the non-profit sector.
And now making history as the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the NYC Dept of Corrections. I am truly excited about this appointment.
@curtis_yarvin It’s kind of amazing you’ve spent the past few days defending this, only to now see Trump himself pull his support. Now what do you say?
In all the peaceful and violent anti-police protests of 2020, there were literally zero people killed by law enforcement. Zero. The first death was on Jan 6 2021 when an unarmed white woman was shot and killed by a federal officer when she was storming the Capitol.
A statement from the family of Alex Pretti, obtained by CNN:
"We are heartbroken but also very angry.
Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman.
The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed.
Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you."
@HeyNowJO@jonathanmahler@harrysiegel I’m reading it too-totally fantastic @jonathmahler. When you’re done, check out Wayne Barrett and Jack Newfield’s City for Sale. Similar story line but more contemporaneous.
Reading both Gods of New York by @jonathanmahler & City for Sale by Wayne Barrett and Jack Newfield. It can be said that Ed Koch left a complicated legacy but his service in WW2 shouldn’t be lost to history-KOCH, HUNGRY SOLDIER; by Edward A. Baker https://t.co/szyCu0ZD7e
My thoughts are with the students and faculty at Brown, where I attended 25 years ago. It’s a horror to imagine what they are going through right now and I hope for the safety and healing.
@Maria4Dist6@andrewcuomo@CurtisSliwa Right now the gap between Mamdani and Cuomo is about 34k more than all of Sliwa’s votes. If Cuomo got 80% of Sliwa’s votes, which would be remarkable considering they’re mostly R’s, it would be more like 60-70k. It’s really not Sliwa’s fault Mamdani won.