Eric Turkewitz

NY personal injury atty, dad, husband, runner, Mets fan, and beer-can chicken enthusiast. Yes, that's my face on a bus. Find me on Bluesky, same name.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

Currently in process of scaling down and stopping Twitter.

You can find me on Threads under my real name.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

Now trying BlueSky also, same (real) name.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

Currently in process of scaling down and stopping Twitter.

You can find me on Threads under my real name.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

Currently in process of scaling down and stopping Twitter.

You can find me on Threads under my real name.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

Confirming my decision to cancel the @washingtonpost.

Bezos isn’t capable of objective coverage of gov’t while simultaneously sucking up to it in hopes of winning multi-billion dollar contracts.

[Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos]

Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

Donald Trump doesn’t believe a word of this.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

I believe that @realDonaldTrump will win in a decisive victory and potentially a landslide Electoral College outcome tomorrow. I could of course be totally wrong, but that helps elevate an important point.

Approximately half the country will be unhappy about the election outcome, potentially devastatingly so. In this context, I think it is important to remember that we are one country, and we will survive whoever is our next president.

What we must avoid, however, is a world where our fellow citizens who are disappointed raise hell or otherwise revolt about the outcome. The peaceful transfer of power is a critical feature of our democracy that must be maintained for us to succeed.

The system is stronger than any one candidate. We will thrive long term no matter the outcome of this election because the system will heal itself. That’s been a feature of our democracy for nearly 250 years and I expect it to continue.

Let’s therefore be civil and accept the collective will of our democratic process. We have many enemies that want internecine battles in America to weaken us. We cannot let this happen. The world is a dangerous place and we need to be unified to protect our country and our children.

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

Kamala Harris leads the early returns in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Here's why that's bad news for Kamala Harris.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

@Brandi_Buchman I dissent.

It does not take any courage to support the women in the family.

It is normal and to be expected.

[Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN]

Philly’s Republican City Commissioner 👇

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

For her.
For all our daughters and sons.
For America. 🇺🇸

[Anna Merlan @annamerlan]

NEW: This election is characterized by very, very rich men falling for truly outlandish hoaxes and pieces of very strange misinformation - call them The Men Who Swallowed Everything. https://t.co/r743PdUmuV

[Aric Toler @AricToler]

CNN is reporting that the viral fake video of "Haitian" men voting multiple times for Harris Georgia was shared after @AussieCossack (Simeon Boikov), a frequent @SputnikInt guest, paid a right-wing influencer $100.

Boikov's account was just suspended.

https://t.co/P1A6lnswnL

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

@foolintheforest Pulling the voting booth lever sounds like democracy in the same way that Bazooka bubble gum smells like childhood.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

When I was a kid, I’d go with my mom to vote in the old booths with the curtain.

And help her pull that big giant handle and hear the resounding ka-chunk! as the vote registered and the curtain opened.

I miss those old voting booths.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

I don't know why everyone doesn't do early voting when it's available.

[Rachel Janfaza @racheljanfaza]

It’s Election Day in Philly. I spoke to more than a dozen young people (21-32) in this line. Nearly every one (and every young woman) listed women’s rights or abortion access as the top issue motivating them to vote. Other issues listed were the climate, economy, and democracy.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

Tonight:

If you hear any newscaster call this race "historic" then change the channel or go for a walk.

All presidential races are historic.

It means that the newscaster is just killing time and has nothing new to add.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

@tedfrank The heart of an athlete.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

@Ursulaok @simonmontefiore As a general rule of thumb, a head of state should not visit a disaster area while rescue is in progress because that person consumes valuable resources with their protection.

Such visits should generally occur during the recovery phase. Not rescue.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

So-called "influencer" disqualified and banned for life after running #NYCMarathon with two videographers on e-bikes, obstructing other runners.

Goodbye and good riddance.

https://t.co/eiAVDjVYh0

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

I was right.

[Eric Turkewitz @Turkewitz]

3.5 months for a presidential campaign is still twice as much as we need.