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Karrie Jacobs

@karrieurbanist.bsky.social
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Writer. Mostly cities, architecture and design. Also the politics of public space, technology and trees. Faculty at SVA’s DCrit. South Brooklyn and the Western Catskills.

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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 6h
Trump’s war on smart people continues.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h
National Republicans just pulled nearly $2 million of spending out of the Georgia Senate race, per Dem source who shared ad-tracking data with me. The source believes some of it might get redeployed to South Carolina. Another sign of the times.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 6h
Come for the Stephen Miller story, but stick around for the Kimberly Guilfoyle lollapalooza. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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New Details Emerge on Stephen Miller’s Meddling at the Trump DOJ
The Tip of the Politicization Spear Since the dawn of Trump II,...
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 7h
Glad that the UK, at least, isn’t sucking up to Putin.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 13h
A bit of good news… www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/n...
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Migrant Involved With Delaney Hall Protests Is Freed From Detention (Gift Article)
The center in New Jersey became a flashpoint in the federal government’s effort to deport immigrants. Martin Soto had spent eight months in custody.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 13h
“Among the renovation plans: Tishman Speyer plans to turn the 61st floor — known for its stainless steel eagle gargoyles looking out over Manhattan — into a clubhouse, with food and drink on the inside and a terrace on the outside…open to all building tenants.” The Cloud Club is making a comeback!
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Tishman Speyer Takes Over Chrysler Building With Big Renovation Plans (Gift Article)
A large commercial landlord is planning to spruce up the office spaces and add amenities after the building lost its luster in recent years.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 13h
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Wednesday for Western nations to rejuvenate their civilization so they can maintain their dominance in a world of wars, economic uncertainty and technological change.” I don’t know what color pill Rubio swallowed, but it must’ve been a strong one.
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Rubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western Dominance (Gift Article)
In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilization, to remain ‘at the head of the world.’
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 13h
“When members of Congress pushed for accountability over the killings of nine Palestinian Americans by Israeli settlers and security forces, he suppressed a detailed report that the embassy staff had written…” Our government isn’t just lying to us; it’s lying to itself.
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel (Gift Article)
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tragic news: Curtis Flowers, who faced an extraordinarily ordeal by being prosecuted six times for the same crime by a Mississippi DA over decades before SCOTUS sided with him in 2019, just died at 56. Flowers' case was core to the 'In the Dark' podcast.
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Wrongly imprisoned Curtis Flowers dies
After Flowers was convicted in a sixth trial, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it and a state judge dismissed capital murder charges against him.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Alas. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/m...
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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102 (Gift Article)
A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Well, the judge was appointed during Trump’s first term, before competence was banned. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/n...
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Trump-Appointed Judge Accuses ICE of Lying and Fabricating Records (Gift Article)
Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“But state Republicans — including Senator Blackburn…have signaled a desire to press forward with executions using a different method. Blackburn has suggested the electric chair.” As we used to ask circa 1970: “Why do we kill people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong?”
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Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee (Gift Article)
The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“‘It’s not the people — it’s the seat,’ Ms. Paxton said in the speech…” I beg to differ. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
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Why Ken Paxton’s Estranged Wife Is Making the Case for His Senate Campaign (Gift Article)
Angela Paxton is urging Texas voters to support Mr. Paxton’s Senate campaign, even as she is divorcing him and accusing him of adultery. She has political aspirations of her own.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“A monthslong Ukrainian counteroffensive in the northern part of the Donbas has thwarted Russian efforts to encircle the remaining Ukrainian-controlled cities in the region. Russia, Western analysts say, has lost dozens of square miles of territory during the… campaign…” A little good news.
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Ukraine Claws Back Land in the Donbas, Thwarting a Russian Push (Gift Article)
Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian “fortress belt” cities.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey, all good!
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This strikes me as really fuckin bad
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
*adds to the impeachment proceedings list*
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If I were Talarico, Brown, or El-Sayed, I’d make a point of announcing (very loudly) how much Musk is spending to defeat me.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The entire quote is: “All for peace and all for goodwill.” Which makes it even more obscene.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Putting aside the fact that there is a “Canada tariff list” at all…
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“‘The discussion about U.S. import ‌tariffs was entirely separate from [the gifted ‌ring],’ the organization said.” That would be a ring w/ 321 diamonds & 75 gemstones presented to Trump by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre ahead of the announcement that European diamonds would be exempt from tariffs.
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Democratic Senators Demand Answers on That Diamond Ring Trump Got
Donald Trump accepted a massive diamond ring months ago. What happened to it?
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“…Andruil Industries is announcing that it is building a two-million-square-foot submarine manufacturing facility in Sparrows Point, Maryland, a deal that Moore helped put together and that is expected to create thousands of jobs…” Dem governor brings jobs to his state. Trump takes credit.
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Trump Bans Dem Governor From Speaking at Rally in His Home State
Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he helped put together the deal that Trump is about to take all the credit for.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Is anyone keeping a running list of all the convicted felons our convicted felon President has met with the White House? newrepublic.com/post/216252/...
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Trump Meets With Convicted Election Denier to Go Over Midterm Plans
Donald Trump met with Tina Peters at the White House—again.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“The administration has largely used Title IX to open dozens of investigations aimed at removing protections for transgender students, blocking transgender athletes from participating on female sports teams and eliminating gender-neutral bathrooms from schools.” But not sexual assault.
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Cornell Case Highlights Drop in Resolved Sexual Assault Cases Under Trump (Gift Article)
The administration has shifted its enforcement of a civil rights law from allegations of sexual misconduct to issues like blocking protections for transgender students.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“[T]he Constitution does not authorize Congress to legislate voter qualifications for federal elections,” Leibowitz ruled. “Congress has no power to say who can vote or who cannot vote in federal elections—that foundational power is reserved for the States, and limits
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Court Ruling Hobbles Trump DOJ’s Jihad Against Elusive Threat of Noncitizen Voting
INSIDE: AOC ... Aileen Cannon ... Jim Bakker
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The whole quote, not the sanitized NYT version. No seemingly about it.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration have made it hard for new solar farms to obtain federal permits while trying to increase the use of fossil fuels and nuclear power plants.” Somehow they fail to understand that solar is a business, one that could also line their pockets.
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US Solar Panel Makers Try to Catch China With a Big Leap in Technology (Gift Article)
Manufacturers say they are close to perfecting a new, more efficient solar panel that could help the United States reclaim ground it lost.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Good morning. California is not pleased that our so-called President suggested that Iran “take out” two of its major cities. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
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Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego (Gift Article)
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 06/10/2026
I'm trying to imagine how much money or fame would be worth it to say such things out loud in public.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'll tell you one thing: The woke military under Obama and Biden never retreated from Iran's military
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Somehow, we’ve returned to the Salem witch trials. Except in Texas. With pediatricians. In 2026. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“They could take out a city. Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” — the President of the United States seemingly encouraging Iran to destroy US cities. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Midterm Election Updates: Trump Rallies in Nebraska to Try to Lift Republican Incumbents
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Money appropriated by Congress to “support defenders of human rights, to assist victims of human rights violations and … promote the growth of democracy abroad” is instead being used to fund right wing and racist agendas in a variety of nations.
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Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad
Support such as for white Afrikaners and anti-communism reveals how US is redefining what qualifies as human rights
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Law abiding immigrants, with spouses and children who are US citizens, who dutifully show up for their “check-ins” with DHS, are being deported to countries where they know no one. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/t...
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'But I'm Not From Ghana': ICE Targets Longtime New Yorkers for Third-Country Deportation
Immigrants with protected status who've lived in the city for decades are finding themselves swept up, shackled and threatened with expulsion.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 04/10/2026
Come on
Hegseth cosplaying a NaziJudgement scene from Wolfeinstein.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Moved” ethical lines? Moved them into oblivion. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Take, for example, a reactor splashing into an ocean. Water slows down neutrons, making them more likely to split atoms. This could cause havoc by making a reactor go critical, meaning it would enter a chain reaction of splitting atoms that releases radiation.” End of world in 10, 9, 8…
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Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s like 7th grade all over again.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bad translation. It was: “Boy have you done a number on this country. People can’t believe it.”
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh yeah. We forgot about that Trump charisma.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
vivek’s a republican, shouldn’t he be better at grabbing kids
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
literally in the next 48 hours! be aware!
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Grifter diplomacy. 2/2
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“The Trump administration’s talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.” Grifter diplomacy. 1/2
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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