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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 4h

The federal government tried to turn our public servants into deportation agents and force New York City to carry out ICE’s cruel agenda. Today, a federal court rejected that effort and upheld our laws. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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US judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit over New York City 'sanctuary' laws

A federal judge on Thursday threw out a Trump administration lawsuit that sought to block New York City laws ‌limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, finding the government did not...

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 13h

Slavery was and is a real thing that has brutalized hundreds of millions of people over the course of human history, if someone tells me a fucking chatbot is enslaved I'm immediately throwing hands. It's not cute, it's not intriguing, it's an insult to real people who suffered and suffer now.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 7h

This year alone, New Yorkers have reported more than 188,000 incidents of domestic violence. That's 780 incidents every day. Countless others go unreported. If you or someone you love needs help, call 1-800-621-HOPE or visit on.nyc.gov/hotlinechat.

New Yorker sitting around tables raise their hands. The tablecloths are purple and balloons behind them are also purple.

Mayor Mamdani speaks at a podium labeled “NYC Go Purple Day.”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 8h

Scrappy small businesses and nonprofits. Boundary-pushing art. Writers and actors reimagining theater. New York's creative spirit lives Off-Broadway. Through October 18, get 2-for-1 tickets to shows. Grab a friend and go see some theater this weekend, New York. nyctourism.com/off-broadway-week

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NYC Off-Broadway Week℠

2-for-1 tix to the best Off-Broadway shows. Ends Oct 18.

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Micah Lasher @micahlasher.bsky.social · 14h

Proud to have the endorsement of End Citizens United, a group dedicated to getting dark money out of our politics. I introduced legislation to end corporate political spending in New York, and I’m ready to take that fight to Washington.

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ebottcher.bsky.social @ebottcher.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The trees are talking on West 75th Street! 🌳 I had a wonderful time joining the Manhattan 75 Block Association for the launch of the Talking Trees of West 75th Street, an innovative project that uses technology to bring our urban forest to life!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. And we certainly wouldn't have public executions. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It's about cruelty.

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Morgan Johnson @poormojo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads

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SonomaLass Have you called your senators today? ⚾ 🍺 🌮 @sonomalass.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I was up too late last night reading, and this book is the reason. You should get a copy.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/10/2026

New York City! You have 10 days left to register to vote! Go to vote.nyc to register, find your polling site or see a sample ballot. And don’t forget: turn your ballot over to vote on faster government!

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/10/2026

The horse carriage industry is coming to an end in New York City. Our administration will make sure workers and owners are protected and the horses are safe.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Gorgeous signs, Minneapolis!!! 😍 Folks, click through the carousel to see all six! ––> ––>

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Jen The Ripper 🔪🩸 @jenbunnee.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It’s Indigenous Peoples Day I want to shout out one of my fav authors, Danica Nava! The Truth According to Ember & Love is a War Song, both out now Sunflower Season out Nov 3rd & I had so much fun reading the arc Bodice Ripper comes out next year & it’s one of my most anticipated reads 💙📚 #booksky

Cover for the truth according to ember by Danica Nava

A Native American man with long braids in a blue button down is looking over his shoulder at a woman with long dark hair in a green dress.

Cover art for love is war song by Danica Nava

A dark haired and brown skinned man with in a blue button up shirt and holding a cowboy hat is laying on the grass above a woman with long dark hair and lighter brown skin in a red tank top and jeans holding a guitar with beaded earrings.

Cover art for sunflower season by Danica Nava

A man in a navy tee and firemans pants is leaning towards a woman in a purple tee and overalls sitting on a red tractor in front of a field of sunflowers

Cover for bodice ripper by Danica Nava

A clinch style cover with a shirtless Native American man with long brown hair wearing brown leather (maybe?) pants and is holding a woman with long brown hair in a red ball gown and she is holding a book

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/10/2026

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day to the Indigenous New Yorkers who continue to shape our city, sustain ancestral traditions, and carry forward generations of resilience.

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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing! @cathypegau.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A DEADLY ENTANGLEMENT is a month old! To celebrate, I’m running a #giveaway of three (3) hardcover copies, signed/personalized as you wish! Pop on over to this doc forms.gle/RLwKvmxFu4JR... Contact me if it doesn’t work ;P Open thru 10/17. Winners will be contacted sometime on 10/18! #booksky

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A Deadly Entanglement Giveaway

Win a signed/personalized copy of the latest Harriman & Mancini story!

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I’ve been using Too Good To Go. Get the app here, and help save good food from going to waste: tgtg.onelink.me/OGjG/p1bkv7e1 Note: if you have food restrictions, this may not work for you. The app doesn't offer food info nor is there any way to inform them. You take your chances.

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Become a food-saving hero with Too Good To Go

Download the Too Good To Go app. Find delicious food in your area ready to be saved.

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 10/10/2026

Meanwhile, doing some lighting tests on concept art for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND STARSHIPS. Here: Lib Bennet gazes at 1813 Aquilae V, a planet called Pemberley...

From the viewing deck of an orbiting starship, Lib Bennet gazes at 1813 Aquilae V / Pemberley

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ebottcher.bsky.social @ebottcher.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

During UN Climate Week, Assemblymember Robert Carroll and I joined Illinois Governor @jbpritzker.bsky.social for a timely conversation about meeting our growing energy needs while keeping costs affordable for families.

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Micah Lasher @micahlasher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We are here in Foley Square demanding the immediate release of Oscar Belgal, and ICE out of New York and abolished. Cruelty cannot be our national ethos.

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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing! @cathypegau.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Join us tomorrow (Sat 10/10) for Researching the Weird Stuff A free, online panel where we'll talk how we make strange or obscure details part of our story worlds. Register here attend.ocls.org/event/16611407 Thank you, Orange County Library!!!! #Author #Event #Panel

Writing workshop: Researching the weird stuff
From folklore to physics, a panel of speculative fiction authors will share how to research the impossible, build believable worlds, and make the weirdest ideas feel uncannily real.
Suspects: Elle E. Ire, MB Austin, K. Aten. Cathy Pegau, Benna Bos
Saturday, October 10, 4pm-5pm EST
Online panel

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

PHOTOS: Sailors and Marines reunited with their loved ones after a nearly 11-month deployment, including 286 consecutive days at sea without a port call, a modern-day record. Explore the gallery: www.stripes.com/branches/nav... 📸: Alison Bath/Stars and Stripes #Flashes

Sailors man the rails of the USS Abraham Lincoln (Alison Bath/Stars and Stripes)

Sailors in their dress whites wave at their loved ones on shore as the USS Abraham Lincoln pulls into port. (Alison Bath/Stars and Stripes)

A Sailor from the USS Abraham Lincoln poses for a photo with his family. (Alison Bath/Stars and Stripes)

Sailors in their dress whites stand at attention aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as it pulls into part, following an 11 month deployment. (Alison Bath/Stars and Stripes)

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

1/ Welcome to our first edition of YLE Northeast! This is a regional public health roundup, meaning we’ll look at issues defined not by borders, but by shared concerns across the Northeast. This week, we're looking at fall respiratory season, measles in New York and well water in Connecticut.👇

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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing! @cathypegau.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What? JD, please explain how that is socialism. (What it is is bigotry, transphobia, and small-mindedness, but that's y'all in a nutshell.) And do us all a favor, take a 10th grade government class.

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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A quick heads-up for my UK readers: WORLD'S OKAYEST ORACLE (RELUCTANTLY) SEEKS DEMON is a Kindle Deal this month, so it's only 99p right now! www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Okaye...

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World's Okayest Oracle (Reluctantly) Seeks Demon eBook : Dade, Olivia: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Non-U.S. readers: You may want to check WOO(R)SD's price in your country and at your preferred retailers too!

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Not the odds, but the stakes. That's my shorthand for the organizing principle we most need in election coverage. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for American democracy. Not the odds, but the stakes. Sep. 11, 2023

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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

💥 Olivia Powers ACTIVATE! 💥

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Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This review captures exactly what I wanted to do with this book! The story is, in fact, both "brazenly, joyfully silly" and "about what it means to live in community and how we can (and should) show up for each other," and Hamilton's recognition of that duality is immensely heartening for me. 💕

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ebottcher.bsky.social @ebottcher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today, I joined Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Senator Kristen Gonzalez at Bellevue Hospital to announce $5 million in New York State Senate funding to support Bellevue’s Children and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Units.

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Victoria Dahl/Victoria Helen Stone @victoriadahl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

100 copies of I'M HERE TO HELP up for grabs! Head over to GR for a chance to win one. But only if you're in the mood for vengeance. Melody is a mom, a wife, a therapist, but first she's a woman. And this woman has a plan to make some bad men pay. Help is here 10/27! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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New York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This November, we’re voting on the Working Families ballot line from top to bottom! It's our time to show all of New York that there’s a different way to do politics, and we’re leading it 💪🗳. Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Toxic spending from Big Crypto continues to flood into our politics. Their goal is simple: capture our regulatory agencies to avoid oversight that protects consumers & cracks down on crime.

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Fairshake crypto PAC network backs 32 House candidates in midterms

The CLARITY Act failed in the Senate, raising the stakes for which lawmakers return to Congress to shape crypto regulation after the midterm elections.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

1/ What happens when research into health disparities gets cut because it’s labeled “DEI”? We're seeing this happen more and more, so @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social, an amazing science communicator and immunologist, took a look at what happens when health equity research gets caught in the crossfire.

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ebottcher.bsky.social @ebottcher.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Celebrating good news in the district! Thousands of pedestrian ramps across the West Side are being renovated and upgraded to meet ADA standards, making our streets safer and easier for everyone to navigate.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 06/10/2026

New York City, wetin dey sup? It was a joy to commemorate 34 years of the Nigerian Day Parade alongside the many Nigerian New Yorkers who fill our city with life.

Mayor Mamdani and community leaders speak from a stage / excited onlookers and parade attendees cheer.

People dressed in green and white watch the Nigerian Day Parade.

A woman holds and a child holding a tiny Nigerian flag.

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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"My brain is so nonlinear, how could I possibly write nonfiction?" It's more likely than you think! 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/hieber Explore the interplay of inspirations & genres in @leannareneehieber.bsky.social's "What Floats Between: On Writing Fiction, Nonfiction and Back Again." #WriterSky

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/10/2026

Today, on World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate the teachers, educators, and child care providers who care for the future of New York and invest in our children every day. New York City doesn’t move without our teachers. We are grateful for their work today and every day.

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jeeves Break. . Have a minute of a big goofy tuxedo cat getting belly rubs and loving it. . #ProofOfCats #LoveAndFluff

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 05/10/2026

Let’s do a giveaway! I have 1 copy each of the Turkish & Portuguese (Brazilian) translations of me & @lollardfish.bsky.social’s THE BRIGHT AGES. If you’re in US, respond below with which one you want, what you want me to write in it, and I’ll pick people to send them to. Share widely! #medievalsky

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/10/2026

One thing all New Yorkers can agree on? It’s time to get your flu shot! Go to nyc.gov/healthmap to find all the free locations.

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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N.R. Lines⁷ (she/her) @nrlines.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Timeline cleanse

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