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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 15/09/2026

I made a TikTok video about my new cover story! Check it out below and then read the story here: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 08/09/2026

I'll be on @theindypendent.bsky.social News Hour on @wbai.org at 5 p.m. to talk about Mayor Mamdani's new Office of Worker Power, his support for Amazon delivery workers and the manufactured controversy over his attendance at the 9/11 memorial. Tune in here: wbai.org/listen-live/

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Mario Trujillo @mariotrujillo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

ICE tried to conduct a dragnet search on REI customers in Minneapolis, apparently trying to ID a person who wore a particular beanie storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

On March 5, investigators issued a Section 1509 summons to REI seeking
transaction information for all persons who had purchased a particular beanie, identified by item number, in the greater Minneapolis–St. Paul area from January 1, 2024, forward. Brisbois Decl., para. 3, Exhibit 3, Line 65. The summons requested the dates and locations of purchases, buyer identities and contact information, payment type, and complete credit-
or debit-card numbers

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 29/08/2026

Coyote vs. Acme was a really fun movie. Definitely recommend you check it out! It's essentially the modern "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" but in the form of an Erin Brockovich-style legal thriller rather than a noir detective story.

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Chris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 28/08/2026

"Milo got arrested!" "That's good!" "By an unaccountable secret police force" "That's bad" "He supported them, though, so there's delicious irony at play." "That's good!" "But they came for him because fascist power has reached a point where petty infighting can lead to arrests" "That's bad"

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 29/08/2026

The key thing to understand about the modern Democratic Party is that it functions less as a political party and more as a coalition of rival political groups, including increasingly well-organized left groups like DSA.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 29/08/2026

I think it's pretty undeniable that AOC is laying the groundwork to run for president. That does not mean she will ultimately decide to pull the trigger and run. But she's obviously preparing for the possibility.

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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 29/08/2026

Across a whopping 19 articles published by the New York Times on Mamdani's views of Israel-Palestine since January 2026, Palestinian New Yorkers are quoted twice, a pathetic 3% of the quotes total. Overall, critics of Mamdani's views on this issue are quoted 2x the amount of times as supporters.

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Mamdani Is Critical of Israel, and the Times Is on It

Who does the Gray Lady quote on this important issue? Plus, more news for your weekend.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 26/08/2026

AOC apparently forgot to renew her DSA dues in 2019, so she hasn't technically been a member of the socialist group for the past 7 years. She rejoined DSA month and began paying monthly dues that automatically renew. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

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AOC rejoined DSA this month after 7-year absence

The socialist standard-bearer apparently forgot to renew her annual DSA membership when it expired in 2019.

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maple cocaine @maplecocaine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Republican psy-op asks "Is this other fuckin thing a republican psy-op?? Look over there, not at me."

Headline from The Bulwark: Is the DSA a Repiblican Psy-Op?

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 13/08/2026

Third Way, a centrist anti-left think tank, is hiring a "Director of Anti-Extremism" to lead a messaging campaign against the Democratic Socialists of America www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

Third Way is a national think tank and advocacy organization that champions moderate policy and political ideas. Since our founding in 2005, we have served as a critical bulwark against political extremism by advancing values-driven, reform-oriented solutions on the defining issues of our time. Our work is grounded in the mainstream American values of opportunity, freedom, security, and democratic capitalism, and we advocate for the vital center across seven major areas: climate and energy, economy, education, health care, national security, politics, and social policy.

The Director of Anti-Extremism will lead a project to combat the rise of far-left extreme voices and forces, and to mobilize the center left at the national level to fight extreme elements in the places where they are gaining power.

New extreme forces on the far left are on the rise, and they represent a sharp break from a traditional left wing in American politics. Their ideas are not just unwise or unworkable, and their rhetoric is not simply heated. Instead, we are now confronted with a faction that is radical, illiberal, and, in many cases, overtly discriminatory. The rise of these voices in American politics pose distinct dangers for the center left. Where they take power, they govern badly, leaving the working- and middle-class voters for whom they claim to speak worse off and more disillusioned. And they champion politically toxic ideas and offensive rhetoric that can and will be used by the MAGA right to define all of their opponents, including those on the center left.

Most voters still reject the idea and label of socialism. These extreme candidates still lose far more races than they win, and their agenda is broadly unpopular outside of blue bubbles. But the center left must take much more significant action to combat these far-left extreme forces. This position will spearhead that effort.

As the Director of Anti-Extremism, a typical day might include…

Assembling and updating a database of the DSA’s most extreme ideas and statements and a repository of voting records, affiliations, and issue positions to make available to allies and partners;
Leading public opinion research to identify and test the contrasts that move base voters away from these extreme candidates;
Overseeing the development of memos, talking points, rapid response materials, and other products that make the case against these extreme forces in American politics;
Promoting and marketing our research and materials to ensure they reach decisionmakers quickly, repeatedly, and at scale through a coordinated distribution infrastructure;
Recruiting and arming a group of young, diverse spokespeople to fight the DSA from a center-left perspective and assembling a broad coalition of organizational partners to make the case against extremism;
Running an earned media program to create a drumbeat of our message in op-eds, television appearances, podcasts, and traditional and digital media engagement.

Salary Range: $140,000 - $150,000, annually

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Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Reporting on what literacy means and why it feels so broken these days made me realize I had far more to say than could be captured in one feature. I’m so, so thrilled to say that now I get to write a whole book about it!

Publishers Marketplace
Deal Report
Category: Non-fiction: General/Other
THE READING MACHINE By Megan Greenwell
Imprint: Dey Street Books
August 10, 2026
Former Deadspin editor-in-chief and author of BAD COMPANY Megan Greenwell's THE READING MACHINE, a narrative investigation into how policy and profit reshaped the relationship between American children and books, changing what literacy is for and leaving millions of students behind in the process, to Libby Burton at Dey Street Books, at auction, by Anna Sproul-Latimer at Neon Literary (NA).
Rights: kent@neonliterary.com

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 11/08/2026

NEW: NYC-DSA is 60% white, 14% Hispanic, 10% Asian and 9% Black, according to internal demographic data. News outlets have routinely suggested that DSA is 85% white, based on a 2021 demographic survey. But new data shows DSA has become more racially diverse, especially in NYC.

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NYC-DSA is 60% white, internal survey says

But the newest members of the Democratic Socialists of America are (slightly) more racially diverse.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 23/07/2026

Reminder: I’ll be on NewsNation at 10:40 p.m. with conservative commentator Katie Pavlich to respond to last night’s special episode on DSA. www.newsnationnow.com/news-nation-...

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NewsNation Live

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 15/07/2026

You might have heard about this weekend's internal fight within DSA over its process to endorse a 2028 presidential candidate. I tried to explain exactly what's happening: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

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DSA debates how to debate AOC presidential endorsement

Explaining the latest fight roiling the Democratic Socialists of America

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 10/07/2026

I see Elon Musk's attempt to turn X into an AI-based news aggregator are going well.

Screenshot of an inaccurate Grok AI summary on X:

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens drops out of Michigan Senate Democratic primary and endorses Abdul El-Sayed

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens withdrew from the Michigan Senate Democratic primary race and endorsed Abdul El-Sayed. Her campaign had received $40.8 million in ad spending compared to El-Sayed's $3.6 million amid a close contest.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

In what is becoming a stressful annual routine, Microsoft has decided to lay off thousands, including MANY of us at Bethesda Games Studios. With over 10k developers already cut from previous rounds, those at the top have deemed that insufficient in fixing their mistakes.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 01/07/2026

SCOOP: Darializa Avila Chevalier is dating Mayor Mamdani's top lawyer Ramzi Kassem. The political power couple met 7 years ago while organizing against ICE and quietly began dating in 2023. www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...

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Darializa Avila Chevalier is dating Mamdani’s lawyer Ramzi Kassem

The congressional primary winner and the mayor’s top legal adviser have been quietly dating since 2023.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 30/06/2026

Catch me on WBAI soon talking about last week's DSA primary victories and the NYC budget! Tune in here: wbai.org/listen-live/

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WBAI-FM Live Radio Player

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 30/06/2026

Following last week's primary victories, Mayor Mamdani has been hailed as a kingmaker and political boss. But he isn't really building his own political machine. He's working with his comrades in NYC-DSA to build a movement. Welcome to Tammamdani Hall.

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The rise of Tammamdani Hall

How Zohran Mamdani (and DSA) built a political machine that just can’t lose.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 30/06/2026

Democratic New York City Council members are meeting right now for a "virtual conference" (i.e. a Zoom call) to discuss the budget. Members were told they're not allowed to record the call and must keep their cameras on for the full duration of the call.

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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 21/06/2026

"Welcome to Kansas City, where Ecuador has struggled to score against Curaçao." Meanwhile, across town, Samantha was also struggling with curaçao, and she, too, was trying to score

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

New Yorkers rejected the racist, Islamophobic attacks on Mamdani and followed it up by rejecting the same attacks against Darializa Avila Chevalier. Bravo!

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 24/06/2026

also not lost on me that as democratic socialists are winning some elections, a new red scare targeting anarchists, antifascists, and their allies is digging in hard, and today handed down 30, 50, and 100 year prison sentences to activists and organizers

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 24/06/2026

Next year, I will be represented by DSA members (and people I know personally) at every level of government: New York City Council Member Tiffany Cabán, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Assembly Member Diana Moreno, State Senator Aber Kawas and Rep. Claire Valdez.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 24/06/2026

Guess what? I’m going to be back on WBAI previewing tonight’s primaries in a few minutes! Tune in live here: www.wbai.org/listen-live/

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WBAI-FM Live Radio Player

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 23/06/2026

incredible stuff from Jessica Ramos, the "progressive" state Senator who endorsed Cuomo for mayor and is about to lose her seat www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202... @cityandstateny.bsky.social

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 23/06/2026

A (former?) senior adviser to Rep. Adriano Espaillat has been spreading racist and Islamophobic conspiracy theories about his challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier on Spanish-language media, claiming that she and Mayor Mamdani want to replace Dominicans in NYC with Muslims and Haitians.

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Espaillat senior adviser made racist and Islamophobic comments about congressional challenger

The Congress member condemned the comments from Rusking Pimentel, who said that Darializa Avila Chevalier wants to replace Dominican New Yorkers with Muslims and Haitians.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 23/06/2026

Today is Election Day in NYC! Polls close at 9 p.m. I'll be on WBAI in 10 minutes to preview tonight's primary elections. Listen live here: wbai.org/listen-live/ And keep up to date with City & State's election liveblog here: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

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WBAI-FM Live Radio Player

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 21/06/2026

“A group of unpaid interns in the New York City Council launched a campaign this week to pressure the council to pay all of its interns – and one intern spearheading the campaign was abruptly fired shortly after.” www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202... @petersterne.com

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NYC Council intern fired after launching campaign to pay interns

Mina Farahmand was working for Manhattan Council Member Harvey Epstein – until she wasn’t.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 09/06/2026

This screenshot is from City & State’s Heard Around Town newsletter. To get more exclusive stories like that delivered to your inbox twice a week, subscribe to Heard Around Town here: www.cityandstateny.com/heard-around... It’s just $17/mo, or maybe less if you DM me for a discount.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 31/05/2026

Mayor Mamdani and AOC have collectively endorsed almost all of the NYC-DSA slate – but they’re mostly not endorsing the same candidates. Here’s my analysis of the socialist standard-bearers’ NYC endorsements so far: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

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Mamdani and AOC endorse DSA legislative candidates – but not the same ones

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

“In ten days last month, the Wikimedia Foundation fired the longtime lead developer of MediaWiki and disbanded the team whose entire job was to listen to volunteers. Most of the people they fired were union organizers” medium.com/@jakeorlowit...

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Big Tech’s Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia

TLDR: In ten days last month, the Wikimedia Foundation fired the longtime lead developer of MediaWiki and disbanded the team whose entire…

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 25/05/2026

Workers at TheGamer say site's new pay-per-session contract is 'heartbreaking' aftermath.site/the-gamer-valn...

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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 23/05/2026

On Thursday evening Valnet issued new contracts to writers at TheGamer instituting a minimum article viewership threshold for payment. Most writers already have pay tied to article performance, but this new system would mean that if a piece didn't get X number of clicks you wouldn't be paid for it.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

WIRED got a copy of a New York Intelligence and Counterterrorism Bureau report that has a curious term for opposition to AI development and data centers: "anti-tech violent extremist activity." Great reporting here on how law enforcement is tracking big tech opponents www.wired.com/story/us-law...

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US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows

As Americans stew over the looming risk of job-stealing AI and data centers in their back yards, the feds are raising the alarm about a new category of threat, documents obtained by WIRED show.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

As protests outside Delaney Hall ICE prison in New Jersey grow, it's important to internalize the lessons learned by @katmabu.bsky.social and the Broadview Six about putting your body on the line to confront fascism. Read my conversation with Abughazaleh here:

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Kat Abughazaleh shows us how to fight fascists

Q+A with one of the Broadview Six, who had all charges dropped against them after grand jury misconduct.

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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

IS USCIS REALLY GOING TO "FORCE" EVERYONE WHO COULD OTHERWISE GET A GREENCARD OUT OF THE COUNTRY? My law office is being flooded with questions about yesterday's stunning USCIS policy announcement. In Part I of the most thorough analysis yet published on it, I provide detailed answers with receipts

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DID DHS JUST STOP PROCESSING GREENCARDS? A CLOSER LOOK

Someone who has been helping people through the immigration system for 20 years answers your questions about USCIS's stunning new policy announcement

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 22/05/2026

Quick reminder to subscribe to Heard Around Town by 11:45 a.m. so you get today's newsletter when it goes out around 12:30 p.m. www.cityandstateny.com/heard-around...

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 15/05/2026

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