Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Priced out of the Adirondack Park www.timesunion.com/news/article... #adirondackstimesunion.comPriced out of the Adirondack ParkIn addition to a scarcity of affordable homes, the Adirondack region is seeing a shift in home sales to the high end of the real estate spectrum. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Many have compared the #Trump regime to the early years of post-Soviet Russia when massive amounts of public assets were sold for peanuts to oligarch friends of the regime. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 000
Reposted by Upstate New YorkerProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding. Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵 22834391320
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026UK anti-foreigner party accused of seeking illegal donations from foreigners. Typical hypocrisy of bigots. www.reuters.com/world/uk/sen...reuters.comSenior aides to Reform UK's Farage step down after foreign funding stingBritain's populist Reform UK said two senior aides to leader Nigel Farage stepped down on Friday after an undercover investigation alleged the party had broken electoral law by arranging for a foreig... 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 21/08/2026You know a law is absurd when people protest the law by deliberately obeying it. www.advocate.com/politics/kan... #lgbt #transgender #bigotry #kansasadvocate.comKansas law forced these men into women's bathrooms. Their compliance highlights the absurdityA group of transgender men who call themselves the "SB244 compliance crew” have been using women’s bathrooms in protest of a Kansas law that mandates that they do so. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026By assassinating a CEO and being sent to prison, Mangione will at last get the affordable access to health care he's long sought through legal means. Can't think of a more perfect metaphor for how rotten our "health care" system is. apnews.com/article/luig... #healthcare #medicareforall #mangioneapnews.comLuigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOLuigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 12/08/2026As small-town colleges close across the country, this piece takes a look at how own village is repurposing and reinventing. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Educatio...csmonitor.comAs US small colleges close, towns can struggle. In Vermont, one turned the page.Small, private colleges in the U.S. are closing more often, depriving communities of resources and people. One Vermont town has a solution that could work for others. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Bigotry is merely the means. As always, the end goal is corruption. www.npr.org/2026/08/08/n... #maga #Republicans #trump #musk #GOPnpr.orgPrivate prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climbThat revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities to the Department of Homeland Security. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is the risk facing American universities at this time if they continue to wave the surrender flag to fascism. #trump #maga #universities #education #republicans 010
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Last year: Trump and Musk obliterate food safety and public health agencies. This year... www.npr.org/2026/08/09/n... #trump #musk #Republicans #maga #musknpr.orgIt's been a record summer for foodborne illnessHeat and tainted produce have made this a record summer for foodborne illness. Cases of cyclosporiasis have topped 10,000, and the CDC just traced a new salmonella outbreak to Mexican jalapeños. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026#HeadStart is one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in the country. So of course #MAGA wants to gut it. www.pbs.org/newshour/edu... #Republicans #education #trumppbs.orgTrump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulationsEarly childhood policy experts argue the deregulation could undermine Head Start's position as the gold standard in early education. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Nepotism has always been #DEI for rich white folks. www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsey... #trump #maga #lindseygraham #southcarolina #Republicanscbsnews.comTrump backs Lindsey Graham's sister as his replacement to finish Senate termPresident Trump recommended that South Carolina's governor appoint the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister Darline to serve out the rest of his term in the Senate. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The #SCOTUS is increasingly issuing decrees and fiats with no justification. www.propublica.org/article/supr...propublica.orgA Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little JustificationProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Colossians 3:12 "Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience" 010
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Enemies of diversity showing yet again that they are far more dangerous to decent people than the objects of their hatred. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w... #immigration #bigotry #belfastnytimes.comPolice Step Up Security in Northern Ireland After Night of Violence 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 15/05/2026In other countries, the Supreme Court is not an enabler of harm to citizens. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #scotus #domesticviolencecbc.caSupreme Court rules intimate partner violence can be basis for lawsuits | CBC NewsIn a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has created a new tort of intimate partner violence that will allow people to sue for damages when they have been subject to abuse in a relationship... 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Make poison air great again! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #maga #maha #trump #Republicanstheguardian.comTrump’s rollback of toxic gas rules limits EPA’s authority to protect public health, analysis saysEthylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research finds 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 23/04/2026#Trump wants to give massive taxpayer handouts to oil-rich sheikhdom who is his crime family's major business partner. newrepublic.com/post/209273/... #corruption #maga #Republicans #uae #griftersnewrepublic.comTrump Considers Bailing Out His Family’s Major Business PartnerThe Trump administration seems open to giving a massive lifeline to the UAE—which the country says it may need thanks to the war in Iran. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Truly staggering. newrepublic.com/article/2092... #republicans #maga #trump #christiansnewrepublic.comDoes the SEC Care Whether Hegseth Is Killing Iranians To Get Rich?Senator Elizabeth Warren has requested an insider-trading probe of the defense secretary. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 20/04/2026The level of corruption is staggering. www.bbc.com/news/article... #trump #maga #republicansbbc.comThe insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidencyThe BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The far right is angry that they are being judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. #maga #trump #Republicans 001
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 12/04/2026No coincidence that vaccine hesitancy is rising as the last generation to experience the actual effects of vaccine-eradicated diseases is now dying. Note they're dying of old age, not measles or TB. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/10/m... #vaccines #publichealth #mahabostonglobe.comVaccine hesitancy rises in Mass. despite stable immunization rates - The Boston GlobeSeven out of 14 counties no longer meet the threshold for herd immunity against measles. 010
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 12/04/2026The Trumpian logic of @governor.ny.gov Hochul is that reducing energy supply will lower prices. Given her claim to focus on affordability, this makes her war against clean energy even more insane. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti... #cleanenergy #climatecrisis #climatechangetimesunion.comClean energy projects in NY on hold as battle over costs escalatesState regulators have so far rejected a push from clean energy developers to get more money for wind and solar farms they say are impacted by Trump tariffs. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Q: What happens to police who post racist comments on social media? A: They get promoted to the #Trump regime. www.lohud.com/story/news/n... #Republicans #maga #policelohud.comDo NY police get away with misusing social media? What records revealA joint USA TODAY Network-Syracuse University investigation found police in New York face limited discipline for social media misconduct. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Christian nationalism is heresy. Catholic bishops understand this. www.kuow.org/stories/cath... #trump #maga #Republicans #birthrightcitizenship #christians #catholics #immigrationkuow.orgCatholic bishops back birthright citizenship ahead of SCOTUS decisionAhead of a Supreme Court case, U.S. Catholic bishops have filed a brief in support of birthright citizenship, arguing that its absence would "increase the susceptibility of children to statelessness." 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 28/03/2026But if you describe this as racist and misogynistic, the Orwellian regime will call you racist and misogynistic. #trump #maga #Republicans #hegseth 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The magnitude of corruption is staggering. finance.yahoo.com/news/anonymo... #maga #Republicans #trump #iranfinance.yahoo.comAnonymous Polymarket Accounts Won $1.2 Million on Trump’s Iran Strikes in Suspicious Bets"It's insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death." 010
Reposted by Upstate New YorkerNPR @npr.org · 20/03/2026Recent studies show the U.S. is slipping further from democracy. And, the Trump administration plans to transfer federal student loans from the Education Department to the Treasury Department. n.pr/4sYSXbPn.prTrump is dismantling democracy, reports find. And, Treasury to take over student loansRecent studies show the U.S. is slipping further from democracy. And, the Trump administration plans to transfer federal student loans from the Education Department to the Treasury Department. 38410172
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Shocking to see a progressive who understands how to use power to actually advance their agenda toward reality. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/n... #progressives #democrats #mamdaninytimes.comBehind Mamdani’s Smile, a Politician Who Can Be a Ruthless Operator 051
Reposted by Upstate New YorkerNPR @npr.org · 12/03/2026The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would ban large investors from buying up single-family homes. n.pr/4seotCQn.prSenate passes bipartisan housing bill targeting large investors and easing regulationsThe 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would ban large investors from buying up single-family homes. 30691170
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Devastating piece on @wamc.org (not known for its deep #journalism) on the longstanding culture of sexual assault cultivated at @bardcollege.bsky.social. www.wamc.org/news/2026-03... #epstein #epsteinfileswamc.orgAmid Epstein files fallout, Bard's sexual misconduct history gets new scrutinyIn 1991, students protested Bard College’s lack of action in handling cases of rape. Decades later, some students and alumni say the problem persists. The renewed scrutiny comes after the college's pr... 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 12/03/2026#Iran withdraws from the #FIFA World Cup because it was invaded by the #FIFA "Peace Prize" winner. 001
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Kudos to the small town select board members who stood firm against one of the richest families in the world and the richest "not for profit" on the planet. www.espn.com/soccer/story... #fifa #worldcupespn.comWorld Cup games in Foxborough on as sides reach dealThe Massachusetts town of Foxborough, the Kraft Group and host committee Boston Soccer 2026 have agreed to terms that will allow for the approval of a license necessary to play seven World Cup games a... 001
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Donald #Trump's regime summarized in one headline. www.npr.org/2026/03/05/n... #maga #republicans #epsteinnpr.orgA Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuseSince receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Spoiler alert: the measles is a lot more harmful than a Boston Creme donut. thehill.com/homenews/adm... #republicans #maga #maha #dunkin #vaccinesthehill.com 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 05/03/2026You don't vote for a guy who supports a 34-times convicted felon and proven rapist if you actually care about law and order. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/n... #republicans #gop #nys @nygop @nyrepublicanorg.bsky.socialnytimes.comDemocrats Question Credentials of Armed Squad Created by Trump Ally 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 04/03/2026To quote Saint Charlie Kirk: "Regime change is war. Just to understand, regime change is not like changing the head coach at the Chicago Bears…Typically in the Mideast, it's very messy, creates a quagmire. And then there is civil war. Do you understand how large Iran is? It's massive... 110
Reposted by Upstate New YorkerNPR @npr.org · 03/03/2026President Trump promised his "Make America Great Again" voters an "America First" foreign policy. With the war in Iran, he's testing MAGA world's willingness to be flexible on one of its core beliefs. n.pr/4uaFY8on.prTrump promised the MAGA base no new wars. Then he went to war with IranPresident Trump promised his "Make America Great Again" voters an "America First" foreign policy. With the war in Iran, he's testing MAGA world's willingness to be flexible on one of its core beliefs. 5428563
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 02/03/2026#Trump's war against #Iran is yet another blow to our wallets. www.nbcnews.com/business/bus... #affordability #maga #Republicansnbcnews.comHigher gas prices are likely coming to the pump after oil prices jump in wake of U.S. strikes in IranGlobal stock indexes dropped sharply in Monday trading, while U.S. markets recovered from an initial decline. 010
Reposted by Upstate New YorkerChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Of course. No one wanted this war. They wanted food and health care and energy prices to go down. Now all those things will cost more. It's a war of folly by a doddering old man who likes when things blow up and needs to distract us from the child sex ring he's connected to. 595111053618
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Even some on the right are calling out the Pedophile Protection Party. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... #Republicans #maga #epsteinlist #epsteinfiles #epstein #trumprollingstone.comThomas Massie Calls Out DOJ for No 'Charges, Arrests or Investigations' Over Epstein FilesRepublican Rep. Thomas Massie criticized the Department of Justice over its handling of the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 010
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 27/02/2026This is why we need a free press. ICE will kidnap every kindergartener and grandmother it can get its mitts on, unless the media publicly exposes their barbarism. poststar.com/news/nation-... #iceout #abolishice #republicans #maga #fascists #Trumppoststar.comICE releases 'la abuela,' 79-year-old asylum seeker, after investigationAfter 9 months detained at an Arizona ICE detention facility, a Cuban grandmother and asylum seeker with dementia is free, pending the outcome of her deportation case. 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Another way #ICE is making us less safe. www.propublica.org/article/bop-... #republicans #maga #trump #iceout #abolishicepropublica.orgDemocrats Demand Answers for Federal Prison Staffing Shortage After Corrections Officers Flee for ICE JobsCiting a ProPublica investigation that found that workers at federal lockups had been lured away to ICE, lawmakers asked how the Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to address the agency’s “unsafe conditi... 000
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 25/02/2026#Trump rounds up grandmothers and kindergarteners while giving drugs traffickers luxury hotel suites. www.propublica.org/article/trum... #Republicans #magapropublica.orgAmid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special TreatmentAfter the former Honduran president was pardoned, ICE dropped its detainer on him, and he was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City. 100
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Pedo #Trump will do anything to distract from his place in teh #EpsteinFiles, even war with #Iran. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n... #Republicans #maga #epsteinlist #epsteinnpr.orgJustice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to TrumpAn NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. 021
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Barbarism is very profitable. www.reuters.com/world/us/ice... #iceout #abolishice #republicans #maga #Trumpreuters.comICE to spend $38.3 billion on detention centers across US, document showsThe plan states that the centers are necessary as ICE prepares for an expected surge of arrests in 2026 after the hiring of 12,000 more agents. 300
Upstate New Yorker @saabrian.bsky.social · 18/02/2026"The party of freedom" wants to arrest you for criticizing it. www.yahoo.com/news/article... #Republicans #maga #Trump #ICE #iceout #abolishiceyahoo.comDHS Moves to Unmask Anti-ICE Accounts – Big Tech Faces New Surveillance ShowdownDHS uses administrative subpoenas to unmask anonymous anti-ICE accounts on Google, Meta, Reddit and Discord without court approval or warrants. 000
Reposted by Upstate New YorkerOlivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...michiganpublic.orgMichigan ICE detention center owner reports $254 million profit, record new business in 2025The company that owns Michigan’s North Lake Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Midwest, reported $254 million in profit last year, up nearly 700 percent from $32 mill... 551927791