Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/01/2026As the Trump administration escalates its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents, business owners and immigrant workers. trib.al/zVm2mk5 3781042482
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/11/2025What we know, final edition of the night: [Now in 3 parts] —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG —Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS —Dems defend NJ-Gov —Dems win NJ+VA trifectas —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win state supreme court —ME anti-mail voting measure loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices 10175701827
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/11/2025What we know, 10:20pm —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG —BIG Dem gains in VA House —Dems win NJ-Gov —Mamdani wins —Dems keep PA supreme court —Larry Krasner & Bragg win — GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices —JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy —Dems sweep Orlando council —ME anti-mail vote measure loses 5337961033
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialScott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 19/09/2025NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.comwashingtonpost.comPentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized materialDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon. 41520761167
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialCristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 08/09/2025The New Yorker asked me “how bad” today’s Supreme Court ruling was. I boiled it down to one paragraph: link.newyorker.com/view/5bda429... 12989473438
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025An important correction in the NYT, to a chart that was shared a lot in recent days & that I shared myself, shows they'd made a mistake with the 18-24 year old turnout, and so it's not the case that age group outvoted all others. Still: nothing to sneeze at here, still a huge surge in youth vote. 8389103
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government. That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵. 4989363399
the13thalexander.bsky.social @the13thalexander.bsky.social · 31/05/2025NY WFP 🤝 me the same ranking for NYC mayor 020
the13thalexander.bsky.social @the13thalexander.bsky.social · 23/05/2025I love public transit and I need moreeee 010
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialEmily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Policy changes often take years to show results. And then there is congestion pricing in New York. Here are all of the ways we could find it having an immediate effect: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comJust About Everything That’s Changed Since Congestion Pricing Took Effect (Gift Article)Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer. 8496119
the13thalexander.bsky.social @the13thalexander.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Big victory for everyone who gets to keep their rights and democracy in Wisconsin! Now let’s ungerrymander those congressional maps 😤 010
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 19/03/2025The Trump administration is considering shutting down the HIV prevention division of the CDC and shifting its activities to a different agency. The move is representative of a reversal of the first Trump administration’s stance on HIV. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/h...nytimes.comTrump Administration Considers Scaling Back H.I.V. Efforts at C.D.C. (Gift Article)The move comes after a series of cuts to prevention and treatment efforts worldwide. Some functions might be moved to another agency, officials said. 1517186
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too! 29656613319492
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/03/2025Breaking News: Senator Chuck Schumer said Democrats would not help pass a stopgap funding bill, raising the odds of a government shutdown. His party is united behind a 30-day bill for a bipartisan solution, but House Republicans purposefully left town after passing the six-month funding bill.nytimes.comTrump Live Updates: Federal Worker Cuts, Ireland's Leader Visits U.S. and the Latest Ukraine News 1311268207
the13thalexander.bsky.social @the13thalexander.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Not only is this horrifyingly evil on its own because people will die of preventable diseases, but it also harms the US to allow diseases more opportunities to spread, mutate, and become resistant to current treatments and vaccines. Nothing stays within the borders of a country 020
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/02/2025The U.S. economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers and impose tariffs on America’s largest trading partners rattle businesses and reverberate across states and cities. Here's what to know.nytimes.comU.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending CutsConsumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices. 59533158
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Five alarm fire. www.politico.com/news/2025/02... 701115183608
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/02/2025Breaking News: Parents say NYU Langone canceled gender-affirming treatments for two children after an executive order from President Trump threatened to punish doctors and hospitals.nytimes.comN.Y. Hospital Stops Treating 2 Children After Trump’s Trans Care OrderThe hospital canceled their appointments the same week an executive order from President Trump threatened to punish doctors and hospitals for offering gender-affirming care. 58293111
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO 413414530924032
the13thalexander.bsky.social @the13thalexander.bsky.social · 29/01/2025It has taken the better part of 2 decades to wind down Guantanamo Bay and the horrific physical and psychological atrocities committed on many who were innocent or never had a fair trial. So much progress was made and I don’t want to imagine what may happen to future inmates 000
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/01/2025The Trump administration instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics. Read more: nyti.ms/4hvI8s0 105466269
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 23/01/2025The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high. 1207453349711
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/01/2025BREAKING: LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of the law giving them equal status. The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal.apnews.comLGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal statusHundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples. 1642391108
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialBrian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social · 18/01/2025The very first thing Republicans are doing is to eliminate the billionaire corporation minimum tax, lower corporate taxes, and fund it with cuts to Medicaid, ACA, food for the poor, and Medicare. It was never about the price of eggs. They don’t give two shits about the price of eggs. 411192313
Reposted by @the13thalexander.bsky.socialDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 18/12/2024New York Rep. Pat Ryan, who easily held his Hudson Valley swing seat last month, spoke for AOC in the Dem conference meeting yesterday. Asked him what he said and he just sent me the speech - sharing in case it's interesting 9347251138