Mayor Zohran Mamdani behind the counter of a bodega in The Bronx, flanked by various people. A journalist with a microphone labeled “Shop Cats” is standing in front of the sales counter, and holding the mic up to a black and white cat sitting on the counter next to bananas. The cat has an expression like in the famous “Sir, are you aware that you are a cat” meme

“Sir, are you aware that you are a cat, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing right behind you?”

JUST IN: Viktor Orban conceded his defeat in Hungary.

The far-right leader & Trump ally will no longer be prime minister.

What remains to be seen is the size of his defeat — and whether the opposition wins a supermajority to amend the constitution and reverse Orban’s rule.

Remember when that old clockmaker guy implied he knew Rambaldi (“He never did tell me what it meant”) and then Sydney jumped out the building and that never went anywhere.

Once again:
A) This would be handing two of Hollywood's only remaining studios to a right-wing Trump ally and his "Dad said I could have it!" son, who

B) has not begun to prove that he can successfully run one studio, let alone two.

An utter disaster, although in fairness, that is Zaslav's brand.

Remember when antitrust law used to mean something

And LC is really interesting, too, in the way that it reveals gaps in our medical norms, safety net, and culture. Illness and disability are two forms of marginalization that mainstream culture disregard—to the point where both LC and ableism have become punchlines on both the left and the right.

Incredible art of gritty playing fiddle on the roof of a west Philadelphia row home. In Yiddish it says Fidler Oyfn Fakh פֿידלער אױפֿן דאַך)

We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

I’m so sick of people throwing their hands up and saying abolishing ICE isn’t possible right now. Abolishing ICE is extremely popular and calls to do so will only continue to grow, meanwhile conservatives manage to do incredibly unpopular things all the time because nobody stops them

Tell your Senators to strip DHS out of the bill before they vote yes this week or vote no entirely

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Drummers at the lead of an anti ICE march in Minneapolis

A sign on a fence says “Renee was good. Fight the good fight.”

A makeshift checkpoint constructed out of trash bins and chairs with signs that say “ICE OUT” and “ICE GO HOME”

Protesters marching in downtown Minneapolis

Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.

Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Rachel sitting together in an early childhood education center.

Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Rachel crossing their arms while singing with a group of children.

A little girl hugs an orange fuzzy stuffed animal.

Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Rachel stand with a group of kids.

This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!

Jessie from The Traitors (UK) looks upwards and audibly sighs. The caption reads, "She sighs."

Jessie from The Traitors (UK), with her eyes closed and her arm up, says, "And here they all come to chat a load of bollocks."

Logging into social media in 2026

This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t

when i describe the american condition as one of existential shame, i don’t mean that every individual person should walk around bedeviled by personal guilt, but rather that the unusually high quality of life & safety most americans get to enjoy comes at a cost few of us have to worry about

This is such an empty-brain statement from CBS. The government murdering people on boats and sending people to CECOT are contrary to the rule of law, so what’s their point?

Nor is it doomerism to do said acknowledging, I would add!

I really think we need to stop trying to return to pre-2020 and push beyond where we were.

We can allow COVID to change how we approach disease or we can decide that we're going to end up in the same exact situation when the next pandemic hits.

Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.

Bernie Wagenblast Is Our MTA Princess Pari Kim of ‘Love on the Spectrum’ fame talks to the trans MTA voice actor about trains, online bullying, and LGBTQ+ representation.

Love that Bernie Wagenblast voice of the NYC subway is the announcer for Zohran’s inauguration.

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LFG

Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”

I just got mask-shamed in the park in such a bizarre way that I almost have to hand it to the guy (I don’t and I won’t).

Sandra Bullock in While You Were Sleeping

Identity fraud is okay when she does it

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by plaintiff Kevin Lynch, a known agitator against diversity and equity initiatives in the American theatre. Lynch, who is a cis white man, previously filed a federal complaint with the NEA against Maestra Music, an advocacy group that elevates and supports female and nonbinary musicians, arguing that its training programs discriminate against male musicians. Lynch is an active member and essayist for the organization Fair For All, a non-profit dedicated to dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across the United States.

UPDATE: It was very unfair of me to suggest that the plaintiff is a tool of a law firm. It turns out he is awful in his own right. From Playbill:

Playwrights Horizons Is Sued Over Discounts to People of Color

A white composer and producer named Kevin Lynch is suing an Off Broadway theater, alleging that a discount offered to people of color to attend a recent performance of a play was “racially discriminatory.” The lawsuit is backed by Edward Blum.

Via @liamjscott.bsky.social at the other site here’s the full email from 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. She’s putting her career on the line by fighting here. And she’s fighting for all of us.

If Weiss had more skill she could have spiked the CECOT segment much earlier in the process because it didn‘t reveal enough new information about a widely reported story. This would also have been a terrible decision, but would at least display some knowledge of how things actually work.

I am sure the 60 Minutes report on CECOT was very well done, but what makes the decision to kill it even more damning is that CBS was hardly out on a limb on this story. It has been extremely well documented and reported by many journalists.