The NYPD said on Tuesday that it was launching a three-month review of its narcotics division after two of its detectives were recorded brutally beating a man in Brooklyn they had mistakenly arrested during a drug sweep last week.
Instead of sparkling water, he now spouts red blood.
Season 6 / Episode 21
"And look at this. The only books we have are ones banned by other schools."
Exclusive: new research from the National Women’s Defense League and shared first with The 19th, has tracked 30 allegations of workplace sexual misconduct against members of Congress made since 2006 — a number the report’s authors say is likely 3-4x higher in reality 19thnews.org/2026/04/sexu...
More to come; but the 15th Street Bike Lanes will stay for now!! Here's the conclusion of the 61 page decision ... THANK YOU for your support! Wanted you to hear it from us first ... CONCLUSION The Court finds the decision to proceed with the 15th Street Cycle Track Removal to be arbitrary and capricious because the record does not reflect that the defendants examined the relevant data and articulated a rational connection between the facts found and the choice made. It further finds that the defendants’ invocation of the highway modernization categorical exclusion, and their conclusion that the Removal Project would not have a significant impact on public health and safety, to be arbitrary and capricious as well. Therefore, the decision to proceed with the Removal Project as described in the March 31, 2026 NPS Decision Memorandum and the March 31, 2026 NPS and FHWA Categorial Exclusion documents, as well as in the February 23 NPS and February 27 FHWA Categorical Exclusion documents to the extent they were not rescinded or nullified but only elaborated upon on March 31, is hereby VACATED and REMANDED to the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration. This means, as counsel for the defendants acknowledged on the record at the hearing, that the decision is null and void, and the Removal Project may not and will not proceed on April 23, 2026. Given the ruling in plaintiff’s favor on the merits, plaintiff’s request for interim relief is denied as MOOT.
WABA WON
the Boots Riley discourse on twitter isn't going far enough imo. if you're actually a leftist, you shouldn't even be *watching* movies and television. the only way to actually be a Marxist is to live in a big tank like a guild navigator in Dune so that you can spend 24 hours a day posting
And it's much easier to consistently monetize and exploit content rather than art.
Joe Biden threw unprecedented amounts of money at police. More than TWICE what Obama gave them in the wake of the GFC.
Every major police union endorsed Donald Trump.
The fact that every major police union endorsed Donald Trump is under appreciated in our political discourse.
At @io9.com, I spoke with Rick Veitch, Tom Mandrake, Vince Locke, and more for an oral history of the most heretical DC comic of all time, now rising from its tomb after 40 years.
We won.
Tesla Chicago is closed.
Their new location is in a ghost town. They sacrificed visibility to thousands/day--& proximity to the other luxury car dealerships--to get away from us, because we'd turned their brand ambassador location into a liability.
Organizing works.
@teslatakedown.com
Season 9 / Episode 5
"Can you help me get my ball down from the roof, dad?"
"Sure thing, honey.
You want me to get the cat down?"
"No, thanks."
"I did what anyone should do—I raised the alarm. Thomson Reuters’ response was to fire me.” www.404media.co/thomson-reut...
A tweet from Pope Leo XIV that reads: “When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.”
Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard.
Immigrants are dying in ICE custody every week.
Just because mass deportation agents stopped executing Americans in the streets doesn’t mean the brutality is over.
Photo of Pinto with Gretchen Wharton (older Black woman in sunglasses) to the left, and Shawn Townsend (Black man in a black t-shirt with a pink flower on it) to the right of her. Text: Dear Neighbor, We need a leader who doesn't hesitate to take action when she sees a crisis. That's Brooke Pinto. We're proud to endorse her campaign because she will bring new energy to lower skyrocketing housing costs and keep our longtime neighbors from being priced out of their homes. We've seen Brooke's leadership in action up close during her time as a Councilmember. There is no one better to fight for us in DC. We hope you'll join us in supporting her, Gretchen Wharton and Shawn Townsend
Second, the big highlight is a letter from her co-chairs, one of whom is the man behind the effort to rollback paid family leave (and I-82) in the District, RAMW’s Shawn Townsend. The women who Pinto’s counting on really like #PFL, so she better hope they don’t find out about that association.
URGENT ask for folks in NY 🧵:
Gov. Hochul is once again holding the state budget hostage until she gets what she wants. And what she wants is to weaken our climate laws so she wont be breaking the law by failing to implement the Climate Leadership and Communities Protection Act.
What you can do:
Businesses closed. Churches emptied. Parents afraid to take kids to school.
Advocates say what was supposed to be a crime-fighting effort is keeping a community in fear.
With @mlk50.com
Today, a lot of people will be talking about the manifesto that Palantir released. In addition to pouring over what those words mean, I invite you to ground the conversation in what Palantir has already done.
Its work with Israel and ICE show us exactly what it stands for.
#BreakingNews - DC candidate for delegate Brooke Pinto far outpacing the field in fundraising & cash-on-hand for June primary. Newcomer Kinney Zalesne rises, Robert White trails badly. Note - Money not a reliable measure of who will win. But still, $$ is sure nice to have.
@wcp
Mike Nellis @MikeNellis "I'M NO LONGER CATHOLIC!" Hannity ABANDONS HIS FAITH for Trump NELLIS X.com • +*+
Amazing that in the national divorce the libs are getting the NFL, butter and cooking oil, being attracted to adult women, standup comedy, Bud Light, and now also Catholicism
JD Vance trying to order lunch. "What's your normal human food?"
Vance by Jason Adam Katzenstein .
‘Chief Justice John Roberts has cultivated a reputation for care and caution. The papers reveal a different side. At a critical moment for the country and court, the papers show he acted as bulldozer in pushing to stop Obama’s plan to address the climate crisis.’
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
Is it fear of death when you have an extra life?
“Look me up and you’ll see that I voluntarily joined ICE in 2025” is a great message to Minneapolis voters lol
A peer reviewed study shows a promising link between flu and shingles vaccines and a reduced risk of dementia. A heroin addict who cut off a raccoon’s penis for “further study” says these vaccines cause autism. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.
