On the dangers facing journalists who cover far-right extremism My latest, via Columbia Journalism Review cjr.org/analysis/local…

"Come witness for yourself" Brad Lander urges New Yorkers and electeds to observe immigration court hearings at 26 Federal Plaza.

Don’t miss “Documenting Authoritarianism: How Can Journalism Be Better?” a discussion with CPJ MENA Regional Director Sara Qudah on countering disinformation and anti-democratic rhetoric, and resisting the suppression of the free press. 🗓️7/9 | 5PM CEST theviifoundation.org/engage/arles-2…

Anti-congestion pricing advocates have somehow convinced themselves that everyone who drives in NYC is poor and everyone who takes public transit is rich — leading to some of the dumbest discourse the world has ever seen.

At the DeSantis Everglades detention camp, people with green cards are being held in terrible conditions, with maggots in the food, the lights kept on 24 hours a day, and delayed access to medicine. One guy had his Bible taken and was told "here there is no right to religion."

I just looked up the complaint in this case and it appears that former Assemblyman Burgos (current CEO of HousingNY) is not being honest here. A short thread. The case is New West Harlem Owner LLC v. SIG RCRS LLC, Index No. 651558/2025, filed March 20, 2025 in Manhattan Sup.

I'm reminded of the quote from this 2021 Bloomberg story about NYC transplants getting buyers remorse when fleeing for tax havens: “The main problem with moving to Florida is that you have to live in Florida” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal law enforcement officers are grabbing some people so fast that the lawnmowers haven't even been turned off. They're even leaving cars with smashed windows abandoned on the street without even notifying local police.

It's a shame that the ADL has discredited itself because we actually need reputable and respected mainstream institutions that call out this sort of bigotry.

ICE Said They Were Being Flown to Louisiana. Their Flight Landed in Africa theintercept.com/2025/07/08/ice…

Rubio turning to look

Horrifying.

Looks like they might have set the Hitler meter too high on Grok again

WTAF!!

This article concludes that Israel’s plans to “concentrate” Palestinians in Gaza is a war crime & a crime against humanity. It also very relevant and arguably marks a turning point in how Israel’s actions in Gaza can be discussed. Why is it important? justsecurity.org/116459/israel-…

Inflammatory rhetoric including … the N word!?! NYC politics is having an even more just wow year than usual

🟧 NEW: Save the Children Cuts Ties With BCG Over Gaza Role Save the Children has suspended its work with Boston Consulting Group, calling the firm’s role in Gaza “utterly unacceptable,” The New Humanitarian reports. BCG helped set up the militarized Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

You’re either remembering wrong or lying, because by the time anyone on the East Coast of the U.S. has woken up on October 7, there was already Israeli bombing of Gaza and officials talking about things like cutting off the water.

It’s pretty weird that Randy Fine is getting zero mainstream media attention while he does stuff like this