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THE DIMENSIONS OF CHIN & RIVERA’S CON
Village Preservation (Geenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation) notes: “The revised plan is a bit less awful and harmful than the plan approved by the Mayor’s City Planning Commission, but will still encourage woefully out-of-scale luxury condo, office, hotel, and … Continue reading
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COUNCIL MEMBERS CHIN & RIVERA BETRAY THEIR CONSTITUENTS–AGAIN
Council Members Chin and Rivera demonstrate their contempt for New York City by urging the NYC Council’s land-use and zoning committees to approve de Blasio’s catastrophic Soho/Noho/Chinatown upzoning. These two committees fell into line yesterday. The full council vote comes … Continue reading
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TUCKER CARLSON’S OBSESSION WITH MALE SEXUAL POTENCY
is on full view as he frets over alleged instances of COVID-19 reducing big, strong, manly men’s performance scores.
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FASCIST TRAITORS BANNON AND GAETZ PLOT TREASON ON TV
They’re discussing a military takeover “when Trump wins in 2024.” And still our Attorney General refuses to hold Trump accountable.
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EMPIRE STATION COMPLEX IS THE NEXT NYC REAL ESTATE BOONDOGGLE
and we taxpayers, of course, are the ones who are expected to finance it. The latest act of civic annihilation proposed by NYC/NYS would demolish one historic building after another so that no fewer than ten new office buildings can … Continue reading
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INFLECTION POINT
For the West View News, I recapitulate De Blasio’s attempts to wreck more neighborhoods through upzoning, and to undermine landmark protection in NYC.
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WHEN JIM JORDAN ISN’T COVERING UP SEXUAL ABUSE
or planning a coup, he’s internalizing the projection techniques of his Lord and Master, Donald J. Trump. As part of Rep. Jordan’s campaign to become Speaker of the House, Jordan accuses the Democrats of committing the Republicans’ sins of racism … Continue reading
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TRUMP KERAOKE FROM THE LITTLE FASCIST RUNNING FLORIDA
Now Trump lip syncer De Santis wants his own private militia. I assume he’s planning a military takeover of Florida, so that Trump could be awarded immunity from deportation to America to face charges. Whenever a Trumpist in office says … Continue reading
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GOP FANATICS ON THE SUPREME COURT
have declared that they are the most co-equal of the branches. Partisan hack Amy Coney Barrett finds herself in very like-minded company. These unelected elitists are determined to seize control of this country.
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CONGRESS DOZES AS MEDICARE SPRINTS TO PRIVATIZATION
Biden is allowing a putrid, Trump-hatched Medicare privatization scheme to go forward. And Congress is sitting on its ass. But physicians are travelling to Washington, D.C. today to make their opposition heard and felt. Jake Johnson at Common Dreams reports … Continue reading
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