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Matt Kent

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Joined January 2009
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Democrats have flipped the Warren County Board of Supervisors in the North Country and NY21st. The flip was led by Afghan Refugee Mike Parwana flipping the Queensbury Supervisor seat. This is generational change.
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Austin Cook (@austinrmcook) profile picture
Austin Cook@austinrmcook12h
objectively hilarious since Elissa campaigned her butt off for @AbdulElSayed after Schumer spent a year and a half trying to force Michigan Dems to nominate H*ley St*vens
Stephen Neukam (@stephen_neukam) profile pictureStephen Neukam
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Frustrations growing in the Senate over the battle for leadership One Dem aide on Slotkin and Sanders presser: “What have these two ever done to grow the Dem majority to 56 seats?”
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Joshua Goodman (@jshgdmn) profile picture
Joshua Goodman@jshgdmn8h
Very proud to be serving in my personal capacity on the @Janeese4DC Transition Committee on Essential Services and Effective Government. Janeese ran on sending rats packing, and I'm honored to be volunteering some expertise in that work.
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It’s insane that this is even controversial
Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) profile pictureSenator Chris Van Hollen
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Today, I led 11 of my Senate colleagues in calling on House & Senate leadership to strip the upcoming defense bill of provisions that MANDATE defense & intelligence cooperation with Israel — including one advanced by Netanyahu himself.   This doesn’t make us safer, see why ⬇️
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Today, I led 11 of my Senate colleagues in calling on House & Senate leadership to strip the upcoming defense bill of provisions that MANDATE defense & intelligence cooperation with Israel — including one advanced by Netanyahu himself.   This doesn’t make us safer, see why ⬇️
Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) profile pictureSenator Chris Van Hollen
@ChrisVanHollenJul 14
Tomorrow, the Senate will take a key vote on the $1.1 TRILLION defense bill. It not only fails to rein in Trump’s Iran war, it also has a provision touted by PM Netanyahu to MANDATE more U.S. defense cooperation with Israel. None of this is in our national security interests. I will vote NO.
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Van Hollen: 
“We have two members in that room, newly elected senators, who would not be there if Schumer and the DSCC had had their way. [They] sided with the crypto industry and AIPAC against these candidates, and my strong view is only under very, very rare exceptions should the DSCC be weighing in.”
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The American people have spoken loud & clear: They want us to end Trump’s illegal & senseless war. And in 1 month, we’ll have an opportunity to do that. I will not support a government funding bill unless it defunds this war.
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News: Dem Rep. Haley Stevens, who enraged Democrats by endorsing GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers, spent the vote series tonight in the Republican cloakroom, per multiple sources. This was the first vote series post election. Multiple reporters from The Sun stopped by her office today and it appeared to be closed.
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Paul Blest@pblestNov 10
Fun fact: when voters do this, the project is completed free of charge
Ryan McComb (@ryanjmccomb) profile pictureRyan McComb
@ryanjmccombNov 9
I was looking through election results from Travis County and found a fun one from last year. In Bee Cave, TX, voters approved building a new public library by a 13.2 point margin, but rejected the following referendum, which provided the $19.98 million in bonds to pay for it.
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Thrilling: I saw the two-headed car on Elmwood putt around today:
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Joshua Goodman@jshgdmnNov 9
Cities & states across the country took out their trash last week and are now looking seriously at how to reimagine core services. What we've done in NYC is applicable far beyond garbage, to any rejection of the status quo. Thanks Joe & @tracyalloway for a great conversation!
Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) profile pictureJoe Weisenthal
@TheStalwartNov 9
NEW ODD LOTS How NYC takes out the trash @tracyalloway and I talk to @jshgdmn, deputy commissioner at the sanitation department, about the multi-year plan to revolutionize garbage collection in the city podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
This Is How New York City Takes Out Its Trash

This Is How New York City Takes Out Its Trash

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · November 9 · 53m

podcasts.apple.com
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NEW ODD LOTS How NYC takes out the trash @tracyalloway and I talk to @jshgdmn, deputy commissioner at the sanitation department, about the multi-year plan to revolutionize garbage collection in the city podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
This Is How New York City Takes Out Its Trash

This Is How New York City Takes Out Its Trash

Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · November 9 · 53m

podcasts.apple.com
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Ben Max@TweetBenMaxNov 9
Six Charts Explaining New York’s 2026 Elections - via @nysfocus nysfocus.com/2026/11/07/ny-e…
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Gov Hochul says she’s open to tax hikes to fund childcare: “I will work hard to manage within our existing resources. “But if we need more, we'll find a path,” she says, using pied-a-terre tax as an example.
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Mamdani is a natural talent, but whomever prepared him for this interview did an A+ job.
Secular Talk (KyleKulinskiShow@bsky.social) (@KyleKulinski) profile pictureSecular Talk ([email protected])
@KyleKulinskiNov 5
Zohran explains how progressives have a MANDATE after last night’s election
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Damn right we did.
The Buffalo News (@TheBuffaloNews) profile pictureThe Buffalo News@TheBuffaloNewsNov 4
Buffalo attorney Adam Bojak defeated Hamburg Town Councilmember Frank Bogulski on Tuesday in the race to succeed Senate-bound Jonathan Rivera in the state's 149th Assembly District next year. buffalonews.com/news/local/g…
Adam Bojak wins open 149th Assembly seat

Adam Bojak wins open 149th Assembly seat

Buffalo attorney Adam Bojak defeated Hamburg Town Councilmember Frank Bogulski on Tuesday in the race to succeed Senate-bound Jonathan Rivera in the state's 149th Assembly District next year.

buffalonews.com
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Vice President JD Vance (@VP) profile pictureVice President JD Vance
@VPNov 2
We got your back, New York!
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Several figures here aren’t federal results or NY-specific. The $472B combines US wide pledges: Micron's $250B is nationwide (NY site $100B) Anthropic's $50B covers TX and NY. The 48% murder drop is from NY's state run GIVE program (28 departments, Jan – May 2026). arkolith.com/news/news-micr… therepublic.com/?p=843020 governor.ny.gov/news/safer-str…
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The results are in…
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Warning to the Kansas City Chiefs. Cancel you booking at the Buffalo Hyatt Regency for the T-Day game against the Bills. Ignore the Curse of the Hyatt at your own peril . Every NFL team that has crossed the picket line and stayed at the hotel since the boycott was called last year has lost including the Ravens today . In the first play of the game Lamar Jackson suffered what could be a season ending thumb injury . Team owners should not be subjecting their players to the curse . The Bills didn’t even play that well yet won 36-10. I wonder why. #hyattworkersunited
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Congresswoman Stevens is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future.
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