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1y

ICE has been training US civilians to surveil and kill undocumented immigrants https://documentedny.com/2024/10/01/ice-immigration-train-citizens-academy/ #usa #fascism #trump #biden #surveillance #war #xenophobia #border #puertorico #atlanta #nyc #abolishice #ice #immigration

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1d

amazing piece but basically woke up in the middle of the night wondering about the unanswered question here: if book freak richard hell has been in the same wee spot since '74, what does he do when his shelves are full? does he have storage spaces like verlaine? does he deaccession at the strand? #nyc #books
https://social.lol/@thetonearm/116189315082629565

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9d

One World Trade Center 🌧️🏙️🩶

A rainy, foggy day in the city.

#NYC #Photography #Architecture

A color, low-angle, symmetrical photograph in portrait orientation that captures the towering facade of One World Trade Center as it ascends directly into a thick, heavy shroud of grey fog on a rainy morning in lower Manhattan. The perspective emphasizes the building's geometric precision, focusing on the prominent V-shaped indentation of its glass curtain wall. This architectural feature creates a sharp, converging point at the bottom center of the frame, with the reflective glass panels forming a rhythmic grid of vertical and diagonal lines that lead the eye upward. The color palette is monochromatic and somber, dominated by cool slate blues and muted silvers that mirror the gloomy, overcast sky. The upper portion of the skyscraper gradually dissolves into a dense mist, rendering the top of the building invisible and creating an ethereal, infinite quality. The lighting is soft and diffused, typical of a rainy day, which eliminates harsh shadows and highlights the sleek, metallic texture of the window frames. Fine water droplets and a misty haze add a soft-focus effect to the glass, reinforcing the damp, atmospheric mood of the scene. The overall composition is minimalist and imposing, stripping away the surrounding city to focus entirely on the building’s interaction with the elements.

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6d

7 March 2026

Manhattan, NYC

#iphoneography #iphonephotography #streetphotography #nightphotography #fog #foggy #mist #misty #BikeTooter #deliverista #deliveristas #manhattan #nyc #nycphotography #newyorkcity #newyorkcityphotography

A foggy, misty night in Manhattan near the 59th Street Bridge. A delivery worker rides past on his e-bike. Two people walk in front of him in the pedestrian crosswalk. Steam rises from a plastic sewer pipe. The night sky is punctuated with red traffic lights.

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14d

February 2026

Astoria, Queens, NYC

#iphoneography #iphonephotography #streetphotography #snow #Blizzard2026 #astoriany #astorianyc #astoriaqueens #queens #nyc #nycphotography #newyorkcity #newyorkcityphotography

A snowy street scene depicts a grocery store, parked cars partially buried in snow, and a distant view of a McDonald's sign. The weather is harsh, with heavy snowfall reducing visibility. Snow drifts line the sidewalks, and traffic lights are visible

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2d

Wtf #nyc it is March

Our sewers can only take 1.75”/hr — or 44.4 mm/hr.

It’s not Thunder flood time yet.

We’ve not even begun the springtime #extremerain

Weather radar for nyc metro showing a thunder cell over edgemont nj about to cross the Hudson in to Manhattan. Rain rate exceeds our sewer capacity.

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3d

FAENA 📷🐆
#NYC

Entrance to a modern building with a golden statue of a sitting panther and the word "FAENA" in yellow-orange lights.

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4d

#dog #dogs #BestPizza #chair #LawnChair #WireFoxTerrier #WireFoxTerriers #RescueDog #RescueDogs #fedidogs #Williamsburg #Brooklyn #NYC

A dog sits on a lawn chair outside a pizzeria.

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4d

#SuperBowl MVP Walker to join Chiefs
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/sports.html#13

#Government rules out changes to lord advocate dual
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#bbcscotland

Dino Disco to kick off #Science Centre’s after-hours
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#Singapore

#NYC medical examiner hesitated on ruling #Epstein's
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#4

The Oversight Board says #Meta needs new rules for #AI-generated
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc-varied.html#10

#China's foreign trade records strong start to 2026
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/business.html#3

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19d

(= <3
4hr 25min #livemix
pi/live: Vortex 𝔁 pi .𖥔 ݁ #Miscmeg 𝄢 #MikeMidnight⋆˚࿔ #deepcreep @ #Miscellania 12-13-2025
#pipipi #pilive #Vortex #DaKineILike #piNight #electronic #house #melbourne #berlin #newyork #nyc #acid #soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/pipipigroup/pi-live-vortex-x-pi-miscmeg

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6d

Again,it's the GUNS.

Brooklyn.

#nyc #blackmastodon
https://abc7ny.com/post/canarsie-shooting-4-people-shot-outside-restaurant-bar-brooklyn-nyc/18692323/
via ABC7NY App

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6d

beautiful sunset in #nyc tonight.

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8d

One of the more ironic vestiges of the fossil fuel life:

Snow covered in such an impenetrable layer of fossil fumes and other city gunk, it'll survive the next apocalypse.

#nyc #climate

Gunk-covered snow on the corner of Bleecker & Broadway in Manhattan

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3y

wow, it's already been a year since i drew a Fool card for the collaborative Fools' Tarot. in thinking about the meaning of the card, i knew i had to put my fool in #GrandCentral #NYC, embarking on a journey by train.

i drew this for @akiva's project, https://thefoolstarot.com .

an illustration: The Fool, here a young person with hair dyed teal, stands in Grand Central Terminal. they are wearing a purple hoodie and a backpack, obviously dressed for a journey. a tattoo of a rose is visible on their wrist as they send a text message on their phone: "I'm on my way!"

however it seems they have paused before hitting send, their gaze lifted upward, taking in the vastness of the concourse: the distinctive round golden clock atop the information booth, the newspaper stand selling The Sun, the zodiac ceiling -- here with the figure of a playfully leaping dog taking the place of the familiar zodiac signs. far up on the ceiling, a small hatchway or door stands open, and a figure sits in the opening, legs dangling.

but the Fool is not looking at these things. the Fool's gaze is on the departures board listing the 11:23 Ovenchar Line train to The Future and Points Unknown.

"This train makes all stops," reads the sign: "Failure. Regret. Aging. Illness. Loss. Moments of joy."

"Track 0. Now boarding."

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9d

I have been pretty busy with some neon production work, but I did manage to find time to document this sculpture I completed in 2023, The Wild One E, the fifth of big toy sculptures. I was in such a rush to get it out to a show in Chicago that I didn't get a chance to properly document it. You can see my first lil bit of clips thrown together here...

https://makertube.net/w/r7u795BiHUJp4LsK6Xh6Pp

I want to redo the photo shoot in a white wall room (I have one at home). I also want to get another camera flash.

I also pulled tubes with an old friend from college. We were glassblowing blow partners and now he blows glass full time here in Brooklyn. I had been wanting to pull some of these expensive colors with him and it was worth it.
Gotta mix up some phosphors to coat the tubes later. We used nearly full kilograms of color on each pull so the colors light filtering effects would be extra pronounced.

#neon #glassblowing #sculpture #documenting #glass #nyc #brooklyn #art #circuitbending #tubing #color

Nice professional looking photograph I took of my sculpture I made in 2023. Brightly colored neon bursts and swirls abound with wires handing and circuit bent toys assembled underneath.

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Assorted tubes, many of them appear to be black glass as well as some pink and beige tubes. I have labeled what color bar is on each tube

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My color bar load sheet so I could label each colors tube pull. You can see the labels pulled off of the bar with the color names in german- both of the companies are German that make the tubing. My notes indicate bars of colored glass chopped in half an stacked an whatnot

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10d

#NYC

Skyscrapers rising above a river with wooden docks in the foreground

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10d

#NYC #USA #US

Congestion pricing in NYC will continue, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's efforts to end congestion pricing in New York City.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/congestion-pricing-in-nyc-will-continue-judge-rules/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

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11d

the #WB hostile takeover isn’t a “soft power” move. it’s the corporatist analog of a nuclear strike.

add to the Saudis holdings in #FOX #Disney, Paramount-WB companies like #CBS #CNN #HBO and an islamofascist theocracy will control ±75% of USA media.

this is as big as King Abdullah paying for the #NYC bombings in a fit of Dubya induced rage.

and it crystallizes why the Saudis & OPEC mafia been minting #USA #tech #media #sports #EpsteinClass paper billionaires

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/middle-east-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-1236675832/

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14d

On the Acela to NYC from Boston.

I have a MeshCore radio on me and will be saying hi to the regional mesh networks I pass through!

#NYC #Boston #Amtrak #Trains #Transit #MeshCore

Aa Amtrak Acela train parked at a train station platform with passengers waiting in the background.

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14d

Diane Arbus,
A Blind Couple in their Bedroom, Queens, N.Y., 1971

#photography #blind #dianearbus #ny #nyc #bw

A man and a woman lie sideways on a bed with a white sheet. They are halfly sitting up, leaning towards eachother. The man has his hand around the neck of the woman. The room is lit a bit, half dark.
Their eyes show they might be blind.

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16d

I love Zohran Mamdani. He appears to have got that Columbia student released. What a colossal shame Mamdani can't run for president. #Politics #Democracy #Columbia #NewYork #NYC #Mamdani #ZohranMamdani #US #USpol https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/columbia-university-says-dhs-agents-detained-student-residential-build-rcna260808

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16d

TIL: The Solid Waste Management Plan for NYC is nicknamed SWMP or the swamp.

https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/resources/reports/solid-waste-management-plan.page
#nyctrashacademy #nyc

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16d

The Department of Sanitation's Resource Recovery graphic for the Circular Economy inclusion of a toilet a step away from an arrow with the term biogas is missing/needing a joke written by a kid.

Does the solids that get flushed end up in the digesters at Newton Creek?
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/whats-new/resource-recovery.page
#nyc #nyctrashacademy

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16d

For the Compostiverse segment of the Forkiverse, here's a data set on organics (compost) collection in NYC https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/DSNY-Other-Organics-Collection-Tonnages/6yag-pnij/about_data #nyctrashacademy #nyc

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3y

#introduction

I'm Sumana Harihareswara, a woman in #NYC New York City. I have a consultancy https://changeset.nyc, Changeset Consulting and provide short-term project management services for #freesoftware #FLOSS #opensource projects. I'm writing a book on maintainership skills and have accidentally developed expertise in #Python packaging tools.

I'm married, a stand-up comedian & fanvidder, a frequent poster on #MetaFilter & #Dreamwidth, Indian-American. Just moved from mastodon.social!

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