New York

Intentional acts, targeted individuals and death rituals + this day in history w/the Bite of the Century and our song of the day by Florence + the Machine on your Morning Monarchy for June 28, 2018.

Eight young men, suspected gang members, are facing charges in the stabbing and hacking death of a 15-year old boy who was the victim of mistaken identity. The gang members allegedly killed the 15-year old boy over a sex video with a 15-year old girl who is affiliated with the gang, but the wrong boy was killed. None of the suspects speaks English and it is unknown whether they are US citizens. [...]

(CD) — Footage, audio, and photos from inside a children’s detention center in New York show a child crying and asking to speak with her mother and an employee ominously warning children that speaking to the press could endanger their immigration case. A former employee of a facility in New York shared the material with “The Rachel Maddow Show” […]

Elisse Stefanik's North Country district (NY-21) is the biggest in New York State. Obama won it both times he ran but in 2016 it saw a big red swing. An even PVI is now R+4. Trump crushed Hillary 53.9% to 40.0%. And Stefanik was reelected in a landslide-- 65.3% to 30.2%.

Special places, sexual sadists and fake readings + this day in history w/Bushwick Bill loses an eye and our song of the day by Sleep on your Morning Monarchy for May 10, 2018.

Two women have gone on record reporting that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman slapped and choked them so hard they had to seek medical attention. They also reported that he threatened to kill them if they broke up with him. Schneiderman will resign. Judge Napolitano reveals a plot by him to indict people around the president or Trump himself on charges of financial crimes in the state of New York, where Trump has no power to pardon. [...]

Crazy senators, funding freezes and selling ammo + this day in history w/H. H. Holmes hanged and our song of the day by Iceage on your Morning Monarchy for May 7, 2018.

Does this look like a Bernie supporter to you? Neither does his contribution recordWhatever their strategy for general elections, it's pretty important for candidates to present themselves a progressives during Democratic primaries. We've been using a foolish example of "ex"-Republican multimillionaire lottery winner Gil Cisneros having claimed ridiculously that he was a Bernie supporter during the 2016 primaries.

During a sunny Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, reporters gathered anxiously outside of the monolithic Taft Houses in East Harlem waiting for the day’s main attraction: Governor Andrew Cuomo. When he finally arrived, in grand fashion with a posse of local politicians behind him, reporters were treated to an exclusive tour of some of the decaying apartments in the enormous complex.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s charm offensive in New York allegedly involved meeting Oprah Winfrey, which may be the only canny thing I’ve ever heard of him doing. He also had some religious leaders over to his condominium in NYC to stress the importance of religious tolerance.
MbS may be sincere, but here is an area where he has to put his money where his mouth is.