If you live in the State of New York, you should be aware that the State Senate is discussing a bill to require age verification (not just age attestation) on the OS level. You can learn more at https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8102/amendment/A; go yell at your state senator about it.

If you do not live in New York, you should still be aware of this, since your government is probably considering something similar. And when you do contact your representatives, try not to just tell them that you think the bill sucks (although that's still a lot better than nothing)—tell them what you would do to accomplish the goals _better_. Services on the internet which are harmful to minors are a problem, but the real problem is that those services are harmful to everyone, often with no meaningful way to opt out; so I recommended online consumer protection legislation instead, along with a number of smaller ways to make the currently proposed bill either better or less bad, in hopes that something sticks. Go do the same!

#USpol #NYpol #NewYork #NewYorkState #AgeVerification

Yuh-Line Niou (formerly @yuhline, now on bluesky) is running for office again! Campaigning for NY state senator SD-27. I'm not affiliated with her campaign, but I've had respect for her as an elected representative in the NY assembly for years.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/yuh-line-niou-1

#NYC #USPOL #NYPOL #WFP

This is one of those moments where it seems clear to me the #US #Democrats are owned by the same billionaires as the #Republicans. And the #netizens are not stepping up.

Streets Blog #NYC: Promising E-Bike Subsidy Pilot Is Denied Funding By State Agency - https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/04/promising-e-bike-subsidy-pilot-is-denied-funding-by-state-agency

Why is there no gofundme to fund this?

When we see an obviously worthy project, we can do it, without our corporate-captured governments.

#USPol #NYPol #bike #urban #transit #BikeNitePQ

I may not agree with everything that #LouisRossmann puts out, but I do think he's got a lot of valid points and I think that someone like him who did business in #NYC from zero would be a good advisor for #SmallBusiness policies.

• Cuz lets be honest, #NewYorkCity only lives from it's vibrant and diverse culture and that's why #ZohranMamdani united people to vote for him.

#USpol #NYpol #NYCpol #regulations #commentary #regulation

live look at bill ackman pretending to care about poor people:

#BillAckman #ZohranMamdani #NYC #nypol #uspol

Tom Suozzi (D, NY-03) just voted to fund ICE.

By a strange coincidence, here is the Ballotpedia article about the 2026 NY-03 democratic primary:

https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_3rd_Congressional_District_election,_2026_(June_23_Democratic_primary)

Whoever decides to run against Suozzi may get more enthusiastic support than previously expected.

#uspol #nypol #ICE #NY

Stefanik not running for NY Governor just means one right winger dropped out, registered Democrats must also make sure the other right wing candidate loses in the primary.

That would be Hochul. If you think Hochul isn't on the right because she's as much of a Democrat as you are, it probably means you're right wing too.

#nypol #uspol

another interesting Russian-ish name in the #EpsteinFiles is that of Renata Bolotova, who emailed Epstein in 2018 to ask "how are you sneaky?", to which #Epstein responded "sexy".

she appears to work at the New York State Insurance Fund.

https://substack.com/@cryptadamus/note/c-184605158

#uspol #uspolitics #RenataBolotova #nypol #nyc #ny #Kazakhstan #NYS #NYSIF