@freedlander

Political Columnist & Features Writer, @NYMag

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Joined June 2010
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Thinking of giving everybody a good fright and going as Cheesecake Factory Discourse for Halloween
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🚨 Hochul tells @jmart that she's pulling up for term 3 in '30 politico.com/news/magazine/2…

Kathy Hochul on Trump, Mamdani and the Future of New York

In a wide-ranging interview, New York’s governor discusses her next steps and the forces reshaping her state and party.

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John McDermott
@mcdermottOct 23
This woman was once considered the most important journalist of a generation. I had editors tell me to emulate her.
Benjamin Ryan
@benryanwriterOct 22
Internet-culture reporter and influencer @TaylorLorenz does a collab with a male-fertility gummy company, Sperm Worms. “It’s delicious!” Lornenz gushes of the pineapple flavored product. “I’m gonna be so fertile!”
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This is really well done thedispatch.com/article/alle…

Seventy Years of Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’

Decades after the Beat poet published his famous poem, what are we to make of it?

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Legit interested to see where this goes over the next 11 days
Acyn
@AcynOct 22
Trump: As much as I can fall in love with a man, which isn't that much, I fall in love with Tim Scott.
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It’s called The Weave, people, and there are English professors who call it the most brilliant thing they’ve ever seen
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 20
Trump on Jon Husted: "I'm studying his body. I've never studied the body of a man before. It's not my thing. Nothing wrong with it, of course. But it's never been my thing. But I looked at his ass. I said, 'His ass, shit, it's like a pile of muscle.' Then I looked at his legs and I said, 'Man, his feet are big.'"
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What is happening here
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I'm sorry but what? This pollster says that 1 in 5 of those surveyed watched the NYAG debate nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-new…

Exclusive | NY AG hopeful Komatireddy pulls within just 6 points of Dem incumbent Tish James after...

Lefty incumbent state Attorney General Letitia James’ lead over GOPer Saritha Komatireddy has shrunk to just 6 points after the underdog’s strong debate performance, a bombshell Republican...

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Folks…
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡
@PollTracker2024Oct 16
TMZ: AOC tries Culver’s for the first time while campaigning in Michigan “My life has changed.”
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Bhaskar Sunkara@sunraysunrayOct 16
Tough to have (October 2026 – October 2026) on a resume
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AOC to Maine
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And they said his record could never be broken
Aishah Hasnie
@aishahhasnieOct 16
A senior White House official tells @pdoocy Katie ZACHARIA is “transitioning out” of the press secretary position.
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Per release, Kelly Loeffler and the Small Business Administration will host a "Million Dollar Pitch Competition" streamed on Amazon and YouTube. Dean Cain will host, and Nicki Minaj, Grant Cardone, and Joe Gebbia will judge, and Trump is scheduled to appear
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Inbox: @AOC to travel to Ohio this weekend to campaign for Rep. Emilia Sykes
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Kind of giving away the game a bit here
New York Post
@nypostOct 14
NYPD union honors The Post for excellence in police reporting at awards breakfast: 'That's our paper' trib.al/juhADNj
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Allan Smith@akarl_smithOct 14
"Another theory goes that while voters in the heartland are whipsawed by Trump’s tariffs, the price of diesel, and the ongoing conflict in Iran, New Yorkers are largely shielded from the downdrafts of the Trump economy." nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…

New York’s Republican Midterm Candidates Still Love Trump

Across the country, midterm candidates are running from an unpopular president. But not in New York.

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The makings of an incredible sequel
Pop Crave
@PopCraveOct 14
Art of Play has put the mechanical bird at the center of the Kelly Clarkson controversy on sale for $15 MILLION, according to co-owner Adam Rubin. The store has also seen a surge in sales and foot traffic following the backlash.
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"Reporters are animals," writes @ShawnMcCreesh in his report on @KatieZacharia's first day on the job. "They can smell fear." nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/po…

Katie Zacharia Stepped to the Lectern for the First Time. It Was a Bumpy Ride.

Ms. Zacharia spent eight minutes reading from a script, called on only three reporters and made an awkward slip-up.

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Andrew Stern@andrewbsternOct 14
This is such an unnecessarily negative headline. Like, would you rather we not fix the PABT? “Bus rerouting begins as the Port Authority takes the first step toward a new Midtown terminal” would’ve been just fine.
Gothamist
@GothamistOct 13
Years of bus headaches start Thursday as Port Authority advances Midtown terminal work gothamist.com/news/years-of-…

Years of bus headaches start Thursday as Port Authority advances Midtown terminal work

The Port Authority is replacing its ramshackle Midtown Bus Terminal. Riders will face years of headaches as the work is finished.

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Not a political consultant but is this really helpful?
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