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Rachel Holliday Smith

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associate editor + explainer-in-chief at THE CITY (@thecity.bsky.social) • news if I must, local joy where I can find it • bird enjoyer • tell me something good: rsmith@thecity.nyc

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Julia Carrie Wong's avatar Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social
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baby’s first subway ride

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I was thinking maybe it’s a museum weekend

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Katharine Hayhoe's avatar Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com
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There was an even bigger difference in the comments received. All on Threads and all but one here were positive, constructive, or neutral (one person was just being a jerk, not a troll). Only 18% on X were positive or neutral. The rest were negative, many highly so.

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Daniel Feldman's avatar Daniel Feldman @dfeldman.bsky.social
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Mississippi is the poorest state in the US.

Even though the state gets federal welfare funds, it is difficult to get welfare.

The money was all getting stolen, and they got away with it.

Now the journalists who exposed the story are facing a lawsuit and jail.

www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...

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JJ's avatar JJ @jjco.bsky.social
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JUST THUMIN AROUND

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Here's another owl picture from last night. We stood not 10 feet from it and watch it sleep, wake up, look around for a good half hour. Amazing:

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Ahhhhh's avatar Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com
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My greatest strength is my infinite love for those around me

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omg alex I’m glad for this. sometimes I feel stupid or silly but I’m glad to give a little levity

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😭😭😭 say it ain’t so! (although I love kale)

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Neglected Books 's avatar Neglected Books @neglectedbooks.bsky.social
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Someone here last year recommended popping some in a jar with brandy to drink in a few weeks as a summer solstice nectar.

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nothing!!!! just ripe apricots for daaaayyyys babyyyy

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I do use Merlin but honestly don’t even try with gulls. aren’t they notoriously tough to ID?

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probably nothing, I’ll just plop them in my mouth like a greedy animal!!!

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everyone shut up I’m getting apricots in my farm share bundle this week!!!

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NYCHA is stepping up a more aggressive approach to rent collection as it struggles with tenant payment arrears that as of May 31 topped $456 million.

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As a candidate, Eric Adams promised that at least 1% of the city’s overall budget would be dedicated to the city’s parks. But the latest city budget moves in the opposite direction.

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it's gita time's avatar it's gita time @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social
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Being really annoying is praxis. Phone, email, fax, show up in person if that’s an option. Just don’t let up until you’re too irritating to ignore.

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yes! I’m still really bad at identifying them but I love to watch them

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You should ride your bike here. When you do, remember: Roll n’ Roaster will give you a free, ice cold bottle of water if you stop there with a bike helmet.

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"the biggest damn dream everybody ever dreamed at once, Manhattan." Evening - New York - Johann Berthelsen, ca. 1955 Oil on canvas

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MEAN AND UNFAIR: when a weekend of terrible and unstable weather is bookended by the most gorgeous and perfect friday and monday you’ve ever seen in your life

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a critical lapse in inspections are due to a critical inspector shortage

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"Take The A Train...," if it's running. (from one of my NYC family members)

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Soraya Nadia McDonald 's avatar Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayamcdonald.bsky.social
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HAPPY PRIDE NYC!! ♥️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🩶🩵🖤

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fr if you’re in NYC Fay Da Bakery is so incredible and they have so many fabulous Taiwanese pastries for so cheap

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Sunset was nice again yesterday 🌅 East River, Astoria, 6.27.24 ✨

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ohhhh to be a scarlet macaw flying with my partner, our feathers lightly touching

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Timeline cleanse: Scarlet macaws mate for life. This pair flew out of a tree together with their flight feathers lightly touching one another as they glide down a sloping hillside in the Osa peninsula in Costa Rica. 📷 📸 🌿 🪶 🇨🇷

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Common terns drink while flying, dipping their bills in the water while on the wing. When drinking seawater they excrete the excess salt from their nostrils. (Common tern) ❤️🌿🪶📷🌎

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it's the kind of day where I disappear into the birds feed cause truly what else are we supposed to do