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Patrick Redford

Capital

Let Your Buyers Become Your Criers When You Pull The Rug Out From Beneath The Table Of Success

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Chris Thompson

Politics

Never Attempt To Bribe Me With Snacks Unless They Are The Good Snacks

David Roth

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo addresses the media following a speech at an event for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on June 22, 2025 in New York City.

Andrew Cuomo Is A Future Of The Democratic Party

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Tom Scocca

Andrew Cuomo speaks in the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at NBC Studios on June 4, 2025 in New York City.

Margin Of Error

Andrew Cuomo Is Garbage

A large bitcoin guy regards the world they will take over

What World Does Bitcoin Want To Build For Itself?

NYPD officers prepare to make arrests during a rally and a march in Manhattan to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recent raids and crackdown on migrants in New York. New York City, U.S., February 13, 2025.

The Country That Was Here Is Gone

Giri Nathan

Media Meltdowns

Oratorical Uncles Bond Over Increasingly Reactionary Views

Tom Ley

Phil Banks refusing to answer questions about Eric Adams's indictment.

Defector Up All Night

Embattled Deputy Mayor Does Not Know Ball

Barry Petchesky

New York City Mayor Eric Adams talks to the press outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of New York City, on September 26, 2024, after he was indicted on federal criminal charges. US federal agents raided the official residence of Mayor Adams early September 26 ahead of the expected announcement of criminal charges against the former city cop once touted as a rising Democratic Party star. The search at the residence known as Gracie Mansion began before dawn, and is the latest shock twist in a graft investigation against the Adams administration. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / POOL / AFP)

The Most Unbelievable Bits From NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s Indictment

New York City Mayor Eric Adams smiles and gives a thumbs-up at an MTA event in January of 2023.

Does It Matter That AI Doesn’t Work?

Justin Ellis

New York Mayor Eric Adams speaking at Healing for Heroes Gala in Brooklyn, in front of a painting of himself

This Is So Stupid

Whodunit! Unmasking The Author Of Eric Adams’s Self-Published Book

New York Mayor Eric Adams gives a thumbs up as he leaves his weekly press conference at New York City Hall on November 14, 2023. FBI agents seized the New York mayor's cell phones and other devices, his campaign lawyer said 10 November, 2023, in an apparent escalation of a federal investigation into campaign fundraising. The seizure appears to be part of a corruption investigation into whether Eric Adams' 2021 campaign conspired with Turkey's government and others.

Eric Adams: The Beauty Of New York Is That There Are Terrorist Attacks And Also Stores That Open

Lauren Theisen

Eric Adams and girlfriend Tracey Collins looking into a camera while outside

It’s A Beautiful Day For Weather

New York City Mayor Eric Adams sitting at a literal table with some restauranteurs at the Manhattan restaurant Ali Baba. This is not the same as the figurative "table of success" at which his haters are his waiters.

A Seat At The Table Of Success

Mayor Eric Adams during a ceremony as Composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is given the key to the city.

To Restore Public Trust, New York Mayor Eric Adams Must Do A Kickflip

New York Mayor Eric Adams throws out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium in May of 2022.

Local Politicians Enthused By Return Of Base Ball

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