#ritchietorres

[worldlibertytv]

Historic Swearing in on New Year’s Day for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul-2023 in our World Liberty TV, Political Blogs @ https://www.worldlibertytv.org/historic-swearing-in-on-new-years-day-for-new-york-gov-kathy-hochul-2023/ #KathyHochul #57thGovernorofNYS #WorldLibertyTVPoliticalBlogs #1stWomanGovofNYS #BuffaloNY #LTGovAnonioDelgado #RitchieTorres #NYStateAttorneyGeneral #SenatorChuckShumer #NYSComptroller #AndreaStewartCousins #NYAssembly #NYSenate #AlbanyNY -- https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm-A1ozPiCmmu77IcOb4ks-jaLQz7MRM4_nSa80/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Ron Kapeas

Published: Jan 8, 2024

JTA — In a speech marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, Rep. Ritchie Torres likened protesters who have celebrated Hamas’s October 7 massacres to white people in the Jim Crow era who celebrated after the lynching of Black people.

“I was profoundly shaken not only by October 7, but by the aftermath,” Torres, a Black Bronx Democrat, said Friday in a speech at Central Synagogue, a prominent Reform congregation in midtown Manhattan. “I found it utterly horrifying. To see fellow Americans openly cheering and celebrating the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. And for me, the aftermath of October 7 revealed a barbarity of the American heart that reminded me of an earlier and darker time in our nation’s history, a time when the public mobs of Jim Crow would openly celebrate the lynching of African Americans.”

Protests have proliferated since October 7, when Hamas terrorists murdered some 1,200 people, kidnapped around 240 and brutalized thousands more in an invasion from Gaza. They have grown as Israel has waged a war in Gaza to eliminate the terror group, and especially as casualties mounted: So far, close to 25,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry, which does not differentiate between fighters and non-combatants and is also believed to tally civilians killed by errant rockets fired by terror groups.

A number of the protests have decried the October 7 violence on Israelis, but others have skated over the initial massacres or have embraced Hamas and described its atrocities as resistance.

Torres, a member of the progressive caucus in Congress, has garnered a reputation as an unstinting supporter of Israel. He has duked it out online with fellow progressives in debates over Israel, a dynamic that has only intensified since October 7. Torres is heavily funded by AIPAC and donors aligned with the pro-Israel lobby, and spoke at a massive rally for Israel in Washington on November 14.

In his speech, Torres alluded to the controversies that assailed elite universities after the presidents of Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania told Congress that calls to commit genocide against Jews did not necessarily violate the schools’ codes of conduct. The ensuing uproar drove Harvard’s and Penn’s presidents to resign.

“What we’ve seen in the aftermath of October 7, is appalling silence and indifference and cowardice from so called leaders in our society from institutions that we once respected and admired,” he said. “And if we as a society cannot bring ourselves to condemn the murder of innocents with moral clarity, then we must ask, what are we becoming as a society? What does that reveal about the depths of antisemitism in the American soul?”

I had the honor of delivering the annual MLK sermon at Central Synagogue.  My speech touches on a range of topics and themes: October 7th, Jim Crow, Leo Frank, MLK, Elie Wiesel, silence, indifference, moral clarity, nonviolence, Israel, Am Yisrael Chai, Hatikvah, and hope. pic.twitter.com/stxqxzgyLi — Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) January 16, 2024

Central is a locus for some of the city’s wealthiest liberal Jewish families, many of whom are also firm supporters of Israel. Dr. Shonni Silverberg, the synagogue president, introduced Torres as a champion of progressive priorities as well as an advocate for Israel, and noted that he is the first openly LGBTQ representative elected from the Bronx.

“Ritchie remains steadfastly focused on the priorities of his South Bronx constituents, expanding access to safe and affordable housing, rebuilding New York economically and ensuring that no child goes hungry and that all receive a good education,” she said. “But he has also shown himself both in and out of Congress to be a great friend of the American Jewish community and Israel.”

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I was shocked, but not surprised. Shocked at how openly, how loudly and how quickly pro-Hamas, pro-terrorism supporters emerged from their Postcolonial Studies, Gender Studies, Intersectional Feminism Studies and other fraudulent sewers in the ivory towers long before Israel ever fired a shot back.

I was not surprised, however, since antisemitism is a cornerstone of Intersectionality, as I posted about more than two years ago:

I naïvely expected that they'd go, "whoa, we didn't mean it like that, that's not what we were after," the standard No True Scotman tactic to distance their enlightened antisemitism from the antisemitism of murderous Islamic jihadists.

But they went the other way and leaned into it, cheering it on, while others tried to gaslight everyone with the usual array of denials that they weren't saying what they were openly saying, and that anyway, if they were saying it, that's not what they meant.

[starlightspeedster]

Seriously, Touch Grass

https://old.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/1gm45vw/democrats_are_fighting_on_hard_mode_without_a/lvzvbfr/

The misinformation cope, ironically, is itself misinformation.

The moral of all these stories is that people are prone to bias-confirmation and groupthink, and the mass public tends not to pay much attention to policy issues, even ones they find interesting enough to march in the streets about. This is a kind of tragic aspect of the human condition and not a specific failure of your political enemies. ....But all kinds of political elites act impulsively or irresponsibly at times. Or they share things like that NPR article, which was perfectly accurate but also played directly into a widespread misconception. These problems, unfortunately, are not unique to any one faction or party — they are part of life.

https://www.slowboring.com/p/misinformation-isnt-just-on-the-right-214

https://x.com/RitchieTorres/status/1854544551010074900

As Democrats work to sort out last week's election results and determine why they lost Latino men in droves, a Latino Democrat and senator-elect has some advice for party leaders and top consultants: "Go touch grass and meet real Latinos." ....Going forward, Gallego said candidates need to go out and find Latinos where they already are. Gallego focused on bringing his campaign to Latino voters — sometimes, without talking about politics at all. His campaign hosted rodeos, boxing match watch parties, and carne asada cookouts. His team took food to construction shift workers at work sites after they'd clocked out in the early morning. Knocking on people's doors, after shift workers are exhausted and preparing for the next day, won't work, he said.   "Talk to them. And talk to them as often as possible," Gallego said. "And don't expect you to be able to talk to them one way through TV."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ruben-gallego-next-senator-arizona/

[theweefreewomen]

ID: tweet from Ritchie Torres @RitchieTorres: House Repiblicans get $79 per day for meals and incidentals.

Poor people get $2 per meal under SNAP.

Republicans want to cut $2 for the poor while pocketing nearly 40 times as much for their own meals.

Sound fair to you? end ID.

[ailtrahq]

Four members of the United States Congress are requesting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler “immediately” approve the listing of spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds, or ETFs.In a Sept. 26 letter to Gensler, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood, Wiley Nickel, Tom Emmer and Ritchie Torres claimed the SEC was “discriminat[ing] against spot bitcoin exchange traded products”, citing the legal precedent set by Grayscale Investments in winning a review of its own ETF offering. The four lawmakers told Gensler there was “no reason to continue to deny” spot crypto ETF applications following the Grayscale court decision, which ruled the SEC's reasoning was "arbitrary and capricious" in having already approved investment vehicles tied to Bitcoin futures.A regulated spot bitcoin ETP would provide increased protection for investors by making access to bitcoin safer and more transparent,” said the letter. “Congress has a duty to ensure the SEC approves investment products that meet the requirements set out by Congress.”The lawmakers added:"[W]e urge you to approve the listing of spot-bitcoin ETPs immediately.”Bipartisan letter from @USRepMikeFlood @RepWileyNickel @GOPMajorityWhip and @RitchieTorres to SEC Chair Gensler on not approving a bitcoin spot ETF: “there is no reason to continue to deny such applications under inconsistent and discriminatory standards.” https://t.co/6x5XaUsUqT— Ron Hammond (@RonwHammond) September 26, 2023 The request came ahead of Gensler’s scheduled appearance before the House Financial Services Committee on oversight of the SEC. All four lawmakers are members of the committee and could address the matter in the Sept. 27 hearing. The proceeding will likely not be affected by the looming threat of a government shutdown with lawmakers unable to reach an agreement on spending as of the time of publication.To date, the SEC has not approved the listing of any spot BTC ETF. Many had expected the commission to reconsider pending ETF applications following the SEC’s loss to Grayscale in court in August. However, the regulator subsequently delayed decisions on ETFs from 7 major firms — BlackRock, WisdomTree, Invesco Galaxy, Valkyrie, Bitwise, VanEck and Fidelity. Source

[pdougmc]

#DebtCeiling The Republican Party is like arsonists who burn down your home, blame you for the fire, and then lecture you on fire safety. You know what added trillions in debt? GOP wars in Afghanistan and Iraq GOP tax cuts in 2001, 2003, and 2017 GOP recessions in 2008 and 2020  https://twitter.com/RitchieTorres/status/1661833412397637638?s=20

[chrissorensen]

Huge congrats to @ritchietorresny15 for his victory Tuesday, becoming the first out gay Black man in Congress (along with Mondaire Jones who also won Tuesday). I had the honor of photographing him a few years ago for @suitedmagazine. . . #ritchietorres #cityhall #blackandwhiteportrait #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhiteisworththefight #portraits #portraiture #portraitoftheday #portraitperfection #portraitphotography #portraitphotographer #portraitmood #makeportraits #makeportraitsnotwar #editorial #editorialphotography #editorialshoot #editorialphotographer #onassignment #myfujifilm #fuji #fujix #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujifilm_us #useformat #portraitvision #portrait_mood #portrait_vision #portrait_planet https://www.instagram.com/p/CHOCmDRgLal/?igshid=1xg8bew4tky7p

[siennastewart2020]

President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make community college tuition-free. He will also be offering a similar benefit for students from families with working-class incomes or lower to attend state schools as well.

[progressiveparty]

Ritchie Torres for Senate U.S. HOUSE - NY-15

Endorsed Progressive Candidate - Ritchie Torres   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otj_lAFlujA Every single day across the Bronx, families sit at their kitchen table struggling to make ends meet. How will they make rent in the most expensive city in America? Will their children be safe on the way to school? How will they support their family tomorrow? ​ Those questions weighed heavily on my mother and me as we struggled to scrape by. I’m a product of the Bronx, born and bred. I was raised by a single mother who kept our family afloat on a $4.25 minimum wage. I grew up in a housing project that was full of leaks and lead, with no reliable heat or hot water in the winter. As a product of public housing, public schools, and public hospitals, I had a dream of fighting for my community in the hopes of building a better Bronx. At 25, against all odds, I became the youngest elected official in New York City, and the first openly LGBT elected official from the Bronx. I have represented Bronx communities on the New York City Council, and now I’m running to represent New York's 15th Congressional District - because the Bronx needs one of our own to fight for us in Washington. Should I have the honor of serving, I'll fight for quality health care and housing, schools and jobs. I'll stand up for immigrants, seniors, and youth. I'll fight everyday to protect our neighborhoods from gun violence and make the Bronx a safe, decent, affordable place to live. Read the full article

[melodymanny]

With my buddy, @ritchietorrescd15 the first out gay NY City Councilman from the Bronx. At City Hall for LGBT Celebration a few weeks ago #tymmoss #ritchietorres #nyccoucilman #lgbt #gay #nyc #cityhall #lgbtcelebration #lifeoftym #gaymoviestar #lgbtactivist #selfie #nofilter #instagay (at City Halls)

[jv-feed]

Taylor Lorenz

First member of congress I’ve seen on Mastodon! Are there any others? https://universeodon.com/@RitchieTorres/109543976103837165 — [#item_link] – [#item_pubDate] — First member of congress I’ve seen on Mastodon! Are there any others? https://universeodon.com/@RitchieTorres/109543976103837165 ​— [#image_url]  — [#item_media:content url]  —- [#item]

[queenvlion]

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[billmaher]

HBO Real Time Returns Friday Jan. 21, 2022

Guest List: January 21, 2022

The Interview:

Timothy Snyder is a professor of history at Yale University and author of “On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.” His newsletter, “Thinking about…” is available on Substack.

 Twitter:  @TimothyDSnyder

 The Panel:

Rep. Ritchie Torres is the Democratic Congressman representing New York's 15th district who, at 25 years old, became NYC’s youngest elected official and the first Afro-Latino LGBTQ member of Congress. He is currently supporting the city’s efforts to aid victims of the tragic Bronx apartment fire: Donate here.

 Twitter: @RitchieTorres | @RepRitchie

  Bari Weiss is the Editor of the Substack newsletter “Common Sense” and host of the podcast Honestly with Bari Weiss.

  Twitter: @bariweiss

[chrissorensen]

Bronx City Councilman Ritchie Torres, photographed this spring at City Hall for @suitedmagazine. Only 30 years old and quite the career already. A future star. Thanks @suitedatelier for the assignment. #ritchietorres #cityhall #politician #portrait #portraits #portraiture #portraitmood #portraitoftheday #portraitphotography #portraitperfection #portraitphotographer #makeportraits #makeportraitsnotwar #blackandwhiteisworththefight #myfujifilm #fuji #fujix #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujifilm_us #xt2 #useformat #onlocation #onassignment #editorial #editorialphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmyk8T7H93d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=24tk5nu1hjrj

[ung]

Talk:NYC (@TalkNYCpod)

ICYMI: take a listen to all our episodes from 2020 (and stay tuned for more coming soon)! * *Catch up on conversations with @fredwilson, @RitchieTorres, @SenSchumer, @reshmasaujani, @JoannaColes, @ShiraOvide, and more wherever you get your podcasts: https://apple.co/3b9T8MI

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