evanthomas.nyc on bsky

Today I’m taking action to bring accountability to federal law enforcement like ICE. New legislation I’m announcing will require ICE to adopt rigorous training hiring standards, and for their agents to wear body cameras. These are best practices used by aw enforcement agencies use across our country. We need to bring transparency and accountability to ICE in order to make Americans safer.

How did we get to a place where political violence is not only acceptable, but is being celebrated? I pray for our country.

I think the fundamental difference between the right and the left in this country is that the left glorifies death - particularly of adversaries and the right does not. And it’s not something I think I really have fully faced until Charlie’s assassination. And it’s petrifying.

Kirsten Gillibrand (who's in charge of electing more Senate Democrats) insists "9 out of 10 Democrats are pro-Israel." 8% of Democrats support Israel's war on Gaza. 75% oppose sending more military aid to Israel. 63% think the US supports Israel too much.

So the Signal chat reveals that the US waited for the Houthis’ “top missile guy” to walk into a residential building where his girlfriend lived before launching an airstrike that collapsed it, which must have killed civilians. JD Vance said this was “excellent.”

NEW: I’ve obtained new footage of the abduction of Tufts student Runeysa Ozturk which includes audio of her kidnappers.

Outrageous! Governor Hochul is asking for MORE money for the horribly run MTA. The MTA is running a deficit thanks to NY’s financial mismanagement, and they already receive billions in federal funding. Instead of addressing rampant crime that’s scaring riders away or actually fixing their financial mismanagement, the state is trying to fill the gap with highway funds and taxing the working class.  Meanwhile, transit assaults are up. How could the state’s modernization plans say NOTHING about making transportation systems safer? Before we make any changes to funding decisions, we’d like to see their plan to make the subway reliable, secure, and clean. The federal government is not a blank check, and we will hold NYC leaders accountable for not keeping commuters safe.