Casey Seiler

Word of the Week: What makes a military attack ‘kinetic’? | CNN “Kinetic” — from the Greek kinētikos, meaning putting in motion — has become a recurring word for government officials talking about US aggression against Venezuela.

Okay, found an article that talks about the increased use of the word www.cnn.com/2026/01/07/u...

Over 4 million man hours, and all they have is boys.

Put the Message in the Box / Migrations, by Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats 2 track album

This is now a #bandcampfriday thread. Mary Chapin Carpenter and The Mountain Goats! themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/put-th...

Blakeman echoes conspiracy theory that motivated Buffalo mass shooter It’s not a new claim in the context of immigration but it’s an idea that’s entered mainstream political rhetoric over the last decade.

Blakeman states plainly his belief in the “Great Replacement Theory,” a fave of white supremacists including a significant number of mass shooters. Dan Clark reports.

Slurs filled a chat
Slurs filled a chat
Slurs filled a chat
Slurs filled a chat
Slurs filled a chat

Pop the corn and melt the butter

From suspension to superintendent, Junait Shah picked to lead Catskill schools Junait Shah, who ran for school board after leaving the district amid controversy in 2024, was picked as superintendent after other candidates rejected the job.

Wild: The new superintendent of the Catskill school district was placed on leave two years ago, when he was principal of the local high school, amid a controversy that gained him significant student and teacher support. Now he'll hold the job formerly held by the guy who placed him on leave.

It reminds me of a famous quote from Abraham Lincoln: "Don't believe bullshit attributions of quotes you find on the web, y'all." winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/rough-men-st...

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

Trump says he’ll make Noem a "Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative — apparently inspired by the work of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko — that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere. www.timesunion.com/news/article...

I think what people are sure of is that the need for constant, annoyed, laborious explanations that someone is NOT a Nazi--they just like the skin decorations and the podcasts--suggests that Maine is about to pick a Democratic Senate candidate with a troubling instinct for blundering and credulity.

Churchill: Republicans are facing disaster in Elise Stefanik's district "This is one of the sleeper House races in the country," said one Republican official in the 21st Congressional District.

"This is one of the sleeper House races in the country," said one Republican official in the 21st Congressional District.

Glens Falls resident Kelsey O'Driscoll to ski for U.S. at Paralympics Kelsey O’Driscoll broke her back on March 6, 2021. Exactly five years later, the Winter Paralympics will open in Italy and she is skiing on the U.S. team.

A great read from @adamshinder.bsky.social on the five-year (to the day!) odyssey of Glens Falls resident and Albany Med nurse Kelsey O'Driscoll, from breaking her back in a tubing accident to the opening ceremonies of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.

Churchill: Republicans are facing disaster in Elise Stefanik's district "This is one of the sleeper House races in the country," said one Republican official in the 21st Congressional District.

Chris Churchill: “GOP leaders fear that a Constantino general election candidacy would prove disastrous, given his penchant for outrageousness and childishness. They fear he’d give Democrats a real chance in a district considered safely red.” www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...

Spent a night in Teton County jail under a fake name.

Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem His use of the Iran war dead to attack the media was disgraceful.

“Hegseth complaining that he’s not getting credit for all of the drones that didn’t get through is like an airline executive responding to an air disaster by growling about all of the planes his company made that didn’t crash.” — www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"I asked God to forgive me, which he has."

Honestly this is the biggest perk of serving in Congress. Most people have to ask forgiveness and wonder. If you're in Congress you get a same day answer from the big guy.

Inside the $50M push to reconnect North Creek, Gore Mountain North Creek aims to reclaim its "ski town" heritage, linking Gore Mountain’s 250k annual visitors to a transformed downtown.

I'm a fan of North Creek, and this is a great story on its prospects for growth from our colleagues at the @adirondackexplorer.bsky.social

Bard faculty urge trustees to use Epstein-linked funds for sexual violence initiatives Faculty want trustees to create a fund for sexual violence initiatives with Epstein-linked money and plan for a “transition in leadership” from Leon Botstein.

Bard's faculty issues the sort of letter you would write when you gotta say something but you really don't want to offend the boss: “We recognize that there are steps we must take to reform the institutional structures and cultures that made entanglements with Epstein possible.”

Possible?

There are several ways to answer this question, and that is, well, one of them.

Curiouser and curiouser. Steve Barnes reports.

Albany War Room Tavern waves white flag, serves last round Politically themed restaurant and adjoining cigar lounge to be sold as owner focuses on new Greenhouse Social Club at La Serre.

The Albany War Room, viewed by some as the Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville of NYS government and politics, will gavel out tonight. Steve Barnes reports.

The TU editorial board, two days ago: "While it is hard to imagine the Republican majorities in the House and Senate curtailing Mr. Trump’s mania for flexing the purported powers of the unitary executive, their servility is no excuse for failing to follow the law."

Police identify flight instructor, young trainee who landed plane on Hudson River The two men, both from Long Island, swam about 50 feet to shore in icy water after their dramatic landing Monday night.

Things ended poorly but not tragically. www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...

"The White House’s initial appeals to the people of (Iran and Venezuela) to rise up and overthrow despotic regimes were followed by wholly contradictory overtures to members of the former strongmen's executive team." www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

Hire journalists, not shills. www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

Screenshot of a 3hr old post from the GW Hatchet: “BREAKING: GW sold its Virginia campus to Amazon Data Services, an Amazon subsidiary that manages the company's data centers, for $427 million on Friday. The deed, obtained by The Hatchet, authorizes ADS to develop the campus into a data or information technology center. STORY TK”

GW‘s student newspaper appears to have broken the story that the institution has sold a satellite campus to Amazon to be turned into a data center, which is just about chef’s kiss for the state of American higher education rn

Churchill: Hello from the Albany bus station! The Advance Albany County Alliance hopes to build a new bus station at a site on South Pearl Street.

Chris Churchill hung out at Albany's baleful downtown bus station to write about its potential demise. The least you can do to honor his sacrifice is to read the result. www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...

Letter roils Albany's Community Police Review Board (again) Dueling pictures of the state of the Community Police Review Board emerge after council statement, letter from program director.

More turbulence at Albany’s nine-member Community Police Review Board, which currently has four seats vacant — two for the Common Council to fill, two by Mayor Dorcey Applyrs. www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Small plane makes emergency landing in Hudson River near Newburgh A Cessna 172 lost power Monday evening and was forced to land in the Hudson River just south of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Both people aboard were rescued.

A Cessna 172 lost power Monday evening and was forced to land in the Hudson River just south of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Both people aboard were rescued.