Brian Ellner
@brianellner
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Managing Director @APCOworldwide Advocate for equality, led NY marriage win @MikeBloomberg alum. Boards: @5BoroInstitute @athleteally @feeldco Opinions mine.
new york, ny
Joined February 2009
Bravo: Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision https://t.co/NC0HJ9hqxt via @NYTimes
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Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
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Infuriating: A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision https://t.co/RJDdYasyun via @NYTimes
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Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
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The Aurora Prize — a $1m award that honors people who risk their lives to save others — has gone to Dr. Jamal Eltayeb, director of the Al Nao hospital in Omdurman, Sudan. https://t.co/uVYwK5BGro
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2025 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Awarded to Dr. Jamal Eltaeb
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Trump’s Approval Rating Has Plunged Over SNAP Benefits
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Approximately 42 million Americans enrolled in SNAP faced a major cutback amid the shutdown.
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The 2025 Aurora Prize Laureate has been announced: Dr. Jamal Eltaeb from Sudan. Amid the country’s ongoing conflict and the collapse of its health system, Dr. Eltaeb has kept Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman open—one of the last lifelines for thousands in Khartoum. Read more here:
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Justice Gorsuch, where have you been?
Gorsuch suggests Trump’s arguments on tariffs could lead the president to ignoring Congress on literally everything
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Four months ago I endorsed @AndrewCuomo because I thought his management experience and government know-how made him the best choice for New Yorkers. I still do. And today, with early voting underway, I wanted to reiterate my support for Andrew Cuomo. Being Mayor of New York City
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Andrew Cuomo narrows gap against Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race as Dem socialist’s lead cut in half: new poll https://t.co/RXu989ybWB
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Breaking News: Mayor Eric Adams will endorse Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York City to try to stop the momentum of Zohran Mamdani.
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Mayor Eric Adams backed former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the New York City mayor’s race and plans to campaign with him, in hopes of slowing the momentum of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee.
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Great win for the Knicks. We need to win for the city. Can’t go backwards.
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The Gateway Tunnel means good union jobs, smoother commutes, and better lives for New Jersey families. Donald Trump is once again attacking our state with his illegal termination of this project. I won’t stopping fighting until funding is restored. https://t.co/D6wcpnx5k5
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It was not immediately clear what the president meant and whether the project, known as Gateway, had already been stripped of federal funding.
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Bravo!
In an email to campus today, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced that Dartmouth will not sign the Trump administration’s compact. https://t.co/5HPBXP7Dou
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Zohran Mamdani: “I never said that I want to defund the police.” Zohran Mamdani 👇
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University of Virginia Won’t Join White House’s Compact for Colleges https://t.co/mGwE0GDnb9 via @NYTimes
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It was the fifth school in a matter of days to refuse an offer of preferential funding treatment from the government, even as the White House has threatened schools that do not sign up.
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Penn Becomes Latest University to Reject White House Deal https://t.co/ysl7SG0s1B via @NYTimes
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The schools said no to the Trump administration’s offer of federal funding preferences in exchange for complying with certain requirements, such as protecting conservative voices.
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With Eric Adams out of the race, Andrew Cuomo surges in poll
politico.com
The former governor gained 10 points since a poll last month that included the mayor, who draws a similar base of support.
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Primatologist, conservationist, animal advocate, educator, and National Geographic Explorer Jane Goodall has died at age 91. Goodall’s decades of research into the lives of wild chimpanzees transformed our understanding of these intelligent apes. https://t.co/i3qzfDIAzg
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More than 550 actors, directors, writers and musicians have teamed up to relaunch the Committee for the First Amendment, a group originally formed in 1947 during the Red Scare. Details: https://t.co/Y7wmN3LKLg
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The suspension of @jimmykimmel and the promise to silence other Late Night hosts for criticizing the administration should disturb everyone on the Right, Left, and Center. It’s wrong and anyone with a conscience knows it’s wrong.
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Where has all the leadership gone? If not for university presidents, law firm managing partners, and corporate chief executives standing up against bullies, who then will step up for the first amendment? The “suspending indefinitely” of Jimmy Kimmel immediately after the
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