Jeff Dobbins
@jeffdobbins5.bsky.social
Writer, NYC Tour Guide. Passionate about world travel, theater, and opera.
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Not “mind-boggling.” Trump has made our once-beloved country an unwelcoming place and an unsafe place for foreign visitors.
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
October 1, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Not “mind-boggling.” Trump has made our once-beloved country an unwelcoming place and an unsafe place for foreign visitors.
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Honestly we should be adopting and adapting social programs from around the world that work best. The Netherlands’s healthcare system, France’s work/life balance (35hr full time work week), worker protections, European tech privacy laws, etc., etc. I think we’d like it if we just tried it.
September 27, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Honestly we should be adopting and adapting social programs from around the world that work best. The Netherlands’s healthcare system, France’s work/life balance (35hr full time work week), worker protections, European tech privacy laws, etc., etc. I think we’d like it if we just tried it.
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38 days til Election!!!!!
CHECK REGISTRATION!
VOTE EARLY VOTE DEM!
Turn in ballots by hand!
signs, emails, texts, posts, doors, rallies, calls, postcards
Vote so STRONG it
STOPS THE CHEAT!
Dems must WIN, overturn damage, CONVICT ALL liable officials and IMPEACH DJT
www.vote.org/early-voting...
CHECK REGISTRATION!
VOTE EARLY VOTE DEM!
Turn in ballots by hand!
signs, emails, texts, posts, doors, rallies, calls, postcards
Vote so STRONG it
STOPS THE CHEAT!
Dems must WIN, overturn damage, CONVICT ALL liable officials and IMPEACH DJT
www.vote.org/early-voting...
Early Voting Calendar - Vote.org
When does early voting start and end in your state? Find out now.
www.vote.org
September 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
38 days til Election!!!!!
CHECK REGISTRATION!
VOTE EARLY VOTE DEM!
Turn in ballots by hand!
signs, emails, texts, posts, doors, rallies, calls, postcards
Vote so STRONG it
STOPS THE CHEAT!
Dems must WIN, overturn damage, CONVICT ALL liable officials and IMPEACH DJT
www.vote.org/early-voting...
CHECK REGISTRATION!
VOTE EARLY VOTE DEM!
Turn in ballots by hand!
signs, emails, texts, posts, doors, rallies, calls, postcards
Vote so STRONG it
STOPS THE CHEAT!
Dems must WIN, overturn damage, CONVICT ALL liable officials and IMPEACH DJT
www.vote.org/early-voting...
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Never been to the opera before?
Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
September 24, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Never been to the opera before?
Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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Climate Week is here in New York City, and our work has deep roots. 18,261 trees planted this year. The most in a decade.
September 23, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Climate Week is here in New York City, and our work has deep roots. 18,261 trees planted this year. The most in a decade.
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Save the date! No Kings is October 17th. And don’t forget to vote early! 🗳️
September 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Save the date! No Kings is October 17th. And don’t forget to vote early! 🗳️
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Join tomorrow if you’re free! We hope to see you there! 💚✊
Hands Around the Kennedy Center
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET
The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
Hands Around the Kennedy Center
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET
The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
September 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Join tomorrow if you’re free! We hope to see you there! 💚✊
Hands Around the Kennedy Center
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET
The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
Hands Around the Kennedy Center
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET
The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
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A third of today's Americans are too young to have any memory of 9/11.
For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow.
We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too.
911memorial.org/DLE
For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow.
We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too.
911memorial.org/DLE
September 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
A third of today's Americans are too young to have any memory of 9/11.
For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow.
We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too.
911memorial.org/DLE
For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow.
We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too.
911memorial.org/DLE
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Since Google is being an arsehat yet again here is a link to alternatives.
cyberinsider.com/google-alter...
cyberinsider.com/google-alter...
Alternatives to Google Products — Regain Privacy in 2026
This Google alternatives guide gives you alternatives to every Google product, including Gmail, search, Youtube, and more.
cyberinsider.com
August 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Since Google is being an arsehat yet again here is a link to alternatives.
cyberinsider.com/google-alter...
cyberinsider.com/google-alter...
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Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
www.rollingstone.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
😆🤣
August 18, 2026 at 11:02 PM
😆🤣
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National park signs on women and LGBTQ+ history are disappearing. Librarians are preserving the record. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
National park signs on women and LGBTQ+ history are disappearing. Librarians are preserving the record.
The revisions have scrubbed or softened accounts of violence, slavery, activism and lived experiences, raising questions about whose stories the government considers worth telling.
www.dailykos.com
August 17, 2026 at 1:34 PM
National park signs on women and LGBTQ+ history are disappearing. Librarians are preserving the record. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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People come to New York City from all over the world to experience Broadway. The kids who grow up here should be able to do the same.
We’re partnering with TDF to give away over 2,000 free Broadway tickets to NYC High School students at on.nyc.gov/broadway.
Break a leg, high schoolers!
We’re partnering with TDF to give away over 2,000 free Broadway tickets to NYC High School students at on.nyc.gov/broadway.
Break a leg, high schoolers!
August 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
People come to New York City from all over the world to experience Broadway. The kids who grow up here should be able to do the same.
We’re partnering with TDF to give away over 2,000 free Broadway tickets to NYC High School students at on.nyc.gov/broadway.
Break a leg, high schoolers!
We’re partnering with TDF to give away over 2,000 free Broadway tickets to NYC High School students at on.nyc.gov/broadway.
Break a leg, high schoolers!
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Dolomites in summer 🇮🇹
August 8, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Dolomites in summer 🇮🇹
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July 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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BREAKING: E Jean Carroll has her money. www.ms.now/news/e-jean-...
E. Jean Carroll finally gets Trump’s $5 million — plus interest
Despite the president’s repeated attempts to block Carroll from receiving the money, $5,625,005.48 was disbursed to Carroll’s legal team this week.
www.ms.now
July 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
BREAKING: E Jean Carroll has her money. www.ms.now/news/e-jean-...
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We look forward to welcoming New Yorkers and visitors to the Sail4th 250 Parade of Tall Ships and the International Naval Review.
For viewing along the waterfront, please enter Hudson River Park through one of the six designated public access points shown below.
For viewing along the waterfront, please enter Hudson River Park through one of the six designated public access points shown below.
July 4, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We look forward to welcoming New Yorkers and visitors to the Sail4th 250 Parade of Tall Ships and the International Naval Review.
For viewing along the waterfront, please enter Hudson River Park through one of the six designated public access points shown below.
For viewing along the waterfront, please enter Hudson River Park through one of the six designated public access points shown below.
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This is Bryan. Once a week, he takes a shelter pup on a New York City adventure in his ‘Adopt Me’ backpack, hoping someone will fall in love. He films their big day out, and almost every dog he’s featured has found a forever home. [📹 madmax_fluffyroad]
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June 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
This is Bryan. Once a week, he takes a shelter pup on a New York City adventure in his ‘Adopt Me’ backpack, hoping someone will fall in love. He films their big day out, and almost every dog he’s featured has found a forever home. [📹 madmax_fluffyroad]
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Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today!
We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.
We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.
June 20, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today!
We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.
We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.
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Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day.
Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together.
Happy Juneteenth.
Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together.
Happy Juneteenth.
June 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day.
Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together.
Happy Juneteenth.
Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together.
Happy Juneteenth.
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Five years ago, thanks to the advocacy of Opal Lee, Juneteenth became a federal holiday.
Today, we reflect on our nation’s journey toward freedom—and commit ourselves to the fight for true equality and justice for all.
Today, we reflect on our nation’s journey toward freedom—and commit ourselves to the fight for true equality and justice for all.
June 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Five years ago, thanks to the advocacy of Opal Lee, Juneteenth became a federal holiday.
Today, we reflect on our nation’s journey toward freedom—and commit ourselves to the fight for true equality and justice for all.
Today, we reflect on our nation’s journey toward freedom—and commit ourselves to the fight for true equality and justice for all.
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Michelle Obama appreciation post, our forever First Lady. 💙
June 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Michelle Obama appreciation post, our forever First Lady. 💙
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Harvard and Princeton graduate, Grammy winner, and former First Lady Michelle Obama appreciation post
June 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Harvard and Princeton graduate, Grammy winner, and former First Lady Michelle Obama appreciation post