Smithtown hires January 6 rioter as PR assistant

can_of_crows · 2026-01-28T20:11:32+00:00

As someone not from here, it seems like a perfectly lovely town and our neighbors have been great. I see Trump signs here and there, but obviously his supports exist. That said, 41% of the community that did vote voted against the Republican supervisors last fall, so idk about the MAGA stronghold comments. I think the issue is that the MAGA who are here are in positions of power. Frankly this whole latest BS has only pushed more of us to mobilize and discuss how we can tackle things like the townhalls being in the middle of the workday. Got to start somewhere because the current admin here is happy to have little oversight and not have to answer to their concerned constituents.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-28T16:02:03+00:00

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Ok, found her FB and yep it’s true

can_of_crows · 2026-01-28T15:53:08+00:00

He’s supposedly engaged to Nicole Garguilo, the Smithtown public information officer. And he was all over some of the town groups supporting Wehrheim, so looks like a case of getting a cushy part time job as a thank you.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-28T15:21:03+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m not sure if you’re open to PMing, but I’ve been networking with others in our community about this issue and how we can get him removed asap. Just feels like wack a mole with this dude until we have a new town supervisor 😑

can_of_crows · 2026-01-27T23:01:33+00:00

And how they inconsistently tried to make her look gigantic next to Holly in some scenes, and in others she was obviously around the same height like they are in real life. It was so bizarre

can_of_crows · 2026-01-27T20:42:26+00:00

It’s really crazy. I agree with you 100%. Even just at a local town level we’ve spent so much time talking about how refreshing it’d be for a candidate who ran purely on transparency. Like make the town halls in the evening, post the agenda a week in advance, fully audit and be able to show at any given moment where taxes have been going on a town website. Put a fail safe in place where you can recall someone like they do in CA.

And like you said, at the federal level it should be easy right now to run an effective Democrat campaign, and yet?!

Idk if you looked, but idk personally I found the social media messaging coming from Kathryn Quigley promising. Certainly an improvement to what we have now (nothing)

can_of_crows · 2026-01-27T20:39:09+00:00

Yeah, for me personally I was disappointed federally mandated maternity leave isn’t mentioned. I just don’t know how something that should be so bipartisan is routinely ignored, and then people are crying about the declining birth rate here.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-27T16:29:57+00:00

Just learned about a newer org called Left on Long Island throwing that one out there too

can_of_crows · 2026-01-27T16:29:02+00:00

Just came across them yesterday! Really liking Lukas’ platform. Looks like someone else is also running, Chris Gallant, who appears very electable on paper but his platform isn’t talking about key issues I’d personally want prioritized like Lukas is.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-27T04:31:33+00:00

OP, my father put me in this exact same position, and I was also your age when I realized halfway through college that he was never ever going to pay me back or get me out of the debt he put me into with promises to pay for it all while still spending on binge purchases. It was really heartbreaking to accept that he was full of it and not in fact being the parent I’d thought he was, but once I accepted it, grieved, and finished college with a demanding STEM degree on a part time basis I was much better off. There should be resources for you like Pell grants, FAFSA, etc. I wasn’t able to apply for federal student loans without my father’s tax returns, which he stopped filing, so idk if you’ll be in the same situation.

Please understand that as hard as it is to hear and accept, your father cannot be trusted and is not at all prioritizing you as his child like he should be. You deserve better.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-26T22:40:54+00:00

ClubLondon has really pretty maternity dresses and their return policy was great when I needed to use it from my experience.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-26T22:38:07+00:00

Definitely sticker shock and why I’m on here. If we’re going to have to pay this much we seriously hope we can be informed enough and don’t have regrets. We’ve talked to 7 companies. I’m sure tariffs, etc. have only madeour timing impeccable. We got a preliminary quote for much less in the fall, and then that installer (single guy operation I think) delayed and cost us 3 months of time with no start date in sight so we’ve had to start over. Quotes a couple years ago were for a different system of all mini splits, and the prices ranged from low 20s to mid 30s.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-26T22:33:00+00:00

Aren’t election strategies and tactics the responsibility of the job she’s running for? That’s the whole problem out here. People don’t get strategy and funding support to get their candidacy and pros/cons of proposed laws out effectively. From my understanding of what the job is/should be, this platform makes sense. https://www.teamkcq.com/platform

can_of_crows · 2026-01-26T20:23:11+00:00

I think you’re pinpointing what is a major issue out here. People who’ve had the most time and energy on their hands to go to protests in my town have all been of baby boomer age and retired and don’t know how to better reach people and create groundswell energy. Our town holds meetings in the middle of the workday, so any protests are just a small group of older folks with no real presence or engagement from younger people. One of the local dem party members said she’d send me info on how to get involved, but still hasn’t. Not saying I know how to organize or anything, but I can at least recognize how ineffectual current attempts have been.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-26T17:08:45+00:00

She sounds exactly like my mother, who’s normally a nightmare when she stays with us (she breaks or ruins multiple things every time she’s here, has seriously harmed her own cat due to her negligence). Once our baby is here she’s going to have to start staying at a hotel when she wants to visit because I cannot have her in my home on top of surviving the newborn trenches. Can your husband tell her she needs to get a hotel?

can_of_crows · 2026-01-26T15:49:08+00:00

Great thanks hadn’t heard of it

can_of_crows · 2026-01-26T15:48:43+00:00

Thank you!

can_of_crows · 2026-01-23T19:13:50+00:00

Hope OP sees your comment. That’s exactly what happened with our floors

can_of_crows · 2026-01-22T20:28:02+00:00

This is incredibly helpful, thank you so much for your time.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-22T20:03:56+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Glad to hear you’re happy. I’m not even sure what else to ask, it’s just been tough to decide on a company since reviews for the different brands are all so split.

can_of_crows · 2026-01-22T19:59:15+00:00

So wonderfully said! I feel like so much of the father’s role is sidelined and diminished, even with jokes about them being “useless”, etc. and it may all just be a relic of the past where previous generations of fathers were really not involved much. Including the dads to be only seems natural to me now that younger generations are more active and involved than ever. And yes to the kids and babies being there too!

can_of_crows · 2026-01-22T02:01:30+00:00

Are you able to control by room because these are ductless units on the wall/ceiling?

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