u/Resident_Inflation51

Capone, 32, pleaded guilty to reduced charges in two separate criminal cases for misdemeanor assault. One of the incidents resulted in a civil lawsuit that he settled for an undisclosed sum.

The candidate's arrest history has not been reported publicly until now. The cases stem from arguments over his work as a car repair shop owner and tow truck operator, and a bar fight.

https://archive.is/20261009100137/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/capone-assault-charge-ku3s5ny6

Is it this hard for the GOP to find a candidate that's not a criminal??

Another R led (mostly) town trying to pierce the tax cap.

I'd love to hear from Huntington residents on what y'all think on this.

https://archive.is/20261002233712/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/huntington-budget-tentative-2027-gjguqnc7

Another sad day for our Democracy. Most of these votes were bought, and he continues to make 400k a year on donated money.

Edit: sorry, half donated and half taxpayer money lol

Any ideas for what we should call an anti-corruption subreddit for Suffolk local politics?

In a statement to News 12, a party spokesperson said, “Suffolk County Democrats will emerge united in our real goal this November to take back the House from Trump apologists and MAGA extremists and flipping numerous Assembly and Senate seats from red to blue.”

The Suffolk County race is becoming a potential flip this year!

Suffolk county and eight other towns paid at least 1.6M to this lawfirm.

"An invoice issued by the Brewer firm on Oct. 8, 2025 included more than $14,000 for hotel lodging and meals, plus Uber rides, for a “deep dive meeting” at the Garden City Hotel from July 22 to July 24, 2025. Documentation attached to that invoice showed Brewer rented 10 rooms for three nights and listed Losquadro as one of the people in attendance who was provided with a room paid for by Brewer."

I've seen many opinions about this from other subreddits and YouTube commenters, but I'm curious what real Secrettimes/fans think about this topic.

First of all, I think it's interesting that so many people associate SECRET with their Madonna sound. I personally love this sound, but they also have so many singles with an upbeat cutesy sound. Besides the beasts Shy Boy and SLML, there are releases like Yoohoo, I Do I Do, Twinkle Twinkle, etc. all don't have that signature powerful big band sound. Their Japanese discography also strayed away from the powerful sound and more into ballads. I think people who expected the Madonna sound probably don't actually listen to the group's music and b sides.

I totally get why people wanted that Madonna sound, but I was not surprised at all to hear that they didn't choose that sound. SLML is notorious for bringing in the most amount of Secrettimes, and it was a generational hit. International fans don't really understand the cultural influence of it I think. It's a song that both you and your grandparents could enjoy, which is really rare in kpop.

After hearing Ice Cream, knowing Hyoseong was involved in the production made a lot of sense. Hyoseong's solo music has always drifted towards a dreamy, delicate sound. Ice Cream would fit extremely well with her discography. It sounds like a less sexy "So Good" - part of me wonders if it started with that intention in mind.

Overall, I would have liked a powerful comeback just as much as anyone else. But I still think Ice Cream represents SECRET very well. Their signature wasn't their powerful sound - it was how they transformed between the Madonna and SLML sounds, but always brought great and fun performances.

My biggest let down is mostly that we haven't been able to see music show performances! This would have really cemented what makes them stand out. But I know that if they could have been on these, they would have jumped at the chance.

What do you all think?

Secret is collecting idols like Pokemon cards! Who would be part of your dream collab?

They've already done quite a few idols that I was super excited to see, like Rainbow and BAP members.

I would love to see all Five Girls members together. I also think it would be cool to see other idols that have done Ice Cream songs like Somi, Yuna or Hyuna.