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willowqueen.bsky.social @willowqueen.bsky.social · 15h

💯‼️ call your senators, especially the ones who are on the DSCC.

➡️ Just called my senators Gillibrand and Schumer to complain about how out of touch they are and how they are committing political malpractice.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 17h

I had planned to stay out of the Maine Senate race for a while and respectfully consider the competing visions of both major candidates.

But I can’t do that now.

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · 18h

Voting starts with registration. Teens have the power to close the gap. Dig deeper at: data.thecivicscenter.org/state/NY/

Voting starts with registration. Teens have the power to close the gap.

4 million Americans turn 18 every year, but for decades only 30% of them have been registered to vote in midterms compared to more than 75% of people aged 45 and older. Explore the difference for you...

data.thecivicscenter.org

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · 1d

@timothysnyder.bsky.social on campus protests and free speech. snyder.substack.com/p/gaza-and-p...

Gaza and Protest

Why freedom of speech matters

snyder.substack.com

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · 2d

Ross Barkan on Andrew Cuomo's Last Gambit rosselliotbarkan.com/p/andrew-cuo...

Andrew Cuomo's Last Gambit

An unprecedented NYC mayoral race barrels to its conclusion

rosselliotbarkan.com

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 2d

This guy's not a hero. Give me a break.

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 2d

Will The Free Press follow up on this unnamed alleged CBE congregant who certainly won't "have" to leave NYC when Mamdani wins?

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 2d

CBE invited all 3 remaining mayoral candidates to speak at the temple today, and one declined the invite. Does Cuomo hate Jews that much?

Maislen, one of about 35-40 people who showed up to protest, is a big real estate developer. He's not a congregant at CBE.

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 2d

what is strikingly missing from this article is any description by any advocate for pro-Israel politics of how they think pro-Israel politics and messaging should *change* in light of the massive shift of Americans toward a more balanced or pro-Palestinian politics www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...

A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?

www.nytimes.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 2d

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 2d

Do Zionists still think protesting outside a synagogue is antisemitic?

Screenshot from Tali Goldscheft:

PROTEST today at 1 pm!!! 📢📢📢

At the same time as hostages are hopefully being finally released, Zohran Mamdani is speaking at CBE (Congregation Beth Elohim) in Park Slope.

Beyond outrageous.

A major protest by the Brooklyn Jewish community, including CBE congregants and former congregants, will be taking place.

IN BROOKLYN? Join us, rain or shine!!!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

A major coastal storm is headed our way tonight and into Monday, which is likely to bring heavy winds and rainfall. Please take precautions!

Report locations of downed trees at NYC.gov/311 or call 311. Report power outages to 1-800-75-CONED.

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · 3d

This was a fun listen. He is a very good communicator. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Zohran Mamdani Says He's Ready for Donald Trump

Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 10/10/2025 · 48m

podcasts.apple.com

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · 3d

Diane! RIP. open.substack.com/pub/ejeancar...

Diane!

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · 3d

The 6 Ballot Questions New Yorkers Will See This November www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/06/b...

Your Guide to NYC’s Ballot Questions for 2025

Voters will weigh in on housing reforms, a change to election years and an Olympic Sports Complex in upstate New York.

www.thecity.nyc

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 3d

i’m running for president in 2028, this is my platform:

- no more spam texts and calls
- smaller cars with weaker headlights
- imprison every person in ice and the trump administration on a remote island for a thousand years

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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 4d

Morning Spew for Night Owls—The results of a new poll shows the effect of Eric Adams dropping out. It's not huge.

Cuomo Inches Closer

Plus more links for your weekend.

hellgatenyc.com

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · 3d

I might have to come to Brooklyn for that because the one in Manhattan is at Father Duffy Square and that whole area gives me a headache. I bet there are better signs in Brooklyn.

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 4d

Flagging that they finally have a No Kings protest booked at Grand Army Plaza mobilize.us/s/nvQ97m

NO KINGS Park Slope Brooklyn · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** We're holding the No Kings Park Slope event to accommodate local people who can't get to the main event in Manhattan. We encourage you to go to th...

mobilize.us

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 4d

Bring it @jumaane.bsky.social 🔥🔥

@indivisible.org @nywfp.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t know. If your donors are MAGA And your supporters are MAGA, maybe you’re MAGA. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/10/c...

Cuomo’s Last-Minute Push Takes Him Into MAGA Territory

The former governor courts Trump fans, finding common ground in dire warnings about a future under Mayor Mamdani.

www.thecity.nyc

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 4d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Send Cuomo to Florida @notandrewcuomo.bsky.social · 4d

"Without naming James, Cuomo invoked their contentious history, leading up to his resignation in 2021. Her office conducted a months-long investigation to corroborate sexual harassment allegations from multiple women that ultimately prompted his resignation."

Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 4d

Cuomo has, shall we say, baggage when it comes to Letitia James. Hence his conspicuous reaction to her indictment: calling out law enforcement politicization "whether it comes from the right or the left." @gwynnefitz.bsky.social

Tish James Indictment Reverberates in Cuomo-Mamdani Fray

Trump’s prosecution triggers the former governor to decry “politicization of law enforcement” in nod to his own probe by the dogged state AG.

www.thecity.nyc

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