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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

My statement on today's profoundly moving scenes in Israel and Palestine.

Today’s scenes of Israelis and Palestinians are profoundly moving: Israeli hostages being freed and families reunited after years of fear, uncertainty, and torture; the first days in Gaza without relentless Israeli bombardment of Palestinians as families return to rubble and loved ones freed from detention.

There is finally a glimmer of hope that this ceasefire will hold and the long difficult work of reconstruction can begin. I also know this news brings solace to millions of New Yorkers, who’ve felt the pain of the past few years. We have watched as our tax dollars have funded a genocide. The moral and human cost will be a lasting stain and requires accountability and real examination of our collective conscience and our government’s policies.

The responsibility now lies with those of us who believe in peace to make sure it endures, and that it is just. Once aid is delivered, the wounded are cared for, and a lasting agreement secured, we cannot look away. We must work towards a future built upon justice, one without occupation and apartheid, and for a world where every person can live with safety and dignity.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 1d

Watching Boots on Netflix and I think Max Parker (Sgt Sullivan) might be one of the hottest men I’ve ever laid eyes on sheeeeeesh

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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New York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 4d

Tish James has always had New York’s back, and New Yorkers will always have hers.

Join us tomorrow at 5:30PM at Foley Square to stand with her.

Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 4d

Just saw the Cuomo AI ad for the first time and this was literally my face the entire time

a little girl with blonde hair is making a funny face and saying ew .

ALT: a little girl with blonde hair is making a funny face and saying ew .

media.tenor.com

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 4d

a woman wearing a gold top and earrings is sitting in front of a blue background .

ALT: a woman wearing a gold top and earrings is sitting in front of a blue background .

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 5d

Welp nvm

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 5d

OH HELL YEAH

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 8d

HAPPENING NOW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.”

“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/mayo...

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order establishing ‘ICE-free zones’ • The TRiiBE

Johnson is calling for a full investigation into “all of the brutality” that federal agents have conducted this past week.

thetriibe.com

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 9d

Baby’s first opera

Photo of me in a suit on the balcony at the Met

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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 11d

If anyone is a Prop 50 supporter this is a must read/share.

Attorney General Rob Bonta to CA voters: Cast ballots early as some late votes might not be counted

For the millions in some areas, the USPS is no longer promising postmarking mail the same day, so if you mail your ballot on Election Day, it'll be postmarked after November 4, which means it can't be...

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 10d

PERIOD

The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 10d

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10d

I said what I said.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 10d

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 11d

One Battle After Another goes hard.

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 10d

How is it October and my grocery store doesn’t have Halloween Oreos but does have *checks notes* toffee crunch Oreos??

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10d

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 11d

SCOOP: DSA-backed City Council Member @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social is exploring a primary challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10.

Avilés is meeting with @socialists.nyc's Electoral Working Group next week to discuss her potential congressional run.

Read more at @cityandstateny.bsky.social:

Alexa Avilés exploring challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10

The DSA-backed City Council member has been talking to allies about potentially challenging the incumbent representative.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 11d

“Fuck them kids.”

That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.

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"They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"

Watson said trucks and military-style vans were used to separate parents from their children. Other neighbors said agents destroyed property to get in the building.

"They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down," said witness Darrell Ballard. "We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 11d

Seeing reports of plainclothes ICE agents at Myrtle -Broadway J/M/Z in Brooklyn. Please be careful if you’re in the area and spread the word

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 11d

I really need all of us to abandon any impostor syndrome. It’s time.

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 11d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

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Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 11d

👀 very into this www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Alexa Avilés exploring challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10

The DSA-backed City Council member has been talking to allies about potentially challenging the incumbent representative.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 13d

1️⃣ [Now–Nov 04] Canvass, phone-bank, or Reach.vote to help Zohran get a million votes in the general election.

2️⃣ [Oct 25–Nov 04] Vote for Zohran and other good candidates on @nywfp.bsky.social's line.

3️⃣ [After Nov 04] Join @socialists.nyc's Tax The Rich campaign and/or @investinourny.bsky.social.

Dylan Lyons (he/him) @dylanlyons.bsky.social · 22d

Join me and pledge to vote on the Working Families ballot line! NYC needs leaders who will actually fight for working people. Time to show up and throw down for November 4th 💪 @nywfp.bsky.social act.workingfamilies.org/forms/pledge...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14d

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

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