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URL Media @url-media.bsky.social · 11h

Zohran Mamdani has mobilized working class South Asians in his campaign. This week, Prajwal Bhat of our partner @documentedny.bsky.social shared his reporting on the potency and diversity of this community on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social with @errollouis.bsky.social. youtube.com/shorts/QyXb1...

Who propelled Zohran Mamdani's campaign win? Working class South Asian voters

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Noel Hidalgo 🗽❤️🚲 @noneck.org · 1d

The Danish prime minister says the country will ban social media for under-15s, as she accused mobile phones and social networks of “stealing our children’s childhood”.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’

Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

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Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social · 1d

Every news story about sending the military into American cities should emphasize that such deployments run contrary to law, custom and the Constitution.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Juan Manuel Benítez @juanmabenitez.bsky.social · 2d

My former NY1 colleague @errollouis.bsky.social interviewing GOP candidate for NYC mayor Curtis Sliwa at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

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Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social · 2d

About to talk about public safety with Curtis Sliwa at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social. Livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5QL...

Curtis Sliwa and Errol Louis: A Conversation on Public Safety

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Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social · 3d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social visited my church this morning!

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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Laura Tamman @lauratamman.bsky.social · 4d

Listening to the voices of these new voters is worth your time.

They are perfectly paired with perspective from the legendary John Mollenkopf who compares this moment in NYC to WW II.

@nysfocus.bsky.social @brigidbergin.bsky.social @wnyc.org

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How New Voters and Rising Costs Are Reshaping New York City Politics

Podcast Episode · NYC NOW · 10/04/2025 · 14m

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d

Remember when calling people “deplorables” was outrageous and over-the-top?

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Laura Tamman @lauratamman.bsky.social · 6d

👀 “New voters in New York City made up 7% of the overall electorate in the June primary. …By comparison, new voters made up 2% of the primary electorate in 2021.” 👀

Voting is a habit - if they showed up in an off year municipal primary, they are probably coming back to the polls…

Brigid Bergin @brigidbergin.bsky.social · 6d

New voters made a serious mark on the NYC primary. How big a role did they play? gothamist.com/news/how-new...

How newly registered NYC voters are helping fuel Zohran Mamdani's campaign

Winning the primary on the single issue of affordability comes with pressure. Voters expect Mamdani to deliver.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social · 8d

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 8d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!

Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗

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Noel Hidalgo 🗽❤️🚲 @noneck.org · 8d

"All New Yorkers, especially public housing residents, deserve safety and privacy — not a trade-off between the two.”– Noel Hidalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC and Commission on Public Information and Communication (COPIC) Member

www.beta.nyc/2025/08/13/s...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social · 9d

Nowhere does Adams so much as hint at the cronyism, corruption, and bad decisions — some dating back more than a decade — that plagued his administration, alienated his supporters, attracted a large field of challengers and doomed his reelection chances. My latest in @nymag.com

How History Will Judge Mayor Eric Adams

The arrests, phone seizures, and resignations were not a surprise to anybody familiar with his political style.

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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 9d

Tonight’s the night! NY1’s political podcasts are teaming up for a live show in front of an audience of New Yorkers at 6:30 p.m. — featuring special guests Cynthia Nixon and J.C. Polanco.

Join the livestream:
youtube.com/live/PB2Px08...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10d

Eric Adams’s exit from the New York mayoral race will please the “powerful and deep-pocketed opponents” of Zohran Mamdani, who have been trying to consolidate the field against the young socialist upstart, Eric Lach writes.

Eric Adams Slips Out the Side Door

The Mayor makes official what has been obvious for some time, and ends his reëlection campaign.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/eric-adams-slips-out-the-side-door?utm_medium[…]e=owned&utm_source=bluesky&mbid=social_bluesky&utm_brand=tny

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 11d

the brain of the median voter needs to be studied for science

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Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social · 11d

Why is @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social talking about tax cuts? - my latest in @nymag.com

“I think he is understanding that life is more complicated than just doing one-liners, that you’ve got to figure out, Okay, what are the factors contributing to high rents, and how do we deal with them?”

Zohran Mamdani Is Also Listening to Landlords

It’s not often that you hear socialist politicians talk about cutting taxes.

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