Rana Abdelhamid
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ranafromqueens.bsky.social
If they say it’s “targeted,” remember Iraq. If they say it’s quick, remember Afghanistan. If they say it’s necessary, ask who profits. They lied before. 600K+ Iraqis killed. Decades of devastation. Now the U.S. is bombing Iran, it’ll be endless. Bombs fall abroad, as people die from poverty here.
ranafromqueens.bsky.social
The Egyptian aunties of Astoria are not voting Cuomo for Mayor!
ranafromqueens.bsky.social
Just days ago, Brad Lander called me to interpret for an Arabic-speaking asylee whose case was approved, yet ICE was still harassing him inside the building. Brad personally escorted him out to safety. He does this kind of work quietly, every day.
gwynnefitz.bsky.social
Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.
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petersterne.com
If I had a nickel for every time a young progressive Arab American woman launched a quixotic primary challenge against an older Dem establishment congresswoman representing a deep blue district in a major city who had been in office for decades, I’d have two nickels…