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Jeanne M. Bravin
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Just a Blue Dot in very red NY-02. Retired government program analyst, grandmother, news junkie, foodie; believer in diversity, democracy, equity and equality; lover of art, music, nature, animals, books.
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Jeanne M. Bravin @jmbravin.bsky.social · Jun 29
‘Liberty and Justice for All’ is an attainable value. Never give up fighting for it.
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#Caturday
August 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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The more I learn abut Mamdani, the more I like him.
radosh.bsky.social Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · Jun 26
I feel like I'm losing my mind. Here is the transcript of what Zohran Mamdani actually said about the phrase "globalize the intifada." This is his "refusal to disavow it." This is what has people terrified. Just fucking read it.

Source: podscripts.co/podcasts/the...
Q: So I wonder what you think about that, about the phrase “globalize the intifada” and what we've seen as some anti-semitism coming from the left-wing protesters. A: The first thing as you were saying is anti-semitism is a real issue in our city and it's one that can be captured in statistics, the ones that you're citing. It's also one that you will feel in conversations you have with Jewish New Yorkers across the city. And I remember one conversation I had with a friend of mine after the horrific war crime of October 7th. He was telling me that he went for Shabbat services at his temple and he was facing forward when he heard the door open. And he turned back with a chill going up his spine because he didn't know who was coming in. And that's more than a year ago. And then just a few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a Jewish man in Williamsburg who told me that the same door he would keep unlocked for decades is one that he now locks out of a fear of what could happen in his own neighborhood. And I think that this is something that has to be the focus of the next mayoral administration, is not just talking about it, but tackling it. And these are the conversations that have informed our commitment around increasing funding for anti-hate crime programming by 800% in our Department of Community Safety. To the question of language that's being used. I am someone who I would say am less comfortable with the idea of banning the use of certain words and that I think it is more evocative of a Trump style approach to how to lead a country. And- Q: Does that just make you uncomfortable? Like the phrase globalizing intifada. And like the phrase from the river to the sea, does that make you uncomfortable? Or do you think- A: Okay, those are different. Those are super different. Q: They're not really. A: Those are like different genres. Q: I'm sorry, I'm asking so wrong. Then they're not really different to me. And to some people they are not different. A: I know people for whom those things mean very different things. And to me, ultimately, what I hear in so many is a desperate desire for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian human rights. And I think what's difficult also is that the very word has been used by the Holocaust Museum when translating the Warsaw ghetto uprising into Arabic because it's a word that means struggle. And as a Muslim man who grew up post-911, I'm all too familiar in the way in which Arabic words can be twisted, can be distorted, can be used to justify any kind of meaning. And I think that's where it leaves me with a sense that what we need to do is focus on keeping Jewish New Yorkers safe. And the question of the permissibility of language is something that I haven't ventured.
June 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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One week ago today, Grandson#2 and I dug this little guy up out of a basement window well. Welcome to the family, Ozzie!
close up of a 5 week old tabby kitten with big blue eyes
June 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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‘Liberty and Justice for All’ is an attainable value. Never give up fighting for it.
June 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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They won't stop until they control everything you are allowed to read.

action.everylibrary.org/firstlibraries via ‪@everylibrary.bsky.social‬
First, They Came for Libraries.
They won't stop until they control everything you're allowed to read.
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June 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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So - a meeting hosted by Crown Prince Bone Saw...
Am I the only one who thinks this is a really bad idea?

time.com/7266277/us-u...
What to Know Ahead of U.S.-Ukraine Talks
Saudi Arabia will host officials from Washington and Kyiv to smooth over relations after President Trump and Zelensky clashed at the White House.
time.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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February 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Hegseth is totally unqualified for this position. What an embarrassment for our country, and a slap in the face for honorable members of our armed forces. But hey, how about them egg prices?
www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth...
JD Vance secures Pete Hegseth as defense secretary with tie-breaking vote
Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.
www.newsweek.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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‘S.5384 - Returning Education to Our States Act’ was introduced to the Senate on 11/21/2024 by Mike Rounds (R-SD).
December 16, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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Far too many American voters did not, in fact, understand the assignment.
November 17, 2024 at 11:14 PM