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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."

The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.

And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

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Tiffany Cabán @tiffanycaban.bsky.social · 1d

You don’t have to identify as a Democratic Socialist. But if this sounds good to you — that’s the leadership you want. @socialists.nyc

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Yoni Appelbaum @yappelbaum.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4d

BREAKING: The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued arrest warrants for 37 Israeli officials, including PM Netanyahu, Defence Minister Israel Katz, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, reports Turkish media.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/lx1bfd

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Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 4d

So what is the actual deal with Marjorie Taylor Greene?

Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 4d

Listen to this @benmax.bsky.social politics podcast, fascinating interview with political veteran and Obama alum Patrick Gaspard talking about Mamdani, who he describes as a “once in a generation political athlete.”

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

City Hall Free For All: The Mamdani Transition Begins & Patrick Gaspard on Political Power

Podcast Episode · Max Politics · 11/07/2025 · 52m

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 5d

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 5d

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

newyorkermag.visitlink.me

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Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 5d

Signed up ✊🏾

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Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 5d

Donate to Michael Blake’s campaign to unseat Ritchie Torres

secure.actblue.com/donate/micha...

Donate to Michael Blake

Show your support with a contribution.

secure.actblue.com

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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · 5d

I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.

Change my mind.

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Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 5d

You love to see it.

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 5d

BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent

Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.

www.nbcnews.com

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Our Time @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social · 5d

Our victory on Tuesday was historic, but the campaign for an affordable NYC is just beginning. Our Time will organize to win and defend the affordability agenda that resonated with voters and brought out more than 100,000 volunteers. Sign up today and we’ll share much more soon! (link in bio)

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Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 6d

Michael Blake announces that he is running for Congress to unseat Ritchie Torres.

“I will fight for Academics not AIPAC, Books in The Bronx not Bibi & Bombs, Groceries not Genocide.”

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 7d

The absolute dumbest rich people in the history of the world got together on the group chats and broke their damn brains over Zohran Mamdani. Here's @ryanlcooper.com on why they predictably failed.
prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...

America’s Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani - The American Prospect

It’s encouraging on many levels: New York City didn’t submit to a campaign of flagrant bigotry from disgraced two-time loser Andrew Cuomo, and Americans, particularly young ones, can still be politica...

prospect.org

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 6d

One of the big ones.

Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · 7d

The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.

dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 6d

Horrifying. Yesterday in LA agents grabbed a father out of a car and drove off with his toddler in the backseat. (She is home.) Unbearable evil being done to children.

Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 6d

this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."

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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 6d

Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.

He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 6d

This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor

www.nytimes.com

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 6d

The ideas underlying socialism are hardly toxic. Inclusion, community, compassion, opportunity, effective governance are all fundamental, widely embraced. The term socialism itself has been cynically stigmatized. But with a little good sense, we can move past that and focus on values & results.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 6d

The idea of socialism is toxic in American politics. But by picking his battles and showing the data, our new mayor can prove it works

Yes, Zohran Mamdani can govern as a sensible socialist

The idea of socialism is toxic in American politics. But by picking his battles and showing the data, our new mayor can prove it works

www.thetimes.com

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Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 7d

I mean, this was just an incredible line.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

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Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 7d

This speech in the pantheon of all time greats. And then this family moment.

Wow, are we in a new moment.

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Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 7d

“In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light.” 🔥 🗽

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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 7d

Going out like he came in: an entitled scumbag.

Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 7d

“No one or nothing will ever divide us” says Andrew Cuomo while giving one of the most divisive and disgusting concession speeches in American political history

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Kumar Rao @kumar.bsky.social · 7d

Zohran getting more votes on the @workingfamilies.org line than Sliwa getting on the Republican line. 🥳

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 7d

Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.

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