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Proud to have worked with @chrisgelardi.bsky.social and Sydney Umstead on this important story for @nysfocus.bsky.social about visitors being denied visits with loved ones in NY state prisons after scanners pick up objects like tampons: nysfocus.com/2025/12/06/d...
State Prisons Are Turning Away Visitors After Scanners Pick Up Their…
Guards demanded body scanners to cut down on contraband. Now they’re turning visitors away over their hygiene and medical supplies.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It’s not even gone yet and they miss it alteady! My latest for @fairmediawatch.bsky.social @ fair.org/home/nyt-mou...
NYT Mourns Lost Glamour of Jeffrey Epstein’s New York
In reporting on Epstein and his orbit, the New York Times seems more concerned with the problems of the powerful than the circumstances of their victims.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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A lot of folks are still having trouble saying @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's name, so I made a little PSA to help
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Media Like Newsom’s Fighting Words—But Are Words Enough to Beat Trump?
Newsom seems to think that all he needs is one splashy issue he can fight Trump on--and a little help from his corporate friends, donors and media outlets.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
Really great content this week at @boltsmag.org! I expect you may have missed some, so here we go:

1️⃣ Buffalo jails is notoriously deadly for people who are locked in.

And little has changed under the new GOP sheriff, despite a lot of talk, @rainalips.bsky.social And yet, he's running unopposed:
There’s a New Sheriff in Town. But Buffalo Area Jails Remain as Dangerous as Ever. - Bolts
Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in Erie County jails.
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August 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
What does Dem nominee for NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani’s trip to see family have to do with the mass murder that took place in midtown Manhattan a week ago? Absolutely nothing
fairmediawatch.bsky.social FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) @fairmediawatch.bsky.social · Aug 4
The @nytimes.com reported Mamdani was “facing growing criticism for his absence overseas.” The New York Post faulted Mamdani for his “tardy response to the shooting,” pointing out that he “finally offered a tweet 45 minutes after his rivals”—when it was 4 am in Kampala.

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Media Blame NYC Shooting Not on Mayor Adams, But on Candidate Mamdani
Corporate media outlets from blamed Zohran Mamdani him for a horrific mass shooting that took place while he was out of the country.
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August 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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More than a year ago, New York Times management told its reporters covering Gaza to restrict the use of the terms "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing." Sounding the alarm on genocide earlier could have had an impact.

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NYT Suppressed Genocide Discussion When It Could Have Made a Difference
The New York Times’ opinion page carries political weight, and sounding the alarm on genocide earlier could have had an impact.
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August 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Thanks to @boltsmag.org for publishing my seventh reported story on jail conditions in @eriecounty.bsky.social. @ourcityaction.bsky.social @surjbuffalo.bsky.social @buffalonews.com @news4buffalo.bsky.social boltsmag.org/erie-county-...
There’s a New Sheriff in Town. But Buffalo Area Jails Remain as Dangerous as Ever. - Bolts
Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in Erie County jails.
boltsmag.org
August 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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NEW in Bolts: Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, Erie County jails remain notorious for their high death rate.

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There’s a New Sheriff in Town. But Buffalo Area Jails Remain as Dangerous as Ever.
Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in Erie County jails.
boltsmag.org
August 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Freelance writers are getting paid $200 for 1000 word articles in a lot of places esp online. I don't think a lot of people are aware of this.
July 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Another PAC that we can fund to beat Cuomo again and get Zohran into the mayorship.

secure.actblue.com/donate/dream...

If you can’t donate - consider following them here: @dreamfornyc.bsky.social
Donate to DREAM!
Don't Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor
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July 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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dreamfornyc.bsky.social
We beat this loser once. We're going to beat him again. Starting by ratio-ing his announcement video 😎
July 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Raina Lipsitz on X: "Honored by @KatrinaNation’s kind words!I didn’t want to read (more) about Nazis but ended up being moved by Samuel Lopez-Barrantes’ The Requisitions, a strange and luminously hopeful novel about fascism, human nature, and life in the Łódź Ghetto with many parallels to today" / X
Honored by @KatrinaNation’s kind words!I didn’t want to read (more) about Nazis but ended up being moved by Samuel Lopez-Barrantes’ The Requisitions, a strange and luminously hopeful novel about fascism, human nature, and life in the Łódź Ghetto with many parallels to today
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July 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The wise @rainalips.bsky.social on #Mamdani's win: “You don’t get anywhere responding to the racist, fascist, aggression of ppl like Donald Trump w a defensive crouch. You can only win by standing up for yourself, by being brave & uniting w other ppl.” ⬇️ @versobooks.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Enjoyed the challenge of writing about The Requisitions, Nazis, and the concept of dying bravely for The Metropolitan Review

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The Banality of Evil
On Samuél Lopez-Barrantes’ 'The Requisitions'
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July 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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fnfpodcast.bsky.social
NEW EPISODE: Writer @Raina Lipsitz joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.
@literaryhub.bsky.social
#politics #podcast #DemocraticSocialist #news #books #nycprimary
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Raina Lipsitz on Mamdani, DSA, and the Rise of a New Left
Writer Raina Lipsitz joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s surprise win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. Lipsitz explains how Mamdani,…
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July 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
July 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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hellgatenyc.com
Spotted:
June 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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unreal-axabjay.bsky.social
I am as reliable a Dem voter and activist as you are likely to find, and I am *LIVID* with the Dem establishment and Dem leadership.

They are a clown masterclass right now.

This Mamdani energy, though? PUT IT IN MY VEINS.
ezralevin.bsky.social Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · Jun 25
It’s hard to overstate how angry rank and file Dems are at the Dem establishment right now. And if I were a self-preservationist incumbent I would take note.
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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dceiver.bsky.social
was: "could"

now: did

via @rainalips.bsky.social

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The Little Super PAC That Could (Stop Andrew Cuomo)
The folks behind DREAM will never be able to outspend the would-be mayor of New York City. But they believe their fresh approach to campaigning might give them an edge.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
"Our future will not be different until we make a different a choice."

New ad feat. @aoc.bsky.social now airing across New York City.
June 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
In slamming Mamdani, the NYT editorial board cited "reporting" by NY Mag, aka, a random quote from an unnamed legislator. I broke down the NY Mag piece for @fairmediawatch.bsky.social. It's easy to sow doubt about someone when most of your sources are anonymous ill wishers!

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How to Subtly Undermine a Promising Left-Wing Candidate
A profile of a political candidate that sows doubt about their fitness for office without attacking them directly can be more damaging than an overt hit piece.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Read the full story ⤵️ newrepublic.com/article/1945...
The Little Super PAC That Could (Stop Andrew Cuomo)
The folks behind DREAM will never be able to outspend the would-be mayor of New York City. But they believe their fresh approach to campaigning might give them an edge.
newrepublic.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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dreamfornyc.bsky.social
How does the world's smallest Super PAC with a budget that's just 1/550th of the mayoral primary go on to define the opposition to Andrew Cuomo? With a little creativity and a lot of chutzpah. Read more from Raina Lipsitz in @newrepublic.com‬ 📰
May 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM