rachel
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rachel
@rmkahn.bsky.social
these are the best views that's ever been mine 🌸 currently the editorial intern @newrepublic.com 😌 @woohooitsrachel on twitter if ur nasty 🫡
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I spoke to @rmkahn.bsky.social at The City about canvassing for Zohran Mamdani in Bengali neighborhoods, and it made it into this great article about how South Asian voters played an unprecedented role in Zohran's victory, which you should read!

www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/30/z...
A Wave of Asian Votes Helped Propel Zohran Mamdani’s Trailblazing Win
New Yorkers who felt heard by a politician for the first time, including people who aren’t citizens and couldn’t vote, found ways to register their support and spread the word.
www.thecity.nyc
July 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
this was so much fun to report!! read the story to see how mamdani did indeed pull off the upset
LOOKING FOR HOW HE DID IT? we covered it!
what does the Mamdani ground game look like? we hit the streets with volunteers all over the city to find out:
June 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I rode along with the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social canvassers for a week to see if his ground game is all it’s cracked up to be. For @thecity.nyc / @huffpost.com: www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
Can Zohran Mamdani’s Volunteer Army Pull Off an Election Day Upset?
His campaign boasts 29,000 door-knockers. Can their passion translate to the polls like it did with fellow Queens progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
www.huffpost.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I wrote this guide on everything you need to know before REAL ID reqs get real. (Yes, you can just use your passport. No, it’s not a national ID card. No, they *probably* won’t turn you away at the airport but it will suck a lot)
Starting on May 7, in order to board a domestic flight or enter a federal building in the U.S., you will have to show a form of “REAL ID compliant” identification.

Here’s what you need to know:
Your Guide to REAL IDs as Deadline Nears in New York
The date to get a “real ID compliant” drivers license to fly is coming up fast — but that doesn’t necessarily mean you need to get a new ID.
buff.ly
April 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM