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Katie Herman

@katiehh.bsky.social
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Independent book editor at www.katieherman.net. Sometime poet. Lefty. Brooklyn, NY. "Love is still the only revenge. It grows each time the earth is set on fire." —Ayisha Siddiqa

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The West Bank is on fire with settler terrorism so grave that former Israeli generals & prime ministers, and even Mike Huckabee have spoken out — but the dire situation worsens daily. (1/4)
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These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat. (Gift Article)
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society b...
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“I will be one of the Jewish members of Congress most willing to stand up for Palestinian human rights. And I will stand firmly against bigotry aimed at Jews. Those are not two different jobs. They are the same job,” Brad Lander said.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
NY-10 is, according to the Jewish Electorate Institute, the second most Jewish Congressional district in the US. (www.jewishelectorateinstitute.org/p6611) It voted overwhelmingly for a candidate who says Israel is committing genocide. That should challenge assumptions about what American Jews want.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 24/06/2026
Congratulations to @darializaforny.bsky.social on this huge upset in NY-13! Darializa just defeated an incumbent congressman with over 30 years in elected office who has continued to prioritize special interests over New Yorkers! Voters want elected officials who will actually fight for them.
(next to a photo of Darializa Avila Chevalier) CONGRATULATIONS
Darializa Avila Chevalier
US REPRESENTATIVE
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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We're sending these SIX care champions to Albany to #TaxTheRich! Mazel Tov to: Aber Kawas! 🎊 Brian Romero @brianrny.bsky.social Eli Northrup @elinorthrup.bsky.social Eon Huntley @eonforassembly.bsky.social, David Orkin @david4queens.com JGR @votejgr.bsky.social !
Mazel Tov Eon Huntley for NY Assembly AD 56The Jewish Vote mazel tov Eli Northrup for NY Assembly AD 69The Jewish Vote Mazel Tov Brian Romero for NY Assembly AS 34The Jewish Vote Mazel Tov Aber Kawas for NY Senate SD 12
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The energy at the DSA election night party feels like an earthquake just ripped through the democratic party in a way that cannot be undone. I said yesterday that there was a movement and a political renaissance happening in NYC and here we see the heart of it. Also Chelsea Manning is DJing.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon today killed 47, and injured 97, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reports.
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Claire Valdez @claireforny.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
If you're going to start taking big real estate money, at least be honest about it.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“Defiant ICE agents appeared to disobey a judge’s order ruling on Tuesday when they made arrests at the immigration court within 26 Federal Plaza.” www.amny.com/news/ice-age...
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‘We don’t care’: ICE agents flout the law as they detain man at Federal Plaza after judge’s order bars arrests | amNewYork
Defiant ICE agents appeared to disobey a judge's order ruling on Tuesday when they made arrests at the immigration court within 26 Federal Plaza.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 19/05/2026
A 21-year-old Honduran immigrant was arrested after a hearing inside 26 Federal Plaza Tuesday morning, according to advocates who saw ICE agents take him into custody. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/19/i...
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ICE Detains Man at 26 Federal Plaza After Judge’s Order Barring Arrests
A 21-year-old Honduran immigrant was arrested after a hearing inside 26 Federal Plaza Tuesday morning, according to advocates who saw ICE agents take him into custody.
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IMEU Policy Project @imeupolicy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
BREAKING: A record-high 40 senators just voted to block weapons to Israel, up from 27 last July. There is much more work to be done, but today was yet another statement that the movement for Palestinian rights is growing in the halls of power.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Think about this: The leader of the Senate Democrats just voted against 85% of his caucus all to keep sending bulldozers to Israel, so it can continue to demolish Palestinian and Lebanese people's homes.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
🚨 Record high of 40 Senators have just voted to block $300M of bulldozers to Israel. Blumenthal, Coons, Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Gillibrand, Rosen, Schumer voted w/ Republicans. Along with demolishing Palestinian homes, Israel used a bulldozer to kill 23-year-old American Rachel Corrie.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/03/2026
BERA: Do you still believe that strikes against Iran that don't have congressional authorization constitute an illegal and unconstitutional act of war? GABBARD: My own personal and political views, I was required to check those at the door
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Walking away from Omelas like
John Lennon doing that stupid walk
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Katie Herman @katiehh.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A truly ridiculous paragraph: "Eric Wilson Jr., 18, is facing charges of obstructing government administration and harassment for the Feb. 23 incident, police said. Officials said he threw one of the snowballs that hit one of the officers."
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Invalidating ID cards based on gender is literally a key plot point in The Handmaid’s Tale. This is horrifying.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/02/2026
Trump points at Democrats and says, "these people are crazy. I'm telling you. They're crazy." (Note that Pete Hegseth and the rest of the cabinet are standing and cheering.)
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Kids Over Cars NYC @kidsovercarsnyc.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Governor Hochul's proposal to bring down car insurance premiums is a giveaway to private interests that will push costs onto crash victims. Sign and share our letter campaign to tell Hochul that encouraging dangerous drivers isn't "affordability". actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
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Stop CAR
In her State of the State address Governor Kathy Hochul set at target to reduce car insurance premiums across the state, claiming it as part of an "affordability" agenda. What she didn't say is that r...
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NYC DSA Comrades With Kids @comradeswkids.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The family belongs to all of us, we will not let fascist dictate and grossly distort the ideas and values of parenting and caregiving.
The family belongs to all of us.
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NYC DSA Comrades With Kids @comradeswkids.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The United States Government and ICE shot an American in the face three times. It should begin and end with that horrible fact. But days after the brutal murder of Reneé Good, we’ve seen cruel attempts to smear her and question her motherhood.
Reneé Good
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 08/01/2026
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power - file impeachment articles every day in the House - withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee - be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
"They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head."
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries.
"We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.
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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Inbox: Mayor Adams, who's currently in New Orleans on a taxpayer-funded trip to be honored by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, has signed an executive order barring city officials from taking actions that aim to "discriminate" against the State of Israel or Israeli citizens.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.
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Washington resident dies of complications from bird flu strain never before reported in humans | CNN
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.
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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Hear from @phara4assembly.bsky.social on why you should join JFREJ! We are so proud of our creative and successful field and electoral campaigns we have had over the years 🥒🥯🗳️. Join us to keep winning elections and putting forth our progressive policy goals! jfrej.org/join
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Brendan Davey @brendandavey.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Basically, an FBI agent went “undercover” by reaching out to an extremely transparent group of regular people and saying “hey I’d like to observe asylum hearings too.” Then they got added to the public/unvetted chat where people discuss doing a totally legal thing… observing court hearings. 🧵/
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 04/11/2025
Breaking: Israeli special forces have stormed the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. A video shows the moment troops arrested a young man in the city center just moments ago.
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פינחס יוסף מונד @pymundgenealogy.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
To those who haven't kept up, Moishe Indig has been friendly towards Mamdani long before he seemed close to secure in winning. This endorsement in particular is more than just 'endorsing the winner for appearances/sycophancy'
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Harvey Ward @hlward.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
If you or someone you care about are one of the 42 million Americans who buy groceries with SNAP benefits, you should know that on the night before those benefits ended, your president held a lavish, expensive private party at his estate in Palm Beach. That is how much he cares about you.
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Katie Herman @katiehh.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I think I contributed a line or two to this song. 😂 That was a really fun @jfrejnyc.bsky.social neighborhood group meeting.
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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We are in unbreakable solidarity with Muslim New Yorkers and all our neighbors. (5/5)
JEWS FOR RACIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
We are in unbreakable solidarity with Muslim New Yorkers and all our neighbors.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Six days left and a whole lotta doors to knock. Let's get it: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker. And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows. No more.
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My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Yesterday - This afternoon in Gaza, two brother were killed in Israeli air strike east of Der el-Balah. Their names are: Said and Mas’oud al-Ghawash (Mosab Abu Toha)
Pictures of Said and Mas’oud al-Ghawash
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staffunionndwa.bsky.social @staffunionndwa.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
It’s time for a labor org like NDWA to live up to their values. We will not allow retaliatory & union busting layoffs. We are ready to do everything it takes to win a fair contract, equitable layoffs & SAVE UNION JOBS.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A few more pics from yesterday's absurdly adorable press conference.
Zohran says hi to a grinning baby held by his mom.A mom and baby at the podium of a press conference, with Zohran smiling behind her and other parents around. Two parents dote over their baby.Zohran handles the hand of a baby.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 24/10/2025
Mamdani: "I want to use this moment to speak to the Muslims of NYC. I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after 9/11 because she did not feel safe in a hijab. I want to speak for the Muslims who work for our city ... only to see their leaders spit in their face."
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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action @bendthearc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The rabbi and cantor letter attacking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social threatens our best ability to defeat fascism — our multiracial, multifaith majority. Our Jewish communities must resist trading our freedom and the freedom of others for false promises of safety. Read more:
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Hundreds of rabbis & cantors just made Jews less safe: Why their Zohran Mamdani letter does Trump’s work
Hundreds of rabbis & cantors just made Jews less safe: Why their Zohran Mamdani letter does Trump’s work
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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action @bendthearc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
MAMDANI: Antisemitism is a real problem. Here's my plan to 800% increase for funding hate crime prevention and protect Jewish New Yorkers. CUOMO: Zohran is antisemitic and so are the Jews and allies who agree with him. SLIWA: "Jews must protect themselves.”
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Jews are worried about Zohran Mamdani. Here's why they shouldn't be
Zohran Mamdani's run for New York City mayor has been marred by charges of antisemitism. Here's why Jews should trust the candidate.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
wow. zohran brought one of cuomo’s accusers, charlotte bennett, to the mayoral debate. he asked cuomo what he would say to his 13 accusers of sexual harassment. cuomo said it takes “a certain level of maturity to work in government” and that the cases were resolved anyway. fucking scum.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I agree with Cuomo that it takes a certain amount of maturity to work in government. Charlotte Bennet was driven out of public service because Andrew Cuomo doesn’t have it.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.” Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
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Abby Chava Stein @abbystein.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Fact checking, given that a sexual predator just mentioned "600 New York Rabbis" at the mayoral debate: OVER 90% of the rabbis who signed that letter ARE NOT FROM NEW YORK!!!
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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
We are sick and tired of the appalling, Islamophobic attacks on Zohran for daring to care about the well-being of Palestinians. It's not antisemitic to call out Israel for indiscriminate bombings, war crimes, and killing thousands upon thousands of civilians. Enough is enough.
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Abby Chava Stein @abbystein.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
As @ylefkowitz.bsky.social points out, this is a first in NY politics: A mayoral candidate directly addressing the issues that most impact the Yiddish speaking community, in their (and mine) first language: "public safety, combating antisemitism, housing affordability, and universal child care."
Screenshot from a tweet by Yoel Lefkowitz @YLefkowitz, that reads:

"Gotta say, this is the first time I’ve seen a leading NYC mayoral candidate use Yiddish in an open letter to the community. Zohran Mamdani’s letter to the Yiddish-speaking Hasidic community addressed real issues like public safety, combating antisemitism, housing affordability, and universal child care — a first in NYC politics"
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Abby Chava Stein @abbystein.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Personal open letter by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to the Orthodox community in New York City, written in Yiddish - the native language of most Hasidic Jews (and myself). For now, here are the bold parts translated: "An open letter from Zohran Mamdani To Orthodox Jewish New Yorkers"
Letter written in Yiddish, white on a blue background, at the top with yellow banner, a red star next to a headshot of Zohran Mamdani.
The bottom left side says in small print "Paid for by Zohran for NYC"
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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
61% of American Jews believe Israel has committed war crimes and 68% have a negative opinion of Netanyahu, according to a recent poll from The Washington Post. Andrew Cuomo — who joined Netanyahu's legal team and has defended Israel at every turn — does not speak for or represent the views of Jews.
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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Andrew Cuomo publicly claims that he will stand up to Trump while privately telling wealthy elites that he will be Trump's puppet. You are not fooling anyone. We know you'll sell out our city to this authoritarian bully at the first chance.
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Cuomo Tells Business Leaders He Doesn’t ‘Personally’ Want to Fight Trump
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s remarks about President Trump came just before The Times’s disclosure that he had spoken to Mr. Trump about the race.
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