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Lyana Khairuddin

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/05/2026
Inflation is at a three-year high. Everything costs more — groceries, gas, healthcare, a plane ticket. The math is simple. Every American dollar spent overseas on war is a dollar that could’ve been spent here at home to pay for a dignified life. It's time we change the equation.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10/05/2026
The Voting Rights Act “has not been dealt a ‘blow’” by the Supreme Court, Vann R. Newkirk II argues. “The law is dead, and no matter what happens in the coming elections, politics in America has been forever changed.”
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For a Time, the U.S. Protected Democracy
A requiem for the Voting Rights Act
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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
🚨🚨 Just 2 days until deadline Apply now to be a part of the ARROW - AMwA Advocacy Institute (AAI) 2026: arrow.org.my/careers/arro... Deadline: 10 May 2026 | 11:59 PM ET 🔍Application open to nationals of eligible countries from Asia, Pacific and Africa.
A graphic for the "Call for Applications" for the ARROW - AMwA Advocacy Institute 2026 (AAI). The top of the image features logos for "arrow" (Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women) and "AKINA MAMA WA AFRIKA". Large purple text in the center reads "2 DAYS TO GO," with a button next to it displaying the date "10 MAY 2026". At the bottom, a row of six diverse women. The background is a soft gradient of light cream to pink.
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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My home state, Negeri Sembilan, is going through a kerfuffle: our monarch just got sacked! Unlikely to stick; dude's got a lot of real power. But it is technically possible because we are an elective monarchy, by tradition- and tradition means something, still. www.malaysiakini.com/news/773066 1/
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Royal rumble: N Sembilan chieftains 'sack' ruler in tit-for-tat
Outcome likely to be determined by how a royal council interprets the state constitution.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/04/2026
Total solar eclipse! Solar corona! From behind the Moon! #Artemis
A mostly dark screen with the NASA logo in the upper right and a bit of hazy light peeking out from an entirely dark Moon in the lower right
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
He's threatening nuclear war with the kind of language they'd use to promote a special episode of Celebrity Apprentice
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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
📢 APPLY NOW - AAI 2026! Calling young women in all their diversities from Asia, Pacific and Africa region to the ARROW - AMwA Advocacy Institute (AAI) 2026! 🛩️ Apply here: arrow.org.my/careers/arro... A thread ⌛
A promotional graphic for a "Call for Applications" for the ARROW AMwA Advocacy Institute 2026 (AAI 2026). The header features the logos for ARROW and Akina Mama wa Afrika. The text states the program is "For the next generation of Global South feminists* to learn, plan and build our future." The design includes a photo collage of six women, with some holding microphones. A button at the bottom left reads, "APPLY BY 28 APRIL 2026." The background is a soft gradient of beige and pink.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/02/2026
I understand why chatbot cheating happens but every time I read about it I want to gently remind everyone that the point of schoolwork is not for the submission to exist. Teachers are not just greedy for more essays or solved equations. The point is to do the work WITH YOUR OWN BRAIN, FOR LEARNING.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19/02/2026
Despite the caricature his critics created, Jesse Jackson’s “political vision was always inclusive, always multiracial, and always opposed to bigotry and prejudice of all kinds,” Adam Serwer argues.
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Do Not Be Cynical About Jesse Jackson
He was never the caricature his critics wanted him to be.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/02/2026
You thought your unvaccinated daughter had a cold. It could be a week before she's diagnosed with measles. By then, the virus “has multiplied and descended upon her lungs, kidneys, tonsils, and spleen, down to the marrow of her bones.” Elizabeth Bruenig writes about how a child dies of measles:
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This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
This year, Ramadan coincides with the season of Lent. I am hoping for amplified blessings. 🙂❤️ Will mostly be off socials during this season. Ramadan kareem, selamat berpuasa!
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Reposting to read later.
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This past week, I completed my 6-year term on the Programme Advisory Committee for @arrowomen.bsky.social . On my latest substack, I reflected on the current anti-rights climate & why we should never, ever take feminism for granted. open.substack.com/pub/lyanakha...
“Good girls go to heaven, Bad girls create history.” quoting Zainah Anwar. White font on purple background.
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
A good reference is Nixon’s “War on Drugs”. War is the wrong metaphor, IMHO. Understanding a problem and strategising how the treatment benefits majority of people should be the way to go. But some days I feel talking about logic & empathy is just shouting into the abyss. 😔
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 24/01/2026
RFK Jr. has talked about a war on sugar and a war on protein, a war on peptides and a war on vitamins. Benjamin Mazer writes about what happens when the “warrior ethos” comes to public health: theatln.tc/eWWttupM
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11/01/2026
When Trump purged the civil service, he did away with some of the employees who understood the government best: “What’s been lost isn’t just a sense of purpose,” Franklin Foer argues, “but a body of knowledge—a way of making the machinery of the state function.” theatln.tc/4DdD6aFE
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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
DEADLINE TOMORROW: 🚨🚨Calling young people from Myanmar and Nepal! Leading up to the Women Deliver (WD) 2026, ARROW is hosting the 'InterSEXionality' webinar series. Apply: forms.gle/AcVVo4JV2iGS... ⏰ 10 January 2026 Eligibility: Open to young people from Nepal or Myanmar below 30 years of age.
A flyer for the "InterSEXionality Webinar Series ahead of the Women Deliver 2026 (WD2026)" conference organised by ARROW. The flyer states that "Do not miss an opportunity for scholarships to the Women Deliver 2026 Conference (WD2026).

The application deadline is 10 January 2026.

The design features a purple background with pink banners, a large illustration of a glowing yellow lightbulb, and logos for ARROW and COJAS-Bénin at the bottom.
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Please do go watch The Voice of Hind Rajab. Currently showing in selected cinemas in Malaysia - listing until Sun 11 Jan. Remember Hind. ❤️ Protip: need to decompress after movie. youtu.be/JkeKrG0YONQ?...
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THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB | Official Trailer | In Theaters December 17
YouTube video by WILLA
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
open.substack.com/pub/lyanakha... Sometimes, we need to give in to grief.
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Grieving The Year That Was
Resolutions are so old news
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/01/2026
Even some of Trump’s closest allies are unnerved by his brash approach to ousting Venezuela’s leader, Atlantic staff writers report: theatln.tc/EoPDM52d
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
This non New Yorker but fellow Muslim is teary-eyed watching this. ❤️
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Inspired by @barackobama.bsky.social , here’s a list of my favourite things for 2025: Best book read: Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy Best song/on repeat : Cynthia Erivo’s No Good Deed (sorry, Idina!) Best Play: re-stage of Jit Murad’s Visits (all women cast & directed)
List of books read: Forty Rules of Love; The Fraud; An Ordinary Take About Women; Salam Maria; The Meaning of Mariah Carey; Heart Lamp; Born With Teeth (Play); What it Feels Like For a Girl; Mother Mary Comes to Me; The Woman in The Photograph; & Simply MoreBest Songs: No Good Deed; Salt Then Sour Then Sweet; Where is My Husband!; Golden; Killah! & Lullaby Movies/Plays: Wicked:For Good; Born With Teeth; Hadestown; Visits. Guilty Pleasures: K-Pop Demon Hunters, Culinary Class Wars, Polin & anything Nicola Coughlan
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
lyanakhairuddin.substack.com/p/no-good-deed Here’s The Wicked:For Good review you didn’t ask for.
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No Good Deed
The Wicked:For Good review you didn't ask for but get anyway
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Nayra Guzmán was 15 days post C-section — going to see her baby in the NICU — when she was taken to Broadview and held in custody for about 34 hours. She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump. Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.
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Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
According to the UNFPA, there is strong evidence that CSE improves HIV knowledge and self-efficacy related to refusing sex or condom use and contributes to delayed sexual debut and increased condom use, thus reducing sexually transmitted infections, HIV transmission and unintended pregnancy! (2/2)
On a pink background is the text "Vitamin Stree" with the screenshot of the YouTube channel at the bottom.On a purple background is the text "And not to forget..."

At the bottom is an arrow sign which is asking the user to swipe to read more.On a pink background is the text "The Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) Publications" with the screenshot of the website at the bottom.
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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Resource hubs to learn more about Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)🙌🙌 Be a part of our #CSE4ALL campaign: forms.gle/FcyBcZDqo4Mr... #16DaysOfActivism (1/2)
On a purple background is the text "Where to access Comprehensive Sexuality Education online?"

At the bottom is "Let’s list five resource hubs to 
access such resources✌️" with an arrow sign which is asking the user to swipe to read more.On a pink background is the text "Sex, Body, and Health videos by The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU)" with a screenshot of the website at the bottom.On a pink background is the text "AMAZE" with the screenshot of the website at the bottom.On a pink background is the text "Love Matters - A collective content bank and collaborative space for digital SRHR content creation" with the screenshot of the website at the bottom.
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Hello again, Sandakan. My last trip here was personal so it’s interesting to revisit with the work hat on. Sabah state election in T-5.
A billboard stating the amount of state-specific allocation for Sabah in the last Federal Budget.
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Would unfollowing NYT make an impact? This is due to the recent allegations of anti-Palestine editorial decisions.
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
waahhhhhhhh
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
open.substack.com/pub/lyanakha... I found it interesting that Malaysians are claiming Mamdani, so here’s my take.
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Mamdani x Madani
What a New York mayoral election win means for a Malaysian
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
It feels a bit weird to post right now in light of what has happened to @teenvogue.com and so much of the incredible team there. What sources shared here is important, & I’m grateful I got to work on this. I reported on how young people are being impacted by delays to SNAP: “It’s about survival.”
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More Young People Will Go Hungry Without SNAP
“We’re trying to make it, but it’s been hard.”
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/11/2025
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change. Here are seven takeaways from election night.
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7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election
Zohran Mamdani motivated voters to head for the polls, using a broad coalition of supporters to overcome Andrew Cuomo’s success in siphoning Republican votes.
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The media are at pains to point out that Zohran is a savvy communicator and ran a fantastic ground campaign, but have played down the programme that made his election possible: his relentless focus on the cost of living crisis, taking on the super-rich and redistributing wealth.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/11/2025
Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor. This map shows the most precise data available on how New Yorkers voted.
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The Most Detailed Map of the New York City Mayoral Election
See how New Yorkers are voting, precinct by precinct
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Malaysia has blackouts, America has hoax bomb-threats.
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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
This story by @chincarok.bsky.social about a historic village facing demolition by land developers is an illustration of that intersectionality: Issues of land rights, culture, the water table, and economic injustice, all enmeshed. medium.com/@thesharonch... 6/
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Deep Water
The Hundred Year-old Wells of Kampung Hakka Mantin
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Took MRT into town (office around KLCC area) today as I was blocked from driving into yesterday. Only for the line I’m on to breakdown at peak hour traffic, while it rained heavily. Just a bad, bad day.
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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
His father’s reply changed his perspective. “I was an Indian in Uganda. I was a Muslim in India. And I was all of these things in New York City,” Mahmood Mamdani explained to his son. And “to be a minority is also to see the truth of the place amidst the promise of it.”
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Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
www.netflix.com/us/title/820... This was an emotional watch, but please do - an excellent reminder for us still living on the power of an individual. ❤️
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Watch Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall | Netflix Official Site
Dr. Jane Goodall connected humanity and nature in unprecedented ways. In this deeply personal interview, she shares her final message with the world.
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Sadly, I agree. I just had a listen to the whole album. It all sounds clichéd & tired. Maybe we need to “miss” Swift, maybe I’m looking for depth here. Just not for me. Says she who loved 1989.
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
open.substack.com/pub/lyanakha... I love this book so much I had to write about reading it. A must read!
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Arundhati Roy's Mother Mary Comes to Me
Do we all inadvertently become our mothers?
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 03/10/2025
Jane Goodall, who died Wednesday at 91, was not just a pioneering scientist, but also an expert at wielding the power of fame, Michelle Nijhuis writes.
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Jane Goodall’s Second-Greatest Talent
She knew how to wield her fame to protect the animals she loved.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/09/2025
Seems bad.
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Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) @arrowomen.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Say it with us: Safe abortion is life-saving healthcare! Happy International Safe Abortion Day 2025! 👉 Visit september28.org for the full Call to Action, access campaign materials, and get ideas for campaign actions. #Sept28 #ISAD2025 #SafeAbortionSavesLives #AbortionisHealthCare
An illustration for International Safe Abortion Day shows a woman raising her fist, standing next to another woman with auburn hair who together with the other person is holding a sign that says, “SAFE ABORTION IS LIFE-SAVING HEALTHCARE.” 

The bottom part of the image contains text that reads: “INTERNATIONAL SAFE ABORTION DAY.” Below that, a paragraph explains that on September 28, the abortion rights movement unites to reclaim the narrative with the theme “Safe Abortion is Life-saving Healthcare!” The text also calls on allies to join in advancing the right to safe, legal, timely, affordable, and stigma-free abortion care.
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
NEW: Responding to a @nytimes.com report that the Trump Justice Department is planning to investigate the Open Society Foundations, @alexsoros.bsky.social said the massive left-leaning philanthropy did nothing wrong & would only stop its work "over my dead body."
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Trump’s Targeting of Soros Foundations Sparks Fear and Defiance on Left
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Am re-posting to have it on my feed (and will read it after my annual leave!). This week is still for non-work things 😀.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/09/2025
President Trump made inaccurate claims about the mayor of London, the economy and more on Tuesday at the UN. Here's a fact-check of his remarks. nyti.ms/4mvki1y
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Fact-Checking Trump’s U.N. Speech
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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
G: “I’m a public figure now, people expect me to…” E: “Lie?!” G: “Be encouraging!” BEST LINES of Wicked:For Good Final Trailer. Can’t wait for Nov 21st! youtu.be/R2Xubj7lazE
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Wicked: For Good | Final Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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