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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 15h
The medical condition of dozens of prisoners has deteriorated as inmates protest against suspension of amnesty law.
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‘Dire situation': Lebanese prisoners on hunger strike for 18 days
The medical condition of dozens of prisoners has deteriorated as inmates protest against suspension of amnesty law.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 22h
Tonight, 47 Senators supported my resolution to get accountability for the 9 Americans killed on the West Bank & for Palestinians who face injustices daily. That's more support than we've ever had in this fight. Republicans blocked us, but we won't stop until we get justice.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wow! Can we clone this man? Asking for every American City! 😍
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
⏰ Wednesday, September 30, Noon 🗽 New York City Hall Steps 📣 Rally to Tell Mamdani: Keep Campaign Commitments, Decarbonize NYC @mayor.nyc.gov
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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Brooklyn needs a Party Chair that cares about winning elections, and that respects the voters. @juliopenabk.com is the choice of the majority of elected district leaders, and he should have a chance to serve.
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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Let us be clear: Brooklyn needs a fair vote by the elected District Leaders. The Chair attempting to pick her own successor after she lost an election isn’t democracy, it's cronyism, and the illegal rules changes she has fought to enact would permanently end democratic oversight of our party.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 28/09/2026
It's good that Mayor Mamdani is reiterating his campaign pledge to disband the SRG - the violent unit of the NYPD with a bloated budget, biased training, and a well-documented history of brutalizing NYers at protests. But vague assurances won't cut it, and the Mayor can do more to curb the SRG 🧵
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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"ICE IS PALANTIR" - Rep. @ocasio-cortez.house.gov tells @mpuniversity.bsky.social Students vs Billionaires Town Hall
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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ICE and CBP facial recognition tools are authoritarian—and we cannot allow this intimidation of our Black and Brown neighbors and surveillance of our communities. I’ve introduced the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act to end this disturbing activity now.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads.
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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🤔 At the moment, Mamdani is not taking big shots on climate/jobs. Nor is he taking the (small/med) shots he said he would. NYC is a global leader on climate/jobs action b/c of Local Laws 97, 154 & divestment. Policies he inherited. So far Zohran isn’t furthering the city’s leadership. He should!🧵
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More Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@aoc.bsky.social: “To me the idea that Flock cameras even exist is unconscionable. And I want to congratulate Ithaca on kicking Flock cameras out of your city.”
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More Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@aoc.bsky.social on justice at Cornell: we have an institution that issues a suspension on track for deportation for someone engaging in free speech and protest on campus, but made rapists write an essay in private.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
There’s an open secret in Major League Baseball: MLB teams routinely make handshake deals with young Dominican players, an informal system that has created perfect market conditions for predatory moneylenders. Watch @ggarciaroberts.bsky.social break down his investigation 👇
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 25/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI’s president and his wife gave $25 million to Trump’s super PAC — and three months later, a federal rule requiring AI companies to disclose their most dangerous experiments was withdrawn.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE brutally detain woman's gardener-right in front of her house. 4 goons drag and violently pull man out of truck head-first. Kneel on his back after pinned down to pavement. "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" he cries out. Incident occurred in Everett, Washington.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tonight’s state dinner guests at the White House with President Xi include: • Chief Justice John Roberts, • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett • Jesse Barrett, Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse
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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Zohran Mamdani is our mayor. Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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New York Communities for Change @nychange.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We’re rallying with allies on 29th street in Brooklyn to stop the Gowanus fracked gas power plant proposed for this site by a private equity firm that builds data centers. 😱 Hochul must stop this huge new potential pollution source, which would also raise utility bills!
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ACLU of Texas @aclutx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yet another Texas family and community have been traumatized by an ICE shooting — this time Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, a 28-year-old married Venezuelan father who was reportedly delivering food in Austin to support his son with a disability. 🧵
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We showed up to greet Greg Bovino, guest speaker at a NY Young Republicans’ event. We yelled “murderer” when he entered the building, and then stood on the sidewalk and read the names of those who have been killed by ice or who have died in ice custody. #gregbovino #loser 📸 @karinschall.bsky.social
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David Orkin @david4queens.com · 21/09/2026
We are so back. Thank you to all who celebrated our launch weekend! Be part of our general election campaign, with 5 weekly canvasses all over AD38. Sign up ➡️ act.david4queens.com/map
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.
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Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 21/09/2026
If European countries & other signatories to the International Criminal Court have any self-respect, they'd sanction Rubio & Trump for obstructing investigations of Netanyahu's war crimes.
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Exclusive | Trump Ramps Up Bid to Dismantle International Criminal Court
The U.S. administration is preparing sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system.
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
PMC COVlD Update, Sep 21, 2026 (US) 🔥13th COVlD wave 🔥40 states/territories with outbreaks (see Alt text) 🔥3.8 million estimated weekly infections 🔥Outbreaks in NYC 🔥Extremely high levels on the Big Island of HI Mask up and get boosted. 🧵THREAD (1/4)
The US has at least 34 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks. These include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai'i, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Levels on the Big Island of Hawai’i are particularly high. Note also, the NYC area is seeing outbreaks.

There are likely outbreaks in additional states. The summary statistic of 40 only includes counties with observed data, rather than estimated data. For example, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, and Tennessee likely have outbreaks, but monitoring is poor.
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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
UN Investigators call it a war crime.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.
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Save the Children US @savethechildren.org · 07/09/2026
NEWS: For the Second Time in a Month, a Mass Funeral for Children Has Been Held in #Gaza Read the full Press Release: bit.ly/4dmGitG
Save the Children 'Press Release' banner, with the Save the Children logo at the top and the website 'SavetheChildren.org' at the bottom. Text reads: "For the Second Time in a Month, a Mass Funeral for Children Has Been Held in Gaza"
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Climate Defiance @climatedefiance.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is horrific. This is a crime against humanity. This must end.  Yesterday Trump EPA Chief Lee Zeldin announced plans to end ALL regulations of greenhouse gas emissions coming out of coal and gas plants.
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U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 15/09/2026
Rep. Al Green Brings H.Res. 1486 Before the House, Forcing a Vote on Trump Impeachment. You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green’s speech on his official YouTube page or by clicking here: youtu.be/fEPHZv2qnYw?...
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Rep. Al Green Brings H.Res. 1486 Before the House, Forcing a Vote on Trump Impeachment
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U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 15/09/2026
Rep. Al Green Votes to Impeach Trump for Covering Up the Deaths of Renee, Alex, Lorenzo, & Johan. You can watch Rep. Al Green’s remarks on the floor of the House by clicking here: youtu.be/BAj8JYJWUm8?...
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Rep. Al Green Votes to Impeach Trump for Covering Up the Deaths of Renee, Alex, Lorenzo, & Johan
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thomas Massie has intoduced articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth. It is urgent that Democrats support this measure. From an illegal, immoral war in Iran to extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean to firing qualified generals, it is time for Hegseth to go.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced a resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth — accusing him of defying Congress and illegally continuing the U.S. war in Iran.
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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s great NYC Local Law 97, the city’s “Green New Deal” law, is succeeding. 95% of buildings are below the initial pollution limits 🎉 A super start! ✅ good jobs ✅ lower utility bills ✅ less pollution Via energy efficiency. BUT Mamdani’s got a lot to do🧵 www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/15/b...
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How Are NYC Buildings Doing on Emission Rules So Far?
Stricter climate mandates for New York buildings go into effect in 2030 through Local Law 97.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Samuel Alito flew flags used by insurrectionists. Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the Jan 6 plot. Both ruled in favor of Trump's mail-in ballot sabotage. I don't think I'll ever get over this.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica investigated how talented young baseball players from the Dominican Republic are sometimes robbed of their education and signing bonuses by an unregulated network of high-interest lenders and trainers. Here are the key takeaways.
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Underage Players, Predatory Moneylenders: 7 Findings From Our Dominican Baseball Investigation
ProPublica uncovered the machinery of the Dominican Republic baseball factory, whose lenders and trainers exploit players as young as 11. Here are the key findings from our reporting.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BREAKING NYT: Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Trump Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation's voter rolls, according to a federal whistleblower's account just released.
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Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search For Voter Fraud
Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you Macklemore for using your platform and continuing to speak out against the genocide. None of us are free until all of us are free ✊🏽
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/09/2026
Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up. Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
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Staff also reported that time spent in the small metal enclosures is closely monitored, and
detainees are not locked in, even though we observed locking mechanisms on the enclosures.
Figures 11 and 12. Small Metal Enclosures; Observed January 21, 2026

Underneath is a picture of a metal cage that is 4 feet 3 inches wide by 4 feet 3 inches long, and 7 feet 9 inches high. The cage itself is placed on a tiny spot of fake turf, and then surrounded by another chainlink fence with razor wire on top. The cage is covered by a roof, but it's entirely exposed to the outside otherwise, meaning mosquitos and no air conditioning.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 14/09/2026
we’re living inside the movie we made
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13/09/2026
Hey, @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, thank you for the PARTIAL ban on "A.i." in the public schools! But let's please CLOSE these big LOOPHOLES in the policy that still allow "A.i." to be inflicted on kids! cc @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social
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David Orkin @david4queens.com · 12/09/2026
GENERAL ELECTION LAUNCH! 🚀 On Monday, join us and @nycdsa for a Canvassing 201 virtual training. Next weekend, knock doors in Ridgewood & Woodhaven with @aberkawas & @claireforny, and join the afterparty at @barfreda801 and Forest Park. SIGN UP @ linktr.ee/David4Queens ‼️
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General Election Launch Week
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Launch Week with David
Mon Sept 14 6:00PM Canvassing 201 Training Virtual (with NYC-DSA Electoral Working Group)
Sat Sept 19 12:00PM Ridgewood Canvass ft. NYC-DSA Slate with Aber + Claire
4:00PM Launch Fundraiser Bar Freda
Sun Sept 20 12:00PM Woodhaven Canvass ft. NYC-DSA Slate with Claire Valdez
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
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‘Serial Killer Empire’: US Kills 3 in Boat Strike, Bringing Trump Murder Count in ‘Make-Believe War’ to 230 | Common Dreams
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends deadly boat bombings in the Caribbean, claiming to target "narco-terrorists."
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 12/09/2026
In recent months, OpenAI has reported multiple instances where their AI models broke containment during evaluation & caused security incidents.   If OpenAI cannot guarantee safety & effectively monitor their latest model, GPT-6 Astra, it should be removed from public use NOW.
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