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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026

This is the first @NYCHA property to receive investment through the Public Housing Preservation Trust — but it won't be the last. Public excellence must extend to public housing. Under our administration, it will.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026

Black text on white page that reads:

The Rent Guidelines Board’s rent freeze for one- and two-year leases goes into effect today!

If you’re in a rent-stabilized apartment, any lease renewal starting today must remain at the same rent that it was last year.

Contact 311 and ask for the Tenant Helpline to find out whether your building is covered and your rights as a tenant.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/10/2026

New Yorkers: Do you have a form of immigration relief called withholding of removal? Have you received an ICE letter summoning you to 26 Federal Plaza? Here’s what you can do:
 1. Call our Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365, or call 311 and say "Immigration Legal" for free, confidential help in your native language.

2. Fill out our intake form to get help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative: nyc.gov/RRLC

3. Make a plan. Make sure you have an emergency contact and that someone you trust has your A-number. Talk to a lawyer before making any decisions.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.

raffles8.bsky.social @raffles8.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Great news 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊

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Diana Lucifera 🌟 @dianamcqueen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is what it looks like when you're popular for good reasons.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Mamdani in response to Kimmel asking him to send Trump a selfie of the two of them: "I love you, but I love housing more"

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026

Today, we opened the Jobs NYC Center at 2 Lafayette Street — a walk-in hub where New Yorkers can find city job opportunities, get application support, and connect with hiring agencies.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You know who really did show up? Canadian police officers, firefighters, and medical personnel came to NYC, on and off duty, traveling independently or in groups to stand with Americans and help shoulder the enormous burden of recovery and cleanup at Ground Zero. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/09/2026

This is beautiful. We need beauty right now.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10/09/2026

40% more kids are eating breakfast and 15% more are eating lunch since we launched free school meals in Minnesota. Now we’re making sure 100% of kids eat their broccoli.

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U.S. Mail Not For Sale @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Postal workers are on the front line of the fight for democracy. They are telling their own bosses to stop attacking vote-by-mail. Will you join us sending a message to @ambermcreynolds.bsky.social & the USPS Governors, who have the power to stop this? usmailnotforsale.org/take-action?...

Workers hold signs in front of a post office. The overlaid text reads “an attack on vote by mail is an attack on our right to vote. Usmailnotforsale.org”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/09/2026

Our men and women in uniform take a solemn vow to stand between New Yorkers and the threats facing our city. It is a calling they answer until the very end. On September 11, while so many ran for safety, NYPD officers ran to Ground Zero.

An NYPD officer stands next to a memorial wreath that says NEVER FORGOTTEN.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Mamdani stand with their hands over their hearts.

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FunnyVia @funnyvia.com · 10/09/2026

"Fine you can sleep here but only for tonight"...

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/09/2026

Yesterday, I was proud to stand with New York’s labor movement to rally for worker power and demand a city that works for all of us, not just the wealthiest few.

Mayor Mamdani embraces a worker in an orange vest.

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📌All the bigots asking why the mayor of New York City is presiding over the remembrance of the 9/11 attacks, need to shut up and explain to us why they support the traitor who attacked us Jan. 6.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/09/2026

Some sacrifices are too profound for words. On 9/11, the men and women of the FDNY showed us what extraordinary courage looks like — answering the call when our city needed them most.

Mayor Mamdani, FDNY Commissioner Bonsignore and other officials stand with their hands over their hearts. In front of them, portraits of fallen FDNY members blow in the wind

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The GOP already controls Congress and the White House. If they actually wanted to do this, they could pass and send the dividends out tomorrow. Instead, this will be yet another example of Trump never paying people what he's promised them. www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62kzr1jg…

Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms

Speaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would com

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A third of today's Americans are too young to have any memory of 9/11. For them, the 9/11 Memorial is making a new digital learning experience available starting tomorrow. We said we'd never forget—and part of that charge is making sure the next generation remembers too. 911memorial.org/DLE

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Missouri’s emergency stay application leaving the 2022 congressional map protecting Black voters in Kansas City in place for the midterms. A victory for Elias Law Group, its client and voters of Missouri! www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...

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🚨 von Glahn v. Hoskins

Learn more here.

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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

♥️🌿 she just needed love 🌱 🎥 daisyd #adoptdontshop 🤎

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🇩🇪 Germany’s Chancellor Merz: Nobody threatened Russia. Not NATO. Not the European Union. Not Germany. Ladies and gentlemen, the only thing that truly threatens Russia and Putin is the radiance of democracy.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026

You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.

raffles8.bsky.social @raffles8.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As Mayor of NYC Mamdani should absolutely attend and even if he were not everyone has the right to attend regardless of race ethnicity religious beliefs, everyone from any part of the world should be allowed to attend this ceremony if they wish. Giuliani is a pathetic excuse for a human being.

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Care of Earth and People Ensure A Future World 🌎 @bpermaculture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A farmer turned 70 acres of his Oregon barley farm into a wetland; now it hosts 140 bird species and endangered fish | World News - The Times of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-f...

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A farmer turned 70 acres of his Oregon barley farm into a wetland; now it hosts 140 bird species and endangered fish

A farmer in southern Oregon transformed 70 acres of his 400-acre barley farm into a wetland in 2021, creating an unexpected refuge for wildlife while helping address agricultural water pollution. Karl...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🚨 NEW MAINE SENATE POLL: Troy Jackson (D) 50% Susan Collins (R) 42% Jackson leads Collins by 8 points among likely voters. And it’s not an outlier in direction: Jackson has led Collins in nearly every recent poll. Donate. Volunteer. Organize. Vote. Help Troy Jackson flip this Senate seat BLUE. 🔵

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 08/09/2026

Study: Almost half the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides each year

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Study: Almost half the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides each year

Some 11,000 die, with India accounting for nearly 60 percent of the fatalities.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 08/09/2026

Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Donald Trump's construction projects. to.pbs.org/46vsl8Y

National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure

Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits t...

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/09/2026

Take a moment to think about what would happen if Biden were in the White House and trying to control USPS in any shape or form. “Could you imagine what the conservative states would be saying?” Marc Elias asks. Fight back against the blatant hypocrisy: demdock.com/3T3Owjg

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

See this chart? Workers’ share of the nation’s income is at the lowest it’s been since records began in 1947. Corporate profits’ share, on the other hand, is the highest it’s been since 1950. This is why we must build back worker power.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/09/2026

Black text on white page that reads:

In 1882, 10,000 workers marched up Broadway in the first-ever Labor Day parade. Led by democratic socialists and organized by New York’s unions, they rallied the movement that went on to win us weekends, safety standards, overtime pay, a minimum wage, and social security.

None of those victories were guaranteed. And none are permanent.

We created the first-in-the-nation Office of Worker Power to put the full weight of City Hall behind the people who keep New York running. On Labor Day, we honor the workers who came before us by fighting for the workers who come next.

Happy Labor Day, New York. The future of worker power is ours to build. Learn more at nyc.gov/workerpower.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.

U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance

Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“Don’t tell me that you remember Sept. 11, 2001. I remember Sept. 11, 2001. But I heard her say she was there that day. I was there that day. I don’t remember seeing Hillary Clinton there.” - Rudy Giuliani

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New York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Granville Straker, founder of Straker's Records, died Aug. 27 at 86. His Brooklyn shop became a home base for Caribbean music in America. #Soca #BrooklynMusic See more: bit.ly/4gFqnZS

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🌲 45 MILLION ACRES 625,000 Americans filed comments telling them not to. Ninety-nine percent opposed. They read every one and did it anyway. Comments were the polite option. Congress holds the money. Send your letter now: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests

Contact Congress today!

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨 MAIL VOTING Trump votes by mail in Florida. He's making it harder for you to do the same thing 56 days out, and calling it security. Write your representative right now and say so: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Protect our use of voting by mail and voting machines

Contact Congress today!

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

UAE leader warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack days before October 7, says report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong backlash from opposition leaders on Tuesday after a report published by Haaretz newspaper said UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned…

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨 YOSEMITE A Nevada real estate firm looked at Yosemite National Park and saw a driveway. That's the level of contempt we're dealing with. Send a letter this morning: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway

Contact Congress today!

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨 YOSEMITE 7,083 letters on a deal they spent a year hiding. They thought nobody would find out. They were wrong, and they're finding out how wrong by the hour. Add yours and put the pressure on: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway

Contact Congress today!

raffles8.bsky.social @raffles8.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Giuliani should crawl (fast) back under his rock and stay there!

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

7 September 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eva Adler, was born in Kisvárda. In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Some 430,000 Hungarian Jews were deported to Auschwitz. Learn about their story in our online lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zydow

Vintage portrait of a young girl wearing a dark outfit, looking thoughtful.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/09/2026

"Labor Day...belongs to all of us...Labor Day, symbolizes the hope of all Americans. Anyone who calls it a class holiday challenges the whole concept of American democracy." FDR from the nation's archives:

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Labor Day: How Political and Economic Freedom Are Linked

It has never been a class holiday. It has always been a national holiday.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The administration tried to argue these lands should be about livestock production, not conservation. Thankfully the court blocked the removal while the lawsuit moves forward. It’s temporary, but for now more than 900 bison get to stay right where they are.

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Court Decision Prevents Trump Admin from Removing More Than 900 Bison from Federal Land

Earthjustice and Cochenour Law filed for preliminary injunction for American Prairie in August

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 07/09/2026

A shortage of doctors and rising insurance costs are forcing people to forgo preventive care altogether. to.pbs.org/4cMTND1

Why America faces a primary care shortage – and why it matters - Horizons

There’s a critical need for primary care physicians across America, but a shortage of doctors and rising insurance costs are forcing people to forgo preventive care altogether. Americans die of preven...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I believe today is the last day this exhibit is at the Renwick in DC, unfortunately. It was one of my favorites there in years! I also loved this quilt.

A Navajo quilt with all the wildlife of the region on it, with roadrunners and cows and pigs and antelopes and horses and tons of little birds.

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Kasey Jones @nikitairoh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026