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Charles Leonard
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Progressive journalist, editor, podcaster, card-carrying Joburger, Arsenal fan, amateur DJ and obsessive record collector. Unfortunately no gofund requests will be considered — I’m a poor journo.
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This will increase Mamdani's margin of victory by double digits.

#ETTD
It explains their almost desperate-sounding mailers trying to lure people back to subscribe.
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not even an oped, this is the actual editorial board. Just a gross embarrassment at this point
Another abominable editorial from the Wash Post
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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First Cuomo got Trump's endorsement, now he's got the endorsement of the richest man in the world.

It's clearer than ever that there's only one candidate for NYC Mayor who will actually stand up to the oligarchs: Zohran Mamdani.
Elon Musk backs Cuomo against Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race
Musk encouraged NYC voters to back former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over Zohran Mamdani the day before the city's mayoral electi
www.businessinsider.com
At this rate Donny would have ended 12 wars by yearend.
There won't be enough Nobels for this peace-loving angel!
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Men will publicly embarrass themselves on 60 Minutes with Norah O'Donnell while shutting down the entire US government instead of going to therapy.
"What kinda dog is that? What kinda dog is that?
That’s a mutt,
What kinda dog is that? What kinda dog is that?
It’s 5 dogs in one,
What kinda dog is that? What kinda dog is that?
That’s a good boy..."
Aesop Rock's new album is great!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t4L...
Aesop Rock - Movie Night (Official Video)
YouTube video by Rhymesayers Entertainment
www.youtube.com
Max Dowman is hardly older than the little guy he walked onto the field with …😉😎
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The fakest ceasefire in history......Isitreal dont know how to stop. They still have bullets.....
#Isitrealisaterr0ristState
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The scale of destruction in #Gaza is beyond measure.

Over 61 million tons of debris now cover the Gaza Strip — homes, schools, and hospitals reduced to rubble.

Amid unliveable conditions, people keep moving in search of safety and dignity.
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"Mamdani's proposals, such as freezing the rent for some New York tenants, free buses and free child care, are not only feasible but also build off the foundations of previous New York City laws, political analysts told ABC News."
Zohran Mamdani's proposals for NYC build off city's progressive foundation: Experts
While some critics decry Zohran Mamdani's vision for New York City as far-fetched, experts noted that they build off progressive foundations laid by past policies.
abcnews.go.com
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The prevailing belief among pro Israel lobbyists and Democratic strategists is that the reputational damage done to Israel can be mostly attributed to Netanyahu and that this will all be forgotten about soon.
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“Since we live under racial capitalism, settler colonialism, & white supremacy, ableism…here’s always been about…race, gender, labor/productivity/capital and dis/ability…used for generations to degrade, oppress, control, & disappear disabled & non-disabled people alike…”
truthout.org/articles/abl...
Ableism Enables All Forms of Inequity and Hampers All Liberation Efforts
Ableism has been used for generations to degrade, oppress, control and disappear disabled and nondisabled people alike.
truthout.org
When your hero far exceeds your very high expectations. We were honoured to see Francesca Albanese here in Johannesburg — her full title, ‘Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967’, warrior for short.
#palestine #freepalesti̇ne #mandela
Dave Ball, one half of Soft Cell, has died aged 66.
Ball passed away in his sleep at his home in London on October 22nd.
Ball formed Soft Cell with Marc Almond in 1979, stamping their mark on the charts 2 years later with their synth-pop masterpiece debut, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret.
(Far-Out magazine)
Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
YouTube video by SoftCellVEVO
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I’ve never seen Iain Duncan Smith slapped down better than this. Well played Ian Byrne MP. 👏
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Israeli police cancelled a match between Maccabi en Hapoel Tel Aviv....
Dat is dus dubbel antisemitisme. Beide teams worden buitengesloten.
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BREAKING: Five Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack on az-Zawayda in central Gaza, according to medical sources at Al-Aqsa Hospital.

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