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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 20h

It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life

An American Tail poster with lil ol mouse immigrant Fievel

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

i try not to be hyperbolic but this NY daily news editorial board piece saying mayor-elect mamdani better support israel OR ELSE is one of the most appalling things i’ve ever read

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 12h

Hochul would definitely get Mamdani's endorsement in that scenario

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 12h

He had trouble "lowering" himself to the role of NYC mayor apparently. I doubt he would want to be a congressman.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 16h

Trump will probably bomb Venezuela and FIFA will ignore it

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 16h

🎙️ Mamdani’s speeches, including the call-and-response chant of “fast and free buses,” were designed to make people feel ownership of the message, his speechwriter Julian Gerson told Drop Site's @ryangrim.bsky.social.

The team began drafting the victory speech about 10 days before election night...

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 20h

I think his Cheney video yesterday should speak volumes

Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 20h

What exactly did he say wrong?

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 20h

www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...

The inside story of Zohran Mamdani’s triumph and his planning to become NYC’s mayor | CNN Politics

The new leaders of the Working Families Party, the coalition of progressive groups and labor unions, sent around invites to a secret meeting in November 2023.

www.cnn.com

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 20h

www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...

The inside story of Zohran Mamdani’s triumph and his planning to become NYC’s mayor | CNN Politics

The new leaders of the Working Families Party, the coalition of progressive groups and labor unions, sent around invites to a secret meeting in November 2023.

www.cnn.com

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 21h

I saw this on CNN today. Bernie is very perceptive, sir.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 21h

Bernie Sanders understands the assignment, and it's good that he's pushing Zohran's team to be prepared for the next 100 days.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 23h

Nah

Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 23h

Doesn't he sweep homeless encampments?

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

big papers, particularly the NYT, just *love* stealing a story idea and re-reporting it without credit

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol

Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People

“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”

www.teenvogue.com

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

I'd read the heck out of an in-depth study tracking the influence of major campaigns on the political and social dynamics of entire generations and subgroups.

E.g., Smith* (1844), Goldwater '64, Bobby Kennedy '68, Jesse Jackson '84, Obama '08, and — on a lesser but still notable scale — Mamdani '25

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

Off their phones and into the streets

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...

A Little-Noted Element
Propelled Mamdani's Rise:
Gen Z Loneliness
Members of Gen Z found something unexpected in the mayoral race: a chance to hang out. Their enthusiasm turned into real votes.
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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 1d

I thought it was going to be a coin flip, honestly. New Jersey politics can be weird sometimes, sir.

Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 1d

Newsom is another Harris-level disaster waiting to happen

Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 1d

That's a good line, sir.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

This is an Obama 2004 DNC Convention speech-level seismic event of a speech by Zohran Mamdani.

It's too bad he can't run for President, but this speech will be every bit as much of political earthquake that will be remembered.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 1d

You can see the last pockets of the Soviet old guard from space, the real "commie corridor"

Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 4d

That's what a billion dollars gets you I guess. I can't be mad since they are my second favorite team, but that's really a bummer.

Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 6d

Here's some more!

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 6d

@leecasebolt.bsky.social You'll love this

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 6d

Someone on Twitter uncovered this newsreel footage of South Korean wrestling from 1965, apparently from a national tournament called "Pro-Kesuchua." It's like a hybrid of shoot-style wrestling and Taekwondo. Amazing stuff

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