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Kenneth Chanko

@kennethchanko.bsky.social

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My debut novel, "Exit Tickets," will be published in November. In a Kirkus Reviews advance rave, they called it a "masterful tapestry of strife and resiliency." 🤷🏻‍♂️ www.kennethchanko.com Long-time Manhattanite, former journalist and school teacher. 🇺🇦🇵🇸☮️📚⚾️🎬

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 7h

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 1h

Clerking, via the NY Times, with Kevin Smith in Jersey, 31 years ago today...

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A Lot Happens at a Convenience Store (Published 1994)

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 6h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.

Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

🚨 Onondaga County v. New York

Learn more.

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 7h

Will this help to curb the thuggish behaviors by the goons of ICE?

I have my doubts, but we can always hope…

“'Startled' judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes”

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'Startled' judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes

A judge says federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other aggressive steps against protesters.

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 7h

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 7h

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NO KINGS: SOI Contingent in New York

On October 18th, 2025, the Solidarity Organizing Initiative team will be joining the No Kings march in New York and would like you to join our contingent at the ‘No Kings’ march. Alongside local o...

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't seen any mainstream media coverage of this... 🤔

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Israel kills seven Palestinians in violation of Gaza ceasefire

Attacks target civilians inspecting their damaged homes

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent history...

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Short Course on Palestine Class 3: The 1967 and 1982 Wars - The United States Steps In

YouTube video by The People's Forum NYC

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 2d

None of the three NYC airports -- JFK, LaGuardia, Newark -- will play Noem's blaming-the-Dems-for-the-gov't-shutdown video.

Excellent! 👏💪

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Airports refuse to show DHS Sec. Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for government shutdown

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates three major airports, said, its "policies prevent airing of politically partisan messages."

www.cnbc.com

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Resident of the Pale Blue Dot! @kycolonelclark.bsky.social · 2d

Live video of Mike Johnson press conference -

Sergeant Schultz See Nothing Hear Nothing Know Nothing GIF

ALT: Sergeant Schultz See Nothing Hear Nothing Know Nothing GIF

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 2d

Not surprisingly, Netanyahu's finding it hard to quit the whole committing genocide thing...

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Israel to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for fragile ceasefire

The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war is being tested as complex issues remain a day after widespread jubilation over the return to Israel of the last 20 living hostages held in Gaza ...

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 2d

The scare tactics and fear-mongering surrounding Mamdani's NYC Mayoral candidacy is off-the-charts.

“The report, which calls tax flight ‘a myth,’ found that New York's top 1 percent of earners move out of state less frequently than all other income groups."

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The 'Myth' of the Fleeing NY Millionaire

And other links to start your day Tuesday.

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 2d

Run for Nadler’s seat, Lina!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

Half the line, an hour before the rally.

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 2d

Nation’s Independent Bookstore Owners Announce They Don’t Have It In Stock But Would Be Happy To Order It In For You

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Nation’s Independent Bookstore Owners Announce They Don’t Have It In Stock But Would Be Happy To Order It In For You

SAN FRANCISCO—After frowning at a screen for a full five minutes, the nation’s independent bookstore owners announced at a press conference Friday they unfortunately did not have that specific title i...

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Happy Indigenous Day

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 3d

For all who believed the 65K Palestinians killed by the IDF was an overcount because it was a figure supplied by those in Gaza and that such folks wanted to inflate the number, this is only the beginning of what surely will be revealed as a gross *undercount*. 😔 🇵🇸

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More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect - News From Antiwar.com

Rescue workers in Gaza have recovered more than 200 bodies of Palestinians killed by the IDF from the rubble and from areas they were previously unable to access since the ceasefire went into effect o...

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 4d

Man, I will be so happy and proud when he's my Mayor.

🗽 Zohran! 🗽

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6d

Just wrapped a great conversation with @kaitlancollins.bsky.social. Watch tonight at 9pm on @cnn.com.

Zohran and Kaitlan Collins on set at CNN sitting next to each other and smiling.

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 5d

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6d

Powerful words of truth and solidarity from Council Speaker Adrienne Adams today. We have your back, Tish James.

Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 7d

Disappointing news. A great store in a gorgeous building.

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REI shutting down SoHo store, its only NYC location

The company's Paramus location is also closing.

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats to László Krasznahorkai, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

He's the author of "Sátántangó," the novel on which Béla Tarr
based his 1994 classic of the same name.

Be warned, however: the movie is 7-plus hours long. You'd be able to read Krasznahorkai's 274-page book faster. 🤗

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Kenneth Chanko @kennethchanko.bsky.social · 7d

Oh well… ☹️⚾️

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

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