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Reporting from Yerevan, Armenia, read my first story for @evnreport.bsky.social about how the Israel-Iran war reverberates across borders, communities, and generations.

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9/ This wasn’t just the potential end of Andrew Cuomo’s political career. It’s the clearest sign yet that the ground beneath the Democratic Party is shifting.

8/ The race isn’t fully over. In November, Mamdani faces embattled incumbent Eric Adams. But the signal tonight is clear.

7/ Mamdani’s victory shows the old playbook is losing its grip. Voters, especially young, multiracial, working-class communities, aren’t buying it anymore.

6/ Nationally, it forces a reckoning: What does the Democratic Party look like now? Who is it for? And who does it leave behind?

5/ For the establishment, Cuomo was a test of whether the old guard could reclaim control from a party facing an identity crisis post-2024 presidential election.

4/ This was a referendum on two visions: old politics rooted in power and influence vs. movement-driven, working-class coalitions. Voters chose the latter.

3/ Zohran Mamdani’s win, powered by grassroots organizing, signals a deep appetite for transformational politics in the nation’s largest city.

2/ Andrew Cuomo’s comeback was powered by NYC’s most entrenched forces — real estate interests, Wall Street, and big donors betting voters wanted “order” and “experience” over a progressive shift.

🚨 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has done what few in the Democratic old guard thought possible: he defeated former NY governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for NYC mayor.

A massive blow to the establishment and a defining moment for the party’s future. 🧵

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🛢️ The Strait of Hormuz remains open — for now.

Roughly 20% of the world’s oil flows through this narrow waterway. Any disruption here would hit global energy markets hard and ripple through economies worldwide.

🇷🇺🇮🇷 Iran’s foreign minister is flying to Moscow today to meet Putin. Russia and China have condemned the U.S. strikes — signaling clear diplomatic alignment with Tehran.

Medvedev suggested some countries might supply Iran with nuclear weapons. Trump responded by emphasizing U.S. power — and Medvedev fired back, warning the U.S. to “stay out of the way.”

🌎 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says the U.S. strikes on Iran did not violate international law — signaling allied support for Washington.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 Trump and former Russian President Medvedev exchanged heated words over nuclear threats.

🇮🇷 Despite Trump’s announcement, Iran’s foreign minister says no ceasefire has been agreed to. The exchange of missiles continues.

🇮🇱 Israel’s defense minister says Iran violated the deal and has authorized high-intensity operations targeting Iran.

🇶🇦 Qatar’s Defense Ministry says missiles targeting the U.S. Al-Udeid Air Base were intercepted. No casualties reported.

🇺🇸 Trump announced a “complete and total ceasefire” and publicly thanked Iran for the heads-up before the strikes.

📰 Goood morning, East Coasters. Here’s what you missed overnight in the Israel–Iran War:

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‘A game-killer’: Trump tariffs add to mounting troubles for borderland cattle ranchers The unpredictability of the US president’s tariff policy on Mexico has already cost ranchers millions in profit losses

Read here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

BREAKING: U.S. Agriculture Secretary halts all cattle imports — a move expected to devastate ranchers and drive up beef prices.

Just days ago, I reported from the border for @theguardian.com with Sandra Sadek on how NWS rules & tariffs are costing ranchers millions in lost profits.

@disolis.bsky.social @puente-news.bsky.social

This story was produced in collaboration with Alfredo Corchado (@ajcorchado.bsky.social), Dianne Solis, Puente News Collaborative, and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

‘A game-killer’: Trump tariffs add to mounting troubles for borderland cattle ranchers The unpredictability of the US president’s tariff policy on Mexico has already cost ranchers millions in profit losses

NEW on the Trade War: “The perfect storm” is brewing at the U.S.-Mexico border — and it could have major consequences for U.S. consumers and the beef industry.

The full story with Sandra Sadek for @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com is now live.

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Hi Monique, I’ll be breaking this down further tomorrow on Substack!

Would appreciate the follow here and subscribe on Substack to stay tuned

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Excerpts From the Fiery Exchange Between Trump and Zelensky at the White House During the Oval Office meeting, President Trump told the Ukrainian leader: “You’re either going to make a deal or we’re out.”

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Friday, a public confrontation unlike any seen between an American president and foreign leader in modern times. Here are key excerpts from the heated exchange.

an archival black and white photograph of the KKK marching in Washington DC with the capitol behind them

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

Wow. Watch this.

Trump signs executive order attacking birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Constitution The executive order is expected to face an immediate challenge.

No matter what Donald Trump says or does, birthright citizenship has and will be the law of the land.

I will fight to protect it at all costs. www.axios.com/2025/01/21/t...

The job of a free press isn't to placate a political figure. It's to ensure the truth always comes out, whether or not that means holding political figures like Donald Trump and JD Vance accountable. For example, merely reporting that Trump will pardon January 6th defendants is not enough. When reporting about critical events like that it is up to the media to discuss the events of January 6, 2021, what Donald Trump did to incite the violence on that day, and the indictments that came afterwards. But, that's not all. We must acknowledge the danger of pardoning those who tried to destroy our Capitol just four years ago. We cannot normalize that action. -Aaron Parnas

@aaronparnas.bsky.social

President Biden in his Farewell Address:

"Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights, the freedoms and the fair shot for everyone to get ahead."