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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." ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ www.kennethchanko.com Long-time Manhattanite, former journalist and school teacher. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธโ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿ“šโšพ๏ธ๐ŸŽฌ

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This Sunday, weโ€™re SHREDDING ๐ŸŽธ

Join me (or someone who looks a lot like me) at one of two locations to safely dispose of old bills, bank statements and documents you no longer need.

+ DJs, family portraits and frozen treats.

12-3pm in Harlem and the Bronx. Details in the video โฌ‡๏ธ

04.10.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5189    ๐Ÿ” 913    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 122    ๐Ÿ“Œ 76
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Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell โ€˜infested with bedbugsโ€™ Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

โ€œActivists were denied water, sanitation, medication and immediate access to their legal representatives in clear breach of their fundamental rights to due process, impartial trial and legal representation.โ€

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

04.10.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Herzog never said that. It's a long-debunked meme. But he did say: "Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness."

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On October 3rd, Iโ€™m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza.

Instead, 461 peopleโ€”including New Yorkersโ€”have been detained by the Israeli military.

They must be freed at once. And the deliberate starvation of Palestinians must end now.

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How Mamdani Beat Murdoch This time around, a next-generation leftist ran circles around Rupertโ€™s wounded attack dog.

Might have to get this book and read it asap.

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โšพ๐Ÿ˜โšพ๐Ÿ˜„โšพ๐Ÿ˜โšพ๐Ÿ˜„

03.10.2025 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

By now it should be obvious that Mamdani's media team is second to none.

But even more importantly, no matter what situation he finds himself in, or puts himself in, he always looks 100% comfortable in his own skin. And that's 90% of what defines charisma, folks.

Poor Cuomo.

๐Ÿ—ฝ Zohran for Mayor! ๐Ÿ—ฝ

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From Cuomoโ€™s longtime spokespersonโ€ฆ

Sure, it was eventually deleted, but this is par-for-the-reprehensible-Cuomo-course.

I hope Andy has his one-way plane ticket to FL for Nov 5 in hand, given that he promised to vacate NY State and move to Florida if Mamdani becomes mayor.

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MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January The 2% price hike stands in contrast to double-digit increases in other public transit systems.

When compared to NJTransit's double-digit fare hike last year and the SPTA's (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's) 21.5%(!) fare hike, which hit just last month, a 2% subway increase won't be too bad.

"MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January"
www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/30/m...

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Manhattan Building Owner Accused Of Tenant Harassment Over 5-Year Period: DA Since September 2020, Meyer Chetritโ€‹ engaged in a pattern of harassment against two rent-regulated tenants, prosecutors said.

Awful.

For every one of these stories that come to light, I'd bet there are another five (if not more) very much similar to this one that go unreported here in my city.

patch.com/new-york/eas...

01.10.2025 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shameful and outrageous.

In 2017/18 I was doing Accompaniments on a regular basis, in those hallways and courtrooms at 26 Fed Plaza and the one on Varick.

๐Ÿ—ฝZohran for Mayor!๐Ÿ—ฝ

30.09.2025 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Greg Casar of Texas.

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๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

๐Ÿ—ฝ Zohran for Mayor! ๐Ÿ—ฝ

30.09.2025 02:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City

Not a surprise โ€” and at this point, it wonโ€™t help Cuomo much.

๐Ÿ—ฝ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸผZohran for Mayor!๐Ÿ—ฝ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ

โ€œEric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York Cityโ€

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/n...

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โ€˜One Battle After Another,โ€™ With Its Thriller Vision of Authoritarianism, Is the Rare Movie That Could Rule the Cultural Conversation Paul Thomas Anderson's wild swing of a thriller connects with the moment weโ€™re in like nothing youโ€™ve seen.

Solid essay โ€” and, more importantly, donโ€™t miss this movie. As far as Iโ€™m concerned, itโ€™s the best mainstream American movie since โ€œSinners.โ€

variety.com/2025/film/co...

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Pre-gaminโ€™ at the UNโ€ฆ
The rally from Times Sq hasnโ€™t arrived yet.

26.09.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats! And eye-catching cover art!

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Bruce Springsteen Keeps Slamming Trump Because โ€˜A Lot of People Bought Into His Liesโ€™: โ€˜If Congress Had Guts, Heโ€™d Be Consigned to the Trash Heap of Historyโ€™ Bruce Springsteen did not hold back about President Trump in a new interview: 'If Congress had guts, he'd be consigned to the trash heap of history.'

"Heโ€™s the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, heโ€™d be consigned to the trash heap of history.โ€

--BRUUUUUUUUCE Springsteen, in TIME magazine

variety.com/2025/music/n...

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