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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Sep 22, 2025

We cannot understand this moment of authoritarianism as solely coming from the White House when it is also a moment that is characterized by the cowardice of those in response to it.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Sep 22, 2025

We cannot be free if we are subservient to those who abuse power for their own ends.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Sep 22, 2025

It is not the government’s job to bully talk show hosts off of the air. It is not the government’s job to tell us what we can and cannot talk about.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 22, 2025

I did that already, and I’m not going to do it again.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 22, 2025

Well, you know, unlike the other candidates in the race, I have a day job.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Sep 22, 2025

It's not the government's job to bully talk show hosts off of the air. It is not the government's decision to tell us what we can and cannot talk about.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Sep 22, 2025

We’ve reached out to WABC to reschedule the town hall.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Sep 22, 2025

Whether you watch Jimmy Kimmel or not, today’s decision is a victory for free speech.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Sep 22, 2025

Last week, Disney/ABC caved to Trump administration pressure. Millions of Americans helped them find their backbone.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2025

While no injuries have been reported, any act of violence toward journalists is an attack on our democracy itself and must be condemned in the strongest terms.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Sep 21, 2025

75% of New York City residents are trapped in a state of anxiety.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 20, 2025

No family should ever have to carry that weight. California is choosing true public safety.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 20, 2025

I have sat with mothers who are afraid to send their children to school, and with farmworker families who live every day with the fear of being torn apart.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 20, 2025

Our places of learning and healing must never be turned into the hunting grounds this federal administration has tried to make them out to be.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 20, 2025

You don’t have a 22-year-old assassinate someone because you disagree with them.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 20, 2025

Our children are being radicalized, and no one wants to talk about it, but I will, because I see it.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Sep 20, 2025

I have never witnessed a more mean and angry and nasty electoral season — and not all of Zohran’s voters are, but a substantial number of them.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 20, 2025

To ICE, [which is] unmasked. What are you afraid of.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 20, 2025

There’s an assertion that somehow there is an exponential increase in assaults on officers, but they will not provide the data.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 20, 2025

It’s like a dystopian sci-fi movie. Unmarked cars, people in masks, people quite literally disappearing.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 20, 2025

The impact of these policies all across this city, our state and nation are terrifying.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 20, 2025

We celebrate that diversity. It’s what makes California great. It’s what makes America great. It is under assault.

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