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Activists protested outside a synagogue, chanting, “Say it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here.” Whatever the amnesia surrounding 10/7, the truth must never be forgotten: Hamas murdered, maimed, mutilated, raped, and tortured thousands of innocent Israelis. It is—and has always been—a barbaric oppressor of its own people. Support for Hamas is not an expression of empathy for Palestinians; it is an expression of antipathy toward Jews and Israelis. Hate has no place in NYC.

Activists protested outside a synagogue, chanting, “Say it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here.” Whatever the amnesia surrounding 10/7, the truth must never be forgotten: Hamas murdered, maimed, mutilated, raped, and tortured thousands of innocent Israelis. It is—and has always been—a barbaric oppressor of its own people. Support for Hamas is not an expression of empathy for Palestinians; it is an expression of antipathy toward Jews and Israelis. Hate has no place in NYC.

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The far right’s reaction against Indian Americans was foreshadowed by Ann Coulter, who said to Vivek Ramaswamy: “I agreed with many things you said…but I would not have voted for you because you’re an Indian.” The blatant bigotry here speaks for itself.

The far right’s reaction against Indian Americans was foreshadowed by Ann Coulter, who said to Vivek Ramaswamy: “I agreed with many things you said…but I would not have voted for you because you’re an Indian.” The blatant bigotry here speaks for itself.

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The leading streamer on Twitch, Hasan Piker, is an apologist for the sexual violence of October 7th. “It doesn’t matter if rape happened on October 7th. It doesn’t change the dynamic for me,” Hasan declares before finally admitting that “Palestinian resistance is not perfect.” A social media influencer who openly defends the rape and mass murder of Jews is not only accepted but celebrated in our society. What does that reveal about the depth of antisemitism in the American soul? If America believes Jewish lives matter, then Americans should stop popularizing influencers who popularize antisemitism.

The leading streamer on Twitch, Hasan Piker, is an apologist for the sexual violence of October 7th. “It doesn’t matter if rape happened on October 7th. It doesn’t change the dynamic for me,” Hasan declares before finally admitting that “Palestinian resistance is not perfect.” A social media influencer who openly defends the rape and mass murder of Jews is not only accepted but celebrated in our society. What does that reveal about the depth of antisemitism in the American soul? If America believes Jewish lives matter, then Americans should stop popularizing influencers who popularize antisemitism.

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A mentally disturbed person abruptly shoved a New Yorker into the path of an incoming train, causing him to be in critical condition. The State of New York must grant the Mayor the authority he needs to relocate dangerous people from the streets and subways of New York. The risk of random violence—like sudden stabbings, slashings, and shovings—can be radically reduced by involuntary commitment.

A mentally disturbed person abruptly shoved a New Yorker into the path of an incoming train, causing him to be in critical condition. The State of New York must grant the Mayor the authority he needs to relocate dangerous people from the streets and subways of New York. The risk of random violence—like sudden stabbings, slashings, and shovings—can be radically reduced by involuntary commitment.

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A mentally disturbed person is publicly urinating in the subway, pissing on a public transit system that pisses away $700 million a year in fare evasion. Why do we accept this? New York can do better than what a broken system can deliver.

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A mentally disturbed person is publicly urinating in the subway, pissing on a public transit system that pisses away $700 million a year in fare evasion. Why do we accept this? New York can do better than what a broken system can deliver.

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Jeremy Corbyn, who recently won a seat in Parliament as an independent, once boasted about holding an event with his “friends” Hezbollah and Hamas. As evidenced by the company he keeps, Jeremy Corbyn is the poster child for antisemitism in Britain. The exportation of Corbynism to America must be vigorously fought and defeated.

Jeremy Corbyn, who recently won a seat in Parliament as an independent, once boasted about holding an event with his “friends” Hezbollah and Hamas. As evidenced by the company he keeps, Jeremy Corbyn is the poster child for antisemitism in Britain. The exportation of Corbynism to America must be vigorously fought and defeated.

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Hasan Piker is seen laughing at a Jewish woman who thanked VP Harris for advocating for the hostages and who conveyed concern about antisemitism. A simple question for Hasan Piker. What exactly do you find amusing? Are you amused by antisemitism? Amused by the kidnapping of 30 children, among them infants and toddlers? Amused by the abduction of aging Holocaust and Farhud survivors? The useful idiocy of Hasan Piker would be comical were his amplification of antisemitism not so dangerous.

Hasan Piker is seen laughing at a Jewish woman who thanked VP Harris for advocating for the hostages and who conveyed concern about antisemitism. A simple question for Hasan Piker. What exactly do you find amusing? Are you amused by antisemitism? Amused by the kidnapping of 30 children, among them infants and toddlers? Amused by the abduction of aging Holocaust and Farhud survivors? The useful idiocy of Hasan Piker would be comical were his amplification of antisemitism not so dangerous.

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As I told Mika and Joe on MSNBC, I have a message for my Republican colleagues who pretend to be powerless to prevent gun violence and mass shootings: If you’re not in Congress to protect public safety and protect children from mass murder, then what are you here for?

As I told Mika and Joe on MSNBC, I have a message for my Republican colleagues who pretend to be powerless to prevent gun violence and mass shootings: If you’re not in Congress to protect public safety and protect children from mass murder, then what are you here for?

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Francesca Albanese, who is the poster child for the UN’s systemic antisemitism, insists that Israel is the only nation-state on earth that has no right to defend itself. Not even an invasion of Israel as barbaric as October 7th is a justification for Israeli self-defense. In Francesca’s morally inverted universe, Israel must volunteer to have its babies butchered in cold blood by the barbaric hands of terror and then lay down its arms so that more Jews can be slaughtered. Zionism is Francesca’s worst nightmare: it is the triumph of Jewish self-defense.

Francesca Albanese, who is the poster child for the UN’s systemic antisemitism, insists that Israel is the only nation-state on earth that has no right to defend itself. Not even an invasion of Israel as barbaric as October 7th is a justification for Israeli self-defense. In Francesca’s morally inverted universe, Israel must volunteer to have its babies butchered in cold blood by the barbaric hands of terror and then lay down its arms so that more Jews can be slaughtered. Zionism is Francesca’s worst nightmare: it is the triumph of Jewish self-defense.

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One of the most common forms of anti-Zionism as antisemitism has been the targeting of Jewish businesses simply for being Jewish. Manny’s Café has been repeatedly vandalized with hateful messages like “Free Gaza” and “Death to Israel…” The targeting of Jews is not protest. It’s persecution. Please support Manny’s.

One of the most common forms of anti-Zionism as antisemitism has been the targeting of Jewish businesses simply for being Jewish. Manny’s Café has been repeatedly vandalized with hateful messages like “Free Gaza” and “Death to Israel…” The targeting of Jews is not protest. It’s persecution. Please support Manny’s.

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The pro-Hamas agitators, who were proudly distributing pro-Hamas propaganda in defense of October 7th, not only orchestrated a hostile takeover of Barnard College but also subsequently kept the administrators from evacuating the building in the midst of a bomb threat. Barnard College should expel every single one of these students for endangering the safety of the campus.

The pro-Hamas agitators, who were proudly distributing pro-Hamas propaganda in defense of October 7th, not only orchestrated a hostile takeover of Barnard College but also subsequently kept the administrators from evacuating the building in the midst of a bomb threat. Barnard College should expel every single one of these students for endangering the safety of the campus.

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Donald Trump is treating 42 million Americans who depend on SNAP for their survival as bargaining chips in a cynical game of political extortion. SNAP is not a ransom note — it is a right. Every American has a legal right to put food on the table and feed their family.

Donald Trump is treating 42 million Americans who depend on SNAP for their survival as bargaining chips in a cynical game of political extortion. SNAP is not a ransom note — it is a right. Every American has a legal right to put food on the table and feed their family.

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Team Torres is distributing thousands of turkeys throughout the Bronx.

Team Torres is distributing thousands of turkeys throughout the Bronx.

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Two utilities providing the same service in the same city should in theory have the same prices. Yet the pricing varies—not marginally but massively. Con Edison charges, on average, 100% more in delivery costs than National Grid.

Two utilities providing the same service in the same city should in theory have the same prices. Yet the pricing varies—not marginally but massively. Con Edison charges, on average, 100% more in delivery costs than National Grid.

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Despite the rhetoric about “work requirements,” the Republican Reconciliation bill will destroy far more jobs than it creates. Health care providers are often the largest employers in their counties. Stripping a trillion dollars from the health care system—as Republicans propose—won’t boost employment. It will gut it.

Despite the rhetoric about “work requirements,” the Republican Reconciliation bill will destroy far more jobs than it creates. Health care providers are often the largest employers in their counties. Stripping a trillion dollars from the health care system—as Republicans propose—won’t boost employment. It will gut it.

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When I appeared on CNN, I did not, in my wildest dreams, expect to witness a panelist denying or downplaying the white supremacy at the heart of American slavery.

When I appeared on CNN, I did not, in my wildest dreams, expect to witness a panelist denying or downplaying the white supremacy at the heart of American slavery.

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In the F Train at Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue, a demented man lit a sleeping woman on fire with a match, causing the victim to burn alive and die at the scene. In New York, dangerous people are allowed to freely roam the subway. Yet the political establishment insists on gaslighting the public with deceptive headlines: “crime is down” and “the subways are safe.”

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In the F Train at Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue, a demented man lit a sleeping woman on fire with a match, causing the victim to burn alive and die at the scene. In New York, dangerous people are allowed to freely roam the subway. Yet the political establishment insists on gaslighting the public with deceptive headlines: “crime is down” and “the subways are safe.”

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Imagine being so crazed by hatred for Israel as a Jewish State that you make it the subject of your commencement speech at a law school graduation. Anti-Israel derangement syndrome at work.

Imagine being so crazed by hatred for Israel as a Jewish State that you make it the subject of your commencement speech at a law school graduation. Anti-Israel derangement syndrome at work.

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It is profoundly disturbing to see young social media influencers casually rationalize Hitler and the Nazi regime’s systematic extermination of six million Jews during the Holocaust. The only thing more terrifying than Holocaust denial is Holocaust glorification. The comfort with which these commentators defend the most evil man ever to roam the earth should send chills down the spine of every decent person.

It is profoundly disturbing to see young social media influencers casually rationalize Hitler and the Nazi regime’s systematic extermination of six million Jews during the Holocaust. The only thing more terrifying than Holocaust denial is Holocaust glorification. The comfort with which these commentators defend the most evil man ever to roam the earth should send chills down the spine of every decent person.

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I was walking on the streets of NYC when suddenly a pro-Hamas extremist began harassing me and hurling racial slurs. The confrontation illustrates just how unhinged the hate and harassment can be against those of us who have stood with Israel in the wake of 10/7. Warning: the video contains offensive content.

I was walking on the streets of NYC when suddenly a pro-Hamas extremist began harassing me and hurling racial slurs. The confrontation illustrates just how unhinged the hate and harassment can be against those of us who have stood with Israel in the wake of 10/7. Warning: the video contains offensive content.

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The level of profanity here is so shocking as to be unbecoming of a Member of Congress. There is nothing in Jamaal Bowman’s unhinged tirade that remotely resembles the decency of the people I know and represent in the South Bronx.

The level of profanity here is so shocking as to be unbecoming of a Member of Congress. There is nothing in Jamaal Bowman’s unhinged tirade that remotely resembles the decency of the people I know and represent in the South Bronx.

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Donald Trump has repeatedly declared: “I have done more for the Black community than any other president—with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln.” I asked Stephen Moore, Trump’s favorite economist, whether he agreed with that delusional claim. He appeared visibly uncomfortable.

Donald Trump has repeatedly declared: “I have done more for the Black community than any other president—with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln.” I asked Stephen Moore, Trump’s favorite economist, whether he agreed with that delusional claim. He appeared visibly uncomfortable.

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JUST NOW: The new House rules would: -enable the GOP to defund a criminal investigation into Trump. -defund Office of Congressional Ethics. -enable a Republican being investigated by FBI to investigate the investigators investigating him. I'm voting NO on the rules package.

JUST NOW: The new House rules would: -enable the GOP to defund a criminal investigation into Trump. -defund Office of Congressional Ethics. -enable a Republican being investigated by FBI to investigate the investigators investigating him. I'm voting NO on the rules package.

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I voted to defund ICE, as did most House Democrats. The Senate must now do the same. Too many lives have been lost to unbridled brutality. ICE’s cruelty must be filibustered.

I voted to defund ICE, as did most House Democrats. The Senate must now do the same. Too many lives have been lost to unbridled brutality. ICE’s cruelty must be filibustered.

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The stakes of the government shutdown are simple. Democrats are fighting to keep the government open and keep your health care affordable. Republicans are content to let the government—and your health care—shut down. If Republicans let the ACA subsidies expire, up to 24 million Americans will see their premiums more than double, rising by an average of 114%.

The stakes of the government shutdown are simple. Democrats are fighting to keep the government open and keep your health care affordable. Republicans are content to let the government—and your health care—shut down. If Republicans let the ACA subsidies expire, up to 24 million Americans will see their premiums more than double, rising by an average of 114%.

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A student from UPenn is seen speaking fondly about the “joyful” images of butchered Israelis from the “glorious October 7th.” She felt “happy” upon hearing the news of dead Jews in Israel. In what appears to be a call for violence, she tells the crowd to “hold that feeling in your hearts” and “bring it to the streets.” This is not a patient at a psychiatric hospital. This is a student at an Ivy League.

A student from UPenn is seen speaking fondly about the “joyful” images of butchered Israelis from the “glorious October 7th.” She felt “happy” upon hearing the news of dead Jews in Israel. In what appears to be a call for violence, she tells the crowd to “hold that feeling in your hearts” and “bring it to the streets.” This is not a patient at a psychiatric hospital. This is a student at an Ivy League.

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WATCH: My town hall was hijacked by pro-Putin propagandists who blame the US rather than Vladimir Putin for Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine. It’s tragic to see useful idiots whitewashing Putin’s war crimes. I stand with the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom.

WATCH: My town hall was hijacked by pro-Putin propagandists who blame the US rather than Vladimir Putin for Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine. It’s tragic to see useful idiots whitewashing Putin’s war crimes. I stand with the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom.

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A horrifying chant outside my office: “Say it loud, say it clear.” “We don’t want no Zionists here.” Since most Jews identify as Zionist, these haters are calling for an antisemitic expulsion. Substituting the word ‘Zionist’ for ‘Jew’ is the modus operandi of 21st-century Antisemitism. Israel will outlive these haters. Am Yisrael Chai.

A horrifying chant outside my office: “Say it loud, say it clear.” “We don’t want no Zionists here.” Since most Jews identify as Zionist, these haters are calling for an antisemitic expulsion. Substituting the word ‘Zionist’ for ‘Jew’ is the modus operandi of 21st-century Antisemitism. Israel will outlive these haters. Am Yisrael Chai.

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My opposition sees antisemitism not as a tragedy but as a strategy. One of my opponents appears in a despicably antisemitic video with Erik Warsaw, who once lionized Nick Fuentes—a notorious Holocaust denier—as a “hero.” In that video, my opponent demonizes the Jewish residents of Riverdale, trafficking in the oldest and ugliest antisemitic tropes about money. No amount of defamation or disinformation will ever shame me out of representing every community in my district. We are One Bronx, and no amount of Jew-hatred will divide us.

My opposition sees antisemitism not as a tragedy but as a strategy. One of my opponents appears in a despicably antisemitic video with Erik Warsaw, who once lionized Nick Fuentes—a notorious Holocaust denier—as a “hero.” In that video, my opponent demonizes the Jewish residents of Riverdale, trafficking in the oldest and ugliest antisemitic tropes about money. No amount of defamation or disinformation will ever shame me out of representing every community in my district. We are One Bronx, and no amount of Jew-hatred will divide us.

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Briahna Joy Gray claims that Hamas has no interest in killing all the Jews in Israel. It only wishes to establish a state “like what we have here in the United States.” To Gray, October 7th was not a massacre of Jews. It was simply an attempt at democracy-building by Hamas.

Briahna Joy Gray claims that Hamas has no interest in killing all the Jews in Israel. It only wishes to establish a state “like what we have here in the United States.” To Gray, October 7th was not a massacre of Jews. It was simply an attempt at democracy-building by Hamas.

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Not everyone calling for a ceasefire wants Israel to cease to exist. But everyone who wants Israel to cease to exist is calling for a ceasefire. Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Islamic Republic of Iran are all calling for a ceasefire.

Not everyone calling for a ceasefire wants Israel to cease to exist. But everyone who wants Israel to cease to exist is calling for a ceasefire. Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Islamic Republic of Iran are all calling for a ceasefire.

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Tonight, I appeared at the 92nd Street Y to speak about Israeli-Arab peace through the Abraham Accords, only to be interrupted by raving lunatics. No amount of Astroturf Anti-Israel agitation is going to bully me into supporting a ceasefire that perpetuates the genocidal terrorism of Hamas. I refuse to be intimidated by a fanatical fringe that represents no one and nothing but itself.

Tonight, I appeared at the 92nd Street Y to speak about Israeli-Arab peace through the Abraham Accords, only to be interrupted by raving lunatics. No amount of Astroturf Anti-Israel agitation is going to bully me into supporting a ceasefire that perpetuates the genocidal terrorism of Hamas. I refuse to be intimidated by a fanatical fringe that represents no one and nothing but itself.

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If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been alive on October 8th, 2023, there is no doubt that he would have spoken out with moral clarity against the barbaric violence and terror of October 7th. He would have seen 10/7 not as social justice but as social injustice; not as liberation but as oppression; not as decolonization but as dehumanization.

If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been alive on October 8th, 2023, there is no doubt that he would have spoken out with moral clarity against the barbaric violence and terror of October 7th. He would have seen 10/7 not as social justice but as social injustice; not as liberation but as oppression; not as decolonization but as dehumanization.

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After speaking at a conference about climate change, I found myself accosted by an Anti-Israel extremist who kept following me and foaming at the mouth like a raving lunatic. I refuse to be bullied and intimidated by the extremes of American politics. My support for the US-Israel relationship remains unshaken and unshakeable.

After speaking at a conference about climate change, I found myself accosted by an Anti-Israel extremist who kept following me and foaming at the mouth like a raving lunatic. I refuse to be bullied and intimidated by the extremes of American politics. My support for the US-Israel relationship remains unshaken and unshakeable.

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Hasan Piker, known for amplifying Antisemitism and AntiAmericanism, is an apologist not only for 10/7 but also for 9/11. Piker in his own words: “America deserved 9/11.” The 3,000 Americans incinerated or otherwise murdered in the Twin Towers; the falling men and women plummeting to their deaths from 110-story skyscrapers; according to Piker, all of them had it coming. All deserved it. One wonders if Hasan has ever seen an Anti-American or antisemitic terrorist attack he didn’t like? He lives in a morally inverted universe where the true terrorists on 9/11 and 10/7 were not the perpetrators but the victims.

Hasan Piker, known for amplifying Antisemitism and AntiAmericanism, is an apologist not only for 10/7 but also for 9/11. Piker in his own words: “America deserved 9/11.” The 3,000 Americans incinerated or otherwise murdered in the Twin Towers; the falling men and women plummeting to their deaths from 110-story skyscrapers; according to Piker, all of them had it coming. All deserved it. One wonders if Hasan has ever seen an Anti-American or antisemitic terrorist attack he didn’t like? He lives in a morally inverted universe where the true terrorists on 9/11 and 10/7 were not the perpetrators but the victims.

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