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🟢 Former Assemblyman Michael Blake hinted he plans to challenge Rep. Ritchie Torres for New York’s 15th Congressional District. In an interview with Zeteo’ Mehdi Hasan, Blake said he’s looking to “see all the good things we can do for the Bronx,” stopping just short of a formal announcement... show more

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How is Michael Blake the better alternative to Ritchie Torres? - Took Israel Lobby $ - Spoke at AIPAC conference - 2 Israel lobby-paid trips to Israel - Retracted saying Israel holds hostages - Flip-flopped acknowledging Israel genocide - Condemned DSA for opposing Israel trips for lawmakers - Drew parallels between racism against blacks & the struggle of Israelis with terrorism (despite the fact that Israel is an Apartheid state) - Questionable gov travel reimbursements which prompted an investigation - Introduced bill benefiting Airbnb while getting paid by Airbnb via consulting firm Hilltop In 2025, authenticity matters more than ever. Michael Blake is a DNC insider (former DNC vice chair) who blows whichever way the winds of opportunity blow. He is NOT an authentic candidate. The poorest district in America, the Bronx, deserves a better choice.

How is Michael Blake the better alternative to Ritchie Torres? - Took Israel Lobby $ - Spoke at AIPAC conference - 2 Israel lobby-paid trips to Israel - Retracted saying Israel holds hostages - Flip-flopped acknowledging Israel genocide - Condemned DSA for opposing Israel trips for lawmakers - Drew parallels between racism against blacks & the struggle of Israelis with terrorism (despite the fact that Israel is an Apartheid state) - Questionable gov travel reimbursements which prompted an investigation - Introduced bill benefiting Airbnb while getting paid by Airbnb via consulting firm Hilltop In 2025, authenticity matters more than ever. Michael Blake is a DNC insider (former DNC vice chair) who blows whichever way the winds of opportunity blow. He is NOT an authentic candidate. The poorest district in America, the Bronx, deserves a better choice.

GenXGirl

164,357 views • 10 months ago

I have an important announcement. I will be debating Ritchie Torres & Michael Blake. April 7th. 6pm - 7:30pm. It'll be hosted virtually and i will be live-streaming it. I made a promise to you all that we will make this happen. Ritchie Torres, who is scheduled to be in the district for the next two weeks, is signaling he may not show up to the debate. I can't wait to expose him and the phony democratic party in their complicity to bring about the genocide and war with Iran. Want to be the first to get the link? sign up on our website in the link in the next post to be notified where and how to access the stream. Ritchie Torres is going to be held accountable, live, in front of his district, the country and the world.

I have an important announcement. I will be debating Ritchie Torres & Michael Blake. April 7th. 6pm - 7:30pm. It'll be hosted virtually and i will be live-streaming it. I made a promise to you all that we will make this happen. Ritchie Torres, who is scheduled to be in the district for the next two weeks, is signaling he may not show up to the debate. I can't wait to expose him and the phony democratic party in their complicity to bring about the genocide and war with Iran. Want to be the first to get the link? sign up on our website in the link in the next post to be notified where and how to access the stream. Ritchie Torres is going to be held accountable, live, in front of his district, the country and the world.

Jose Vega — Vote Vega!

22,890 views • 6 months ago

REP. TORRES: When Donald Trump held his rally here in the Bronx, did he tell the people of the Bronx that he's going to defund services for the elderly and disabled? JULIA: He promised a lot of stuff to our community; his promises are gone with the wind.

REP. TORRES: When Donald Trump held his rally here in the Bronx, did he tell the people of the Bronx that he's going to defund services for the elderly and disabled? JULIA: He promised a lot of stuff to our community; his promises are gone with the wind.

CALL TO ACTIVISM

311,218 views • 1 year ago

Michael Blake, AKA, Mr. “AIPAC changed my life forever” is just another career politician Democrat, who couldn’t make up his mind as to whether or not there was an ongoing genocide. From walking back genocide claims, to being cozy’d up (to this day) with Bakari Sellers, this man only changed his mind once he thought he could actually get into some power. Not for the people of the Bronx, but because of opportunity! While I was out in the streets meeting many of you, this man was tweeting about football and basketball. This man is a CHUMP! and this is about splitting the dem primary to keep Ritchie Torres in power. I know there’s one more person that’s going to run. But this also goes beyond Ritchie Torres. A lot of you are going to find out why my bio says straight up larouchie! Finally, if you want to support the real, viable dem primary opponent (me!) You can support in the next post

Michael Blake, AKA, Mr. “AIPAC changed my life forever” is just another career politician Democrat, who couldn’t make up his mind as to whether or not there was an ongoing genocide. From walking back genocide claims, to being cozy’d up (to this day) with Bakari Sellers, this man only changed his mind once he thought he could actually get into some power. Not for the people of the Bronx, but because of opportunity! While I was out in the streets meeting many of you, this man was tweeting about football and basketball. This man is a CHUMP! and this is about splitting the dem primary to keep Ritchie Torres in power. I know there’s one more person that’s going to run. But this also goes beyond Ritchie Torres. A lot of you are going to find out why my bio says straight up larouchie! Finally, if you want to support the real, viable dem primary opponent (me!) You can support in the next post

Jose Vega — Vote Vega!

50,053 views • 10 months ago

I confronted the Crown Prince of Genocide Ritchie Torres himself in the Bronx today! I ran him out of this restaurant as part of my new movement, "Remove the Bums from Office" I confronted him directly on the genocide that he has been funding. Both in Gaza and Ukraine. His response? "You're a Kremlin tool." Ok buddy. While the genocides rage on, the Congressman has personally profited from the direct killing in these wars. If you'd like to see Ritchie Torres replaced with me, support me at the link in the next post

I confronted the Crown Prince of Genocide Ritchie Torres himself in the Bronx today! I ran him out of this restaurant as part of my new movement, "Remove the Bums from Office" I confronted him directly on the genocide that he has been funding. Both in Gaza and Ukraine. His response? "You're a Kremlin tool." Ok buddy. While the genocides rage on, the Congressman has personally profited from the direct killing in these wars. If you'd like to see Ritchie Torres replaced with me, support me at the link in the next post

Jose Vega — Vote Vega!

405,759 views • 9 months ago

Blake Moore wasn’t naive to the “teeth” of Prop 4 when he led the charge for the initiative in 2018, and now in 2026 he’s gifted a seat to the Democrats. Northern Utah, I’m a stalwart conservative with a legislative track record that proves my backbone. I’m running to serve you and to represent the conservative values of our CD2 community. My opponent lives in CD1, the blue district he helped create, and he will out-spend me, but with your grassroots support, we can win in June! Join us at 🇺🇸

Blake Moore wasn’t naive to the “teeth” of Prop 4 when he led the charge for the initiative in 2018, and now in 2026 he’s gifted a seat to the Democrats. Northern Utah, I’m a stalwart conservative with a legislative track record that proves my backbone. I’m running to serve you and to represent the conservative values of our CD2 community. My opponent lives in CD1, the blue district he helped create, and he will out-spend me, but with your grassroots support, we can win in June! Join us at 🇺🇸

Karianne Lisonbee

14,661 views • 6 months ago

$This morning, in the South Bronx, yet another building has partially collapsed, this time at a NYC housing project called “Mitchell Houses” in the neighborhood of Mott Haven. Though no one has been injured, there will no doubt be a large displacement of families, including children and elderly people, in the poorest congressional district in the U.S., with a poverty rate of 35%. For the past 50 years, the South Bronx has consistently suffered “benign neglect” in the form of triage policies such as former New York City Housing Commissioner Roger Starr’s “planned shrinkage, ” which effectively committed poor neighborhoods to die, while critical infrastructure such as subway, bus services, fire stations, and public schools were all shut down, in order to feed a parasitical system of rentier finance and debt. Just near the over 100-year-old NYCHA buildings in the Bronx, which suffer from a lack of maintenance and disrepair, there are high rise apartments being built. The cost of just one studio apartment at these high rises is over $2600. Who exactly will be living there? Do we honestly expect that the poor residents who just had their apartment building blown up will be relocated there? No, of course not. Just like the people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, who are having their houses blown up, their healthcare system systematically destroyed, and their access to food, shelter, and water cut off by insane, genocidal madmen within the Netanyahu Government in Israel, the people of the South Bronx are being effectively told that they are useless eaters to be disposed of like cattle. This policy is being carried out by those currently representing the Bronx, especially my opponent, Ritchie Torres, the supposed young face of progressive reform within the Democratic Party, who is committed to sending billions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer money to Israel, while they carry out what has been internationally denounced as a genocide in the Gaza Strip. Ritchie Torres, nearly 9 years ago while he was a member of the City Council of New York, had said that there was an operating deficit of $96 million in NYCHA funding. That amount is nearly $400 million now, yet is still a fraction of the amount Torres is committing to send to Israel, while his own constituents are neglected. Why doesn’t he bring that up now? Has Torres become so deluded in his Crusader-like zealotry for Israel, that he has forgotten about people he is supposed to represent? Perhaps he is just a genocidal maniac, and views the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip with about the same amount of empathy as the people in the Bronx, which is why the policy is the exact same. In 2018, I lived in a basement apartment in the Bronx, where my ceiling collapsed as a result of sewage water leaking from the floor above. My apartment was completely flooded, yet, when I brought this up to my representative in a meeting I scheduled, he offered me a meager payout of $15,000, to “move somewhere else, and go to college. ” I outright rejected the offer, not only because it was hardly enough to look for another place within such a short amount of time, but also since other residents in my building were suffering the exact same conditions. Although the story regarding the Bronx would be seen by many to have no relationship to what is going on in Gaza, the principle is the exact same. Human beings are not being valued by our representatives. It is up to us, as individual Americans, in both cases, to stand up for people whose humanity is being disregarded everywhere. I am calling on people from all over the world, particularly those who are from the generations that must soon become the leaders of our nations, to join me in a non-violent Crusade for justice for all of the world’s people, from Gaza to the Bronx.$

This morning, in the South Bronx, yet another building has partially collapsed, this time at a NYC housing project called “Mitchell Houses” in the neighborhood of Mott Haven. Though no one has been injured, there will no doubt be a large displacement of families, including children and elderly people, in the poorest congressional district in the U.S., with a poverty rate of 35%. For the past 50 years, the South Bronx has consistently suffered “benign neglect” in the form of triage policies such as former New York City Housing Commissioner Roger Starr’s “planned shrinkage, ” which effectively committed poor neighborhoods to die, while critical infrastructure such as subway, bus services, fire stations, and public schools were all shut down, in order to feed a parasitical system of rentier finance and debt. Just near the over 100-year-old NYCHA buildings in the Bronx, which suffer from a lack of maintenance and disrepair, there are high rise apartments being built. The cost of just one studio apartment at these high rises is over $2600. Who exactly will be living there? Do we honestly expect that the poor residents who just had their apartment building blown up will be relocated there? No, of course not. Just like the people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, who are having their houses blown up, their healthcare system systematically destroyed, and their access to food, shelter, and water cut off by insane, genocidal madmen within the Netanyahu Government in Israel, the people of the South Bronx are being effectively told that they are useless eaters to be disposed of like cattle. This policy is being carried out by those currently representing the Bronx, especially my opponent, Ritchie Torres, the supposed young face of progressive reform within the Democratic Party, who is committed to sending billions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer money to Israel, while they carry out what has been internationally denounced as a genocide in the Gaza Strip. Ritchie Torres, nearly 9 years ago while he was a member of the City Council of New York, had said that there was an operating deficit of $96 million in NYCHA funding. That amount is nearly $400 million now, yet is still a fraction of the amount Torres is committing to send to Israel, while his own constituents are neglected. Why doesn’t he bring that up now? Has Torres become so deluded in his Crusader-like zealotry for Israel, that he has forgotten about people he is supposed to represent? Perhaps he is just a genocidal maniac, and views the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip with about the same amount of empathy as the people in the Bronx, which is why the policy is the exact same. In 2018, I lived in a basement apartment in the Bronx, where my ceiling collapsed as a result of sewage water leaking from the floor above. My apartment was completely flooded, yet, when I brought this up to my representative in a meeting I scheduled, he offered me a meager payout of $15,000, to “move somewhere else, and go to college. ” I outright rejected the offer, not only because it was hardly enough to look for another place within such a short amount of time, but also since other residents in my building were suffering the exact same conditions. Although the story regarding the Bronx would be seen by many to have no relationship to what is going on in Gaza, the principle is the exact same. Human beings are not being valued by our representatives. It is up to us, as individual Americans, in both cases, to stand up for people whose humanity is being disregarded everywhere. I am calling on people from all over the world, particularly those who are from the generations that must soon become the leaders of our nations, to join me in a non-violent Crusade for justice for all of the world’s people, from Gaza to the Bronx.

Jose Vega — Vote Vega!

143,341 views • 1 year ago

🎥🇺🇸 New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s campaign has released a new ad featuring deleted social media posts by his Democratic primary challenger, Darializa Avila Chevalier, highlighting her criticism of Kamala Harris’s record on immigration and criminal justice, as well as of President Joe Biden. Avila Chevalier is running to represent New York’s 13th Congressional District, which includes Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood, and parts of the West Bronx. Early voting for the contest begins June 13, with the Democratic primary set for June 23. She has been endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Streamer Hasan Piker also voiced strong support for both her and fellow Mamdani-endorsed candidate Claire Valdez during a June 5 livestream. Recent coverage of the race has also focused on Avila Chevalier’s outspoken support for Palestinian rights and opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

🎥🇺🇸 New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s campaign has released a new ad featuring deleted social media posts by his Democratic primary challenger, Darializa Avila Chevalier, highlighting her criticism of Kamala Harris’s record on immigration and criminal justice, as well as of President Joe Biden. Avila Chevalier is running to represent New York’s 13th Congressional District, which includes Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood, and parts of the West Bronx. Early voting for the contest begins June 13, with the Democratic primary set for June 23. She has been endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Streamer Hasan Piker also voiced strong support for both her and fellow Mamdani-endorsed candidate Claire Valdez during a June 5 livestream. Recent coverage of the race has also focused on Avila Chevalier’s outspoken support for Palestinian rights and opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Drop Site

36,153 views • 3 months ago

🚨BREAKING: Rep. Ritchie Torres, whom 'experts' not too long ago predicted to be the most vulnerable NY Dem congressional incumbent, didn't just win but CRUSHED his primary opponent by a whopping FIFTY percent. Incumbent success like this deserves more attention. Hateful, polarizing, and divisive rhetoric was rejected by the voters of NY15, who instead chose Ritchie Torres's bridge-building and proven track record of delivering on housing and affordability. Torres' journey from growing up in public housing in the Bronx, being raised by a single mother facing poverty, and his struggles with depression in his late teens and talking about it publicly have always inspired me and many others who consider him a mentor. This interview he gave in his first year in Congress, where he shared his vision for his district and overall in the House of Representatives, might explain why he's among the most effective Democrats in Washington. Worth watching:

🚨BREAKING: Rep. Ritchie Torres, whom 'experts' not too long ago predicted to be the most vulnerable NY Dem congressional incumbent, didn't just win but CRUSHED his primary opponent by a whopping FIFTY percent. Incumbent success like this deserves more attention. Hateful, polarizing, and divisive rhetoric was rejected by the voters of NY15, who instead chose Ritchie Torres's bridge-building and proven track record of delivering on housing and affordability. Torres' journey from growing up in public housing in the Bronx, being raised by a single mother facing poverty, and his struggles with depression in his late teens and talking about it publicly have always inspired me and many others who consider him a mentor. This interview he gave in his first year in Congress, where he shared his vision for his district and overall in the House of Representatives, might explain why he's among the most effective Democrats in Washington. Worth watching:

David Schwartz

134,202 views • 3 months ago

Backed by Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani, Brad Lander just pulled off a major Democratic primary upset. The Former New York City Comptroller defeated Rep. Dan Goldman, the former federal prosecutor who served as lead counsel during the first impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Goldman was first elected to Congress in 2022 after winning a crowded Democratic primary in the newly redrawn district. The victory is being seen as a win for the Democratic Party's progressive wing in one of the bluest congressional districts in the country.

Backed by Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani, Brad Lander just pulled off a major Democratic primary upset. The Former New York City Comptroller defeated Rep. Dan Goldman, the former federal prosecutor who served as lead counsel during the first impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Goldman was first elected to Congress in 2022 after winning a crowded Democratic primary in the newly redrawn district. The victory is being seen as a win for the Democratic Party's progressive wing in one of the bluest congressional districts in the country.

Fox News

2,818,447 views • 3 months ago

Hey friends. I’ve got a big announcement to make. After listening to the encouragement of many people and leaders here in Arizona and beyond, I’ve decided to run for Congress. We’re launching a primary challenge to our incumbent Democrat in the 4th congressional district. We need a Democrat who will fight for democracy, reject AIPAC and stop the genocide in Gaza, end ICE’s reign of terror once and for all, and take on the billionaire class to make a good life affordable for us all. If you agree, let’s make it happen together. Sign my E-Qual petition to get on the ballot and join our movement of love, truth, and people power at

Hey friends. I’ve got a big announcement to make. After listening to the encouragement of many people and leaders here in Arizona and beyond, I’ve decided to run for Congress. We’re launching a primary challenge to our incumbent Democrat in the 4th congressional district. We need a Democrat who will fight for democracy, reject AIPAC and stop the genocide in Gaza, end ICE’s reign of terror once and for all, and take on the billionaire class to make a good life affordable for us all. If you agree, let’s make it happen together. Sign my E-Qual petition to get on the ballot and join our movement of love, truth, and people power at

Kai Newkirk for Congress

133,971 views • 6 months ago

Ryan Grim tells Rep. Adriano Espaillat there would have been no primary challenge if he had simply “called out the genocide and told AIPAC to F off.” Espaillat was also heckled by a resident of New York’s 13th Congressional District, which covers Upper Manhattan, including Harlem, and parts of the western Bronx, over his campaign advisor’s racist rhetoric toward Mamdani-backed Democratic socialist challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier. Ryan Grim | Adriano Espaillat | Darializa for Congress

Ryan Grim tells Rep. Adriano Espaillat there would have been no primary challenge if he had simply “called out the genocide and told AIPAC to F off.” Espaillat was also heckled by a resident of New York’s 13th Congressional District, which covers Upper Manhattan, including Harlem, and parts of the western Bronx, over his campaign advisor’s racist rhetoric toward Mamdani-backed Democratic socialist challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier. Ryan Grim | Adriano Espaillat | Darializa for Congress

Drop Site

436,503 views • 3 months ago

Zohran Mamdani made a devastating mistake when he decided to join the racist Democratic Socialists of America in going after Adriano Espaillat. NYC relies heavily on its congressional delegation and his decision to go to war against the chair of the Hispanic caucus just so he can support an enemy of the Jewish people was a terrible decision. On Tuesday, New Yorkers will reject Darializa for Congress.

Zohran Mamdani made a devastating mistake when he decided to join the racist Democratic Socialists of America in going after Adriano Espaillat. NYC relies heavily on its congressional delegation and his decision to go to war against the chair of the Hispanic caucus just so he can support an enemy of the Jewish people was a terrible decision. On Tuesday, New Yorkers will reject Darializa for Congress.

Rabbi Poupko

18,575 views • 3 months ago

Darrell Issa made a beeline to a nearby stairwell when I saw him today and his aide tried to shut a stairwell door on us. He’s considering the highly unusual move of running for a House seat in Texas, even though he represents a district in CA. He does not want to talk about it.

Darrell Issa made a beeline to a nearby stairwell when I saw him today and his aide tried to shut a stairwell door on us. He’s considering the highly unusual move of running for a House seat in Texas, even though he represents a district in CA. He does not want to talk about it.

Manu Raju

430,545 views • 10 months ago

DJ Quik's son has been found guilty of murdering a man in 2022. On Thursday (Dec. 4), a jury convicted David Marvin Blake Jr. of one count of second-degree murder and one count of shooting from a motor vehicle, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The charges stem from the fatal shooting of Julio Moises Cardoza Jr. on May 25, 2022. The shooting occurred after a fight broke out between Cardoza and another man in Downey, Calif. Blake then fatally shot Cardoza Jr. from a nearby car and drove away. Cardozao suffered multiple gunshot wounds and later died at the hospital. Blake was arrested for the murder in Porter Ranch, Calif., the following day. He was held in custody on a $2 million bond. Prior to his arrest, Blake had a budding rap career, performing under the name D. Blake. He appeared on Quik's 2014 album The Midnight Life. Blake also released several solo records, including "Official," "Rollin" (featuring Kinglife Herb) and "I Wanna Know (Remix)" featuring Dom Kennedy. According to KTLA 5, Blake worked as a liaison with Compton City Councilman Isaac Galvin at the time of the shooting. In 2022, Galvin was removed from office due to allegations of election fraud. In 2024, Galvan pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for cannabis permits. Blake will have to wait a couple of months to learn his fate, as his sentencing date has been set for Feb. 6, 2026. He is facing 40 years to life in state prison.

DJ Quik's son has been found guilty of murdering a man in 2022. On Thursday (Dec. 4), a jury convicted David Marvin Blake Jr. of one count of second-degree murder and one count of shooting from a motor vehicle, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The charges stem from the fatal shooting of Julio Moises Cardoza Jr. on May 25, 2022. The shooting occurred after a fight broke out between Cardoza and another man in Downey, Calif. Blake then fatally shot Cardoza Jr. from a nearby car and drove away. Cardozao suffered multiple gunshot wounds and later died at the hospital. Blake was arrested for the murder in Porter Ranch, Calif., the following day. He was held in custody on a $2 million bond. Prior to his arrest, Blake had a budding rap career, performing under the name D. Blake. He appeared on Quik's 2014 album The Midnight Life. Blake also released several solo records, including "Official," "Rollin" (featuring Kinglife Herb) and "I Wanna Know (Remix)" featuring Dom Kennedy. According to KTLA 5, Blake worked as a liaison with Compton City Councilman Isaac Galvin at the time of the shooting. In 2022, Galvin was removed from office due to allegations of election fraud. In 2024, Galvan pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for cannabis permits. Blake will have to wait a couple of months to learn his fate, as his sentencing date has been set for Feb. 6, 2026. He is facing 40 years to life in state prison.

XXL Magazine

142,733 views • 9 months ago

JUST IN: Suspected Venezuelan illegals found squatting in the basement of a home in the Bronx. Police found multiple loaded guns, three extended magazines, ammo, ketamine mixed with cocaine and a 7-year old child. One of the migrants had previously been charged with attempted murder for shooting someone in the leg. The police were called after one of the men was spotted with a gun next to a school. A neighbor said the owner of the home had been trying to get them out for the “longest period of time” but couldn’t thanks to New York’s squatting laws. The men were charged with “criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of controlled substance and acting in a manner injurious to a child.” (ABC7) All of the men except for two were released without bail. This is what the left votes for.

JUST IN: Suspected Venezuelan illegals found squatting in the basement of a home in the Bronx. Police found multiple loaded guns, three extended magazines, ammo, ketamine mixed with cocaine and a 7-year old child. One of the migrants had previously been charged with attempted murder for shooting someone in the leg. The police were called after one of the men was spotted with a gun next to a school. A neighbor said the owner of the home had been trying to get them out for the “longest period of time” but couldn’t thanks to New York’s squatting laws. The men were charged with “criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of controlled substance and acting in a manner injurious to a child.” (ABC7) All of the men except for two were released without bail. This is what the left votes for.

Collin Rugg

5,710,959 views • 2 years ago

the camera being in a tight close up on both ilya and shane for the entirety of this scene, except for the moment when ilya is working up the courage to say he’s in love. it’s like for the whole conversation it’s just the two of them, there’s nobody else who matters, and then for a brief moment the shot widens as ilya considers the implications of the fact he’s in love with shane. the fact that the rest of the world DOES matter and will always be a presence in their relationship. we’ve been held in this moment between the two of them and by widening the shot, that intimacy is broken just for a second as we’re reminded that there is a world beyond the two of them and ilya is still in russia. what he’s doing is incredibly dangerous. then the camera tightens back into a close up as he realises he needs to say it anyway because all that matters is that he’s on the phone with shane and he’s in love with him. it really is just the two of them in this moment and he doesn’t want to let anyone else in.

the camera being in a tight close up on both ilya and shane for the entirety of this scene, except for the moment when ilya is working up the courage to say he’s in love. it’s like for the whole conversation it’s just the two of them, there’s nobody else who matters, and then for a brief moment the shot widens as ilya considers the implications of the fact he’s in love with shane. the fact that the rest of the world DOES matter and will always be a presence in their relationship. we’ve been held in this moment between the two of them and by widening the shot, that intimacy is broken just for a second as we’re reminded that there is a world beyond the two of them and ilya is still in russia. what he’s doing is incredibly dangerous. then the camera tightens back into a close up as he realises he needs to say it anyway because all that matters is that he’s on the phone with shane and he’s in love with him. it really is just the two of them in this moment and he doesn’t want to let anyone else in.

fran🏒

295,103 views • 9 months ago

#WATCH | "We changed the Middle East. Now comes President Trump and Secretary Rubio, who is a great friend of Israel... We have the greatest friend of Israel in the White House now. We have to see eye to eye on the main task that we have to accomplish. And we're in a position to change the Middle East and give Israel the kind of arising, the kind of hope, the kind of security and the kind of peace that would have been unimaginable and, in fact, was unimaginable from the day of the founding of the State of Israel... We see eye to eye with the US Administration, President Trump and his administration, first of all, on accomplishing the immediate three goals that we have in Gaza. One is to achieve the release of all our hostages. The second, as I said, is to destroy Hamas. The third is to ensure that Gaza has a different future and that we don't just go back to the same old, same old, same old. And there, I have to say that President Trump has presented a bold new vision and the only plan that I think can work to enable a different future for the people of Gaza, for the people of Israel, and for the surrounding areas..," says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in his address at the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem (Source - Reuters)

#WATCH | "We changed the Middle East. Now comes President Trump and Secretary Rubio, who is a great friend of Israel... We have the greatest friend of Israel in the White House now. We have to see eye to eye on the main task that we have to accomplish. And we're in a position to change the Middle East and give Israel the kind of arising, the kind of hope, the kind of security and the kind of peace that would have been unimaginable and, in fact, was unimaginable from the day of the founding of the State of Israel... We see eye to eye with the US Administration, President Trump and his administration, first of all, on accomplishing the immediate three goals that we have in Gaza. One is to achieve the release of all our hostages. The second, as I said, is to destroy Hamas. The third is to ensure that Gaza has a different future and that we don't just go back to the same old, same old, same old. And there, I have to say that President Trump has presented a bold new vision and the only plan that I think can work to enable a different future for the people of Gaza, for the people of Israel, and for the surrounding areas..," says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in his address at the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem (Source - Reuters)

ANI

53,093 views • 1 year ago

The German FM puts forward two key policy reasons as to why Germany - for the first time - lost a bid for an elected seat on the UN Security Council. Germany's support for Ukraine and its support for Israel. Let's be clear: Germany's support for Ukraine had nothing to do with it. Portugal and Austria - who beat Germany - are no less supportive of Ukraine. It has EVERYTHING to do with Germany's support for Israel's genocide and the manner in which the German government has been willing to undermine international law and the UN Charter on behalf of Israel. Germany's blind support for Israeli crimes cost Germany its seat on the UNSC. As it should.

The German FM puts forward two key policy reasons as to why Germany - for the first time - lost a bid for an elected seat on the UN Security Council. Germany's support for Ukraine and its support for Israel. Let's be clear: Germany's support for Ukraine had nothing to do with it. Portugal and Austria - who beat Germany - are no less supportive of Ukraine. It has EVERYTHING to do with Germany's support for Israel's genocide and the manner in which the German government has been willing to undermine international law and the UN Charter on behalf of Israel. Germany's blind support for Israeli crimes cost Germany its seat on the UNSC. As it should.

Trita Parsi

101,875 views • 3 months ago