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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor - For Mahmoud Khalil, this past year has been marked by profound hardship—and by profound courage.
A year ago, Mahmoud was walking home through our city after sharing an iftar with his wife Noor when he was detained by federal agents, flown to Louisiana, and then held in an ICE facility for months. In that time, he was forced to miss the birth of his first child. All of this for exercising his First Amendment rights in protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
And yet, even in the face of that cruelty, there has also been beauty. New Yorkers raising their voices in solidarity. A city refusing to look away. Mahmoud won his freedom, and a father was finally reunited with his child.
Last night, as we marked the one year anniversary of his detention, Rama and I were honored to welcome Mahmoud, Noor, and their son Deen to Gracie Mansion to break our fast together.
Mahmoud is a New Yorker, and he belongs in New York City.
https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2031185185002164590

Megan Basham @megbasham - WOW!!! That he did not recognize the reference is peak irony. For those who do not understand, look up CS Lewis, and the acronym NICE. This is the organization Lewis invented for his novel That Hideous Strength. While NICE claims to be working for the betterment of humanity and looks respectable, corporate, and elite from the outside, that polish hides a deep, antihuman evil within.
Could not be a more perfect allegory for French’s own transformation.
https://x.com/megbasham/status/2031189949354225848

Megyn Kelly @megynkelly - Video: When did Lindsay Graham become our president? In the past 24 hours he’s threatened Lebanon, Cuba, the Saudis, the wider Arab region and now - checks notes - Spain
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Graham: Spain, you have lost your way. I don't want to do business with you anymore. I want our airbases out of Spain
https://x.com/megynkelly/status/2031201405462020597