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Rafael Shimunov

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Host of Beyond The Pale on WBAI 99.5 FM NYC, Board alum Jews for Racial & Economic Justice. Co-founder of the Jewish Vote. Art at Art V War. Queens is the Future. @rafternoon on IG

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Goodbye Kristi Noem. We'll never forget the abject cruelty, unspeakable violence, and emboldened white nationalism that flourished during your tenure.

And no matter who runs DHS, our demands remain the same:

Not ONE more dollar should go to fund ICE.

05.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just my mayor breaking fast with Iftar hamantaschen ❀️❀️ for Purim.

Iftar Sa’eed

And yes, the person who made them for him made them with dates

03.03.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Department of Education banner just dropped.

01.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Tonight we pray for every Iranian, Israeli, Palestinian, American, and all others once again caught in the violent whims of corrupt leaders.

01.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Kansas invalidates driver’s licenses, birth certificates of over 1,000 transgender residents The Kansas state government has invalidated the driver’s licenses and birth certificates of transgender residents who changed the gender on those documents, in accordance with a law that took effect o...

This law β€” which invalidates trans people's government documentation and creates a bounty system for accusing anyone of using the wrong bathroom β€” has one goal:

To criminalize trans people's very existence and drive them out of society.

Trans people belong. No exceptions. We will fight for them.

27.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Three Top AI Models in Simulated War Games Recommended Using Nukes 95 Percent of the Time
Rick Moran | 3:04 PM on February 25, 2026

Three Top AI Models in Simulated War Games Recommended Using Nukes 95 Percent of the Time Rick Moran | 3:04 PM on February 25, 2026

This is fine.

26.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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How the NYPD responded to two different snowball fights πŸ€” one they celebrated another they criminalized to create right wing narrative.

26.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Yeah, policing in action...Officer Friendly only in the (w)right neighborhoods

25.02.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Two Americas

25.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"You missed me"

When you're white and in Central Park, the NYPD will play along with your snowball fight.

When you're brown and in Washington Square Park you get thrown to the ground, investigations begin, kids are called adults, and snow is called ice.

25.02.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 290 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8

Where were you during the snowball terror bombing of the NYPD?

24.02.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Behind every fascist is a cry bully exhibit 27465922

24.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oops Hanukkah!

18.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Brett!

18.02.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for appointing people who care about all New Yorkers to lead the fight for immigrants like me and my family.

18.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At the very center is @mayor.nyc.gov's new Chief Immigration Officer, Faiza Ali. In 2019, Faiza and our other Muslim friends and loved ones joined @jfrejnyc.bsky.social on cold night during a thunderstorm to protect and surround a Chabad passover event after antisemitic violence. A real one.

18.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Epstein is all about Israel!
- Some anti-apartheid activists

Epstein is all about Russia!
- Some anti-Putin activists

Epstein is all about the CIA!
- Some anti-imperialist activists

Epstein is all about unchecked power of the elite class across the globe!
- All of history

15.02.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If they’re losing the β€œI’m not political but I love America” guys in Callaway hats…

14.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 2572 πŸ” 485 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 11
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Break the Bonds with JVP's Cara Levine

Also on Spotify here

open.spotify.com/episode/7qxm...

14.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a great conversation with @jvp.bsky.social’s Cara Levine about @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @marklevinenyc.bsky.social plan to force New Yorkers to invest in Gaza genocide and the #BreaktheBonds coalition’s plan to stop it.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

14.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's not antisemitic to criticize a state. Any state.

It is antisemitic and racist to ignore hundreds of right wing Jewish supremacist JDL stickers spread for years in our district. Will you ever denounce these? Absolutely not, because you're funded by AIPAC who shares these views.

09.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's not antisemitic to criticize a state. Any state.

It is antisemitic and racist to ignore hundreds of right wing Jewish supremacist JDL stickers spread for years in our district. Will you ever denounce these? Absolutely not, because you're funded by AIPAC who shares these views.

09.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's not antisemitic to criticize a nation.

And is telling that Congressmember Meng has never commented on the hundreds of stickers across our Queens district celebrating racial supremacist Meir Kahane and Betar -- and never will because she is beholden to those who make that hate policy: AIPAC.

09.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Kid Rock mocked for β€˜miming’ Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime performance
Musician branded β€˜complete and utter embarrassment’ for lip-syncing performance

Kid Rock mocked for β€˜miming’ Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime performance Musician branded β€˜complete and utter embarrassment’ for lip-syncing performance

Bad:

Being such a bad performer that you have to lip-sync kid rock.

Worse:

Being such a bad performer that you have to lip-sync kid rock, and your name is kid rock.

09.02.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, there was a whole section of kosher food.

09.02.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.02.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Latinos working for ICE:

My family fled US backed authoritarian death squads the right way!

Also Latinos working for ICE:

*Signs up to join US backed authoritarian death squads*

02.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2qzF...

30.01.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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They're vying for Zohran Mamdani's last job to protect Queens residents and all New Yorkers from ICE.

This morning we spoke with @dianaforqueens.com and Rana Abdelhamid, running for State Assembly in Astoria's and Long Island City's District 36.

On Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

30.01.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0