Last month, I was sworn in as Councilmember for City of Poughkeepsie Ward 8. As a democratic socialist, I believe that government should do more to help working class people. I’ll catch your loose dog, dig your trash can out of snow, and join you in the streets to protest ICE! 🌹
The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, allowing Republicans across the nation to eliminate Black & Latino districts in a bid to steal the midterms.
We must respond to this resurgence of Jim Crow. That's why I voted YES on a constitutional amendment to let NY fight back.
Every single Socialist in Office in New York State signed this statement, amplifying the demands of detained immigrants. We stand in solidarity with them and with the people who have shown up in their defense.
Abolish ICE. End for-profit detention. Free them all.
A statement on the horrific situation at Delaney Hall—unlivable, inhumane conditions so poor that 300+ detained immigrants are on hunger strike, as well as the violent repression of the protestors who showed up in solidarity.
Genocidaire Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Israeli settler movement, has no place in NYC — he should be arrested to face justice for his horrific crimes against Palestinians and humanity. Every politician who marched with him aligned themselves with Israel’s crimes.
Every campaign that competes against NYC-DSA, no matter their ideology, even if their candidate is an immigrant/child of immigrants, will eventually deploy lazy nativist arguments that quickly slip into attacks on immigrant New Yorkers. They have nothing else to offer voters.
Democratic socialists believe in a strong, fighting labor movement that leaves no one behind! That’s why we march on picket lines, support unionization campaigns, and rally to protect immigrant workers. Join DSA and organize your workplace! 🌹✊ https://t.co/6t3sJMfD2F
While Hochul cowers to the donor class, democratic socialists fight for the working class.
We're up against an undemocratic bully in Albany & the oligarchs that back her. But our wins show that movement pressure CAN deliver for our communities.
We don't need to choose between protecting tenants and building more housing. Between fighting for NYCHA residents and homeowners. Between leading with the values that got us here and addressing the housing crisis.
Block by block, we can do it all.
JUST NOW: Republicans interrupted me while speaking about Trump's cuts & threats to our democracy on the Assembly floor, citing “decorum.”
But Trump & his oligarchs don’t deserve our respect when federal cuts will strip health insurance from 450k NYers & SNAP from 300k families!
We're now seeking Supreme Court review of my case after the Third Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear it in a 6-5 split.
This fight is about whether the government can detain and deport people for their speech. It can't end here.
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A rather liminal night at the Poughkeepsie train station in Poughkeepsie, New York. This old station is a is a major transportation hub connecting the Hudson Valley to New York City and beyond. It serves as the northern terminus for the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line.
The Israeli strike on a tent in Khan Younis today severed the foot of a one-month-old infant. The infant’s mother and a 6-year-old girl were also killed in the same attack.
🎥 Filmed by Ibrahim Muhareb.
My fifth monthly ward meeting will be on Friday, 5/29 from 5:30-7:30 PM at 505 Main St.
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BREAKING: We’ve reintroduced now-Mayor Zohran Mamdani and @JabariBrisport's Not on Our Dime! Act in the State Assembly to bar New York nonprofits from funding Israeli war crimes.
Not Another Dime for Israeli War Crimes!