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[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.

Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us — one of home, tradition and memory over generations.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Today marks the 78th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe), during which more than 750,000 Palestinians were expelled and over 400 villages were destroyed to establish the State of Israel.

[IronicnotSavage ⏭️ Otakufest @IronicnotSavage]

Fell in Love with my Y/N Crashout Tsundere Homeboy

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

“Last March, a fog took hold in my head and never left. It settled there somewhere between the moment a DHS agent asked me, ‘Are you Mahmoud Khalil?’ and the moment I realized that I would miss the birth of my first child,” writes Khalil.

A year ago, the Trump administration unlawfully arrested Khalil at his home and detained him for 104 days. “I walk free now, only after an army of lawyers sued the administration for targeting me because of my pro-Palestine speech. But the government is relentless in targeting me,” he writes. “So when I walk, I watch my back.”

“When strangers approach me and ask, ‘Are you Mahmoud Khalil?’ — the same words in the same expectant tone the DHS agent used before the handcuffs — I do not know if they want to shake my hand or spit in my face. I do not know whether they will say, ‘Thank you for what you're doing,’ or follow me through midtown aggressively shouting, ‘Am Yisrael Chai.’ Both have happened. At first glance, I can never tell them apart.”

In a new essay, Khalil writes about grappling with these two truths: “That I walk through the city afraid and that the city, in small and persistent ways, tells me I am welcome. That I am watched and that I am seen.” Read it in full: https://t.co/wQyxkGZoyk

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

tbh ADHD is not being able to clean your own kitchen for 6 days but volunteering at a community event for 6 hours on a Saturday because other people's needs activate your brain in ways your own needs don't.

[SwiftieLee 🖤 @SwiftieLee1]

Being 28 is so weird because you feel like you’re 23 but then you meet someone who’s 23 and realize what 5 years does for you.

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

For those curious about how the Artemis II crew is sharing photos on social media during their journey, Reid said the following during his February 20 weekly update: “…all four astronauts will hand their social media over to our respective agencies… so while we’re up there, our social media coordinator for the astronaut office, Camille, will be posting… so we will write the content, we’ll give her the ideas, we’ll send pictures down while we’re on our way out to the Moon and back, and then she’ll do the posting on the various platforms… it’s us posting, but not directly, because we will not have internet connection while we’re out there on the Deep Space Network.”

https://t.co/VREs1znURK

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and Border Patrol, in bid to end 40-day shutdown https://t.co/VqbjGpWprB

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Mississippi Department of Public Safety officials discovered Ku Klux Klan items while cleaning out a closet to move to the department’s new headquarters https://t.co/NrUHTyb9z0

[thoughts & rants. @fromdarwin]

@t_NYC Some have been found to have PTSD symptoms because of being in an environment of persistent trauma. There are so many near misses that don't elicit media attention.

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

Hair is an important part of who we are. It helps us express ourselves, and can tell important stories about a person's culture and heritage. This #BlackHistoryMonth, join us as we explore the history behind several iconic hairstyles!

- Sponsored by @Dove

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' leads Oscar nominations with 16, the most of all-time.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The Los Angeles community is seeking justice for Keith Porter, who was killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve

https://t.co/eq7TMJYggq

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations https://t.co/MFtTSzQSAx

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

We’re hiring!

Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.

Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
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[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
https://t.co/7tewUOBm0A

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.

And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.

No more.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

This government shut down is all about whether Republicans will get away with raising health care premiums by 75% for 20 million Americans and throwing 15 million people off their health care.

We can't allow that to happen.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Hannah Einbeinder on saying “Free Palestine” during her #Emmys acceptance speech:

“It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel because our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethnonationalist state.”