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</style><![endif]--><!-- __merge_tags_in_links__ --><style></style></head><body class="a" style="margin:0px auto;padding:0px;word-wrap:normal;word-spacing:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;"><div role="article" aria-roledescription="email" aria-label="email_name" lang="en" style="font-size:1rem"><div style="display:none;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden;"> On healthcare affordability, Zohran Mamdani, and radical change—now.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ </div><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" class="gg"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table role="none" width="670" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="aa" style="width:670px;table-layout:fixed;"><tr><td class="bodyWrapper" align="center" valign="top" style="padding:10px 5px 10px 5px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style: solid; 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But then I got sick. That might have had something to do with the election night watch parties. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Luckily, I tested negative for Covid and flu (and I’m still wearing a mask on the train). But I had to take a trip to urgent care on Sunday when my asthma flared up and I couldn’t fully breathe. A hefty dose of albuterol fixed me right up—and thankfully, I have health insurance right now. Getting laid off in January thrust me into the precarious situation that many Americans are navigating where we don’t know if or where affordable healthcare will be coming from. And as I recuperated last evening, that situation became even more dire, when <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzy_lOJXpiDxfsMZRnuBqQmRZY96yHmB8QlmmcM5KeifmOp2K0Oe0rZkposWxcnq2Tf9V3CLla6wcH25pT_LvAhDqY_iN0qsfcxmarvVJgHReI1WQOEI_XlqSV0nPrPW53ipxaUWCvszjZixL0G8QtWnVuT69gBnkY_nIPaz8Equhd3JsRtHBkYouAmW3v8vdt5Fq7PJAPaClLs1sEpKNnINJ6l5riOaXUWzS_HmXxg4nRAKszVM5NrHM6G5fZfhVck0mfUbQ03GUngI9Ckggdkj8-2YcwXM-u3JRRLhRsOEJNnFRZOLL1RUEDC3Ftx0UkLlkoHpPKwWzIdtiMNndV2k/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h7/h001.TxhD5gQ66QNIYE9STUULnTzViczQeOkZmCrYQLselr4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>eight Democrat senators</span></a> caved on the party’s fight to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which could lead to insurance premiums skyrocketing well past what everyday Americans can afford. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> This vote, which will decide whether people live or die, has been kicked down the road for another month, and only if Republican senators keep their promise. Meanwhile, I’m thinking about testimonies I’ve seen on social media from people who are afraid of dying if they <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzxgpDGDt5UAe01pW-E9gqBLitz7neEfyJon3P87LrBCuubWhSQGLfFiSw5QMxtX8nQySnmxzhqAJSRZuUvkVIUiQpypFzPBSxQhZUknwOp0TN6Vo5p8SalsgVehXZfYgihlRxO_Vz6VD3-kjjQ46Uhrzi8kBOnyUl8e5Tdi6thaWg3vdcJNjn3CY7Jub7kypPXbekhyOLftHiK5v9LgKxGTm-BhSg4Bh2yVS3LY9fdlie7q0tY_MUM90a43keZsVNLf3NJbTFt62im47LpAQq4UpdvaIMfPYTHYJjQZfrTQp/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h8/h001.IeOdfXbfhVY2Eu_rJDDaAkWbnC3hwsCNH3zOsqGYPTw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>can’t afford insulin</span></a> anymore, who have lost loved ones because they couldn’t afford their medicine, and who will soon lose access to healthcare if something doesn’t change. This forfeit was negotiated in part to restore SNAP benefits to starving Americans, while the president <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.n1IEs7xClbkLfz6xkBCaibftcjzxHHVt55WfUQRovUssqKoHJPG829Auv-FnMnAau8msUbQNnsxJvPstMmZdhtjb_I2FDHrxOOblbuivHGpJrQ2MYhsXzYP0gNs_ol5VOP4MmPFyg4UCDhp4DCHxuUheEnGgwb-ZRKiQFwUxAQGBmzHUC8se6GPeugbyWAUJhLrIZxR8pgvyveLd8By-x8juTstopjAoHDpMzTB7mpdUaLPH-GzOmPg-IYyc_KMzS4pfJYLs2ts1aacj2FPjFU3rRoRhcFbKfqEjo2xVbFjeq1UXUqNdlJr2l10tWHGuG3xFv5kgTpmE37z0GOCIU0frUzW9c8_GS1g9gfCixHU/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h9/h001.B_FareIP4oGy_d5EFBdvCbHmp0Um_jYTWohyv8dMAxU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>tried to take back</span></a> the meager funds that were belatedly issued to some recipients by court order (shortly after midnight,<a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.uP0QS_diFLgi8m-4cLSdATZxPzwAuOxbPiu_KooIzNoUTC_roTiNN8c-NXGDcS9aDHNAjxPW7S8RfMwZcOTCQ8J_SIk461rpH720HdiuSCnujdNpAMasu8l6qvM2GJ6l1IJpxtLR9n12jOm6cGgys_3UQ94Z3SWHKOj1vfAemEY1M4h2brHcXoiIW0St_6_xAVDFlo_0MxqwptDVJXVvb7cxYUGbZ3Fy_UGiuZwAI8kkps6mUf1jbJ4X-ly7dPAfU38rJtcyXZ5bvG4QsXnSV-fPKFcRtYdOvE4JzPck3FM/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h10/h001.RJ842LbCoiE2gO7LLaDibTmPCAx45Fnv6TnN65sgu74" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span> his request</span></a> was denied). The Republican Party is on a murderous rampage, and a group led by elder Democrats are capitulating again, just days after their voters pulled off what seemed impossible at the ballot box. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:20px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:630px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/f971d791-4d8d-48aa-b294-a652d3cd8264/Screen_Shot_2025-11-10_at_12.13.44_AM.png?t=1762751643" alt="" height="auto" width="630" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" class="t" style="width:630px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>A screenshot of a Bluesky post from a user named Jessie, who shared an image of a letter they purportedly received that said their new monthly health coverage premium in January 2026 will be $1,228.21. Currently, Jessie wrote that they pay $50 a month.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> It’s devastating to think that lives will be lost unnecessarily because of the cowardice, ineptness, and banality of evil within the chambers of American government. But if the Democrats who played a role think business will continue on as usual after this, they’re wrong. Last week’s election already proved it. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Some incumbent Democrats have taken the hint that their voters are demanding a change to the status quo. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul comes to mind. Before Mamdani won his mayoral primary, she <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.v5jdO7zlviFOnLWibVs1pXukjQO5kMM1CQ_M9nHDDWH6NV1b3nIL-MPLTn6-C8cztEqn-61MNbAh2EqFw40Y0SYBO1vyAeCC6_nOS5PpBwojmWIKvgRLHX_IJdAj8e4rZSa1v1dDDaH-xBcNANQltyWCX53rpH-aCSV_WWH_YTpaQQur2ZW7nCegRrsaYKSJEU86vEmJplIimSfIxXDe6vaHFW3q-JwGMTwEAjuaiyGSTN2qLHQvNMgsUJQXZWtYl1AjBRY72o2f6COQDX_PTSVqPoUd2orMBaw0cNIyVLXB_ayPSdACM4CrX-JL9VQKhU2SdjQTKxI5fIXGuLe-QMrNWARztAjtvVklP3KMKLhEaoG1124hchZS_L-Lg6a9/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h11/h001.0euQ1TJMVmE7XQG7UEPQKRw9phdPx5EwfL0ZYOp9A5U" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>spoke out against</span></a> his plans to raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers. But a few months later, she <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzwcmijWHR_CFdJCBKFpDH5mG4MO6mVPZos2a8Sw-s7ag-e7-6K86lOX_gM557p_AsMOApYTffnJ2FpH06wSNrMK9h2P7EDRRdisDMoXeiPWbKcC2a4iVp-_Ih52PmKg7sW7SG1DaH3iigjGilB9PZooFGl9ROxrQFfFjyzJhu_mIOls7ln0e81gZ9bvCMTP3XnKWLbrjfYT7UVQ_ElRcxPh95AbCQgMisvU2Zp-1H8RkynNvouqxgeUnvxF4SBZShOoCeNwQdYr9zM0L9WUIce04OcH_Kc6ocKtKJ-RRlP03/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h12/h001.46ZN5pDnwYXq1CT1eh_XR0P7ISiEfbi-eDNcgWWm49Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>endorsed him</span></a> over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and she only became <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001._DSKgCkUBG062w3rv765IEPZLs-wkvdieXi4jYrpV2giIBmh9DDLceSKdtxNYLi6Xrj2Re4dVx3aBW1mPEaXM_h9BHVdChfH07-dstbtRhCYeOYJJ6drmCqA7h0-9k8dtftt4raWY4LU6ApXP9QuH5OVpo5CGir0UcZ-FwZ2sE3e43Xmf95zTOYp3dQ6LJdCLsXXeyxGWJE8ILUPb3bMbF0opfPTrJZJStifdn1yvlTf2iyd_4E4TbmBhHqkvHXz9w-c7rLipuDeN-7WlGJr1huXQtq6iBPkfDn7t0rAo1hqTmnfcEC9gaCqCzXe3bmk/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h13/h001.iPoA5Oum1LtB4ieV_Dc7Iavd0seEV4xf_znFrWGN3is" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>more vocally supportive</span></a> since then. Hochul also <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ke39WvCfsq8Y99teWgMXH_kTevn__jJEEPqnVOtMggCG5CRDdKR4Z-isVQ4qcqDV-63R9-LiCthdv3AqgWRVy7EPGNwPuXW9ctxG0j8qM4yJxxiyItx-ie8Gy4oxybkIrvHH_ZQb-QXHmgCCFFSTBhRw6euZ4cHhFA-jxpC16UGN59DDmNo1RCYUtXA5i4LsjCgEXH6YMuzqGN6gZc1FqVeCHLRyrmGDcTsj3h1G8GY6CPDNsVWjX5B7m8xSClcmp4hC1DUGhn7AbPzVQWyU7Utl27-DW-N4EgwxxbzgQjg/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h14/h001.pV8EstaGXMpYekEKOBBGq5AS03ZoiL2IhcZp9EOpwyU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>condemned</span></a> the way Senate Democrats attempted to negotiate the end of the shutdown last night. Her shift is notably different from other major New York politicians, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who begrudgingly endorsed Mamdani at the last minute before <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.Hulu5vPjJSUQGUteKR3l3ar0eIyijk-MRTFLns9lXu9GCuv0xYOZh_mnwe-Sd1sI1KCQ9IlwHifbyKXCZJdCA0KOdf-b_LN4WSwZMZXzZ2Kuok1gCy3smD1hBszWGUkuZ9uNuvTO5Ur9_ckbx_sDnvL-TLj6m1OCpZfFVuWN8SVwXlUmrcxlQ987_rdBWEBWkejiEEpSZQJlKSpVf320zlxgxThkpESDw729gwnUqsgeVT8yAdYFuuS_s0saWSeeTws6RUbyxueTMWyfUQOOMARDdmY4t8pphaUlNDrDS4SQQ4rO0q5DoK79uJhBhwnO1lDTmLl_avuYBUKr53hZ3D2yu67uzD7W5d7p43zLYe0rGD_a1lM5gVBYbPg4_8gj/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h15/h001.C5-subcsO_FMdiIHuzu3uVKVShGyv68eLJBhmqrYi68" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>disagreeing that</span></a> he was the future of the Democratic Party, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzy2XWf98ds3sGNXuWuey2bYkwzXI6exrXL0YvctcvkZUgihNknPnt9j9pzZRnPQWUSxfeuKYl72_nfH-RaeG__DJUNxeJJnHByIbkF3RgT_Vl7HO3be76ikWEzUPvXNdCpaOulM04oz4bh4-qML2Cwo9rGCkT5kg17-ztcs39ctLjdEJV5W8_23-DLo9jaaoUPXgtSCr7Xb_d6lsaArGLo8GHqsyIwu13wHbH45aDJmw5mPHVdL5ec9qmJLBNZ5-GrjEU51qVKSuK9lHQ2Va-GFKITIpFaTcdSJAHC_qnFzQPB_QvwaXQrkKw2ZnaDNH0WNSsQZh6mI9aWkHBkue8_QGLTHfCSsn0XVsSi0ULEdX/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h16/h001.0J6800DvRfuU3ZKWIeSxfqFLxB5KsjErSPXfAAWOsF4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>ultimately refused</span></a> to endorse Mamdani. Schumer has also been the target of much ire over the past 24 hours for failing to protect the ACA. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Hochul understands what Jeffries and Schumer either do not or refuse to: their voters have swung to their left, a tide change that has been a long time coming but especially under Trump 2.0. The time for #Resistance is over. Americans want restitution. We are begging for the freedom to exist without facing crushing debt. And we are tired of seeing atrocities play out every day while democratic institutions cower in fear. Mamdani didn’t just win because of <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz45x0jQ119GK5aSdLIKCEe-YpgRVb_CVoLmoEMzOeIB8gZ0tafuP23kTDZiA0AHeZ91aJPuvzOiq9gpZQkRME3jkoHxHb8Chci_YVBfAyOU-l-QpGaKhannqt-qSLUfGd4LYAFyqQrcSl9rjtwQVqqEbX1lUFphC6dMDt-lHB3N6fvQmMsUU_saUmV6XRWe3joh6FHQsSrmevfwl9QlygJZNEKsMCWW2dR80S445TEb3Y1QFrJQFY5Mlxgadt3IkFWpfEKm96Fps0gqPwmEHPy-1lqwwGAKUX74ObcSsHFfnd1nrT3JztE2JbWGNljR-QqWe6cUp65x4Fpx91YgIg9KEibtgEIsyndDSOSgzNEuA/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h17/h001.naYLIVjpyeUYOHRcpSjgoN2LybtBdj_VbvA7RwA72dg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>viral TikToks</span></a>. He won because he used popular mediums to share a politically resonant message. That message is focused around local affordability and accountability, but it’s also proudly pro-Palestinian, anti-genocide, and in service of vulnerable people everywhere. There’s a huge but often discounted demographic that authentically believes in these things and will no longer accept anything else. Democrats can either meet their changing base where it is or fail. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:20px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:630px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/cd4e16b8-b5ee-4105-af52-94da19fec525/Screen_Shot_2025-11-10_at_1.30.09_AM.png?t=1762756258" alt="" height="auto" width="630" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" class="t" style="width:630px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>A screenshot of a graphic posted by Zohran Mamdani on his official social media accounts on October 25 to announce that polls in New York City were open for the 2025 election.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> If this sounds dramatic, that’s because it’s reflective of the nonstop, constantly changing pace of politics today. In mid-January, Mamdani was <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzy2XWf98ds3sGNXuWuey2ba85xqydrGUdR5ZQuEqdG3rmfrBQmogX7N6RGdcq7CPmx3Jl1wSwXPamNMPrraiLCLfiOQPUyLvzkpI83-S0YuuNBY2MdUTXRX3PcJkLAveoT0tOAEQr5m8mtr0DtffiqzxzPlzoM36Q2FNPSGo8EgKiD8EeJ8DgoLgOqE-Y9ccBO4CmLl1hFx0rdXjNpiqto6qyhgM8s66xi0fM_f0Segg9JXtuygg7HMjZvelsXhpWMOU2g36ClfKceL2_6TgAxG-2N7MyVG6QolUgxjvrOJMTdiEQFWYaDocnPzGi41j8Q/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h18/h001.cN7WXufO_nTeOyn4Et9HAx-MZT59Y5Qqk_tEihXP5So" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>polling at 6 percent</span></a> and Cuomo was the favorite before he even announced his campaign. 11 months later, according to YouGov, Mamdani is one of <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.U1lMVaAPjMqLNNPr09SLYBBZwhwIYeUzK-ktObSRHFh4V7pEMdU6hep5bRyqwN7JuwZJuJgrYR1DbA36im6-u8pabsPPLSXMZpsva0OoX2s5sUSEwUOJh-PPb0Skjuq84YfUO8pu8nMwxQTKVToHw9i5hm0H_2EVpmulU6xOGt7cvm4qQ5uiT_QO90WEPXnnVp6yX-Q_WRFDudtm1z8lbRFIyc-hVrH2ko_fSWejxUlWiZarNYXVFzjUcbzc0wvEWV-q2GRL5W-udrDofpf4txFwDAvYB39UkmHyTuN6dA8obGcNpJE7FggNag4gBn9T/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h19/h001.p5d8ecvXx6Hh9mRp-go4vIFlXr3Lqz498-PfvJm5TxY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>the top 20</span></a> most popular politicians in the country. Over <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.rTmn6gHuhRNMaicvNfsUmk98rxmjI5iFKp6Et6lzpPjiGKMDBdHDKLCTf-vC2YetkUMaE7Tz-NKfkB7vl3qstdzZWPXDQoP78pnj-_kYiRwyHdyLQDqQeJJ3SA3Ndn1OSpZW6cN0NXxLie1ike0NJtZsl-7GZ5QGRDKBaKFW2MEYLCu43CcLx32A4nif0_5ryS0dH83uIZGgAYy28VoCfjk9vJ8nnwVQscDyCiqj0NP-OlLN1m-oQFFZ0GAcx78pG_7ufyhfNq1loaO_ADyxdrFSZxNWcW7be8DTw70ESX0/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h20/h001.kpqGuXzMaBpIuzGaYjXQgcDoXwTkuCvj-ZmRLPz4_Nk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>a million people</span></a> voted for him last Tuesday. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Conventional elite wisdom holds that Americans won’t accept democratic socialism or vote for certain minorities or turn their back on Israel. Mamdani’s decisive rise should have shattered those illusions. But some pundits are hanging onto the idea that Mamdani only represents the Bushwick, Brooklyn population: a pocket of unusually radical leftists who could carry him over the finish line in New York City and nowhere else. That’s not necessarily true. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> For example, Mamdani’s opponents attacked him relentlessly on the issue of Israel, <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzzuuz8CDUTlmLLr1P9dTYz3US0bbqs0ihGixw0Xmh2nYKOcqqk3z6JMcaOwa7w9zHazzEF-QRe1HZ3_0xC5aT3vtrYUnCKT7OjOzYDt2C8EUxdAQ2sGrnPmEHSFfy_vAHA0X1b34bJSFcnUpRZ6LeZHxqFvMrcx0a_FrrgN2hbQKM31iMRdBwm_gkfj57yJljF0uJ8cGWWl0WDyNvOQ6N4oic9YTI9ULyTkyZ9SMfABiNhR-wJTDSwTVFrpe1EAoCaEMA7Rk9p1bRxqMWn0HD_gRhDoakDBIO6mi4tMpoipI/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h21/h001.ldmqFsbWEE4iv8N-9HicjxiS6fzDdD1JEGVDE28vQ3k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>smearing him</span></a> as antisemitic and targeting his unabashed support for Palestine as his ultimate weak point. It was an ugly and <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz45x0jQ119GK5aSdLIKCEe-YpgRVb_CVoLmoEMzOeIB8gZ0tafuP23kTDZiA0AHeZ91aJPuvzOiq9gpZQkRME3jkoHxHb8Chci_YVBfAyOU-l-QpGaKhannqt-qSLUfGd4LYAFyqQrcSl9rjtwQVqqEbX1lUFphC6dMDt-lHB3N6fvQmMsUU_saUmV6XRWe3joh6FHQsSrmevfwl9QlygJZNEKsMCWW2dR80S445TEb3Y1QFrJQFY5Mlxgadt3IkFWpfEKm96Fps0gqPwmEHPy8w92enqf58eTt_DZLw-jtnu3owQh9E9w7qwuBYr5cVb7miB7ZqA4pKN0hp33kqgZXZRZIinN5ywX79UAlBcxtR/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h22/h001.RK51A_GKyWlcKnqup3hJcyDDXfihdWM_LvEGW-us6KQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>often racist</span></a> strategy that completely failed, and not just because international foreign policy is largely unrelated to the day-to-day expectations for the New York City mayor. <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz2ZFD9IHYK9741cHi8TQjLT1mT7mhvbMfv4C1q2rbaR6dNtoOpZoj13d9cByoMHyn9sak3oX4FOVSibXuflJBAcuBo1EKJlLgrMBbQovbfZkKbKXGGJmNBIYQrjx0zf_mJkpPB0Kt7cn1Yrffl9w4mumXi0l9rq7Mcc-LiQvWcEBI69LnBdF59eD4DDSVjo-x8eLmNShkcf-8oTYl012ZBqUoSNlf55PIItIV87wlTnZOY9TYfHM5cDvNV0TTFWyTbQgeuH8ZjUXSzArR1NeEEihLs4BRvuHhfqVXZxyFd0sZXEstOvcR79LTZELVZ98xFYziTHWA-O3ISQnOXYLAZ4r45ChbQwMsyaemMxSrHc12ATu_NkHJt_KRExBJ33JcQ/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h23/h001.wF74owuWCHWNSkwur2Xmzyir3sIFuS8tkGrDHzjcz24" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Pew Research polling</span></a> from the start of Trump’s second term found that a slight majority of <i>all </i>Americans now have an unfavorable view of Israel, with almost three out of four Democrats between the ages of 18 and 49 feeling that way. And from what I’ve gathered, most of these people don’t just have a slightly negative take on Israel. These are people who have been bombarded with images of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians for more than two years. Opposing Israel has understandably become a core moral principle for many people, and not just left-leaning voters, but especially left-leaning voters. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> And these aren’t just people in New York City. Recently, a <i>Spitfire News </i>subscriber reached out from Corvallis, Oregon, a city of 61,000 that houses Oregon State University. I ended up chatting with several leftist activists in the community who have been dealing with their own targeted campaign after they supported a City Council resolution to divest from genocide, apartheid, illegal occupation, mass deportation, and mass incarceration—and were labeled antisemitic in response. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:20px;" class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:100%;"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzxgpDGDt5UAe01pW-E9gqBKU88ZyJ_qRVMw2osh5shMuJ8j-1Fb4tPjBdrMqL48q1pao4FBBiYSj78s-AigNUJ3gW7YsUqYyavNFoFhExvyNmi2vJu_j8Fnmh_5CiYsnL9H3BzvE0NxosHmiEj6I5Sa6UqnOBxiiKvhH05FXTdpdZVF7XDQC3vhXQPSz2CC3b8EQken-kkUXvJoQV5HLEmbykh8ttMKSKZ5tntKeGPxptFSBY5tMNzPXEisje2ej-A/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h24/h001.mDBYusgQGq6PwcRSBjydJMIdzs_a34FWxFlXR-c84BY" style="text-decoration:none !important;"><img src="https://beehiiv-images-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/asset/file/c97bbc0e-2948-4bb8-95e3-9195ab19e74d/instagram_screenshot_DP7HhZIEozj_1762757118_e66281fb.jpeg?t=1762757121" alt="Instagram reel screenshot" height="auto" width="100%" style="display: block; width: 100%;" border="0"/></a></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “This is something everybody is seeing and sees that it’s wrong. We’re seeing at the national level that being in support of this genocide or even being passive about it is becoming a political cost to politicians,” said Matt Aberle, a 33-year-old government worker from nearby Albany, Oregon, who was inspired to get more active in political organizing after seeing what Israel was doing. “There’s lots of work around Palestine, but we’re also tying that back to domestic things, like ICE and American imperialism.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Aberle and four other local group members I spoke to said that the left-leaning Corvallis City Council was initially receptive to their resolution, until they faced opponents and even a local media outlet that characterized it as antisemitic, despite some of the resolution’s supporters being Jewish. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> “I think I’ve become kind of cynical to a lot of government response, even at the local level, and even from so-called liberals who want to apparently support human rights and apparently be there for their community, but it’s kind of contingent,” said Kylie Griggs, a 25-year-old who moved to Corvallis from Portland. “I think human compassion and justice will eventually prevail, I think there’s no way around that because we just can’t continue down this path. It’s not going to be sustainable. Even if just for their own political careers, I hope people realize that.” </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> My conversations with the Oregon activists were partially inspired by my <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxxO7toP0EOskF04Z9JF_GAFzyXFfUS2TAo3MyyJKNgJwo4k9tSSC-3gFTCg8zNcSwk9FQo9T7zdRgiiTdSVwt0-wWmewjvm2UqbEtCvOVyxTvV0jGqa5i_cJE_DGLIRFNxk2hDRPhs-VU4Xy9zn8WO_WQ8Mq9vki_-61L22H9kBR94bKXF9G3xj8Y5SgEH64550UADZPgtI32ajVMw__-toRHRh7VYJRg9SzJGw3VSWNFl1gkwgQGpK7MiuaY8LyBFkzD-j9LpebEqc4yAE51WZyU-A1u8MylSAO2t8Tq7kzQLOrhaA9zQcutPQRv2ggjKU5zvlsFHTjdREwJUzNi4NOhSTwVc5F3GNXLItzydwwu_pcsY424T11rdBJ1u7amkFghqSsZL1u4wVnOhEYil-QaIfU9cZfFl156KlmMnA5o3wL8iqJ2pRqATbj73CV_jp6AnmyFDX_pZT8iuc0e1_T0NoSNSaZz9jcOQPlLDwXxd9v8r5dsv6KBSzQk57UqT-9_lIabyJHNizh9-zK4Sf7PspP54owxtt9lTF0kmC83Ymi_zRj6ZJWvVuLlS-EmZkJUgi0FTTyZcNsV-SA-0wrX2rQgClk4Oze4oKkGZZG8cFLhFJTAeqOv05_X6IWzSjVykp0TG-n4yutPD3DZJHpxUI7J0-vu7oZS4j1od40YkDHLYtNKhyd1GN1hGhK0WBd8bChBDZT6C2Bl6lEjl4MgKtL6PVlz3KzJb8Z7DAB_-f6nB9Bwzsq68BYSggPlwDhM7dq2dcI-ou1h4pPVeXeg9AUb4Vs7-UeUUh9POACG02sKdVAxXOfoRMUOOkLTo/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h25/h001.zmnaf-HGJuQD7r0lZLjC-qUAHB4ndmoD8qXH45wIwnQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>previous</span></a> <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxy0FGXd5G98tSPRlSTLtqylSKjo2uP3DaAcss0D9Fr7y_DPJfbP__FH8uMS59AQb0aWHyoBtPBPlaDJ7eNwFwEI-4LQdA2K1x6zlKDBsmbdacMj-BFRS1sJwF3Osn0KG2DC3QwAKcVyv7YsNv8jvoKIWnjOT9uWF3YUvLq0AsP-i1h2L7GActeDnLb-_9CRsY_Pt7z9_4mxmchOeskGFNJy6jemKVFKn-LEmnI3HgXrNO-NFPinRnABa_emaAGY4C2q82_nmsFWhHetpS0erc8L-2Q3RAzo_HZtlAd7tRutQZdVomGPQ-wfJAvlahT7v6J_WnmVzFkK4Ochv-p4QF0OZi7f5HxXuHXgi_s1_o_XIbI8tq3e_g5cRZPAifiENt7lWMyqatn6hGswgfugnND2TycJq8ovQXMxxNitqU68EavfPOppT0sV1r27c5DnFvqL3d5xFY_vWBQR1whQwqxuoOeBLlnpKv8HKywKHUl7ZjpFxBFNddPxL9nSOqjKOtNH3IZs-oFiDuokDtntIpIeQT27ZCRAFivwKQFiVmrAmrmxNWbFhA0myNnND6aTaUY6wORMs0i1N0RIVo6OT9II92kJGbSeY3rzLXuGQg0uCHvrcGQBBLd8zMljZfzts8j7kqtDOR1mJ_uslnm4sf4ANEia486w0f0HvkwBO5JMpHhd5ETrSUdt7x8CPj0UZm6V9GmBY4OSpA4aGRMRVRwuAjQhR9BaLMSMv6_72-ILzLr9ivf9lutjRdHIxbU11G3JzHyNc-F9yReeWdW8dXuvRvvlbFPpsVOE2kzbnMR744D1aWG7IbiJGueadYe7NuNp3YwzS8wR5OoMsYIPvAdl/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h26/h001.scIVW4Xf35bJMbj7A6m29q3M30SMs1-iv19cE_cF-IE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>stories</span></a> <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxxBq86FcUO7lK-U_ICXTWxWU2PNG9T8u0f_dL_ExbdnoqAB_9acQigHz4h82C6Sy-SvTCOvz1LvJczwUiBTP5JkvhU7SjB6kaALWG60r_GNPKdYKwMVkPjgTfkTzLB-UFqaXDAKX6spdozGDNgt2X_-uMC6tpid9ruh4bcIeEfkWBX_krYqo5eKYTQlxRkcRPTNtGmw4EcLWQENjw87PVfR1-j3E8bdEqbLl2s54LlpTR9ttK_6ufNE7Ot0ZYHRJoniu4G2HE3F2SVbeNLLiwE5zzuiS9sUmqHaDR7jIdj6aDXqrmn6VmUpkID2xTk2nlzbu3uIjqKVW3Alv1kBQagDGo4nA_gwKONOtz9pdx6JNvE0Li_7TJCZVJpMPh49me3f-8s_AfJYDBbca17MrCsRtjXmrFqzPtjmHjaNRcwzCxwREHbnKiRtUULB-MW9mt86_fO5mKcV6byum2yzTPfCHO3bOxMRquMhY_IfMq15LE4VfIt8gK7T9Bm_rvojO7pDzPE8dAXJz0R6PusNa6I_sAyd2AJoqgbK4glj8-wi7ttAwOqXJbBF56u4WkvkMdZ5vQRqmmBJmbshPugPWMDma3qigLV1hfwJc5vKU5BqgBSbOviZRGRO1KygJFfNgRPwWYYoFTPM-7nuJBm5ZA1w199JPRvvmO0MiCnPMqJHL3La6gBhU-74Kcs9Emfln-kshLhDqx09OHcwgnQUHbToY9Ov0g3WaAo2VE2-NnmDXyRJ8WiayjWwzytNPwC94KBkrr_oLuAjxusoerIQpasF260es50YFlHGDedm2jdff459-tDyihOlgelG6wtCeII/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h27/h001.s7trEl0mlRGcctpKfBS6vZSl-wcJLz5p23F4PmipPZk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>abou</span></a>t DARVO, a concept developed by Dr. Jennifer Freyd in the late 90s to understand the psychology of sexual violence that has <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz6bgeoSS6YHyl1BTr3Y0_hTxNNQd29OrFeqPz6hMxQHcH8vehR0osX92ss3iRvDz2-0Qz9Uuuqd6GdnIXlwiDgzgxuH0Pa0-U_cskdZPdaavkTSgJLT3XMdgFgANOe4gLy740xEKRkwzr4EpiWFpoH7asTYjFDNICx1VamSczmJlQk9HPd0ZbFxU4qljXViKDHaqMS1_Yr6VkuG0twjmFH47kASUR5ezIAzB2oAubTLH0N_g4Ri35xYf_wAXCyl1sw/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h28/h001.9Mb2lezKZP0-CFelozuFmcvhjGD2ERTUX9hGdl6iwOc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>broadened over time</span></a> to describe other kinds of individual, institutional, and societal harm. In political rhetoric, DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) has been successfully leveraged to smother progress by smearing proponents of democracy and morality as violent and incapable. Leftists are branded as <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz1IYZEwEZ-788IYvwgWX1GItTuRFT4GX2Rs0NN30av4bf6QtHf49H7JY7q58m8hBvknQtM-sH2DD6ZVxuXv4zUQj3rXGkXW1-Wu8X_V3Y8aYtFVuBHQNTRuOn9O_8BLI4-uAs4tlBA59nM87DgeQoZTonsiJazSWbrjl6e34oNVBe_ey6mgCsm9b5e26etUfK_HG6UlKUmIkRLZORPk2_YzOXynlFAe5rhmUcMl9HZHwRKKYs4k487GztYrpbs-aw1n5U4htgCE2edv2_4Dh2JVJKlRaXhh0tTocOG5MB5exCxZZzB9t7wjTnVgyxJ0ucA/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h29/h001.qmx_cY0EAvVZvK_uFW1yhm-SONG5AnMRIOdb5PvLlMs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>terrorist sympathizers</span></a> for opposing genocide. Progressives are called radical and dangerous for wanting everyone to have food, healthcare, and education. People to the left of establishment Democrats are blamed for losing elections and diminished when they win them. There’s no doubt that Mamdani will be up against enormous barriers and offensive forces while he tries to enact his agenda of affordability for New Yorkers. There will be outrage and setbacks. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> But this doesn’t change the fact that Mamdani’s platform resonated well beyond the five boroughs. The Oregonians I spoke to celebrated his win and so did many of the people who are scared of losing their healthcare soon. He’s emblematic of a party that has already shifted left to confront the devastation head-on, whether its leaders are willing to help or not. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Thanks so much for reading this far, and if you appreciated my reporting, <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxw-9UbDfvT-b-BqkIB088N2wQpjnzw-NaITW1jeWzFGuw3aExvhNl781Pg2zKEM8rBxhOZ7jR-NRDvqZI1a0S4rM21J2mf3tZofP9T0BA9LBh2NP2GIO2FVub0_zAdCOJsKovMuyd2gsNJa_vJO1lxMFpj3sAaKBXj-myWRxQWI2MyMJG1pudzvsI6hFOhVcE8XhTsIQKt12wi99rteYNL_TOI5Mo5HemhKK09_OzixW_pKjckSf0qpXdh1EHbE5-q-pr-7X9R5X6ZU8be7eo3aktE-2zlySlUSnS6BEgkS6sy2W4QOJdvDWHEqsZTyofgQBMA3t0eju92V1gLef5Ap7jj8rZjj0dPrAU8DXAAmLrC_wIjxF3XhQeiZKzaaBvKMox18DQPfHykT1cB1p4Tqv--LE7Rkagp_PB8X0ipKyUOZDV2ZIWLDpP18oV-L7KrGgrIxA6gHXPBrgOS38b5Hqe-MfI7XpSI0S72_aMgvX7ZLKh-lAx4kDYpvF-ecIcNQnaJdJIlh6KlSbaij2novey-_OETME3BcT5a1DJ7q361oYFsCzC7-ewFrFlyx7qbeAl-S0aDBbUw-qCh4VPs98jx4B4Y_3Z2g6BZSdm0ZptuErIzskyS7yrbMI2qqZo3IaN_WhCpqlc22g1n-2dI0E0j6GQKIF4nSqoK1Po6Ihmn0Yf1VgJFen2vRKVjZtyQUA7xgKtDfNQMEQ86bAJINkxOYHJrDQFgm9JhKvWSP502cKZesnjb7bilwpMITpUKOnQsV8S2lvQpZEAC-LVyr/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h30/h001.Un_DSHe88bD7_0lrlwdigNMlLeZjcfZDcNUDPC_yeoI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>consider upgrading</span></a> to support my independent journalism. You’ll also get access to all my paywalled stories. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> And finally, here are a few other things I wrote this week: </p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:37px;padding-right:27px;padding-top:12px;" class="ee"><div style="margin-left:0px;" class="edm_outlooklist"><ul style="font-weight:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:12px !important;margin-top:12px !important;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"> For <i>The Verge, </i>I wrote a <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz1ysX8TlR-T2AV_IxD2TLxpxjYPs3bsRXGvXIuiVng5H4AJyWALGrI5hLD8MpJGx7BZA0HJnkEb2pJh6W2Sotwk4ueqDdTghvLOf0qa9G1ThCSKjgdlwJchjHgY_fMDa7qNApgCjCvJ1e_kMzrcicHt4FaSHhHgE3rLnKg99X4_HYIYAOxHUqNLO5igyKJ7kJsNNNrYxV2XF3bRTpCiI47eLIMIVy8wd6wlC8ImcvgCsDraBPHon2FJ1HGqmfCiT0ukBYSNqrtxnp4EirAB69DwXJ1wpgjUgii0VmVR6wGDch2Kdp6fbGd47Mr47h6cfHw/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h31/h001.EL2A69Cf4pyG5-5cEFv0cJxk2wMSY-UchF2fDI9uqgE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>massive feature</span></a> on the influencers covering the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuits, following the trajectory of Lively’s subpoena for Perez Hilton’s “reporting” on her case this summer. It’s also about the rapidly thinning barrier between journalism and influencing. </p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"> I’m devastated that <i>Teen Vogue </i>laid off most of its team and is folding into <i>Vogue</i>. They just published <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz5qGZX12_WF8n2tphyOUTRPUYNiDKHImgAb4adOJbX4aovZV1eeEDaxn5dxRJbNu1OiamnH6DdDlb-9L10mObb-Ae9sw0lZTdk_KeJmY-gzCKlJ2fSuAkOHBcDPjEJ_XuPaEIuEaiWTFKQUBuAJ5nfy8nGOAJPt5_ttygJmc9s_LpnHYmOIozicLzvXHLYijcauQ7c-vCChactEOLkOqtq30V6NyVEXc--paK4iXn8rmr1GZPPe2lQTQX4734UieEuaIpA-G5sIZwXeB7tP6BzmYvv1e2N1OuJPZ65j_Vj3l/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h32/h001.78b_ctPU3BFFutNT94BLXMeNgMOdjUTklXwaN7cqxS8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>a piece</span></a> from me about YouTube beauty gurus and alt-right pipelines. </p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"> My <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3f_18OMckNrSy3knBcuNReK-Lq2a4XJrp_efge103Hbl5JwMnHCnweBeUli0xFwm83DsyU_sD24wuzQiP4z1enzfS-XLv-C__CveMw9AShdZvnlcepwe4i97kYjmik2j1W_H5pMJy1y6YIQubK2jKEjs9BChsBDNnNPlxyNPoIrPQoCk_nEyjxOjOyrcuemnOkJnDL3XHs4sRWXWy_ahV6OU-izPHwK_pFu0micKkpodDJnqO26jCqQ2lYoeVU4Rmv7i8yW5rKKHaoVwKYnoHJNyD4mQbwz83R_21pkxuz1oOXAKwOHaN4uO_dk-spD7EKvEYPZmZTpXu7oQ2fy2YQ/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h33/h001.Zx313wj8v_FZID7Uk0q7nVyeRq0f8iLH1fB0GXtDf6I" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>latest story</span></a> for <i>WIRED </i>unpacks a Christian movie studio that is increasingly using AI in its Amazon Prime biblical epic about Israel. Yes, that’s right. </p></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Finally, the Supreme Court <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzwDqH5wAimWplvl8kFRSfcwAKmRuiteEvXY4-i0hLKHuwwAEyjzjayh2pPOkc7PbwWEYuaMmrkQ6HTDXsVVEEOT6BegFjTDOAqcs5OQ5RKdkzIVbX5t3MklpWFsZ9KQEDvdl9RrN466-97QWAMlULkDrsKu4mAOpuh6dJfTEDOgzENVZriLUEHuYfwZxi8rAt4FayQZAnQCQqgRc_q6Ygcr8UcRd1_hHb6WYgGzLHmtvw--9R3yFL0EZ80GLYu9P08Eo03xG-W_K8D2iJU87GrcNdKEdr6Dix9kLpzE66m7l-QRGTEuMqU54g-NE77gMSBIrAoc6qqrsNzNxkYk9DRGcSTtLRKfFv0BklJk5qziU/4lh/KqFg-ztwTo6oVpRmIRCGBw/h34/h001.ycQZjQSoWqPMn0cW3lTfkFm7TiUrC8XE4-EAp2m7xe4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>declined to hear</span></a> Kim Davis’ challenge to same-sex marriage. Amazing news for my upcoming gay wedding! 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