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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)
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@GuyNamedBrian@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

“I came [to Mamdani’s inauguration] expecting a political coronation. But as I worked my way through the crowd, it felt closer to a collective recalibration—a moment to take stock of how ideas once dismissed as fringe, like openly taxing wealthy citizens, were now being voiced from the steps of City Hall without apology, and to wonder how much further the shift could go.”

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https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/zohran-mamdani-new-york-mayor-first-big-speech.html

Slate Magazine

I Came to See Mamdani’s First Big Speech as Mayor. I Found Something Else Entirely.

New York City is working through its feelings in real time.
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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)
@GuyNamedBrian@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

“Mamdani’s speech was a declaration of a new kind of modern politics that focuses on ‘freedom to’ rather than ‘freedom from.’ … For most Americans, government regulation and investments in social welfare like education and infrastructure guarantee freedom to build a life that is not cramped by preventable obstacles, including those imposed by the wealthy and powerful.”

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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-2-2026

January 2, 2026

Just after midnight on January 1, in a private ceremony in the long-closed former City Hall subway station in Manhattan, New York Attorney General Letitia James swore Zohran Mamdani into office as mayor of New York on a historic Quran.
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