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by Palestinian American activist Nerdeen Kiswani, who jokingly suggested that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s election meant that “NYC is coming to Islam,” and it was time to consider banning dogs as pets because “like we’ve said all along, they are unclean.” Kiswani insisted that her post was not meant to be taken at all seriously, and was rather her attempt to satirize some Americans’ fears about having a Muslim elected to lead the largest US city., “we might actually be facing a national reckoning. Instead watching some of the same politicians who resisted transparency around the Epstein files discover their outrage over this is telling.”Many Democratic lawmakers were quick to condemn Fine for suggesting that the US expel Muslims.openly embraces this. Fine should be censured and stripped of committees. To ignore this is to accept and normalize it.”Jennifer Jenkins, a Democrat running against Fine in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, said that censuring the Republican lawmaker was not enough. “Randy Fine has spent years spewing hate: attacking entire faiths, calling for violence, targeting kids and families, and dehumanizing Americans,” sheIn the last weeks, we have witnessed an authoritarian assault on communities in Minnesota and across the nation.Yet, Trump-aligned billionaires and other allies have taken over many legacy media outlets — the culmination of a decades-long campaign to place control of the narrative into the hands of the political right. We refuse to let Trump’s blatant propaganda machine go unchecked. Untethered to corporate ownership or advertisers, Truthout remains fearless in our reporting and our determination to use journalism as a tool for justice. But we need your help just to fund our basic expenses. Over 80 percent of Truthout’s funding comes from small individual donations from our community of readers, and over a third of our total budget is supported by recurring monthly donors.Share via Twitter This piece was reprinted by Truthout with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.As we rise to confront Trump’s fascism, Truthout appeals for your support. Any contribution you can make is a tangible act of resistance. Please start a monthly donation today.
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