Fred Klonsky in Retirement

Fred Klonsky in Retirement

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June 2025

Hot Commie Summer: MAGA Islamophobic slurs, unhinged Wall Street, Democratic Establishment silence.
Bloomberg News calls it “hot commie summer”.
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A can of whoop-ass.
The family gathered at our place last night to watch the returns.
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The war comes home. New York mayoral candidates divide over bombing Iran.
I remember 18 years ago when the Democrats favorite Republican, John McCain, sang “Bomb, bomb, bomb/ Bomb bomb Iran” at a campaign stop.
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Andrew Cuomo's shameful Islamophobia must be rejected at the polls.
Another war against a Muslim nation hangs over us like last night’s thunderstorms that rolled through New York city at dusk.
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Bernie endorses Zohran. The Times endorses Rahm. We early voted.
Saturday millions of us took to the streets in a historic protest against the authoritarian regime.
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In the second NYC mayoral debate Joe McCarthy showed up dressed as Whitney Tilson.
Younger folks who might have watched last night’s second New York City mayoral debate may have wondered who was that guy calling himself Whitney Tilson.
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Phone banking for Zohran.
First, a shout out to my sisters and brothers back in my homeland of Los Angeles.
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Reflections on the first NYC mayoral debate.
Last week some of the kids came over to our place to cheer on the Knicks in the team’s battle with the Indiana Pacers in the East Division NBA finals.
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June 14th: A fascist military parade, a "No Kings" protest, early voting in NY and Grandma Esther's birthday.
This week marks one year since Anne and I sold our Chicago house and car, packed up our belongings and moved to Brooklyn.
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May 2025

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