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If the "mainstream media" takes a position within a Democrat primary, they typically favor the most extreme candidate. Take New York democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani. Former governor Andrew Cuomo is the "mainstream" candidate, but he's apparently an Islamophobic jerk. On Friday's edition of ABC World News Tonight, anchor David Muir lamented Cuomo getting "personal" with Mamdani over 9/11. Nowhere in this story does Muir or his overly general reporter Trevor Ault mention why anyone would suggest Mamdani was cool with 9/11 -- no mention of his smiling picture with radical streamer Hasan Piker, who supports another 9/11 attack on America. No mention of his smiling picture arm-in-arm with Imam Siraj Wahhaj, an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. And no mention of his refusal in a Fox News interview to say Hamas should disarm in its terroristic war on Israel. This sounded like a press release from the Mamdani News Channel:  DAVID MUIR: In New York City tonight, the heated race for mayor turning personal, one day after Andrew Cuomo laughed after a radio host said that Zohran Mamdani would cheer if there was another 9/11. Tonight, Mamdani coming before the cameras to respond. His personal and at times emotional message for the voters. Oozing empathy from every pore. Next came Ault, repeating Muir's messaging:    TREVOR AULT: Tonight, in an emotional speech, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the race for New York City Mayor, saying that despite recent attacks from his opponents, he will not run from his Muslim faith, pointing out one million Muslims live in this city. They are New Yorkers like everyone else. ZOHRAN MAMDANI: Will we remain in the shadows or will we together step into the light? So would condemning people who cheer another 9/11 constitute "running from his Muslim faith"? Is it okay for "one million Muslims" to support the Pikers and pro-terror imams? Is that "stepping into the light"? ABC ignored that whole context. To them, Mamdani's like an Islamic MLK, a civil rights leader for oppressed Muslim Americans: AULT: Mamdani responding to this moment, his rival, former governor Andrew Cuomo, laughing when a radio host said Mamdani would likely cheer on another 9/11 attack. CUOMO: God forbid another 9/11, can you imagine Mamdani in the seat? SID ROSENBERG: Yeah, I could. He’d be cheering. CUOMO: [Chuckle.] That's another problem. But can you imagine that? AULT: Today, Mamdani calling out those comments. MAMDANI: Yesterday, Andrew Cuomo laughed and agreed when a radio host said that I would cheer another 9/11. AULT: Saying New York Muslims have been forced to live in the shadows. MAMDANI: The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker. Yet for too long we've been told to ask for less than that and to be satisfied with whatever little we receive. No more! AULT: Hours later, Cuomo firing back, accusing mamdani of dividing people, calling him an actor and citing his outspoken views on the war between Israel and Hamas. CUOMO: He is not the victim. He is the offender. "His outspoken views" is the closest ABC came to Mamdani having a controversial opinion. They're "outspoken," but we cannot elaborate! They can't explore how he wouldn't condemn the saying "globalize the Intifada." There will be no specifics, just nebulous boasts to draw sympathy:  AULT: Mamdani insisting he will remain true to himself. MAMDANI: There are 12 days remaining until election day, I will be a Muslim man in New York City each of those 12 days and every day that follows. I will not change who I am, how I eat or the faith I'm proud to call my own. What exactly is he "proud" of? Define "true to himself." But ABC doesn't want you to explore any of that.

The U.K. has repeatedly tried to impose its censorship mandates on Americans and American companies but one legal mind is fighting back to end such international overreach. Lawyer and senior fellow at the Adam Smith Institute Preston Byrne, proposed a new legal doctrine that would protect the First Amendment rights of Americans, and potentially the rights of those living under authoritarian regimes around the world. In an op-ed for The Blaze, Byrne argued that the laws of the country in which a website or platform operates should be the laws that govern any activity on that website. If widely accepted, this new legal philosophy could be a game-changer for global free speech.  [The story continues on MRCFreeSpeechAmerica.org]

A scientist who helped identify a new butterfly species said it would be named after Iryna Zarutska to "immortalize" her memory.Harry Pavulaan, the president and director of the International Lepidoptera Survey, said that he's still emotional when thinking about the stabbing death of the Ukrainian woman, allegedly at the hands of a repeat criminal.'This will outlast most other tributes because it's a living organism. Her name will be immortalized as a butterfly.'"When I saw the story break," said Pavulaan, "I'm 70 years old, and I'm still driven to tears."Pavulaan told ABC News that the butterfly had been first spotted in South Carolina by researcher Ronald Gatrelle in 1985 but that it had not been officially named. Pavulaan himself collected specimens of the insect in 2018. It took several years to determine that it was the "first known hybrid introgression" for the species.While it had been initially named something else, Pavulaan decided to honor Zarutska after seeing the surveillance videos of her death."This will outlast most other tributes because it's a living organism. Her name will be immortalized as a butterfly," he added.He added that he had been in contact with Zarutska's family, and they had told him they were hopeful the honor would help them find closure about her death. RELATED: Elon Musk pledges $1 million to honor the memory of Iryna Zarutska — and bring down the media blackout Decarlos Brown, 34, was arrested and charged for Zarutska's murder. If convicted, he will be eligible for the death penalty.Zarutska's horrific stabbing death was captured on surveillance video from the light rail system. She had just finished working at her job at a pizzeria and had texted her boyfriend that she was going home, according to her attorney. The new butterfly species will be named "Iryna's Azure."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Minnesota man has been arrested over a TikTok video that put a $45,000 bounty on the head of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.On Oct. 9, the FBI said it received a tip about the post that showed an image of Bondi with the caption, "WANTED: Pam Bondi. REWARD: 45,000. DEAD OR ALIVE (PREFERABLY DEAD)." The user also placed a "sniperscope red dot" on Bondi's forehead in the image.Prosecutors argued that the post was not a joke and constituted a deliberate threat of violence.The post also had the caption, "*Cough cough* when they don't serve us then what?"The FBI was able to trace the post to 30-year-old Tyler Maxon Avalos, who lived at an apartment in St. Paul, according to an affidavit.The post made several references to anarchism, according to the FBI. One of those was a link to a book titled, "An Anarchist FAQ Book."Even more alarming, Avalos has a long criminal history. In 2022 he was convicted of felony stalking, and in 2016 he was convicted of misdemeanor domestic assault. Also in 2016 he was convicted of felony third-degree domestic battery, which was a strangulation charge that was reduced. RELATED: Indiana woman allegedly threatened to disembowel Trump in revenge for pandemic deaths Prosecutors argued that the post was not a joke and constituted a deliberate threat of violence.The man appeared before a federal magistrate judge in Minneapolis and was released on his own recognizance.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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