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fishwax

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25. The picture on twitter is apparently an earlier draft of the letter

Reply to George II (Reply #24)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 03:47 PM

Oct 2021

If you read the news story, it indicates that all the NYC democrats signed it, including several who are not included in that twitter pic, such as AOC and Jerry Nadler.

Here's a story on the letter from Rolling Stone, which includes a copy of the letter, signed by all 13, just as the news stories indicate: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rikers-island-bill-deblasio-joe-biden-1232997/

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