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canetoad

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19. No I don't find it odd at all

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Thu May 21, 2026, 03:39 PM

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I would guess that the mayor of NYC it pretty busy right now. Maybe he'll have time to stroke some egos later on, when the flood has receeded.

Oh, and exactly why do you find this odd?

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No I don't find it odd at all canetoad Yesterday #19

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Mamdani updates on Twitter - TBF Yesterday #25

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