25 years after 9/11. Mamdani drops the toxin docs. They lied, we died. Media Blitz Pod
25 years after 9/11, Mayor Mamdani just released thousands of documents confirming what first responders have been screaming for a quarter century: the government wasn’t truthful about the toxins in the air. They lied. Our friends died. And more will die this week. Paul opens from Lower Manhattan with a demand for accountability across Giuliani, Bloomberg, Adams, and every politician who bloviates instead of acting — then hands the mic to a replay conversation with Admiral Mike Mullen on Afghanistan, Abbey Gate, the digital Dunkirk, and the divide he calls the number one threat to the country.
Standing blocks from Ground Zero on the week of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Paul Rieckhoff opens with the news dropped by New York City…
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→ Four things from today’s episodePaul opens from Lower Manhattan under the Tribute in Light o. Paul opens from Lower Manhattan under the Tribute in Light on the week of the 25th anniversary of 9/11
Mayor Mamdani’s release of thousands of documents confirming. Mayor Mamdani’s release of thousands of documents confirming the government lied to first responders about post-9/11 toxins
“They lied. Our friends died. And more will die this week.”. Paul names Giuliani, Bloomberg, and Adams by name
Why every politician. Trump, Mamdani, all of them — should stay the hell away from the 9/11 ceremony
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