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Emily Gallagher
@EmilyAssembly
Assemblywoman, neighborhood organizer + democratic socialist, representing Greenpoint + Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tweets by Emily + team!
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Jan 20
    Beautiful, democratically-controlled, permanently affordable housing for all isn’t a pipe dream: it’s social housing, and I’m fighting to bring it NY. We can have housing that allows people to live with dignity and supports our climate goals. But we have to organize for it.
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Dec 6, 2024
    Jordan Neely mattered and deserved to live.
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    Nina Turner
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    May 4, 2023
    Jordan Neely was 30. He deserved to grow old.
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Mar 26, 2022
    🧵Every month or so, I get a call from someone wanting to know what I’m going to do about crime. Often what is being talked about is homelessness. Homelessness is a crime committed by our society, not by people who do not have a house.
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Sep 26, 2024
    One of the biggest problems in the U.S. is we rarely include white collar crime in our “tough on crime” rhetoric, but it is in fact white collar crime that is destroying our country.
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Sep 13, 2021
    I just returned from Rikers Island where a group of elected officials exercised our legal right to inspect correctional facilities. What I witnessed was a humanitarian crisis. A horror house of abuse and neglect. I'll share more soon but for now my message is simple: decarcerate.
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Apr 11, 2025
    Tax. The. Rich.
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    More Perfect Union
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    Apr 11, 2025
    Jamie sits on a fortune of nearly $3 billion.
    Headline: Jamie Dimon says Gen Z has no reason to be depressed--as long as they're no nuclear war they'll have an unbelievable life
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Sep 19, 2025
    Mahmoud Khalil is a legal resident, with an American citizen wife and infant. To be deported—much less to a country he has no connection to—for nonviolent protest against a genocide isn’t just un-American, it’s unhinged.
    Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Mar 9, 2025
    The detention of Mahmoud Khalil—a green card holder and @Columbia grad student—is horrific. Protesting genocide isn't a crime, and you can't detain someone and revoke their legal status because you don't like their speech. That's not my opinion, it's central to the rule of law.
    DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment, Claiming "Activities Aligned to...
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Sep 28, 2021
    A reporter from Paris just interviewed me, and asked, “in a Rikers, did you feel ashamed?” I found myself suddenly on the verge of tears. Finally I had clarity on how I feel. I am ashamed. We are collectively detached from the suffering of our most vulnerable, intentionally.
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Sep 14, 2021
    🧵 I want to share more about what I witnessed at Rikers Island yesterday. We broke into groups to inspect different parts of the sprawling facility. I spent several hours at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center.
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    Emily Gallagher
    @EmilyAssembly
    Sep 13, 2021
    I just returned from Rikers Island where a group of elected officials exercised our legal right to inspect correctional facilities. What I witnessed was a humanitarian crisis. A horror house of abuse and neglect. I'll share more soon but for now my message is simple: decarcerate.
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Jun 18, 2025
    The Times Union is the paper of record in Albany. The paper's editorial board had a front row seat to observe Cuomo's leadership over 10.5 years. When they tell us not to rank him, we should believe them.
    Editorial: Don't rank Andrew Cuomo
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Oct 2, 2023
    I am devastated to share that my dear friend Ryan Carson, who worked for NYPIRG and created the advocacy organization “No OD NY”, was murdered last night. I met Ryan many years ago through the DIY punk scene and he has been a trusted friend in Albany and at home. I miss him.
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Jan 29, 2020
    As Mayor, Bloomberg cut funding for HIV prevention at a time when new infections were increasing among young men of color. He also hosted the 2004 RNC when Bush was running for re-election on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
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    Emily Gallagher
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    Feb 24, 2022
    Oil and fracked gas lobbyists are taking advantage of the Ukraine crisis, sending memos to legislators demanding more domestic fossil fuel production. This is dead wrong. We're witnessing a war driven by the politics of fossil fuels. We need renewable energy, everywhere, now.