John Avlon
@JohnAvlon
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Husband, Dad, Journalist, Author of Washington’s Farewell, Wingnuts and Lincoln & the Fight for Peace. Centrist. Chairman of Citizens Union.
Suffolk County, NY
Joined July 2009
This extended bio ad explains why I'm running, what I believe, and what I'll do if I have the honor of representing #NY01 in Congress. @TeamAvlonNY
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@RNicholasBurns @JohnAvlon Full episode: Substack: https://t.co/VijlY9V19N YouTube: https://t.co/2rJkjZNDXz Apple: https://t.co/qTPcCUDBHM Spotify:
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How to Fix It with John Avlon · Episode
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"I think it's a dangerous time....There's a lot at stake now, and the world needs an American leader, an American leadership, that is certain, that is clear, that is strong and consistent." Would be nice, wouldn't it? ICYMI, @RNicholasBurns joins @JohnAvlon on How To Fix It:
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Discover the secrets of dethatching and aeration to unlock your lawn's full potential! 💪Let's breathe new life into your lawn and watch it thrive.
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We’ve got a brand new “How to Fix it” on @BulwarkOnline - this week with Ambassador Nicholas Burns on Trump pushing India toward China -
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Podcast Episode · How to Fix It with John Avlon · 09/07/2025 · 38m
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Drop-out whispers around Eric Adams keep growing. @JohnAvlon and @JCPolancoNYC break it down, while @davidburstein asks: can anyone dent Mamdani’s hold on younger voters? Stream LIVE at 7pmET ➡️ https://t.co/44JhuO3lAJ
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Tonight on #BattlegroundNYC: Reports of alleged White House interference shake the mayor’s race—frontrunner Zohran Mamdani calls it “an affront to democracy.” Guest host @JohnAvlon with @RossBarkan; @jimfornyc on ending his bid. Live 7pm ET: https://t.co/fe9HTFh5Ts
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US manufacturing contracts for sixth straight month amid tariff drag | Reuters
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U.S. manufacturing contracted for a sixth straight month in August as factories dealt with the fallout from the Trump administration's import tariffs, with some manufacturers describing the current...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Russian President Vladimir Putin “perhaps the most serious war criminal of our time,” while warning against appeasing him. https://t.co/Ejf7LjUg8i via @politicalwire
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Russian President Vladimir Putin “perhaps the most serious war criminal of our time,” while warning against appeasing him, TVP World reports.He added: "We must...
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Jerry Nadler was elected to Congress when I was a freshman in college. He’s had a long record of service to New York and should be honored for that. Also, we need term limits.
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Long the envy of the world for its capabilities and expertise, the CDC finds itself no longer able to advocate for what its scientists believe the best available research shows. @CitizenCohn on the CDC purge: https://t.co/CSJ2ORDbSn
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The story of one scientist, a career in public health, and the crisis at the CDC.
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The $140 Billion Failure We Don’t Talk About - an important article for anyone who cares about fixing what's broken - learn from successes as well as failures
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New Orleans after Katrina is a cautionary tale for every place in America that will one day face its own disaster.
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Today alone, the White House has claimed: -$8 trillion in new tariff revenue. -$4 trillion in net deficit reduction. -$5 trillion in new business investment. -Hundreds of thousands of jobs from these investments. -Record low gas prices. Each claim is completely, 100%, made-up.
LABOR DAY 🤝 GOLDEN AGE President Trump’s protectionist trade policies have helped drive more than $8 trillion in new U.S. investment, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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Sgt. Henry "Harry" Younge, of Copiague ID’d - was one of 62 U.S. airmen killed in a Tokyo prison fire shortly before the end of World War II.
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Sgt. Henry "Harry" Younge, of Copiague, was one of 62 U.S. airmen killed in a Tokyo prison fire shortly before the end of World War II.
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America’s secret economic weapon has never been oil, tech, or cheap capital. It’s the rule-of-law premium: the trust that here, contracts mean something, courts are impartial, and power has guardrails. This administration is cashing it out.
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PRE-TRIB. VS. POST TRIB. RAPTURE A few weeks ago, The Stream posted a video by Pastor Vlad Savchuk supporting a post-tribulation Rapture. Below is my response to that video, pointing out some problems with his presentation (in my view). The Stream chose not to publish my
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I believe it was Nabokov who said that he preferred public portraits of a nation's leaders to be no larger than a postage stamp.
This is where we are now. Official US government building, in this case the Department of Labor headquarters, has hung a large portrait of Trump on the outside. These are scary times.
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Unacceptable: NYC indictments allege corruption in Adams’ City Hall https://t.co/E6C3akAdQL via @politico
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The criminal prosecution of Ingrid Lewis-Martin and other adviserss darkens the legal cloud hovering over the New York mayor’s longshot reelection bid.
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See what’s happening? Trump pardoned 1500 violent J6 criminals who assaulted the police at the Capitol. He’s brought in the military for law enforcement. And now those with shotguns and AR-15s are free to roam DC. He’s creating his own violent militia.
“Federal prosecutors in D.C. have been instructed not to seek felony charges against people who are carrying rifles or shotguns in the nation’s capital, regardless of the strength of the evidence, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and an email reviewed by The Washington
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FFS: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips https://t.co/Qxnq2ovomz via @THECITYNY
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THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
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As a parent and financial pro, I know families look at how to cover those college bills throughout the summer and into the fall. Make a plan for these surprise college costs and more. If you are still figuring out how to cover those college bills, these 6 strategies on
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