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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Election Night Victory Speech
  June 26, 2018. Queens, New York. “I cannot believe these numbers right now…”
  Chapter 01 — Ten Perfect Strangers
• AOC Campaign Ad — “The Courage to Change”
  2018 congressional campaign advertisement. Produced by Means of Production.
  Chapter 01 — Ten Perfect Strangers
• TV News — Joe Crowley Primary Defeat
  Broadcast news coverage, June 26, 2018. “Veteran New York City Democratic congressman Joe Crowley has gone to primary defeat tonight…”
  Chapter 01 — Ten Perfect Strangers
• Brian Williams — Crowley Debate Stand-In / NY Times Editorial Board
  Broadcast news coverage, June 2018. “After he sent a stand-in to represent him at a recent debate, the NY Times editorial board wrote, ‘If you want to be speaker, don’t take voters for granted.'” Quotes New York Times editorial, June 2018.
  Chapter 01 — Ten Perfect Strangers
• TV News — AOC Characterized as “Hard-Left”
  Broadcast news coverage, 2018. “A hard-left twenty-eight year old named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—”
  Chapter 01 — Ten Perfect Strangers
• Unknown Speaker — “Let them know that this is just the beginning”
  Election night 2018 rally audio.
  Chapter 01 — Ten Perfect Strangers
• TV News — Amazon HQ2 Announcement
  Broadcast news coverage, November 13, 2018. “Amazon has selected New York City for its second headquarters.”
  Chapter 02 — Twenty Years Apart
• Jimmy Van Bramer — Amazon Rally, Long Island City
  February 14, 2019. “Proud that we fought for our values. Our values in New York City.” (Including heckler audio.)
  Chapter 02 — Twenty Years Apart
• AOC Campaign Ad — “Courage to Change” excerpt
  2018. “…profits off foreclosure, doesn’t live here, doesn’t send his kids to our schools, doesn’t drink our water or breathe our air, cannot possibly represent us.”
  Chapter 02 — Twenty Years Apart
• Tiffany Cabán — Election Night Speech, LeBoom Nightclub
  June 25, 2019. Woodside, Queens. “When we started this thing, they said I was too young…”
  Chapter 03 — Fifty-Five Votes
• TV News — Cabán DA Race Conclusion
  Broadcast news coverage, 2019. “The race for the Queens District Attorney is finally over…”
  Chapter 03 — Fifty-Five Votes
• Governor Andrew Cuomo — COVID-19 Business Closure Order
  March 2020. “Only essential businesses will be functioning. This is the most drastic action we can take.”
  Chapter 04 — Four Hundred Pounds
• TV News — George Floyd Arrest Footage
  Broadcast news coverage, 2020. “For the first time, we are seeing the moments leading up to the arrest of George Floyd—”
  Chapter 04 — Four Hundred Pounds
• Tiffany Cabán — Post-DA Race Speech
  2019. “So this election may be over… but we are just getting started.”
  Chapter 04 — Four Hundred Pounds
• Bernie Sanders — Queens Bridge Rally
  October 2019, Queens, New York. “And the question that we have got to answer together is are we prepared to stand up to them?!”
  Chapter 04 — Four Hundred Pounds
• TV News — 2025 NYC Mayoral Race Polling
  Broadcast news coverage, 2025. “Now to the race for mayor of New York City, with a new poll suggesting Andrew Cuomo, the former governor, is the clear frontrunner.”
  Chapter 05 — Twenty-Six Hours
• Zohran Mamdani — Primary Night Victory Speech
  June 24, 2025. Long Island City, Queens. “Tonight we made history… In the words of Nelson Mandela, it always seems impossible until it is done… That new day is finally here, friends.”
  Chapter 05 — Twenty-Six Hours
• “Nani” — Zohran Mamdani
  Used for narrative purposes under Fair Use doctrine.
  Chapter 05 — Twenty-Six Hours