January 5 2026

Pete quotes from a speech by Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate, at the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani on January 1st:

“No One Let Go of Anyone’s Hand.” Because if we’re all connected, we can’t lose anyone.  So we hold onto the hand of our neighbor, and we reach out with our other hand to grasp someone who we fear might slip through the cracks. We bring them along. I want everyone, if they’re comfortable, to take the hand of the person next to you, and repeat after me. We can all be the voice of the people. I don’t know what’s ahead. But I won’t lose hold. And I won’t lose hope. Anything can happen. So anything can happen. And as we march forward. No one let go of anyone’s hand.