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Satire: Job application to be Zohran Mamdani's assistant speechwriter.
"For too long, I have not had this job...
No longer will I need to scan the listings on not just Idealist and LinkedIn but, frankly, also, Craigslist...."
https://harihareswara.net/posts/2026/satire-application-mamdani-speechwriter-job/
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this bootlicking fucker is so predictable
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding
The American Prospect
https://prospect.org/2026/01/21/jeffries-wont-whip-vote-against-ice-funding/ -
Sorry Chi, Hello Julia?
NYC-DSA narrowly votes to not endorse Chi Ossé. Mamdani supports Lander to challenge Congressmember Dan Goldman for NY-10, while DSA endorses Avilés. Julia Alvarez possible frontrunner to replace Nydia Velázquez in NY-7?
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Sorry Chi, Hello Julia?
NYC-DSA narrowly votes to not endorse Chi Ossé. Mamdani supports Lander to challenge Congressmember Dan Goldman for NY-10, while DSA endorses Avilés. Julia Alvarez possible frontrunner to replace Nydia Velázquez in NY-7?
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Sorry Chi, Hello Julia?
NYC-DSA narrowly votes to not endorse Chi Ossé. Mamdani supports Lander to challenge Congressmember Dan Goldman for NY-10, while DSA endorses Avilés. Julia Alvarez possible frontrunner to replace Nydia Velázquez in NY-7?
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Sorry Chi, Hello Julia?
NYC-DSA narrowly votes to not endorse Chi Ossé. Mamdani supports Lander to challenge Congressmember Dan Goldman for NY-10, while DSA endorses Avilés. Julia Alvarez possible frontrunner to replace Nydia Velázquez in NY-7?
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Across the Hudson River in Bergen County, NJ, Zohran Mamdani picked up 7 write-in votes for New Jersey governor, beating out other write-in candidates, including: God (2 votes), LeBron James (1), Donald Trump (1), Mickey Mouse (1), Obi Wan Kenobi (1), Xi Jinping (1), and "Myself" (1).
Cuomo did not receive any write-in votes.
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I posted a Mastodon thread about notes I noticed in Mamdani's victory speech and Election Day video, who's leading the followup effort ourtime.nyc , digital platform ambitions, etc. #NYC #NYCpol #NewYorkCity social.coop/@brainwane/1...
Sumana Harihareswara (@brainwa... -
Cry harder, creep.
Speaking of "crime," that's pretty rich indignation from a guy who had €750k funneled to him from ARTE to make his personal documentary projects while he chaired its "supervisory board." (v. https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/130225/bernard-henri-levy-et-arte-le-parquet-de-paris-ouvre-une-enquete-pour-prise-illegale-d-interets)
Nobody cares what you think and nobody goes to see your useless documentaries.
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"Look on the bright side, Mr. Cuomo. At least now you don't have to move to New York City."
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"If the guy who Trump and Elon Musk hate wins the mayoral race, I'll move out of NYC!" is really just an extra-long way to say "I'm a bigot and I don't belong in NYC anyway."
Even if Mamdani doesn't win, youse motherfuckers should leave anyway. Youse don't belong here. Youse never have. Get the fuck out; real New Yorkers won't miss youse.
#NYC #NewYorkCity #NYCMayoralElection #NYCElection #ZohranMamdani #NYCpol
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Started canvassing for #Zohran at 9am today, ran into two dudes from Spain, who, after apologizing for not being able to vote, wanted to take a selfie with us and said "Good luck, socialism is possible!"
And...it seems to be working, today saw more votes (151k) than on the equivalent day in the *2024 general election* (149k), which is insane!!!!
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I’m at a “shredding party” in down in Harlem. So fun! Feels great to get rid of all of this junk mail!
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On the one hand I'm glad Democrats in New York are finally getting on the #ZohranMamdani train, as evidenced by #KathyHochul's endorsement.
On the other hand, it is so very much like the Democrats to resist with all their might a candidate who is showing them what the voters want and what they need to do to win, digging in their heels and being dragged kicking and screaming every inch of the way.
This is why we can't have nice things.
#politics #USPol #NYPol #NYCPol #NewYork #NYC #Democrats -
CW: NYCpol
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/mamdanis-new-ideas-on-crime-make-his-opponents-look-old.html
Errol Louis, the journalist who interviewed Mamdani for that public safety conversation, summarizes it.
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CW: NYCpol
Mamdani answered questions from Errol Louis for an hour, without notes to refer to, easily recalling and making connections to specific numbers, pilot programs, etc. His demeanor was, per usual, a calm contrast to his opponents'. Louis wanted to cover a ton of public safety issues and so they didn't go into great depth on any one; I do appreciate that he got into some areas that Mamdani's public safety platform document https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a7ejjSZWWIAcxfcWnkYaqvnjihTb0LAOQkj8g10-npg/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.2gazcsgmxkub doesn't mention.
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I'm live-summarizing/commentating this conversation at social.coop/@brainwane/1... where Mamdani is speaking in depth on NYC and public safety. #NYCpol
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jx5nzfawaq6ntudywhvmaujo/post/3lydiqlccis2c
Sumana Harihareswara (@brainwa... -
@wdlindsy This right here is, of course, the best possible argument in favor of voting for #ZohranMamdani and against #AndrewCuomo.
#politics #USPol #NYPol #NYCPol
https://truthout.org/articles/these-billionaires-have-already-spent-19-million-in-a-bid-to-defeat-mamdani/ -
Holy crap, don't be coming into my mentions defending #AndrewCuomo and criticizing #ZohranMamdani for running against him and expect it to go well. I mean, come on, read the damn room.
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2) Meanwhile the #EricAdams campaign seems to be intent on reminding voters of the bribery scandals which have surrounded his mayoralty. Campaign operative, Winnie Greco is accused of slipping cash to Katie Honan a journalist from @THECITY
Who would thought it might backfire?
The word hapless comes to mind
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/winnie-greco-eric-adams-aide-attempted-cash-katie-honan-reporter/
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1) I’ve lived in #NYC for more than 40 years. The national profile of the Mayor’s race has never been so high
The anti #ZohranMamdani vote is desperately split. #AndrewCuomo, in a last gasp effort to reestablish his political relevance is courting the bejeweled set out in the Hamptons and weighing the benefits of tapping #Trump support. The stench of desperation abounds
#USPol #NYCPol #Mamdani #Cuomo
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/nyregion/cuomo-trump-nyc-mayor-hamptons.html
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CW: NYCpol
"I've also come to like [State Senator] Jessica Ramos a lot. We disagree on a lot of policy, and she's taken some pretty tough positions on my policing. But I think that she, aside from the fact that she supported Cuomo, was someone whose heart was in the right place." -Jim Walden
https://queenseagle.com/all/2025/8/6/one-on-one-with-mayoral-candidate-jim-walden
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shoulda known @mekkaokereke is like 10 steps ahead of me:
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/115029029419486281
there is no fascism-lite but that’s what corruptocrats like Hozschul, Adams, Cuomo sell as corporatist democrats.
vote them all the fuck out.
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aaaaaaand David Paterson showing the world what a bootlicking yesman he is. JFC
https://flipboard.com/@gothamist/gothamist-igeoft02z/-/a-mdUT_Y6GQM-SORWfdgBL1g%3Aa%3A3807498986-%2F0 -
Dude doesn’t know the difference between rent stabilization and rent control and thinks he should be mayor.
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“Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City in June. It wasn't close. It was decisive. General election polls now have him at 50% against the combined field of Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams, and the Republican candidate. But here we are at the beginning of August, and the only big-name Democrats in New York that have endorsed him are AOC and Espaillat. Not Chuck Schumer. Not Hakeem Jeffries. Not Kathy Hochul. Not Ritchie Torres. He is the nominee of their own party with a commanding lead, and they're sitting on the sidelines while Andrew Cuomo flirts with Trump.” —Corbin Trent, Progressive Democratic activist #Democrats #Political #USPol #USPolitics #NYC #NYCPol #Progressive #ZohranMamdani
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#ElizabethWarren on Why #Billionaires Are Doing All They Can to Stop #ZohranMamdani
The Massachusetts Democrat explains why Wall Street is spending big to boost #EricAdams and #AndrewCuomo
August 4, 2025
"Zohran Mamdani pulled off an inspiring 12-point victory to become the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York. How did he do it? He campaigned relentlessly on lowering costs for families, helping him build a grassroots movement so strong that millions of dollars in attack ads couldn’t touch him. On primary election night, Andrew Cuomo conceded.
"The people picked Mamdani, but it turns out there are some billionaires and #WallStreetCEOs who can’t stand the idea of a mayor who wants them to pay their fair share to create a city that everyone can afford. So the billionaires are dumping millions and millions of dollars into the race, backing either of two deeply flawed candidates: Cuomo and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. Maybe we should be asking ourselves why these Wall Street executives are pouring in millions of dollars to stop Mamdani, the affordability candidate. [Money that could be used to fund #PublicBroadcasting! smh]
"#Cuomo and Adams are tripping over themselves to haul in millions of campaign dollars from billionaire donors. Adams raised $1 million in a single night from donors with ties to big law firms, commercial brokerages, and big real estate developers who could lose their iron-fisted grip on New York in a Mamdani administration. #HedgeFund manager #BillAckman held private auditions for his support, inviting Adams and Cuomo to back-to-back meetings to tap dance for the 'hundreds of millions of dollars' he has said he will spend to keep Mamdani out of office.
"In a democracy, #billionaires should not be able to buy our elections and control our politicians. Elected officials should work for their constituents, not use their government offices to hand out favors to a well-connected few. Adams escaped prosecution on charges of bribery and fraud only after he sold out New York City in a sweetheart deal with the Trump administration. As governor, Cuomo handed control of the state Senate to Republicans in a sham backroom deal. He also vowed to clean up Albany with an anticorruption commission, but when that commission began investigating one of Cuomo’s buddies, Cuomo shut down the entire panel.
"You don’t have to look very hard to see just how out of touch with working people and the mainstream values of the Democratic Party Adams and Cuomo have become. Adams withdrew from the primary early on, and Cuomo felt so entitled to the nomination that he barely bothered to campaign. But they’ve both gotten the memo from their wealthy backers to step it up: Adams is attacking Mamdani nonstop, and Cuomo is trying — and failing — to carbon copy Mamdani’s man-on-the-street videos.
"Mamdani has specific ideas for making New York more #affordable, and he’s willing to stand up to ultra-powerful special interests to turn these plans into reality.
"Take the cost of housing. Mamdani has plans to build 200,000 new affordable units over the next 10 years, he intends to freeze the rent for units controlled by the city, and he is committed to cutting the red tape that drives up costs for home owners. Mamdani also has the courage to write plans — including #RentControl — that crack down on the city’s worst #landlords and push back against billionaire real estate #moguls. It’s no surprise then that this month, the CEO of a New York-based #RealEstate investment trust held a $2,000-a-ticket fundraiser for Adams to stop Mamdani.
"After housing, the biggest squeeze on New York families is the cost of child care. In the wealthiest city on Earth, access to affordable, high-quality child care and early #education should be automatic. Mamdani’s plan for no-cost child care would make #ChildCare a right, not a privilege reserved for the rich.
"Let’s do one more. Mamdani has a bold, detailed plan for protecting consumers and cracking down on the companies that try to cheat them. As mayor he would work to ban hidden fees, crack down on #scammers, and end secret corporate handouts. When working people are getting gouged by giant companies, Mamdani is on their side.
"Mamdani has charged ahead with plans to make New York more affordable, and he’s showing how to pay for it by taxing the ultra-rich and giant corporations. That may not make him popular with the richest New Yorkers, but he’s willing to let Adams and Cuomo suck up to those guys. Mamdani is fighting to make New York work for working people."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/gKwYu#USPol #DemocraticSocialists #Mamdani #NewYorkCity #NYCPol
#TaxTheRich not #TaxBreaksForTheRich
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"This fusion, between antisemitic conspiracy theory and Islamophobic #racism suggests more than simply the cranial soup of #fascistThought, but a kind of structural homology—a racial formation to explain widening contradictions of both #capitalism and the political conjuncture."
#BenjaminBalthaser's essay on how the #islamophobia targeting the #ZohranMamdani campaign borrows from the codes of 20thC #antisemitism
https://spectrejournal.com/mamdanis-judeo-bolshevik-threat/
#USpol #NYCpol #NYC #conspiracism #othering #xenophobia -
#RankedChoiceVoting nerds might appreciate these visualizations. #AndrewCuomo finished second in the primary, but “Cuomo and nobody else” was the most-voted ballot.
#dataviz #elections #nycmayoralelection2025 #nyc #nycpol #nycprimary #nycmayoralelection #electionviz #electionMaps
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#RankedChoiceVoting nerds might appreciate these visualizations. #AndrewCuomo finished second in the primary, but “Cuomo and nobody else” was the most-voted ballot.
#dataviz #elections #nycmayoralelection2025 #nyc #nycpol #nycprimary #nycmayoralelection #electionviz #electionMaps
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#RankedChoiceVoting nerds might appreciate these visualizations. #AndrewCuomo finished second in the primary, but “Cuomo and nobody else” was the most-voted ballot.
#dataviz #elections #nycmayoralelection2025 #nyc #nycpol #nycprimary #nycmayoralelection #electionviz #electionMaps
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#RankedChoiceVoting nerds might appreciate these visualizations. #AndrewCuomo finished second in the primary, but “Cuomo and nobody else” was the most-voted ballot.
#dataviz #elections #nycmayoralelection2025 #nyc #nycpol #nycprimary #nycmayoralelection #electionviz #electionMaps
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#RankedChoiceVoting nerds might appreciate these visualizations. #AndrewCuomo finished second in the primary, but “Cuomo and nobody else” was the most-voted ballot.
#dataviz #elections #nycmayoralelection2025 #nyc #nycpol #nycprimary #nycmayoralelection #electionviz #electionMaps
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lol. So a guy came to the door collecting signatures to get folks on the ballot. He was collecting for two candidates; "hometown hero" (his words) Lynn Schulman, and for public advocate, Jenifer Rajkumar. I was like, "I'll definitely sign for Schulman, but not Rajkumar. I can't stand her."
He said some extremely funny things in response which I won't repeat so as to not get him in trouble, but that dude is awesome.
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CW: NYC pol
😆 :catLaugh: :bloblaugh: :fire_laughing: :flan_laugh: :blobfoxlaughsweat: :neocat_laugh_sweat: :chick_crying_laughing: 🤣
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Hey New Yorkers (the city): Brooklyn Public Library requests your help in maintaining funding. Mayor Adams' fascist budget cuts have already strained libraries to their limits, leading to reductions in hours and services offered. They're asking us to sign an open letter to city leaders in support of library funding.
#Libraries #NYC #NYCpol #FuckMayorAdams #BPL #BrooklynPublicLibrary
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/standup/contact?utm_source=dedicated&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stb-2024&utm_content=031224-letter -
Hey New Yorkers (the city): Brooklyn Public Library requests your help in maintaining funding. Mayor Adams' fascist budget cuts have already strained libraries to their limits, leading to reductions in hours and services offered. They're asking us to sign an open letter to city leaders in support of library funding.
#Libraries #NYC #NYCpol #FuckMayorAdams #BPL #BrooklynPublicLibrary
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/standup/contact?utm_source=dedicated&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stb-2024&utm_content=031224-letter -
Hey New Yorkers (the city): Brooklyn Public Library requests your help in maintaining funding. Mayor Adams' fascist budget cuts have already strained libraries to their limits, leading to reductions in hours and services offered. They're asking us to sign an open letter to city leaders in support of library funding.
#Libraries #NYC #NYCpol #FuckMayorAdams #BPL #BrooklynPublicLibrary
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/standup/contact?utm_source=dedicated&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stb-2024&utm_content=031224-letter -
Hey New Yorkers (the city): Brooklyn Public Library requests your help in maintaining funding. Mayor Adams' fascist budget cuts have already strained libraries to their limits, leading to reductions in hours and services offered. They're asking us to sign an open letter to city leaders in support of library funding.
#Libraries #NYC #NYCpol #FuckMayorAdams #BPL #BrooklynPublicLibrary
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/standup/contact?utm_source=dedicated&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stb-2024&utm_content=031224-letter -
lol, I'm actually worried that he's a lying *conservative*
