Mamdani drops announcement we’ve WAITED FOR

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_t3ssN0h1Q

I don’t know what to do #leftist #zohranmamdani #trump #politics

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5ra0VWHGwiw

Zohran Mamdani rebukes Trumpism with pro-immigrant speech for US’s 250th birthday

New York mayor’s speech cut ideological counterpoint to policies of president, who will deliver his own remarks later today…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/03/zohran-mamdani-america-250-new-york

 

Democratic socialists ride wave of momentum in primaries from New York to Colorado

Mamdani’s election was a “game changer”, Isserman said. NYC-DSA’s wins – both last November, with Mamdani’s election, and last week, when all but one of the candidates backed by the chapter prevailed – indicate that the chapter “has indeed become the left wing of the possible”, he said.  

“It has proven again that it’s serious, it’s capable, it runs a great ground game, it’s attracting young and talented candidates and organizers,” added Isserman. “It’s really a model for a future American left.” 

Governing – as opposed to finding themselves always in the opposition, where the left has historically remained – will also be a good experience for democratic socialists, he suggested, pointing to Mamdani’s early wins and ability to build support for his policies as a roadmap. 

“One thing about actually governing is that it’s very different than simply being an echo chamber with your 20 closest comrades and trying to please them,” said Isserman. “It’s going to be a maturing experience for a generation of young socialists.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/01/mamdani-new-york-democratic-socialist

 

Democratic socialists are winning in US cities with message of getting stuff done

Mayors such as New York’s Zohran Mamdani show leftwing ideology can go hand-in-hand with effective governance…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/democratic-socialist-mayor-mamdani-wilson

 

Weekly Roundup: How Protest Became Terrorism in Trump's America (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

This week, Brad Onishi argues that a series of seemingly separate headlines point to a single political project: the construction of a white Christian homeland. 

He examines the unprecedented sentencing of the Prairie Land protesters under domestic terrorism charges, the Trump administration's growing use of "Antifa" as a catch-all label for political dissent, Supreme Court decisions affecting Temporary Protected Status, and the continued targeting of Haitian immigrants. 

Together, Brad argues, these developments reflect an effort to criminalize protest, narrow who belongs in America, and reshape citizenship around the ideals of white Christian nationalism. 

Brad also breaks down new efforts to restrict voting through the SAVE Act, analyzes the rhetoric of figures like Stephen Miller, Megyn Kelly, and Rep. Tom Emmer, and reflects on what Zohran Mamdani's growing political influence reveals about the future of the Democratic Party.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/weekly-rondup-how-protest-became-terrorism-in-trumps-america?hsLang=en

Mamdani called AIPAC dark money 'monsters.' None of the congressional candidates he's backing seem to care. - POLITICO

“We’re taking on corporate greed. We’re taking on a lobby that has been upholding and supporting a genocide in Gaza now for two and a half years, but has kept so many Democrats silent because they’re worried about a donor base,” Assemblymember Claire Valdez, Mamdani’s endorsed candidate for the seat, said on a Monday episode of “Breaking Points,” a YouTube show focused on news and politics. “The mayor is calling that out, and I think we have to.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/mamdani-called-aipac-dark-money-monsters-none-of-the-candidates-seem-to-care-00970873

 

They are really coming after the most lack luster social democracy known to man

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l512YJ4Z4xE

Zohran Mamdani condemns ICE after police and protesters clash in Brooklyn

New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and other local officials on Monday condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after federal officers dragged a man out of a hospital building where he had been taken following an arrest, prompting a crowd of protesters to gather outside, where they clashed with police…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/zohran-mamdani-ice-police-protesters-clash-brooklyn

 

Teens accused of bombing attempt at Mamdani home openly discussed plans to kill

Prosecutors have claimed that Balat and Kayumi drove from Pennsylvania to the New York protest site carrying the bombs. On that day, the far-right provocateur Jake Lang and some 20 supporters were planning to protest in a demonstration called Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City. 

Around noon, they arrived at the protest site, which also played host to an anti-Lang counter-protest. The indictment claims that dashboard camera video in their car recorded them freely discussing potential casualties. 

Kayumi allegedly told Balat: “All I know is I want to start terror, bro” and “I want to petrify these people.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/08/gracie-mansion-bomb-attempt-mamdani

What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters right now | PBS News

Still, that frustration hasn't led to disengagement for Koenig. He waited for hours to see El-Sayed. He described the campaign as different from what he's used to seeing, something more like Zohran Mamdani's successful run for mayor in New York City. He wanted that kind of energy in Michigan. 

"You're not going to get people out with business as usual," Koenig said. 

Karol Molina, an artist who recently moved from New York City, said she had been hunting for a candidate in Mamdani's mold when she arrived in Michigan. She settled on El-Sayed, who is facing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow in the state's primary. 

"We want to be able to live and, like, afford life without constantly scraping by," she said...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-one-campaign-rally-in-michigan-reveals-about-young-voters-right-now 

NYC Mayor Mamdani launches community safety office | PBS News

Mamdani initially envisioned a $1 billion-per-year agency that would dispatch civilian workers, instead of police, in non-criminal emergencies. His initial proposal is far more modest, though, launching with only two staff members and few immediate plans to shift the city's approach to 911 calls...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/nyc-mayor-mamdani-launches-community-safety-office 

 

‘No shortage of wealth’: Mamdani, other Democrats chide NYC hospital executives over nurses’ strike - POLITICO

There is no shortage of wealth in the health care industry, especially so at the three privately operated hospital groups at which nurses are striking," Mamdani said Monday at the picket line outside New York-Presbyterian's upper Manhattan hospital campus. "But for too many of the 15,000 NYSNA nurses who are on strike, they are not able to make their ends meet." 

Mamdani's framing aligns with the union's strategy of focusing on hospital executives' seven- and eight-figure pay packages throughout its contract campaign. The union launched a website called "NYC Hospital Greed" to highlight the substantial sums going to hospital leaders, including Montefiore CEO Philip Ozuah's $16.4 million compensation package from 2023, and projects like Mount Sinai's $100 million artificial intelligence center...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/13/no-shortage-of-wealth-lawmakers-chide-nyc-hospital-executives-over-nurses-strike-00724577 

 

Measles at Ark Encounter (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #617)

— A single Chick-fil-A store congratulated a gay couple, and conservatives lost their damn minds. (2:35)

— People who visited Ark Encounter may have been exposed to measles. (18:55)

— Christian Nationalists can’t handle Zohran Mamdani’s oath on a Qur’an. (29:07)

— Judge says school must shield kindergartner from all things LGBTQ at Christian dad’s demand. (37:40)

— New Jersey finally stops Christians from blocking access to a public beach on Sunday mornings. (58:55)

— Indiana Republicans are reviving a decades-old fight over a Ten Commandments monument. (1:15:07)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/01/08/measles-at-ark-encounter/

I have some good news and some bad news

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oWjBtBVoNY

 

No, New York City’s wealthiest are not fleeing the city after Mamdani’s win

Conservatives warned of a mass exodus if the democratic socialist won, but experts, and property data, paint a very different picture…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/new-york-city-wealthy-mamdani-win

Fox News is VERY upset with politicians who make unrealistic promises #d...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M2eqimImQ6k

Since Trump admitted he was a fascist, MAGA can now embrace it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcEkAC0vK6Y

Lawrence: The image of Trump and Mamdani perfectly captures the decline and fall of Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odyMpCkQ_3k

 

Mamdani reiterates Trump is a ‘fascist’ just days after cordial meeting

Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, the New York City mayor-elect was asked if he still considered Trump a threat to democracy. "Everything that I've said in the past I continue to believe," Mamdani replied. "I think it is important in our politics that we don't shy away from where we have disagreements."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/mamdani-trump-fascist