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Politifact Rushes to Zohran Mamdani’s Rescue After Trump Calls Him a Communist

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 05, 2025 34 Comments

"I had the impression that Mamdani intended that phrase as lighthearted hyperbole. I see no reason to assume that the phrase conveys anything precise about what he thinks."...

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Elizabeth Warren 2.0 – NYC Socialist Zohran Mamdani Identified as “Black or African American” on Columbia Application

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 04, 2025 33 Comments

"Mamdani told The Times that aside from those college forms, he doesn’t recall ever identifying as Black or African American."...

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Illinois Keeps Hemorrhaging Young People

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 04, 2025 33 Comments

"A dwindling youth population means shrinking potential — not just economically, but in civic energy, creativity and community life. That’s bad news for a state that depends on young people to power its workforce and its future."...

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Polling Shifts on Democrats and Israel Provide Insight About Mamdani’s NYC Surge

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 03, 2025 82 Comments

"Oh my God, that is a change in the margin of 56 points over the course of just eight years. So, all of a sudden, it's the pro-Palestinian position that actually reigns supreme in Democratic politics, not the Israeli position."...

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The New York Times Discovers Female Loneliness

Posted by Katya Sedgwick on June 30, 2025 119 Comments

“Still, I found myself watching the crowd as it moved past us: women walking in pairs or alone, dressed with care. At table after table at the nearby restaurants, there was a noticeable absence of men."...

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SCOTUS Majority Tired of ‘Histrionics And Hysteria’ From Court Liberals

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 29, 2025 52 Comments

Professor Jonathan Turley: "The important thing to remember is that, you know, Justice Barrett delivered what was essentially a pile driver but she didn't do it alone."...

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‘Violence Is an Artificial Construct’: Old Videos, Tweets From Zohran Mamdani Resurface

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 29, 2025 85 Comments

"We can’t reform our way out of a racist police system that’s working exactly as designed - as a means of control over black & brown New Yorkers. We need to dramatically curtail the power & presence of the NYPD."...

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Washington Post: ‘Mamdani’s victory is bad for New York and the Democratic Party’

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on June 28, 2025 26 Comments

"New York cannot take its greatness for granted. Mismanagement can ruin it."...

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Zohran Mamdani Inches Closer to Snatching Democrat Nomination for NYC Mayor

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 23, 2025 64 Comments

If Mamdani becomes mayor then New York City deserves its destruction....

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‘Traumatized’ AWFL Says She Was Hit by Car at Anti-ICE Protest—Asked Police for Help, Got a Citation Instead

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on June 23, 2025 145 Comments

"I'm very, very upset because I want to press criminal charges against this person who hit me and the cops just handed me a f***ing citation saying that it's my fault."...

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Sen. John Fetterman Talks to Bill Maher About ‘Haters’ on the Left Turning on Him Over Israel

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 15, 2025 10 Comments

"Their conversation, while often light in tone, touched on serious topics including the war in Gaza and intra-party criticism."...

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Culture Shock: Egyptian Authorities Shut Down Western Activists’ March to Gaza

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on June 14, 2025 43 Comments

“It’s getting violent from the police. They are beating people and shoving them onto buses to be deported.”...

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CBS News Actively Promoting ‘No Kings’ Protest Merchandise

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 14, 2025 32 Comments

"merchandise is cropping up for sale on Amazon, Temu and other online retailers ahead of the planned nationwide protests against the Trump administration"...

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Faculty Members at UC-Berkeley Wonder if Trump and Other Critics Have a Point

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 12, 2025 5 Comments

"Do we really have to acknowledge that we are holding a conference on stolen land when it takes place over Zoom?"...

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David Hogg Out At Democratic National Committee

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 12, 2025 36 Comments

"DNC members removed Hogg and Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta through a virtual vote on Wednesday night, stemming from a procedural complaint unrelated to Hogg’s primary activities."...

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Rights for Illegals, Contempt for a Working Mom: NYC Anti-ICE Protesters Exposed

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on June 11, 2025 27 Comments

Peaceful protest does not mean you get to hold innocent people hostage....

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Democrats Planning Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Anti-Trump Protests This Weekend

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 10, 2025 48 Comments

"From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism—and show the world what democracy really looks like."...

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George Soros Will Try Again to Turn Texas Blue

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 09, 2025 61 Comments

If you've paid attention to what the Texas state House Republicans have been doing...

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