Mamdani was a 10 year old Muslim boy living in New York when 9/11 happened.
He is not a Saudi.
Where's the petition to keep Trump -- who just gave the Saudis nukes -- or his son-in-law -- who took $2B from the Saudis -- away from the remembrance?
It's what FOX News and other Murdoch entities do best: manufacture nothingburgers.
But Mamdani is a Socialist and a Muslim. Whom a sizable portion of conservative New Yorkers will hate accordingly. Especially since the 2026 Trump/GOP campaign slogan is "Dems are Commies (and Socialists)."
It is so funny as 90% of magats cannot even define what Socialism and Communism are. Most of them conflate them both with fascism and then they are all wrapped around the axle. They would really come apart if they understood that Trump is the biggest fascist in the land right now.
What's funny, is "Dems are Commies" is the *best* the GOP can do this cycle. They can't run on their record, or affordability, or the deficit, or the economy.
So if "Socialism" is the *opposite* of what 2 years of inflationary and idiotic GOP policies have done to hurt 95% of us, they've just made the case for Socialism.
It was a big thing in the 2024 election against Harris also. Drumpf called her comrade. The template came from FL. DeSantis embedded the new red scare in the FL curriculum and has a victims of communism Memorial Day. His target was people whose families fled socialist authoritarians - mostly Hispanic / Latinos. He made a lot of personal appearances each year; cozied up to the Bay of Pigs guys etc. https://www.fldoe.org/newsroom/latest-news/state-board-of-education-approves-new-history-of-communism-standards-.stml
This is from 2022. It did well & other states took note.
—For Misha Fitton, who says he’s a DeSantis organizer, which political party to support to keep communism from resurging is obvious.
“Florida is the tip of the spear against the evils of communism,” he wrote on Twitter Sunday. “Do you stand with the communists or Governor DeSantis?”
The New York Times published an article Saturday noting DeSantis’ signature on the legislation, along with turning Miami-Dade County from a Democratic stronghold to one that is expected to swing Republican —
Here is Speaker Mike Johnson’s definition of democracy (2019):
“By the way, the United States is not a democracy,” Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., now the House speaker, said in a 2019 church sermon. “Do you know what a democracy is? Two wolves and a sheep deciding what’s for dinner. You don’t want to be in a democracy. Majority rule: not always a good thing.”
I heard that ‘story’ a lot in T1 but didn’t know how it started until later. He was conflating a ‘pure democracy’ with representative democracy.
They do not need to understand what socialism or communism are. They just know that Faux and the reichwing news and the Orange Scourge told them that it is all Baaaad, and it is the Democrats fault.
After 5 1/2 years of Trump as the figure head of American Capitalism, and considering what he and it has done to people's lives, I suspect Trump's accusations about "socialism" and "communism" might sound very attractive to an awful lot of folk. When you don't give a sh_t about other people (especially those who voted for you) and don't care in the least about their "puny little problems," it's likely that what your opponents are offering, regardless of what you call it, is going to sound like a better alternative.
Polling--and several upset elections--has apparently shown that Democratic Socialism has become quite popular to ordinary Americans. Which is a threat to not only the GOP, but to Centrist Democrats and the AIPAC crowd.
Whether or not the current popularity of DSA persists remains to be seen. But the Trump/GOP campaign response this cycle has become to simply call all Dems "Communists" or "Socialists." Which is pretty lame, as the 67% of Americans who are unhappy with 2 years of Trumpian/GOP policies and ineptitude are simply being told that the alternative to Trumpism...is Socialism.
Galante is entitled to believe what he wants to believe and create petitions if he so chooses. For the New York Post to amplify it in this way, though, that's low even for them. Shame on CBS New York, too, for not doing their due diligence and being forced to correct the record. It's depressing when outlets can't clear the already-low bar for journalistic standards.
The only one doing due diligence here is Judd. Unbelievable how gullible the MAGAsphere continues to be. Thank you Judd for your hard work on this, especially confronting the organizers directly.
Follow the money. I'm sure if you dig, and it won't be too deeply, you will find that AIPAC and Netanyahu are behind this latest smear campaign against Mamdani. And there are few more willing to amplify the Islamophobia more than Murdoch and his mouthpieces like the totally brainless Tomi Lauren. And what a lovely distraction from Trump's decision to make the Saudis into a nuclear armed nation.
Like Mitch McConnell, ugly inside shows up ugly outside, and Rupert Murdoch is a blackened lump of vomit and rot inside and a wrinkled pile of dogshit on the face of it.
I am starved for this kind of gumshoe reporting, and depend on Judd (and others), to keep my sanity during the demise of legacy media. I love being a paid subscriber and choosing my sources of news. I'm 76. I remember when legacy media used to do this. I loved the ink on my fingers and the crinkle of the newspaper. The billionaires have changed all of that. But investigative reporters like Judd and his crew are the reporters we seek out and trust. Journalism is alive and well (if you know where to look). Become a paid subscriber! Support freedom of the press. And enjoy feeling your sanity return in this age of "alternative facts".
Manufacturing division and resentment is rotten and objectionable. Disseminating and spreading it is hate-mongering and irresponsible. Shame on all those outlets that gave vent to the author of this disgusting outrage.
This reporting spreads disinformation. The allegations about Mamdani are one person's unproven opinion. It may inflame extremists who follow-up with irrational action. It is despicable that the news is rubbing salt in the still sensitive 9/11 wounds. Mamdani is right and brave to attend the remembrance to stand with the victim's families. We need never forget, but time and forgiveness do heal. Gee, I wonder if any of the Mamdani haters have been to a German, Japanese, or Vietnamese restaurant recently?
Mamdani will show up, and he will show his respect for families of those killed and injured by the 9/11 attacks with his presence. Not to do so would only further strengthen and enable right wing attacks + anti-Muslim sentiment. Americans need to unite on the issue of inclusion to any and all —wishing to respectfully participate in the remembrance of 9/11 victim’s & survivors.
Thank you for your accurate reporting. You fight the good fight for all of us who want accuracy and facts. The lack of rigor and thought going into Galante's account and so much of the 'titillation and anger at all cost' media is mind-boggling.
This is terrible! He has shown respect m7ch more so than our current administration! Where is the outrage about our government doing all kinds of deals with Saudi Arabia?
As soon as someone read the headline Sunday morning on my front porch in Massachusetts, I said: well, that's the NY Post for you - without knowing that had been the source. And I said, if it said "hundreds" it would sound right, but thousands? No. Well, my Spidey sense was right.
We all lost on 9/11 but that does not mean we lost our rights to speak and be brokenhearted over the Twump's administration's embrace of MBM after WE KNEW he ordered the brutal killing of a Wapo reporter. It doesn't mean we should not be outraged over Saudi Arabia (15 of 19 hijackers from SA), embracing the president's son to MAKE BILLIONS.
So what the f? Good for the goose but not for the gander? And what does Mamdani have to do with 9/11? He called a war criminal a war criminal. I know he has moved into a position where he should probably focus on his city, but free speech, y'all.
What a bunch of fake magat bullshit. It’s what magats do best.
Mamdani was a 10 year old Muslim boy living in New York when 9/11 happened.
He is not a Saudi.
Where's the petition to keep Trump -- who just gave the Saudis nukes -- or his son-in-law -- who took $2B from the Saudis -- away from the remembrance?
It's what FOX News and other Murdoch entities do best: manufacture nothingburgers.
But Mamdani is a Socialist and a Muslim. Whom a sizable portion of conservative New Yorkers will hate accordingly. Especially since the 2026 Trump/GOP campaign slogan is "Dems are Commies (and Socialists)."
It is so funny as 90% of magats cannot even define what Socialism and Communism are. Most of them conflate them both with fascism and then they are all wrapped around the axle. They would really come apart if they understood that Trump is the biggest fascist in the land right now.
What's funny, is "Dems are Commies" is the *best* the GOP can do this cycle. They can't run on their record, or affordability, or the deficit, or the economy.
So if "Socialism" is the *opposite* of what 2 years of inflationary and idiotic GOP policies have done to hurt 95% of us, they've just made the case for Socialism.
Well said!
It was a big thing in the 2024 election against Harris also. Drumpf called her comrade. The template came from FL. DeSantis embedded the new red scare in the FL curriculum and has a victims of communism Memorial Day. His target was people whose families fled socialist authoritarians - mostly Hispanic / Latinos. He made a lot of personal appearances each year; cozied up to the Bay of Pigs guys etc. https://www.fldoe.org/newsroom/latest-news/state-board-of-education-approves-new-history-of-communism-standards-.stml
This is from 2022. It did well & other states took note.
—For Misha Fitton, who says he’s a DeSantis organizer, which political party to support to keep communism from resurging is obvious.
“Florida is the tip of the spear against the evils of communism,” he wrote on Twitter Sunday. “Do you stand with the communists or Governor DeSantis?”
The New York Times published an article Saturday noting DeSantis’ signature on the legislation, along with turning Miami-Dade County from a Democratic stronghold to one that is expected to swing Republican —
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/569498-states-first-official-victims-of-communism-day-coincides-with-election-day-this-year/
The GOP has been calling Dems Communists since the New Deal era of the 1930's. For nearly a century!
Nor could they define a Democracy or a Republic or articulate the difference between the two, but don't you dare call this a Democracy!
Here is Speaker Mike Johnson’s definition of democracy (2019):
“By the way, the United States is not a democracy,” Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., now the House speaker, said in a 2019 church sermon. “Do you know what a democracy is? Two wolves and a sheep deciding what’s for dinner. You don’t want to be in a democracy. Majority rule: not always a good thing.”
I heard that ‘story’ a lot in T1 but didn’t know how it started until later. He was conflating a ‘pure democracy’ with representative democracy.
https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/02/10/americans-committed-democracy/
They do not need to understand what socialism or communism are. They just know that Faux and the reichwing news and the Orange Scourge told them that it is all Baaaad, and it is the Democrats fault.
What is wrong with these people?? Other than they are hateful reichwingers? They need to get a grip and act like adults for once.
After 5 1/2 years of Trump as the figure head of American Capitalism, and considering what he and it has done to people's lives, I suspect Trump's accusations about "socialism" and "communism" might sound very attractive to an awful lot of folk. When you don't give a sh_t about other people (especially those who voted for you) and don't care in the least about their "puny little problems," it's likely that what your opponents are offering, regardless of what you call it, is going to sound like a better alternative.
Polling--and several upset elections--has apparently shown that Democratic Socialism has become quite popular to ordinary Americans. Which is a threat to not only the GOP, but to Centrist Democrats and the AIPAC crowd.
Whether or not the current popularity of DSA persists remains to be seen. But the Trump/GOP campaign response this cycle has become to simply call all Dems "Communists" or "Socialists." Which is pretty lame, as the 67% of Americans who are unhappy with 2 years of Trumpian/GOP policies and ineptitude are simply being told that the alternative to Trumpism...is Socialism.
It would be the only thing they do.
The petition organizers are commonly known as liars. That’s an old-fashioned concept with Republicans and no longer has meaning.
Galante is entitled to believe what he wants to believe and create petitions if he so chooses. For the New York Post to amplify it in this way, though, that's low even for them. Shame on CBS New York, too, for not doing their due diligence and being forced to correct the record. It's depressing when outlets can't clear the already-low bar for journalistic standards.
The only one doing due diligence here is Judd. Unbelievable how gullible the MAGAsphere continues to be. Thank you Judd for your hard work on this, especially confronting the organizers directly.
The Mayor has shown full support for ALL New Yorkers with grace, kindness and compassion.
Follow the money. I'm sure if you dig, and it won't be too deeply, you will find that AIPAC and Netanyahu are behind this latest smear campaign against Mamdani. And there are few more willing to amplify the Islamophobia more than Murdoch and his mouthpieces like the totally brainless Tomi Lauren. And what a lovely distraction from Trump's decision to make the Saudis into a nuclear armed nation.
Check. Check. Check. Liars, hypocrites and dummies.
The Murdoch echo chamber is a well oiled machine, the NY Post to Fox News, and round and round it goes.
Like Mitch McConnell, ugly inside shows up ugly outside, and Rupert Murdoch is a blackened lump of vomit and rot inside and a wrinkled pile of dogshit on the face of it.
I am starved for this kind of gumshoe reporting, and depend on Judd (and others), to keep my sanity during the demise of legacy media. I love being a paid subscriber and choosing my sources of news. I'm 76. I remember when legacy media used to do this. I loved the ink on my fingers and the crinkle of the newspaper. The billionaires have changed all of that. But investigative reporters like Judd and his crew are the reporters we seek out and trust. Journalism is alive and well (if you know where to look). Become a paid subscriber! Support freedom of the press. And enjoy feeling your sanity return in this age of "alternative facts".
Thank you, Judd.
Manufacturing division and resentment is rotten and objectionable. Disseminating and spreading it is hate-mongering and irresponsible. Shame on all those outlets that gave vent to the author of this disgusting outrage.
This reporting spreads disinformation. The allegations about Mamdani are one person's unproven opinion. It may inflame extremists who follow-up with irrational action. It is despicable that the news is rubbing salt in the still sensitive 9/11 wounds. Mamdani is right and brave to attend the remembrance to stand with the victim's families. We need never forget, but time and forgiveness do heal. Gee, I wonder if any of the Mamdani haters have been to a German, Japanese, or Vietnamese restaurant recently?
Mamdani will show up, and he will show his respect for families of those killed and injured by the 9/11 attacks with his presence. Not to do so would only further strengthen and enable right wing attacks + anti-Muslim sentiment. Americans need to unite on the issue of inclusion to any and all —wishing to respectfully participate in the remembrance of 9/11 victim’s & survivors.
Thank you for your accurate reporting. You fight the good fight for all of us who want accuracy and facts. The lack of rigor and thought going into Galante's account and so much of the 'titillation and anger at all cost' media is mind-boggling.
Did this guy protest Laura Loomer’s attendance as Trump’s companion? Or even Trump’s decision to bring her?
Imagine a mainstream news organization reporting on this crock of BS. What's that? Ah, yes, it's CBS.
Spread more hate. That’s the way to do it.
This is terrible! He has shown respect m7ch more so than our current administration! Where is the outrage about our government doing all kinds of deals with Saudi Arabia?
Sounds like Israel to me. Im fact I predicted something would happen along these lines.
Next it'll be " he runs around new york after dark raping children".
Thats very Netanyahu.
lauriemillerjade.com
They're in it deep.
What really disrespects the memory of the ones we lost on 9/11 is this type of Astro-turfed grievance and outrage. I am so sick of MAGA's shit.
As soon as someone read the headline Sunday morning on my front porch in Massachusetts, I said: well, that's the NY Post for you - without knowing that had been the source. And I said, if it said "hundreds" it would sound right, but thousands? No. Well, my Spidey sense was right.
We all lost on 9/11 but that does not mean we lost our rights to speak and be brokenhearted over the Twump's administration's embrace of MBM after WE KNEW he ordered the brutal killing of a Wapo reporter. It doesn't mean we should not be outraged over Saudi Arabia (15 of 19 hijackers from SA), embracing the president's son to MAKE BILLIONS.
So what the f? Good for the goose but not for the gander? And what does Mamdani have to do with 9/11? He called a war criminal a war criminal. I know he has moved into a position where he should probably focus on his city, but free speech, y'all.