Official Zohran Mamdani NYC Mayor Thread

[thegeneral 3,738]

2 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Can't do it can you?? 

But Trump, but Trump, but Trump!! Full blown TDS at it's finest. Biden started this war, not the guy you cry to every night. 

We are talking about Trump and Putin. He is Putin’s betch. Putin does what he wants. You can just accept it, it won’t hurt.

[Maximum Overkill 2,655]

8 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

We are talking about Trump and Putin. He is Putin’s betch. Putin does what he wants. You can just accept it, it won’t hurt.

So EXACTLY what leverage do you think Trump has at this point? 

Troops on the ground? 

[thegeneral 3,738]

Just now, Maximum Overkill said:

So EXACTLY what leverage do you think Trump has at this point? 

Troops on the ground? 

As long as Ukraine wants to keep fighting let them go. Why force them to settle with a plan written by Putin? 

Can you say “here kitty kitty” that’s what Vlad says to Don!

[Maximum Overkill 2,655]

Just now, thegeneral said:

As long as Ukraine wants to keep fighting let them go

Zelensky is begging for the war to end, WTF do you mean "As long as Ukraine wants to keep fighting".

So please explain what leverage the US has in all of this? You said it, tell me and stop being a whiny little bittch. 

[thegeneral 3,738]

2 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Zelensky is begging for the war to end, WTF do you mean "As long as Ukraine wants to keep fighting".

So please explain what leverage the US has in all of this? You said it, tell me and stop being a whiny little bittch. 

Thats like saying Putin wants to end the war. Good grief. They want it to stop on their terms. Stop reading your Russia Times Twitter posts!

What leverage does anyone have over Putin? Trump’s make believe 2 weeks and his fake tough guy crap is going to do anything? I get you idolize this guy and it hurts to see him exposed all the time but your judgement is really clouded.

[Maximum Overkill 2,655]

4 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

What leverage does anyone have over Putin

That was my question. You didn't answer it. 

You're a typical Pedocrat. You cry like a baby but can't even tell me what your solution would be. 

Do you want to fund Ukraine forever? I say cut off both Ukraine and Israel, they're not our Wars. 

What's your answer????? 

[thegeneral 3,738]

4 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

That was my question. You didn't answer it. 

You're a typical Pedocrat. You cry like a baby but can't even tell me what your solution would be. 

Do you want to fund Ukraine forever? I say cut of both Ukraine and Israel, they're not our Wars. 

What's your answer????? 

I don’t know how to tell you any clearer. Putin doesn’t give a shet. We have given Ukraine bombs, planes, drones, ok’d bombing inside Russia, told him he better do something in two weeks (my personal favorite way to end this).

I have said many times, to you, sure keep selling weapons to Ukraine and sanctioning Russia as long as Ukraine wants. Why don’t you get that? 

You ge all wound up when it is pointed out Trump is his betch. He can act like he’s not, but he clearly is.

[Maximum Overkill 2,655]

Just now, thegeneral said:

don’t know how to tell you any clearer. Putin doesn’t give a shet

SO WHAT THE FUK DO YOU WANT FROM TRUMP THEN??? 

Let me make this clear, we have NO LEVERAGE. Unless you want American Kids dying on Ukrainian soil then nothing is going to change. Russia will eventually wear out Ukraine. 

So stop crying Trump, Trump, Trump every minute, you sound ridiculous. 

This war should never of happened. The time to stop it was before it ever happened. Biden had plenty of time to meet with Putin, arm Ukraine or even install missile defense systems within Ukraine. BIDEN DID NOTHING. But oddly enough, I never heard you admit that. 

[thegeneral 3,738]

1 minute ago, Maximum Overkill said:

SO WHAT THE FUK DO YOU WANT FROM TRUMP THEN??? 

Let me make this clear, we have NO LEVERAGE. Unless you want American Kids dying on Ukrainian soil then nothing is going to change. Russia will eventually wear out Ukraine. 

So stop crying Trump, Trump, Trump every minute, you sound ridiculous. 

This war should never of happened. The time to stop it was before it ever happened. Biden had plenty of time to meet with Putin, arm Ukraine or even install missile defense systems within Ukraine. BIDEN DID NOTHING. But oddly enough, I never heard you admit that. 

I just said…keep supporting Ukraine as long as they want to fight

Do NOT present Ukraine with a plan written by Putin and very publicly give an ultimatum.

Why don’t you get this and want to keep talking about Biden?

[Maximum Overkill 2,655]

3 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

keep supporting Ukraine as long as they want to fight

Why? 

[thegeneral 3,738]

3 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Why? 

Because fock Putin and his attempt to just take this land. Let other shithead nations know we don’t allow this. Strengthen our allies in NATO.

[thegeneral 3,738]

Donald dressing like his crush. Cute!

 

[jerryskids 7,223]

Hmm... I guess I appreciate the brazenness of Mamdani.   

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Mamdani taps controversial lawyer who defended al Qaeda terrorist for top role: 'Powerful advocate'

Ramzi Kassem’s record also includes serving as a top advisor for immigration on the WH Domestic Policy Council during Biden admin

Socialist New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday that he is appointing controversial lawyer Ramzi Kassem, who defended al Qaeda terrorist Ahmed al-Darbi in court, as the city’s top attorney.

Mamdani, who will take office on Jan. 1, announced he was appointing Kassem as New York City’s chief counsel, the top legal role in the city. He also shared that he is appointing Steven Banks a self-proclaimed "social justice attorney" as corporation counsel and Helen Arteaga as deputy mayor for health and human services.

Kassem’s record includes serving as a senior policy advisor for immigration on the White House Domestic Policy Council under former President Joe Biden.

Kassem served as lead counsel in al-Darbi’s defense. In 2014, al-Darbi pled guilty before a U.S. military commission to conspiracy in connection with an al Qaeda terrorist plot to bomb the French oil tanker MV Limburg off the coast of Yemen. One civilian was killed in the attack and several others were injured. He was convicted of the crime in 2017 and was transferred by the Trump administration in 2018 to Saudi Arabia's custody.

"While it may not make him whole, my hope is that repatriation at least marks the end of injustice for Ahmed," Kassem said at the time of the transfer, adding he had "16 long and painful years in captivity."

In 2025, Kassem represented anti-Israel activist and Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil who was arrested by ICE for his alleged role in leading antisemitic demonstrations on campus. Khalil has since been released, though his legal case is ongoing.

Announcing the appointment, Mamdani said, "I will turn to Ramzi for his remarkable experience and his commitment to defending those too often abandoned by our legal system."

The mayor-elect said that "City Hall will be stronger with him in it, and our work of building a more prosperous city for all will have a powerful advocate."

"My sincere hope is that New Yorkers who have long felt on the margins of this city, the homeless veteran straining to survive, the patient searching for the care that they need, an immigrant trying to get by will feel that they now have leaders in their corner who understand their struggles and care to fight for them," Mamdani went on, adding, "That is the city I want to build. The prosperity I intend to deliver and the leadership that has too long been lacking."

Kassem thanked Mamdani for the appointment, saying he considers it a "call of duty to serve the city that I've called home, the city that embraced me."

"I grew up in war-torn countries in the Middle East, authoritarian regimes, and New York City was really my first stable and permanent home," said Kassem. "This is an opportunity for me to repay that debt. I've been trying to repay that debt ever since I came to this country, ever since I immigrated."

Kassem is the founder of the Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) law clinic, a project that, according to its website, has a mandate "to support Muslim and all other client, communities, and movements in the New York City area and beyond that are targeted by local, state, or federal government agencies under the guise of national security and counterterrorism."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-taps-controversial-lawyer-who-defended-al-qaeda-terrorist-top-role-powerful-advocate

[Alias Detective 1,478]

[MDC 8,152]

9 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Hmm... I guess I appreciate the brazenness of Mamdani.   

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-taps-controversial-lawyer-who-defended-al-qaeda-terrorist-top-role-powerful-advocate

Don pardoned and went into business with a man who laundered $ for Al Qaida.  

[jerryskids 7,223]

24 minutes ago, MDC said:

Don pardoned and went into business with a man who laundered $ for Al Qaida.  

Did he?  Thanks, it's relevant and it's the first you've mentioned it.   

[Ron_Artest 2,553]

Trump received a gift of a plane by a country that supports and funds Hamas.  Not a peep out of Jerry.

[jerryskids 7,223]

The whataboutism is strong in this thread.  Looks like the Lefties are going with "yeah Mamdani sucks but Trump is worse!"   

[MDC 8,152]

17 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Trump received a gift of a plane by a country that supports and funds Hamas.  Not a peep out of Jerry.

It’s not Relevant.  

[Ron_Artest 2,553]

Just now, jerryskids said:

The whataboutism is strong in this thread.  Looks like the Lefties are going with "yeah Mamdani sucks but Trump is worse!"   

Mamdani hasn't even been sworn in yet

Just pointing out your obvious hypocrisy is all.  Carry on.

If and when Mamdani is bad, I will call it out.

[jerryskids 7,223]

Maybe Seafoam can post his video montage of Biden sniffing children!  That's new, and relevant!

[jerryskids 7,223]

Just now, Ron_Artest said:

Mamdani hasn't even been sworn in yet

Just pointing out your obvious hypocrisy is all.  Carry on.

If and when Mamdani is bad, I will call it out.

Thanks Gutter!  Thoughts on him picking an al-Qaeda lawyer as his chief counsel?

[Ron_Artest 2,553]

18 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Thanks Gutter!  Thoughts on him picking an al-Qaeda lawyer as his chief counsel?

Al Qaeda lawyer

Look, I don't know anything about the guy and neither do you.  Defend a terrorist?  Like it or not everyone in America has the right to defense, and just because a lawyer defends someone in a court of law doesn't mean they approve of the crimes.

Does this mean NYC will start letting terrorists go free? No.

What's your concern with this gentleman?

[MDC 8,152]

Took me all of 10 minutes to figure out that the Al Qaida terrorist Kassem defended was in Gitmo from 2002-2018, until he was transferred to Saudi Arabia under the Trump administration, where he remains in custody today.

Mamdani!  

[jerryskids 7,223]

5 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Al Qaeda lawyer

Look, I don't know anything about the guy and neither do you.  Defend a terrorist?  Like it or not everyone in America has the right to defense, and just because a lawyer defends someone in a court of law doesn't mean they approve of the crimes.

Does this mean NYC will start letting terrorists go free? No.

What's your concern with this gentleman?

Well, if you read the article, you'd see that his legal career is predicated on defending Muslims that are under investigation for national security issues.

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Kassem is the founder of the Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) law clinic, a project that, according to its website, has a mandate "to support Muslim and all other client, communities, and movements in the New York City area and beyond that are targeted by local, state, or federal government agencies under the guise of national security and counterterrorism."

Now, I know you'll say "and all other!!!!!" because of course, if it really is all other, you would list "Muslim" first, instead of saying "to support all client..."

And of course any such targets from authorities are "under the guise of..."!

Let's just say that I don't think it will be a priority of this Chief Counsel to work with federal authorities on issues of national security and terrorism, especially if those involve Muslim suspects.  But I'm probably just playing semantics with the article.   

[Ron_Artest 2,553]

5 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Well, if you read the article, you'd see that his legal career is predicated on defending Muslims that are under investigation for national security issues.

Now, I know you'll say "and all other!!!!!" because of course, if it really is all other, you would list "Muslim" first, instead of saying "to support all client..."

And of course any such targets from authorities are "under the guise of..."!

Let's just say that I don't think it will be a priority of this Chief Counsel to work with federal authorities on issues of national security and terrorism, especially if those involve Muslim suspects.  But I'm probably just playing semantics with the article.   

You're letting your prejudice of Muslims cloud your judgement.  I don't believe that he will allow Muslim terrorists to run rampant across NYC, but if it happens I will of course condemn.

What is it you say, elections have consequences?

[squistion 2,677]

24 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Al Qaeda lawyer

Look, I don't know anything about the guy and neither do you.  Defend a terrorist?  Like it or not everyone in America has the right to defense, and just because a lawyer defends someone in a court of law doesn't mean they approve of the crimes.

Does this mean NYC will start letting terrorists go free? No.

What's your concern with this gentleman?

They don't seem to believe that everyone has a right to a best defense possible in this country.

Fun Fact:

John Adams defended the British soldiers and Captain Thomas Preston who were accused of murder in the Boston Massacre (1770), a risky move for his reputation, but he believed in providing a fair legal defense for all, leading to acquittals for Preston and most soldiers, demonstrating his commitment to justice over popular opinion.  

[Maximum Overkill 2,655]

Kiss goodbye to every Pet in NYC. He probably hired a personal chef who's familiar with preparing and cooking Pets to his liking. 

[Ron_Artest 2,553]

7 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Kiss goodbye to every Pet in NYC. He probably hired a personal chef who's familiar with preparing and cooking Pets to his liking. 

Would that also apply to NJ?  I don't want anyone eating my dog.

[Hardcore troubadour 16,097]

Rudy got inaugurated right after midnight when he won. That night two cops in the Bronx were shot. Rudy came to the hospital.  

[SUXBNME 1,633]

44 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Would that also apply to NJ?  I don't want anyone eating my dog.

What brand of puppy? 

Also, do you own any felines?

[Ron_Artest 2,553]

1 minute ago, SUXBNME said:

What brand of puppy? 

Also, do you own any felines?

English lab.  No cats, I hate cats.

[seafoam1 3,536]

41 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

English lab.  No cats, I hate cats.

Dude needs an emotional support dog. 

[SUXBNME 1,633]

5 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

English lab.  No cats, I hate cats.

Good doggies, they are 

Just out of curiosity, why teh hatred for the kittehs? 

[SUXBNME 1,633]

4 hours ago, seafoam1 said:

Dude needs an emotional support dog. 

And you need a lobotomy. 

Jeeze, dude...Get over yourself

[weepaws 3,459]

Sword in by the Quran.   Shame 

[squistion 2,677]

From NYT subscriber content:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/nyregion/mamdani-mayor-swearing-in.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260101&instance_id=168689&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=125207237&segment_id=212974&user_id=14502a7228c5a9b835a15627514bfe28

Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City

Zohran Mamdani, the left-leaning populist who deployed a mix of charm, social media savvy and an unyielding focus on affordability to catapult him to political stardom, was officially sworn in as mayor of New York City early Thursday, just after the New Year’s Eve ball dropped in Times Square.

The ceremony, held underground at an abandoned showpiece of a subway station by City Hall, caps Mr. Mamdani’s yearlong rise from obscure state lawmaker to international figure, embodying the hopes of New Yorkers and Americans across the country who were enthralled by his journey to becoming the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor.

Four minutes before midnight, Mr. Mamdani, 34; his wife, Rama Duwaji; and Letitia James, the state attorney general, disembarked from a No. 6 train into the grimy, dimly lit, and yet stunning subway station. They promptly took their places on the steps beneath a dramatic archway emblazoned with the words, “City Hall.” And then they waited, a bit awkwardly, a bit jovially, for the arrival of the appointed hour.

There was discussion of New Year’s resolutions. Ms. James began to sing “Volare.”

And finally, after an impromptu countdown to midnight and cries of “Happy New Year,” Mr. Mamdani placed his left hand on two Qurans held by his wife, raised his right hand and recited the oath of office (one Quran belonged to his grandfather, the other belonged to Arturo Schomburg, the Black historian and writer). Ms. James swore in Mr. Mamdani as a smattering of family, allies and reporters looked on.

“Congratulations, Mr. Mayor,” Ms. James said, to cheers.

Mr. Mamdani then signed the oath of office, handed the requisite $9, in cash, to the city clerk, Michael McSweeney, and signed a leather-bound book so the clerk can attest to the validity of his signature on future city documents.

The swearing-in ceremony took all of 10 minutes. The mood was understated, and the crowd intentionally intimate, with roughly 20 people in attendance, including the parents of Mr. Mamdani and Ms. Duwaji. [...]

A public inauguration will take place at 1 p.m. on Thursday on the steps of City Hall, an event that will feature two of Mr. Mamdani’s most powerful colleagues on the left: Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who will administer a ceremonial oath of office; and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who will make opening remarks.