Official Zohran Mamdani NYC Mayor Thread

[jerryskids 7,240]

3 minutes ago, dogcows said:

"Exhaust all legal options" is the key phrase there. He's not planning an invasion of Israel to capture Netanyahu though. There is a warrant for Netanyahu's arrest. But no nation has tried to attack Israel and capture him to stand trial. Because that would be illegal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_arrest_warrants_for_Israeli_leaders

Our president literally doesn't care what's legal; he's gone full "might makes right" and all of MAGA agrees.

Maybe most people are Machiavellian. But there are definite downsides.

As for Netanyahu, do you really think Jewish people in NYC... or even Israel support him???

https://en.idi.org.il/articles/58648

Sorry, in all of this straw man, I missed your answer:

Mamdani says he's concerned about Venezuelans in NYC.  Do you think those people are concerned about the regime change?  Or care about how it was done?  These are the people who by and large escaped Maduro, or Chavez before him.  He really has the pulse of the people there!

[Maximum Overkill 2,690]

I fear for all the Pets in NYC 

[dogcows 1,378]

Just now, jerryskids said:

Sorry, in all of this straw man, I missed your answer:

Mamdani says he's concerned about Venezuelans in NYC.  Do you think those people are concerned about the regime change?  Or care about how it was done?  These are the people who by and large escaped Maduro, or Chavez before him.  He really has the pulse of the people there!

Anything you bring up and then decide you don't want to discuss you call a straw man. Got it. OK then, I'll talk about this specific issue.

I don't think a poll of Venezuelans has been conducted yet regarding the invasion and removal of Maduro. But it seems like most people are happy he's gone. That being said, I think a lot of people DO care how this was done, and here's why:

Trump has already said he will NOT help Machado gain the presidency, nor Edmundo Gonzalez, who was the true winner of their most recent elections. Instead, he will keep Maduro's lieutenants intact as long as they do what Trump wants.

That isn't going to make a nation where 72% of people approve of Machado very happy.

[jerryskids 7,240]

2 minutes ago, dogcows said:

Anything you bring up and then decide you don't want to discuss you call a straw man. Got it. OK then, I'll talk about this specific issue.

I don't think a poll of Venezuelans has been conducted yet regarding the invasion and removal of Maduro. But it seems like most people are happy he's gone. That being said, I think a lot of people DO care how this was done, and here's why:

Trump has already said he will NOT help Machado gain the presidency, nor Edmundo Gonzalez, who was the true winner of their most recent elections. Instead, he will keep Maduro's lieutenants intact as long as they do what Trump wants.

That isn't going to make a nation where 72% of people approve of Machado very happy.

Speculation I heard today is that our people are concerned that since Machado doesn't control the military, to hand the country over to her now would be to just give it back to the bad guys. This is what Trump meant by "doesn't have the respect..."

Instead the short term plan is to see if Rodriguez got the FAFO memo and is willing to cooperate until a more permanent long-term regime is in place.  

 

[dogcows 1,378]

3 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Speculation I heard today is that our people are concerned that since Machado doesn't control the military, to hand the country over to her now would be to just give it back to the bad guys. This is what Trump meant by "doesn't have the respect..."

Instead the short term plan is to see if Rodriguez got the FAFO memo and is willing to cooperate until a more permanent long-term regime is in place.  

 

I predict Trump will keep her in power as long as possible. She's unpopular, so she needs him to keep her in power... and in return she will give him stuff that he wants.

That's puppet regime 101... of course these never last.

[jerryskids 7,240]

1 minute ago, dogcows said:

I predict Trump will keep her in power as long as possible. She's unpopular, so she needs him to keep her in power... and in return she will give him stuff that he wants.

If she does, then good I guess?    He probably wants lots of things.  No more oil, weapons, or training for our enemies.  Work with us to prevent drug shipments into the US.  Let us fix the infrastructure so they can get back to 1970s level production, and yes, get some of that oil at a favorable price, basically recouping the cost of such an investment.

I strongly doubt that we will go in and claim that we own the oil there.  But we can add that to things to monitor.   

[dogcows 1,378]

At least somebody is taking affordability seriously.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mamdani-rental-ripoff-hearings-nyc/
 

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New Yorkers to testify in "Rental Ripoff" hearings

The mayor's office said New Yorkers will be able to testify about their biggest challenges as renters, from shoddy building conditions to hidden fees, during hearings in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. 

"Too many New Yorkers have been forced to pay more for less -- living in unsafe, unconscionable, and unaffordable housing. Under my administration, that ends. Today's executive order is the first step towards giving New Yorkers a voice in addressing the housing crisis that is pricing them out of our city," Mamdani said during a news conference at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx. 

The administration said it will publish a detailed report on the hearings' findings, including "common themes and areas of opportunity." 

 

[jerryskids 7,240]

Meet Mamdani's new tenant director.  She says that NYC will transition to a collectivist property model.   

 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,153]

27 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Meet Mamdani's new tenant director.  She says that NYC will transition to a collectivist property model.   

 

That person has zero sex appeal. 

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35 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Meet Mamdani's new tenant director.  She says that NYC will transition to a collectivist property model.   

 

I was never that big of a 2A person, certainly not an absolutist.  But when you see stuff like this and the fact that someone who supports these positions was elected, that moves me more in the 2A direction.

[MDC 8,189]

The MDS is strong in this thread.

[nobody 2,960]

3 hours ago, jerryskids said:

Meet Mamdani's new tenant director.  She says that NYC will transition to a collectivist property model.   

 

She's basically saying they will use policy to take people's property.  I'm curious to see how that will work out.  

[nobody 2,960]

Man, I've been looking at cea weaver.  What did new yorkers do?  Chick is racist against whites, sexist against males, and is a straight up communist.  

Also stumbled on this... Anyone see mamdani straight lying about being briefed on the maduro operation.  Like, yeah dude.  We believe the White House was calling the mayor of New York to brief him on foreign military ops.

I'm going to start doing that too after I read the news.  Guys I was briefed that SpaceX is planning an IPO this year.  I'll monitor the situation and issue guidance.

 

[jerryskids 7,240]

11 hours ago, MDC said:

The MDS is strong in this thread.

It's MDS to post a link of Mamdani's appointed tenant director saying they are going to move to a collective property model. 

[listen2me 23 1,976]

You will own nothing and you will like it.  

[jerryskids 7,240]

Remember in HS when the student council got to go to City Hall and pretend to be the mayor and his staff for the day?  That's what this administration is beginning to remind me of.  They brought in a bunch of children, but at the end of the day, they said you know what?  Why don't you just run it for realz, wheeee!

So far they've appointed a chief counsel who spent his career defending Islamic terrorists, and a tenant director who hates whites and individual property ownership.

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Cea Weaver is an American urban planner and tenant organizer who serves as the director of the New York City Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants since 2026. She previously coordinated the statewide organization Housing Justice for All and was a central figure in the campaign that led to the passage of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America, Weaver has advocated for rent strikes and regulations that prioritize housing for community use rather than profit. She was appointed to her current municipal role by mayor Zohran Mamdani on January 1, 2026.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cea_Weaver

 

[MDC 8,189]

19 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

It's MDS to post a link of Mamdani's appointed tenant director saying they are going to move to a collective property model. 

Your hyper focus on every associate of the incoming mayor in a city you live nowhere near is a little weird. 

[jerryskids 7,240]

6 minutes ago, MDC said:

Your hyper focus on every associate of the incoming mayor in a city you live nowhere near is a little weird. 

It's not hyper focus; both the terrorist defense lawyer and the communist tenant director were all over the news.  For all I know, he has hired a normal person for some job and I've never heard of it.  

[Ron_Artest 2,640]

18 hours ago, jerryskids said:

Speculation I heard today is that our people are concerned that since Machado doesn't control the military, to hand the country over to her now would be to just give it back to the bad guys. This is what Trump meant by "doesn't have the respect..."

Instead the short term plan is to see if Rodriguez got the FAFO memo and is willing to cooperate until a more permanent long-term regime is in place.  

 

You heard wrong.  Rodriguez IS the "bad guy".  The bad guys already are in charge.  The military support the chavistas and vice versa, so installing Machado would bring about civil war unless we put boots on the ground to quell it.  Trump tried to work with Maduro, he couldn't, so he kidnapped him.  Now he's trying to work with Rodriguez, and the chatter is she is much more amenable to giving Trump and his cronies the oil that he wants.

It would actually be a good thing for America if this is just simple extorsion and not a boots on the ground nation building.  Bad for the Venezuelan people, good for the US that we don't have to spend trillions and send our troops to die, and of course good for Trump and his cronies that get the billions in oil.

[jerryskids 7,240]

MDC exhibiting the classic Leftist "face tattoo syndrome."  It's not their fault for getting the face tattoo (appointing a communist), it's my fault for noticing!

Also:

 

[jerryskids 7,240]

2 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

You heard wrong.  Rodriguez IS the "bad guy".  The bad guys already are in charge.  The military support the chavistas and vice versa, so installing Machado would bring about civil war unless we put boots on the ground to quell it.  Trump tried to work with Maduro, he couldn't, so he kidnapped him.  Now he's trying to work with Rodriguez, and the chatter is she is much more amenable to giving Trump and his cronies the oil that he wants.

It would actually be a good thing for America if this is just simple extorsion and not a boots on the ground nation building.  Bad for the Venezuelan people, good for the US that we don't have to spend trillions and send our troops to die, and of course good for Trump and his cronies that get the billions in oil.

Wrong thread.  I think you meant to tell me I shouldn't be noticing Mamdani's communist appointee.   

[MDC 8,189]

7 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

It's not hyper focus; both the terrorist defense lawyer and the communist tenant director were all over the news.  For all I know, he has hired a normal person for some job and I've never heard of it.  

I guess I’m a little surprised you care since 1) Mamdani is mayor of a city you don’t even live in and 2) you’re not also Very Concerned about the POTUS’s terrorist money laundering business partner or pardon of a Honduran narco-terrorist.

Something Different here?  

[supermike80 2,164]

32 minutes ago, MDC said:

Your hyper focus on every associate of the incoming mayor in a city you live nowhere near is a little weird. 

These dimwitted comments are a big reason why no one respects you here.  You really don't think actions of the new mayor of the largest city in the US is a relevant thing to discuss?   Weird man

[nobody 2,960]

7 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

MDC exhibiting the classic Leftist "face tattoo syndrome."  It's not their fault for getting the face tattoo (appointing a communist), it's my fault for noticing!

Also:

 

I think any city administration openly saying they're going to try and weaponize policy to take property and want to use schools and PTAs as a political machine is worthy of discussion.  That's planning to actively execute and implement communism in our largest city. 

Maybe the wokies here don't realize through all the window dressing what she's actually saying. Thankfully it's only in New York and this chick probably doesn't realize the limitations to her power... I've saw some interview where she was talking taking property all over the state which gave me hope she just think she has more power than she does.  

[nobody 2,960]

Oh wait I think I figured it out.  The wokies here don't think the New York city administration can actually execute on this direction.  They probably don't want this anymore than anyone else.  They just can't say that and risk being a racist by not opposing someone who's saying owning a house is white supremacy.

 

 

[Fnord 2,684]

13 hours ago, jerryskids said:

Meet Mamdani's new tenant director.  She says that NYC will transition to a collectivist property model.   

 

I'm going to give this the same treatment you lot gave us when we brought up the horrific ramifications of Project 2025:

 

[Strike 6,098]

5 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

These dimwitted comments are a big reason why no one respects you here.  You really don't think actions of the new mayor of the largest city in the US is a relevant thing to discuss?   Weird man

Not to mention that some of the dumbest ideas start out in places like LA and NY and work their way to other cities/states so it's worth discussing pros and cons when they're just starting out, before they find your city.  

[supermike80 2,164]

3 minutes ago, Strike said:

Not to mention that some of the dumbest ideas start out in places like LA and NY and work their way to other cities/states so it's worth discussing pros and cons when they're just starting out, before they find your city.  

It literally reminds me of the FBG board.   Someone would comment about rioting say in Portland, and some guy who lived near Portland would look out his back window and declare "I can't see anything so it isn't happening here"

There are levels of dumb

[nobody 2,960]

9 minutes ago, MDC said:

I guess I’m a little surprised you care since 1) Mamdani is mayor of a city you don’t even live in and 2) you’re not also Very Concerned about the POTUS’s terrorist money laundering business partner or pardon of a Honduran narco-terrorist.

Something Different here?  

I care about all fraud.  Jerry probably does too, but you guys don't start threads about it.  

If you care about Trump's terrorist money laundering business partner, start a thread on it.  I had no idea he had a terrorist money laundering business partner or that he pardoned Honduran narco terrorist until I just read your post just like I had no idea New York installed a racist tenant rights director or whatever her title is until someone posted a story about it.  

The only time you guys seem to bring it up is to deflect from some other fraud that someone brought up.  

Or are these comments only for people that keep up with all the political news?  I assume this was stuff was covered a bunch since it sounds pretty bad and I just missed it since I avoid anything that isn't on cnbc.  

[nobody 2,960]

15 minutes ago, nobody said:

Oh wait I think I figured it out.  The wokies here don't think the New York city administration can actually execute on this direction.  They probably don't want this anymore than anyone else.  They just can't say that and risk being a racist by not opposing someone who's saying owning a house is white supremacy.

 

 

By the way, if this is your (general you) take which isn't necessarily wrong, I'd urge caution.  What I saw during covid was that if there isn't enough backlash, local governments will happily weaponize policy to get what they want.

But just keep doing what most of you are doing and staying quiet and let the righties be the bad guy white supremacists that support owning private property.

[MDC 8,189]

45 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

These dimwitted comments are a big reason why no one respects you here.  You really don't think actions of the new mayor of the largest city in the US is a relevant thing to discuss?   Weird man

You should use I statements. I’m liked and admired by many Geeks. 

[nobody 2,960]

1 hour ago, nobody said:

Oh wait I think I figured it out.  The wokies here don't think the New York city administration can actually execute on this direction.  They probably don't want this anymore than anyone else.  They just can't say that and risk being a racist by not opposing someone who's saying owning a house is white supremacy.

 

 

Just had a "no duh" moment.  I was expecting a bunch of wokie defense of the racist, communist tenant rights lady, and I notice mdc the only one defending her and mamdani via deflection. 

Then it finally occurred to me.  The rest of the usual wokie contingent probably owns property.  So obvious now that I think about it.

My bet is MDC rents.

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35 minutes ago, MDC said:

You should use I statements. I’m liked and admired by many Geeks. 

That's only because you bring us coffee, and we are only pretending because you bring us coffee.

[Hardcore troubadour 16,153]

8 minutes ago, nobody said:

Just had a "no duh" moment.  I was expecting a bunch of wokie defense of the racist, communist tenant rights lady, and I notice mdc the only one defending her and mamdani via deflection. 

Then it finally occurred to me.  The rest of the usual wokie contingent probably owns property.  So obvious now that I think about it.

My bet is MDC rents.

At one time he rented a room he found on Craig’s list. He was like 30. 

[MDC 8,189]

12 minutes ago, nobody said:

Just had a "no duh" moment.  I was expecting a bunch of wokie defense of the racist, communist tenant rights lady, and I notice mdc the only one defending her and mamdani via deflection. 

Then it finally occurred to me.  The rest of the usual wokie contingent probably owns property.  So obvious now that I think about it.

My bet is MDC rents.

I own a home that’s not in NYC. I have a lot of family there though. I’ll ask if they’re worried about Mamdani stealing their homes. lol

[jerryskids 7,240]

1 hour ago, MDC said:

I guess I’m a little surprised you care since 1) Mamdani is mayor of a city you don’t even live in and 2) you’re not also Very Concerned about the POTUS’s terrorist money laundering business partner or pardon of a Honduran narco-terrorist.

Something Different here?  

Perhaps you've missed the several hundreds of times it has come up, or the threads I've started about trips there and finding housing, but my youngest daughter lives in Manhattan.

Thanks also for the info on the Honduran guy, I hadn't heard! 

[Fnord 2,684]

1 hour ago, nobody said:

Oh wait I think I figured it out.  The wokies here don't think the New York city administration can actually execute on this direction.  They probably don't want this anymore than anyone else.  They just can't say that and risk being a racist by not opposing someone who's saying owning a house is white supremacy.

 

 

Not sure if I'm a "wokie" but since I'm left of Mussolini I'm probably considered one here.

I think Momdani has roughly a 0.0001% chance of taking private property from its owners. And no, by and large I don't think most libs would be on board with much of what he is proposing. I'm not going to hold my tongue about something that's wrong based on the fear of being called a racist. Owning property is not white or any other kind of supremacy.

That said, I can't blame the people of NYC or any other major metro for voting someone in they think can bring prices down to a level that's at least somewhat reasonable. Many would say that's how we ended up with Don part deux. If he can make some movement on that front I'd applaud him, especially if it's a policy that can legally be emulated elsewhere. The wealth disparity is growing in this country and today is looking more and more like the 1920's on several fronts. We're on a fraught path.

Unless you're a resident of NYC or maybe NY state, just sit back, relax, watch the guano hit the fan, and count the myriad reasons you're happy you don't live there.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,596]

Free buses!!!!! Nvm. Bus prices going up instead 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,153]

Freeze rents

 Buildings become less profitable, landlords don’t make repairs

Seize properties, turn them over to the NYC HA. 
  

[Fnord 2,684]

3 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

 my youngest daughter lives in Manhattan.

 

As long as you didn't buy her a brownstone to live in, she's part of the "protected class" right?

If I'm going to believe MAGAlogic, that means that since she's young, attending leftist boot camp --errr-- college, and doesn't own any property, she's a Commie. All good!