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A 21-year-old socialist and unpaid former NYC Council intern who claimed she was axed after demanding she and her peers get paid $32 an hour with full health benefits — and plans to sue the Council — was born into wealth. Mina Farahmand — who willingly interned for free last year to help get fellow …
New York elected Mamdani. Price controls. Rent freeze. $30 minimum wage. Business saw the handwriting on the wall….and left. Canada. California. New York. Same policy. Same result. — Chuck Flint (@ChuckAFlint) June 28, 2026
A major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former socialist minister and close Sánchez ally José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison in a corruption case linked to COVID-19 mask contracts. Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, once a senior figure in Prime Minister …
Janeese Lewis George, who is democratic socialist and DC Council member, leads in the Democratic primary for mayor. With many votes counted she has around 52.8%. Other main candidate Kenyan McDuffie has 36.6%. Incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser not running again. DC is strong Democrat city so primary winner almost sure to win full election in …
Q: There's a crazy socialist running for mayor of Washington, D.C. What if she wins?@POTUS: "I wouldn't like it — and maybe we take back Washington, run it on the federal basis. We won't put up with it. We're not going to lose our businesses." pic.twitter.com/XDG1977D2W — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 11, 2026 While …
Meanwhile America will never go after Trump or Pelosi. 🚨 BREAKING: Spain’s anticorruption police has raided the headquarters of PM Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Party in Madrid. Read the full story: https://t.co/eUmUcQ7MVw pic.twitter.com/PQb1EIv1MT — POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) May 27, 2026 Spain’s anticorruption police on Wednesday raided the headquarters of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Party in Madrid. …
Molly O’Shea @MollySOShea If Ken Griffin leaves NYC because of Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax stunt, the economic fallout could be enormous. It’s not just “one billionaire moving.” Ken’s 350 Park Ave project + Citadel’s employment amounts to: → ~2,500 Citadel employees currently in NYC → Citadel employees/principals paid ~$2.3B in NY state + city taxes over …
This NYC mayor loves pounding a company that actually delivers jobs and packages yet ignores the policies chasing everyone out. Socialist mayor flexes on a company that delivers JOBS, TAXES, and packages to New Yorkers while your failing city hemorrhages businesses, residents, and billions on migrant hotels and crime. Amazon trucks aren’t the problem, YOUR …
1.5 million Californians just signed a petition to tax the state's 200 billionaires 5%.. one time.. to fund hospitals, schools and food programs.. they needed 875,000 signatures.. they got nearly double.. and California's own governor is fighting against it.. the billionaires… https://t.co/feNGqbxb7x pic.twitter.com/CK657jI9b3 — Tuki (@TukiFromKL) April 27, 2026 Just like France’s wealth tax that …
🚨 BREAKING: Fed-up New Yorkers are FED UP and threatening a full-on PROPERTY TAX REVOLT against socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration! It’s starting! pic.twitter.com/1eovMWDvBy — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 13, 2026 Factcheck: Zohran Mamdani has been NYC mayor since Jan 1, 2026. While there are calls for property tax reform, no confirmed reports of a …
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and newly sworn in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have just announced their plans to spend billions of dollars on a ‘free’ childcare program. What could possibly go wrong? They are doing this as the state of Minnesota is imploding under the weight of a massive fraud scandal which …
NEW YORK, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Democrat Zohran Mamdani became New York City’s mayor on Thursday, vowing during a public swearing-in ceremony on the steps of City Hall to enact an aggressive agenda aimed at making the nation’s largest city more affordable for working people. Mamdani, a member of his party’s left-wing democratic socialist faction, …
Socialism fever is spreading to big cities all over the country. Washington, DC, Council member Janeese Lewis George, a Democratic Socialist, launched her campaign for mayor of the nation’s capital on Monday – and she’s reportedly seeking to emulate Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral bid. Lewis George, 37, is seeking to replace DC Mayor …
Scott Jennings: This is a terrible night for the national Democratic image. Mamdani is an avowed socialist. He’s the leader of their party. pic.twitter.com/k18FsGvir7 — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) November 5, 2025 Mike Johnson: “Democrats in New York City have chosen a true extremist and Marxist, and the consequences will be felt across our entire …
Republicans reveal plot to block 'insurrectionist' democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani from being sworn in as NYC mayor using Civil War-era clause https://t.co/PeZUNLaBPg — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) November 4, 2025 The GOP has hatched a last-ditch plan to block Zohran Mamdani from becoming New York City’s next mayor – by invoking a Civil War-era clause in …
IT’S OFFICIAL: The Democratic Party Is Now Straight Up Socialist. When socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral primary, we said that the concern expressed by some Democrats was phony, because they didn’t want to admit just how far left their party had drifted. Now, they’ve given up that pretense entirely. On Friday, …
https://twitter.com/wadeblasingame/status/1981516762932986165 In the final stretch of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is experiencing a surge in support, despite facing intense criticism from former Governor Andrew Cuomo and outgoing Mayor Eric Adams. Their attacks, which many have labeled Islamophobic and divisive, appear to be backfiring, bolstering Mamdani’s position as the progressive candidate …
As rental prices in New York City soar, tenant activists are demanding that the government stop landlords from increasing the rent on regulated apartments. In the end, these lucky tenants would get relatively cheap apartments while everyone else ends up worse off. Reason speaks with housing advocates, landlords, experts, and working-class New Yorkers struggling to …
Get ready folks. Socialism is next in DC because capitalism has failed the younger generations and they also feel like both parties have failed them. Expect to see a bunch of socialist “Mamdani’s” winning elections in 2028 all over the country. https://t.co/TW8TiCR75V — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) October 19, 2025 According to a September 2025 Rasmussen/Heartland …
French PM Lecornu has suspended the 2023 pension reform until after the 2027 election. This is likely to win Socialist support and save his govt. from a no-confidence vote on Thursday. The RN and LFI have said they will file motions. A win for workers, a blow to #Macron’s agenda. pic.twitter.com/eSJo3p00o9 — Smriti (@smritisudesh) October …
BREAKING: Trump announces socialism for farmers. Because his ridiculous tariffs have hurt them so badly. pic.twitter.com/AGAbaWMCJc — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 1, 2025 🚨 Follow Along: Trump Losing Badly To China. Soybean Exports to China: 2024: $12.6 Billion.2025: $0 since May. No future orders This: Trump gives $20 billion bailout to Argentina. Then: China buys …
US Government Takes 10% Stake In Lithium Americas https://t.co/D3DyeTE1pR — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 1, 2025 Trump’s Industrial Economy policies just took down their latest scalp, so to speak. One week after Bloomberg reported that the White House was considering a 10% stake in one of the largest North American lithium mining companies, Lithium Americas, on …
List of what he will do: Freeze rents in rent-stabilized apartments Build 200,000 affordable housing units Double the budget for public housing maintenance Create a city-run housing agency Raise corporate taxes from 7.25% to 11.5% Add a 2% tax on city residents earning over $1 million Fund universal childcare, free college, and free public transport …
NBC News Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard reports from Tucson on how Adelita Grijalva won the Democratic primary for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District and what the results mean for the future of the party.
by Michael A far left Muslim socialist that has only been a citizen of the United States for seven years is the Democratic nominee to be the mayor of the biggest city in the United States. Let that sink in for a moment. Zohran Mamdani is a smooth talker, and he ran an excellent campaign. But …
Zohran Mamdani now has a 75% chance of being the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City. 75%. pic.twitter.com/uKwtiagSUs — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) June 25, 2025 NYC will be a future case study on why socialism doesn't work if Momdani wins and it's looking like he will, didn't know we needed another one to …
France and Japan are unraveling before the world’s eyes. The fiscal picture in both nations is not simply poor. It is catastrophic. Deep structural imbalances, ballooning debt, and no clear way out. Both are cautionary tales masquerading as advanced economies. Start with France. The national debt is now over 110 percent of GDP and climbing. …
62 000 people are now involved in criminal gangs in Sweden. We have almost 60 no-go zones. There was 149 bombings last year. We have one of the highest rates of r*pes in the world. Socialist policies destroyed my Sweden 🇸🇪 — PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) December 28, 2024
After the bombshell indictment of Eric Adams by a federal grand jury, New York City’s powerful business community is scrambling to figure out how to deal with the real possibility of a socialist taking over City Hall. Business titans are said to be terrified at the prospect of Jumaane Williams, the left-wing, anti-cop Public Advocate …
78% of Americans can’t afford what they have to pay, much less save anything. 78% of Americans saving little for retirement = get ready to see an uptick in more welfare and socialist policies in America — The Rogue Politico (@politikaljunki) August 19, 2024 Don't forget, 401k money when that comes out, it's all taxable. …