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πŸ†” kenklippenstein.bsky.social
Lmao
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2/35
πŸ†” steelheel.bsky.social
These elections are such pesky things to get around.

3/35
πŸ†” pressle54.bsky.social
when I agree with the will of the people: ha ha ha! yes! yes!!!

when I disagree with the will of the people: what the fukk. this fukking sucks

4/35
πŸ†” pizzathesteve.bsky.social
Mandate from the voters when I win, but if you win the voters are mandating that I stop you

5/35
πŸ†” chrishannon.bsky.social
I love that the β€œWe” he’s referring to is just like 5 rich people in a city of 8 million.

6/35
πŸ†” d1fferentp3rson.bsky.social
Are you suggesting the peasants should have a say in who is mayor?

7/35
πŸ†” gideonsamuel.bsky.social
I am begging NY to treat Bill Ackman to a refreshing rain of curbside garbage the second he shows up in town to put his corrupt fingers in any pie or race

8/35
πŸ†” mikeregister.bsky.social
Can we please put Ackman on the same rocket that’s taking Elon to Mars?? Please?

9/35
πŸ†” feloniousdjt.bsky.social
Editor's note: Ackerman was depressed because he's a racist and doesn't want someone like Mamdani to be mayor.

10/35
πŸ†” feloniousdjt.bsky.social
Well that, and Ackman doesn't want to pay the wealth tax that Mamdani is proposing. (Can't have the wealthy paying their fair share...)

11/35
πŸ†” brianrosenworcel.bsky.social
jamie dimon? elliot spitzer? karl anthony towns?

12/35
πŸ†” theradiostar.bsky.social
i think it should be him, actually

13/35
πŸ†” banditdekard.bsky.social
My god these gargoyles are just pathologically incapable of shutting the fukk up

14/35
πŸ†” jartemis.ink
you fukking p*ssy spit it out

15/35
πŸ†” skimothy.bsky.social
I can't believe Donald John Trump is going to be the mayor of nyc

16/35
πŸ†” kduffchicago.bsky.social
This is called "it must be a crime if I am not getting what I want"

17/35
πŸ†” fatherwendigo.bsky.social
S H E ' S
R U N N I N G ,
I T ' S
H E R
T U R N .

18/35
πŸ†” delbertgseasons.bsky.social
I know that dude
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19/35
πŸ†” chicken-chick.bsky.social
If we have to live through the hellscape of dumbo trump you can live through this.

20/35
πŸ†” georgeav.bsky.social
Mountainhead

21/35
πŸ†” quixotetheidiot.bsky.social
Kinda seems like the rich believe that the main purpose of the legal system is to keep the rest of us from encroaching on their wealth and power. Is this a new phenomenon or just how it’s always been?

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πŸ†” tacomrade.bsky.social

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πŸ†” inside-outside.bsky.social
Please, Mr. Billionaire, send another Mr. Billionaire to save the poor souls of NYC from a youthful brown man

24/35
πŸ†” pepper55.bsky.social
Someone should inform Billy boy that he’s not the β€œdecider in chief”

25/35
πŸ†” greatdanega.bsky.social
He could take a Xanax, instead, and save us from his anxiety.

26/35
πŸ†” trillyana.bsky.social
Does this mean he wants someone other than Cuomo/Adams in the general?

27/35
πŸ†” subwaychurros.bsky.social
We’ve got to convince him to run

28/35
πŸ†” brockfacts.bsky.social
Let it be Rudy!!! 🀞🏼

(I know, I know - just have the giggle though)

29/35
πŸ†” formalplates.bsky.social
(The OP)
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πŸ†” jonbanquer.bsky.social
Bill Ackman is a fraud.

31/35
πŸ†” whenwhatwho.bsky.social
Here's how Bernie can still win

32/35
πŸ†” pdxtrader.bsky.social
Gutting almost every American business, and national politics has emboldened billionaire parasite’s.

33/35
πŸ†” ohmyyy.bsky.social
didnt bill ackman buy into israel's stock exchange before iran showed the world how someone, who isnt a child being attacked by israel, can respond to modern holy war psychosis.

34/35
πŸ†” jstephenclark.bsky.social
Wailing bigot

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πŸ†” bruin408.bsky.social
He better get used to disappointment I guess πŸ˜‚

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they really tryna sully his chances.

1/35
πŸ†” forbes.com
Despite his own privileged path to power, or perhaps because of it, the son of a Columbia University professor and a movie director is campaigning as a socialist intent on redistributing New York’s wealth.
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Here’s How Much New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Is Worth

2/35
πŸ†” lighterfandango.bsky.social
Wow, so he's pushing for policies that're against his own interests because they would be better for the rest of us? Sounds like a real pos

3/35
πŸ†” danielborson.bsky.social
I was raised with the ethic that those of us who were born into privilege have an obligation to use that privilege to raise up those who weren't.

4/35
πŸ†” carrie.goblinsinc.net
so you're telling me he's the good kind of class traitor? nice

5/35
πŸ†” emberorchid.bsky.social
He isn't even a class traitor. He and his parents don't own any means of production. They are still wage labourers - just ones with very well-paid jobs - and that doesn't change the fact that they're part of the working class. This idea to divide people in lower, middle, and upper class is...

6/35
πŸ†” emberorchid.bsky.social
... capitalist propaganda designed to divide the working class and sow internal conflict within the labour movement.

7/35
πŸ†” emberorchid.bsky.social
Forbes attempts to argue that it is illogical for a high-earning individual like Zohran,who has enjoyed a privileged upbringing, to advocate for the rights of less fortunate workers.However, as a socialist,he recognises that the interests of all workers are closely aligned, regardless of income.

8/35
πŸ†” emberorchid.bsky.social
And apparently, many New Yorkers agree: they are better off helping their fellow workers up than kicking them down and bowing down to capitalists.

9/35
πŸ†” frankenmuppet.bsky.social
I would hope that Forbes authors would be educated enough to understand the distinction between a socialist and democratic socialist, but maybe that's asking too much of Forbes πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

10/35
πŸ†” outsidejono.bsky.social
They know what they’re doing.

11/35
πŸ†” spc61.bsky.social
So what’s the fukking problem exactly?

12/35
πŸ†” midgetnazgul.bsky.social
u mad bytchboi

13/35
πŸ†” preheatto375.bsky.social
Love when capitalists think socialist have to be poor hahahaah. Weak ass rhetoric coming from a misguided opinion of what they (incorrectly) assume communism is. Article written by jaded finance bro.

14/35
πŸ†” shoshiroll.bsky.social
cope harder dweebs

15/35
πŸ†” duie55.bsky.social
Well, other comments cover my annoyances. But, I really wanted to read the story the headline implied. Alas, click bait. Also, are rich people still thinking that all socialists, progressives, etc, etc, have to be dirt-poor or they're liars and con-artists? Jesus-f'ing-christ, give it up already!

16/35
πŸ†” witchaileen.bsky.social
Sounds like his parents work(ed) for their money so πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ not even capitalists lol

17/35
πŸ†” inn-8.bsky.social
Look at this little bootlicking boy lol
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πŸ†” inn-8.bsky.social
Khan forgets where his ancestors come from.
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πŸ†” inn-8.bsky.social
I have to amend and say *his wife’s* bc the semantics and nitpickers will never tire and can’t think for themselves.

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πŸ†” tagjim.bsky.social

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πŸ†” pacificstorms.bsky.social
@forbes.com you’re neck and neck with the @nytimes.com in the competition for misleading framing.

22/35
πŸ†” angryfuture.bsky.social
Capitalism breeds lies

23/35
πŸ†” ihavethatonvinyl.com
are you crying? it seems like you are crying

24/35
πŸ†” raulpudd.bsky.social
Man you guys are pissed that the sex pest didn’t win

25/35
πŸ†” michaelwi.bsky.social
*offender

26/35
πŸ†” rivet-em.bsky.social
The Kennedy’s were wealthy but focused on doing good for less privileged.

27/35
πŸ†” khandel84.bsky.social
Oh dear…

28/35
πŸ†” andyhall.org
"...campaigning as a socialist..."

He's nowhere near a socialist. He's a Social Democrat. Those two things are hugely different to very obvious degrees.

Oh and every politician redistributes wealth. Up or down. But I suspect it's being mentioned now because it's going the "wrong way" for Forbes...

29/35
πŸ†” dariuspsmith.bsky.social
He calls himself a Democratic Socialist, which isn't the same as a social democrat.

30/35
πŸ†” sanity56.bsky.social
Damn radical thinks that people should be safe, happy, and healthy. Who does he think he is with that kind of crazy talk?

Now get to work shinning my shoes before your shift starts at the tiny screw factory.

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πŸ†” socialistdex.bsky.social
Lmfaoo

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πŸ†” helenm40.bsky.social
He won against a literal sex offender.

33/35
πŸ†” ohnowow.bsky.social
His dad is a professor and his mom is a filmmaker that you had to google when you heard her name, don’t pretend like he’s a Kennedy lmao.

34/35
πŸ†” gregorydavis.bsky.social
Rich folks can work for the common wo/man
or against him/her.

I prefer the former type, newspapers the latter.

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πŸ†” goldsabre.bsky.social
Politicians in Washington redistribute wealth to the richest Americans constantly... and yet you never describe it that way.

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πŸ†” motherjones.com
"As a person of color living in New York City under the age of 30β€”with all my dreams of being able to afford to live hereβ€”his winning makes me feel like that’s actually possible."

@serenaalin.bsky.social reports from inside Zohran Mamdani's jubilant watch party in Queens.
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Zohran Mamdani’s supporters celebrate an astonishing victory

2/23
πŸ†” spudnikker.bsky.social
Is he a Jihadist?

3/23
πŸ†” 1yahoo1.bsky.social
If you are a taxpayer and a business in NYC and are not packing up to leave, you are a fool! From those that "earned" what they have to those who "haven't earned" what they want!

4/23
πŸ†” gswarthout.bsky.social
wut

5/23
πŸ†” 1yahoo1.bsky.social
"Wut" says it all about voters in NYC!

6/23
πŸ†” roland161.bsky.social
He looks like Matt Murdoch.

7/23
πŸ†” jamessaintfrancis.bsky.social
O good. Glad to hear you're feeling okay.

8/23
πŸ†” philomcgiffin.bsky.social
Wow... talk about wishful thinking!

9/23
πŸ†” daisy811.bsky.social
Let’s all cheer having the rich pay for people that won’t work for what they need. β€œNannystatism”
I can just wait for the newsreels looking at empty shelves, spoiled milk and 10 day old bread in the Government Grocery Handout Stores (GGHS).
β€œMother Russia on the Hudson”.

10/23
πŸ†” saintjoe.bsky.social
You are thinking of trump's COVID lockdowns, or maybe the results of trump tariffs, or maybe the hollowing out of the government because it's important to give away tax cuts to billionaires. You are not afraid of any of that mess.

11/23
πŸ†” argis61.bsky.social
who really is New York's mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani? It turns out his record speaks for itself -- from founding his college campus's SJP branch to defending the phrase β€œglobalize the intifada."

12/23
πŸ†” sidneyroughdiamond.bsky.social
Another Obama......

13/23
πŸ†” ejthemarx.bsky.social
That's your personal opinion. He is a Democratic socialist Obama is the typical establishment centrist far from a socialist.

14/23
πŸ†” hillwilliam.bsky.social
I just wish folks would follow the evidence and put rent control to rest, it is at best a short term bandaid that will create more problems but people have somehow become tied to a policy not the goal of the policy.

15/23
πŸ†” floydadatxjoe.bsky.social
The only way you will achieve what you dream is if we can ban together,to then change the system,this person ,I guarantee,will TRY to work within a system that is UNSUSTAINABLE; now me, as a person of human,has a PROCESS that WILL CHANGE the SYSTEM; only 30%benefit now;90% will be mine;you prefer?

16/23
πŸ†” unsouci.bsky.social
#RAPE culture

Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.
Honore de Balzac

#LandBack DECOLONIZATION

Australia-PALESTINE-America-Mexico-Canada-Xinjiang-Kurdistan-Brazil-Siberia-Tibet-Western Sahara-Borneo-Turkestan-Kabylia-KANAKY.. FREE
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Bluesky
Bluesky

17/23
πŸ†” professler.bsky.social
"Come senators, congressmen, please head the call
Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt will be her that has stalled
The battle outside raging will soon shake your windows
And rattle your hall
For the times, they are a changing"

-- Bob Dylan

18/23
πŸ†” stevebluehoo.bsky.social
LMAO ROFLMAO WHAT A STUPID JOKE THIS IS

19/23
πŸ†” buckygrad.bsky.social
He. Isn't. Mayor. Yet. The b*stards will keep trying to make sure that doesn't happen.

20/23
πŸ†” hellomydolly.bsky.social
🀞
Adams for the win!

21/23
πŸ†” superberg.bsky.social
As a white former NYer reluctantly living in FloriDUH over the age of 60--with all my dreams of being able to afford to move back to my home--this winning makes me feel like that's actually possible.
Thank you, NYCπŸ—½πŸ‘ŒπŸ’™πŸ”₯πŸ‘πŸ’ͺ

22/23
πŸ†” libraforequality.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr-c...
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23/23
πŸ†” katiestukel.bsky.social
Feeling hopeful!! πŸ₯°πŸ™

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they really tryna sully his chances.

I'm not a NY'er but him succeeding will be a big benefit for leftist politicians across the nation. Because of that watch and see how much resistance he'll get from establishment Democrats and moderate publications/news outlets
 

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sheep move to the music. the smart ones know the outcome of this "race" is already and dont pay attention to this fly by night mayoral candidate.

So much noise in this world the last 5 years I have acquired a good amount of sense pay the BS zero mind, body, energy. much more peaceful
 

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Commented on Wed Jun 25 05:12:05 2025 UTC

This sends a very important message. If you run a campaign for the people and not for corporations you can win and this should be the democratic party’s strategy moving forward

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β”‚ Nah they’d rather tell you how difficult it is to balance on a fence with a handful of billionaires on one side and the entire working class on the other.
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Commented on Wed Jun 25 05:44:16 2025 UTC

This is huge, a self labeled Muslim Democractic Socialist won a high stake democratic primary. Gives me high hopes that things can turn around if these labels no longer scare average dem voters. Establishment dems and their red scare fear mongering took a huge hit.

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β”‚ Think about it, capitalists have fear-mongered about socialists for decades, all while constantly making things better for themselves and worse for everyone else. It was only a matter of time before people started accepting that socialism is a viable alternative and it's okay to try new things. Lets hope he can stay strong in the face of what is likely to be an overwhelming amount of pushback from wall street and the trump admin.
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Commented on Wed Jun 25 02:47:18 2025 UTC

if he was able to peel votes of Mamdani he would be doing so in the ranked choice second picks. Running in the GA would just siphon off whatever votes would be left for Adams.

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β”‚ Is the point not more that he got 33%ish of the democratic primary votes, so if he runs as independent and people stick with him over voting he pulls votes away from Mamdani more than the Republican.
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β”‚ It’s more of if he didn’t run who would the people who would have voted for him vote for - the Republican or the Democrat?
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β”‚ β”‚ If you check the numbers, Mamdani's at 430,000+ first round votes in the primary, and in the 2021 election Sliwa got 312,000 votes in the general. The odds are extremely lopsided in Mamdani's favor even with multiple spoiler candidates.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ The concern isn’t sliwa winning. It’s sliwa voters voting for Cuomo to keep Zorhan out. The democratic establishment is 100 percent going to back an independent Cuomo and appeal directly to republicans to try to steal it.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ lol the democrat establishment will 100% back the winner of the democratic primary
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Commented on Wed Jun 25 05:22:50 2025 UTC
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ They didn't The Democratic Plot to Stop a Socialist From Becoming Buffalo’s Mayor
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ NYC is more high profile so it would be very dumb and risky for the Democrat establishment to not fall in line and accept the results of their primary, but the party doesn't exactly have smart leadership.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ If they don't back Mamdani it could tear the party apart, but we'll soon see just how dumb they are or aren't.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ yeah, the dnc is beholden to donors over voters. they tried to pull out all of the stops to get cuomo the nom.
β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚
β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ their $25,000,000+ super pac broke the record alone, had hard-line establishment dems come out of the woodwork to prop him up, The bipartisan billionaires behind Andrew Cuomo’s comeback bill ackman, netflix ceo reed hastings, michael bloomberg, murdoch, the walmart waltons, etc. etc.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ the biggest threat to the democratic party as a corporate entity is a viable populist, socialist candidate.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ What might give the establishment pause in trying to screw Mamdani in the general is how strong this win was for him compared to what polling made them expect.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ It'd be one thing if Cuomo won round 1 and Mamdani overtook him in the last round of the ranked voting tabulation. Instead Mamdani beat Cuomo by a healthy margin in round 1 despite Lander pulling votes from Mamdani in round 1. Now the establishment might not see a path to victory for Cuomo in the general especially with Adams running as an independent and targeting many of the same voters as Cuomo.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Adams won the 2024 general election with 753,801 votes. With 7% of the vote left to count Mamdani already has 432,305 votes in the first round of the primary. He will get a good amount of Lander's voters which is currently at 112,349. For reference in 2021 Adams only had 289,403 votes in the first round of the primary.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ What might give the establishment pause in trying to screw Mamdani in the general is how strong this win was for him compared to what polling made them expect.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ I'd love to be surprised, but the fact is the Democrats are totally content with losing if the alternative is a progressive/socialist winning.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ They serve the billionaires, too - they're controlled opposition, and it's becoming more and more clear by the day. People WANT Mamdani's energy and promise of a better future - the democrats "Stopped resonating" with "real americans" because while they never stopped championing social issues, they DID stop championing workers rights.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ It's hard to win elections when your handlers insist that you're not allowed to do anything that costs the billionaires a single iota of wealth. The Democratic strategy of being diet republicans is a direct result of being told they're not allowed to champion pro-worker/labor causes.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Commented on Wed Jun 25 06:13:36 2025 UTC
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Biden was literally the most pro labor president we’ve had in decades.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Please for the love of god stop making shyt up
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Commented on Wed Jun 25 06:42:34 2025 UTC
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ The bar for "most pro-labor president in decades" is so low you can step over it, and is meaningless in the face of the massive changes that are necessary at this point.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ The "Fight for $15" started over a decade ago, in 2013, and the federal minimum wage is STILL $7.25/hr. If the minimum wage were, as it were penned, the "wages of decent living", it'd be around $27-31 an hour this year. Fighting to raise the minimum to $15 at this stage is pathetic, but doing what is truly needed is seen as "radical", due entirely to inaction by both parties. The longer they wait to correct the minimum wage, the more "radical" the change will be needed to correct the injustice that currently is taking place.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ He fought for student loan relief. Like, actually fought for it. Sure, that's fine.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ He was infinitely better than Donald Trump. Also true. But, an actual, no-shyt ham sandwich would have been a better president than Don, so that's also a very low bar (one he more than cleared, but still).
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Kamala trotted out Liz Cheney, talked about how she was going to be hard on the boarder, talked about having a 'deadly military', and said virtually nothing about civil rights. Ultimately, this doesn't excite any progressives.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Yes, she had some plans for homebuyers, but when you're paycheck to paycheck, the last thing you're thinking about is buying a home. That is a nice gesture, but it's out of touch with the core fact:
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ PEOPLE. NEED. MORE. fukkIN'. MONEY. IN. THEIR. fukkIN'. POCKETS.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Not one-time tax incentives, but consistent, ongoing, increased mandatory minimum pay, tied to inflation/COL so the rich b*stards can't just raise prices and gobble the wealth back up.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ The money will almost immediately cycle back into local economies, because people can't fukkin' afford to live. They put off repairs, they put off new clothes, they skip celebratory meals, skip hobbies, because they don't have that money.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Put it in the hands of the workers and it will (to a point) generate a shytload of economic activity.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ The problem, of course, is the rich would have to be content owning a substantially smaller fragment of the wealth, so that that wealth can be used by workers to purchase goods and services.
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β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ They do not want that. They own both political parties, and so they will stop anything that blocks their obscene wealth accumulation.
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Would you rather ask for a whole loaf of bread and get half, or ask for half a loaf and get a slice?

Weren’t you complaining about the price of things in New York?

less than 2% of people in the country make minimum wage. If you increase the minimum wage, what do you think happens to everyone else New York?
 
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