Townhall's Mamdani art gallery
Mamdani's old posts come back to haunt him; here's why "New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has found himself in controversy over his past social media posts.
"The controversy was sparked by his old tweets and a recent visit to a Brooklyn mosque during the campaign trail.
:One of the resurfaced tweets shows him giving the middle finger to a Christopher Columbus statue in Astoria, demanding its removal." , , ,
Because it's the same as someone claiming he is patriotic – if you have to speak up and say it, no one believes you are.
"The good news is the violent left is coming apart at the seams; the bad news is that they are still coming after us, the pro-freedom right.
"The violent commie-fascist far left are supplanting the sane people in the party, because the latter are afraid of their crazies like everyone else.
"Violent leftists are still full of rage against freedom, the country, and President Trump in particular.
"It's to the point that left-leaning publications are openly warning them that they are going overboard and driving away normal, sane voters.
"But that's the problem for them in general, and because of this, they're openly splitting themselves apart in a leftist cold civil war, but the far-left end of the party is increasingly embracing threats and violence.
"And these always have a chilling effect on some.
"So, read what their saner voices are saying, and then listen to their new threats. Because while they might be destroying themselves, leftists seem to always like to burn things down in the process when they don't get their way.
"For some reason, the violent commie-fascist far left isn't listening to their saner voices." . . .
Below: Victor Davis Hanson knows exactly where this is headed: The Fresh, New ‘Jacobin’ Faces of the Democrat party.
Bill Kristol Endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor Despite Him Being ‘Against Israel’
“He’s a very impressive politician. I don’t know that he’s going to be a very good mayor. He’s 33 years old, he’s never run anything. They’re good people who could work for him though, in New York,” Kristol said. “So, who knows? I don’t know.” . . .
Let Commie Mamdani Take New York City . . . "Everything went downhill with Democratic Bill de Blasio. For whatever reason, New Yorkers welcomed a communist to take the mayor’s mansion. And yes, he was a communist, a sympathizer of Central American drug lords and dictators. What were New Yorkers thinking? Not much, apparently, as they willfully endured de Blasio’s unprecedented permission of crime, corruption, and, of course, communism. And when you allow collectivism of any kind, you see crime and corruption come together in one big conniption of crap.
"After Mayor Blah Blah, Gothamites seemed to have learned their lesson, and they elected a former police officer and state senator—and former Republican!—named Eric Adams. He put more emphasis on fighting crime, and he pushed back on some of the wokeness, although not enough. After all, he was still a Democrat when he served as mayor, and he still promoted a whole bunch of the Democrats’ major progressive talking points to stay in good graces with the generally liberal hoi polloi. While de Blasio was unkind and contemptible, Adams was personable but relatively incompetent. Of course, corruption issues dogged him, too, but New Yorkers were willing to give someone who was a little less crazy a better chance at governing the city.
"Still, Democratic politicians running (or rather, ruining) New York City inevitably unleashed a long subway of failures. They run on pragmatic platforms, but they will cower to all the progressive lobbying and donor groups really running city political machinations." . . . More...
‘Self-involved narcissist’: Douglas Murray blasts Mamdani over ‘fictitious’ aunt story
Comment to this video: "3,000 Americans burned alive or were crushed by thousands of pounds of bricks, Thousands of families torn apart, Thousands suffering TODAY from the health affects of the dust.
"Mamdani: A moment of silence for my aunt who I later admitted was my dads distant cousin who feared taking the subway afterwards. Who wasn't even here (Confirmed thanks to him giving the cousin's name and the media researching it).
"REAL New Yorkers know and better get out and vote."
Video: What are rare earth minerals? AP explains "U.S. President Donald Trump has been making headlines this week as he spends time in Asia signing trade deals with different nations in many areas, including rare earth minerals. So what are they? (AP Video by Mike Householder)."
Highlights
In his Foreign Policy column, Carnegie Endowment fellow Alasdair Phillips-Robins argues that Chinese President Xi Jinping “may have miscalculated” by tightening export rules on rare earths, inadvertently handing U.S. President Donald Trump a strategic opening. The narrative is tidy, almost cinematic: Beijing overreaches, Washington rallies allies, and global markets reward American resilience. But the reality, when viewed through the hard geometry of the rare earth supply chain, is far less linear—and far more inconvenient for Western assumptions.
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— Jacob Tanswell (@J_Tanswell) October 16, 2025
"You support DEI, Black Lives Matter and are a self-described proponent of "identity politics." But you oppose DEI, black lives and identity politics for black Republicans. Is that pretty much it?"
" Dear former President Barack Obama,
"During former Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign, you chastised "the brothers" for what you perceived as their reluctance to vote for a black female. You said: "We have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all corners of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running. Now, I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers."
"Did you tell "the brothers" who, for the sake of racial solidarity, you tried to shame into voting for Harris that you only believe in left-wing racial solidarity?
"You starred in an attack ad for the white opponent of the Republican black man, who would have become the first black governor of California. You didn't tell "the brothers" to vote for him. In fact, you wanted "the brothers" to vote against him.
"You became a U.S. senator from Illinois by defeating your black Republican opponent in the general election. In the name of racial solidarity, shouldn't you have told "the brothers" to flip a coin?
"Your future vice president, then-Sen. Joe Biden, threatened a filibuster had President George W. Bush nominated Janice Rogers Brown, a black female D.C. appellate judge, who would have become the first black female Supreme Court justice. Did you tell "the brothers" to get over their sexism and support her?
"You currently support and are campaigning for the white opponent of the black retired Marine Republican who is attempting to become the first black female governor of Virginia. What happened to accusing "the brothers" of sexism for refusing to vote for a black female candidate?" . . . More...
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We must all be more intelligent than Greta Thunberg or we will be nothing more than tools in the hands of evil people! TD
"This is what Mamdani will do if he is elected mayor of New York. Do you want to see portraits of Iranian ayatollahs on Broadway and Fifth Avenue?
"On November 28, 1978, I arrived in Rome with other émigrés from the USSR, and I was stunned by what I saw. The entire city was covered with portraits of Lenin, Che Guevara, and Fidel Castro, and decorated with red flags—even more so than Moscow on the anniversary of the October Revolution. An endless procession of beautiful Italian nurses walked along Via Veneto, Rome’s main street, carrying giant banners: “WE WANT FREE MEAT TWICE A WEEK, LIKE IN THE SOVIET UNION!”
We fresh émigrés from the USSR looked at each other in amazement. Since 1917, only prison sentences had been free in the USSR. Before we left, they took away our passports and citizenship and even charged us 500 rubles (about $600) for our incarceration!
However, at that time, not only were all the grocery stores in the USSR empty, they were empty absolutely —except for cans of Bulgarian “lecho in tomato,” there was nothing on the shelves! At factories and government offices, workers and employees were given coupons allowing them to buy no more than two kilograms of bones with some meat on it. This was called “to give meat.” Whenever food went on sale somewhere, we would run there with money and bags, telling our neighbors, “They’re giving buckwheat at the store!” Or, “They’re giving sugar!” In the Soviet lexicon, the word “to give” meant selling at the state price. We only used the word “to sell” in reference to the market, where the same products were five times more expensive. However, foreign journalists living in Moscow didn’t delve into such details. They heard people running to the store and shouting, “They’re giving potatoes!”, and wrote that in their newspapers…. Full article,,,
Edward Topol "Born in Baku, Topol spent his teenage years finishing local school in Baku and graduated from Azerbaijan State Economic University. [1] He also did his military service in Estonia. He worked as journalist for newspapers such as Bakinskiy Rabochiy and Komsomolskaya Pravda and wrote the screenplays for seven movies, of which two were banned due to censorship under the Soviet government."
Nepo Baby Meaning: What Does It Mean? "The phrase “nepo baby” comes from “nepotism,” which means giving special advantages to friends or family members, especially in jobs or opportunities.
"The term first gained attention on Twitter and TikTok in 2022, as users began discussing how many Hollywood stars had famous parents.
"Then, in December 2022, New York Magazine published an article titled “The Year of the Nepo Baby,” which analyzed the growing trend of celebrities born into fame. The article made the term go viral globally.
"Since then, “nepo baby” has become part of everyday internet slang — not just in Hollywood, but in any field where family connections give someone an advantage."
The Investigative Project on Terrorism
"RIT's struggle with pro-Hamas demonstrations shows that even when a university does what is right and necessary, it must maintain vigilance against the antisemitism of today's anti-Israel demonstrators."
"On the contrary, the Rochester Institute of Technology, where I teach, dealt with pro-Hamas, antisemitic protests differently. While many schools are destroying their brands, RIT fought back.
"The RIT brand has always centered on innovative and creative uses of technology. The university prides itself on the success of its career-driven, motivated students of engineering, imaging, and computer science, and more recently of game design, film, and animation. We have Army and Air Force ROTC programs, and various defense and military research, including funding from the Space Force.
"Just as important as what RIT has is what it doesn't have – no Middle East studies department and no Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter. The absence of the former protects us from the most educated Israel haters, while the absence of the latter protects us from the least educated Israel haters. However, nearby University of Rochester and Syracuse University have both, so we are not immune from Israel haters.
"Anti-Israel, pro-Hamas demonstrations seemed ubiquitous on college campuses almost immediately after October 7, but RIT was spared that ugliness for over a month. I had been on the lookout for demonstrations and was proud of the students for not aping the antics of those at other New York colleges. Nor were there any flyers around campus commenting on the war in Gaza or announcing upcoming protests.
"On October 13, I saw about a dozen masked people, some sporting keffiyehs, loitering on one of the campus green spaces, but there were no chants or signs. If this was a protest, these were real amateurs." . . .
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| Rich Terrell |
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"On November 2, 1800, President John Adams penned a quick letter to his beloved wife, Abigail, to inform her that he had arrived in the new capital city and that their still unfinished residence—which he simply called “the President’s house”—was “habitable.” He ended with a hopeful prayer: “I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.”
"His prayer turned out to be more aspirational than predictive. Although I’m certain the Almighty has bestowed His blessings on our nation, the inhabitants of that house have been a mixed bag of dishonest and foolish along with honest and wise.
"And almost none of them lived under the same “roof” that Adams did. The structure that we now call the White House has been burned, trashed, demolished, dilapidated, gutted, and subjected to every kind of indignity — from poor taste to debauchery — for the past 225 years. The only thing connecting the current structure to the barely “habitable” building that Adams first entered is some of the sandstone exterior walls." . . .
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| A George Munger painting showing the smoke-filled shell of the White House after it was burned by the British in 1814. All that remained was the charred sandstone exterior. (Wikimedia Commons) |
"The botany-loving President John Quincy Adams added an arboretum to the White House grounds, as well as a billiard table to the residency. But his populist successor from the wilds of Tennessee left a bigger imprint on the White House—in more ways than one.
"Jackson added the North Portico (for which he was criticized for lavish spending) and installed indoor plumbing. But perhaps his most memorable impact on the structure was the rager he threw for his inauguration.
"Jackson — or “Old Hickory” as they called him — was beloved by the “deplorables” of his day, to the horror of the East Coast establishment from the 13 original colonies.
"He was the first to really democratize the “People’s House” — in the sense that he invited “the People” inside to celebrate with him. An unruly throng (described by contemporaries as a “mob”) of 20,000 well-wishers followed Jackson to the White House after his swearing-in ceremony. What followed is the stuff of legend, as the White House Historical Association explains:" . . .
Many, many more historical photos of most of the manifestations of the Exective Mansion
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"By now, we can see four patterns in White House renovation history:
"For all of these reasons, Trump’s Big Beautiful Ballroom is in keeping with the best traditions of his predecessors.
"First, his critics are almost all politically motivated, and their criticism is unlikely to stand the test of time. Do they really want us to believe that the man who respectfully restored the Plaza Hotel and Mar-a-Lago will be careless with the White House? You might think he’s winging it when it comes to Middle East peace, but you cannot seriously claim that he doesn’t know how to build a ballroom." . . .
Eric Swalwell says the first Democrat to win the Presidency must...must demolish this. I think they will back down to public pressure but, knowing the level of inferior attributes of this dysfunctional political party, I expect a Democrat Party will refuse to use the ballroom, preferring another location or a big tent as before. TD
Swalwell demands 2028 Dem candidates vow to destroy Trump's White House ballroom project . . . "Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said the next Democratic presidential nominee must vow to demolish President Donald Trump's White House ballroom, proposing the pledge a litmus test for the party’s 2028 contenders. "Don’t even think of seeking the Democratic nomination for president unless you pledge to take a wrecking ball to the Trump Ballroom on DAY ONE," Swalwell wrote on X on Saturday."
Sky News Australia We must never forget these murderers and their useful idiots on Western Campuses. TD
1,275,618 views Oct 24, 2023 "Overnight, Israeli authorities took the extraordinary step of calling international media into a private briefing room to show "raw and gruesome" footage of Hamas terrorists killing innocent Israelis on October 7, says Sky News host Sharri Markson.
"They say the lies are similar to the phenomenon of Holocaust deniers."
"Ms Markson said 100 international journalists viewed the footage from October 7 on Monday night with some bursting into tears as they saw beheadings, torture and murder.
" 'Israel showed journalists this footage because it needs the world to understand what happened in order to explain why Israel is fighting back so forcefully."
"Warning: This video contains distressing content."
"At publishing time, Newsom had gone on to tell the hosts about how his uncle used to throw his best friend "Jazz" out of the house on a near-weekly basis."
"Newsom told the previously unknown story to illustrate the challenges he faced as a disadvantaged youth, giving insight into how far he had come since he lived on the mean streets as a young boy to now govern the Golden State.
"This is a story all about how my life got flipped. I mean, completely turned upside down," Newsom said. "On the playground is where I spent most of my days, really. You know… chillin' out… maxin'... relaxin', all cool. Shootin' some b-ball outside after school. That kind of thing. But there were a couple of guys, and they were just up to no good. They started making trouble in and around my neighborhood. I ended up getting into one little fight, and my mom got scared, and she told me, ‘You're going to move in with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air.' That's when everything changed for me. Hand to God."
"The hosts and viewers of the podcast were amazed by the story. "We had no idea, man," said host Matt Barnes. "That story sounds almost like it's made for TV or something."
"Newsom acknowledged the fantastical nature of the tale. "I feel you, bro," he said. "But the cab I took pulled up to the house, I think it was around 7 or 8 or something. I told the cabbie, ‘Yo, homes, smell ya later.' The guy reeked, ok? Like bad. But anyway… there I was. I ended up in Bel-Air." . . .
California's Fast Food Minimum Wage Hike Cost the State 18,000 Jobs. That Shouldn't Surprise Anyone. "In 2023, California passed a law requiring a $20 per hour minimum wage for all fast-food restaurants with more than 60 locations nationwide. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom portrayed the union-supported law as pro-worker, saying it moved the state "one step closer to fairer wages."
"Other California politicians supporting the law claimed it would provide a path to economic security for lower-income workers, enabling them to more assuredly put food on the table.
" 'Sacrifice, dedication, and the power of a government who serves its people is what got us to this moment," said then-Assemblymember Chris Holden (D–Pasadena).
"But the carve-out for smaller chains was an implicit acknowledgment that the law would come with costs—costs that smaller businesses with slimmer margins presumably could not afford. New research suggests that the mandate has also resulted in fewer jobs for struggling entry-level workers.
"The law went into effect in April 2024 and increased the hourly pay of an estimated half a million workers across the state. But without the law in place, thousands more workers would likely have been employed." . . . This young lady explains it in simple terms
