Exclusive | George Soros funneled $37M to groups backing Zohran Mamdani

 NY Post

 "George Soros’ Open Society Foundation has indirectly funneled over $37M combined to the Working Families Party and other left-wing groups who helped Zohran Mamdani win NYC’s Democratic mayoral primary."

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"That’s rich.

"Socialist Zohran Mamdani has declared billionaires shouldn’t exist, but it’s unlikely he’d be the front-runner to become the Big Apple’s next mayor if it wasn’t for one — far-left kingmaker George Soros, financial records reviewed by The Post show.

"Mamdani recently told NBC News’ “Meet the Press, “I don’t think that we should have billionaires, frankly” while doubling down on his plan to jack up property taxes on “richer and whiter neighborhoods” if elected mayor.

"But in less than a decade, Soros’ ultra-woke grant-making network Open Society Foundation has indirectly funneled a combined $37 million to the Working Families Party and at least other nine left-wing groups whose endorsements and get-out-the-vote groundwork played a pivotal role in helping Mamdani upset ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary, the foundation’s records show.

"Since 2016, the far-left, socialist-friendly WFP — which helped score Mandani the Democratic line by brokering cross-endorsement deals that squeezed out Cuomo — has pocketed a staggering $23.7 million from Soros through its nonprofit fundraising arm Working Families Organization Inc.

"And at least another $13,944,005 went to the nine nonprofits and their offshoot fundraising entities — including the Make The Road Action ($3,515,00), and social justice nonprofits Community Voices Heard ($2,635,000) and Move On ($2.3 million), and the anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace Acton ($650,000), according to records." . . .  More...

Mamdani to 'Discourage,' Not Condemn, 'Globalize the Intifada'    "Democrat leaders in Congress have reportedly been able to push New York Democrat mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani to at least "discourage" the antisemitic "globalize the intifada" mantra – albeit stopping short of calls to condemn it.

"After public admonishments from Jewish Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Mamdani told a private New York business leaders meeting that he will not spread the "globalize the intifada" propaganda and will "discourage" others from using it, The New York Times reported.

"Past remarks refusing the condemnation of that antisemitic speech have damaged the Mamdani campaign in New York's Jewish community and led to tepid support with congressional Democrats." . . .

The Ideological Hustle Masquerading as Journalism

 Charlton Allen 

"When entire sectors of an economy depend on illegal labor, federally prohibited drugs, and resistance to immigration enforcement, the problem isn’t federal enforcement." 

“ 'Advocates say.” Two words that signal attribution—but have become a shield, a cudgel, and a journalistic sleight of hand. This phrase, and others like it, are increasingly used in what is presented as mainstream reporting but is actually laced with opinion.

"But “advocates say” is not journalism—it’s an ideological hustle that holds the truth hostage. It is, well, advocacy.

"Consider this lede from the Los Angeles Times:

A federal judge … temporarily blocked federal agents from using racial profiling to carry out indiscriminate immigration arrests that advocates say have terrorized Angelenos, forced people into hiding and damaged the local economy.

"A lot is going on in that snippet from the Times, but it is illustrative of what we are seeing more and more in mainstream media reporting on the Trump administration—particularly in the context of immigration enforcement.

"So, let’s take it apart:

• “Indiscriminate” and “racial profiling” are a legal oxymoron. If the government is targeting by race, it’s not indiscriminate. If it’s indiscriminate, it’s not targeted. You can’t have both—unless you’ve abandoned logic, emotional restraint, and the premise that words have meaning. But that contradiction doesn’t matter when emotional impact is the goal—and critical thinking has been replaced with narrative scripting. This isn’t journalism. It’s ideological storytelling, spoon-fed for mass consumption.
• “Terrorized Angelenos”? No evidence. No sourcing. Just a free-floating assertion from unnamed “advocates”—repeated uncritically as if it were fact.

"Terrorized? No. Hamas terrorizes. Hezbollah terrorizes. Al-Qaeda terrorizes. ICE enforces federal immigration law. They do not terrorize anyone by executing their duties within the bounds of the law." . . .

Charlton Allen is an attorney and former chief executive officer and chief judicial officer of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. He is founder of the Madison Center for Law & Liberty, Inc., editor of The American Salient, and host of the Modern Federalist podcast.

CA bill to let LA buy fire-destroyed lots for low-income housing

 MSN

"The Center Square) - The California Senate passed a bill to allow Los Angeles County and other municipalities to use property taxes to fund “Resilient Rebuilding Authorities" that would have to use at least 40% of their funding for building low-income housing. Senate Bill 549 now has a hearing in the state Assembly scheduled for Wednesday.

"As a funding mechanism, the bill would allow the RRA for the Los Angeles wildfires to “Issue, receive, and administer funds, including, but not limited to, tax-increment financing, federal loans and grants, state loans and grants, and philanthropic grants, to support recovery.”

"RRA-LAW would then be able to use taxpayer funds to oversee most of the construction process, and would be granted the power to “Purchase lots at a fair price for land banking,” “purchase critical construction materials in bulk,” and “Support the reconstruction workforce by partnering with trades, facilitating training and workforce development, and creating temporary workforce housing.”

"RRA-LAW would also “Facilitate reconstruction of lost rental housing stock, including by promotion of accessory dwelling units, senior-serving housing, and replacement of affordable housing lost in the fires.”

"The remaining funding could be used for “multifamily affordable housing projects,” “transit capital projects,” and “transit-oriented development projects.”

"Wednesday's hearing is set for just over a week after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the allocation of $101 million in taxpayer funds for “multifamily low-income housing development” in communities in Los Angeles devastated by the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes wildfires.

"In conjunction with the governor’s funding announcement, which provides per-unit funding of up to $450,000 in loans and up to $90,000 in grants, funding from RRA-LAW could make it easier for more income-restricted housing to be built in the Los Angeles area.

"In Los Angeles, 73% of city planning applications for new units are for income-restricted housing. In the previous four years, income-restricted housing represented only an average of 30%, meaning the latest data reflects a precipitous drop-off in production for standard, market-rate housing."

Tom Homan destroys Politico's Dasha Burns when she casts doubt on need for ICE to wear masks

‘Let Me Answer’: Tom Homan Steamrolls Reporter Who Casts Doubt On Need For ICE To Wear Masks

“The same people that are complaining about ICE wearing masks, have they ever said anything about BLM [Black Lives Matter] protesters wearing masks?”

"BURNS: "I think one of the things that's had a lot of folks up in arms is that ICE agents — unlike other law enforcement — have been masked to protect their identities. That's not something that we've really had on this scale in this country. Do you—"

HOMAN: "Well, we never had the scale of attacks on ICE we have now — up 700% attacks on ICE, doxing against ICE agents."

BURNS: "Well, you've had increased attacks on police officers as well in the wake of the defund the police movement, too. But they haven't put masks on."

HOMAN: "Name a police agency that has a 700% increase in assaults. Name one. You can't."

BURNS: "I haven't looked at that data, yeah."

HOMAN: "You won't find one. The attacks on ICE is unprecedented, 700% increased. And we're not even talking about the doxing of agents, their spouses and their children. So they're wearing masks to help give them some sort of protection."

"The same people that are complaining about ICE wearing masks, have they ever said anything about BLM protesters wearing masks?"

BURNS: "Well, I mean, that leads me to the question that like: do you have concerns that it—?"

HOMAN: "Let me answer though. Let me answer. Did they ever say anything about the masked protesters that became criminals on college campuses that threatened Jewish students and took over buildings, destroyed property? They were all wearing masks."

"Did anybody pass legislation saying they can't wear a mask during a protest? No."

"I support ICE wearing masks ... there needs to be some level of protection because the attacks is unprecedented."

"They're trying to make this country safe again — and they're being vilified for it and attacked for it."

"Zero tolerance on this."

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Divine Justice? Schiff Criminal Referral Accuses Him of Same Thing Dems Prosecuted Trump For

 Western Journal  

"This karmically satisfying incident is poetic justice for Schiff, who has never been punished for shamelessly pushing the bogus Russian-collusion hoax."

 

"In a farcical irony, Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California could face criminal prosecution for financial real-estate fraud — something Democrats had toothlessly accused President Donald Trump of doing.

"As a reminder, Trump was not criminally charged in the 2022 civil lawsuit filed by left-wing New York Attorney General Letitia James.

"In contrast, Schiff could be criminally prosecuted and faces a potential jail sentence of 20 years.

"William Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, made the criminal referral in a May 27 letter to the Justice Department, but the allegations were made public this week.

"In his letter, Pulte said, Schiff “has, in multiple instances, falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms, impacting payments from 2003-2019 for a Potomac, Maryland-based property.” 

" In a nutshell, Schiff — a resident of California — is accused of falsely claiming his Maryland home was his primary residence in order to get a lower interest rate.

" 'Mr. Schiff appears to have falsified records in order to receive favorable loan terms, and also appears to have been aware of the financial benefits of a primary residence mortgage when compared to a secondary residence mortgage,” Pulte wrote in his criminal referral letter to the DOJ.

"In 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013, Schiff refinanced his Maryland home and listed it as his “principal residence.”

"At the same time, he simultaneously listed his California condo as his primary residence in separate financing documents.

"If these allegations are true, Pulte said, it appears Schiff committed the following federal crimes:  

• Bank fraud.
• Making false statements to a financial institution.
• Wire fraud.
• Mail fraud.

More here...     Let me confess that this one was hard to believe but some hoaxes are hard to let go. This is from Miranda Devine, a lady known for crashing a hoax or two.   

I guess that this is, as Miss Devine points out, a reflection of where we get the news. It's hard for some to shut off that network with a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Who is also going to tell these Democrats that the reporter they've been reading won a Pulitzer for peddling something based on a lie?