Mamdani, Our Very Own Celebrity-DJ Acting the Part of a Politician

 Phyllis Chesler Organization  

"The city, including all those who actually funded Mamdani and all those who supported him, really wanted him. They got him.

Mamdani shoots from the lip | Michael Ramirez

"Mayor Mamdani is a clear and present danger to New York City. He is not so much the problem as are the people who got him elected—and the nature of the times in which we live.

"Celebrity film stars and musicians pronounce their political opinions—all based on ignorance. They are applauded for their Jew-hating lines. So, too, Mayor Zohran is something like an actor/activist who is repeating what he has been taught, catering to the basest of prejudices. His lines repeat all the propaganda out of Iran and Qatar; he is a living bot inciting to genocide.

"Those who elected him agree with his rap-artist ways, find them "cool," and welcome his over-the-top hatred for the Jewish state and its leaders. After all, Mayor Zohran is a Shia Muslim (that's what Iranians practice), as well as one of the 1% against whom he rails.

"Nepo baby Zohran's wealth came from settler-colonial beginnings. The British sent Indian Muslims and Indian Hindus to Uganda to economically control and profit from the Black Africans in Uganda. His family's wealth emerged from this precise history, which may be why he so loudly condemns Israel as a "settler colonial" enterprise when that is factually not the case. It is a classic example of scapegoating the victim for one's own crimes or, in this case, for the source of Zohran's family's wealth.

"Our mayor's hatred is Hitlerian. After falsely accusing PM Netanyahu of being a war criminal and of having committed genocide in Gaza, he then called for his arrest on the basis of the ICC's having issued one such charge. The United States and Israel are, wisely, not party to the ICC and even Mr. Zohran had to retract the warnings of arrest once someone explained to him that he was violating both international and federal law by assuming powers that a city mayor simply does not have. However, it is a crime to harass and attempt to intimidate a foreign dignitary who is protected by diplomatic immunity. (I thank Lauri B. Regan, Esq., for having pointed this out to me.)

"Not to be stopped by the mere law, what Mayor Zohran did next was to call for a massive protest in the streets to take on the job of intimidation and harassment of the PM of a sovereign state. Is he hoping for a riot? A very violent riot? Is this the kind of red meat that he is feeding to his Masters? Served up with his diabolically creepy smile?" . . . More.

The Damnation of Fauci

 Fauci Starting To Think That Maybe Keeping A Daily Perjury Diary Was A Bad Idea | Babylon Bee  

. . . "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Fauci kept meticulous notes in his diary about every lie he told under oath, which in retrospect had begun to seem unwise.

"That might have been a mistake," said Fauci as he prepared for Congressional questioning. "It seemed like harmless fun at the time, but I suppose writing down each crime I committed, the date, the motivation, and specific evidence for the crime could cause some trouble for me. Hindsight, eh?" . . .

Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) / X

Fauci's diary entry for May 21, 2020 is one of the most grotesque documents you will ever read. It opens with the mounting Covid death toll and people dying across the country, then abruptly pivots into an extended exercise in self-congratulation about his newfound fame. How was… pic.twitter.com/IMpCWerfTR

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) July 25, 2026

 Fauci diary reveals animosity toward Trump: 'A true embarrassment'  "At the same time, Fauci reveled in his own celebrity and the extensive media coverage he was receiving that turned a lifelong bureaucrat into a national star ‒ and later a villain – to many."

"Big front page article abut me appeared in the Washington Post. Very flattering. The situation with my national and international fame is explosive and really unimaginable. It is not hyoperbole [sic] to say that today I am the most famous and talked about person in the country and one of the most recognizable peson in the world. Countless profiles on me in multiple media. I cannot even read all the things that are written abuyt [sic] me since I am so busy….seriously. POTUS seems to be enamored of me even though I am taking the spotlight away from him."

Still don't doubt the media?

If you're wondering why Fauci was always so eager to go on TV, this supercut might be a helpful refresher pic.twitter.com/pvjAc86rNn

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) July 26, 2026

Above: Numerous stations featured Fauci, but take special note of the admiration from MSNBC and CNN 

Wait Until You Read Fauci's Egomaniacal Diary

 The Federalist  

"Fauci's diary entry for May 21, 2020 is one of the most grotesque documents you will ever read. It opens with the mounting Covid death toll and people dying across the country, then abruptly pivots into an extended exercise in self-congratulation about his newfound fame. How was someone so profoundly narcissistic ever allowed to accumulate so much power and rise so high? Completely unreal."

A Napoleon Complex

. . . "The size of Fauci’s ego is no surprise to anyone who lived through Covid with his eyes open. He was notorious for doing home interviews with a portrait of himself in the background. He once claimed, “Attacks on me quite frankly are attacks on science.” Here, for good measure, is a Washington Post story with Fauci doing commentary on portraits of himself.

But his diary entries provide new insight into just how inflated Fauci’s self-importance became over the course of the pandemic. The entries are crammed with records of his appearances on corporate media broadcasts and clippings of news stories about, well, himself. “PRESS” is a near daily occurrence, followed by shows that featured the government’s highest-paid official. Though not always related to Fauci’s own media appearances, “CNN” appears 275 times in the diary. “CBS” and “NBC” show up more than 100 times each.

Becoming a go-to pundit for legacy media was clearly important to Fauci, as was getting to rub shoulders with well-known media personalities who increasingly fawned over him. On Feb. 27, 2020, Fauci wrote that it “turned into an amazing day. Chris Cuomo calls me up and says that he wants me on his show …” Two months later, Fauci discussed the lockdowns with Cuomo and wrote that “Chris is being wonderful about saying that the press should not use Fauci as a foil against the POTUS. We need Fauci and we are putting him in a terrible position by pitting him against the POTUS.” A few days later he noted that he was “becoming friends” with both Chris Cuomo and then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. On March 11, Fauci described watching a media segment where the “CNN commentators,” including Chris Cuomo and Anderson Cooper, “all discussed me as the adult in the room and the person wew [sic] should all trust.” . . .

Actual entries from Fauci’s diary;

Have you ever seen someone this obsessed with themselves??

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The appeal of socialism: a return to the womb

"America’s new leftists dream of a return to complete physical safety, freedom from all responsibility, and endless, effortless sustenance."

Susan Quinn  

"Those people who gravitate to Socialism feel that they will get the benefits of a “womb-like” environment. Socialism will provide them with sustenance."

"What is behind the bizarre and destructive support of socialism in the United States? In part, the Democrats are struggling to make sense of their existence, particularly the economic, spiritual, and relationship challenges they have encountered. In a primal, immature, and desperate effort, the people who are embracing socialism are also striving to “return to the womb.”

"There are all sorts of theories for what’s driving socialism’s takeover of the Democrat party. People argue that the new socialists don’t understand (or care) that socialism and communism have always failed, or that they don’t comprehend that this is not a pretty Scandinavian version of a deadly belief system.

"However, what too few notice is that, more than anything, these new socialists want to be saved, comforted, and taken care of.

"We should have seen this mindset coming when we saw college graduates returning to live in their parents’ homes. They complain about this “necessity” and the subsequent lack of privacy and freedom. Yet how much effort do they put into being independent and self-sufficient?

"Let’s just say that the energies they devote to these aspirations are limited. And I think I know why.

"Realistically, we all know it’s impossible to “return to the womb.” It’s unlikely that these intentions are even conscious. But they lie right under the surface of the psyches of the Democratic Socialists, waiting to be realized.

"Why is this “returning to the womb” showing up, and what do the adherents hope to experience?

"First, think of the womb. It is a place as primitive and fundamental to human existence as you’ll find: . . ." More...

Bryan Kohberger Moves To Undo His Guilty Plea—His Signed Agreement Tells A Very Different Story

100PercentFedUp

"Bryan Kohberger is trying to reopen the case he ended with four guilty pleas.

"On Monday, the man serving four consecutive life terms for the murders of four University of Idaho students opened a new post-conviction proceeding in Ada County and asked to withdraw his plea, setting up an effort to obtain a new trial.

"The filing arrives one year after Kohberger stood before a judge and admitted killing Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in their Moscow home.

"Nothing has been reversed. His convictions and sentences remain in force, and the claims in his new affidavit are allegations that have not been tested or accepted by a court." . . . More

NYC Jewish leaders call on Mamdani to stop fanning flames of hatred and division after UWS stabbings — but he only offers canned response

Who do people like this get their attaboys from?

NY Post 

"The suspect also was randomly screaming, “Islam!” in the area about half an hour after officers responded to the first stabbing, according to a witness."

"City Jewish leaders Friday demanded Mayor Zohran Mamdani “stop fanning the flames of hatred and division” after a nut stabbed a religious man in a suspected antisemitic hate crime on the Upper West Side — but Hizzoner offered nothing more than a canned tepid response.

"Raul Morales, 51, allegedly yelled “Allahu Akbar!” as he attacked the two victims — Moshe Yezhak Grunhaus, a 50-year-old Jewish man, and Chok Sung, a 57-year-old Asian man — in vicious separate attacks blocks from Central Park and minutes apart Thursday afternoon, police said.

“We’re horrified and heartbroken by yesterday’s attacks. But to be clear, we’re no longer surprised,” said UJA-Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein said at a press conference Friday.

“When the mayor of New York repeatedly uses his platform to relentlessly single out and demonize Israel, the world’s only Jewish state, and calls those who support it ‘monsters’,’ he contributes to a climate in which Jewish New Yorkers are increasingly targeted and unsafe,” Goldstein claimed.

“Mayor Mamdani, stop fanning the flames of hatred and division. The consequences are not abstract, they are playing out on our streets. But make no mistake, we are not going anywhere.”

"While a slew of top city officials swiftly issued statements condemning Thursday’s attacks fewer than two hours after they occurred, Mamdani did not address them until after Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch shared details of the case hours later.

And even then, the mayor [merely copied] and pasted the language from the top cop’s post."  More...

Mamdani’s vindictive pied-à-terre hitlist reveals his true colors   "Zohran Mamdani’s perma-smile belongs not to the friendly, well-intentioned neighborhood socialist he’s advertised himself as, but a toothy, vindictive predator." . . .

Mamdani Mocked The Jews’ Solemn Tisha B’Av Observation

Milli Sands - American Thinker   

"New York’s Jewish community does not require lectures on resiliency from a mayor whose allies and personal circle treat Jewish national restoration as original sin." . . .

The Roman Destruction of Jerusalem by David Roberts (edited).

. . . "The sequence is revealing. Condemnation first; ceremonial greeting second.

"Tisha B’Av is not a generic day of Jewish resilience. It mourns the Babylonian destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE and the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, the loss of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel, and the ensuing exiles. The fast exists because a Jewish nation governed Jerusalem, built its central sanctuary there under Jewish political authority, and lost both through conquest.

"Solomon’s First Temple was built in the 10th century BCE within the United Monarchy of Israel. The Second Temple was rebuilt when Jews returned to the land after the Babylonian exile and was later expanded it under Herodian rule.

"Both constructions presuppose organized Jewish political control, independent governance, and national existence in the land millennia before Muhammad. This is not modern Zionist invention; it is the historical premise of the holiday itself. By publicly recognizing Tisha B’Av, Mamdani necessarily acknowledged Jewish sovereignty in Jerusalem—the very principle his record repeatedly undermines.

"Mamdani is a practicing Shia Muslim who took the mayoral oath on Qurans. His political pattern is consistent: he has treated Israel’s existence as a Jewish state as illegitimate, refused to condemn “Globalize the Intifada,” became the first New York mayor in six decades to skip the Israel Day Parade, and revoked the city’s adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism on day one.

"His greeting carefully omits Jerusalem, the Temples, exile, and sovereignty, reducing the day to vague “history and resiliency.” That flattening allows the speaker to claim moral credit while rejecting the logical implications of what is being remembered." . . .

NYC mayor Mamdani faces backlash over 'Israel not a place' remarks

. . . "That honor goes to the underlying narrative of “Palestine,” which Mamdani and his followers defend with fervor and without curiosity.

"The Bible refers to Israel thousands of times as both a nation and a homeland. “Palestine,” on the other hand, was invented by Greco-Roman colonialists, and instituted by Hadrian to replace the indigenous name Judea, identified with the Jews he was driving out.

"The “Palestinian” flag flown at rallies is derived from that of the Arab Revolt of 1916, representing no new identity, but the Jihadists’ dream of a unified Arab kingdom from Syria to Yemen. Old administrative maps of the British Mandate, and similar bureaucratic charts dating back hundreds of years, are exploited to rewrite the historical record of the land they depict.

"The history of the region called Palestine is real — and overwhelmingly Jewish. " . . .

Bruce Springsteen slammed by fellow rockers for 'dissing his own country'

 UK Daily Mail 

 'Bruce, I mean, what the heck? I used to like him, and now he's just annoying. He's an annoying, bitter old man.'

When Barack Obama opened his presidential library in Chicago last month, Bruce Springsteen was among those he invited to play at the celebratory concert.

"After years of the singer endorsing Democrats here was a former president returning the favor. It's not the first time Obama has smiled upon The Boss.

"In December 2009, the songwriter was summoned to the White House, where Obama showered him with praise. The 'quiet kid from Jersey' was, in the words of the president, 'the rock 'n' roll laureate of a generation.' His songs spoke to the souls of 'hardworking folks,' with paeans to 'dreams and despair, struggle and hope.'

"'His tours are not so much concerts but communions,' said Obama. 'When he rocked the National Mall before my inauguration, I thought it captured as well as anything the spirit of what America should be about. On a day like that, and today, I remember that I'm the president, but he's The Boss.'

"The fact that he's The Boss, and not a politician is, Springsteen's critics say, something he has forgotten. His fellow 76-year-old rocker, Jonathan Cain who plays guitar and keyboard with Journey is just one of several high-profile rockers to have called Springsteen out for his political rants and tedious preaching on stage.

"'Bruce, I mean, what the heck? I used to like him, and now he's just annoying. He's an annoying, bitter old man.'

"For Cain, it seems, The Boss has become The Bore." . . .  More...

DSA is not in America’s DNA

"Democrats are in trouble and they don't know how to get out."

Don Surber  

"Fried is right because by letting the communist DSA wag the blue dog, Democrats are not going to win over the 2.5 million people who escaped communist regimes in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. They make up almost 10% of the state’s population."

"Democrats have a poison called DSA—Democrat Socialists of America—a communist organization that made Mamdani mayor of New York, New York. If communism can make it there, it will make it anywhere, right?

"But Democrat officials know voters are rejecting it—for now.

"This week, WPLG in South Florida asked the party’s chairman, Nikki Fried, “How is this conversation between your front running gubernatorial candidates who are very centrist, very moderate Democrats, and some of the party’s real progressive Democrats who are running against them, looking for attention, and kind of have a national wave at their back?”

"Fried replied, “You nailed it on the head. Florida’s different. The coalitions that have to be built here in Florida are different. You know, we have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people that call Florida home, that left communists and socialist and authoritarian regimes to find a better way of life here in the state of Florida. And for any candidate that wants to win here in our state, regardless of where they are in the partisan agenda, they have to build a coalition.

"'That means that coalition has to be Democrat, Republican, and independent, and to take the values of those of us here in the state of Florida. We are different and we attest to the candidates that have been showing up and winning here in the state of Florida.

'“They are building that coalition because they’re authentic. They’re hearing the issues that are on the ground. They’re knocking on those doors. They’re talking to the voters. They’re hearing that the pain and the suffering and the concern and the scared of so many people that they’re talking to on an everyday basis.

'“So, we’re building that coalition and every part of our nation is different and Florida is certainly a different beast when it comes to politics. The coalition is different here in the state of Florida and I have confidence in the voters of my primary that they’re going to pick candidates that are going to be able to win in a general election.” . . .

"Unfortunately, Fox appears to be alone in asking Democrats about the DSA’s platform. The rest of the news media are, apparently, happy to help the DSA hide its agenda … until it’s too late."  I&I Editorial Board

Why Are Dems Dodging Questions About The DSA’s Radical Platform? – Issues & Insights  . . . "When Fox asked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if she supported the DSA’s call to eliminate the Senate, her barely coherent response was:

“I mean, again, I’m not running for uh, for, any larger office presently. That is, of course, a constitutional question. Um, and I … that, that’s a constitutional question.”

"When asked again if she supported getting rid of the Senate as an institution, AOC mumbled about how “I don’t support elements of the institution that were founded on, uh, on Jim Crow.”...   It must be Joy Reid we have to thank for bringing back to life the meme "Jim Crow". TD

Obama Center has lofty DEI goals, now minority contractor is suing in $40M racially charged lawsuit

"Obama Center" implies more than it should, unfortunately. Mr. Obama is not a party to the suit, but a major contractor is. TD

Fox News

 "The construction issues were all unequivocally driven by the underperformance and inexperience of the concrete subcontractor," the memorandum states. 

"Construction of former President Barack Obama's long-awaited library and museum in Chicago began with ambitious plans for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) but is now plagued by huge cost overruns, delays and a $40.75-million, racially charged lawsuit filed by a minority contractor.

"From the outset, the endeavor touted DEI as a key part of enshrining Obama's legacy at the 19.3-acre site, where costs have ballooned from an initial $350 million to $830 million in 2021 based on its previous annual reports, with no publicly available figures available for updated projected costs. The project set out "ambitious goals" for certain construction diversity quotas, with its contracts to be allocated to "diverse suppliers," 35% of which were required to be minority-based enterprises (MBEs).

"'With these aggressive goals, the foundation is hoping to set a new precedent for diversity and inclusion in major construction projects in Chicago and beyond," the Obama Foundation wrote in a 2017 press release." . . .  More...

Obama Center subcontractor shuts down amid $4M fight, lays off 25   

"Owen said he was not accusing former President Barack Obama of personal responsibility but believes the foundation should publicly acknowledge the subcontractors’ complaints and help seek a resolution."

 Obama library sued by contractor

. . . "The Obama Presidential Center, located in Jackson Park, Chicago, is a 19.3-acre campus including a museum, library, community spaces, and a basketball facility. The project, overseen by the Obama Foundation, opened its museum portion in June 2026, with construction costs ballooning from initial estimates of $300–500 million to approximately $850 million 

FactCheck.org+1. The Foundation contracted Lakeside Alliance as the primary construction manager, which in turn hired and managed roughly 475 subcontractors, including minority-owned firms"

Zero Sympathy for the Democrats’ Political Death March

After years of empowering the fringe, Democrat insiders are discovering that the monsters they cultivated are now consuming them.

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

"Forget about the fact that they screwed Sanders out of the nomination both times. They should never have given him ballot access. He wasn’t a Democrat. He still isn’t. But his little wannabe commissar clown-car minions all are."

Socialism In Action – GrrrGraphics

"Primary season is just about over in advance of the 2026 midterms, and it looks like the old-time party faithful on the Democrat side are awfully disappointed with how things sit.

"PJ Media’s Matt Margolis noted that the big midterm wave they’ve been insisting was coming is… not inevitable.

On the surface, it looks like Democrats should be able to win easily. Aside from precedent, Donald Trump’s polling gives them even more room to work with. Yet recent surveys suggest Democrats are underperforming badly enough that the wave they were counting on might not materialize.

That underperformance could cost them control of the House.

If Republicans hold the House this November, the reasons will be obvious: a socialist insurgency reshaping the party from within, and a singular obsession with opposing Trump that has crowded out everything else voters actually care about.

The evidence is already sitting in the polling.

On the generic congressional ballot, Republicans are either tied with Democrats or ahead by three to four points, nowhere near the margin Democrats need to flip the House. A recent Washington Post/Ipsos poll put Democrats up just 48 percent to 45 percent on that same generic ballot question. Asked which party they agree with more on the issues that matter to them, voters split 41 percent Republican to 40 percent Democrat. Asked which party they trust more to handle the economy, the gap widened: 39 percent for Republicans to 35 percent for Democrats.

"Along with that rather underwhelming showing thus far comes what comes off as pre-recriminations. For example, here’s Van Jones…"  Van Jones on X: "I'm tired of being told that, to be a progressive, I now must swear allegiance to crazy ideas.Supporting Hamas is not progressive. "No police, no prisons, no borders" is not progressive. Celebrating the murder of Israeli civilians is not progressive. These ideas are REGRESSIVE . . .

"Liberal comedian Bill Maher says he’s “out” on the Democrat party: "Democrats are cowardly… their party is being taken over now. Every day I hear about a new radical...when we're cheering for the intifada, I'm out.” . . . More...

Did Zohran Mamdani call for an insurrection?

Expect the usual angry demonstrations with Hamas scarves, professionally-printed signs, and instigations to violent police reactions. TD

Andrea Widburg  

"Given that Bibi will be in the U.S. as an invited, and therefore protected, guest of the United States government, it’s almost as if Mamdani is trying to stir up...dare I say it?...an insurrection."

. . . "The Democrats later tried to imprison Trump and ban him from the presidency forever over language they contended was tantamount to a call for insurrection against the federal government. Interestingly, they don’t have the same standard for a mayor who’s issuing a similar call for people to protest a visiting head of state. Apparently, only some (i.e., Democrat) politicians are allowed to call for citizens to speak out.

"Mamdani’s call, of course, came in the context of his conceding that he lacked the power to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who’s wanted in the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) for alleged war crimes. A few points about that:

"First, neither the United States nor Israel is a party to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC. This means that the ICC has no authority over them, and they have no obligation to abide by its demands.

"Second, Karim Khan, the ICC prosecutor who sought the arrest warrants against Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, seems to be a dirty actor.

"Yesterday (July 24), based upon sexual misconduct allegations against him, the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties, by an 82-to-13 vote (with 15 abstentions), voted to remove him from office after he had committed “serious misconduct” and a “serious breach of duty.” I’m shocked that a British Muslim man of Pakistani descent would be accused of this type of wrongdoing. Shocked! Shocked, I tell you!

"Third, of course, the entire charge is laughable. As many have pointed out repeatedly, it’s not genocide if you wage a traditional war against an enemy that has deliberately embedded itself among a civilian population; if you send food to enemy civilians only to have their military steal that food; and if you offer escape corridors to enemy civilians only to have their own military shoot at them. It’s also not a genocide if the enemy civilian population has dramatically grown both while under your aegis and after you pulled out from their territory." . . .

Gun, knife, or hammer control?  . . . "A group called ‘Palestine Action’ is apparently promoting this barbaric method of assault as a promising new means of employing “direct action.”

Journalist Andy Ngo recently posted on ‘X’: “Palestine Action is advertising ‘direct action’ training for people who want to take up militant action using hammers.” 

78-year-old Ann Widdecombe was bashed on the head repeatedly with a hammer until she died.
Palestine Action is advertising "direct action" training for people who want to take up militant action using hammers. pic.twitter.com/JOIQrZYiBj

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 21, 2026