Uncanny Mac 💙

He/Him. Working on something. A hobbyist photographer & wannabe Twitch streamer. Follow my Instagram & Twitch w/ Uncanny_Mac. Views are my own. #BLM 🇲🇽🇺🇸

[Uncanny Mac 💙 @Uncanny_Mac]

I'll be here to see colleagues stuff but you can find me elsewhere:
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[Uncanny Mac 💙 @Uncanny_Mac]

@harrisonjaime I don't want conservatives in the party i want more progressives.

[Tom Warren @tomwarren]

I feel for all the talent Xbox developers who are impacted by Microsoft’s studio closures and layoffs. I’m hoping these studios can be saved 😔

[Uncanny Mac 💙 @Uncanny_Mac]

@NoDQ_Virtue You're a Mark

[Uncanny Mac 💙 @Uncanny_Mac]

@kenzietuff @PlatonicFluid .@kenzietuff yes https://t.co/lvRqT8mJR0

[Butlerian Jihadist @RascalFKennedy]

A real political activist, not some dipshit with a podcast.

[DELETE @JubileeDJ]

The people that can barely handle a Cracker Barrel sign are going to be losing their SHIT for a while so everyone plz stay safe

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Now, do the Epstein files.

[Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule]

A hacked flight manifest reveals that Trump administration flights from Texas to El Salvador contained dozens of additional, unaccounted for passengers than a previously published in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) list with the names of those deported.
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[AdequateEmily @AdequateEmily]

JOKES ON YOU ALL, I'M A FAILED FILMMAKER WHO CAN'T ACT

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

@andrewcuomo https://t.co/ooNzX0rccz

[James Gunn @JamesGunn]

I hope you enjoy our film. #Superman is in theaters today.

[Spitfire @RealSpitfire]

Usually Bondi has no trouble finding a Fox News camera.

Where is she now?

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

Kasper Erikson is a Trump-supporting immigrant from Denmark. He missed a piece of paperwork 10 years ago and has been in ICE detention since.

Wanna guess who he blames?

Joe Biden.

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[Uncanny Mac 💙 @Uncanny_Mac]

Just pay your taxes and STFU.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

I awoke this morning gravely concerned about New York City. I thought “What has NYC become that an avowed socialist who has supported defunding the police, whose solution to lowering food prices is city-owned supermarkets, who doesn’t understand that freezing rents will only reduce the supply of housing, who has no experience managing an organization -- let alone a city with a $100+ billion budget and a $2 trillion economy -- and who believes chants for ‘Globalizing the Intifada’ are acceptable, wins the Democratic Primary.

After speaking to those who supported @ZohranKMamdani, I believe that he won the primary largely not due to his policies, but rather because he is a superb politician who ran a remarkable and inspiring campaign. He is intelligent and articulate. He is young and charming, and he successfully played down incriminating @X posts and statements from his past, pitching a joyful campaign of unity.

And he won because the competition was very weak. His best competitor sat back and did not run a real campaign, relying on name recognition, early favorable polling and keeping a low profile to make it through. Not a strategy that I have ever seen work, but so be it.

The Democratic primary voter is clearly tired of the Democratic politics of the past and its aging and over-the-hill leadership – Who isn’t? [As a case in point, how embarrassing is it to watch aging Dems fall in line with their tweets of support for Mamdani, as they desperately try to defend their seats from the far left?] And therefore, without any real competition, Zohran and his attractive personal qualities and campaign skills magically make him the candidate of the future.

The problem, however, is that his policies would be disastrous for NYC. Socialism has no place in the economic capital of our country. The ability for NYC to offer services for the poor and needy, let alone the average New Yorker, is entirely dependent on NYC being a business-friendly environment and a place where wealthy residents are willing to spend 183 days and assume the associated tax burden. Unfortunately, both have already started making arrangements for the exits.

Mamdani is right that much about NYC is broken. The City has gotten much less safe while the cost of living here has become increasingly unattainable for many. We pay more for less. Unfortunately, his headline campaign promises of frozen rents and cheaper food from city-owned markets, among others, are certain to fail.

A mayor who disrespects the NYPD and has called for their defunding will get less effective policing, and Bratton’s ‘broken window theory’ will operate in reverse. A mayor who condones hate speech will incentivize more hate speech and violence. Words matter, and yes, they can inspire people to kill as we have recently tragically seen in our country and around the world.

New York City under Mamdani is about to become much more dangerous and economically unviable. Unlike our Federal government, NYC cannot print money, and this Federal Government won’t bail NYC out if things go bad. In fact, Mamdani would be a windfall for the Republican Party as NY becomes another failed major city run by Democrats alongside Seattle, Chicago, LA, and SF et al as Senator Fetterman so eloquently stated today, "I'd describe it as Christmas in July for the GOP."

So why did I become optimistic later this morning? The answer is that NYC has woken up in the last 24 hours. The substantial majority of NYC residents understand that socialism is a failed system, that rent freezes will destroy our housing base and shrink the affordable housing supply while killing new construction, and that an anti-capitalist Mayor will destroy jobs and cause businesses and wealthy taxpayers that have enabled NYC to balance the budget to move elsewhere. If 100 or so of the highest taxpayers in my industry chose to spend 183 days elsewhere, it could reduce NY state and city tax revenues by ~$5-10 billion or more, and that’s just my industry. Think Ken Griffin leaving Chicago for Miami on steroids.

The good news is that there are other charismatic, intelligent, articulate, handsome, charming, young yet more experienced and, importantly, more centrist politicians who are New York residents eligible for office. There are also extremely talented members of the NY business community who could be superb mayors, Bloomberg being the reference standard from the past.

And the setup is extremely attractive for a run for mayor. There are only 132 days until the election, which means the commitment of time to run is de minimis. This will be the most closely watched mayoral election in NYC in decades, perhaps ever, which, particularly in the social media and podcast era creates the opportunity for a new candidate to garner immediate name recognition, enormous media interest, and the visibility needed to get elected.

Importantly, there are hundreds of million of dollars of capital available to back a competitor to Mamdani that can be put together overnight (believe me, I am in the text strings and the WhatsApp groups) so that a great alternative candidate won’t spend any time raising funds.

So, if the right candidate would raise his or her hand tomorrow, the funds will pour in. I am sure that Mike Bloomberg will share his how-to-win-the-mayoralty IP and deliver his entire election apparatus and system to the aspiring candidate so that the candidate can focus all of his or her energy on the campaign.

One unfortunate fact, as far as I understand, is that the candidate will have to be a write-in as I believe that none of the current candidates established a nominating committee if they were to withdraw, which means that no one can take their spot on the ballot. This is such an important election, however, that I believe the write-in requirement could actually turn into an important call to action that brings people in throngs to the polls. It therefore won’t be the game stopper it would normally be in a typical election.

As a result, the risk/reward of running for mayor over the next 132 days is extremely compelling as the cost in time and energy is small, and the upside is enormous. If the candidate does not win, there is no harm, no foul, because the perceived probability of beating the Democratic nominee in a NYC mayoral election is extremely small. Therefore, there is no reputational risk to losing this election, and the corresponding reputational benefits are extraordinary whether one wins or loses.

If the candidate wins, this is obviously a huge home run for the City and the candidate, but it is also an opportunity to save the Democratic Party from itself, grabbing the wheel just before the party goes even further off the cliff. The new mayor would be a national superhero for the City, for the Party, and for the country.

For the aspiring politician, there is no better way to get name recognition, build relationships with long-term donors, and to showcase oneself than to run for mayor over the next 132 days. This election is already global front page news. For the aspiring young candidate, the amount of publicity and the massive followers to be gained are of incalculable long-term value whether they win or lose, and whatever they choose to do in the future, business, politics or otherwise.

And there is a defensive reason for a politician to run. For the more centrist Democrat politician, a Mamdani win is very bad for your next election. As the Party veers further to the left, the Party’s backing for your future candidacy deteriorates substantially as Mamdani and AOC take control of the Party.

In my experience, opportunities with minimal downside that don’t require huge investments of time while offering massive upside get filled. If you were ever thinking about running for office, or running for a higher office than you currently hold, this is likely the best opportunity that you are going to have.

All of the above is not just theory, as I have a superb candidate who I believe can win who meets all of the criteria, but if I were to say his name or even reach out to him, it would have a negative effect on his candidacy, as I am a supporter of President Trump, and that alone taints anyone I would recommend for many and perhaps most NYC Democratic Party members. So rather than my making suggestions, I welcome yours.

Who is your best centrist candidate who could go toe-to-toe with Mamdani on the campaign trail and on the debate stage? Let’s crowdsource the names and then do a poll.

If someone is ready to raise their hand, I will take care of the fundraising.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the right candidate. More importantly, it is an opportunity to save our City and be a superhero. Life is short and you must dare to be great.

The time is now.

[Self Made AO �� @KXNGAO]

Winner of the NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary, Zohran Mamdani, was at the first ever AEW Grand Slam and was stupidly locked in for Kenny Omega vs Bryan Danielson😭🔥

[Matt Binder @MattBinder]

Brad Lander on Cuomo losing: "Good fucking riddance"

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

Young people got a clear message tonight. Do not listen to the naysayers and two face politicians who say you can’t win when you challenge a broken and corrupt system. It has never been more clear- the establishment has never been more weak than they are now. You need to run and Leaders We Deserve is here to help you.

[Mansoor @suavemansoor]

Can’t really articulate how much a Muslim immigrant overcoming all odds and (Inshallah) becoming mayor of America’s largest city means to me!

Congratulations to this exceptional American and may this victory be one of many to build a better future for children everywhere.

[Uncanny Mac 💙 @Uncanny_Mac]

@Splitgate So the 1047 comunity person who harassed the IW Dev, what happened there?