@Nick86942937@alexaforcouncil The budget discussion needs more transparency. The SIO should debrief members and take questions about the honest ins & outs of this negotiation. I feel like we are not getting the full picture, which makes it feel like there may be political scheming going on by certain actors.
Karl: Israel is a Jewish state. That’s in the charter. Do you support that?
Mamdani: I’ve said time and again that I support the state of Israel as a state with equal rights.
Karl: As jewish state?
Mamdani: I believe that any state that privileges one religion over another is one that I can’t tell you I support, whether it be Israel or Saudi Arabia or anywhere else. And a lot of that comes back to a fundamental belief that we should all be considered equal, no matter what our faith is.
@Nick86942937@PiSanchezNYC@NYCProgressives@SpeakerMenin If they explicitly proposed say cutting the NYPD budget as a way to subsides the cost, then I'd believe their sincerity. I can see Zohran caving in that regard but the problem then becomes Menin who would adamantly oppose. Would the council have the guts to go to war with Menin?
@Nick86942937@PiSanchezNYC@NYCProgressives@SpeakerMenin I completely agree with you. This ploy from the non-dsa progressives (the Squadrinos and WFP, even the zionist) seems cynical. They never voted NO during Adam's Budget Cuts. They were good soldiers for Adrienne Adams and voted for those Budget Cuts.
@SallyGold Curious who they are?
It's understandable if it was DSA council members.
This is laughable if it's the non-DSA progressives. Where was that vigour when it was Eric and Adrienne Adams budget cuts?
Is Julie Menin not twisting arms because she'd prefer to humiliate the mayor
Motherfucker we put Biden in office and Democrats murdered 100,000+ kids, increased police violence, collapsed their own voter bloc, and continued selling out American workers.
What do you mean “You’ve seen what happens when Democrats lose”
The Democrats are half the problem!
@riley_rogerson@EricMGarcia@politico Dems: "we need a tent big enough for everyone, including eugenicist billionaires"
DemSocs win primaries
Dems: "nope, no tent space for you"
It’s amazing that AOC will have some meaningful pressure coming from her left in Congress. Dari, Chris Rabb, even Claire, hopefully Oliver Larkin.
This centrist pandering is about to look a lot dumber.
@KraushTakes It's noticeable how quiet AOC, and Caban have been. There's no mention about last night's victory from them. In contrast, Hanif, Osse, even Rashida and Ilhan Omar have immediately & enthusiastically congratulated and welcomed Darializa.
I can understand being quiet about NY-7.