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Democratic Assemblyman #Zohran #Mamdani’s mayoral primary victory in New York City
has prompted an #elite #panic, the likes of which we’ve rarely seen:
Billionaires are desperately seeking a general-election candidate to stop him,
former Barack Obama aides are publicly melting down,
corporate moguls are threatening a capital strike,
and CNBC has become a television forum for nervous breakdowns.
Meanwhile, Democratic elites who’ve spent a decade punching left are suddenly trying to align themselves with and take credit for Mamdani’s brand
(though not necessarily his agenda).
On the surface, this freak-out can seem as if it’s about policy.
Mamdani’s proposals for
free buses,
universal free child care,
faster small-business licensing,
higher taxes on the rich,
some publicly owned grocery stores,
a higher minimum wage,
and rent freezes
are indeed shocking to oligarchs conditioned to getting everything they want.
💥When you’re so accustomed to privilege, the most minimally humane policies for others can seem like oppression
— and Mamdani’s agenda probably feels that way to New York’s billionaires, CEOs, and neoliberals.
And yet, the intensity of the nervous breakdown over his win suggests this is about way more than one mayoral candidate’s important-but-hardly-radical agenda for a single metropolis.
🔥This is about power
— specifically, the power of money and establishment authority to control outcomes

rollingstone.com/politics/poli

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters during his primary night victory party at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Rolling Stone · Why the Oligarchy Fears Zohran MamdaniBy David Sirota

A vent piece I ended up drawing as a way to get some energy out after I was recently attacked by a dog at work. I'm still honestly blown away how many people ignored me when I went badly into shock afterwards. Really just breaks my heart because it used to be such a fun, friendly place to work, but just glad I'm leaving that place soon. Felt the piece was cool enough to share though.
#art #oc #drawing #mastoart #ventart #illustration #digitalart #drawing #artist #panic

#Deliberately #degrading #infrastructure and cutting staff will result in #systemic #failures

National #security at grave #risk

#Markets #collapse
Commerce enters #bedlam
Investors #panic

Consumer #confidence tanks

Planes #crash
Bridges collapse
Roads #crumble away

#Tainted food, water, and drugs will poison people

#Disease runs rampant

Mail will not get delivered

SSI and Medicare payments will stop

Brought to America at break neck speed thanks to #Republicans

yahoo.com/news/social-security

Yahoo News · Social Security employee warns ‘people could be out of benefits for months’ as staffers who fix payment glitches exitBy Jason Ma