Tag: affirmative action

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Federal judge Sara Ellis issued a preliminary injunction on federal immigration agents’ use of force as part of Operation Midway Blitz.  Ellis said the government lied under oath, saying federal agents’ conduct in the Chicagoland area shows no signs of stopping.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-federal-judge-issue-decision-immigration-agents-use-force-ahead-tro-expiring/18119861/
— CBP Chief Bovino, federal agents seen roaming Chicago’s Southwest Side
https://abc7chicago.com/post/head-cbp-gregory-bovino-federal-immigration-agents-seen-roaming-chicagos-southwest-side-little-village-neighborhood/18122293/
— Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex marker
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-lets-trump-block-transgender-nonbinary-people-choosing-passport-sex-markers/18121930/

CBS2
— Judge grants preliminary injunction against Bovino, federal agents over use of force
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-immigration-gregory-bovino-preliminary-injunction-judge-sara-ellis/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge orders release of US Border Patrol head Gregory Bovino deposition videos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/chicago-bovino-videos-immigration/
— Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/operation-midway-blitz-injunction/
— Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/snap-funding-ruling/
— Rumors of ICE agents housed in Deerfield area sparks protests: ‘They shouldn’t be here’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/deerfield-area-ice-protest/
— ‘Immigration enforcement’ and ‘day care center’ do not belong in the same headline
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/editorial-immigration-enforcement-day-care/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Federal judge enters broader order governing feds’ use of force during immigration blitz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/06/judge-sara-ellis-operation-midway-blitz-tear-gas-deportation-campaign
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect and to reelect Democrat candidates and b) to defeat Republican candidates.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/06/watch-how-government-propaganda-techniques-portray-chicago-as-a-city-at-war-with-the-feds
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/06/parents-advocates-day-care-teacher-ice-arrest
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/06/minister-david-black-gregory-bovino-broadview-pepperballs-protest-court-ruling-sara-ellis

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Elgin resolution bans federal immigration agents from staging, gathering on city-owned property
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251106/news/elgin-resolution-bans-federal-immigration-agents-from-staging-gathering-on-city-owned-property/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois forbids outdoor cannabis farms. A giant weed company wants to change that. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/why-illinois-weed-companies-arent-allowed-grow-outside

WGN RADIO
— Federal judge orders Trump admin to provide full SNAP payments
https://wgnradio.com/news/federal-judge-orders-trump-admin-to-provide-full-snap-payments/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/06/ae/sanctuary-stories-combines-journalism-and-theater-to-spotlight-chicago-residents-response-to-immigration-enforcement/

JOURNAL COURIER
— DD: Democrat candidates promote more than just hatred against Trump, they promote socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and even worse things.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/it-anti-trump-message-john-a-tures-21127545.php

COURIER JOUNAL
— Democrats ever-increasingly call Republicans racists. To call someone in America a racist today is like calling someone in Germany a Jew in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Nazis ran Germany in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Democrats run America today.
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/11/07/democrats-republicans-white-supremacy-racism-maga/86935242007/

RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth, Moran Introduce Resolution to Recognize 50th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War. DD: How has the Vietnam War impacted you? I avoided the Vietnam War draft. Most, and at times virtually all, of my superiors were Democrat veterans. They blamed Nixon for America losing the war. They especially blamed Republicans like me who avoided the draft for America losing the war. They took their anger/hatred against Nixon and Republicans out on me. They stressed that if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967. b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new townhome in 1972, f) buy condos in downtown Chicago in 1974 and 1976, g) earn an MBA in 1976, h) get married and buy a home in Wheaton in 1978, i) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, j) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, k) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, l) become a licensed CPA in 1981, m) etc. My Democrat veteran Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat veteran Firestone Store boss rudely fired me in 1971. My Democrat veteran IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education expenses in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat veteran GAO superiors forced me to take $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, etc. They used Affirmative Action to take the aforesaid adverse actions against me.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-moran-introduce-resolution-to-recognize-50th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-the-vietnam-war—87969.cfm

POLITICO
— Judge slams feds’ credibility
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/11/07/judge-slams-feds-credibility-00641635

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-628/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-419/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— November 7, 2025
https://us10.campaign-archive.com/?e=19fa91a7b3&u=7f97bb358e660a3d3fb24306a&id=bade2fe540

JOHN KASS
— Increased Risk of Schizophrenia in Youthful Users Is Another Reason for the FDA to Regulate Marijuana. DD: I led the successful effort to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton. How has pot impacted you? A registered Republican voter in my precinct was arrested for pot. He went on to burn down his church in downtown Wheaton and then try to assassinate the DuPage County States Attorney. He is still in prison.
https://johnkassnews.com/increased-risk-of-schizophrenia-in-youthful-users-is-another-reason-for-the-fda-to-regulate-marijuana/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— LaHood Has Hard Charging Republican Challenger
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/06/lahood-has-a-republican-challenger/
— Reick Dissects Democrats Mass Transit Tax Hike Bill and Reports on Other Parts of the Recent “Veto” Session
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/06/reick-dissects-democrats-mass-transit-tax-hike-bill-and-reports-on-other-parts-of-the-recent-veto-session/
— Marengo To Discuss Possibility of Metra Station
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/06/marengo-to-discuss-possibility-of-metra-station/
— Public Pressure Against Recapturing Property Tax Authority Supposedly Given Away after Passage of the Quarter of One Percent Sales Tax for Mental Health May Be Working
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/07/public-pressure-against-recapturing-property-tax-authority-supposedly-given-away-after-passage-of-the-quarter-of-one-percent-sales-tax-for-mental-health-may-be-working/
— 8.74% Property Tax Hike Sought by Huntley Park District
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/06/8-74-property-tax-hike-sought-by-huntley-park-district/
— Pritzker Beats New York City to Government-Financed Grocery Store
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/06/pritzker-beats-new-york-city-to-government-finance-grocery-store/
— Senator Sue Rezin Comments on Democrats’ Energy Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/06/13900/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Low-income and minority public school students are struggling, scoring well below average. DD: How much money did your parents have? My critics/opponents have always falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were filthy rich, and that is why I was able to get an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, get accepted by UIC, etc. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact that I had to work my way through college.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/low-income-students-16-points-below-illinois-average/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mamdani in Puerto Rico for an annual conference of New York political insiders
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/6/zohran-mamdani-puerto-rico-annual-conference-new-york-political/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrant truck drivers face bump in the road as ICE hits US highways
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3878423/illegal-immigrant-truck-drivers-ice-highways/

NEW YORK POST
— Why so many New Yorkers were swayed by the lies of socialism and Zohran Mamdani. DD: My critics/opponents have no problem with Mamdani if not promote him.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/06/opinion/why-so-many-new-yorkers-were-swayed-by-the-lies-of-socialism-and-zohran-mamdani/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday, New Yorkers — by a slight majority, but a majority nonetheless — endorsed Zohran Mamdani and the proud, unrepentant form of socialism he champions as the answer to, as least as he presents it, all of their woes. “We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about,” Mamdani declared during his victory speech, an inversion of Ronald Reagan’s famous truism. At least some of the Big Apple’s lurch to the far left is attributable to the 34-year-old’s undeniable political talent. But there are greater, or — to be blunt — more sinister forces at work. Most insidious of all are two intertwined lies: that Americans today have it worse than their forebearers and that their wealthy peers bear the blame for their plight. Campaigning is the art of hearing people, and Mamdani heard New Yorkers better than anyone. They and their countrymen remain alarmed by the cost of living across a wide variety of goods and services: from housing, to groceries, to child care to transportation. These are real concerns that no voter should be ashamed of expressing and every politician worth their salt ought to devote their time and energy to alleviating. These justifiable feelings have been unjustly compounded, though, by progressives’ relentless demoralization campaign. Want to buy a house? Not in this economy, they say. Need health care? Good luck. Are you hopeful your kids will enjoy a better life than you did? They won’t.  Never mind whether any of that is true, these claims are meant to discourage Americans into handing more power over to the government — and it’s working. Moreover, the treatment Mamdani and his comrades propose will make New Yorkers’ real problems worse. Instead of telling his soon-to-be constituents that they are the masters of their own lives — and trying to cultivate the necessary conditions for them to improve their lot — the mayor-elect’s message to his followers is that they have somehow been gipped. His celebration of his ticket to Gracie Mansion on Tuesday included denunciations of “bad landlords” and “billionaires,” as well the assertion, “For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands.” Blame games  It is tempting to buy into the blame game that Mamdani has turned into such a potent weapon. To some, it comes as a great relief to believe that every errant degree they’ve pursued, every frivolous dollar they’ve spent, indeed, every mistake they’ve ever made can be chalked up to some successful person or entity pulling a fast one over them. And to hear that it is someone else’s job to get them back on track. But then again, this message — disguised as it is by flowery language, a remarkable faux generosity of spirit and seemingly optimistic utopianism — is actually astonishingly bleak. What Zohran Mamdani and his fellow travelers are telling people is that they live in a dystopia in which they lack the power to better themselves. That they’re being dragged down by anchors from which only the government can free them. And if they can’t do anything about their problems, why should they try? This accountability-free approach is alluring at first glance, but a shortfall of self-responsibility always leads to a surplus of self-loathing. Moreover, the socialist dream has been, paradoxically, kept alive by American politicians’ already pernicious spending habits. Contrary to Mamdani’s claims, the United States has hardly been practicing trickle-up austerity. As of this week, America owes its creditors over $38 trillion. Is it any wonder that voters — who have yet to suffer the worst consequences of the debt crisis — wonder why they shouldn’t receive free health care, child care, transportation and more for this substantial cost? Holding people back The charge is even more curious in New York, where the city and state enjoy ritual increases passed as a matter of course by its homogenous, left-wing leaders, who have saddled their constituents with countless taxes, regulations and union concessions — you know, the kind of malignant nuisances that actually hold people back. Mamdani wants to worsen the housing crisis with price controls; why not unshackle its builders instead? Rather than stripping gifted students of opportunities to excel, why not extend the offer to more? And if there are a dearth of well-paying jobs in the city, shouldn’t he be trying to attract, rather than antagonize, employers? The siren song of socialism always begins so beautifully. The extravagant promises, the dearth of trade-offs: It’s John Lennon’s “Imagine” come to life. But Americans had best plug their ears and look past the fog to the rocky shores ahead. Because they, not the bogeymen of Mamdani’s campaign, are at the helm.)
— ‘Tax the rich’ chant breaks out as Gov. Hochul takes the stage at Zohran Mamdani, NY AG Letitia James event
https://nypost.com/2025/11/06/us-news/mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-will-cohost-reception-with-ally-letitia-james-at-influential-somos-retreat-in-puerto-rico-as-gov-kathy-hochul-holds-overlapping-event/
— Long Island GOP surges as insiders warn Zohran Mamdani’s agenda has ‘no allure in the suburbs’
https://nypost.com/2025/11/06/us-news/long-island-gop-surges-as-insiders-warn-zohran-mamdanis-agenda-has-no-allure-in-the-suburbs/
— GOP senators push to deport illegal immigrant welfare ‘fraudsters,’ ban them from US permanently
https://nypost.com/2025/11/06/us-news/gop-senators-push-to-deport-illegal-immigrant-welfare-fraudsters/

AMERICAN THINKER
— How Mamdani Won New York DD: My critics/opponents have no problem with Mamdani if not promote him.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/how_mamdani_won_new_york.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Why the hell did Americans choose a communist like Mamdani in the first place to put him up in an election that was a sure-fire Democrat win? The answer comes in two parts, beginning with the rise of equity in America. Equity is a sleek euphemism that’s gained cultural rizz for Progressive Americans who believe the future lies in a virulent form of social Marxism that’s cloaked in woke cultural rizz of transgender rights, social justice, equality, fairness, tolerance, critical race theory, DEI, anti-racism, white supremacy, and systemic inequality. It’s an expansion of Marxist theory, transformed by critical theory and postmodern philosophy, which connects with the emotions of those who suffer the harsh realities of inner-city poverty and violence perpetrated by generations of Leftist policy. Rather than take responsibility for the urban decay that undeniably spews from their liberalism, Democrats turned to equity’s neo-Marxist message, declaring that the suffrage in New York was the result genocidal oppression of America’s Western, Judeo-Christian, capitalist ideals (enforced by the fascist Trump administration) that created the endless inequalities of wealth, education, race, crime, incarceration, gender, sexual preference, patriarchy, and white supremacy that were systemically devouring inner-city New Yorkers. Equity was the only solution to end inequalities, because it would ensure comprehensive equal outcomes for all by imposing economic justice, tolerance, gender freedom, absolute sexual liberation, and anti-racism; it’s the last great hope of liberating humanity. Mamdani claimed his vision could deliver New York, which resonated with those who suffered from inner-city decay and despair. Equity has captured the minds of New Yorkers because it offers a new moral vision of “hope” and unlimited freedom, as a nation facing an existential crisis leaves Christianity in record numbers. People who need a new secular religion to replace Christianity were drawn to equity’s promise to bring justice and deliverance of a progressive and permissive post-Christian society. Everyone who suffered the oppression of poverty, hunger, incarceration, white supremacy, homophobia, and transphobia would thrive in racial and economic equality. They would be equally free to choose the lifestyle they want and the pleasure they deserve, all without condemnation. And the rich are finally going to surrender their wealth to pay for it all. The Left, and many in America, are buying in. It boggles the mind that this genocidal narrative that’s failed all through history has become truth in the uncritical mind. But the Left has abandoned reason for the post-truth world of emotions, a second critical point that led to Mamdani’s win. We live in a post-truth world where feelings and emotions determine reality, and facts and reason no longer matter. Today, the feelings, preferences, and desires that confirm our pre-existing narratives and cognitive biases define our individual “truths.” It’s the consequence of the postmodern movement’s quiet destruction of reason and rational thought, which has successfully undermined our confidence that truth exists and that facts, data, logic, and common sense accurately describe the world.  Philosophers argued that rationalism could not intrinsically justify its claim that facts were derived from objective reality.  There was no objective truth; facts were simply beliefs and opinions in a world of moral relativism. Postmodernism’s successful destruction of truth left humanity in a bind.  People needed another way to interpret the world once they left rationalism behind. Emotivism, which argued that preferences, attitudes, or feelings determined all our value judgments, replaced truth and reason as post-truth became the choice of a nation determined to bask in the glow of its emotions. Today, the death of facts has liberated the world from the inconvenience of verification or falsification; “truth” is whatever aligns with feelings, emotions, and preferences. Ben Shapiro’s “Facts don’t care about your feelings” is a reaction to post-truth’s devastating effect on the nation. What happens when you offer equity as liberation to a vast number of people who have little hope of escaping the suffering and rely on their emotions to confirm predetermined anti-Western narratives? They accept it as reality without critical evaluation because a post-truth world doesn’t rely on the facts of failed Leftist policies. Feelings convince them that their suffering is caused by the racism, greed, and religious bigotry imposed under decades of Republican fascism. It is a perfect storm to resonate within the hearts of those who suffer generations of poverty, violence, and the loss of hope. This is how Mamdani won: his rise in New York followed the same path that brought Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot to power. They promised to rescue the suffering masses, yet the masses didn’t understand political theory or have the capacity to comprehend what Marxism meant for their future. Critical thinking wasn’t part of the equation; they wanted an end to their pain and suffering imposed by the heavy hands of the Tsars and the oligarchs of their day. They trusted anyone who offered deliverance from oppression and the promise of unlimited freedom and prosperity. One can hardly blame them, yet they suffered beyond imagination for generations. Over 100 million died and nearly all experienced starvation, torture, imprisonment, and, most importantly of all, the near-total loss of their freedom. We must come to terms with the implications of Mamdani’s victory. It would be easy to rationalize it as New York’s momentary loss of sanity, telling ourselves that the communist new dark age that tormented the USSR, China, and Cambodia could never happen here. But, as Mamdani’s win shows us, anything is possible in a post-truth world of pain and suffering. Even here in America.)
— The oath must come first; The American Experiment: Assimilation, Not Exception; The Oath Is Not Optional; The Danger of Disingenuous Leadership; A Call for Civic Renewal
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/the_oath_must_come_first.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I recently listened to a speech by Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City.  In it, he unapologetically proclaimed, “I am Muslim, and I refuse to apologize for it.”  He also declared that he would serve all New Yorkers.  But the question must be asked: Will he serve as an American, bound by the U.S. Constitution and the principles of liberty, individualism, and civic duty?  Or will he serve as a Muslim first, potentially guided more by cultural or ideological convictions than by the constitutional framework he swore to uphold?
This is not a question of religious prejudice; it is a question of civic integrity.  The American experiment is built on the premise that public office is not a platform for cultural pride or ideological expression.  It is a sacred trust rooted in allegiance to the Constitution.  When one assumes public office in the United States, he swears an oath to uphold that document.  That oath is not symbolic.  It is binding.  It demands that personal ideologies, religious convictions, and cultural traditions be subordinated to the rule of law and the principles of liberty, individualism, and constitutional fidelity.)

BLAZE
— What it really means to be a conservative in America today
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/what-it-really-means-to-be-a-conservative-in-america-today

BREITBART
— Speaker Johnson: ‘No Surprises’ on Election Day that Blue Cities and States Voted Democrat
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/06/speaker-johnson-no-surprises-on-election-day-that-blue-cities-and-states-voted-democrat/amp/
— Senate Dems ‘Unified’ on Continuing Government Shutdown Despite Negotiations from Republicans
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/06/report-senate-dems-unified-continuing-government-shutdown-despite-negotiations/
— Florida Real Estate Surges as New Yorkers ‘Nervous’ About Socialist Mamdani
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/06/developer-florida-real-estate-surges-as-people-are-nervous-about-socialist-zohran-mamdani/

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s What Mayor Mamdani Can (And Can’t) Accomplish On Day One
https://dailycaller.com/heres-what-mayor-mamdani-can-and-cant-accomplish-on-day-one/

FOX BUSINESS
— Mamdani’s election is a ‘wake-up call’ for all Americans
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6384766646112

FOX NEWS
— Trump warns of ‘communism’ following Mamdani’s win
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6384762904112
— Key Trump ally jumps into New York governor’s race days after shocking Mamdani mayoral victory. MAGA star Stefanik launching 2026 New York challenge to ‘worst governor in America’ Hochul.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maga-star-stefanik-jumps-new-york-governor-race-days-after-shocking-mamdani-nyc-mayoral-win
— Karine Jean-Pierre calls Dems’ hesitation to endorse Mamdani a ‘big mistake’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6384764332112
— Left-wing New Hampshire professor smeared Charlie Kirk for ‘white supremacy’ after assassination
https://www.foxnews.com/us/left-wing-new-hampshire-professor-smeared-charlie-kirk-for-white-supremacy-after-assassination

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Mamdani Begging for Supporters to Send Money to His Transition Team. Typical commie.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/11/mamdani-begging-for-supporters-to-send-money-to-his-transition-team/

NEWSMAX
— The left thinks illegals are better than Americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsDBOinvug8

PJ MEDIA
— An illegal alien from Colombia who facilitated the illegal entry of her children via human smugglers into our country tried to hide from ICE inside a Chicago daycare.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/11/06/illegal-bursts-into-barricades-daycare-to-evade-ice-n4945700

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— With Chicago caught in ICE storm, school attendance takes a hit. DD: What percent of the parents of Chicago students are illegals?
https://wirepoints.org/with-chicago-caught-in-ice-storm-school-attendance-takes-a-hit-the-hill/

ABC NEWS
— Mamdani clinches the votes of young people, newcomers to NYC. DD: From what I see, the more of the following that Mamdani voters are, the more likely that they are: anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-capitalism, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or anti-those who have more money than they have.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mamdani-clinches-votes-young-people-newcomers-nyc-experts/story?id=127216885
(FROM THGE ARTICLE: Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist, captured 78% of voters under 30 and 66% of those voters 30 to 44 in Tuesday’s election, according to ABC News exit polls, conducted by SSRS. Among voters 45 to 64, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo edged out Mamdani, 53% to 47%. A majority of voters 65 and older (55%) voted for Cuomo while 36% voted for Mamdani. Additionally, newcomers to the city were some of the most likely voters in the state to vote for Mamdani, with 81% of those who have lived in New York City less than 10 years supporting him, the exit polls found. Along with his electoral success among younger and newer New Yorkers, Mamdani also earned support from 55% of voters who lived in the city for over 10 years, but were not born in the city. More of those who were born in New York City voted for Cuomo (49%) than Mamdani (38%), according to the exit polls. More first-time New York City mayoral voters also voted for Mamdani than those who have previously voted for mayor in the city, 66% versus 47%, the exit polls found. Greer said this accomplishment in gathering the majority of the youth’s vote was through Mamdani’s engagement in social media, along with the campaign’s clear message about working as a community.)
— Trump taps DEI critic to lead workplace civil rights agency
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/trump-taps-dei-critic-lead-workplace-civil-rights-127268150

NBC NEWS
— Mamdani vows New York will lead opposition to Trump in victory speech
https://www.aol.com/articles/mamdani-vows-york-lead-opposition-053807252.html

CNN
— New York’s new mayor is India’s pride – and a fierce critic of the country’s leader
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/us/new-york-mamdani-india-analysis-intl-hnk
— Democratic socialism, according to Zohran Mamdani
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democratic-socialism-according-zohran-mamdani-220307351.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mamdani Wants to Tax the Rich.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/nyregion/mamdani-hochul-childcare-tax.html
— New York City Mayoral Election Results DD: Mamdani got the most votes from those who are Black, Hispanic, renters, and public transportation users.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/04/us/elections/results-new-york-city-mayor.html
— Rent-Stabilized to Rent-Free? Mamdani Could Be Headed to Gracie Mansion. Five bedrooms. A ballroom. A full-time chef. The official mayoral residence in New York City could not be more different from Zohran Mamdani’s current home.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/nyregion/mamdani-gracie-mansion-nyc-mayor.html
— Anti-Defamation League Creates Antisemitism Tip Line Focused on Mamdani. The group, which has taken aim at Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani over his criticism of Israel, is facing backlash after unveiling a website where New Yorkers could report incidents of antisemitism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/nyregion/zohran-mamdani-monitor-antisemitism-adl.html

USA TODAY
— DD: Mamdani’s platform is the Democrat Party’s platform. Will Democrats run Mamdani for President?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/06/democrats-won-election-economy-midterms/87108313007/
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Mamdani to promote more hatred against Trump. According to them, Mamdani won because he promotes affordability. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/07/trump-affordability-democrats-mamdani-cost-living/87128348007/
— Mamdani’s NYC mayoral win inspires hope among Ugandan youth. Zohran Mamdani’s historic NYC mayoral victory sparks hope and pride among Ugandans in Kampala.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2025/11/06/zohran-mamdanis-nyc-win-inspires-ugandan-youth/87136463007/

WION
— Mamdani Announces All-Female Transition Team As He Prepares for New York Mayoralty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY0bRphb0vs

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Take Mamdani Seriously and Literally. In 1932 and 1980, major ideological shifts lasted for a while. This century we swerve back and forth.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/take-mamdani-seriously-and-literally-192f1285

FORBES
— Tammy Duckworth Slams ‘5-Time Draft Dodger’ Trump. DD: How has the Vietnam War impacted you? I avoided the Vietnam War draft. Most, and at times virtually all, of my superiors were Democrat veterans. They blamed Nixon for America losing the war. They especially blamed Republicans like me who avoided the draft for America losing the war. They took their anger/hatred against Nixon and Republicans out on me. They stressed that if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967. b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new townhome in 1972, f) buy condos in downtown Chicago in 1974 and 1976, g) earn an MBA in 1976, h) get married and buy a home in Wheaton in 1978, i) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, j) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, k) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, l) become a licensed CPA in 1981, m) etc. My Democrat veteran Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat veteran Firestone Store boss rudely fired me in 1971. My Democrat veteran IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education expenses in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat veteran GAO superiors forced me to take $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, etc. They used Affirmative Action to take the aforesaid adverse actions against me.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsX-Ilp197s

FAST COMPANY
— ‘Woke is back’ on social media following Mamdani victory. For the online left, something shifted on Tuesday night.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91436255/zohran-mamdani-twitter-woke-left-new-york-city-politics-election

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

TIMES
— Who is Zohran Mamdani’s wife? Artist fighting ‘American imperialism’  Rama Duwaji, a Syrian-American illustrator, married NYC’s next mayor in a City Hall ceremony this year.
https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/who-zohran-mamdani-wife-rama-duwaji-election-nyc-mayor-dh6gl6mj3

TIMES OF INDIA
— DD: Mamdani’s win is a critique of capitalism
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/why-mamdanis-win-isnt-a-critique-of-capitalism/
— Who is Zohran Mamdani’s wife? How did he meet her?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/love-sex/zohran-mamdani-love-story-how-new-yorks-youngest-mayor-met-his-artist-wife-rama-duwaji/articleshow/125096898.cms
— Throwback to the lavish wedding of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji​
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/throwback-to-the-lavish-wedding-of-new-yorks-mayor-zohran-mamdani-and-rama-duwaji/articleshow/125143491.cms

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
— From unknown rapper to mayor: What Mamdani’s victory can teach the Democrats. Six years ago, Mamdani was an unknown New York rapper with four Twitter followers.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/from-unknown-rapper-to-mayor-what-zohran-mamdani-s-victory-can-teach-the-democrats-20251106-p5n8av.html

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Trump criticizes NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, defends ICE raids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnTWJnUYB6U

HINDUSTAN TIMES
— New Yorkers ‘fleeing’ after Mamdani’s win get offer from Florida sheriff; ‘if you are unhappy’
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/new-yorkers-nypd-fleeing-after-zohran-mamdanis-win-get-offer-from-florida-sheriff-if-you-are-unhappy-101762485267701.html
— Trump’s First Move Against Mamdani? US Prez Hints At Fresh ICE Raids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw_g2uYzG58

INDIA TODAY
— Trump to blame for Mamdani victory: Why MAGA knives are out for their hero. The MAGA crowd, Donald Trump’s support base, has gone berserk after electoral defeats in mayoral and gubernatorial polls. Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City is particularly stinging. Supporters are blaming Trump, saying his obsession with foreign politics and ignoring crucial domestic issues caused the setbacks.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/trump-to-blame-for-mamdani-victory-why-maga-knives-are-out-for-their-hero-affordability-shutdown-republican-2814826-2025-11-07

AUSTRALIAN
— Mamdani’s NYC victory is a win for the hipster intifada
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Finquirer%2Fmamdanis-global-intifada-stance-sparks-israelophobia-fears%2Fnews-story%2Fd5ca5145d0d402c7f33af72d32c52ace&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE&V21spcbehaviour=append

SKY NEWS
— Republicans urged to ‘get their act together’ after Mamdani win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EZs5q60-hs
— Mamdani sounded ‘less moderate’ during his victory speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HREnyhPOpY
— ‘Big split’ looms in Democratic Party despite Zohran Mamdani’s win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrA110-9koE
— Mamdani blasted for jetting off to ‘luxury resort’ following election win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXaC4aQBMas

THE WIRE
— Mamdani: How He Won, What It Means and the Political Consequences
https://thewire.in/world/zohran-mamdani-how-he-won-what-it-means-and-the-political-consequences

FIRST POST
— What Zohran Mamdani’s win as New York mayor means for Hindu Americans
https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/zohran-mamdani-nyc-win-lessons-for-hindu-americans-13948673.html

JNS
— Nearly half of Israelis would avoid NYC after Mamdani victory. Eighty-three percent of respondents believe the mayor-elect is an antisemite.
https://www.jns.org/poll-nearly-half-of-israelis-would-avoid-nyc-after-mamdani-victory/
— Tucker Carlson and Zohran Mamdani have a lot in common. Antisemites on the right are reading from the same anti-Israel playbook as their left-wing foes. Is this the future of the Republican and Democratic parties?
https://www.jns.org/tucker-carlson-and-zohran-mamdani-have-a-lot-in-common/