Since Barack Obama became the first Black president of the United States — and the patron saint of slightly deracinated global liberals who feel increasingly alienated as global politics lurches right — liberals have been waiting for the next Obama: the Aragorn who will again lead the righteous army and rid America of the evil […]
American voters will head to the polls for key off-year elections, including races for New York mayor and Virginia governor, along with several local contests and ballot measures. The results will offer an early gauge of voter sentiment less than a year into President Donald Trump’s second term. Mayoral elections This year’s key mayoral races […]
Amid the US government shutdown, a World Series nail-biter, and an election season that already feels like a sitcom, Saturday Night Live decided to pile on the chaos with its own New York City mayoral debate, complete with bagel jokes, socialist charm, and a surprise Trump cameo. Miles Teller returned to Studio 8H as a […]
During a recent episode of Flagrant, the hit comedy podcast hosted by Andrew Schulz, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani shared a personal story about his family’s exile and return to Uganda — only for the conversation to take a sharply comedic turn. As Mamdani described how his family fled Idi Amin’s regime in […]
Zohran Mamdani clarified which aunt had to live in fear in the US after 9/11 and then had to explain who an aunt is. After New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani clarified that the 9/11 anecdote was not about his Masuma Mamdani, his father’s sister, but someone called Zehra Fui who was his father’s […]
Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral frontrunner, was hit with two criminal referrals on Tuesday after the Coolidge Reagan Foundation accused him of accepting illegal contributions from foreign donors.The referrals, alleging possible violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act and New York Election Code, were filed with the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and […]
An online poll sparked laughter and a wave of memes after 1 per cent of respondents described New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as “far right.”The survey, conducted by Polling USA on X, asked users: “How would you describe the political viewpoint of Zohran Mamdani?” The results were overwhelmingly to the left, with 33 per […]
British journalist Mehdi Hasan trolled Elon Musk on X after the billionaire praised New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, calling him “the future of the Democratic Party.” Hasan replied to Musk’s post with a popular meme captioned, “Heartbreaking: The worst person you know just made a great point,” implying that while he disagreed with Musk […]
A radio exchange between former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and conservative host Sid Rosenberg started a row and mockery online after Rosenberg suggested that Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim mayoral candidate, would “cheer” if another 9/11-style attack struck New York City — and Cuomo laughed in response.The comment was seen by Netizens as overtly Islamophobic. […]
Mamdani triggered controversy after he claimed his aunt felt unsafe in hijab in NYC after 9/11. NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani recently recalled how his aunt suffered after 9/11, as she felt unsafe in her hijab, which drew suspicious stares in an atmosphere vilifying Muslims. The comment came as Mamdani was speaking about Islamophobia in […]
