When New York City’s 8.5 million residents elected a self-professed socialist to be their next leader, conservatives across the country warned that his tenure would be a disaster. But the first week of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s term has been even worse than most predicted.
Like a true Marxist, one of Mamdani’s first acts was erecting a monument to himself. The 34-year-old Ugandan-born immigrant was officially sworn in as the Big Apple’s 111th (or 112th, depending on how you’re counting) mayor just after midnight on January 1. Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of the city, took his oath of office on a Quran, which will now be kept on display at the main branch of the New York Public Library alongside a photo of his swearing-in and the slogans “The People’s Qur’an” and “Making history at City Hall.”
Clearly, the new mayor wants everyone to understand just how important he is.
Mamdani’s inaugural address, which sounded like a ChatGPT rewrite of the Communist Manifesto, was even more ghastly. “I was elected as a Democratic Socialist and I will govern as a Democratic Socialist,” he declared, promising to start an “era of big government” and to govern “expansively and audaciously.”
By far the most controversial line was his pledge to “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” Perhaps nothing else he has said so completely captures just how dangerous, ignorant, and deeply un-American Mamdani and his political ideology are. Rugged individualism is the beating heart of the American spirit. It fueled the first settlers to forge a new nation from wilderness, spurred on the Founding Fathers to craft a cradle of liberty from tyranny, and has sustained every generation of American patriots since.
The record of collectivism, meanwhile, is one of scarcity, pain, and despair. According to the best estimates, “collectivism” (also known as communism) killed 100 million people in the 20th century alone. That Mayor Mamdani doesn’t know this – or perhaps just doesn’t care – should be terrifying.
Lest any listener still have doubts about what Mamdani’s socialist dystopia will look like, the new mayor also pointed to South Africa as a model of his governing philosophy – specifically encouraging New Yorkers to view every problem through the lens of racial injustice. Never mind the fact that South Africa is rapidly descending into chaos and violence as white farmers are killed en masse. Mamdani wants us all to know that he wants America’s largest city to look just like Johannesburg, and that anti-white discrimination is his guiding light.
For anyone unconvinced of that fact, just look at the record of Catherine Almonte Da Costa, Mamdani’s first Director of Appointments – the individual charged with placing candidates in senior leadership positions throughout the city government. In 2016, Da Costa wrote, “It’s important that white people feel defeated.”
Da Costa lasted just one day in the job before she was forced to resign over antisemitic posts, including one that complained about “money-hungry Jews.” But Mamdani has continued to support Cea Weaver, his executive director of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants, in spite of her own troubling social media history.
Along with calling for treating private property as a “collective good,” Weaver stated her desire to “impoverish the *white* middle class” and described homeownership as “a weapon of white supremacy.” In another social media missive from 2018, she wrote: “There is no such thing as ‘good gentrifier,’ only people who are actively working on projects to dismantle white supremacy and capitalism and people who aren’t.”
Weaver has also called on people to seize private property and elect communist lawmakers. Yet in true champagne socialist fashion, Weaver’s mother, who is white, owns a $1.4 million home in Nashville, and Weaver burst into tears when a reporter asked her about it.
Of Mamdani’s other appointees who aren’t somewhere to the political left of Joseph Stalin, most are hopelessly unqualified. Perhaps the most glaring example of this is Mamdani’s choice of Lillian Bonsignore as the next fire department commissioner.
In announcing Bonsignore, Mamdani gushed about the fact that she would be the second woman and the first openly gay individual to lead the department, but was strangely silent on the details of her experience as a firefighter – probably because she has none. Bonsignore most recently served as EMS chief for three years before retiring in 2022. She has never been a firefighter.
The appointment outraged many longtime firefighters, as Mamdani passed over more senior and qualified choices. “It’s so stupid,” one told The New York Post. “EMTs have no idea what firemen do. They have no idea how to fight a fire.”
Stupid as it may be, it’s likely only a sign of things to come for New York City. No decent American wants to see his fellow citizens suffer. But elections have consequences, and Mayor Mamdani is showing just how dire they can be.
Shane Harris is the Editor in Chief of AMAC Newsline. You can follow him on X @shaneharris513.
This is what happens when the state department lets anti-Americans into the country. Mamdani’s citizenship oath was a lie, just like Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Alexandria Ocasió-Cortez and many others lied when they took the oath of office. None of these people are public servants, they’re totalitarians and despots. They more closely resemble Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, etc. in attitude and performance. This is also what happens when the education system is replaced with a propaganda system. Same with the mass media.
Isn’t it interesting that all these communist sociopathswant monuments of themselves? He needs to proclaim superiority over his subjects without revealing how he conned them, that is until they find out they’ve been duped. Of course it’s too late by then and the damage is done. His placement of inexperienced people are simply people who stand with him and a face slap to the deserving qualified.
Radical muslims have pledged to kill infidels and this nut job took his oath on a koran. Muslim terrorists were successful taking down the twin towers from the outside, now they’ll complete the job from the inside. What’s next sharia law?
Each day that passes provides more evidence that the end times are near. “When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked are in power, they groan.” Come Lord Jesus.
After autopen in the White House four years to destroy this country. We now have a foreign New York City mayor. Who
perpetuates the policies of eliminating the white race. And yet NY city voters mostly white democrats voted this enemy in. You got what you wanted. Under Biden his cabinet was a combination of DEI qualified people. None of them capable of a constructive thought. Our borders secure said Mayorkas. The man in charge of nuclear waste removal thought picking up women’s suitcases at the airport was part of his job discription. Secretary of defense thought it be great for recruitment to promote drag queens and gays on recruitment posters. Buttygig though East Palestine, Ohio was overseas. He didn’t bother about the problem. Hawaii had a fire so huge but after mulch public outcry every victim of the fire got finally 70 dollars. The people in Ashley found that out when their city was struck with a disaster. President Trump and private entities finally got the help there they needed. Fire in CA this year. And how many permits have been given to rebuilt? Not a word froM Newsom. Talk of building large apartment buildings on this expensive land is their communist plan. You know the warmth of collectivism. No individual thinking there. They will create the warmth for you in this future slum. I said this years ago. We will be living in a 15 minute city, where you are told when you can drive and where. The banks will pay your accounts and for what the govt will decide what has to be sold this week. You don’t make any decision anymore. You will be alive and that is it. You will own nothing, you will have no freedom of speech or thought. Too many old people euthanize them. Too many young children mandatory abortions. Remember all these points Biden ran on. It isn’t fantasy this is the plan for the future world. A leader who hasn’t done anything and already has erected a monument to himself is not a leader. He has on a mission and that is destroy NyC and thereby America. You were warned NYC and you sold your soul to the devil.
It is way overdue for the United States to pass and sign into law a bill BANNING ANY SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST FROM HOLDING ANY POLITICAL OFFICE in the US. What are the Republicans in Congress waiting for?
Granted that NYC citizens are going to suffer. My question is “Will the state of New York step in to save face once Mayor Mamdani has gone too far? Will have to wait and see, but I will not hold my breath for a positive result.
I am a 78 year old disabled veteran. However, I am still profescient in the use of an M1, M14, M16, and 12 gauge shotgun. I know how to fight and will do so again if it becomes necesary. Communist be damned.
Ya know, It always amazes me how people always believe someone who promises to give them something for nothing. UNBELIEVABLE!
I hope he fails stupendously. No doubt he will. If he does what he says, he will run every white person out of NYC and bring in the mosques. NYC=London
Mamdani should be de-naturalized. I know he had to have taken an oath to the constitution when naturalized.
More people should have checked out the Third Jihad. The copy I have was released around 1991 by our government.
Government Exhibit 003-0085
3:04-CR-240-G
U. S. vs HLF, et al
I found a PDF copy in 2009 and all the predictions by the islambist’s are bearing fruit today.
There ain’t no good ragheads.
How I long for the time before mass insanity ingolfed this nation when morality and integrity honesty ECT was Abound when kids where kids not cats and dogs when boys and girls where just (that) before evil took almost total control Lord God Almighty Bless this Nation once again for all our sakes In Jesus name I ask and pray it be your Will
“Democrats” never disappoint, do they, has anyone expected a different outcome?
Coming ahead
NO NYE Party
NO Macys Parade
NO St Patricks Day Parade
Mamdani’s ascendancy to elected power is symptomatic of the coddling given to Gen Z, or whatever it is that we call these nutty 20-somethings these days. Lump AOC, et.al., into the same sinking boat. This is the result of play dates, helicopter parentage, over advocating for them, and shielding kids from the hurts of real life. The sense of entitlement you brought them up with leads them to falsely believe they should have it all and have it now. Sacrifice is a foreign concept, as is failure. Everyone is to blame but them.
Mandani and the wacky left offer these lost babes in the woods the utopia that your consequential adverse rearing shielded them from. Animals and birds know enough to raise offspring to be independent. Many of us have, but far too many of us did not. Ergo, we should not be surprised when they flock to a mirage promising them all you convinced them they were entitled to.
Maybe now you won’t screw-up your grandkids as well- providing they ever have any.
They were warned! Now let the nightmare begin.
I don’t know about you, but I am shocked! I was quite sure after all the other failures of socialism that he would do it right this time. Sometimes I crack myself up! You know that is the only problem with socialism is everybody else just did it wrong and didn’t kill enough people
Just like all of the other Communists and Marxists who have had any power. Hail to him for he will rule with an iron fist and soon the people will feel it. All of the Communists start with lies about how wonderful life will be under him and then then reality sets in. Of course, the U.S. government- run schools never teaches the horrors of Communism or any of the “isms” because if they did, no one would vote for them. We are now reaping the reality of the brainwashing that our kids have been taught for at least 60 years. It is sickening to hear what he says and is frightening to most. Next, he will try to set up Sharia law and then we will see the real side of Muslim rule.
America’s foreign enemies wanted this. America’s domestic enemies voted for this. And the spoiled, ignorantly arrogant, selfish and lazy IDIOTS only heard FREE $HIT and squealed “hell yeah baby, count me in”.
Now the (very soon to come) surprise and misery will begin. And the once happy spoiled, ignorantly arrogant, selfish and lazy IDIOTS, who only heard FREE $HIT and squealed “hell yeah, count me in”, will soon be crying like a spanked defiant little toddler. And through their tears, sobbing and stuttering like Porky Pig, will say “Gee, I had no no no idea it was going going going ging to be like like like like this”.
(Which translated means I’M A COMPLETE DUMBA$$).
The Joke of the Century! Claiming to be some sort of Socialist Democrat or whatever. As this raghead imposter swore his oath of office on that Muslim Novel book, any one with one eye and half a brain knows that is his goal loyalty and assigned mission of his demented existence. Slowly, step by step, as obvious now appointing regardless of qualifications, but certainty a musiliem, a dogcatcher becomes a police commissioner, a convicted drug addict, child molester, felon appointed as health and human serv. dir. but another musliem, on and on it progresses like a malignant cancer until it has infected the entire administrative system, then like the Cancer that Kills it’s victim’s / hosts existing body.. this malignant scourge of a degenerate being takes full control, removing any and all previous rules, regulations and players that have had any affiliations with the old “rules of Law, rights, or previous established entities that might hamper or endanger his total insane mussalium rule and control. That is the exact history of these demagogues, how they have operated for centuries. If the zombies of NYC do not act now, and continually oppose, reject this being totally, the damage will be done and imagine the years of reconciliation, repair, reestablishing a legal democratic administration in NYC But as most NYC dwellers are famous and known for their ignorance and financial tunnel vision only, I bet when a few heads are rolling around, women clad in drapery, and beaten in public occurs, maybe the city will respond…who knows?
Well the low-intelligence New Yorkers have no idea what “collectivism” is. Even assuming the majority actually VOTED for this demon, and he wasn’t really “installed” like so many demoncrats are.
The buffoonish electorate of nyc will pay very dearly for their disastrous lack of socio-political acumen.
It won’t be long and even Snake Plissken wouldn’t venture into that hellhole.
I think that mamdani’s picks are reflecting his anti-AMERICAN feelings to a tee.It’s just good that someone is fact checking.He will eventually get his anti-AMERICANS that he want’s,but with an islamic government in NYC,his agenda will not survive all of his”free stuff” and rules,at least let’s hope not.
Why are we putting up with these whack jobs in our government? We need to eradicate all these leftist weirdos from society.
The little antichrists are already among us.
Big Government is just a way to steal taxpayer dollars and enrich the wealthy!
What should one expect from a 34-year-old who was living off mommy and daddy’s money and has never held a REAL job? Like Sgt. Schultz, he “knows nothing!” If someone has actually WORKED for a living, they would know that giving handouts to every freeloader is a recipe for disaster. Not to mention his antisemitic, pro-Islamist positions and support of terrorist sympathizers. Socialism, “democratic” or otherwise, has NEVER worked in the long run. Go back to the Pilgrims’ first year or the New Harmony sect in Indiana in the 1800s or modern “socialist” countries! Socialism goes against human nature!
This guy an his minions will soon run into violations of the Fifth Amendment.
I pray for NYC….
The movie “Escape from New York” has now become a self fulfilling prophesy. I hope those that voted for this get exactly what they deserve. Those that are able to escape, PLEASE do not bring your New York values/politics here!
I will not and do not shed one tear for any New York resident. They voted Mamdani into office, and now they can ALL reap the impacts of his stated policies. If the people of the city of New York are substantially destructed by the implementation of his policies, perhaps they will learn what Islamic Communism lives like. I will shed no tears for a large group of people who thought that one or a few elected socialist officials would increase the economic well-being of all residents. The modern American socialists of today either bankrupt their public treasuries and/or deteriorate/degrade the economic lives of “middle class.”
His smarmy smile, stupid statements and disastrous appointments to jobs of significance in NYC make this arrogant know it all a dangerous catastrophe for the once bustling, exciting city. This is a perfect illustration of “the inmates taking over the asylum.” Mamdani even had the cojones to criticize the President of the U.S.and issue a non-co-operate statement already. This inexperienced and unaccomplished creature is mayor of the country’s most important city and he is already destroying it via who he has appointed and whom he listens to for advice. His true colors and beliefs are now obvious. I will never understand how NYders forgot 9-11 so quickly and put a partisan Islamist who is friends with other radical haters in charge. And in the interests of DEI and showing their liberal stripes by accepting his oath on the Quaran, displaying it in the NY Pubic Library. This is a 34 year old man with nothing to show for his life of living on his parents’ money yet NYC Democrats voted for this — voted to destroy what is left of their once great city by handing it over to racist, anti-American radical Islamists.This is the first step in taking over th e entire country as these people are making it clear that they are scouting for and supporting candidates like themselves to run for offices all over our nation. I pray that Americans are smarter than the NYers who voted for this tragic calamity.
My heart and prayers go out to the people of NYC, as I am sure they never for one moment thought this person would win that position, so they avoided the voting polls. If only they had voted this man and his selected “leaders” for high government positions would not be an issue. I am hoping they find a way to impeach him and his co-socialist officials.
Coming soon: White Flight – taking their capitalistic approach to the red states…
Reading this article made me remember what The Iron Lady said: “The main problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” The way things appear to be going, that won’t be long.
I have a feeling the people who voted this “would be” dictator into office will learn, sooner rather than later, that the only ones who prosper under socialism are the ones who force it upon others. The overly-educated, white “toxic” females who voted for Mamdani–the ones who for some insane reason have decided that being “white” is a crime–will find they are not immune to the disastrous effects of Mamdani’s concept of “warm collectivism”. They will end up suffering just like everyone else. The folks who voted for him–the ones who are always onboard for anything that ‘s “free”–will find that everything that’s “free” must be paid for one way or another. And how do you suppose Mamdani will cover those costs but by raising taxes on everyone. He’s already talked about raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers–but, hey, those folks are already leaving the city in droves–thereby, diminishing the tax base and the amount of money he will have to pay for all those freebies. So, who do you think is going to pick up the tab? All the folks in NYC who bought into Mamdani’s agenda and refused to accept the fact that socialism/communism/fascism have never worked for the “people” any place they’ve been tried. It has always been a disaster for the population, who end up going without while their leaders live high on the hog. Oops, Mamdani is Muslim and isn’t allowed pork…my bad.
Amazing how so many low-I.Q. people managed to find their way to N.Y.C. so they could elect a rich trust fund baby who hates America and her premier city enough to shipwreck her on the rocks of “Collectivism”.
Votes deliver consequences:
Trump – sickening ego, but some changes that the majority like – even if some do not admit it.
Mamdani – a serious taste of Communism (disguised by term Socialism) for all of us to witness; but expect most media outlets to not cover happenings.
Do not worry Minnesota – you are about to be replaced as the insanity & corruption leader.
And so the nightmare begins. Hard to believe that New Yorkers have such a short memory when it comes to 9/11.
Read about how and why Mohammed wrote the Koran makes one see the truth in an opinionated way he tried to synchronize the Torah and the New Testament to fit his thoughts. He actually made many changes before it was complete and thereby made it to fit his opinion. It seems he was narcissistic, as most Muslim radicals are.
Look up what Jihad really means and you will most likely be surprised. The new NYC mayor, Mandan, has aligned with Satan and his demons, but he is in the darkness as The Bible described and totally unaware.
He talks about free things in his form of government but will not tell you “freedom is not free”.
I want to add to my earlier comment regarding Mamdani, that I fault the Democrats who stood by and supported this guy in his con of the naive, ignorant and often selfish & self-interested voters AOC & Sanders, of course, are already Communists who pretend otherwise by calling themselves Socialists but there is Schumer, Hochul, Letitia James who gave him the oath, Alvin BraggJeffries, etc, as well as other members of Congress whose prejudices are disgusting examples of humankind’s worst aspects. Especially at fault are all of the Democrats who were too afraid to speak out and all who didn’t fight him hard enough along with the pitiful media darlings who know better but refuse to report the truth. You will now begin to taste the fruits –Beware.
New York City is going to get everything they deserve after voting this Communist into office. And I won’t feel badly for them. Not for one second. Actions have consequences.
Mamdani is not an important person, him and everyone like him are enemies to our country and to America people! They all need to be stopped immediately at all cost!
Big deal !! You voted for this hog wallow.
now sleep in it. No Have pitty for ewe STUPID !!! sheeple. Wanta sloop hog go for idiot voters. blind leading blind. fall in Pitt of own destruction—- lunatics- minus any semblance’s of a brain
You vote for clowns … you get a circus …. plain and simple. I was going to say evidenced by the 2020 election … but that didn’t happen by voting, biden inherited the job by cheating … none the less, we still got a circus.
I suppose if growing up you wanted to be a poorly paid carny, following others in a bid please the masses … and loved big shoes, ill fitting bright costumes and grease paint … now you can just move to NYC.
It’s time to quit being afraid of being called a “racist” in every situation.
As horrible as this idiot is, I can’t help but think those who could not wait to elect him, totally deserve him!
We here in Virginia had better listen very closely to hear any negative remarks about the
communist mayor from our liberal representatives. If they can’t blame it on the President,
it’s usually silent.
Welp. NYC, you broke it. You fix it.
Anyone not willing to pledge their oath of office on the Bible should not be allowed to run for office! WE ARE A CHRISTIAN NATION, People! When they swear an oath on the Koran, they swear to follow Muslim religion! You want them throwing gays off the Empire State Building?! We have the Muslim Squad in Congress. Haven’t you learned they are “nuts” by watching them perform their radical ravings? Now we want them to run our cities…..UNOPPOSED?! At least Congress can keep them somewhat reined in. But none should be in charge of any part of our country! Do you think they would be dumb enough to let Christians run THEIR MUSLIM COUNTRIES?? HELL NO!! We must keep anti-God people from running OUR Country! It is against everything on which this nation was founded!