Zohran Mamdani had +38 approval upon his election. In under 2 months he’s:
•Secured universal childcare
•Paid New Yorkers $30/hour & survived a blizzard without disruption
•Remained wholly honest about the massive budget crisis NYC faces
•Demanded Hochul tax billionaires instead of working people
•Got Trump to commit $12B to NYC for affordable housing, and
•Did it ALL without corporate money
His approval is now +48.
Almost like working people love public servants who fight for working people.🤯
"Survived a Blizzard Without Disruption". Umm... 20 homeless people froze to death... and it was totally preventable.... It is what it is, but I just had to point that out since I've been seeing so much outrage over 1 person freezing to death because of poor conmmunication and ICE being involved.
The double standards are crazy af. And I get that the double standard delusion goes both ways depending on who you're talking too. I just couldn't let that go without saying something. I hope the Mamdani thing works out,
@ElegantSimplicity @QasimRashid
The ICE situation is far worse. They had a blind man in custody, and released him in the middle of nowhere instead of to his home. If you take someone into custody, you take responsibility over their safety, and ICE is fully responsible for their death.
Homeless people freezing to death is tragic of course, and cities should be taking more responsibility for their homeless populations, but it's less of a direct responsibility, and they have no direct control over the whereabouts of homeless people.
It's good to address it, but it's not the same thing.
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
ElegantSimplicity
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