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July 12, 2025
ESCALATED? OR JUST PANICKED? The Democratic Party Civil War Just Escalated Big Time.
ROGER SIMON: Mamdani and the Rise and Fall of Great Cities.
All great cities have their days in the sun–Rome, Athens and so forth–and the time for NY to go is gone. It will be hastened by many successful Jews leaving (largely to Miami or Tel Aviv) and New York will have to stew in its juices. The city will go into a rapid, and VERY DESERVED, decline. A lesson (hopefully) will be learned. Some of this is sad. I love the Metropolitan Museum and the Opera as much as most people (the theater is already a wasteland) but nothing is perfect. One can always visit.
But NYC was largely (not exclusively of course) built by Jews in almost every area of life. Jesse Jackson called it “hymie town” for a reason, obnoxious as that term was. We can, and have, built great things in other places and other times. . Socialism, meanwhile, as anyone with an IQ in the proverbial triple digits knows, has never worked and never will, The wretched Jewish pols of NY like Schumer can go stuff it in their slavish hypocrisy as they take a knee for Mamdani. They have been less than pond scum for years. Florida has better government anyway by far. Move there. Or head to Jerusalem, or anywhere in Eretz Israel. In January, every Jew reading this will thank me as New York turns into more of a hellhole than it already is. You will be doing something more revolutionary than marching against stupid progressives who won’t listen to you.. (When have they ever?). And if New York comes back to its senses because it goes broke, you can always return. But don’t hold your breath.
I can be wrong—it won’t be the first time; far from it—but I think I am right about the cataclysmic change to New York that will occur if Mamdani is elected and about the exodus of many Jews and gentiles from the city thereafter. I admit my evidence for this is extremely anecdotal. You only know who you know. But virtually everyone in the city I have talked with is either planning to leave, debating leaving or wishing they could leave but regretting that they can’t for personal reasons (family, work, etc.).
Read the whole thing.
Related: The Manchurian Candidate? ‘Jews for Zohran’ Mamdani group tied to niece of lefty China-based billionaire.
HYDRATE YOUR SKIN: Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream, with 4.5% Squalane to Strengthen Skin’s Moisture Barrier. #CommissionEarned
MUCH MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE:
Hahaha this is a real ad being run on TVs in Los Angeles
Watch "We're Not the Crazy Ones" pic.twitter.com/g5JxRkinc1
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) July 11, 2025
OF COURSE IT DOES, FOR A FEE IT WILL TURN A BLIND EYE TO ANYTHING: Human rights advocates say Harvard turning blind eye to China’s genocide.
Back before China was let into the WTO and became a huge power, it was all FREE TIBET. Now it’s like “Uighurs who?”
LIES, BIGOTRY, AND DISCRIMINATION AT CORNELL: Internal emails suggest Cornell considers race in hiring despite merit-based claims: Although Cornell University states it hires based solely on merit, internal documents suggest the school may factor race into hiring decisions—potentially violating federal law.
CAN THE BIG CITIES BE SAVED? Did you know Philly voters have not elected a Republican Mayor since 1948? Or that it was 1961 the last time Los Angeles had a GOP Mayor and 1969 that New York City had a “real” GOPer in the Mayor’s office?
(Michael Bloomberg was elected NYC Mayor in 2001 and again in 2005 as a Republican but switched back to Democrat midway through his second term, which confirmed what everybody already knew. John Lindsay, the then-previous NYC GOPer, was the very essence of RINO, and a lousy Mayor to boot).
For the record, Dallas and Fort Worth are the only entries in the 20 largest U.S. cities that currently have Republican Mayors. Seven of the top 20 have Democrat Socialists, and NYC may well be on the verge of making that eight.
Unless you live in one of these cities, odds are you could care less who residents there put in the Mayor’s office. But, as Issues & Insights pointed out earlier this week, the consequences for everybody, not just those who have yet moved out of the big cities, are quite real.
INCENTIVES MATTER:
England puts people who defend themselves in jail. Why would anybody put himself at personal risk when he knows he may be prosecuted? They did it to themselves. https://t.co/umppXkjwxp
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) July 11, 2025
HOW FAR DOES THIS HAVE TO GO BEFORE TRUMP INVOKES THE INSURRECTION ACT?
Let this sink in: Los Angeles is waging insurrection against the federal government. https://t.co/srJNjwvMJj
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) July 12, 2025
The rioters waving the flags of foreign countries on American soil while they clash with National Guard troops should be treated as enemy combatants.
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) July 11, 2025
TRUMP HAS WAY TO CAGE CHINA? Hans van Leeuwen, guest author on the Rod Martin space on Substack, makes the case that President Donald Trump has found an approach to trade negotiations with Asian nations that has the potential to surround Beijing in a manner most favorable to the U.S.
NO. NEXT QUESTION?
Federal Reserve employees donated 92% of their $700k in political contributions to Democrats during the 2024 cycle.
Does that sound "nonpartisan" to you? pic.twitter.com/XVCncqX1lk
— Stephen Moore (@StephenMoore) July 11, 2025
DID ANYONE EVER TRY THIS?
shower thought
why is no one doing outbound for pizza
"Hey this Gigi from Gigis Pizzas calling. You ordered last week. We have a Pepperoni Pizza ready and could deliver it in 10 minutes. You hungry?"
— Peer Richelsen — oss/acc (@peer_rich) April 8, 2024
LIMITED TIME DEAL: Crest Pro-Health Advanced Antibacterial Protection Toothpaste – Pack of 4, 5 Oz Tubes. #CommissionEarned
JAMES PETHOKOUKIS: Lessons from the end of the world: Why we take civilization for granted. “The degrowth dream of a ‘simpler life’ isn’t about escaping modernity — it’s about buying a curated version, one with solar panels, trust funds, and barn parties. It’s not simplicity. It’s aesthetic.”
SO MUCH FOR THE “EXPERTS.” AGAIN.
How it started vs How it’s going pic.twitter.com/WhgHjS2JBt
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 11, 2025
OLD AND BUSTED: The Biden Administration was Tacitly Obama’s Third Term as President.
The New Hotness? Mamdani Will Be de Blasio’s Third Term as Mayor: Bill de Blasio and his former aides are advising Zohran Mamdani — and clamoring to get back to City Hall.
IT’S ALMOST LIKE ALL THE “STUDIES” THAT FORM THE BASIS OF THE LEFTIST WORLD VIEW ARE WRONG, INCOMPLETE OR MADE UP: Smelling A Rat.
GOOD QUESTION:
“What level of untapped talent exists in this country that a combination of DEI and immigration have basically cut out of the loop for the last 50 years?” https://t.co/UfDPKUWOHk
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) July 11, 2025
IS IT ME, OR HAS THERE BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF SHAKING GOING ON? OR AT LEAST VOLCANOES… Swarm of Hundreds of Small Earthquakes Shakes Washington’s Iconic Mt. Rainier.
THEY DON’T MAKE IT ANY MORE ATTRACTIVE: There’s More Details About America’s Largest Teachers Union’s Blatant Antisemitism.
TURNS OUT OUR SUPER POWER IS HAVING A MEMORY: CNN Analyst Shocked Americans Aren’t Afraid of Media-Created ‘Climate Crisis’.
I DUNNO – STOPPED CLOCKS ARE RIGHT MORE OFTEN THAN JOHN KERRY: John Kerry: Trump Was Right About the Border.