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MAGA Has Full-Blown Racist Meltdown as New York Set to Elect Mamdani

The worst people you know are straight-up panicking about Zohran Mamdani.

NYC Democratic mayoral moniee Zohran Mamdani stands at a lectern that reads "New York City is not for sale" as people hold Zohran signs behind him.
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MAGA world is having a full-blown racist meltdown as New Yorkers are set to elect Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor.

Many of Mamdani’s loudest detractors invoked the September 11 attacks in the hours leading up to the election. “When you vote tomorrow, remember 9/11,” said one user, in a post that racked up 64,000 likes.

X screenshot Toxic Cowboy @toxiccowboy1 When you vote tomorrow, remember 9/11. (photo of the Twin Towers in New York City)

It’s a nonsensical comparison held together by sheer force of racism. Are they suggesting that 9-year-old Mamdani was in cahoots with Al Qaeda? Do they think he, somehow, would welcome this type of attack on the city he’s worked so hard to get a chance to govern?

Laura Loomer, the self-described “proud Islamophobe” who has the ear of the president, blamed Mamdani for bomb threats called in to polling places, saying they were “probably called in by Mamdani’s own Muslim jihadi voters.” Ah yes, the very normal “bomb my polling place in support of my currently winning candidate” strategy!

X screenshot Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer The bomb threats were probably called in by Mamdani’s own Muslim jihadi voters. 10:33 AM · Nov 4, 2025 · 89.9K Views

After posting a video of 9/11 with the caption, “WAKE UP NEW YORK!,” on Monday night, Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles on Tuesday afternoon posted a picture of Uganda, where Mamdani was born, managing to be racist toward the entire African country as well as Mamdani himself.

X screenshot Rep. Andy Ogles @RepOgles This is a photo of Mamdani's home country, Uganda. This is what New York will look like after he's destroyed it. DEPORT HIM NOW! (photo of several Black people walking in a rundown village, presumably in Uganda.)

Meanwhile over on Instagram, Zionist actress Debra Messing, in what appears to be some sort of mania, has posted dozens of anti-Mamdani Instagram stories in the last 24 hours—including one that calls all Muslims scheming liars. “In Judaism and Christianity, we are commanded to speak the truth. In Islam, they are commanded to lie if it means spreading Islam.… Take a look at Mamdani. Apply that basic rule.… These two opposing civilizations cannot coexist.”

Screenshot therealdebramessing story on Instagram In Judaism and Christianity, we are commanded to speak the truth. In Islam, they are commanded to lie if it means spreading Islam. Do not disregard this fundamental ideological difference. Now, take a look at Mamdani. Apply that basic rule. Listen to his words. Then watch his actions. He's revealing their goal: mass conversion. These two opposing civilizations cannot coexist. (Joan of Judea emblem at the bottom)

Just imagine if someone with 1.4 million Instagram followers said something like that about all Jews.

New Yorkers, understandably, have taken this racist fearmongering personally.

“As someone who grew up in New York during 9/11—who had family working in the city, and classmates pulled out of class because one of their parents had been killed in the attacks—let me just say this: a big, heartfelt FUCK YOU to anyone who dares exploit that trauma for cheap political attacks in a mayoral race,” progressive reporter Brett Meiselas posted.

More on how the right is responding to Zohran:

Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom Donors Happen to Have Huge Government Contracts

A report from a government watchdog says most of the donors funding Trump’s White House ballroom hold billions in federal contracts.

Donald Trump holds up a projected image of his golden White House ballroom, while sitting in his golden Oval Office.
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Donald Trump boasts that his White House ballroom is being funded by private donors and not taxpayers. But it turns out that the donors to the $300 million monstrosity have a lot of business with the government, ranging from federal contracts to investigations into their companies.

The Washington Post reports that over half of the companies spending money on the project are dealing with federal law enforcement on actions including unfair labor practices, environmental infractions, and deceiving consumers. These companies, which include Nvidia, Google, Comcast, and Lockheed Martin, have received over $279 billion in government contracts over the past five years.

The Post cited a report from consumer advocacy group Public Citizen for its story, which focused on the more than three dozen corporate and individual donors disclosed by the Trump administration, as well as three more discovered by CBS News. Many of the companies and individuals also donated to Trump’s inauguration or other Republican projects.

None of the companies have said how much they have donated exactly, although Trump bragged at a White House dinner that some forked up as much as $25 million. The White House’s claims of transparency are further contradicted by the fact that fundraisers for Trump have told prospective donors that they have the option to remain anonymous.

The whole thing smacks of bribery and corruption, but that has never been a problem for Trump, and he isn’t likely to face any investigations or accountability over the donations. The public doesn’t even know how exactly the money is being spent on the ballroom, but is just receiving general figures. We only learn about what is happening based on the destruction we can see on the White House lawn.

Trump Shocks His Own Team With Decision to Defy Courts on Funding SNAP

Donald Trump says he won’t fund the food aid program until the shutdown ends—leaving members of his own administration in the dark about what happens next.

Donald Trump glares aboard Air Force One
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President Donald Trump went rogue on Truth Social on Tuesday, contradicting his own administration’s decision a day earlier to fund SNAP benefits during the shutdown—and potentially violating a court order in the process.

“SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office … will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!” Trump wrote.

Truth Social screenshot Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly “handed” to anyone for the asking, as opposed to just those in need, which is the purpose of SNAP!), will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT Nov 04, 2025, 11:06 AM

The Trump administration announced Monday that it would use an emergency fund to pay out SNAP benefits for November, with two major caveats: that the benefits would only be about 50 percent funded and that it may take multiple months to disperse the funds.

But Trump doesn’t seem happy with even that meager offering to hungry Americans. Instead, he brayed on Truth Social that no food stamps would be given out until the shutdown ends, playing with working people’s lives in an attempt to own the libs.

Trump’s announcement caught members of his own team off guard, with four people with knowledge of the matter telling Politico they aren’t clear whether his post means that USDA now won’t abide by the court order.

If Trump follows through on his threat, it would likely be in violation of a federal court order demanding that the government fund the program. But will the Trump administration follow the whims of the president or the USDA’s previously announced plan? USDA had no further comment for Politico, and the White House simply directed reporters to the president’s post.

From tariffs to funding cuts, contradictory policies and often-empty threats have been a hallmark of the second Trump term since day one. We all know that the president has no regard for the rule of law, but apparently he can’t even be bothered to extend any courtesy to his own appointees.

Republican Congressmen Go Mask-Off as New Yorkers Vote for Mamdani

Republican members of Congress are posting the most deranged, racist things imaginable as voters prepare to elect Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor.

Zohran Mamdani speaks at a lectern as others behind him cheer, hold protest signs, and clap.
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Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, speaks during a campaign event outside City Hall in New York on November 3, 2025.

As New Yorkers go to the polls on Tuesday, Republicans in Congress pulled out every bigoted message they could think of to insult the city’s Democratic nominee and mayoral front-runner, Zohran Mamdani. 

Representative Andy Ogles posted a video on X of the 9/11 attacks in New York, calling on the city to “WAKE UP,” in a blatant attack on Mamdani’s Muslim faith.  

X screenshot Rep. Andy Ogles
@RepOgles WAKE UP NEW YORK!

(video of a plane crashing into the 9/11 Towers)

Representative Randy Fine, who already has a history of Islamophobia in his short congressional career, called for Mamdani’s deportation, in a speech to the Republican Jewish Committee’s Las Vegas summit over the weekend.

“The only thing I want to see him running for is his gate at JFK on the deportation flight back to Uganda,” Fine said, in a video posted on Monday. Both Fine and Ogles have called for the Department of Justice to investigate Mamdani’s citizenship. 

Also at the RJC summit, Senator Dave McCormick claimed antisemitism is “running wild on the progressive left” and that “the leaders of the Democratic Party are not confronting it, with their new star, Mamdani.”

Senator Ted Cruz called Mamdani a communist and a “Karl Marx-quoting, America-hating jihadist.”

X screenshot Ted Cruz @tedcruz
This seems like an easy one, New York City. 🫠

(photo of a hand deciding which bubble to fill in on the ballot: "A Democrat, Just A Democrat" or "An Actual Communist Jihadist, A Literal Karl Marx-Quoting America-Hating Jihadist.)

Quote tweet of Zohran Kwame Mamdani on May 27, 2020: Each According to their need, each according to their ability

The fact that a democratic socialist Muslim who campaigned on making New York City affordable is on the verge of being elected the city’s next mayor is too much for many on the right. Maybe these Republicans ought to worry about the government shutdown instead of the choices of voters in a city they normally denigrate.

Fed Agent Whines About “Onions and Mustard” in D.C. Sandwich Guy Case

The trial of the D.C. man charged with throwing a sandwich at federal agents is already a complete joke.

A Bansky-like mural of the D.C. sandwich guy throwing a sandwich while wearing a face mask and a backwards cap.
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A Bansky-like mural of the D.C. sandwich guy has popped up all over the city.

The trial of Sean Dunn, the D.C. man charged with throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal agent this summer, is officially underway—and off to a hilarious start.

After federal prosecutors failed to charge Dunn with a felony, they’re now attempting to get him on misdemeanor assault. And the testimony the “assaulted” officer is sharing of his traumatic sandwich encounter is harrowing indeed.

According to court records and video footage of the foot-long fight, Dunn yelled at Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore and other federal agents, calling them “fucking fascists” and saying, “I don’t want you in my city!” before hurling the hoagie at Lairmore, who was wearing a bulletproof vest.

Lairmore testified in court Monday that he was not injured by the sandwich, according to HuffPost reporter Dave Jamieson. However, he said it “kind of exploded” on his chest.

“I could smell the onions and mustard,” Lairmore said.

However, the defense pressed Lairmore on whether the sandwich really exploded by referring to a photo of the sandwich, still wrapped, on the ground.

“The sandwich hasn’t exploded at all, has it?” the defense asked.

“It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom,” Lairmore replied.

Lairmore also testified that he received gag gifts from fellow officers after the ordeal: a sandwich plushie toy and a patch that said “Felony Footlong.”

It’s a dark day in America when a man tasked with disappearing people without due process is forced to endure the horror of condiments.