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In reply to the discussion: We should "vote blue no matter who", they say... until... [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(104,544 posts)116. CNN reporting a meeting is not "innuendo"; anyway: "'I'm collaborating': how New York City's mayor gave in ...
... to Trumps migrant crackdown
This Valentines Day, a new political power couple said their vows on the plush white couches of Fox & Friends in midtown Manhattan: Donald Trumps border czar, Tom Homan, and the New York City mayor, Eric Adams.
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As Adams grinned beside him, Homan said that allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents to once again roam the citys jail complex was just step one.
Were working on some other things that we dont really want to talk about, Homan said, alluding to their joint efforts to circumvent New Yorks sanctuary city law.
Then Adams, a Democrat who had risen to power vowing to protect immigrants from the presidents agenda, publicly pledged his acquiescence to the White Houses hardline immigration enforcement agenda: Lets be clear: Im not standing in the way. Im collaborating.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/feb/21/eric-adams-trump-immigrants-rikers
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As Adams grinned beside him, Homan said that allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents to once again roam the citys jail complex was just step one.
Were working on some other things that we dont really want to talk about, Homan said, alluding to their joint efforts to circumvent New Yorks sanctuary city law.
Then Adams, a Democrat who had risen to power vowing to protect immigrants from the presidents agenda, publicly pledged his acquiescence to the White Houses hardline immigration enforcement agenda: Lets be clear: Im not standing in the way. Im collaborating.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/feb/21/eric-adams-trump-immigrants-rikers
And Cuomo is predicting that Trump will help him defeat Mamdani, and he "feels good about that":
Cuomo: Sliwa could stay in, Sliwa could stay in, but Sliwa, I think, is minimized because I think the top Republicans will say, "Don't vote for Sliwa," and I think we'll minimize him to go down to single digits. He runs every year, Curtis Sliwa. Trump says he's the jerk with the red beret. I think we can minimize his vote because he'll never be a serious candidate, and Trump himself, as well as top Republicans, will say the goal is to stop Mamdani, and you'll be wasting your vote on Sliwa. I feel good about that.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/city-politics-cuomo-talks-trump-in-the-hamptons/
https://www.wnyc.org/story/city-politics-cuomo-talks-trump-in-the-hamptons/
Any collaboration with Trump is a danger to democracy, because Trump is actively attacking democracy.
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Another Guardian anti-Establishment Democratic party hit job. Was the Guardian concerned when
lostincalifornia
Thursday
#1
It is too bad the Nina Turners, David Sirotas, Cornell West, Brihana Joy Gray, Jill Steins, etc weren't concerned about
lostincalifornia
Thursday
#12
Ignoring that it was the voters in the primaries who decided who their nominee would be. Unbelievable.
lostincalifornia
Thursday
#21
Don't forget Nader who screwed us over. He supposedly was concerned about the environment.
kerry-is-my-prez
Thursday
#50
Why tag the actions and statements of specific individuals on entire demographics?
PufPuf23
Thursday
#61
Mamdani, AOC and other DSA members should leave party: Dem Rep. Tom Suozzi insists
Celerity
Thursday
#4
Anger over lack of support for Hillary and Kamala should not excuse refusing to support a Democrat in a future election
DBoon
Thursday
#27
Surely the point is that Democratic leaders should endorse Democratic candidates *before* the election?
muriel_volestrangler
Thursday
#19
The argument that will be presented is that he is the only candidate running as a Democrat in that race. The others
lostincalifornia
Thursday
#23
Jeffries and Schumer aren't members of DU. I saw so much Biden bashing here on DU before he dropped out.
LeftInTX
Thursday
#46
Tlaib should be primaried. Luckily, she's not in a leadership role. Those who are should do their job.
muriel_volestrangler
Thursday
#49
I am assuming that we are still talking about Cuomo and Adams in the context of the NYC mayoral election
Glorious bastard
Friday
#102
I am not sure if you are referring to either one of the mayoral candidates.
Glorious bastard
Friday
#103
CNN reporting a meeting is not "innuendo"; anyway: "'I'm collaborating': how New York City's mayor gave in ...
muriel_volestrangler
Saturday
#116
They're standing against the official Democratic candidate. They are our opponents.
muriel_volestrangler
Saturday
#120
Registered Democrats often run as independents against the Democratic candidate. Even as write-ins in presidential races
David__77
Friday
#105
The Moderates refusal to endorse candidates insults the young, many minorities and progressives.
PufPuf23
Thursday
#28
Is there a list of offices dem leadership can skip on endorsing cause I thought it was blue no matter who? Thx
uponit7771
Friday
#74
"We have a Democratic nominee. Are we a party who rallies behind our nominee or not?," Ocasio-Cortez,
Emile
Friday
#87
The personal attacks directed at you and others in this thread are really unnecessary, rude.
betsuni
Saturday
#109
Any Democrat who, when asked, doesn't give full-throated support to strong Democratic primary winners -
Scrivener7
Friday
#89
Mamdani is the Democratic party candidate chosen by the electorate. Adams and Cuomo are running as Independents.
Scrivener7
Friday
#96