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Elise Stefanik, Laura Loomer, and Charlie Kirk posted Islamophobic smears despite reports that Mamdani has faced threats and Islamophobic attacks prompting a police investigation.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

They are afraid. Good. And if they can be nailed down for threats or smears, even better.

Mamdami, report them to the police as they come.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Could this possibly be a sign that the political winds in the US are finally shifting?

Or will we soon learn that Mamdani is yet another conservative hiding behind a progressive message?

Tune in, next week...and find out.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

More a sign that ranked choice voting allows people to choose for candidates that actually represent their interests which is why 13 states have already banned it and 3 more are working to ban it

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago

and 3 more are working to ban it

Fuck the gerrymandered Republican supermajority in Ohio for actively trying to head off a public ballot initiative

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

...Or will he be disappeared off the street by Trump's gestapo (again)?

[–] LazyGit@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

Anybody got the number of American school children killed by christian shooters?

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

Kirk—who has more than 5 million followers on X—showed the depths of his bigotry: “24 years ago a group of Muslims killed 2,753 people on 9/11,” he wrote. “Now a Muslim Socialist is on pace to run New York City.”

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