The Political Thread

[Butters]

Our representatives are so terrible. I wish I could see other countries news stations and what they say about the idiots running our country

 

[Chris]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/24/nyregion/nyc-democratic-primary-election-mayor

Zohran Mamdani, a little-known state lawmaker whose progressive economic platform electrified younger voters, surged into the lead in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, putting him on the verge of a stunning upset.

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who had led the race for months, conceded the primary and congratulated Mr. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, in remarks after 10 p.m. He did not rule out running in the fall’s general election on a third-party ballot line.

“Tonight was not our night,” a deflated-looking Mr. Cuomo, 67, told supporters. He added, of Mr. Mamdani: “Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won.”

Unless one candidate receives more than 50 percent of first-choice votes in the initial count under the city’s ranked-choice voting system, counting will continue next week.

At a moment when Democrats are searching for an answer to President Trump, Mr. Mamdani ran on an unabashedly progressive agenda, promising to make buses free, freeze the rent on rent-stabilized apartments and raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers. His promise of generational change appears to have resonated with large numbers of voters.

 

[Loochblade]

• Iran–Israel war
  • Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war
    • Israel continues to launch airstrikes on Iran while Iran launches a wave of ballistic missiles at Israel despite the United States claiming a ceasefire had been reached between the warring sides. (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian)
    • Nine people are killed in an Israeli airstrike on residential units in Gilan, Iran. The attack also injured 33 people, including 16 women and children, with five requiring hospital treatment. (Al Jazeera)
    • Four people are killed and 22 others are injured in Beersheba, Southern Israel, after an Iranian missile strikes an apartment block. (The Times of Israel)
    • U.S. president Donald Trump tells reporters at the White House that Israel and Iran "don't know what the fuck they are doing" as both countries continue to launch attacks despite U.S. claims of a ceasefire. (BBC News) (The Independent) (The Guardian)

Who would've thought we'd see the day where a sitting US President says that to reporters at the White House... It would be hilarious, if it weren't so damn horrifying.

 

[Mitch Buchannon]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/24/nyregion/nyc-democratic-primary-election-mayor

Zohran Mamdani, a little-known state lawmaker whose progressive economic platform electrified younger voters, surged into the lead in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, putting him on the verge of a stunning upset.

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who had led the race for months, conceded the primary and congratulated Mr. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, in remarks after 10 p.m. He did not rule out running in the fall’s general election on a third-party ballot line.

“Tonight was not our night,” a deflated-looking Mr. Cuomo, 67, told supporters. He added, of Mr. Mamdani: “Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won.”

Unless one candidate receives more than 50 percent of first-choice votes in the initial count under the city’s ranked-choice voting system, counting will continue next week.

At a moment when Democrats are searching for an answer to President Trump, Mr. Mamdani ran on an unabashedly progressive agenda, promising to make buses free, freeze the rent on rent-stabilized apartments and raise taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers. His promise of generational change appears to have resonated with large numbers of voters.

Lets goooooooooooooo

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Democratic Socialist. That's great news.

 

[Barry Poppins]

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Trump treating important world affairs like he's in the boardroom. Roll on the next presidential election. If The Rock was serious and went into contests as an Independent, he would walk into the president.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

All to to access Ukrainian Minerals. Cut the BS Trump.

 

[Comrade Khan]

So Dems are voting along with Republicans now.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Unfortunately seems full blown capatalism has born it's ugly head. I believe in a mixed economy, like here in the United Kingdom . We're Under the first Democratic Socialist party since 2010

 

[Chris]

Sixteen killed, hundreds injured in antigovernment Kenyan protests

Demonstrators rally against police brutality and government corruption to commemorate last year’s youth-led protests.

www.aljazeera.com

At least 16 people have been killed during nationwide rallies against police brutality and government corruption, according to the human rights group Amnesty Kenya.

Another 400 people were injured Wednesday, a statement from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said, including protesters, police and journalists. The casualties included people hit by live fire and others who were wounded by rubber bullets, or were beaten, and were primarily in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

Demonstrators had clashed with police, who hurled tear gas canisters and wielded batons. The protests mark one year since people stormed parliament at the peak of antigovernment demonstrations.

Thousands took to the streets to commemorate last year’s youth-led demonstrations against tax rises, during which at least 60 people were killed by security forces, according to rights groups.