New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, once a figure of contention among leaders from both major political parties, has seen a remarkable surge in his political standing just six months into office.

The 34-year-old democratic socialist, a prominent figure on the progressive left, has garnered unexpected praise from both Donald Trump and New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

He has also emerged as the face of the region’s sports renaissance. Now, days before New York’s primary elections,

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    The fascists are on Russia. They have literally been funding right wing extremism all across Europe and the world for decades, as a matter of stated intent and strategy and they’ve been caught doing it straight up.

    Tiktok only exacerbates the issue, but make no mistake, Russia bears by far the biggest part of the blame.

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      Meh.

      TikTok led to the largest shift rightwards among youth voters ever recorded in the USA.

      It isn’t just conjecture it is measured.