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Why Mamdani's 'Free Child Care' Won't Work

The more the government intervenes in the market, the more New York parents pay for child care.

Reason

Eric Adams issues scathing response to Andy Cohen after Bravo host blasts him during live New Year’s Eve rant

Cohen was appearing live on CNN from Times Square to ring in 2026 when he launched into his rant while holding a shot glass

The Independent UK

Andy Cohen slams outgoing NYC mayor Eric Adams as ‘chaotic, horrible’ during live rant

CNN anchor rebukes departing official during New Year’s Eve broadcast from Times Square but concedes he ‘may have dented the rat population’

The Independent UK

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Mamdani's $6 Billion Child Care Expansion Would Be a Handout to Wealthy New Yorkers

The more the government intervenes in the market, the more New York parents pay for child care.

Reason

ISIS Gunmen

Plus: Universal child care polls well, DEI and generational dynamics, and more...

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Bill de Blasio's Diversity Push for These Schools Lowered Admissions Standards—and Didn't Increase Diversity

New data display the failures of the expanded Discovery Program.

Reason

Is the Poverty Line Really $100,000?

Plus: The Adams staffer purge, therapyspeak in Tennessee's special election, and more...

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Making progress is more than making policy – what Mamdani can learn from de Blasio about the politics of urban progress

After a decisive election win, Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York on Jan. 1, 2026. His impressive grassroots campaign made big promises targeted at working-class New Yorkers: universal child care, rent freezes and faster, free buses.

The Conversation

What Mamdani's Win Means for Sex

While it wasn't a part of his campaign, Mamdani has been a vocal supporter of sex work decriminalization.

Reason

The Democratic Thrill for Mamdani Is a Tell

What political insurgencies can teach us about major parties

Reason

I spoke to Bill de Blasio about being cloned—and what public figures can do when AI fakes strike: 'All you can do is go online and deny what it is'

In a world full of online impersonators, deepfakes, trading scams, ChatGPT writing essays, and AI-curated images, a growing number of people are now asking, “is that real, or AI?”

Fortune

Zohranpocalypse?

Plus: The rise of Luddite clubs, Defense Department struggles to respond to questions on legality of boat strikes, and more...

Reason

Will the real De Blasio please stand up? A lesson from a UK newspaper’s gaffe

The Times thought they were interviewing ex-NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. They were actually talking to a wine importer

The Guardian - US

‘I never once said I was the mayor!’: The Times of London humiliated after interviewing the wrong Bill De Blasio

"I’m appalled.I never spoke to that reporter and never said those things."

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The Independent UK

British newspaper says it was duped by someone impersonating former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio

The Times of London has apologized for running an article that falsely claimed ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had criticized current candidate Zohran Mamdani

The Guardian - US

UK newspaper apologizes for fake De Blasio interview criticizing Mamdani

The Times deletes article after its reporter was duped by impostor pretending to be former New York mayor

The Guardian - US

Cuomo condemned over racist AI ad depicting ‘criminals for Zohran Mamdani’

Official X accounts posts and then deletes AI-generated attack ad that prompts widespread denunciation

Reason

Second Circuit Allows Claim That "Implicit Bias Trainings" Constituted Racial Harassment

The court concluded that the plaintiff, a former New York City educator and administrator, presented enough of a case to go to the jury.

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The People Who Wrecked N.Y. Schools Love Zohran Mamdani

Democrats are politicking as if their COVID-era derangements don't matter.

Reason

Colleges Created a Diversity Box-Ticking Game—Zohran Mamdani Just Played It

The big problem here is the elite racism of college admissions departments, not the mayoral candidate's creative box-checking.

Fortune

New York’s tech elite are melting down over the election of Zohran Mamdani. Is the city destined for a San Francisco-style rebellion?

Tyler Winklevoss and Garry Tan joined in the chorus decrying the victory of the 33-year-old socialist.

Fortune

Business leaders are threatening to leave New York City amid the unlikely ascension of Zohran Mamdani. This scenario has played out before—here’s what happened

By backing a platform of economic redistribution, New Yorkers are committing "suicide by Mayor," one finance analyst said.

The Independent UK

Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio agrees to pay $330K for misusing public funds on failed White House bid

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has agreed to pay nearly $330,000 to settle an ethics board’s complaint that he misspent public funds on police security during his brief, failed run for U.S. president

The Guardian - US

Trump blocks grant funding for Harvard until it meets president’s demands

University told by education secretary Linda McMahon research grants and other aid ‘will not be provided’

The Guardian - US

Eric Adams meets Trump ‘border tsar’ to discuss Ice plan for Rikers Island jail

Mayor says plan to re-establish Ice office under discussion despite New York law prohibiting such a move

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