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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Mamdani Acceptance Speech Makes Clear: Don’t Expect Him to Moderate or “Pivot” to the Center

Mamdani: No more will New York be a city where you can traffic in Islamophobia and win an election. This new age will be defined by a competence and a compassion that have too long been placed at odds with one another. We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about…. I am young, despite my best efforts to grow older. I am Muslim. I am a democratic socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this…. Together, New York, we’re going to freeze the… [rent!] Together, New York, we’re going to make buses fast and… [free!] Together, New York, we’re going to deliver universal… [child care!]…. Let the words we’ve spoken together, the dreams we’ve dreamt together, become the agenda we deliver together. New York, this power, it’s yours. This city belongs to you. Thank you (NY Times). Nick Arama at Red State breaks it down: I’m confused. How is this fighting the oligarchy and taking things back from the billionaires? Mamdani is playing the part of the outsider, while being backed by the Democrat powerbroker Soros family. Moreover, Mamdani was endorsed by the head of the DNC, Ken Martin, and, although it didn’t come for a while, also by Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), trying to make it about “affordability.” Translation: Mamdani is a phony (RedState).

Hours After Mamdani Win: Swastikas on Jewish Day School in Brooklyn

One meta-message from the election, apparently, is that Jew hatred is sanctioned. New York Post reports: A bike-riding vandal scrawled swastikas at a Brooklyn yeshiva early Wednesday, just hours after Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral race and raised fears of a new “normalization of antisemitism.” Security staff called cops after discovering the hateful symbols drawn in red paint on the pillars and window of the Magen David Yeshiva on McDonald Avenue around 6 a.m., police said. Surveillance video of the crime captured the lone suspect, who wore a fedora and was dressed in black, riding up to the yeshiva on a bicycle and stopping long enough to scrawl the swastikas…. The hateful display sparked backlash from Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who urged Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to immediately condemn it. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis called on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to condemn the hateful graffiti. “While @NYPDHateCrimes investigates, the Mayor-elect must unequivocally condemn this hateful graffiti…Time to represent and protect ALL New Yorkers” (New York Post).

One Day After Mamdani Win: New York’s Fire Commissioner Stepping Aside

Robert Tucker is the city’s 35^th Fire Commissioner—for whom this position was his “lifelong dream” (NYC). On the morning after the Mamdani win, he tendered his resignation. Fox News: In a statement, Tucker said he will remain on the job until Dec. 19, allowing the department to have “an orderly transition.” Mamdani is set to be sworn in on Jan. 1, 2026. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as the 35th New York City Fire Commissioner,” Tucker said. “Thank you to Mayor Adams for his trust and confidence in doing this job. We empowered the brave men and women who keep our city safe, bringing fire-related deaths to a historic low.” “Commissioner Robert Tucker has led the Fire Department of the City of New York with courage, passion, and a sincere dedication to public safety,” Adams said. “When I appointed Commissioner Tucker to this critical role, I knew he’d have the experience, grit, and zeal to protect our city and support our fearless heroes – the firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics who put their lives on the line for New York every day” (Fox News).

Qatari Journalists Tie Mamdani Success to “Success” of October 7 Massacre

It’s pretty clear that Qatar’s government-regulated media thinks the Mamdani election is tied—positively—to the October 7 attack—something referred to as the Al-Aqsa Flood. MEMRI reports: Qatari journalist Abdullah Al-Amadi wrote on his X account: “What is happening in the U.S. is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the outcomes of the Al-Aqsa Flood. The American public has understood—after many long years of imposed slumber, in which Zionism played a role—that supporting injustice and oppression is a moral failure…. Ayman Azzam, a presenter on the Qatari Al-Jazeera network, shared a post by Somali social media activist Hiba Shukri that attributed Mamdani’s victory to October 7 and the boost it gave to the anti-Israel movement. Azzam commented: “The world is changing; The manifestations of the Flood have an impact” (MEMRI). Eitan Fischberger: Qatar has worked hard to pose as a close ally of President Trump. But in reality, the regime despises Trump, America, and the West. So it’s no surprise that Qatari officials and influencers couldn’t hide their glee over Mamdani’s win — and they’re making it about the Jews (Fischberger).

Minneapolis Skirts Its Own Brush With Socialism: Omar Fateh Loses Mayoral Race

The Somali socialist was narrowly defeated by the incumbent Democrat Jacob Frey. Dmitri Bolt at Townhall: The city’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), initially endorsed Fateh, the first Somali American and Muslim to serve in the Minnesota state Senate, at their convention in July. However, the incumbent mayor, Jacob Frey, challenged the endorsement over the DFL’s voting process, prompting the party’s Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee to controversially withdraw its support for Fateh. On Tuesday night, Frey had the most first-place votes with 41.8 percent, with Fateh coming in second with 31.7 percent. However, Minneapolis’ election is decided by rank choice voting, requiring the winning candidate to have over 50 percent of the votes. The candidates with the fewest votes get eliminated for each new round. Frey was victorious in only the second round of voting, with 50.03 percent of the vote to Fateh’s 44.37 percent (Townhall).

What’s the Takeaway From Election Day?

Ed Morrissey reviews the “doom and gloom” on one hand and the administration’s celebration Wednesday of their victory one year ago. Morrissey: Basically, what happened last night was that Democrats won in Democrat jurisdictions, albeit by wider margins than expected. They won because this was an off-cycle election, and organization means a lot more in off-cycle and special elections. Better organization by the GOP might have narrowed the gaps in these elections, but it wouldn’t have changed the outcomes. Today’s a good day to keep that perspective on these outcomes. One year ago, Trump triumphed in a presidential election cycle, winning a decisive victory over Democrats and their oligarchical infrastructure, even when it had full support through USAID back-channel funding. The White House is celebrating the anniversary today by reminding voters of Trump’s accomplishments in the first ten months of his presidency, and the list is impressive. They sent out a list of promises made and kept, at least half of which focus on immigration, trafficking, and border control. Perhaps with an eye to the midterms, however, the next set focused on the economy…. In other words, when we get to the midterms, Trump and the GOP have a good argument to make for staying the course. And before we get to the midterms, this should remind us that we don’t need to panic after some blue-state losses. What needs to happen is more organization and more resolve to ensure that the gains of this administration get communicated effectively and that GOTV structures get enough resources to compete (Hot Air).

Supreme Court Hears Trump’s Tariff Case—Asking Strong Questions

Wall Street Journal: President Trump’s global tariffs ran headlong into a skeptical Supreme Court on Wednesday, with justices across the spectrum expressing doubt that a 1970s emergency-powers law could be read to provide the president unilateral authority to remake the international economy and collect billions of dollars in import taxes without explicit congressional approval. But even if the court strikes down the tariffs Trump initiated on his self-declared Liberation Day last April, the justices gave little indication how they might unwind the president’s signature economic policy and favorite diplomatic tool. That left unclear whether previously paid duties would be refunded or whether Congress could be invited to step in, perhaps by ratifying the levies retroactively. “It seems to me like it could be a mess,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett said during the later stages of an oral argument that ran nearly three hours…. Despite the grilling, Trump thought the hearing went well and is hopeful, a White House official said. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who attended the hearing, said on Fox Business later Wednesday that he was “very optimistic” about the administration’s chances. If Trump loses the case on Ieepa, he does have other options to continue his tariff agenda (Wall Street Journal).

Government Shutdown Drives FAA to Reduce Air Traffic at Key Airports

They’ll be reducing air traffic by 10 percent at 40 major airports. With the holidays coming, frustration will grow. Wall Street Journal: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the reduction, starting on Friday, would keep air travel safe as flight delays and cancellations pile up. The shutdown, which began Oct. 1, has exacerbated staffing issues in the ranks of federal transportation employees, leading to thousands of delayed or canceled flights, and long lines at security checkpoints. “This is about where’s the pressure and how do we alleviate the pressure,” Duffy said Wednesday at a news briefing…. President Trump is ratcheting up pressure on lawmakers to end the shutdown, which he blamed for Republicans’ poor performance in Tuesday night’s elections. “We have to get the country open,” Trump said earlier Wednesday, adding that failing to end the shutdown would be a “tragic mistake” (Wall Street Journal).

Big Brother in Australia: Every Internet Search to Require Digital ID Verification

That will happen in December this year. David Strom: come December 27, 2025, every internet search any person makes will require Digital ID verification before it can be completed. If the search engine provider fails to check for your ID, they face a $50 million fine. For each “breach” of the law. Needless to say, I am pretty sure that search engines will comply with the law (Hot Air). ABC (Australia Broadcasting): “I have not seen anything like this anywhere else in the world,” said Lisa Given, professor of Information Sciences from RMIT, who specialises in age-assurance technology. “As people learn about the implications of this, we will likely see people stepping up and saying, ‘Wait a minute, why wasn’t I told that this was going to happen?'” From December 27, Google — which dominates the Australian search market with a share of more than 90 per cent — and its rival, Microsoft, will have to use some form of age-assurance technology on users when they sign in, or face fines of almost $50 million per breach…. Despite the apparent magnitude of the shift, it has mostly gone unnoticed, in stark contrast to the political and media fanfare surrounding the teen social media ban, which will block under-16s from major platforms using similar technology (ABC).

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George Gilder: We are Fast-Moving to “the post-microchip era”

The pace at which processor speed is advancing is bewildering. George Gilder: We are in the microchip era, which promises an industrial revolution that will bring artificial intelligence to almost all human activity. The exemplar of this era is Nvidia Corp. Its market capitalization of around $5 trillion makes it the world’s most valuable company. The limitation on what can be done in a microchip is called the “reticle limit. More Gilder: The result of the inexorable reticle limit is the end of chips. What’s next? A wafer-scale integration model, which bypasses chips altogether. Mr. Musk pioneered this concept at Tesla with his now-disbanded Dojo computer project; the effort has been recreated as DensityAI…. Cerebras of Palo Alto, Calif., used the concept in its WSE-3 wafer-scale engine. The WSE-3 boasts some four trillion transistors—14 times as many as Nvidia’s Blackwell chip—with 7,000 times the memory bandwidth. Cerebras inscribed the memory directly on to the wafer rather than relegating it to distant chips and chiplets in high-bandwidth memory mazes. The company stacked up its wafer-scale engines 16-fold, thereby reducing a data center to a small box with 64 trillion transistors…. The post-microchip era, with data centers in a box of wafer scale processors, is coming. America, not China, should lead the way (Wall Street Journal).

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