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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expanded his influence June 23 by sweeping all three Democratic primaries for Congress where he had made endorsements against more mainstream liberal contenders.

The 34-year-old democratic socialist's choices were pitted against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also of New York, in what will likely be viewed as a big and successful early test at establishing a new faction within the national party.

"The old politics that got us into this crisis is not the politics that’s going to get us out of this crisis," Mamdani said at Valdez's victory party.

Other Democratic primaries to replace longtime incumbents — such as New York's Jerry Nadler and Maryland's Steny Hoyer — also drew attention for further demonstrating the party's generational sea change, including the declining significance of the Kennedy family aura.

All these races were intramural referendums in liberal districts over how to combat the affordability crisis, billionaire interests and President Donald Trump's administration.

People have grown very weary of republican lite as the Dems have been for a while now.

Is America to be either Communist or far right Nazi?
I don't see that happening

Jeffries: 'Agree to strongly disagree' with Mamdani
When Mamdani won the New York City mayor's race last November, Republicans signaled early that democratic socialism's rising influence would be an attack line for the GOP in 2026.

Jeffries backed the incumbents and tried to downplay the proxy war, telling reporters on Capitol Hill he doesn't believe he's on "opposite pages" with Mamdani.

"There are 215 members of the House Democratic caucus, a handful of primaries that go in one direction or the other in a given state or two aren't going to reshape who we are," Jeffries said.

But it is clear that some on the left view it as a repudiation of Jeffries and the party's leadership. Hasan Piker, a popular left-leaning influencer, taunted Jeffries in a profanity-laced video from Valdez's election night victory party.

Democratic socialism is gaining traction in urban Democratic primaries across the country. Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, won the mayoral primary in Washington, D.C. earlier in June.

Is America to be either Communist or far right Nazi?
I don't see that happening

Jeffries: 'Agree to strongly disagree' with Mamdani
When Mamdani won the New York City mayor's race last November, Republicans signaled early that democratic socialism's rising influence would be an attack line for the GOP in 2026.

Jeffries backed the incumbents and tried to downplay the proxy war, telling reporters on Capitol Hill he doesn't believe he's on "opposite pages" with Mamdani.

"There are 215 members of the House Democratic caucus, a handful of primaries that go in one direction or the other in a given state or two aren't going to reshape who we are," Jeffries said.

But it is clear that some on the left view it as a repudiation of Jeffries and the party's leadership. Hasan Piker, a popular left-leaning influencer, taunted Jeffries in a profanity-laced video from Valdez's election night victory party.

Democratic socialism is gaining traction in urban Democratic primaries across the country. Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, won the mayoral primary in Washington, D.C. earlier in June.

Like any political movement there will be bandwagon riders who make the right noises but never intend to follow through, but you will have that on these big jobs.

He thought people be anxious to leave Gaza and come back after rebuilt into Riveria

Another example of such thinking was when Trump floated a plan to expel 2 million Palestinians from Gaza so he could turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” Haberman and Swan wrote in the book that one senior aide characterized the idea as “legitimately nutso … but very on-brand.”

Haberman also spoke about “how scared” people were inside the White House ahead of last year’s so-called Liberation Day, when Trump unveiled sweeping global tariffs. (The Supreme Court struck down those tariffs in February.)

“They were scared at how close the bond markets came to just completely melting down seven days later, which was finally what got him [Trump] off of it, but again, it was the willingness to just go straight to the brink” that was jarring, Haberman said.

End with sports. I need to eat and not stay up all night

NBA Draft

Pretty cool that Louisville had a top pick
 Mikel Brown Jr. drafted 6th by Brooklyn Nets

Jayden Quaintance -Kentucky 20th by San Antonio

Family Feud

Senate Republicans brace for GOP family meeting with Trump on the Hill
"I hope everyone will be vocal as to what they think is the best path forward," Sen. Rick Scott told his colleagues.

Trump wants he says to get them to pass SAVE America voting act. Thune says votes aren't there, aren't votes to end filibuster and aren't 10 Democrats going to support it. Not going to pass.

 For weeks, acrimony has simmered between President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans.

The Justice Department's ill-fated "anti-weaponization fund," the Iran war, Trump's campaign-trial retribution, and his controversial interim spy chief – all have created issues between the Republican-controlled White House and the Republicans who control the Senate.

Those frustrations could be on the verge of boiling over.

Trump is scheduled to take an unusual trek over to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 24, for a lunch meeting with GOP senators. In a message to his colleagues, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, who invited the president, said he hopes they'll have "robust conversations" about "how we should spend our time between now and the November elections."


"I hope everyone will be vocal as to what they think is the best path forward," he wrote in the memo, which was obtained by USA TODAY.

The high-stakes sit-down could be a chance for GOP lawmakers to finally, as a group, convince the president of something they've spent months signaling to him individually: Several of his biggest legislative demands likely don't have the support to pass. Many of those senators want Trump to refocus his attention on driving other priorities — including the farm bill, a highway bill, defense policies, and avoiding another government shutdown.

‪Scott Dworkin‬
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Ouch!  She was fired this week.

If you don't do stupid sh1t in public, you don't have too much to worry about if you happen to be on camera.

Do stupid shit, win stupid prizes.