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New York City’s incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani is already plotting bold moves to make the city more affordable, even before taking office. Collaborating with legal experts like Lina Khan, Mamdani is exploring a dozen potential executive powers and regulations to lower rents, utility bills, and increase business transparency—steps that could bypass sluggish state politics. These early actions will test how much unilateral power a NYC mayor has to push a leftist agenda, possibly shaping the city’s policy landscape and the scope of mayoral authority. Will these moves set a new precedent for bold city governance? More here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/nyregion/lina-khan-mamdani-affordability-new-york-city.html?unlocked_article_code=1._08.n4VK.l29PhCL32wIt&smid=nytcore-android-share #NYC #Mamdani #UrbanPolicy #AffordableHousing #CityLeadership #PoliticalPower #LeftistAgenda
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Breaking News – Akbaruddin Owaisi: Whoever is in power..they must be behind us – Akbaruddin
https://vaartha.com/telangana/whoever-is-in-power-they-must-be-behind-us-akbaruddin/577068/
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The emerging political power of social media influencers
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https://the-14.com/the-emerging-political-power-of-social-media-influencers/
Why Evangelicals Support #Authoritarianism
Why are #evangelicals still supporting Trump’s #authoritarian takeover? The answer is unsettling: in #evangelical culture, #control is often framed as love.
"In this video, I unpack how authoritarianism has been rebranded as “protection,” “discipline,” and even “#godly love.”
#purityculture #politicalpower #obedience #devotion #strongman
Did Congress lose its grip? Carl Hulse reveals how prolonged shutdowns, fueled by President Trump's tactics, weaken legislative power and threaten checks and balances. Lawmakers, including some Republicans, feel resigned as they cede authority to the executive branch. Discover the broader implications of this shift. See more from Hulse here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/politics/trump-shutdown-congress-power.html #CarlHulse #Congress #Trump #GovernmentShutdown #PoliticalPower #ChecksAndBalances
Heather Cox Richardson exposes Trump’s controversial use of National Guard troops to intimidate blue states and militarize cities under Title 10, bypassing legal limits on military policing. Illinois Governor Pritzker condemns this unconstitutional show of force linked to election interference fears. Explore the full analysis: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-8-2025 #PoliticalPower #Election2026 #CivilRights
A quotation from Samuel Johnson
Power is always gradually stealing away from the many to the few because the few are more vigilant and consistent; it still contracts to a smaller number, till in time it centres in a single person.
Thus all the forms of governments instituted among mankind, perpetually tend towards monarchy; and power, however diffused through the whole community is, by negligence or corruption, commotion or distress, reposed at last in the chief magistrate.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1753-04-10), The Adventurer, No. 45
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Billionaire wealth soars while most Americans lose hope in economic progress. Heather Cox Richardson reveals a hollowed-out middle class, Trump’s tax cuts favor the rich, and rising authoritarian moves spark concern. Transparency on Epstein remains demanded. Read her detailed insights here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-3-2025 #EconomicInequality #PoliticalPower #SocialJustice
Digital platforms are now the ultimate political power brokers, with consequences for democracy
#DigitalPlatforms #Democracy #BigTech #PoliticalPower #OnlineInfluence #MediaControl #TechAccountability #SocialMedia #InformationControl #DigitalPolitics
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History buffs, did you know Labor Day began as a bold workers' parade in 1882 NYC? Heather Cox Richardson reveals how laborers fought rising corporate power, pushing for fair work hours and political clout amid industrialization. Their activism shaped national politics and led to Labor Day’s 1894 recognition. Dive deeper into this pivotal story: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-31-2025 #LaborDay #LaborHistory #WorkersRights #PoliticalPower #HeatherCoxRichardson
Michael Steele warns Democrats: winning 37 Texas legislative seats is critical to counter the GOP’s new redistricting power grab. He flags this as a nationwide trend where Republicans bypass norms, leaving Democrats to fight for real influence in state legislatures. Learn why Steele sees this as a fight for political survival. https://www.alternet.org/michael-steele-dems-texas/ #MichaelSteele #Texas #Redistricting #GOP #Democrats #StateLegislatures #MSNBC #PoliticalPower #Accountability
He won over the ignorant masses with shows, building projects, largesses, and banquets. His followers he bound to him by rewards, his opponents by an apparent clemency. In short, he succeeded in bringing a free country, partly because of its fear, partly because of its passivity, to an acceptance of servitude.
[Muneribus, monumentis, congiariis, epulis multitudinem imperitam delenierat; suos praemiis, adversarios clementiae specie devinxerat. Quid multa? Attulerat iam liberae civitati partim metu partim patientia consuetudinem serviendi.]
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Philippics [Philippicae; Antonian Orations], No. 2, ch. 45 / sec. 116 (2.45/2.116) (44-10-24 BC) [tr. Berry (2006)]
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“For me, #success comes down to what you do with #power. #Politicalpower is not there to be held; it is there to be used to meet the challenges of our time and ensure that no #Canadian gets left behind.” #Canada #MarkCarney open.substack.com/pub/orbitpol...
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A quotation from Bill Watterson
CALVIN: I’m writing a fund-raising letter. The secret to getting donations is to depict everyone who disagrees with you as the enemy. Then you explain how they’re systematically working to destroy everything you hold dear. It’s a War of Values! Rational discussion is hopeless! Compromise is unthinkable! Our only hope is well-funded antagonism, so we need your money to keep up the fight!
HOBBES: How cynically unconstructive.
CALVIN: Enmity sells.
Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1995-07-07)
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Paul Krugman's reflection unveils a troubling surge of racism in U.S. politics, ignited by reactions to Zohran Mamdani's primary win. He critiques fearmongering from leaders like Stephen Miller and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, revealing a dehumanizing view of nonwhite citizens as societal burdens. Krugman urges unity against rising antisemitism and divisive ideologies, emphasizing the need for justice and equality. For the full article, click here: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/were-all-rats-now #Racism #Bigotry #PoliticalPower #PaulKrugman #Equality #Antisemitism #SocialJustice