Zohran Mamdani’s City-Run Grocery Plan Draws Pushback from Local Bodegas, Supermarkets

TheHill.com:

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) plan to open a city-owned grocery store in East Harlem is drawing pushback from critics who question its feasibility and warn of its economic impact on local businesses. At a rally Sunday marking his first 100 days as mayor, the democratic socialist announced the location of the first of five city-owned grocery stores — one in each of New York City’s boroughs — that he plans to open in the next couple years. 

 

Mamdani identified La Marqueta, a marketplace in East Harlem, as the site for Manhattan’s store, which he said he hopes to open by 2029. The sites for the other four stores have not yet been announced, but Mamdani said he hopes to open the first city-owned store in late 2027, with all five operating by the end of his first term. 

 

In making the announcement, Mamdani took an early step toward fulfilling a key campaign promise aimed at addressing the city’s affordability crisis by offering lower-cost groceries. “When corporations control every part of the food supply chain, prices go up, basic necessities become luxuries and workers and customers both lose,” Mamdani said. “A public option allows us to intervene where the market has failed.”

Not only is this city-run grocery store bad for local grocery stores and supermarkets, but it's also a scam when you note that it won't open till 2030, will cost taxpayers $30M (quadruple what it costs to open a normal store) and will only have discounted prices for a select few foods. Mamdani also plans to remove existing subsidies from current NYC grocery stores, which will drive up the competitor's prices. But let all the Mamdani shills out there tell it...socialism works!!!

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Appeals Court Halts Liberal Activist Judge Boasberg Contempt Inquiry Over Venezuelan Deportation Flights

TheHill.com:

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday halted an effort by U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg to hold contempt hearings after the Trump administration failed to suspend flights carrying Venezuelan men to be imprisoned in El Salvador. 

 

The administration has already said it was former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who last March ordered flights to take 100 Venezuelan men to a notorious megaprison, despite an order from Boasberg ordering the flights grounded or turned around. 

 

The sharply divided rulings put an end to additional fact-finding by Boasberg, who has faced calls for his impeachment by President Trump. While two Trump appointees to the bench sided with the president and chastised Boasberg for not being sufficiently clear in his ruling, an Obama appointee said the ruling would have grave consequences should an administration flout a judge’s orders in the future.

This rebuke from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit marks a real and decisive check on what conservatives have been been railing about since Trump took office again last year: judicial overreach by activist judges like James Boasberg. But more importantly it reinforces a core constitutional principle: judges can't retroactively reinterpret vague or incomplete orders to impose criminal liability. At the heart of the ruling is not ideology, but process as the court made clear that the rule of law depends on clarity, not on a judge’s evolving intent after the fact. Therefore, for those concerned about activist judging, this decision underscores the importance of separation of powers and draws a firm line between the judiciary’s role and executive authority--in other words, Boasberg needs to be impeached, like yesterday.

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Catholic Nuns Sue Liberal New York State Governor Kathy Hochul Over Mandatory Pronoun and Bathroom Laws

FOXNews.com:

Catholic nuns who have spent more than a century caring for the dying poor are suing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, saying a new state law could force them to choose between their faith and their mission or face fines, loss of licensing and even jail time. "We are consecrated religious Sisters and have one mission," Mother Marie Edward, O.P., told Fox News Digital in a statement. "It is to provide comfort and skilled care to persons dying of cancer who cannot afford nursing care. We do not take insurance or government funds or money from our patients or families. The care is totally free." 

 

"We are supported by the goodness of our benefactors," she continued. "We do this without discriminating on the basis of race, religion, or sex. We do it because Jesus taught us that, when the least among us are sick, we should care for them, as if they were Christ himself." 

 

Signed into law on Nov. 30, 2023, the "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and people living with HIV long-term care facility residents' bill of rights" bans long-term care facilities and staff "from discriminating against any resident on the basis of a resident’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or HIV status," according to a press release from Hochul's office.

Yet, another example of why so many Christians in this country feel that the Democrat party is hostile to them and vote Republican instead. Indeed, for 125 years, Catholic nuns in New York have operated Rosary Hill Home, a free hospice serving poor cancer patients as an act of charity. But a state law signed by Governor Hochul requires nursing homes to follow policies on "gender identity", including pronoun use, housing based on gender identity, and access to shared spaces. The nuns rightly say these requirements conflict with their religious beliefs, though they emphasize treating all patients with dignity. As a result, they now face potential fines, loss of their license, or other penalties if they do not comply, raising the possibility that the hospice could be forced to shut down. I don't know how this will do in the lower courts, but if it gets to the Supreme Court the nuns will rightly win.

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Appeals Court Says Trump White House Ballroom Construction Can Proceed

CNN.com:

A federal appeals court said Saturday that President Donald Trump can move ahead for another week with construction of a massive new White House ballroom while judges consider the project. The 2-1 order from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals is a temporary win for Trump in a protracted legal fight over whether he has the authority to build the ballroom on the site of the former East Wing without express approval from Congress. 

 

The appeals court said work on the project can continue until at least April 17. The court sent the case back down to a federal judge who initially ruled against it, saying he needed to look closer at the White House’s argument that construction must continue for national security and safety reasons, and adding that the appeals court couldn’t scrutinize the notion on a “hurried record.” 

 

“It remains unclear whether and to what extent the development of certain aspects of the proposed ballroom is necessary to ensure the safety and security of those below-ground national security upgrades or otherwise to ensure the safety of the White House and its occupants while the appeal proceeds,” the judges in the majority wrote.

Of course, all this ballroom drama is only happeing because it's Trump's project as plenty of past President's have done renovations on the White House without anyone making a big deal about it. Hell, even the federal arts commission recently gave Trump approval for the ballroom, which is also being funded via private donations and Trump himself (instead of taxpayers). You'd think all that alone would be enough for the Left to fall back and just let the ballroom get completed, especially now that it's halfway doem. But leave it to these activist judges working in cahoots with anti-Trump far-Left groups that hate anything to do with the President to keep getting in the way of progress, even when it ends up being good for everyone involved.

RELATED: Trump Files Emergency Appeal To Keep Building His Ballroom, Claims It’s a Matter of National Security

Former Staffer Says Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell, Candidate for California Governor, Sexually Assaulted Her

Politico.com:

Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign for governor was reeling Friday after an ex-staffer accused him of sexual assault, with multiple staffers resigning and both a prominent ally and rival candidates calling on the California Democrat to exit the race. 

The exodus, which began just before the San Francisco Chronicle published a report detailing a former staffer’s claims, jolted California’s marquee race just weeks before ballots start landing in voters’ mailboxes. The former staffer told the newspaper that Swalwell had sexual encounters with her while working for him, and that he sexually assaulted her twice when she was too drunk to consent.

Top staffers departed the campaign shortly before the story published. Soon after, Rep. Jimmy Gomez said in a statement that he was stepping down from the campaign and urged Swalwell to leave the race — a stunning rebuke from a key surrogate who had helped introduce Swalwell to power players in Sacramento, where Gomez served in the state Assembly.

Put aside the hundreds of times Swalwell and his smug ass has gone on TV to personally attack and smear Donald Trump over the years, it's what he tried to do to Justice Brett Kavanaigh, when he was going through his confirmation process, that should really have conservatives thungry for a takedown here. Indeed, during Kavanaugh's 2018 Supreme Court confirmation, Swalwell strongly advocated for investigating sexual assault allegations without any evidence, stating that mounting claims suggested a pattern of guilt. He even argued that if Kavanaugh were innocent, he should welcome a full investigation, while also noting that multiple accusations made it statistically improbable for the nominee to be innocent. Well if that's the case, Swalwell by his own terms must not only drop out of the Governor's race, but he should also resign from Congress.

RELATED: Report: Group of Women Preparing to Accuse Rep. Swalwell of Harassment

Trump Says He's Suspending Bombing Iran for Two Weeks

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FOXNews.com:

President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday and to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for two weeks. The move came after talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who urged Trump to delay any further U.S. military action while both sides continued to negotiate. 

 

“This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. 

 

Trump said he received a 10-point proposal from Iran, calling it a "workable basis on which to negotiate." "Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated," he wrote.

So Trump agrees to a ceasefire contingent on Iran (amongst other things) re-opening the Strait of Hormuz. Well that's a relief, especially for those in the msm and the political pundit world who always buy into the President;s hyperbolic tendencies. Funny tho how while Pete Hesgeth and Trump get most of grief from the msm and Democrats for getting us into this war, they tend to stay away from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who frankly speaking is the best mouthpiece within the Trump administration and whom any practical person should trust on this war not getting out of hand. Of course, Hesgeth and Trump are hated by the msm no matter what they do. But if you're an American president and messaging is not exactly your strong point, you need to make sure Rubio is out there speaking to the press and public as much as possible--especially when it comes to the possibility of a war, much less a genocide.

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California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell’s Finances Show Cash Crunch, Delayed Taxes and Large Child Care Tab

TheSacramentoBee.com:

Rep. Eric Swalwell and his wife consistently brought in an income in the top 5% of Washington, D.C., households from 2021 to 2024 but made cash-raising moves anyway: drawing down retirement accounts, delaying federal tax payments and spending heavily on child care through campaign funds, according to tax returns and campaign finance filings. 

 

The returns show Swalwell, one of several leading candidates for California governor, and his wife, Brittany Swalwell, took home an average income of more than $444,000 during the period. That income would place them among the top 5% of households in Washington, D.C., where the couple owns a $1.2 million home; Swalwell also rents a room in a Livermore house owned by another family, The Sacramento Bee reported last month. 

 

A portion of that income came from the nearly $145,000 the couple withdrew from their retirement accounts from 2020 to 2022. Eric Swalwell also zeroed out withholdings on his congressional salary in 2023 and withheld just $2,580 the year before, effectively delaying payment of his federal taxes in a move that incurred penalties.

Eric Swalwell is a smug, hypocritical, narcissitic pos, who barely shows up for work, but gets love from the MSM because he loves to attack Trump on a daily basis. Now years after doing nothing as Congressman in California, he wants to be governor of a state him and his fellow Democrat pols have turned into an utter mess. Indeed, Swalwell is such an a-hole that given a chance the other day to hold Gavin Newsom accountable for at least some of the problmes going on in Cali...he passed. But now Swalwell has the FBI going after him and he's big mad about it, so much so that he's making ridiculous threats ti sue the FBI...oh my how the tables have turned.

RELATED: Too Fun to Check: Swalwell Behind on Taxes, Sticking Donors With Massive Childcare Bill?

Supreme Court Strikes Colorado Ban on Conversion Therapy for Trans and Gay Minors

NPR.com:

The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy "regulates speech based on viewpoint." At issue was the practice of an evangelical Christian, Kaley Chiles, a counselor who wants to provide talk therapy to teenagers seeking to discuss their sexual orientation or gender identity, including those hoping to "reduce or eliminate unwanted sexual attractions, change sexual behaviors, or grow in the experience of harmony with one's physical body," according to her complaint. 

 

Her lawyer argued that Colorado's law prevents voluntary conversations with minors seeking her help. The majority opinion states, "the lower courts erred by failing to apply sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny.

"As applied to Ms. Chiles, Colorado's law regulates the content of her speech and goes further to prescribe what views she may and may not express, discriminating on the basis of viewpoint," the opinion says. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, pointing to precedent on states regulating health care professionals.

Funny how much backlash KBJ's lone dissent is receiving so much online from conservatives, but like I've always said about DEI Justice Jackson: she's a radical ideologue who serves at the whim of the far-Left loons who forced Biden to nominate her, not the Constitution. That said, the fact that the other two other liberals (Kagan & Sotomayor) joined with the majority here proves what a slam-duck decision this was for SCOTUS and a big win for parents and children alike. To think, Colorado (which has long history of being hostile towards Christians) banned therapists from telling kids the truth: you can't change your gender, and gender-transition surgeries are dangerous and harmful--unconstitutional censorship of the worst kind. Thank goodness SCOTUS ruled decisively and in favor of free speech and common sense.

RELATED: The Supreme Court Rejects Ideological Orthodoxy Masquerading as Public Health

Chicago Bulls Waive Christian Player Jaden Ivey After He Spoke Out Against the NBA for Promoting 'Pride Month'

ESPN.com:

The Chicago Bulls have waived guard Jaden Ivey due to conduct detrimental to the team, they announced on Monday. The news comes after Ivey posted a series of videos ranting about religion and other topics on social media in recent weeks, with one on Monday morning calling out the NBA for celebrating Pride Month, saying it's celebrating "unrighteousness." 

 

Ivey, 24, has spoken in the past of dealing with depression. The Bulls acquired Ivey in a trade with the Detroit Pistons last month. He appeared in four games for the Bulls before being shut down for the rest of the season due to a left knee injury. 

 

Ivey was drafted with the No. 5 pick in 2022 and featured early for a rebuilding Pistons team before knee issues limited him to just 30 games in 2024-25 and kept him out for several games this season.

Of course, if Ivey was say openly supportive of DEI policies or spoke out against police brutality, the Bulls wouldn't have any issues with his views or right to free speech and thus would leave him alone. But since we're talking about a professional athlete who also happens to be a Christian and who isn't afraid to stand up for his beliefs, he gets waived. Hypocrisy, much? Yeah, me thinks so.

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California Liberals at Risk of Being Shut Out of Governor’s Race

Mediaite.com:

The California gubernatorial race continues to look perilous for the dominant Democratic Party in the state, which according to the latest polls, is at risk of not advancing a candidate to the general election in November. 

 

A new poll, commissioned by the California Democratic Party and conducted by Evitarus, found that of 2,000 likely voters, Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco lead the pack with 16% and 14% of the vote – respectively. 

 

If Hilton, a former Fox News host and author, and Riverside County Sheriff Bianco finish first and second in the so-called jungle primary, only they will advance to the general election, shutting out their Democratic rivals and ensuring a Republican would become the next leader of America’s most populous state.

Shocking, yes. But at the end of the day I highly doubt that the next Governor of California will be a Republican. Only because at some point (if Hilton and Blanco are still leading the polls) there will too much pressure from donors, Blue Anon and the larger Democrat establishment for some of the loons to drop out the race so a Democrat has a shot at winning. After all, California is way too liberal to allow anyone in the GOP to be running the state, much less getting in the way of important policies like letting biological men in women's spaces and taxing the rich. That just can't happen, especially when the Democrat party is still being run by identity politics.

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