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Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt (www.theguardian.com)
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Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?

It snowed two weeks ago in New York. Since then, the temperature has barely risen above freezing – a temperature science naturally dictates is necessary to melt snow and ice.

But science isn’t enough for some US political critics, however, who have instead blamed Zohran Mamdani, New York’s new socialist mayor, for the snow not having melted and still clogging up some of the city’s streets.

The New York Post, the rightwing tabloid and a frequent Mamdani critic, has led the charge. This week the newspaper claimed that “slushy streets” were “ruining travel for everyone”.

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[-] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 hours ago

Why on Earth would you ever give the New York Post the benefit of the doubt? Like I don't understand your brain.

[-] 4am@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 hours ago

The New York Post isn’t quoting itself, they didn’t dream up a person to criticize Mamdani.

They can spin it as hard as they want but at the end of the day? There are real life cranks out there complaining about snow removal.

So those are reasonable points to make. Maybe NYC wasn’t prepared for the snow, because the previous admins left public works a mess? Who the fuck knows - the Post sure as shit doesn’t know or care.

Not sure why that makes it an invalid point, but ok, keep your brain off I guess.

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 points 33 minutes ago

the Post sure as shit doesn’t know or care.

Well, somehow you managed to argue yourself back around to agreement. That's all anyone is saying. This is a bullshit tabloid story based on if, maybe, who knows? It doesn't deserve a second though for a city you don't even live in.

[-] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 43 minutes ago

So okay hold on. You're saying it's not the New York Post you are giving the benefit of the doubt to, but the cranks (your words) that the New York Post found? That seems so much worse.

[-] papalonian@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago

Person: uses critical thinking to assess facts presented to them beyond face value, even if the presented facts back up their preexisting assumptions

People on Lemmy: I don't understand your brain, you some kinda bootlicker?

[-] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 47 minutes ago

Your arguments is really that you should use critical thinking by accepting a New York Post article as fact without you know checking? That's what you're coming to me with? Really?

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