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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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[-] devolution@lemmy.world 1 points 31 minutes ago

I didn't know socialists ran weather machines. 🙄

MAGAts are just... So stupid.

[-] Soulphite@reddthat.com 34 points 3 hours ago

Yep, keep showing everyone how dumb you all are time and time again, rightwingers. Ignorant inbred nazis is not really something to be proud of.

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Stay out of their way, they are inbreeding their way to racial supremacy.

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 9 points 3 hours ago

The same crap as "the gays are to blame for the storms". Talk about the real snowflakes.

[-] Redkid1324@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Ok yes that is pretty dumb HOWEVER if the administration did not properly prep the roads and provide appropriate snow removal they are partially to blame for it taking LONGER for it to clear out.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 9 points 2 hours ago

They have people working 12 hour shifts clearing the snow. This is just an article about a right wing tabloid tabloid writing an article.

[-] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 hour 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 22 minutes 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.

[-] papalonian@lemmy.world 3 points 57 minutes 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?

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Which begs the question:

Did the previous admin cripple the snow response cabability?

[-] Akh@lemmy.world 52 points 3 hours ago

I thought republicans love iCE

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