Ramon Maislen
@Ramonmaislen
I spend way too much time thinking about the Middle East and NYC local politics. Happy for dialogue if it’s constructive. We can disagree amicably.
A clip taken from a video shows a terrorist interrogating one of the martyrs of the Sweida massacre. The terrorist asks the victim about his religious identity. The victim responds, "I am Syrian." The terrorist retorts, "What does 'Syrian' mean?! Are you Druze or Bedouin?!" The…
Most Jews are incredibly nervous about Trump and his supporters and their veneration of him. Most Jews are also incredibly nervous about Mamdani and his supporters and their defense of him. The Jews giving moral cover to left/right extremists are in the minority.
Another Nazi. I guess they come in colors other than white now. 🤷
Normalize shaming Zionists both online and in real life.
“Death to America.” That’s the phrase 20-year-old American activist Calla Walsh chants from Tehran—“Marg bar Âmrikâ”—while praising “all the martyrs” and glorifying the “axis of resistance,” Iran’s alliance with terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. “Glory to all the martyrs,…
Hamas red triangle in the bio. The word ghetto is a German mispronunciation of the Italian word for foundry, where Jews were forced to live in Venice. “Jews will not replace us” screamed by Nazis. Death to Zionists screamed by progressives. Jews experience antisemitism you idiot.
It's cool really that white Jews will straight up identify themselves with black people in terms of minority group oppression when you can go into any city and find a ghettoized, extremely poor area full of black people and somehow every new act of antisemitism is about Palestine
In 2023, Uganda passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act, under which same-sex intercourse is penalized by life imprisonment. This violates the international human rights of gay & lesbian Ugandans. I am calling for NYC to boycott, divest, & sanction Uganda until it complies with IHL.
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month. See you soon, NYC.
Uganda has one of the worst human rights records especially towards LGTBTQ people. @ZohranKMamdani doesn’t have any problem going on vacation there. His hatred of Israel has nothing to do with human rights. Let’s be honest.
🔴 BREAKING: The Druze men who were forced to jump to their deaths have been named: Muad Bashar Arnous Baraa Bashar Arnous Their father Bashar, And their cousin Osama May there be no mercy for their killers. Protect the Druze at all costs. We saw what happened to the Yezidis.
After reading stupid comments praising “resistance” the only thing that gives me any hope in the world is knowing that those idiots will be making my coffee tomorrow morning while struggling to repay their debt for the worthless degrees they pursued.
It costs approx $400/homeless person per night in NYC. Housing can top $6,000/month at budget hotels. Meanwhile there are 30k+ vacant units in NYC. Policymakers are failing. Demonizing businesses and electing increasingly “progressive” politicians only worsens the crisis.
DSA member Julia Salazar’s 2019 Law to keep all rent stabilized units permanently stabilized has led to an estimated 40k+ vacant units in NYC. DSA member Chi Osse’s FARE act led to a 15% increase in apartment rents. “Socialist” policies are making housing affordability worse.
The plurality of 18-44 year olds in NYC say Mamdani's refusal to condemn "globalize the intifada" makes them "much more likely" to vote for him in the general election. It's actually terrifying how much support for terrorism has become normalized and mainstreamed among the youth.
American Pulse poll of 568 likely voters: 52% say Mamdani’s embrace of the boycott Israel movement and refusal to condemn the ‘globalize the intifada’ slogan makes them less likely to vote for him. Still, Mamdani leads in a multi-candidate race + 44% are likely to vote for him
I am happy for Muslims to feel represented. It’s important. Jewish politicians were radical socialists 100 years ago although they weren’t running the city. If Mamdani simply condemned hate speech and didn’t give dog whistles to violence it would make many Jews feel safer…
Collaboration… Where have I heard that word before? 🧐
I had a lovely afternoon coffee today with Brad Lander’s son Marek—a remarkable young activist with an unparalleled love for our city. Let this moment mark a new day for Muslim-Jewish relations in NYC. Beyond the dated (and cheesy) paradigm of “coexistence”—toward collaboration.
Despite the fact that they were not born or raised in America, Zohran Mamdani's mother was welcomed as a student at Harvard and his father is a professor at Columbia, two of the most elite American institutions. His father originally came to the U.S. as a sponsored college…
Sadly, this sounds like many in the GOP excusing Trumps issues…
I am in the unusual position of having gotten to know @ZohranKMamdani as a colleague in the State Assembly. We share a belief in the power of government to solve big problems, and have built an unexpected friendship in spite of deeply felt disagreements. I know Zohran to be a…
Don't tell me what Zohran Mamdani's victory means for me as a "South Asian" New Yorker. I am a lifelong liberal New Yorker. I grew up in Westchester, and I've lived in the city since 1997. I love this messy place. I believe in our particular spirit and expressions of democracy,…
Herbert Pagani (1976) “Pleading for My Land” #Israel #Jewish