Margaret Thatcher once characterized socialism by saying, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” The experience of Zohran Mamdani’s quixotic attempt to transform New York City into a socialist paradise, an oxymoron, demonstrates that Thatcher’s observation requires an addition: you also need the permission of the people paying for it. In layman’s terms, like a child asking his mother for ice cream money, Mamdani asked Governor Hochul for permission, and she said “no.” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promises face structural barriers that make implementation impossible. Under New York State Constitution Article XVI, NYC mayors cannot raise taxes independently. Only the state legislature can authorize local tax increases, requiring approval from both chambers and Governor Kathy Hochul. Pro-American activists and groups are slamming the establishment’s bipartisan push for a stealth nationwide amnesty that would help progressives and CEOs freely use the huge population of million illegal migrants to sideline American citizens. The stealth amnesty got a big push forward on Tuesday night when Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed to delay passage of the 2026 funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS bill is now being held back until Senate Democrats and Republicans can include a series of apparently minor changes that would create a huge bureaucratic barrier to the deportation of non-violent illegal migrants. But pro-American legislators and activists are fighting back. “If the illegal alien gets to stay, it’s amnesty,” said the Heritage Foundation. “No amnesty. More deportations. Period. Thank you for your attention to this matter.” Minnesota’s anti-ICE protests are funded by a number of labor unions including AFSCME Local 3800, SEIU Local 26, and the Minnesota AFL-CIO; faith-based groups including the Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota, Faith in Minnesota and ISAIAH, and the Legal Rights Center; and activist organizations such as Indivisible Twin Cities and groups linked to the Headwaters Foundation for Justice. These organizations provide material support, legal services, bail funds, and organizing infrastructure... Government grants are awarded for legitimate, approved uses such as operational costs, including maintaining offices and paying staff; program-specific work, including refugee legal aid, crime-prevention programs, and security upgrades for mosques; and security purposes, such as protecting buildings from hate crimes. The funding is not designated for protest activity. The grants are not labeled as “protest funding” or “activism funding,” and no government agency issues checks explicitly for organizing anti-ICE demonstrations. The Legal Rights Center received nearly $5.7 million in government grants from the state of Minnesota between 2021 and 2024, accounting for roughly two-thirds of its revenue. The organization provides bail assistance and legal aid, criminal defense, restorative justice services... Unions are funded primarily through member dues rather than direct government grants for operations. However, a circular funding relationship exists. AFSCME Local 3800 and SEIU Local 26 represent public-sector or service workers whose salaries are paid by taxpayer funds. Some organizations supporting the protests are funded exclusively through large globalist donors, such as George Soros, while others receive funding from both government grants and private donations. President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, marking a comeback for the former Fed governor who was passed over for the top job in 2017. “I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,” Trump wrote. Warsh, 55, served on the Fed’s Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011 and has advised Trump on economic policy. He will succeed Jerome Powell when his term expires in May, pending Senate confirmation. Trained as a lawyer, Warsh would be the second attorney in a row to lead the central bank. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/30/trump-picks-warsh-to-lead-federal-reserve/ Tucker Carlson warns that Tim Walz and Mayor Frey are deliberately fueling chaos to spark a “color revolution.” “Why would a state refuse to protect American citizens from murder, refuse to give the names or whereabouts of murderers and child molesters, and refuse to use its own cops to keep riots under control? What could possibly be the answer?” “Because they want riots, that’s why,” Carlson answered. “Why would a state refuse to protect American citizens from murder, refuse to give the names or whereabouts of murderers and child molesters, and refuse to use its own cops to keep riots under control? What could possibly be the answer?” “Because they want riots, that’s why,” Carlson answered.
Mamdani’s NYC Socialist Experiment Ended Before It Began:
Democrats and Republicans Team Up to Slip Stealth Amnesty into DHS Funding Bill as Shutdown Looms:
Taxpayer Funding for Activists: How Government Grants Support Minnesota’s Anti-ICE Riots:
Trump Picks Warsh to Lead Federal Reserve:
Tucker Carlson Accuses Tim Walz And Jacob Frey Of Orchestrating A 'Color Revolution' And Civil War: