Eric Adams - Mayor of New York City, Part 4

It’s good to see even the most die-hard fans of that watermelon-loving hack Tommy are finally waking up to what a total fraud he really is.
He might as well enjoy this term while it lasts, because it'll be his last. 🤣

At the end of the day, it serves no one well to be branded a fraud. The program itself was genuinely solid and offered real value for New York City.

Sam Wright21 said:At the end of the day, it serves no one well to be branded a fraud. The program itself was genuinely solid and offered real value for New York City.

Honestly, I’m not even surprised to see someone so emotional, fickle, and stuck in their own tiny little bubble flip-flop this fast. I saw this exact same thing a million times back when I was an activist from the mid-80s until I retired on disability in 2012—that whole "there's only one thing that matters, and if we don't fix it, everything else is trash" attitude. I don't forgive mistakes; if I vote for someone, they better do exactly what I want.

On the flip side, those people tied up in a web of selfish party interests will excuse anything. It's a joke, but paradoxically, organizations made of total egoists actually run way smoother.

Casey Cook10 said:I mean, we might not actually be fixing anything, but I guess we'll just keep doing what we're good at—which is basically just being internet activists, I suppose.

Absolute bottom bottom!
Honestly, they would be much better off just assigning every single member to grab some trash bags and haul the refuse over to the Washington D.C. landfill themselves from one of those spots where the pickup service always seems to stall out; at least then there would be some tangible benefit to all this effort.

Still, I suppose at least certain aspects of this discussion have become a bit clearer now.

Benjamin James6 said:Absolute bottom bottom!
Honestly, they would be much better off just assigning every single member to grab some trash bags and haul the refuse over to the Washington D.C. landfill themselves from one of those spots where the pickup service always seems to stall out; at least then there would be some tangible benefit to all this effort.

Still, I suppose at least certain aspects of this discussion have become a bit clearer now.

Given that the religious zealots and their followers have been using every channel available—from direct messages to church pews—to demand more aggressive social media presence, this "counter-attack" shouldn't come as any surprise.

lonetrucker4 said:Honestly, I’m not even surprised to see someone so emotional, fickle, and stuck in their own tiny little bubble flip-flop this fast. I saw this exact same thing a million times back when I was an activist from the mid-80s until I retired on disability in 2012—that whole "there's only one thing that matters, and if we don't fix it, everything else is trash" attitude. I don't forgive mistakes; if I vote for someone, they better do exactly what I want.

On the flip side, those people tied up in a web of selfish party interests will excuse anything. It's a joke, but paradoxically, organizations made of total egoists actually run way smoother.

What truly baffles me, however, is how someone as educated and informed as you can tolerate a party lying about its intentions and failing to follow its own platform. I consider myself a true individualist; I voted for a policy agenda, not because I have some desperate need to belong to a political machine. I could have just as easily become a loyalist to some local machine politician or whatever else.

Christian Myers said:Shocking behavior: One guy shouts an insult at a Možemovac DNC-ovac from the stands, while another calls the Democratic Party "bottom of the barrel"

Is the coalition falling apart? It’s funny how this is just labeled "shocking behavior," whereas when Prkačin acted up, it was a total disgrace and stayed in the headlines for days—rightfully so. I guess Prkačin is just a bigger name than some random guy from Nemožemovac

It is curious how they are shielding the identity of this vulgar individual from the Možemo group. In the very same article, they had no trouble identifying Trpimir Goluža when he called the Democratic Party a group of useful idiots, or Zekanović when he hurled a vile insult at Sandra Benčić regarding her choice of attire, or even Prkačin calling Raukar a wreck. Why does the author of this specific profanity remain anonymous?

Jutarnji just picked a real piece of work for their lineup: Celakoski.
Wonder if those "feminists" are going to start making noise about it?...

Mark Harris66 said:Jutarnji just picked a real piece of work for their lineup: Celakoski.
Wonder if those "feminists" are going to start making noise about it?...

Fun fact: This is his first real "appearance" in the Assembly in 13 months.😬

Benjamin James6 said:Absolute bottom bottom!
Honestly, they would be much better off just assigning every single member to grab some trash bags and haul the refuse over to the Washington D.C. landfill themselves from one of those spots where the pickup service always seems to stall out; at least then there would be some tangible benefit to all this effort.

Still, I suppose at least certain aspects of this discussion have become a bit clearer now.

To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't go so far as to call that an absolute truth. Where exactly is the evidence that they actually reached out to anyone to run social media propaganda campaigns?

Christian Myers said:Fun fact: This is his first real "appearance" in the Assembly in 13 months.😬

lazy boy...

Sam Wright21 said:To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't go so far as to call that an absolute truth. Where exactly is the evidence that they actually reached out to anyone to run social media propaganda campaigns?

lazy boy...

Covo is basically like Professor Balthazar from the cartoons—he spends forever thinking and thinking, then finally comes up with something and announces it with such pride.
Then you look at American life, where people spout terrible, heavy accusations every single day and nobody bats an eye.
Take sports—when the national soccer team or some big club plays, you'll have an entire stadium screaming death threats and absolutely nothing happens.
Insults, threats, and straight-up crudeness have just become part of the standard scenery in American public life.

It isn’t just happening here; even in Japan, a few years back, lawmakers actually got into a physical brawl right there on the floor of the legislature. Around here, we almost saw the exact same thing unfold.

But I suppose that’s just the reality of it—at the end of the day, everyone is just a crude populist. 🤷

Regarding all this talk about agitation, I suspect Narodni.hr isn't being entirely truthful. Since I'm still on their mailing list, I recall us being asked just once—to refrain from using crude or blunt language when discussing the RO.

northernhawk33 said:Covo is basically like Professor Balthazar from the cartoons—he spends forever thinking and thinking, then finally comes up with something and announces it with such pride.
Then you look at American life, where people spout terrible, heavy accusations every single day and nobody bats an eye.
Take sports—when the national soccer team or some big club plays, you'll have an entire stadium screaming death threats and absolutely nothing happens.
Insults, threats, and straight-up crudeness have just become part of the standard scenery in American public life.

That’s just not how it works.

We certainly could have! They didn't seize power by shouting, "Give us a vote, we're just like them!" So, I suppose the fact that other politicians are just as bad—or perhaps even worse—doesn't somehow mitigate today's absolute disgrace. It doesn't excuse Celakoski, who basically dug his own grave by doubling down with that brilliant excuse claiming he was actually addressing the Speaker of the Assembly 🤦, nor does it absolve the entire coalition, which hasn't bothered to issue a single apology yet.

Not at all. They went out on a limb promising us a "real change." A total overhaul. But after all that noise? Nothing has actually changed. 😵

They’ve made a solid start and seem to have all their bases covered. 😁
Ursa, don't worry about the speech in Congress; Theodore is sending it over to the Assembly around 3pm.

Anyone who isn't part of the Republican Party and doesn't gravitate toward them.

Christian Myers said:Shocking behavior: One guy shouts an insult at a Možemovac DNC-ovac from the stands, while another calls the Democratic Party "bottom of the barrel"

Is the coalition falling apart? It’s funny how this is just labeled "shocking behavior," whereas when Prkačin acted up, it was a total disgrace and stayed in the headlines for days—rightfully so. I guess Prkačin is just a bigger name than some random guy from Nemožemovac

That’s some real low-class behavior coming from Eric Adams' progressive Teodor Celakoski.
Now they're even making excuses about him being "exhausted" by the session—as if everyone else in the room wasn't feeling the exact same way. They're even reporting that he’s basically a ghost during these meetings.

Sam Wright21 said:At the end of the day, it serves no one well to be branded a fraud. The program itself was genuinely solid and offered real value for New York City.

Look, the plan is still good, but it’s not built for New York City. It’s more suited for some mid-sized town in Austria or Switzerland with maybe 500,000 people tops.
As you pointed out yourself, the program identifies certain issues and points toward a direction New York City should head, but it completely ignores common sense and clashes with reality. That’s exactly why you're feeling let down by Eric Adams. He sold us a fairy tale, and that kind of fantasy just doesn't fly here in New York City.

So now we’re left wondering: what can Eric Adams actually get right?
How effectively can he tackle the big stuff... waste management, water, sewage, hospitals, public transit, daycares, and how on earth do we pay back all this debt?
And how do we stop the urban chaos and the total destruction of our skyline caused by those ugly, cookie-cutter buildings being slapped everywhere?

They're all valid questions, yet we don't have the answers... maybe they'll finally start doing their jobs. I suppose we should try to stay optimistic.