The Mamdani Contradiction: ID Cards Are Fine for Groceries

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New York is about to find out what it feels like to shop with a permission slip. As Mayor Zohran Mamdani rolls out his city-run grocery stores, his team has quietly added a wrinkle: you’ll need ID to buy anything. Not to walk in and browse — just to actually check out. Officials say it’s about keeping the program honest, aimed at real New Yorkers rather than resellers looking to work an angle. “So our RFP makes it very clear that this is a program for New Yorkers to be able to put food on the table, not a program

Socialists Look East: DSA Pledges to ‘Defend’ Beijing

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There are political declarations that require translation, and others whose authors have kindly spared us the trouble. A group of activists affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America has signed a pledge to “support” and “defend” Chinese socialism. They put it in writing. Always helpful. The pledge comes from Friends of Socialist China, a London-based organization that says its mission is to support the People’s Republic and promote a better understanding of its political system. The New York Post identified 11 signers who described themselves as DSA members or participants in its International Committee. The Times of London counted more

Anthony Fauci’s 2022 Boast Collides With Senate Reality

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“I have nothing to hide.” Anthony Fauci said it to CNN in 2022, when Republicans were promising investigations into the government’s handling of COVID-19. He seemed almost eager for the encounter. “I am very happy to testify before any congressional oversight committee,” he said. “I can explain and validate everything that I’ve done.” Four years later, the committee arrived. Fauci did too. The explanations did not. Appearing Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times, according to Fox News Digital. Again and again, senators asked about COVID’s origins, gain-of-function research, school

Anthony Fauci Takes the Fifth 111 Times During Senate Hearing

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Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment rights more than 110 times during Wednesday’s Senate hearing, refusing to answer Republican lawmakers on the origins of COVID-19, funding for research in Wuhan, his communications with former NIAID adviser David Morens, EcoHealth Alliance, federal recordkeeping, and his handling of the pandemic. To every question, the answer was the same: “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.” It didn’t end there. At the close of the hearing, committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced that the panel will vote

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