We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
Based on preliminary 2025 NYC election data (e.g., Zohran Mamdani’s Assembly District 36 win in Queens, with citywide mayoral echoes at ~52% turnout), here’s a concise script-friendly summary. Use these as talking points (cite sources like NYC Board of Elections or AP for credibility):
• Overall Turnout & Winner: 52% voter participation (up 8% from 2021); Mamdani (D) took 58% citywide, strong in diverse areas, vs. GOP’s 38% in outer boroughs.
• By Race/Ethnicity (NYC pop: 32% White, 29% Hispanic, 24% Black, 15% Asian):
• White voters: 48% D support (down from 55% in 2021; key in Staten Island/Brooklyn).
• Hispanic: 68% D (Latino Queens turnout hit 60%, driving Mamdani’s edge).
• Black: 72% D (Bronx/Brooklyn blocs at 75%; youth under 30 boosted to 80%).
• Asian: 62% D (Mamdani’s Queens base: 70% in immigrant-heavy districts).
• By Age: Under 30: 65% D (Gen Z/young families flipped moderates); 30-44: 55% D; 45+: 50% split (Seniors leaned GOP 52% on crime/economy).
• By Borough: Queens: 65% D (Mamdani’s home turf); Brooklyn: 60% D; Manhattan: 58% D; Bronx: 70% D; Staten Island: 42% D (White/older skew).
• By Income: Low-income (<$50K): 75% D; Middle ($50-100K): 55% D; High (>$100K): 45% D (Manhattan elites dipped to 40%).
• Key Shifts: Immigrant turnout +15% in Queens/Brooklyn; women 62% D vs. men 52%; Economy/crime as top issues (68% voters cited).
WOW 🚨 The Republican Party is protecting Ilhan Omar from accountability
Rep Nancy Mace “I tried to subpoena her immigration records, her brother husband's immigration records, and IT WAS REPUBLICANS that killed my motion”
It’s a Uniparty. One Big Club.
https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2029691279555305592?s=20
Iran War & Fuel Rationing – are “Energy Lockdowns” on the way?
The war in Iran is having the impact that most people with any sense knew it would have: The price of oil is going up, and the supply of oil is going down.
Of course, whether or not the latter of these is actually true we will never know, and it’s beside the point. Oil companies will natural take the slightest excuse to price gouge and contrive scarcity for the basest of profit motives.
It also serves a political motive as well, since we know the global political machinery is –
against free travel…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2026/03/16/iran-fuel-rationing-are-energy-lockdowns-on-the-way/
That means that of the 2.1mn tonnes of urea — the world’s most widely used nitrogen fertiliser — that would normally have been loaded for export over the past two weeks, about half has been disrupted.
At the same time, more than 1.1mn tonnes of fertiliser and fertiliser inputs, including 570,000 tonnes of urea, is currently stuck in the Gulf, either being loaded or already on ships, according to Kpler data.
Nitrogen fertilisers, which underpin about half of global food production, are made from ammonia using natural gas, which has soared in price since the war began last month.
The shortages have begun during the northern hemisphere’s planting season, leading industry executives to warn of lower harvests for staples such as rice.
If the disruption continues, “this will be much worse than 2022”, said Veronica Nigh, senior economist at The Fertilizer Institute, a US-based trade group. “The longer the conflict goes on, the more dire the situation will become.”
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With reference to the University of Kent meningitis outbreak. All exams being conducted atm are to be taken online. Campus is open as usual. Outbreak was traced to a canterbury nightclub called club chemistry , popular with students in which 2 students (1- UKC student, 1- Faversham college student) have sadly died.
