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Why did Mamdani and Trump get along

The reason Mamdani and Trump got along in their meeting on the 21st of November 20251 is, well, first above all else Trump seems to love hanging out with popular celebrities who are nice to him, and Mamdani made sure to be charming.

But in addition to that...

Oh no Sharia!

So there's a lot of hate for Muslims out there and it's rising here at the end of 2025. One of the main avenues of attack is how terrible Sharia Law is, and I took these attacks very seriously when they flared up 24 years ago near the end of 2001. So much so that, unsatisfied with the social media takes on Sharia, I researched and read about its history and its mechanics.

Vague Depiction of Evil

Accurately and precisely defining a problem is the first step to solving it. What that means is not having a precise and accurate definition is the best way for malicious actors to prevent them from being solved. And I think that's exactly why we don't have a good term for the group of countries that are responsible for the most evil in the world today.

First post as a published author

So today I became a published author and it is with incredible gratitude that I had the opportunity to use this new status to sign an open letter condemning the Zionist and genocidal state of Israel's murder of more than 244 Palestinian journalists. The number has grown since the time signatures started being collected.

The open letter states...

Three quick thoughts

ContraPoints is a very successful creator of YouTube video essays that are critical of American politics and discourse from a progressive perspective. She has been silent on the genocide of the Palestinian people until about two weeks ago and while there are plenty of other commentators that have raked her comments over the coals. I want to pen my own thoughts down.

Also a Zio defended the concepts of ethno-states and I need to clarify my own thoughts there as well.

Finally AOC disappoints yet again.

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