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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist dream of government-run grocery stores is off to a bad start. He’s issued confusing statements about whether shoppers will have to show proof of residency to shop there, admitted that he will have private grocery companies — not the city — run the stores, and said the stores won’t all be open until 2029.It's kinda funny how commies are dependent on capitalist-built business systems.
But Mamdani is likely to face an even bigger problem if no legitimate grocer wants to get into bed with him.
The “request for proposals” tacitly admits that his idea of government-run stores was stillborn, since he wants bids from private companies that have extensive experience running grocery stores, that have “existing supply chains,” and will “leverage an in-house merchandising organization.”
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According to the RFP, to win a contract, companies must not only be in the grocery business already, but meet requirements such as:
- Have “strong reputations within their communities for delivering on public policy priorities of health, sustainability, community involvement, culturally responsive merchandising, and local and diverse sourcing.”
- Show how they will “engage local suppliers, small businesses and suppliers meeting high sustainability, labor, and health standards.”
- Figure out how to, “in a fair and equitable manner,” prevent customers from emptying the shelves of the “core” goods being sold at 30% below market prices.[\li]
- Work only with subcontractors who will “work with NYCEDC (New York City Economic Development Corporation) to establish appropriate [minority and women-owned business] participation goals and make good faith efforts to achieve them.”[\li]
- “Collaborate with NYCEDC to finalize the expected wages, benefit packages, labor practices and working conditions.”[\li]
- “Demonstrate experience maintaining labor peace.”[\li]
- Get approval from the city to open a store in a privately owned site, including “alignment with the Project’s affordability and operational requirements.”[\li]
In other words, the city will tell them what they can and can’t sell and at what prices, how much they must pay workers, who they can do business with and where, and kowtow to the city’s socialist “public policy priorities.” And the city will presumably be able to yank a company’s license whenever it sees fit.
- “Regularly report” to the city about how it’s complying with all the above.[\li]
Chasstev365 (8,913 posts)
Democrats when you take in Congress in 2027:
Follow the law, but be completely ruthless!
Republicans have made a mockery of American Democracy and you need to forget all niceties, courtesy, and decorum.
When they go low, KICK THEM IN THE BALLS!
https://democraticunderground.com/100221427786
If you think Hunter had it bad, you should read what happened to his sister Ashley.
Scrivener7 (60,693 posts)
23. He had a pretty overwhelming trauma as a very young child.
That's got to make the world feel VERY unsafe.
Pluvious (5,511 posts)
Hunter Biden's surprisingly simple answer as to "why I used"
From his Substack:
People ask why I used. The honest answer nobody wants to hear is, because it worked. At first it did exactly what it was supposed to do. It quieted a fear I had carried since I was a kid. Then it became the answer to everything, until it was the only thing left.
Surprisingly high number of supportive replies...
( if you get a login/suscribe window, just click the X to close it )
https://substack.com/@hunterbiden/note/c-308195604
Solly Mack (97,773 posts)
1. My friends who use and the now former users all said because it felt good.
Which is what Biden is saying. It worked because it made him feel better/good. When you're in pain or going through some other stressful event, you could easily turn to what makes you feel better (food, sex, booze, drugs, other). Some people do.
I've been friends with a woman 43 years who only stopped using a few years ago. Love her to death.
I was in love with a man (a long time ago) who started using and it ruined our relationship - bitterly so.
Scrivener7 (60,693 posts)
23. He had a pretty overwhelming trauma as a very young child.
That's got to make the world feel VERY unsafe.
https://democraticunderground.com/100221425992
EVEALED: Top American Generals Joined a CCP Spy Front's Backchannel Pushing China's Military Agenda in Washington. Some Ended Up on China's Payroll.
From Hillary Clinton to former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it's treason at the highest levels.
Aug 04, 2026
For more than a decade, former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs, combatant commanders, Cabinet officials and members of Congress participated in a military dialogue organized with a Chinese group identified by congressional investigators as a front engaged in "intelligence collection" and "propaganda and perception management." Some ended up on China's payroll shortly after.
The Chinese Communist Party did not need to penetrate the Pentagon to gain access to America's military leadership.
It built a private network around it.
For more than a decade, some of the most powerful retired officers in the United States participated in closed-door meetings with senior Chinese military leaders. The discussions covered Taiwan, the South China Sea, missile defense, cybersecurity and the future of relations between the two militaries.
The American participants included:
Gen. Peter Pace, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm. William "Bill" Owens, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. John Abizaid, former commander of U.S. Central Command
Gen. Raymond Odierno, former Army Chief of Staff
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, former Chief of Naval Operations
Adm. Timothy Keating, former commander of U.S. Pacific Command
Gen. Ronald Fogleman, former Air Force Chief of Staff
Gen. Dennis Reimer, former Army Chief of Staff
Adm. Joseph Prueher, former commander of U.S. Pacific Command
Gen. John Keane, former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Gen. Walter Sharp, former commander of U.S. Forces Korea
Gen. Charles Jacoby, former commander of U.S. Northern Command
Gen. Charles Wilhelm, former commander of U.S. Southern Command
The program was called the Sanya Initiative.
"Why China?" the pledge continues. "We support all states building or aspiring to socialism, and we favour the highest level of unity and friendship between them. We foreground China in particular because its size and level of development give it an objectively critical role in the global transition to socialism."
