avatar
Politico @politico.com

NYC mass shooting becomes Mamdani’s first test as mayoral nominee.

jul 29, 2025, 8:36 pm • 53 11

Replies

avatar
Karlito P @litop12.bsky.social

How Sway 😭😭😭

jul 29, 2025, 11:54 pm • 1 1 • view
avatar
dredecopp.bsky.social @dredecopp.bsky.social

So it's a coincidence that you write this story about a Muslim man who's from Africa? How is this article really any different from this? www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

jul 30, 2025, 5:31 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
dredecopp.bsky.social @dredecopp.bsky.social

You'd think it would be a test for Adams WHO IS CURRENTLY MAYOR, but hey, any chance to sandbag someone who might be different. Used to be you'd wait until AFTER an election for an attack like this but there's no faith like BAD FAITH.

jul 30, 2025, 4:20 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Bette V. Collins 🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦🌻 @bettevcollins.bsky.social

Unfollowed Tired of these inane "articles" coming out of Politico Why don't you & Fox News just get a room already

jul 29, 2025, 9:15 pm • 2 0 • view
avatar
Jessica @jrosemama.bsky.social

Wut? Keep the elected officials accountable. Dunces.

jul 30, 2025, 12:13 am • 4 0 • view
avatar
Copy that @goforproduction.bsky.social

This is one of the most disgusting bits of media I’ve ever consumed. Everyone involved should be ashamed.

jul 29, 2025, 11:47 pm • 5 0 • view
avatar
poltheorist @political-theorist.bsky.social

"mayoral nominee" so not the mayor?

jul 30, 2025, 5:29 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social @ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social

Big fumble for a dem nominee polling under 40%. Cuomo will win this going away.

jul 29, 2025, 11:41 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Copy that @goforproduction.bsky.social

Stock trader lol

jul 29, 2025, 11:48 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
wendi25.bsky.social @wendi25.bsky.social

Fuck you Politico! From 🇨🇦

jul 30, 2025, 2:56 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Loriem @loriemmusic.bsky.social

Y'all advocating for vigilante justice or something? Cause he ain't mayor yet XD y'all are a joke

jul 30, 2025, 4:55 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Gravamen in Black @sreginald.bsky.social

THE CURRENT MAYOR is currently running for reelection!

jul 30, 2025, 3:20 pm • 3 0 • view
avatar
Gravamen in Black @sreginald.bsky.social

Also, the current mayor's pro police policies did not stop this mass shooting.

jul 30, 2025, 3:23 pm • 2 0 • view
avatar
Frank Patrick @fpatrick.bsky.social

As if the police stopped the shooting, ended by the shooter turning the gun on himself.

jul 29, 2025, 10:56 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
tiwzy d @riglow.com

shut the fuck up idiot

jul 29, 2025, 9:02 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Thanatos @thanatosredux.bsky.social

He's not the mayor you utter DUMBFUCKS

jul 30, 2025, 3:05 am • 3 0 • view
avatar
ratchetology.bsky.social @ratchetology.bsky.social

maybe the current mayor should deal with it? and hey..isnt it a test for the repub candidate as well? and maybe cuomo? nah...lets just use it to blame someone we dont like who has no authority oh hell...why hasnt hillary done anything...

jul 30, 2025, 2:55 am • 4 0 • view
avatar
kryptocow.bsky.social @kryptocow.bsky.social

Politico lying by claiming he wants to defund the police. Trash organization.

jul 29, 2025, 9:55 pm • 3 0 • view
avatar
Angry Tarot @angrytarot.bsky.social

Politico can eat shit with this tabloid bait.

jul 29, 2025, 9:59 pm • 3 0 • view
avatar
OldChiGuy @oldchiguy.bsky.social

This story must have been written by an idiot.

aug 1, 2025, 6:50 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Dalton Bouzek @knightlyfe920.bsky.social

Politico really with their finger on the pulse….of a corpse My god this is so embarrassing to call what is essentially a complete straw-man, “journalism” 😂😂😂

jul 29, 2025, 9:13 pm • 5 0 • view
avatar
mockingfiles.bsky.social @mockingfiles.bsky.social

Not even in power and laying the blame at his feet 🤦🏻‍♀️

jul 29, 2025, 8:52 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Jet @unapologeticjet.bsky.social

Y'all are tacky. “NOMINEE”!

jul 30, 2025, 12:51 am • 3 0 • view
avatar
daveray1979.bsky.social @daveray1979.bsky.social

I'm anything but a Mamdani or Cuomo fan, but Cuomo was wrong to zing him for this.

jul 29, 2025, 8:56 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Moonpie @lemonello.bsky.social

Nope. Not even close. You should be talking about failed republican gun policies and the current mayor.

jul 29, 2025, 9:21 pm • 13 0 • view
avatar
Karianne 🪻 @karianneusa.bsky.social

Oh, has Adams stepped down?

jul 29, 2025, 9:00 pm • 4 0 • view
avatar
MarkedInStone @markedinstone.bsky.social

He's not the mayor idiot

jul 30, 2025, 11:12 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
H @hdgenes.bsky.social

Mamdani's not the mayor! Go after the actual mayor! WTF is wrong with you people????

jul 30, 2025, 2:59 am • 8 0 • view
avatar
stillunited.bsky.social @stillunited.bsky.social

What the hell is this? He's not mayor yet. Have you talked to mayor Adams about the shooting?

jul 29, 2025, 9:34 pm • 2 0 • view
avatar
🇵🇸Listen~To~Disco🏳️‍⚧️ @hyenagirl64.bsky.social

Bullshit it does

jul 30, 2025, 4:25 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
DaHikingBear🐻🥾 @ursustrekker.bsky.social

AIPAC will be sacrificing your kids soon and dragging yall straight to hell. That karma shit ain’t no joke especially now that the line keeps getting shorter. 😬

jul 31, 2025, 2:37 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Woke @palumpsha.bsky.social

Seriously? Are you out of your mind??? As a nominee, he has no power or authority. FFS blocking you. You’re pathetic and clueless.

jul 31, 2025, 11:06 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Chris Pesci @chrispesci.bsky.social

But clearly not a test for Eric Adams, who is also running and is THE CURRENT FUCKING MAYOR.

jul 31, 2025, 8:55 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Chris Pesci @chrispesci.bsky.social

Are you fucking serious? What about the current mayor? Or do you just assume he’s useless, so you’re going after the guy who hasn’t been elected yet and has no power to do anything? Absolute trash. Do better.

jul 31, 2025, 8:51 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Gisella Perl 🇨🇦 @gisellaperl.bsky.social

No. It's not. He's not the mayor.

jul 29, 2025, 8:46 pm • 19 0 • view
avatar
Ubique @libelandprivacy.bsky.social

How is this a “test” of a mayoral candidate? Gotta get better headline writers guys. Maybe give them a test before giving them a job.

jul 30, 2025, 2:40 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
chezer59.bsky.social @chezer59.bsky.social

I think you actually have to be mayor, for it to count.

jul 29, 2025, 8:51 pm • 10 0 • view
avatar
🔴Carlie and the Kintsugis🏳️‍⚧️ @kintsugisys.bsky.social

You used to stand for something. But you’re just a propaganda machine now. Stand down.

jul 29, 2025, 9:44 pm • 2 0 • view
avatar
jtony898.bsky.social @jtony898.bsky.social

What the actual fuck. What a stupid article to write.

jul 30, 2025, 6:07 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
jquasi.bsky.social @jquasi.bsky.social

How about Andrew Cuomo who oversaw thousands of deaths under his watch? He already said he would not “defund” the police. He is not even a mayor right now, and it is not an ongoing crisis like a natural disaster. How much can Mamdani or even Eric Adams do for this shooting?

jul 29, 2025, 8:43 pm • 7 0 • view
avatar
WAP @wetasspword.bsky.social

Yeah he needs to answer for why the current mayor and his opponent let this happen!

jul 29, 2025, 9:22 pm • 4 0 • view
avatar
Emmy @emmyisonbluesky.bsky.social

Wow you guys are really bad at this whole propaganda thing

jul 31, 2025, 2:07 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Lou Diamond @sweetloudiamond.bsky.social

This is such a stupid article.

jul 30, 2025, 3:06 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Area Person @beartromboneparrot.bsky.social

No mention of Adams who is 1) also running and 2) currently in charge of NYC security

jul 30, 2025, 4:29 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
TameTheRisk @riskrefined.bsky.social

Stay trashy politico

jul 29, 2025, 8:42 pm • 32 0 • view
avatar
TameTheRisk @riskrefined.bsky.social

He isn’t the mayor, have you asked the sitting mayor?!?

jul 29, 2025, 8:41 pm • 103 2 • view
avatar
Wil @wilfisher.bsky.social

You have got to be kidding me

jul 30, 2025, 1:40 am • 3 0 • view
avatar
tomcinillinois @tjdcrny.bsky.social

Is Mamdani in charge? Did he allow the shooter to obtain his weapon in Las Vegas? How about federal weapons regulation and a ban on weapons like this?

jul 29, 2025, 9:36 pm • 10 0 • view
avatar
winaugie.bsky.social @winaugie.bsky.social

Well here’s the thing: Mr. Mandami was already in Uganda when the shootings happened and I’m fairly certain Mr Coumo had a limo and staff to expedite getting in front of the cameras at the scene.

jul 29, 2025, 9:24 pm • 2 0 • view
avatar
Helluva Bottom Carter @nicju.blacksky.app

Delete this.

jul 30, 2025, 12:11 am • 5 0 • view
avatar
BigFatSammiches @widespreadcards.bsky.social

Maybe ask the guy currently holding the job instead of the guy you know what nevermind fuck you

jul 29, 2025, 8:50 pm • 21 0 • view
avatar
Maura Meade @misstrilby.bsky.social

BS! He's not the mayor and they can't use that garbage to try to influence voters.

jul 29, 2025, 11:31 pm • 6 0 • view
avatar
SoHearMeRoar @sohearmeroar.bsky.social

This article is ridiculous.

jul 29, 2025, 8:59 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
robipolgar.bsky.social @robipolgar.bsky.social

I saw this: "NYC mass shooting becomes Mamdani’s first test as mayoral nominee." And I thought it was from @nytpitchbot.bsky.social but, nope, it's @politico.com.

jul 29, 2025, 10:52 pm • 5 0 • view
avatar
David Didn’t @davidstoptalking.bsky.social

“Test as mayoral nominee” gives only a single search result on google. Politico nor any other media outlet has never phrased it this way for ANY other mayor candidate ever.

jul 29, 2025, 8:44 pm • 69 5 • view
avatar
Sean Davis @designerplant.bsky.social

Why the fuck is this suddenly about Mamdani? It’s not his fault cops and Eric Adams are fucking useless.

jul 29, 2025, 11:37 pm • 4 0 • view
avatar
Nathan @nathanhatch.bsky.social

NYC CURRENTLY HAS A MAYOR

jul 29, 2025, 9:49 pm • 3 0 • view
avatar
tankgobrrr.bsky.social @tankgobrrr.bsky.social

Journalistic malpractice to publish this absolute slop. Because Cuomo made a claim that is unfounded? The NYPD hasn't been defunded and this still happened. Meaning your cops don't do shit. Fuck the absolute fuck off with this tired ass garbage.

jul 30, 2025, 12:14 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Tzippy Shmilovitz @tzipshmil.bsky.social

who is the current mayor, politico?

jul 30, 2025, 2:35 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Ryan Michaels @ryanmichaels347.bsky.social

This wins for the dumbest headline and story concept I’ve seen in quite some time.

aug 1, 2025, 2:30 am • 0 0 • view
avatar
Millie Vanilla @millie-vanilla.bsky.social

Get the fuck out

jul 30, 2025, 2:25 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Nuclear Daddy @nucleardaddy.bsky.social

What is a test as a nominee

jul 29, 2025, 9:55 pm • 3 0 • view
avatar
Will Roth @willr.bsky.social

Pretty sure he’s “against”

jul 29, 2025, 11:03 pm • 2 1 • view
avatar
Bern51 @bern51.bsky.social

This has got to be one of the dumbest things that Politico has ever written. Unfollowed.

jul 31, 2025, 9:18 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
ʷʰᵃᵗᵉᵛᵉʳ @m444kima.bsky.social

Yall are rats fr 🐀🐀. Where’s this energy for the current baboon sitting in office

jul 30, 2025, 2:54 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
wanderlustdude.bsky.social @wanderlustdude.bsky.social

jul 29, 2025, 10:06 pm • 3 0 • view
avatar
Paul McMahon @macrambles.bsky.social

Is this now owned by The Onion?!? Enjoy the block.

jul 31, 2025, 6:04 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Charle @algunahuevada.bsky.social

Did the actual current mayor die or something?

jul 30, 2025, 2:28 am • 9 0 • view
avatar
Ethan Nichtern @ethannichtern.com

Nobody believes your narrative frames anymore. And this one is particularly bad. Like, wow.

jul 29, 2025, 10:37 pm • 17 0 • view
avatar
katlv.bsky.social @katlv.bsky.social

it remains baffling how many people, especially those in government have no clue what "defund the police" actually means

jul 29, 2025, 10:16 pm • 3 0 • view
avatar
sleepybowzer.bsky.social @sleepybowzer.bsky.social

That’s not a thing and never has been

jul 29, 2025, 9:37 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
furtdude.bsky.social @furtdude.bsky.social

Can someone tell the fucking retard who wrote this crap who the PRESENT MAYOR IS?

jul 31, 2025, 9:21 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
4maldehyde @halfcutskeleton.bsky.social

Shouldn’t it be a test for the current mayor?

jul 31, 2025, 9:42 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Jill Beifuss @jbeifuss.bsky.social

Oh, for Pete's sake. How is this a test of Mamdani? Do better.

jul 30, 2025, 12:26 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
tariq-078.bsky.social @tariq-078.bsky.social

Politico… you guys are dumb. In a situation like this one, Mamdani needed to take the back seat and let the current mayor do his job. That’s what Mamdani did. A politician doesn’t have to politicize each and every tragic event.

jul 29, 2025, 11:29 pm • 12 0 • view
avatar
Nadja Cravensworth @nadjacravensworth.bsky.social

All the more classy not to do so, frankly.

jul 30, 2025, 9:54 am • 3 0 • view
avatar
Cocothecat @cocothecat.bsky.social

What about the ex-cop who actually is the mayor or would that conflict with your preconceptions?

jul 30, 2025, 9:44 am • 3 0 • view
avatar
David O @dmoscotia.bsky.social

jul 29, 2025, 8:53 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
joes-spot.bsky.social @joes-spot.bsky.social

Well… the perp came from Nevada (a red state) and brought a weapon that you can’t buy in New York. Sooo… what can he say?

jul 29, 2025, 9:04 pm • 4 0 • view
avatar
Richiban @richiban.bsky.social

Whoever wrote and clicked publish on this article should perish

jul 29, 2025, 9:05 pm • 4 0 • view
avatar
Don Linn @donlinn.bsky.social

How do you figure that? And who else's test might it be?

jul 30, 2025, 12:25 am • 3 0 • view
avatar
bionicmannequin.bsky.social @bionicmannequin.bsky.social

Is the current mayor MIA?

jul 29, 2025, 9:03 pm • 2 0 • view
avatar
sabeermetrics707.bsky.social @sabeermetrics707.bsky.social

But let's give Adams a complete pass. American media is a joke.

jul 29, 2025, 8:43 pm • 62 1 • view
avatar
sabeermetrics707.bsky.social @sabeermetrics707.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/prem...

jul 29, 2025, 8:46 pm • 13 0 • view
avatar
Rylan @rylandawson.bsky.social

So much wrong with the article but for starters he’s not “vacationing in Uganda” he’s getting married there. Which you guys knew.

jul 29, 2025, 8:57 pm • 12 0 • view
avatar
𝚂𝚞𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚗 𝚅𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎 @suburban-vampire.bsky.social

You know he's not in charge of anything yet, right??? It's funny how Eric Adams is such a worthless failure that the unspoken assumption in this coverage is "The current Mayor can't and won't do shit"

jul 29, 2025, 8:51 pm • 25 0 • view
avatar
jimar75.bsky.social @jimar75.bsky.social

Andrew,, you are showing your stupidity

jul 30, 2025, 1:45 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Bran @brannng.bsky.social

What are yall even talking about….

jul 29, 2025, 9:34 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Áine ☽𖤐☾ @whoa-magic.lol

Nominees have no power. React with what? Hopes? Prayer? Sternly-worded op-eds or social media posts? Why isn't it a test of current leadership failures?

jul 29, 2025, 8:43 pm • 23 0 • view
avatar
Kordo @keyuzo.bsky.social

LOL, what? You know the current mayor is a cop, right? Why isn't it a test for him, you sniveling Nazi ass-licker? wankers...

jul 29, 2025, 8:39 pm • 11 0 • view
avatar
Stern @invaliduser.bsky.social

Isn't the real question how the police that the ex-cop mayor who pumped every available dollar into STILL failed to stop a mass shooting? Mamdani is irrelevant to this discussion. It didn't happen on his watch.

jul 30, 2025, 1:25 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
michaelsadowski.bsky.social @michaelsadowski.bsky.social

Nah

jul 30, 2025, 3:59 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Sunny Willow @sunnywillow.bsky.social

You guys are pathetic. #Rag

jul 29, 2025, 9:07 pm • 2 0 • view