Spark of Madness

Adam Mockler spoke with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The mayor's record on efficiency in NYC government is stupendous. It's a major contrast to Elon Musk's DOGE which could be described as Efficiency In Name Only.

They took questions from viewers on these and other topics...

bike lanes and cycling safety

housing construction

affordability

the World Cup's impact on NYC traffic

Both Adam and the mayor took digs at Apartheid Elon. Mamdani reminded us that DOGE was just an excuse to cut funding for federal programs that help Americans. The NYC agency tasked with efficiency was intentionally named COGE to contrast it with DOGE.

If you live in NYC and wish to attend any of the COGE hearings mentioned in the vid, you can find details here...

DOJ argues Trump could 'bulldoze' Statue of Liberty in White House ballroom hearing

Thank you, Joe Biden.

Fuck you, Trump and Republicans.

Military.com has learned that the Department of Defense, for the first time in almost 10 years, has dramatically reduced its number of recognized religious faiths and belief systems by approximately 180.

Military.com has learned that the Department of Defense, for the first time in almost 10 years, has dramatically reduced its number of recognized religious faiths and belief systems by approximately 180.

The reforms mark the first time the list has been officially revised since a memo was issued March 27, 2017, decreasing the total number of faiths from roughly 211 to its new number of 31. The changes were iterated in a May 20, 2026, memorandum issued by the Under Secretary of War and signed by Anthony Tata, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness of the United States, and obtained by Military.com.

This restructuring of faith codes, which help identify service members as well as the military in planning for appropriated religious coverage to include them, has now excluded minority faith/worldview groups including Atheists, Asatru, Deists, Druids, Eckankar, Heathens, Humanists, Magick, New Age churches, Pagan, Rosicrucianism, Shaman, Spiritualists, Troth, Unitarian Universalists and various Wiccans.

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GOP lawmakers refusing to return for votes until Mike Johnson cleans up his mess: report

Republicans can’t govern. They are incompetent and useless for anything that isn’t protecting pedophiles and other abusers.

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Molly Sprayregen (She/Her) at LGBTQ Nation:

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) shared moving words in support of trans youth during a Senate hearing on gender-affirming care on Wednesday. “If you’re a trans kid watching this hearing, if you have friends who are trans kids, if you have family who are trans kids, if you’re not trans but you’re grappling [with the fact that your] body’s changing… There is some intentional effort to make you feel bad about yourself,” the former vice presidential candidate stated. “But you got a lot of people who love you. You got a lot of people who support you. You probably have more people who love and support you than you know.”

He also told the youth that their parents may be more understanding than they think, but that if their parents really can’t understand, there is another trusted adult out there who can. “You can find sympathy with an aunt or an uncle or a sibling or a friend or a counselor,” he assured them. “You are a beautiful, precious person… and worthy of love as you are.” He also reminded trans youth that they are not alone, that there are other kids grappling with the same challenges, and that there are “a lot of people who want to help you.” The hearing was convened by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who claimed, “Gender ideology is being pushed to convince children and parents that cross-sex hormones and irreversible sex change operations are acceptable solutions to gender dysphoria.”