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New York did something absolutely incredible (static01.nyt.com)
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Andrew Cuomo was the most carbrain candidate.

He doesn't walk.

He doesn't take the subway.

He doesn't bike.

He only travels in his Ford dodge

He has been caught speeding again and again in his Ford dodge:

https://gothamist.com/news/early-addition-guess-whose-dodge-charger-has-been-speeding-through-manhattan-school-zones

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/06/16/no-mo-cuomo-scofflaw-ex-gov-caught-speeding-two-more-times-bringing-total-to-4-tix-in-3-months

Cuomo was supported by Wall Street and Car Companies:

You defeated him. And the guy who won the democratic primary doesn't even own a car.

Congratulations 🎉 · 🎉🥳

Dodger

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[-] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Wait what? 50$ for speeding? LOL what a joke

[-] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 month ago

In a school zone at that. Just the price to speed (and kill children) if you're rich.

[-] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

America must be crazy carbrained, because in Victoria, Australia, which is decently carbrained, this number of violations would have your licence revoked: https://transport.vic.gov.au/Road-rules-and-safety/Demerit-points#h2-egz05

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Same in the UK, would have been an automatic driving ban already with that many occasions of speeding - no difference between a camera and a cop here, they both count exactly the same.

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Here in North America many people claim cops are violating our rights by doing radar, pulling people over etc. Many of those same people claim the cameras are also violating their rights and celebrate when the cameras are vandalized by paint, removal, smashing, or thrown in a lake.

Seems to me people just don't want to be reminded that speeding is in fact dangerous and illegal and drivers should be held responsible and accountable for it.

[-] Legom7@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

As a New Yorker I can explain that $50 is the fine if caught by an automatic camera, its more if caught by a cop in-person. (Speeding caught in-person is fined hundreds of dollars and points on the license.) The camera fine should be more, the fine for not moving your car for the street sweepers is more! Also the fact he had 4 school zone violations in the same month means that both the fine is too little and also he would also totally run over a kid eventually if he stays in the city.

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

I know this is c/FuckCars, but like, I still think giving him an Armored Bulletproof Car is a net positive for the environment, because this dude is at high risk of assassination attempts (because him being a Muslim Brown guy who's a Leftist).

He can enact way more environmentally positive policies than the total environmental impact of that one vehicle that protects him.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

bulletproof microcar

[-] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This might have been the hardest part of Mamdani's fight, but the fight is far from over. Remember that he still has to beat Adams in the general election. And word is that Cuomo is far from done, he's gathering support from millionaire / billionaire benefactors to either boost Adams or run in the general himself as another independent. Cuomo always ratfucks people, always has, be ready for something nasty. And personally I'm paranoid that the DNC will close ranks against him to endorse a challenger, similar to how they shut out Bernie against all popular support.

Keep fighting.

Edit: Cuomo just announced that he will be running in the general as an independent. Mexican standoff between The Good (Mamdani), The Bad (Adams), and The Ugly (Cuomo).

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Trump also gave him praise, calling him a communist

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Yes i think that's a blanket term for people who are not fascist bootlickers, so checkmark on that too

[-] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Every democrat is an extreme radical communist for him, even the most mild and center ones.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Cuomo is still in the race as an independent, but the general is FPTP and right now he's in a race with two other "centrists" to split the asshole vote. Every single one of them is incredibly independently unlikeable. I can't wait to see him lose twice.

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Ford Dodger"? Are you intentionally messing up the make and model of his car? Is this a sort of joke I'm not getting? Ford and Dodge are different car manufacturers and the Dodgers are a baseball team. I dont even know why you're are referring to its make and model (twice) in your post in the first place. I know it doesn't really matter, but it sounds like an old person calling every video game console a "Nintendo Genesis". If that's the goal, kudos.

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 month ago

Isn't like "not owning a car" the most newyorker thing?

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

iirc most people in nyc still own a car, but definitely on a national scale almost everyone who doesn't own a car lives in new york.

[-] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

bro was a mayor and couldn't afford a hellcat 😭

spoilerseriousposting, I know some people prefer scat pack because the power is instant on account of being NA, just turning the mirror on him

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