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De Blasio’s ‘Snitch Line’ Isn’t Going so Well

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Critics have slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio’s call to snitch on New Yorkers who break social-distancing rules by flooding a newly-developed tip line with obscene images.

In an announcement on Saturday, de Blasio said that the city had set up a service that would allow residents to snap a photo of an offending person or crowd, set the location, and text it to the number 311-692.

But some New Yorkers had other plans, sending in the likes of “d**k pics” and pictures of them flicking off the system.

In other images, reported by the New York Post, de Blasio could be seen with a Hitler mustache edit onto his face, while another showed a series of candies shaped like penises and a sign saying “EAT A BAG OF D**KS.”

There were also more direct attacks at de Blasio himself, with individuals sharing images of the mayor dropping the Staten Island groundhog, and others forwarding coverage of de Blasio heading to the gym – an act that garnered criticism for breaking social distancing rules. (Read more from “De Blasio’s ‘Snitch Line’ Isn’t Going so Well” HERE)

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De Blasio Threatens to Permanently Close Places of Worship That Resist Shutdown Order

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By Washington Examiner. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned religious leaders that their places of worship could be shut down permanently if they did not follow the city’s order to pause services during the coronavirus pandemic.

“A small number of religious communities, specific churches and specific synagogues, are unfortunately not paying attention to this guidance even though it’s so widespread,” the New York Democrat said Friday at his daily press briefing.

“I want to say to all those who are preparing for the potential of religious services this weekend: If you go to your synagogue, if you go to your church and attempt to hold services after having been told so often not to, our enforcement agents will have no choice but to shut down those services,” he added.

De Blasio said that continued resistance of authorities to close religious services could mean a permanent shutdown. (Read more from “De Blasio Threatens to Permanently Close Places of Worship That Resist Shutdown Order” HERE)

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De Blasio: Trump’s Suggestion Face Masks Are Being Stolen Is ‘Insulting’

By Politico. Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s suggestion that New York medical workers are stealing face masks.

“It’s insulting, it’s outrageous, it’s incredibly insensitive to people right now who are giving their all,” de Blasio said during an interview on NY1. “Our healthcare workers are suffering — they’re literally watching some of their own lost to this disease. They’re fighting with all they got.”

Trump, during a Sunday press conference, questioned why hospitals are going through medical supplies so quickly, asking: “Are they going out the back door?” He also said there’s a “question as to hoarding of ventilators” by hospitals.

De Blasio said he doesn’t “know what the president’s talking about.” (Read more from “De Blasio: Trump’s Suggestion Face Masks Are Being Stolen Is ‘Insulting’” HERE)

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Bill De Blasio Cements His Disgraceful Legacy With Wuhan Virus Response

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New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has finally found something that he is worse at than running for president. The mayor has not only been flat-footed in dealing with the Wuhan virus that is ravaging Gotham, he has also been remarkably tone deaf. Perhaps nothing made this more patently clear than his decision to hit the gym on March 16th, just a day after closing all of the schools, bars and restaurants in the city.

While de Blasio’s arch nemesis Gov. Andrew Cuomo has garnered praise for his handling of the Chinese virus, the mayor has stumbled time after time. Even the closing of the schools was a debacle. Over the weekend prior to Monday, March 16, it was obvious not just that New York City would be hit with the virus, but that it would be hit hard. And yet, Hizzoner decided to wait until late Sunday to announce that schools would be closed the following day.

By refusing to make the obvious decision to close schools earlier, de Blasio threw the city’s parents into a confused rush to try to figure out childcare. What has truly been bizarre from the outset of this crisis is that anyone who took ninth grade biology understood that the most densely populated city in the country was always bound to be slammed by the virus. How de Blasio managed not to see this is frankly remarkable.

I’m sure I’m not the only New Yorker who wistfully rues that if only Anthony Weiner had cooled it with sexting teenagers we might have some competence in the mayor’s office. De Blasio’s blasé approach to the virus as it began infecting New York City looks even worse now that he is begging the federal government for help he barely seemed to think was needed just a week ago.

(Read more from “Bill De Blasio Cements His Disgraceful Legacy With Wuhan Virus Response” HERE)

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Watch: De Blasio Quotes Communist Terrorist, Democrats Demand Apology

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Democrat presidential candidate Bill de Blasio quoted communist terrorist Che Guevara on Thursday while speaking during a union rally at Miami International Airport, which prompted Democrats to demand that he apologize.

De Blasio “dropped Che’s most famous quote as he joined workers who walked off the job in protest of poor conditions and compensation,” the Miami Herald reported. “Before giving up the microphone to the next speaker, de Blasio blurted a quote from one of the most hated historical figures throughout Miami: ‘Hasta la victoria, siempre.'”

“The phrase — which translates roughly to ‘Ever on to victory!’ — was a mantra for Guevara, who became one of Fidel Castro’s top lieutenants,” the Herald added. “Raul Castro uttered the quote on Cuban television when he announced to the world that his older brother had died.” . . .

Democrat Florida State Senator José Javier Rodríguez, whose district includes Little Havana, demanded that De Blasio apologize for quoting communist terrorist Che Guevara.

Terry Rizzo, who is the chair of the Florida Democratic Party, tweeted: “Mayor Bill DeBlasio does not speak for Floridians or the Florida Democratic Party and he would be wise to apologize.”

(Read more from “Watch: De Blasio Quotes Communist Terrorist, Democrats Demand Apology” HERE)

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Bill De Blasio’s Presidential Campaign Could Backfire — and Leave Him Jobless

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By The Blaze. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio added his name to the already crowded field of Democrats vying for their party’s presidential nomination and a chance to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020 last week. . .

The city’s “committee on mayoral inability” — a five-member body of elected officials — could declare De Blasio “temporarily unable to discharge the powers and duties,” effectively removing him from office, if he abandons the Big Apple on the path to the White House. . .

The city charter explains that mayoral succession was designed for instances where the city’s mayor is removed by the governor or times when the mayor is too sick to perform his duties, but leaves open the possibility for “other” reasons, including when the mayor is absent from the city. . .

However, former New York City Major Rudy Giuliani, who now works as a personal attorney to President Donald Trump, said De Blasio will not be missed in the city — whether he’s there or not. (Read more from “Bill De Blasio’s Presidential Campaign Could Backfire — and Leave Him Jobless” HERE)

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Bill De Blasio Could Lose His Job over White House Bid If He’s Not Careful

By NY Post. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s presidential dreams had better not make him too neglectful of his day job — or he could lose it, under a never-before-used clause in the city charter.

The poison pill buried in the document’s dense legalese is the “committee on mayoral inability,” a five-member body with the power to declare the mayor “temporarily unable to discharge the powers and duties” of the office.

Comptroller Scott Stringer — who has publicly worried about the mayor’s distraction — is a member, along with City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., the longest-serving of the city’s five beeps.

The committee would also include two mayoral appointees, Corporation Counsel Zachary Carter and a deputy mayor to be named later, by de Blasio himself. (Read more from “Bill De Blasio Could Lose His Job over White House Bid If He’s Not Careful” HERE)

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De Blasio Is Threatening to Sue Trump Over Illegal Aliens

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio threatened to sue the Trump administration if it sends illegal immigrants to New York City, a “sanctuary city.”

“It’s illegal. It is just plain illegal. We will meet him in court. We will beat him in court,” de Blasio said, according to the New York Post.

President Trump on Monday tweeted, “Those Illegal Immigrants who can no longer be legally held (Congress must fix the laws and loopholes) will be, subject to Homeland Security, given to Sanctuary Cities and States”:

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Last week, the Washington Post reported that the White House proposed transporting and releasing detained immigrants to sanctuary cities such as San Francisco, allegedly to alleviate detention space at the border, but also to “send a message to Democrats.”

Singer and actress Cher — who once said she and her businesses would be willing to take Dreamers into their homes — has also decried the idea of bringing illegal immigrants to her city of Los Angeles.

(Read more from “De Blasio Is Threatening to Sue Trump Over Illegal Aliens” HERE)

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Coming to a City Near You: Health Care for All (Including Illegal Aliens)

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has decided to lead the progressive charge on the health care front. On Tuesday, de Blasio announced the city would pay for anyone, including illegal aliens, to receive health care, something they’ve dubbed NYC Care.

The city plans to spend at least $100 million per year on the 600,000 or so who don’t qualify for insurance or are in the country illegally can receive medical treatment, the New York Times reported. . .

The mayor’s office was quick to say that its plan, to be called NYC Care, would not be a substitute for any universal health care at the state level or a national single-payer plan. But, aides said, it was something the city could do immediately and on its own, and not require approval from the State Legislature, which is weighing some form of universal health insurance for New York State.

Indeed, NYC Care would be a mix of insurance and direct spending, and Mr. de Blasio said it would take about two years to get up and running. The city already has a kind of public option for health insurance for low-income New Yorkers, through an insurance plan run by city hospitals and known as MetroPlus.

The NYC Care plan would improve that coverage, which already insures some 516,000 people, and aim to reach more of those who are eligible, such as the young and uninsured, and others who qualify but have not applied.

(Read more from “Coming to a City Near You: Health Care for All (Including Illegal Aliens)” HERE)

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Hypocrisy: De Blasio Calls for Action With Immigration, Enraged When Illegals Take Refuge in NYC

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Outrage from the left over separating children from the lawbreaking adults who drag them across the border may have cooled after President Donald Trump signed an order rolling back the practice, but there is still plenty of frustration to go around.

There are also countless questions. One of more suprising of them is coming from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who wants to know: What are migrants doing in my city? . . .

On Wednesday, De Blasio spoke outside Cayuga Centers in Harlem, a social services agency that has been contracted by the government to provide assistance to unaccompanied minors who cross the border. Cayuga helps place migrant children into temporary foster care and runs programs for them during the day. . .

Normally, this would be the kind of do-good agency that liberals would celebrate — but these aren’t normal times. Bizarrely, De Blasio is apparently outraged that these refugees are being given, well, refuge.

“Mr. de Blasio said the federal government would not tell city officials exactly how many children were sent to New York or where they were being housed,” reported The New York Times. “The office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said the state also did not know the exact number.” (Read more from “Hypocrisy: De Blasio Calls for Action With Immigration, Enraged When Illegals Take Refuge in NYC” HERE)

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This Mayor Knew He Was Receiving Illegal Donations, Did Nothing

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“Listen, I don’t know, I don’t want to know. Just do what you’ve got to do.”

Former donor Harendra Singh testified on Thursday that those were the words of Bill de Blasio in response to Singh offering illegal contributions to the New York mayor’s campaign.

As part of the dual corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Oyster Bar Town Supervisor John Venditto, Singh is currently serving as the star witness.

Singh has already pleaded guilty to bribing de Blasio, and accepted a plea deal to testify in the trial of Mangano and Venditto. Defense attorneys for the two accused say Singh, a former restauranteur, can’t be trusted.

According to Singh, he raised somewhere between $50,000 and $80,000 for de Blasio, detailing how he’d thrown free fundraisers for the mayor and presented funds via the use of “straw donors” — contributors who give money to campaigns and are reimbursed by the actual donors — an illegal mechanism used to skirt campaign finance laws. (Read more from “This Mayor Knew He Was Receiving Illegal Donations, Did Nothing” HERE)

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INDICT the Criminal Politicians! They Have ‘Blood on Their Hands’ in NYC Terror Attack

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Mayor Bill de Blasio faced reporters after Tuesday’s jihadist attack on pedestrians along a bike path in lower Manhattan and declared it “a particularly cowardly act of terror.”

But revelations that the jihadist, a 29-year-old Uzbekistan national, came to America at the invitation of the U.S. government in 2010 under a program called the Diversity Visa Lottery, is spawning a chorus of questions . . .

Former FBI counter-terrorism specialist John Guandolo says the nation’s more than 3,100 mosques serve as “incubators” for jihad, and there is no such thing as a “lone wolf.” At least 80 percent of these mosques are staffed by foreign-born imams, many of them more radical and committed to the spread of Islamic law than those who stay in the Middle East.

“I am not sure why leaders are confused and ‘shocked’ by another jihad attack on U.S. soil,” he told WND. “These Islamic sites are the incubators for jihadists, just like the Islamic Society of Boston supported the Boston marathon bombers; the Islamic Center of Nashville and the local Muslim Student Association supported the Little Rock, Arkansas, jihadi; the Dar al-Hijra Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, and the Islamic Center of Southern California supported 9/11 hijackers and Fort Hood jihadist Maj. Nidal Hassan; the Islamic Society of Chattanooga supported the jihadist who killed five of our men in uniform; and on and on it goes.” . . .

“Leaders like national security adviser HR. McMaster, New York Mayor De Blasio and others like them should be indicted for criminal negligence,” he added. “They have a professional duty to know these easily identifiable threats and do not. Now, once again, Americans are dead because of their unprofessionalism – the legal definition of criminal negligence. We put doctors and lawyers in jail for this, and it is high time our local and federal leaders who are willfully or ignorantly failing in their duties to secure American communities go to jail for it, too.” (Read more from “Politicians Have ‘Blood on Their Hands’ in NYC Terror Attack” HERE)

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