Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
It snowed two weeks ago in New York. Since then, the temperature has barely risen above freezing – a temperature science naturally dictates is necessary to melt snow and ice.
But science isn’t enough for some US political critics, however, who have instead blamed Zohran Mamdani, New York’s new socialist mayor, for the snow not having melted and still clogging up some of the city’s streets.
The New York Post, the rightwing tabloid and a frequent Mamdani critic, has led the charge. This week the newspaper claimed that “slushy streets” were “ruining travel for everyone”.
Yup, we're basically accelerating towards becoming the next Venus...
And I used to be really motivated to change course, but I didn't only meet resistance from entrenched monetary interests, but also from among my peers among the proletariat who seemed more intent on reminding me to check my white/male privilege at every step than they did on actually collaborating towards shared goals and advancing class solidarity.
So I've long since given up, I can't change the tides of history, and no one wants me to try. Not even the people who would benefit from a tide change.
It's not like I'll ever have kids, womankind has unanimously rejected me. So why should I care about the future? Sure, I love plants and animals. I find the loss of biodiversity to be tragic, and would love to see a more beautiful world of peace and universal prosperity. But I can't do anything about those things, so I'm at the "accept the things I cannot change" stage.
If people wanted me to fight for them, they had their chance. But I'm not gonna keep fighting for people who actively fight against me. I'm tired, boss.