# mayor zohran mamdani (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover mayor zohran mamdani. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Natalie Harp Story Has Crossed a Line](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/the-natalie-harp-story-has-crossed) _2026-08-22 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ It is no longer merely gossip—but not because of a supposed romance. The real story is why Trump has made personal devotion a qualification for proximity and power. ## [SNAP Enrollment Declines Dramatically Amid Fraud Crackdown.](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/21/snap-enrollment-declines-dramatically-amid-fraud-crackdown/) _2026-08-21 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ SNAP Enrollment Declines Dramatically Amid Fraud Crackdown. ## [California Just Made It Harder To Buy Cheap Tires, and Drivers Have Questions](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/21/california-just-made-it-harder-to-buy-cheap-tires-and-drivers-have-questions/) _2026-08-21 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ Being told how you can and can’t drive. California Just Made It Harder To Buy Cheap Tires, and Drivers Have Questions ## [When His Admirers Leave, Trump Builds Monuments](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/when-his-admirers-leave-trump-builds) _2026-08-21 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ Former loyalists can turn against him. Buildings bearing his name—and one extraordinarily devoted aide—offer more dependable affirmation. ## [Here’s what we know about Gary, Indiana’s power outage](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/21/heres-what-we-know-about-gary-indianas-power-outage/) _2026-08-21 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ What happened: A derecho tore through Northwest Indiana on August 11, 2026, with wind gusts hitting 99 mph at Gary Chicago International Airport, and the storm system also spawned tornadoes elsewhere in the region. It became NIPSCO’s largest power outage event in company history, affecting roughly 301,000 customers at its peak. Baller Alerteciks Current status \[…\] ## [Trump Is Monetizing the Presidency](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/trump-is-monetizing-the-presidency) _2026-08-20 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ His crypto empire turns political power into private wealth—and gives powerful interests a financial stake in keeping him beyond accountability. ## [So a President “Chosen by Jesus” Sends His Son-in-Law to Negotiate With Iran…](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/so-a-president-chosen-by-jesus-sends) _2026-08-19 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ It sounds like the setup for a bad joke. Unfortunately, it is American foreign policy. ## [Trump Is a Chaff Machine — and the Media Keeps Locking On](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/trump-is-a-chaff-machine-and-the) _2026-08-18 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ I don’t give a two-penny damn about Natalie Harp. The rumored romance is gossip. Trump’s concession to North Korea is news ## [The One Thing Trump Cannot Tolerate—Especially From His Allies: Independence](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/the-one-thing-trump-cannot-tolerateespecially) _2026-08-17 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ Trump doesn’t merely expect support from his allies—he expects submission. ## [First the Polls Were Wrong. Then the USBs Were Wrong. Now They Want You to Stop Asking Questions.](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/16/first-the-polls-were-wrong-then-the-usbs-were-wrong-now-they-want-you-to-stop-asking-questions/) _2026-08-16 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ First the Polls Were Wrong. Then the USBs Were Wrong. Now They Want You to Stop Asking Questions. ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/faS94lSGAKc8) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [If History Won’t Make Room for Trump, He’ll Remodel It](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/if-history-wont-make-room-for-trump) _2026-08-16 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ His fixation on the Kennedy Center and Mount Rushmore suggests a desire not merely to govern America, but to rewrite its monuments around himself. ## [Trump’s Superpower Is Shamelessness: A Psychological Look](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/trumps-superpower-is-shamelessness) _2026-08-15 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ Healthy guilt can lead to remorse and self-correction. What happens when both are missing? ## [Trump's aircraft carrier decision tells us a great deal about how he thinks.](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/trumps-aircraft-carrier-decision) _2026-08-14 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ It involves something called processing fluency — and its implications go far beyond aircraft carriers. ## [The Karoline Leavitt face story has legs](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/the-karoline-leavitt-face-story-has) _2026-08-13 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ The story is spreading, but I’m more interested in the psychology behind the picture. ## [This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/13/this-adversarial-pattern-can-prevent-surveillance-cameras-from-detecting-you/) _2026-08-13 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ If you’re concerned about privacy on the Internet and while out in public, this might be an article for you to read. Please take it with a grain of salt as it’s not the only article out there. This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you ## [Bonus Weds. Substack: The Real D-List](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/bonus-weds-substack-the-real-d-list) _2026-08-12 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ Kathy Griffin made the D-list a joke. Donald Trump turned it into a vocabulary lesson - about himself. ## [Regular Weds. Substack: From Island Battlefields to Carrier Decks](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/from-island-battlefields-to-carrier) _2026-08-12 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ The Pacific war had a clear enemy and a clear objective. Can we say the same now? ## [Better Them Than Me?](https://halbrown.substack.com/p/better-them-than-me) _2026-08-11 · Hal Brown · A Beta Brain_ Trump escaped a possible Iranian threat while reporters and staff remained aboard the decoy Air Force One. ## [Four Democrats, One Day: Wisconsin’s Governor Primary Comes Down to today, Primary Day.](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/11/four-democrats-one-day-wisconsins-governor-primary-comes-down-to-today-primary-day/) _2026-08-11 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ Wisconsin Democrats are settling for a chaotic four-way primary for governor today, capping a race that saw a lieutenant governor’s campaign collapse under a finance scandal, a county executive quit and un-quit within ten days, and Republicans quietly spend millions trying to shape who comes out on top. The four candidates remaining on the ballot: \[…\] ## [Madison Needs Body Cameras Now! No More Excuses](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/10/madison-needs-body-cameras-now-no-more-excuses/) _2026-08-10 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ Madison Needs Body Cameras Now! No More Excuses ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tgi42dP4Val2) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [DOJ Finds Duke Law Kept Discriminating Against White Applicants Despite SCOTUS Ruling.](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/09/doj-finds-duke-law-kept-discriminating-against-white-applicants-despite-scotus-ruling/) _2026-08-09 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ DOJ Finds Duke Law Kept Discriminating Against White Applicants Despite SCOTUS Ruling. ## [Who funds the DSA?](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/08/who-funds-the-dsa/) _2026-08-08 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ Who funds the DSA? ## [Data centers aren’t knocking yet — but Bayfield and Ashland counties are already asking what happens if they do](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/07/data-centers-arent-knocking-yet-but-bayfield-and-ashland-counties-are-already-asking-what-happens-if-they-do/) _2026-08-07 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ No developer has filed a single application. Not in Bayfield County, not in Ashland County. And yet last week, both county boards spent real time — public comment, presentations, pointed questions — on a technology that, as far as anyone in the room could confirm, isn’t actually coming. That’s not as strange as it sounds. \[…\] ## [Social Media Addiction](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/07/social-media-addiction/) _2026-08-07 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million over mental health harms to kids online ## [NYC’s $70 Million Grocery Experiment: What the Fine Print Actually Says](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/06/nycs-70-million-grocery-experiment-what-the-fine-print-actually-says/) _2026-08-06 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ Given the unrest across the country and with state primaries and the Mid Terms up coming this is a story that we all should be paying attention to. (See featured image on trends across Wisconsin) New York City wants to run five grocery stores. It does not, as of this week, have five locations, \[…\] ## [Something’s wrong with Hong](https://swansenreport.com/2026/08/02/somethings-wrong-with-hong/) _2026-08-02 · paulswansenicloudcom · Swansenreport_ Something’s wrong with Hong