Democrats, Read the Fucking Map and Stop Licking Rich Ass
Lina Khan. Zohran Mamdani. AOC. They are handing you the path forward. Clear. Urgent. Built on facts, not fantasy. And you are too busy kissing rich ass, sucking up to donors, and performing for each other like politics is some PHD seminar or Kennedy Center Greek tragedy.
Bernie warned you. You ignored him. Then you lost to Trump. And instead of learning, you ran straight back to the consultants and fundraisers— waaaaaaa!
Lina Khan did not offer opinions. She laid out the data. Small businesses are the biggest employer in America. Thirty-five million strong. Half the private workforce. Most of the new jobs. They are the backbone of the economy. You treat them like a photo backdrop.
She said ban noncompetes. Regulate platforms. End gag clauses. Protect franchisees. Make markets fair. Make capital accessible. Enforce the law. She is doing the work. While you are still posting about how deeply you care.
Mamdani is doing the work. He walks blocks. Talks rent. Listens to people trying to survive. He builds from the bottom up. No entourage. No filter. Just policy that reflects reality.
AOC is carrying the torch. Loudly. Clearly. Consistently. The rest of you are still busy annoying your therapists (who hate you btw).
Today I flipped past an FM station and caught a prominent Madison Democrat interviewing a school superintendent from some nearby small town. The question I heard her ask was this:
“What’s it like to be a gay and Black superintendent?”
That is what broke through the noise.
You think that is what parents are asking? No. They want to know if their kids are learning anything. If their schools are safe. If the district has a real plan to help their children become independent, capable adults. They want results. You are giving them identity performance.
This is why people don’t trust you. You talk about values while delivering nothing. You preach equity while protecting monopolies. You celebrate representation while ignoring the collapse of institutions. You kiss donor ass while pretending to care about the working class.
By 2027 there will be 37 million small businesses in America. Most will be solo. No funding. No benefits. No safety net. They are tutors, ghost kitchens, side hustles, online shops, and repair techs. They do not want your language guides or your visibility campaigns. They want a level playing field. They want the law enforced. They want to survive.
Khan gave you the blueprint. Mamdani is following it. AOC is shouting it. You are still chasing validation from people who think working Americans are a nuisance.
Stop kissing rich ass. Start governing. Or get out of the fucking way.
Here’s a voicemail I got from a great New Yorker:
“That was a great f***ing piece of writing, Ray. A truly great article. I loved it.
I went in fully intending to vote for Cuomo—seemed like the safer bet, you know? For a lot of complicated reasons. But when I got to the booth and saw Mamdani’s name, something shifted.
He struck me as sharp—fluid intellect, smart. Yeah, people throw around labels like “socialist” or “communist,” but my gut told me: that’s not the point. Whatever he is, I like what he is. So I voted for him.
Isn’t that something?
Just felt like I needed to tell you that.”