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    The New Socialist Guillotine Is Coming for the Democratic Party
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.   We’re watching a modern-day French Revolutionary-like takeover of the Democratic Party. We could call it the Reign of Terror or…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Socialist Wave Hits Colorado as Democrat Establishment Waves the White Flag
    The socialist wave tearing through Democratic Party bastions washed through Colorado Tuesday night. Establishment Democrats fell to insurgent leftist candidates, and even Sen. John Hickenlooper barely staved off a challenge from his left flank. An undeniable pattern is emerging that extends well beyond New York City. The Democrat base demands a more militant, open declaration…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    China-Based Tycoon Neville Roy Singham Under Investigation
    Neville Roy Singham, a tech tycoon based in China, is facing a federal investigation for alleged financial crimes, Fox News reported Monday. Singham is known for his underwriting of socialist, communist, and Marxist causes. According to Fox News, “the grand jury in Manhattan has issued subpoenas as part of a probe launched by U.S. Attorney…
    Rebecca Downs
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    The Left’s Socialist Wave Will Come for Religion Next, Catholic Bishop Warns
    Catholic Bishop Robert Barron is warning Christians to take seriously the implications of far-left socialists who rack up victories in Democrat primaries across the country, most recently in Colorado. The popular preacher and founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries didn’t mince words in an X post Monday, a week after self-described socialists scored big…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    The Democratic Socialists’ War on America
    America’s most radical left-wing movement is no longer content to protest from outside; it is now working to dismantle the republic from within. It would be a grave error to dismiss members of the Democratic Socialists of America as mere campus radicals or online agitators. In New York City and beyond, the group and its…
    Michael Freund
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    Is Mamdani Taking Over the Country?
    After three hard-left candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated more establishment-friendly candidates in House Democrat primaries, congressional Democrats are debating whether the results mean the mayor is taking hold of the national party. “Obviously, this is a New York story more than anything else,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Wednesday. “But…
    George Caldwell
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    Victor Davis Hanson: America’s New Socialists Are Coming From the Upper Class
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.   We are witnessing in this year of 2026, for the first time really in over a century, a resurgence…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    The Democratic Socialists of America’s Platform Explicitly Aims to Destroy the Constitution
    Socialists are sweeping through and taking control of America’s big cities, replacing the old Democrat establishment and imposing their will on local politics. And “the squad” is looking more like an army these days as Democrats are set to send more open socialists to Congress. It’s time more Americans pay attention to what they intend…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Does This Dem Want the ‘Total Eradication of Western Civilization’? 4 Things to Know About Darializa Chevalier
    New York Democrats didn’t just elevate open “Democratic” socialists in the primaries Tuesday, but one of these socialists started an anti-Israel organization that said it is fighting for “the total eradication of Western civilization.” Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old Afro-Latina Muslim convert, ousted five-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the Democrat primary for New York’s…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    This Is Why Democrats Won’t Oppose the Socialist Takeover of Their Party
    The Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America are becoming indistinguishable from one another. That’s clearly the case in New York City, as a wave of socialist House candidates backed by openly socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani won primary elections on Tuesday against incumbent Democrats. In some cases, both leading candidates were quite far to…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    ‘Free’ Bus Program Mamdani Used as Model Ends After Years of Failure
    Surprise, surprise: There really is no such thing as a free bus. One of New York City’s socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s key campaign promises was that he would provide free bus services to everyone in the city. Not only is that goal seemingly not even in the medium-term plans for the mayor, but one of…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    A Socialist Wave Continues Crashing Through America’s Big, Blue Cities
    Democrats are quickly moving away from denying their socialist connections to openly embracing them. That’s a lesson to be learned from a clear trend taking hold in America’s most populous, blue bastions. Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist member of the District of Columbia City Council, looks to be the favorite to become the next…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • DC’s Hobson’s Choice Mayor
    Hobson was an English horse dealer who famously gave customers only one horse to pick from, hence Hobson’s Choice. The expression sums up the mayoral contests in many American cities. In Los Angeles, voters can choose between incumbent Karen Bass, whose “friend and mentor” was a communist, or Nithya Raman, who “has been aligned with…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Soft-on-Crime Socialist Set to Run Nation’s Capital Ravaged by Teen Takeovers
    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Socialist City Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George won Washington, D.C.’s Democrat mayoral primary putting her on track to be the deep blue city’s next leader. Lewis George won 52.9% of the first-choice vote, beating out her closest challenger former City Councilman Kenyan McDuffie who garnered 36.4%, The Associated Press reported Thursday with 75% of…
    Arianna Hooker
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    Socialist Cruises in DC Mayoral Election
    Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist and Howard University Law School graduate, has been elected as the Democrat nominee for mayor of Washington, D.C., by an overwhelming margin. Lewis George, a current member of the city council, amassed 52% of the vote in a race against former Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie and federal contractor Rini…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Chicago’s Leftist Mayor Says You Can’t Arrest Your Way to Safety. Yes, You Can.
    A spate of “teen takeovers” in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend highlighted a serious, growing phenomenon that now plagues cities across America. Unfortunately, solutions aren’t on the way as Mayor Brandon Johnson, a far-left Democrat, decided to shift blame away from the criminals. More on that in a bit. A so-called teen takeover is when large mobs…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Mamdani Plans to Seize Property From Bad NYC Landlords, but the Government Has Been the City’s Biggest Slumlord
    The warmth of Mamdani’s collectivism is going to leave a lot of landlords and tenants out in the cold. On Tuesday, New York City’s socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a new city housing plan in which he provocatively said that for properties that have suffered through “chronic neglect,” the city will work to “transfer ownership”…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Now Panicking Over Businesses Leaving
    Seattle’s socialist-in-chief is no longer laughing about chasing away businesses and wealthy residents. But the attitude adjustment may be too little, too late. Just a few weeks ago, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson infamously giggled when asked if she was concerned about wealthy residents fleeing Seattle because of her policies. “I think the claims that millionaires are going…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    China-Linked Group’s Socialist ‘Liberation Centers’ Coming to a Town Near You
    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A socialist group with ties to a China-based financier is setting up indoor hubs for radical activism in neighborhoods across the U.S. The Party for Socialism and Liberation has at least 28 event spaces, often called “Liberation Centers,” open since 2021 or in preparation, a Daily Caller News Foundation review of online…
    Hudson Crozier
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    Anarcho-Tyranny in LA: City Leaders Look to Crack Down on Barbecues, Ignore Encampment Fires
    Summer is nearly here and a hard-left Los Angeles city councilmember has proposed something that the people have surely been yearning for: banning backyard barbecues. Yes, really. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who is also running for mayor, introduced a motion on Wednesday to ban backyard barbecues during certain high fire danger days in…
    Jarrett Stepman
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