A podcaster and well-known Democratic Socialist from Astoria has thrown the progressive wing of the Democratic party into disarray by announcing she plans to run for the District 59 seat in the state Senate.
Nomiki Konst announced Tuesday on “The Majority Report” talk show—a daily political podcast–that she plans to run for the newly formed District 59 seat that covers Astoria, Long Island City, Williamsburg, Greenpoint and parts of Manhattan.
“I want to announce that I’m running for state senate in District 59—a brand new district that encompasses the community I live in.”
The new district was created mid-May, when a special master drew up the electoral maps for the state senate, after a supreme court judge tossed out the maps drafted by state Democrats on the basis that they were unconstitutional.
Konst joins other candidates such as Elizabeth Crowley and Kristen Gonzalez in the race. However, her announcement has upset many progressives who believe she will cut into the vote for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez, a progressive who lives in Long Island City, has already garnered the support of Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, the NYC-DSA, the Working Families Party, Make the Road, New York Communities for Change, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, Councilmember Tiffany Cabán and many other left leaning officials and organizations.
Gonzalez announced she was running months ago, when most thought Long Island City was going to be part of Senate District 17—a district that was eliminated by the special master last month. That district would have included Long Island City, Woodside, Ridgewood, Maspeth, Glendale and Greenpoint—although not Astoria.
Konst said she decided to run after the boundaries of District 59 were drawn– which include Astoria.
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Some other Democrats are looking to get into the race also. Wouldn't be surprised if it ends up like the race in Congressional District 10 with several candidates. But let's see who actually makes it onto the ballot. And that Kristen Gonzalez has barely lived in State Senate District 59. She's originally from Elmhurst which likely means inside the Jessica Ramos district. She may have lived in District 59 not much longer than Crowley. Crowley set up a residence in Long Island City during her Queens Borough President race.
Here comes the Tsunami !
Prove Me Wrong...
This is hilarious.
Watching them realize that the narrative spin they tried for 5+ years hasn’t had an impact
Sucks to lose power. Beautiful to see...
J.Dore said...
Faux DemOrats are just as bad.
Biden To Hike Medicare Premiums & Funnel Profits To Private Insurers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Od03C7RBgI&ab_channel=TheJimmyDoreShow
Hopefully progressive Chesa Boudin will be recalled in San Fransicko and start a trend !
In New York, we need to get recall on the ballot.
Progressive policy experiments hurt the people they claim to help.
Vote them all out thy are not helping people who need it the most.
In 2020, 75% of New York murder victims were black, though just 24% of our population is.
Maybe another failed endorsement by AOC will help.
The tide is starting to turn against these anti-American socialist clowns!
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
Woke Lefty Book store out of business. Hooray...
Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books
https://nypost.com/2022/06/06/bookstore-priced-out-of-greenwich-village-after-30-years/
Another out-of-state carpet bagger who moved here fro Arizona, California, Texas. Trying to alter the political landscape so she feels mor comfortable here.... Nomiki Daphne Konst is the worst kind of scumbag carpet bagger.
"In 2020, 75% of New York murder victims were black, though just 24% of our population is."
Who do you supposed was DOING the murdering?
Anything is better than the machine hacks - still do not know what Jimmy, Costa, Averalla, and whats his name Barnwell did for their communities except permit more funds to line the pockets of developers and screw up the streets.
Already they are all but forgotten.
The Revolution eats its own.
New Florida Man said...
Vote RED!! Good luck NYC...
Is this the future of the democratic party ?
Nancy's Chuck E Cheese might be in a primary and could lose.
@"The tide is starting to turn against these anti-American socialist clowns!"
Why are they anti-American? Is it because they don't want every clown under the sun walking around with an AR-15 and shooting up school kids? Is it because they aren't beholden to the oil and gas industries or kissing Jeff Bezos ass ?
Is it because they aren't white and don't drive a pickup truck?
Why do we allow Socialists in our party? We are going to get destroyed in Nov and it's because we haven't had the guts to kick the Socialists out.
They don't share Dem values. I fail to see why they're allowed a D next to their names.
I have to say. Progressive women are hot. Look at those two and AOC. All the Putinists have are M.T Greene, who looks like she used to be a 'he' and crackers Boebert, and ....
I'll take those progressives any day.
Prove me wrong ...
This is what democracy is about. Choice.
I don't understand how these bail reformers can even show their faces in public given their support for letting criminal run loose and destroy our communities all for the sake of their progressiveness. Look where their "defund the police" policy got us.
@"Progressive policy experiments hurt the people they claim to help."
How?
Who wouldn't want a part time job that pays 130k a year?
Is it because they don't want every clown under the sun walking around with an AR-15 and shooting up school kids? Is it because they aren't beholden to the oil and gas industries or kissing Jeff Bezos ass ? Is it because they aren't white and don't drive a pickup truck?
^^^ This is what a mind destroyed by media propaganda looks like.
In Orwell's Book, Big Brother Could Turn On Your T.V. And Tune The Channel To Force You To Listen To Them.
It's The Only Trick The Lefturds Have Not Accomplished ━ Yet.
Anyone trying to use logic when dealing with lefturds, Good luck.
Florida Man said...
Good job NYC Lefties, enjoy your high gas prices, out of control crime, taxes, groceries and mouthwash to clean your crap filled mouth! Bless your little lefturd hearts...
@Why are they anti-American @Progressive women are hot.
FACTS can be hard for some… I don’t know, is therapy hopeless for you?
I’m starting to think that “progressive” is synonymous for “delusional”.
Face it, enabler-peasants, you've all been duped, bilked, scammed and damned, with impunity (replete with your blessing)! But alas, you keep voting (ay, there's the rub!), and voting to reinforce a system that was designed and engineereed to automatically, continually and continuously hasten your demise. Even heroin addicts wake up and seek treatment from the rehab experts. But, there IS no free clinic for neo-feudal, neo-fascist, neo-liberal apologists, much less the two-party-machine-failed duopoly CULT disease that runs the 'Three Card Monte' tables that always guarantees their fix, every time, with the precision and strict mathematical probability of a Las Vegas gambling mill (or more closer to home, Aqueduct's foreign, Third World Racino gambling compound). Either way: they ALWAYS WIN——guess who always loses?
Most baffling is how even Pavlov's dogs could not be conditioined to behave with such staggering loyalty——and THEY are rewarded for their allegiance!
❝The system cannot be fixed by the system.❞ ——Tom Morello
@"Good job NYC Lefties, enjoy your high gas prices,"
The fare is still $2.75. Why should I care?
Higher gas prices, less pickup trucks and oversized SUV's on the road. Less dead pedestrians and cyclists. Safer city for all.
@"FACTS can be hard for some… I don’t know, is therapy hopeless for you?"
I guess you are into right wing she-males.
Sad ...
"The fare is still $2.75. Why should I care?"
Nice try troll !
Mad for Chicken said...
@"into right wing she-males"
I'm into Hot Spicy Chicken Wings and Classic Chevy V8's !
@"@"FACTS can be hard for some"
Well it's tougher here when a certain protected commentator(NPC_whatever) is allowed to spread medical and other lies, while the moderator protects him/her/it for whatever reason, who knows. Maybe this character is a super sensitive snowflake and can't handle comments pointed in "its" direction.
Face it, enabler-peasants, you've all been duped, bilked, scammed and damned, with impunity (replete with your blessing)! But alas, you keep voting (ay, there's the rub!), and voting to reinforce a system that was designed and engineereed to automatically, continually and continuously hasten your demise. Even heroin addicts wake up and seek treatment from the rehab experts. But, there IS no free clinic for neo-feudal, neo-fascist, neo-liberal apologists, much less the two-party-machine-failed duopoly CULT disease that runs the 'Three Card Monte' tables that always guarantees their fix, every time, with the precision and strict mathematical probability of a Las Vegas gambling mill (or more closer to home, Aqueduct's foreign, Third World Racino gambling compound). Either way: they ALWAYS WIN——guess who always loses?
Most baffling is how even Pavlov's dogs could not be conditioined to behave with such staggering loyalty——and THEY are rewarded for their allegiance!
❝The system cannot be fixed by the system.❞ ——Tom Morello
❝No one has ever CHANGED the MAFIA——by JOINING IT.❞ ——Anonymous
@“ Face it, enabler-peasants, you've all been duped, bilked, scammed and damned,”
So, wise guru, as you seem to be “all knowing” with a deep insight into everything and anything, what should the Sheeple do?
@“ So, wise guru, as you seem to be “all knowing” with a deep insight into everything and anything, what should the Sheeple do? ”
The Sheeple are still waiting, Oh Wise Guru…
@ What should the Sheeple do?
Turn off the Fake News TV and do your own research.
Folk be hongry
@The Sheeple are still waiting, Oh Wise Guru …
If you had any wisdom at all, smart ass, then you would figure out how to game the system legally, like I have. But, you're more interested in feeding your silly ego and sliding in the last snarky words of ignorance than working toward common goals of activism to produce a favorable outcome. Yes, I'm wise because I avoid simple life forms like you!
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