It’s starting to look like yet another Socialist shakedown in the Big Apple.
Remember when NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani waited one day after his victory to tell supporters of his “everything for free” fantasy that, actually, he needed donations to make any of it happen? Classic bait-and-switch socialism: promise the world, then pass the bill to the suckers who believed you.
Well, now there’s a new Socialist scam brewing — and this one is even more stomach-turning because it involves Thanksgiving turkeys meant for families who might otherwise go without. And right in the middle of it? None other than Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14).
According to a report by the New York Post, AOC recently dispatched an email to her supporters, which seemed to be her yearly request for assistance in helping charitable organizations provide dinner for families in need. The report included a passage from the letter, which said:
“Thanksgiving is two weeks away…Will you chip in $5 or anything you can today to help us bring the joy of the holiday season into homes around NYC this year?”
Back in 2021, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez was sending out warm, fuzzy emails asking New Yorkers to donate generously so she could help buy Thanksgiving turkey dinners for those in need. That year, she reportedly “raised $33,589.64 for three local charities,” and since 2019 she’s touted her involvement in providing hundreds of turkeys, according to the New York Post.
All very heartwarming — until 2025 rolled around.
Because this year, the generous New Yorkers who thought they were helping put turkey on the tables of struggling families ended up getting something closer to a Halloween trick. As the Post uncovered, clicking her contribution link didn’t take donors to a charity at all.
Instead, it sent them straight to an ActBlue campaign fundraising page, The Post noted.
And a disclosure on the screen where you enter a donation amount tells people it’s “paid for by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress.”
As noted, in past years the congresswoman actually directed people to real charities, where donations went straight to helping families who were struggling. Naturally, most well-meaning New Yorkers assumed the same thing was happening this year — that clicking her link would once again support those in need.
Any decent human being can see exactly what’s going on here. This little bait-and-switch from Sandy is flat-out wrong. Whether it crosses legal lines is for the lawyers and regulators to figure out — I’m not pretending to play an attorney. But morally? It’s indefensible. People clicked expecting to help families in need, not bankroll a politician.
If folks want to make sure their Thanksgiving donations actually reach real people, they can go straight to reputable groups like the Salvation Army’s Operation Thanksgiving page rather than funneling money through a political machine.
At the very least, someone at the Federal Election Commission should be combing through these “turkey emails” immediately. Because if a charity appeal is being used as a campaign fundraising tool, that’s not just shady — it’s the kind of thing the FEC was created to investigate.
Chinese Plane Sinks in Yangtze River After Emergency Landing – Passengers Wait on Wings**
In a dramatic turn of events, a Chinese passenger plane made an emergency landing on the Yangtze River, leaving passengers stranded on its wings as they awaited rescue. The terrifying incident occurred when the aircraft encountered severe technical difficulties mid-flight, forcing the pilot to make a quick and decisive decision to land on the water.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing the plane gliding down towards the river in what appeared to be a controlled descent. Thanks to the pilot’s skillful maneuvering, the plane landed safely on the river’s surface, preventing what could have been a catastrophic disaster. Emergency services were quick to respond, and rescue operations were underway within minutes.
Passengers, visibly shaken but largely unharmed, gathered on the wings of the aircraft as they awaited rescue. The river’s strong current posed a challenge, but rescue boats managed to reach the stranded passengers promptly, ensuring that all were evacuated safely.
The incident has raised questions about the aircraft’s maintenance and the procedures in place for such emergencies. Aviation authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the technical failure that led to the emergency landing. Meanwhile, stories of heroism and quick thinking from the crew and passengers have emerged, highlighting the resilience and cooperation that prevailed during the harrowing experience.