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The wheels are coming off the socialist bus.<\/p>\n
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is tapping the brakes on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani\u2019s $700 million plan for free city buses, casting early doubt on one of the far-left lawmaker\u2019s biggest campaign promises, The New York Post\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the SOMOS political retreat in Puerto Rico on Saturday, Hochul said she\u2019s already spent heavily to support the city\u2019s struggling MTA and questioned how much further the state could go.<\/p>\n
\u201cI continue to be excited at the work of making the slowest buses in America fast and free,\u201d Mamdani said Monday during an unrelated press conference. \u201cAnd I appreciate the governor\u2019s continued partnership in delivering on that agenda of affordability.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Hochul\u2019s comments in San Juan marked the latest break between the moderate Democratic governor and Mamdani, the Democratic socialist she endorsed just two months ago.<\/p>\n
Hochul happily rode Mamdani\u2019s coattails during the campaign as he energized progressives with promises of affordability and social programs, but she has shown far less enthusiasm for actually paying for them.<\/p>\n
The governor has rejected several of Mamdani\u2019s cornerstone ideas, including proposals to raise taxes on wealthy New Yorkers to fund $10 billion in new benefits like free child care and fareless transit<\/p>\n
Her caution could create a serious roadblock for the incoming mayor, whose ambitious plans rely on support from Albany to move forward.<\/p>\n
The top two Democratic leaders in the state Legislature \u2014 Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins \u2014 have signaled more willingness to help Mamdani pursue his agenda.<\/p>\n
That divide leaves Hochul increasingly isolated from the party\u2019s energized left flank, which has been openly pressuring her to embrace higher taxes on the rich.<\/p>\n
During recent public appearances, activists have twice interrupted the governor with chants of \u201cTax the rich,\u201d drawing a sharp rebuke.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe more you push me, the more I\u2019m not going to do what you want,\u201d Hochul told the SOMOS crowd in response.<\/p>\n
Still, Hochul did not fully reject Mamdani\u2019s wish list.<\/p>\n
She said she\u2019s open to working with him on expanding free child care, though she made clear it would be an expensive and long-term goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be on a path to get there, because I\u2019m committed to this as \u2018mom governor\u2019 \u2014 I get it,\u201d Hochul said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut also to do it statewide, right now, it\u2019s about $15 billion \u2014 the entire amount of my reserves.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cautious tone was a reality check for Mamdani, who has portrayed himself as the champion of \u201ceveryday New Yorkers\u201d and promised to make the city more affordable through massive new public spending.<\/p>\n
Hochul\u2019s remarks also came as she continues her own political maneuvering ahead of a likely 2026 re-election bid.<\/p>\n
After the SOMOS conference, she flew to the Dominican Republic to attend a breakfast celebrating cross-cultural exchange \u2014 an event seen as an appeal to one of New York\u2019s largest and most influential immigrant voting blocs.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers trace family roots to the Dominican Republic, making the outreach a politically savvy move for a governor seeking to rebuild her base while keeping the party\u2019s left wing at arm\u2019s length.<\/p>\n
Whether Hochul and Mamdani can maintain their uneasy alliance may determine not only the future of free buses and child care, but also the balance of power within the New York Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
A Minnesota man has been arrested for allegedly offering $45,000 for a \u201chit\u201d on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the FBI announced in a press release.<\/p>\n
On October 9, 2025, a TikTok user in Michigan flagged a disturbing post from an account under the username \u201cWacko,\u201d which featured an anarchist symbol and displayed a \u201csniper-scope red dot\u201d superimposed over the forehead of the nation\u2019s top prosecutor.<\/p>\n
The post included a mock wanted poster bearing Bondi\u2019s image, with the text \u201cWANTED: Pam Bondi \/ REWARD: 45,000 \/ DEAD OR ALIVE \/ (PREFERABLY DEAD),\u201d and was captioned \u201ccough cough when they don\u2019t serve us then what?\u201d<\/p>\n
The uploader further claimed that they would be offering $45,000 to anyone who successfully carried out a \u201chit\u201d on Bondi, prompting a swift federal investigation. A suspect identified as Tyler Maxon Avalos, a 29-year-old resident of St. Paul, Minnesota, was apprehended a week after the post went live on October 16, 2025, following verification of his identity through state supervision records tied to his address.<\/p>\n
Maxon-Avalos has a lengthy criminal history, which includes a July 2022 felony stalking charge in Dakota County, Minnesota; an August 2016 felony third-degree domestic battery conviction in Polk County, Florida; and an April 2016 misdemeanor domestic assault charge in Dakota County, Minnesota. The latter charge was initially brought as felony domestic abuse in connection with a strangulation incident, though it was eventually reduced through a plea agreement.<\/p>\n
His TikTok profile notably pinned a link to An Anarchist FAQ, underscoring potential ideological motivations and connections or admiration for Antifa-linked groups.<\/p>\n
Avalos now faces federal charges under 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 875(c) for interstate transmission of a threat to injure another person, which carries a potential penalty of up to five years in prison. Following his arrest, U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko granted Avalos pretrial release subject to strict conditions, including restrictions on travel outside Minnesota, mandatory continuation of mental health treatment, prohibitions on possessing weapons or consuming alcohol, a nightly curfew, GPS monitoring, and limitations on internet access without prior approval.<\/p>\n
The TikTok post allegedly made by Maxon-AvalosPhoto: FBI<\/p>\n
The arrest follows an uptick in violent threats and assaults targeting federal agents and senior officials.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)\u00a0announced\u00a0that foreign drug cartels were offering hefty bounties on federal agents. In a new bulletin, DHS revealed that local gangs have been encouraged to kill the local heads of ICE or CBP. If they do, the shooter could net as much as $50,000 from the cartels who steer their activity.<\/p>\n
Bonuses start at $2,000 for \u201cgathering intelligence or doxxing agents\u201d or their families, DHS announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis surveillance has enabled ambushes and disruptions during routine enforcement actions, including recent raids under Operation Midway Blitz,\u201d said DHS, explaining that non-lethal assaults on federal agents could lead to paydays between $5,000 and $10,000 for gang members.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese criminal networks are not just resisting the rule of law, they are waging an organized campaign of terror against the brave men and women who protect our borders and communities,\u201d Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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