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Mamdani Vs. The Billionaires

By on July 14th, 2025

https://issuesinsights.com/2025/07/14/mamdani-vs-the-billionaires/

There are 123 billionaires living in New York City. Zohran Mamdani, the socially and economically advantaged socialist boy who’s apparently never held a real job and is busy stoking class warfare as he campaigns to be the city’s next mayor, says they shouldn’t exist. Voters need to know that their city can get along just fine without Mamdani. But it would fall into a raging hellhole without billionaires.

“I don’t think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality, and ultimately, what we need more of is equality across our city and across our state and across our country,” Mamdani said last month on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

The views of an imbecile, or of a performative politician feeding his ego and trying to make up for a life of mostly idleness, apparently appeal to Gotham voters. Mamdani easily won the Democratic primary and is, for now, the favorite to win the general election in the fall.

For those who aren’t familiar with Mamdani, or need a refresher, he is a Democratic Socialist with Marxist urges that he doesn’t try to hide. As we noted last week:

Like Karl Marx, the privileged Mamdani, who calls himself a ‘BMW Bolshevik,’ sees the world through the lens of class struggle. The platform of the Democratic Socialists of America, of which he is a member, ‘fights’ for ‘the abolition of capitalism‘ as well as the ‘social ownership of all major industry and infrastructure,’ two Marxist principles that Mamdani supports.

Mamdani is also promising ‘free stuff’ for New Yorkers, from bus trips to child care; proposes to freeze rents (to stick it to those greedy capitalist landlords, no doubt); wishes to ‘shift the tax burden … to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighborhoods.’

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France and Europe: Increasingly Submitting to Islam by Guy Millière

By on July 14th, 2025

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21750/france-and-europe-increasingly-submitting-to-islam

“We have imported another civilization.”– Former MP Philippe de Villers, YouTube, “eight months ago.”

“[W]here do those who do this come from? And why are they still here?” — Éric Zemmour, president of Reconquest, a right-of-center party he created in 2021. When he spoke out, he was sentenced to heavy fines, X, June 1, 2025.

When illegal immigrants are arrested, all of them are given an “Obligation to Leave French Territory” (Obligation de Quitter le Territoire Français/OQTF) and ordered to leave France immediately. No one, however, including the police, deports them, so most do not go.

France is being ravaged by the rise of Islam.

The United Kingdom, with a smaller proportion of Muslims than France or Belgium, seems also to be undergoing a slow submission to Islam.

Political parties in power for decades in all Western European countries — except Italy — seem deliberately blind to the danger facing them. Any party willing to take on the “great replacement,” is deliberately kept out of power.

The Dutch election will be closely watched. Wilders’s chances of winning again in October could promise a revival for the Netherlands — a second Enlightenment — and a regeneration for Europe.

Paris. June 21, 2025. Annual Music Festival. Ten years ago, orchestras played peacefully in the streets. Families strolled and stopped to listen. Security reigned and was taken for granted. In recent years, the atmosphere has changed — radically. Families no longer go out. Young men coming from the Islamic suburbs flood the city, prevent musicians they do not like from playing by shouting insults and threats, and by attacking anyone who gets in their way. This year, more than a hundred rape complaints were filed with the police. Countless knife attacks have left dozens injured. Stores are looted. What took place in Paris also took place in every major city of France.

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The cost of assumptions: Iran, Oct. 7 and the power of a ‘conceptzia’ By David Isaac

By on July 14th, 2025

https://www.jns.org/the-cost-of-assumptions-iran-october-7-and-the-power-of-a-conceptzia/

The IDF’s performance against Iran throws into sharp relief the difference a conceptzia can make. The same military that reeled against a Hamas onslaught on Oct. 7, 2023, acted with jaw-dropping efficiency 20 months later.

It was, in large part, due to the way the Israel Defense Forces viewed the threat from Iran vs. that from Gaza. Clear-eyed about the dangers from one, it was blinded by misconceptions about the other.

“When your enemies say something, they usually mean what they say. In Iran’s case, we understood that. In Hamas’s case, we did not,” Or Yissachar, director of research at the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF), told JNS.

The conceptzia that misled the IDF about Hamas consisted of a series of governing assumptions: 1) Hamas had been deterred, particularly after 2021’s “Operation Guardian of the Walls”; 2) Hamas was contained—its rockets by the Iron Dome, its invasion tunnels by the “Iron Wall,” and 3) Hamas, preoccupied with governing Gaza, could be bought off.

“Hamas exploited that belief to conduct a years-long deception campaign, not only misleading Israel’s strategic planners but reinforcing the … conceptzia …, the outdated and unfounded assumptions that Hamas sought calm in exchange for economic relief,” John Spencer, chairman of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, told JNS.

Compounding these assumptions was the belief that Hamas wasn’t capable of a major offensive. Israel believed it could mount a small raiding party at most. “It was a failure of imagination as much as it was a failure of preparation,” Spencer said.

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A Cybersecurity Primer For Businesses In 2025 By Chuck Brooks,

By on July 14th, 2025

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckbrooks/2025/07/13/a-cybersecurity-primer-for-businesses-in-2025/

Key perspectives and strategies to defend against the ever-growing tide of cyber risks.

Understanding the fundamentals of cybersecurity is increasingly important in our digital age. Cybersecurity, at its core, involves protecting computer systems, networks, and data from attacks, damage, or unauthorized access.

As society becomes increasingly reliant on technologies, the risks associated with cyberattacks grow exponentially. In today’s interconnected world, common threats such as malware, phishing, and ransomware have become more prevalent. Cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities in software and human behavior to gain access to valuable data.

And cyber threats are not limited to high-profile incidents against government entities or large corporations; they pose a direct risk to small and medium companies, individuals, infrastructure, and the economy as a whole.

Cybersecurity is essential for the digital age: cybersecurity is not just a technological issue but a security problem. It is crucial for survival and thriving in the digital age, not just a business cost item.

Moreover, the implications of neglecting cybersecurity can be severe, affecting a company’s reputation, financial standing, and legal compliance. This reality makes it clear that a solid cybersecurity strategy is necessary for success.

Understanding The Rapidly Evolving Threat Landscape

The landscape of cybersecurity is a complex environment that is changing rapidly, driven by persistent threats like ransomware and state-sponsored cyber warfare. Ransomware attacks have surged, targeting organizations of all sizes. These attacks often involve encrypting critical data, rendering it inaccessible until a ransom is paid. The financial implications can be severe, forcing many companies to reconsider their cybersecurity strategies and invest in advanced protection measures.

Hackers’ use of AI tools has increased the risks that businesses face from cyberattacks. They use AI to create advanced malware and automated phishing efforts that may evade traditional security measures in order to create adaptable threats. Cybercriminals are currently employing AI to generate phony company profiles and counterfeit identities and using large language models to craft more convincing spear-phishing messages.

The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices adds another layer of complexity to this threat landscape.

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