Posted on 05/10/2025 3:21:53 PM PDT by Libloather
Approximately 100 rowdy demonstrators gathered in Lower Manhattan Saturday to protest the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at an ICE facility this week.
The agitators held signs in Foley Square reading “No ICE, no DOGE, no state terror,” and “ICEstapo must go!” and at least one appeared to hound and follow a supporter of President Trump who showed up as a counter-protest.
Elected officials, including Democratic mayoral candidate state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and socialist NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, also spoke.
Mamdani attempted to link some of his opponents for City Hall to the president.
“For the Trump Administration, just like Mayor Eric Adams, just like Andrew Cuomo, the law is merely a suggestion,” Mamdani whined while addressing the crowd.
“We will stand up for the people that those laws protect, and we will do so each and every day, and we will do so at each and every juncture, because what the Trump Administration is looking for is permission to keep rolling those rights back, and at every attempt, we will be there, we will fight them, and we will defeat them,” he continued.
Socialist NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams also slammed the president, bellowing into a blowhorn, “This administration is an embarrassment.”
The protest came less than 24 hours after Baraka was arrested, then released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center at Delaney Hall.
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Hold everything. They're angry. Let's drop the charges and apologize.
Reading, writing, comprehending the law are not their strong points.
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Nor is obeying the law.
Came through once from New York and the Newark are really stunk . Ok, so maybe an exaggeration, but what I saw and smelled, stunk through my car windows.
RE: Out of 20 million people they had 100 show up.
Yes, some were guys who finally agreed with their wives to spend all day cleaning out the garage. 🏡
Other people found out pre-season curling tryouts were starting. Couldn’t miss them.🥌🥌
...and those morons are being played so badly. Ras Baraka is only playing these games because he's likely to lose his job as mayor of Newark and is unemployable in any other capacity.
Just a paid astro-turf crowd!
Keep arresting law breakers. And don’t drop the charges later. Prosecute.
Use the philosophy, “The beatings will continue until morale improves.” I used to think that saying was stupid. Now it is beginning to appear wise in relation to democrats and liberals.
Well said.
We were getting that many at pop up Trump rallies last Fall before the election in my far suburban/exurban county.
Throw his posterior behind bars for a few years. Actions have consequences.
Send all those filthy commies to Reunion Island for a nice vacation. Heard it's a wonderful place to swim and surf...
Ras Baraka’s father AMIRI BARAKA was also a piece of work before/after converting to Islam...
I hate Liberty Airport. Nothing but a bunch of water buffalo TSA agents who stole my hat and coat.
This clowns father is infamous poet Leroy Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka who palled around with the NYC beatniks and lots more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka He has been sticking it to The Man for years.
They are identifying themselves - round them up....
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