# You don't mess with the Zohran **URL:** \ **Category:** Political Topics\ **Created:** [June 22, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382 "2025-06-22T23:32:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/181 "2026-02-18T03:24:58Z")
There’s a weird gap in the US legal system in which you have to be below a certain income level to qualify for a public defender, but the amount of money you need to pay for legal representation is realistically quite a bit higher. A federal judge recently dismissed a bunch of cases without prejudice because the defendants were not able to secure counsel. ---
**Author:** ![AcademicActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@AcademicActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/AcademicActuary)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/182 "2026-02-18T04:18:04Z")
I was being satirical. Former Prime Minister of Canada John Diefenbaker was heavily criticized early in his career for defending an unpopular defendant. Diefenbaker continued practising law. In 1951, he gained national attention by accepting the _Atherton_ case, in which a young telegraph operator had been accused of negligently causing [a train crash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe_River_train_crash "Canoe River train crash") by omitting crucial information from a message. Twenty-one people were killed, mostly Canadian troops bound for Korea. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/183 "2026-02-18T12:38:31Z")
However, in the US attorneys are generally permitted to pick and choose their cases (aside from those assigned to them through public mechanisms such as might be used in the public defender system in some states) even when the potential clients can afford to pay, assuming they don’t engage in discrimination against protected classes in their declinations. ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/184 "2026-02-18T15:49:51Z")
So, look for some rent inflation where rent control isn’t. How much of the NYC market isn’t rent controlled? ---
**Author:** ![SredniVashtar](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/srednivashtar/32/2894_2.png) [@SredniVashtar](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SredniVashtar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/185 "2026-02-18T15:54:06Z")
Mods, thread title needs to rhyme. ---
**Author:** ![Funemployed](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/funemployed/32/417_2.png) [@Funemployed](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Funemployed)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/186 "2026-02-18T16:02:57Z")
“You’re a moron, Mr. Zohran”? ---
**Author:** ![SredniVashtar](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/srednivashtar/32/2894_2.png) [@SredniVashtar](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SredniVashtar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/187 "2026-02-18T16:52:50Z")
That doesn’t rhyme. I was going to suggest “get a brain morans” but looking up the pronunciation, it’s apparently zo-run. ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/188 "2026-02-18T18:47:36Z")
You can’t out run Zohran? ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/189 "2026-02-18T21:13:47Z")
Zohran won’t be outdone? ---
**Author:** ![colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/colonelsmoothie/32/136_2.png) [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/190 "2026-03-08T23:04:27Z")
> **[FBI launches terrorism investigation, as authorities say ISIS inspired attack...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-investigation-terrorism-explosive-device-new-york-city-mayor-mamdani-gracie-mansion/)** > > Two men from Pennsylvania are facing federal charges for the incident. Video captured someone yelling "Allahu Akbar" just as a protester threw an "ignited device" during an anti-Islam demonstration in New York City. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/191 "2026-04-02T14:45:15Z")
Mamdani really does social media well ![FB_IMG_1775141069509](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/7/179173af516e3dffcf0e48a3a487a65457285c86.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/192 "2026-04-02T16:58:14Z")
“HAH! I got him! Fixing potholes is a SOCIALIST activity!! Using Tax dollars to better the community!@!@” ---
**Author:** ![FormerActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@FormerActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/FormerActuary)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/193 "2026-04-13T16:34:33Z")
[https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/nyregion/mamdani-city-owned-grocery-store-la-marqueta.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/nyregion/mamdani-city-owned-grocery-store-la-marqueta.html) The first of Mamdani’s city-owned stores now has a location. He asked for $70 million in funding for 5 stores, but it’s costing $30 million for just this one - and that’s with it being on property that is already owned by the city, so there’s no rent to factor in. Clearly, the budget wasn’t well planned out. I’d like to know, how will the store be funded to make it more affordable? Is it tax dollars going towards subsidizing the costs? If it is, will they make sure that only necessary foods are sold there, and not junk food? ---
**Author:** ![EimonGnome](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/eimongnome/32/7572_2.png) [@EimonGnome](https://community.goactuary.com/u/EimonGnome)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/194 "2026-04-13T19:55:59Z")
> [@FormerActuary](#): > > Clearly, the budget wasn’t well planned out. Clear? Let’s say the underlying logistical infrastructure was $20m. Add on another $10m to set up the retail space. That would be pretty clearly on target, no? Without the capex versus inventory, we will get nowhere on any basic analysis. ---
**Author:** ![Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/rastiln/32/77682_2.png) [@Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Rastiln)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/195 "2026-04-14T17:27:16Z")
It’s been reported that the first store was a full ground-up construction, while the remaining stores are planned to be integrated into existing structures. Here’s a trash right-wing tabloid that explains this: [Staggering 8-figure sum NYC taxpayers will pay to fund Mamdani's first city owned grocery revealed](https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/staggering-8-figure-sum-nyc-taxpayers-will-pay-to-fund-mamdanis-first-city-owner-grocery-revealed/) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/196 "2026-04-21T10:48:11Z")
State-backed housing insurance scheme. > **[Mamdani Administration Unveils First-of-its-Kind Insurance Program to Reduce...](https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mamdani-administration-unveils-first-of-its-kind-insurance-progr)** ---
**Author:** ![NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/normaldan/32/1013_2.png) [@NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NormalDan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/197 "2026-04-21T11:08:19Z")
Sounds like it’ll be great for those lucky enough to have a gvt subsidized place and result in less supply for everyone else as those people never move and the incentive to build is (marginally) constrained. ---
**Author:** ![joejam](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@joejam](https://community.goactuary.com/u/joejam)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/198 "2026-04-21T13:31:22Z")
> **[Mamdani curse? Mets drop 10 straight games after NYC mayor hugs Mr., Mrs. Met](https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/us-news/mamdani-curse-mets-lose-11-straight-after-young-mayors-mr-mrs-met-hug/)** > > The Mets are on a historic losing after dropping 11 straight games — and New Yorkers are starting to point the finger at none other than New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. ---
**Author:** ![Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/rastiln/32/77682_2.png) [@Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Rastiln)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/199 "2026-04-21T13:54:54Z")
Lol, NYP being how it always is. Did he give a Terrorist Fist Jab too? ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382/200 "2026-04-21T14:38:48Z")
Mamdani probably isn’t popular in parts of Texas either. > **[MAGA rep proposes MAMDANI law to denaturalize and deport ‘socialists’](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/chip-roy-mamdani-act-deport-denaturalize-b2961385.html)** > > Far-right Rep. Chip Roy targets Democratic Socialists of America in latest anti-immigrant bill aimed at GOP’s political opponents [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382.md?page=9) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/you-dont-mess-with-the-zohran/10382.md?page=11)