Texas Man Is Charged With Making Threats Against Mamdani

[Nanjeanne]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/nyregion/zohran-mamdani-threat-nyc-mayor.html]

A Texas man was charged on Thursday with threatening Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, sending him messages filled with anti-Muslim insults calling him a terrorist and warning him not to start his car, suggesting that it would explode.

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Prosecutors said that in June, Mr. Mamdani’s campaign reported that he received a string of vitriolic voice mail messages at his district office in Queens. On June 11, a man called and said Mr. Mamdani, who would be New York City’s first Muslim mayor if elected, should go back to Uganda before someone shot him in the head. The caller also said “Muslims don’t belong here.”

In another voice mail, left on June 18, the same man called Mr. Mamdani a “terrorist” who was “not welcome in New York or in America.”

“Go on and start your car. See what happens,” the caller said, then used expletives as he told him to “watch your back every second till you get out of America.”

Prosecutors said that Mr. Fistel also sent hateful messages through Mr. Mamdani’s State Assembly website. One said, “I’d love to see an IDF bullet go through your skull,” an apparent reference to the Israel Defense Forces.

Sounds like what you hear about Mamdani from many Republicansdiscourse”, right.

Meanwhile in Democratic Party - Hakeem Jeffries voted for Charlie Kirk Day but still isn’t sure if he’ll endorse Zohran Mamdani.

[lapucelle]

1. Is that going to be the messaging going forward? That Jamie Raskin and Hakeem Jeffries "voted for Charlie Kirk Day"?

On another thread, someone is insisting that all Democrats - including Bernie Sanders - "voted for Charlie Kirk day" because it was a vote by unanimous consent without objection.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220656528

[LeftInTX]

3. That a Black Democratic leader is tied to a hate crime?

And they wonder why we don't win?

[Nanjeanne]

6. Probably will be for me.

But thanks as usual for responding. I can always count on you.

[lapucelle]

7. Yes well, Leader Jeffries, Representative Raskin, and Bernie Sanders *support Charlie Kirk*

will never be the messaging from me.

[LeftInTX]

2. Why are you throwing Hakeem Jeffries into this? It makes me not want to read the thread.

I was reading about a Texas man who was threatening Mamdani and then I see a dig about Hakeem Jeffries in it.

Is this gonna be about Jeffries? Is it gonna be about Democratic leadership? Really?

No wonder Democrats don't win. With friends like that who needs enemies. Tying a Black Democratic leader to hate crime??????

[lapucelle]

4. And by implication, a prominent Democratic Jewish member

is also being tied to the "hate crime".

Congressman Raskin urges Democrats to avoid 'trap,' vote for Charlie Kirk honor

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin, a leading liberal voice in Congress, urged his fellow Democrats on Thursday to avoid an "obvious political trap" and vote for a Republican resolution honoring the assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Raskin, a Maryland lawmaker, urged his colleagues to ignore "surplus verbiage" in the resolution and instead back it as a condemnation of violence.

“We cannot fall for that obvious political trap and should rise above it," Raskin said. "It is essential that we come together as Americans to condemn each and every episode of political violence."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/congressman-raskin-urges-democrats-avoid-trap-vote-charlie-kirk-honor-2025-09-18/

[Nanjeanne]

5. Because as a leader it pisses me off.

But thanks as usual for responding. I can always count on you.

[LeftInTX]

8. I try to avoid posts that bash Democrats and it wasn't the topic of the post.

[Nanjeanne]

10. Great. Keep up the good work!

[lapucelle]

9. Does it bother you that Bernie Sanders did not object to the unanimous consent motion

or that Jamie Raskin voted for the resolution?

[Nanjeanne]

11. Yes it bothers me.