3611 - Victims of the Shut Down; Mamdani's final Push; Accountability for ICE

Oct 27, 2025

Zohran K. Mamdani, a progressive politician and democratic socialism advocate, shares insights from his mayoral campaign. He emphasizes the need for grassroots organizing and talks about the rally he held with AOC and Bernie Sanders, where they celebrated New York's multicultural past. Mamdani highlights the significance of affordable living in budget discussions and discusses local efforts to hold ICE accountable. He credits Bernie for shaping his political language and inspires the crowd with a call for people-powered politics against the backdrop of ongoing government shutdown impacts.

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INSIGHT

Shutdown's Wide Ripple Effects

The government shutdown is causing cascading harms beyond paychecks, hitting SNAP, Head Start, WIC, and air travel operations.
Sam Seder emphasizes that unilateral executive funding choices make negotiated deals fragile and unreliable.

ANECDOTE

Treasury Secretary's 'Farmer' Claim

Sam and Emma mocked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's claim to 'feel' soybean farmers' pain by noting he rents millions in farmland and is a wealthy landlord.
They use this example to highlight performative empathy among wealthy officials.

INSIGHT

SNAP Funds Were Legally Available

The Trump administration falsely claimed it lacked authority to use SNAP contingency funds despite OMB general counsel guidance saying otherwise.
Sam Seder frames this as an intentional withholding of congressionally provided funds to prioritize political ends.

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It's Fun Day Monday on the Majority Report

On today's program:

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent tells ABC News that he is a soybean farmer and so he feels the pain of the tariffs as well.

Turns out he is just a landlord to $25 million worth of soybean farms.

The American Federation of Government Employees is feeling pressure from their members to end the shutdown. In Landover, Maryland furloughed federal workers line up for food assistance in a queue that stretches down the street and around the block.

The Trump administration is claiming they do not have authority to fund SNAP amidst the shutdown, which is proven to be a lie.

Zohran Mamdani, AOC and Bernie Sanders held a rally in Queens, New York on Sunday Night packing out Forrest Hills Stadium with over 13,000 people.

AOC delivers remarks over the immigrants, freeman, and suffragists that built New York and they are the ones that will determine our future.

Zohran gives all credit to Bernie Sanders for teaching Zohran the language of democratic Socialism.

Emma Vigeland asks Zohran if he believes that a large win in the mayoral race would provide him with leverage with Albany since Hochul is up for reelection in 2026.

Hochul speaks at the rally and is drowned out by "Tax the Rich" chants. The next day Hochul claims to have thought the crowd was cheering "Let's Go Bills"

In the Fun Half:

Another patriot humiliates ICE agents in a beautiful rant after they harassed him at 26 Federal Plaza in New York.

Pete Hegseth does not dispute rumors that the Trump Administration is planning on deploying the National Guard in all 50 states in 2026.

On Fox News Stephen Miller tells ICE officers that they have federal immunity to do whatever they have to do to perform their duties.

Kyrsten Sinema, now a lobbyist for AI, speaks at a planning commission meeting in Chandler, AZ encouraging them to build a data center before the government comes in builds it without their consent.

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