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no_hypocrisy

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3. John Catsimatidis is going to be yelling bloody murder.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 04:14 PM

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He owns a bunch of high-end grocery stores in NYC, Gristedes.

And he also owns a big radio station/network in NYC, WABC.

He'll have all the hosts of his programs broadcasting that Mamdani has to go, or something like that.

Food Stamp dollars going to an NYC grocery store from his stores will put him into one hell of a fit.

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