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AOC voted against MTG’s amendment to strip Israel funding from the Defense Appropriations Act of 2026 (lemmy.ml)
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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Zohran Mamdani has destroyed that argument already.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

I completely agree with him on that.

but, does a mayor has any power to do any of that?

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What impact does Zohran Mamdani realistically have over weapons sent to Israel?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You mean his full boycott on Israel until it follows international law which goes far beyond a simple weapons emargo?

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are these policy plans of his?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Well, then I stand corrected.