Democrats haven’t grown up from ‘Woke 1’ — they’ve grown nuttier still

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 15, 2026 · 521 words · By Post Editorial Board

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez make her big egg-freezing announcement to try to bury her “Woke 1 was crazy” debacle?

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What happened

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez make her big egg-freezing announcement to try to bury her “Woke 1 was crazy” debacle?

Why it matters

Because we’re realizing we went too easy on her about it: The fact is, the biggest problem isn’t how her comment wrote off the left’s past toxicity, but how it skips over the many ways in which the entire Democratic Party has grown crazier.

Common ground

Bad enough that AOC pretends 2020 was just an invigorating time when “the doors were really open” to visionaries who wanted to “entertain any and every policy that was going to get us to a better place,” a gimmick that somehow is supposed to make everyone…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Straw Man: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “nearly half of House Dems recently voting to cut off all aid to the Jewish state”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that 'Almost Half of House Democrats' or 'More Than Half of House Democrats' voted to cut aid to Israel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) is an American advocacy group that supports pro-Israel policies within the United States Democratic Party. DMFI was founded in January 2019 in reaction to polling…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Majority_for_Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_State…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has provided extensive military, diplomatic, and financial support to Israel during the ongoing Gaza war. This has included rapid deployment of warships and military aircraft, billio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Isra…

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Claim 2: “Ocasio-Cortez herself calling to block funds for the Defense Department... because of bizarre conspiracy theories about Israel taking control of the Pentagon”

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While evidence shows AOC discussed Pentagon accounting errors to fund Medicare for All, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming she called to block funds specifically because of 'conspiracy theories about Israel taking control of the Pentagon'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, the targe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hasan Doğan Piker (born July 25, 1991), known online as HasanAbi, is an American left-wing political commentator, Twitch streamer, and influencer. He began streaming on Twitch in March 2018, while wo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Piker

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Claim 3: “AOC, now looking at a possible 2028 presidential run”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has stated she has not ruled out a run for president in 2028, and it is noted that 2028 is the first year she meets the constitutional age requirement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential primaries and caucuses are going to be organized by the Democratic Party to select delegates to the 2028 Democratic National Convention to determine the party's nominee for president in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Democratic_Party_presiden…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born October 13, 1989), also known as AOC, is an American politician and activist who has served since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional distr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez (born November 25, 1992) is an American activist, advocate, and musician. He is known for his advocacy on behalf of the Deaf, hard of hearing, and LGBTQ+ communities, and for fou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Ocasio-Cortez

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Claim 4: “the Democratic Socialists of America platform calls for eliminating not only the Electoral College and the Senate, but also reducing the president and the Supreme Court to mere tools of a national legislature”

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One web search result mentions a proposal to 'Abolish the Senate' in the context of the DSA, but the provided evidence does not contain the full DSA platform to verify the specific claims regarding the Electoral College, the President, and the Supreme Court.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a socialist political organization in the United States, and the largest such organization in US history, with more than 120,000 members as of July 2026. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_Ameri…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit political organization, and does not have a ballot line like most political parties. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialists_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) is the youth section of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Founded in 1982 as the Democratic Socialists of America Youth Section, the organiz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Democratic_Socialists_of…

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Claim 5: “Supposed moderates like James Carville and Pete Buttigieg are endorsing plans to... make states out of Puerto Rico and Washington DC”

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Multiple sources (including quotes from Donald Trump) explicitly state that James Carville wants to make D.C. and Puerto Rico states. Another source groups Carville and Buttigieg together in endorsing these plans.

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web search NEUTRAL — “Wacko James Carville, a so-called Democrat ‘strategist,’ wants the Democrats to make D.C. and Puerto Rico States and, most importantly, pack the Supreme Court, putting 13 Justices on the Court,” Trum…
https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-carville-schools-trump-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Wacko James Carville, a so-called Democrat ‘strategist,’ wants the Democrats to make D.C. and Puerto Rico States and, most importantly, pack the Supreme Court, putting 13 Justices on the Court,” Trum…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/james-carville-responds-to-do…

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web search NEUTRAL — Residents of both Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have pushed for statehood for several decades. U.S. citizens of D.C. and Puerto Rico pay federal taxes and elect U.S. delegates to represent them in…
http://www.louisianaweekly.com/trump-claims-d-c-and-puerto-r…

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Claim 6: “Supposed moderates like James Carville and Pete Buttigieg are endorsing plans to pack the Supreme Court”

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One source explicitly details Pete Buttigieg's plan to expand the court from 9 to 15 justices, and another source explicitly names both James Carville and Pete Buttigieg as endorsing plans to pack the Supreme Court.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chester James Carville Jr. (born October 25, 1944) is an American political consultant, author, and television pundit who has strategized for Democratic candidates for public office in the United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Carville

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who have voiced their endorsement of Pete Buttigieg's campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pete_Buttigieg_2020_pr…

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