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Judge squelches Mamdani’s ‘enemies list’ — but the socialists have still put you on notice

Nypost · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 350 words · By Post Editorial Board
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Judge squelches Mamdani’s ‘enemies list’ — but the socialists have still put you on notice See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Judge squelches Mamdani’s ‘enemies list’ — but the socialists have still put you on notice See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Hooray for Judge Wayne Ozzi for derailing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax.

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Or at least the most outrageous part of the rollout, at least for now: In advance of an Aug.

Perspective signals

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

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eFinder identified 5 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Appeal to Fear 90% confidence
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 85% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “After DoF got it down to 17,000 possible targets, Mamdani’s minions put out a database, publicly, of hundreds of thousands”
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One source explicitly mentions the Department of Finance (DOF) sent letters to 17,000 addresses and published valuations for nearly 960,000 (hundreds of thousands) in a searchable database. Another source confirms the DOF published a webpage and searchable database of property owners.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Finance is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu. It is responsible for managing the public finances and presenting the budget of the state government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Finance_(Tamil_N…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Finance is a Bengal Government department associated with the state's economy and finance. The Department of Finance manages the State Government finances and is involved in all econ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Finance_(West_Be…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet pos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_finance
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Claim 2: “Mamdani keeps repeating [a] “$5 million” threshold”
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Multiple sources confirm the $5 million threshold for the tax on second homes (one-, two-, and three-family homes), which aligns with the claim that Mamdani repeats this specific threshold.
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web search NEUTRAL — The surcharge — proposed jointly by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul, approved by the New York State Legislature on May 27, 2026, and effective July 1 — applies to second homes worth mor…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG1CCOieBFY
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web search NEUTRAL — Mayor Zohran Mamdani stubbornly insisted the Big Apple will still collect $500 million through the new pied-à-terre tax -- despite his own officials slashing the number of properties that could be hit…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/26/us-news/mamdanis-stubbornly-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Executive summary Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly proposed shifting property-tax burdens toward what he describes as "richer and whiter neighborhoods" as p...Tax the Whites: Zohran Mamdani pitches race-…
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/mamdani-taxing-whi…
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Claim 3: “Judge Wayne Ozzi for derailing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of lists of judges from Missouri, which are irrelevant to a New York City tax case. There is no evidence provided that mentions a 'Judge Wayne Ozzi' in the context of Zohran Mamdani's tax policy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Identify your circuit court below and learn about the nonpartisan judges up for retention this election year where you live.
https://yourmissourijudges.org/judges/
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web search NEUTRAL — Judges & Commissioners of the 21st Judicial Circuit Court - St. Louis County, Missouri Home Our Judges
https://stlcountycourts.com/our-judges/
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web search NEUTRAL — This list maintained pursuant to section 287.610.1 RSMo. * Chief Administrative Law Judge. The Injured Workers section of the Workers' Compensation portion of this web site is targeted specifically to…
https://labor.mo.gov/dwc/injured-workers/administrative-law-…
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Claim 4: “Hochul’s crack crew decided it should hit coops and condos starting at $1 million.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the tax applies to condos and co-ops valued at $1 million or more.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York City's tax on high-value second homes was supposed to be the clearest test yet of a "tax the rich" mandate. Instead, it has become a case study in how implementation can undo policy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG1CCOieBFY
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web search NEUTRAL — The levy, passed in May, imposes a progressive surcharge on non‑primary residences valued at least $5 million, and condos or co‑ops worth $1 million or more. In late July, DOF sent letters to 17,000 a…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/rea…
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web search NEUTRAL — For the first couple of years, the tax will apply to one-, two-, and three-family homes worth more than $5 million, as well as condos and co-ops valued by the city at more than $1 million.
https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/26/rich-new-yorkers-trying-to-dodg…
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Claim 5: “In advance of an Aug. 31 hearing, the city has to take down its list of hundreds of thousands of names of homeowners who “might” have to pay the class-war tax.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a judge blocked the rollout of the pied-à-terre levy and that the city's implementation hit a 'snag' or received a stay. While the specific date of August 31 is not explicitly linked to the 'take down' order in the snippets, the general event of a judge blocking the tax and the city's struggle with the rollout is reported across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — August 31 is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 122 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_31
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oslo, August 31st (Norwegian: Oslo, 31. august) is a 2011 Norwegian drama film directed by Joachim Trier. It is the second film, along with Reprise (2006) and The Worst Person in the World (2021), in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo,_August_31st
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 August to 31 December 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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Claim 6: “Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul sold the levy as hitting only to non-residents who own ultra-expensive luxury homes that are usually empty”
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Multiple independent sources (Fordham, other web search results) confirm that Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a pied-à-terre tax targeting ultra-wealthy non-residents owning luxury second homes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathleen Mary Hochul ( HOH-kəl; née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer who has served since 2021 as the 57th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani is the 112th mayor of New York City, having served since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Zohran_Mamdani
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served since 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani
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Claim 7: “Tracy Rosenthal... now leads an “abolish rent” campaign”
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Multiple sources, including a book description and an article, explicitly state that Tracy Rosenthal is associated with an 'Abolish Rent' campaign and has written a book titled 'Abolish Rent'.
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web search NEUTRAL — From the book description:"Rent drives millions into debt, despair, and onto the streets. The social cost of rent is too damn high. Written for anyone fed up...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6IXCq4YfwY
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web search NEUTRAL — Tracy Rosenthal, the tenant strategist Mamdani's office cast as a housing hero, grew up in a $1.7 million apartment, attended the Grammys with her studio-owner father, and has withheld at least $108,0…
https://www.theunredacted.co/the-rent-abolitionist-who-grew-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rent drives millions into debt, despair, and onto the streets. The social cost of rent is too damn high. Written for anyone fed up with the permanent housing crisis, complicit politicians, and real es…
https://archive.org/details/11-22-rosenthal
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