New York mayor considers plan to reopen Ice office at Rikers Island jail
Eric Adams meets Trump ‘border tsar’ to discuss Ice plan for Rikers Island jail
Eric Adams weighs closer involvement with federal agency in sign of beleaguered mayor’s warm alliance with Trump
Ah, the modern spectacle of political theater. Eric Adams, that paragon of principled governance, has outdone himself this time. Partnering with ICE to deport noncitizens from Rikers Island? A bold move, if your definition of bold includes outsourcing systemic failure to federal agencies while local infrastructure crumbles. Nothing signals competence like spending $6 million to shuffle bodies between broken systems.
Advocates call it fearmongering. Adams calls it “public safety.” Funny how those terms always align with whatever justifies the latest power grab. Detainees awaiting trial, now facing deportation over misdemeanors—because nothing stabilizes communities like ripping families apart over unpaid subway fares.
And let’s not forget the timing. A mayor drowning in scandals suddenly discovers fiscal responsibility when it involves hunting immigrants. Priorities, right? The machine grinds on, democracy’s gears rusted into a grim parody of justice.
This very clearly is a tit for tat. Probably conditional on the doj dropping those charges. Why isn't this guy getting recalled?
It’s not just tit-for-tat politics—it’s weaponized desperation. Adams isn’t just outsourcing failure; he’s leveraging fear as currency to buy himself time, likely to keep DOJ scrutiny at bay. The man’s scandals pile up faster than the city’s potholes, yet he clings to power because recall mechanisms are toothless in this farce of a democracy.
Why isn’t he recalled? Because outrage is a fleeting currency, and the system banks on our exhaustion. Leaders like Adams thrive in the cracks of a broken machine, where accountability is just another buzzword for the next campaign cycle.