New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is currently doing a "clean up on aisle hypocrisy" after one of his comrades slipped and made it clear that, for socialists, an ID will be necessary to shop at city-run grocery stores but requiring proof of residency for voting is literally Jim Crow.
New Yorkers would need a "library card-esque thing" in order to shop and Mamdani Grocery.
“We are looking to make sure that we target New Yorkers … sort of a library card-esque thing” pic.twitter.com/97MRRXcXEU
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) August 2, 2026
The mockery was immediate.
Wait...if black people are too poor to afford the internet and too dumb to find the DMV ( according to democrats), will they not be allowed to shop at the utopian grocery store?
— RamRants (@theFUNemployed) August 3, 2026
They’re requiring a “library card-esque” ID so New Jersey doesn’t empty the shelves of 30% off milk and eggs.
— America_MUST_Unite | AccountabilityIsComing🇺🇸 (@KaneraChad) August 2, 2026
But ask for photo ID to vote and suddenly it’s Jim Crow 2.0.
The principle only applies when it’s convenient.
Did somebody get a call from Democrat Party leaders?
Mamdani has done a one-eighty on ID in order to shop at city-run stores.
UPDATE: The Mayor’s team has clarified there will no longer be a "library card-esque" ID requirement for the proposed city-owned grocery stores. https://t.co/Lx2LbIUk0L
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) August 4, 2026
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This whole thing is going to be such a colossal fail that it'll be entertaining.
They got their hand slapped by the Democrat overlords
— paige s. (@PaigeSully88) August 4, 2026
Mamdani and the DSA Dems would rather let the city-run stores go quickly down the drain rather than admit they accidentally helped prove a point about proof of residency requirements.
this whole thing is just gonna get funnier https://t.co/AVIixjkgxe
— Matt Bramanti (@mattbramanti) August 4, 2026
It's going to be a massive disaster unless the idea never even gets off the ground.
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