Fox News and the entire GOP is so terrified of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s success that they are mocking him for asking New Yorkers to be careful with their thermostats during an extreme heat wave. This is the same advice Trump’s Energy Department has suggested as well.
Not only do they look foolish, but they appear desperate in their efforts to smear and ridicule a popular political rival.
This morning on Fox and Friends, the three co-hosts were beside themselves that the mayor of New York City would ask residents to turn the thermostat higher to conserve energy so that there aren’t any blackouts during this massive heat wave.
Luckily fox news isn’t real news. so therefore we can ignore their crayon munching commentary
Has anyone told them who is in charge?
Kinda like telling a woman what they can and can’t do with their body, right?
Men telling women what they can do with their bodies is like a dog giving advice on car repairs cause it likes to ride in it sometimes.
Is everything sensible or socially conscious Communism now? Taking public transit, being more physically active, telling my family that I love them… all communism?
Is everything sensible or socially conscious Communism now?
No, this is way off base.
Everything sensible or socially conscious has been Communism since the 1930s. Shoutout to Behind the Bastards, who coincidentally aired a couple of episodes about this very subject this week (Elizabeth Dilling episodes).
Heyo, saw the episodes but didn’t know who Dilling was, now I know I gotta listen. Thanks 👍🏿
Is everything sensible or socially conscious Communism now?
This is the same program that referred to Fred Rogers as “an evil, evil man”. I don’t think they’re the best judge of people or motives.
Correct. Anything MAGA doesn’t like is Communism.
- Enforcing Tax codes -> Communism
- Lower Fossil Fuel usage -> Communism
- Being told no on being asked out on a date -> Communism
- Investigating anything for corruption -> Communism
- Having to ask for mustard on your sandwich -> Communism
Basically anything.
currently its “woke” , communisim seems to be making a come back, mostly because of the recent wins by non-DINO dems.
Its a thing they apply to specific people. You either do things communistly or freedomly even if its the same exact action.
For instance, when the DSA is saying the public should have ownership over Intel they’re being real communists about it.
When Donald Trump does it, he’s doing it freedom style, which makes it okay.
if you’re murican then everything progressive is communism
Maybe, I thought it was woke, but that’s so 2025
Not quit. It’s more like: “Anything someone they don’t like says” is “something they think sounds bad”. Mamdani said to conserve power, that’s communism. AOC said she likes pineapple on pizza, she’s basically Voldemort.
I mean, pineapple on pizza is a war crime, I can’t disagree
Leave Your parents basement, eat something other than nuggets, develop a pallet, then back to me.
I bet you don’t even like anchovies, you monster.
problem being communism is a made up fantasy world so yeah anything can fit, up to the preferences of the larper
so why not seize the means of production and mandated thermostat temperature (which was common in commie buildings)
so why not seize the means of production and mandated thermostat temperature (which was common in commie buildings)
Where did Mamdani mandate this?
Oh I see, you’re lying.
Standing behind you in my space suit with a pistol aimed at your spacesuit helmet.
Always has been
Fox and their audience would happily unplug someone’s life support to charge their cell phones. God forbid they turn up their thermostats a degree or two to prevent widespread blackouts.
COMMUNISM is Suggesting THERMOSTAT LEVELS!
-People telling Schools NOT to use Water or Electricity because FREEDOM!
in other words. they can’t find any legitimate issues with the mayor of new york and how he’s governing and presenting himself to his constituents and the public, so they came up with this line of bullshit about thermostat settings.
The Grey Poupon issue of our time!
Damn commies! I’ma go check a real state to see what they say. So DeSantis appointed every member of the FL commission, and they say it should be set to … 78. More commies! What about TX? ERCOT is the worst run energy commission in history. Surely they have it right … 78! IT’S EVEN IN THE STOCK IMAGES!
Jimmy Carter asked the nation to turn down thermostats ~50 years ago, and these people are still freaking out about it.
Carter was promptly voted out of office and replaced with Ronald Reagan. We all know how that went.
It might have had something to do with Carter putting solar panels on the White House roof as well. Or the backroom deal that Reagan’s people made with the Khomeini regime to keep the American hostages in captivity until after the election. Who knows.
backroom deal that Reagan’s people made with the Khomeini regime to keep the American hostages in captivity until after the election
I still hold that that was treason and should have been tried as such, but we only ever try people that attempt to make America better for treason
I think Carter was simply out-charisma’d by Reagan. The televised debates had a clear winner (on presentation, not policy).
There’s a quote about Carter from early SImpsons: “He’s history’s worst monster!”
On the commentary track, one writer said, “It’s a joke about how overblown the hatred of Carter is,” and another writer said, “No, I wrote it sincerely.”
They must think a certain 2013 party anthem by DJ Snake and Lil Jon is actually about thermostats.
Fine, ignore it and pay more for your energy usage as you are free to do.
Just use celcius like the rest of us and it doesn’t seem that high!!!
People on Twitter pulled up old tweets of Nikki Haley and Greg Abbott asking for the same things. It’s a day that ends in “y”, which is how you know Republicans are arguing in bad faith.
Automatic temperature controls engineer here:
This is exactly what you want to do in a heat wave. It’s called load shedding.
78°F in 100°F weather is going to feel perfectly cool. You’ll prevent your equipment from breaking down faster and see a notable difference in your electric bill.
Fox morons - this is definitely a Gandalf-I’m-trying-to-help-you moment.
It will feel perfectly cool if you repeatedly transition from outdoors to indoors.
That being said, I’m a pragmatist and 78 inside feels a shitload better than 94 inside.
No it does not feel perfectly cool for all of us. Sincerely, someone who was soaked in sweat in their own home due to high indoor temperatures like this all week.
What business is it of yours what I do with my own thermostat?!
I think you’ve set the thermostat at 65 degrees long enough, Bilbo.
It’s not. But if we all think that way, the grid might not like it, and turn it into everyone’s problem
True!
We’re also referencing Lord of the Rings, specifically:
78°F in 100°F weather is going to feel perfectly cool.
Only if I’ve been outside. For those staying inside it’s going to feel pretty unpleasant.
It’s still the option though.
Have you tried setting your cooling to 78, or 76 with Eco mode on?
I’m at 75, and it’s really the limit of what I can stand. Occasionally I have to lower it to 73 for an hour or so to pull some of the humidity out of the air.
Its just another way of Fox saying that they consider their base to be nothing more than People of the Earth.
Ah yes, asking your community as Mayor to be conscious of thermostat temperatures during a heatwave, to avoid brownouts or blackouts…
Communism. Not common sense.
Off topic, but as somebody who remembers when eastern seaboard grid died during the summer. I wouldn’t want it to go down in this fucking heat.
And these “hosts” seem old enough that they should remember.
Someone might say they are on point, this is communism. Leading to the conclusion communism actually is common sense.
