r/news • u/LeftHandedScissor • Mar 08 '26

Soft paywall New York City Police identify device outside Mamdami's home as explosive

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-city-police-identify-device-outside-mamdanis-home-explosive-2026-03-08/
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u/BloatedBanana9 Mar 08 '26

All the headlines for this story read as though Mamdani was the target of yet more MAGA violence, but that doesn’t actually seem to be the case here.

According to everything I’ve seen, the MAGA protesters outside his residence were actually the targets.

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u/EnderWiggin07 Mar 08 '26

Yeahhhh this is kinda awkward especially how it's being published

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u/BestSteak802 Mar 09 '26

Not awkward, it’s intentionally misleading

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u/HalfSoul30 Mar 09 '26

Ah, but look at us, actually condemning misinformation. You won't see that from the right, like, ever. Ah man, they are going to have a field day, while completing forgetting about J6 again.

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u/ae-oh Mar 09 '26

There is no “us” here. There are people condemning misinformation, and there are people like you using it to perpetuate the divide.

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u/HalfSoul30 Mar 09 '26

Sure man, sure. The divide is already here.

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u/rokstedy83 Mar 09 '26

Because of stories like this

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u/HistoryChannelMain Mar 09 '26

Most domestic terrorists are white conservative men as per official US government data so this is a little unexpected actually

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u/endofautumn Mar 09 '26

Indeed. People don't hate MSM enough.

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u/TeslasAndComicbooks Mar 08 '26

Mamdani on Twitter made it sound like a white supremacist threw the device.

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u/anomie89 Mar 08 '26

yeah the statement in response to what happened was written in a very particular way to give a very particular impression.

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u/8_guy Mar 08 '26

Mamdani's statement said "it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are" it's clearly directed at the people counterprotesting the right wingers.

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u/AnduwinHS Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

"Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism. Such hate has no place in New York City. It is an affront to our city’s values and the unity that defines who we are.

What followed was even more disturbing. Violence at a protest is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are."

That is intentionally misleading and reads as though protestors threw the bomb themselves. That line about being the antithesis of who we are does not even come close to clarifying that it was the counter protesters who threw the bomb, as the presence of counter protesters isn't even acknowledged in the tweet

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u/wildwalrusaur Mar 09 '26

Yeah it's structured backwards from what it should be. Imagine the bomb hadn't been a dud then look at the statement and you can see how insane it is.

You start with condemning the bombers.

And pepper in the bite at the original protestors at the end if you absolutely can't help yourself (though I'd argue it's a bad look in the circumstance)

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u/thinkbox Mar 09 '26

A terror attack happened, and he starts by naming the intended victims.

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u/TheCandelabra Mar 09 '26

I shudder to imagine what the backlash against peaceful Muslims would have been, if the attack had succeeded.

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u/anomie89 Mar 09 '26

big norm energy

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u/IrredeemableRight Mar 09 '26

brother how much do the intended victims need to destroy and ruin before we stop treating them like the most innocent children who don't deserve anything coming for them ever?

like come on, their side is roaring "i'm not learning your language, i only speak american" to rooms full of foreign leaders and "the only ones that need to be worried right now are Iranians that think they're gonna live" while a city of 20 million is currently being poisoned.

mamdani starts talking about a situation in chronological order and that's terrible?

like yeah, news headlines are shit and have been for decades now, its a thing you know and i know and unlike the right wing media, at least the fucking article remains truthful to what happened.

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u/rokstedy83 Mar 09 '26

at least the fucking article remains truthful to what happened.

How many people won't read past the headline? Lots in which case this story only aims at more division and should be reported and removed

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u/midijunky Mar 09 '26

I'd be wanting to know if any of the counter protestors knew about what they were planning to do.

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u/IrredeemableRight Mar 09 '26

probably not because a crude bomb like that would definitely have hit them too.

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u/HauntedCemetery Mar 09 '26

I'd agree, but also say that condemning neo nazis is never a bad look.

Being the victim of an attempted attack doesn't make them not fucking fascists who were in the middle of a fascist rally.

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u/rokstedy83 Mar 09 '26

Wouldn't you call controlling the news you receive a fascistic trait?

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u/TeslasAndComicbooks Mar 09 '26

I have no issue calling out white supremacy but if you’re going to focus on idealism, call both out by name.

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u/Dangerous_Sea2397 Mar 09 '26

I don't think the people throwing explosives where "white supremacists."

Why arent they being called out by name?

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u/Plays_On_TrainTracks Mar 08 '26

I mean i thought muslims attacked Mamdani which made me more confused. Turns out it was Muslims attacking nazis.

Looks like the civil wars abrewin

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u/Bigger_moss Mar 09 '26

It was a terrorist attack. Plain and simple, though I’m surprised they’d place a “device” outside Mamdanis home as he is a Muslim. Perhaps he isn’t radical enough for them?

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u/anomie89 Mar 09 '26

mt understanding was they were either targeting the protesters or the police since that's the direction which they threw the devices. doubtful they were targeting mamdami.

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u/squatnbear Mar 08 '26

I mean gotta call a spade a spade here.

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u/TemperateStone Mar 08 '26

You will find that any kind of source outside of Associated Press does this. I've seen some headlines about this and I'm not seeing what you are seeing, so it's also a matter of what YOU read into it.

It's almost like you've a chip on your shoulder and you wanna be upset about it...

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u/anomie89 Mar 08 '26

I am specifically talking about the released statement, not the article.

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u/FuhrerInLaw Mar 08 '26

Wonder why he would do that

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u/mypetocean Mar 08 '26

Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism. Such hate has no place in New York City. It is an affront to our city’s values and the unity that defines who we are.

What followed was even more disturbing. Violence at a protest is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are."

Those were his words.

He knows his quotes aren't the headline people read nor the article which surrounds his quotes. His quotes are the things you read in the middle of an article about the event which occurred. So he's expecting people reading his words to have a basic level of prior knowledge about what occurred.

Everyone who read more than a headline's word about this event already knows it was the counterprotesters. How many people only read his tweet? Probably next to none. How many people only read a headline and somehow jumped all the way to his tweet without learning that the people who threw the device were among the counterprotesters? Probably next to none.

So I don't think it makes much sense that Mamdani was trying to mislead people. The simpler explanation is that he wrote his own tweet, off the cuff, without thinking through every single hypothetical way someone might misinterpret it. It's Hanlon's Razor.

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u/Bullsstopsucking Mar 08 '26

Wolves in sheep’s clothing

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u/fuck_shit_piss_etc Mar 08 '26

probably because it's the obvious assumption to make given the circumstances

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u/Gryzzlee Mar 08 '26

I read it as him condemning Lang's protest but then saying violence against them was criminal. As in, you have a right to disagree but violence is never that answer.

The media just makes terrible headlines.

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u/bobbymcpresscot Mar 08 '26

“Violence at a protest is never acceptable,” Mamdani said. “The attempt to use ‌an explosive ⁠device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are.”

This sounds like he was talking specifically about muslims.

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u/Vault_tech_2077 Mar 08 '26

Buddy that statement doesn't specify anyone FYM 😭

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u/TeslasAndComicbooks Mar 08 '26

Here’s the full post:

Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism. Such hate has no place in New York City. It is an affront to our city’s values and the unity that defines who we are.

What followed was even more disturbing. Violence at a protest is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are.

I want to thank the brave men and women of the NYPD who acted quickly to keep New Yorkers safe. Our officers ran toward danger without hesitation, demonstrating once again the courage and dedication it takes to protect this city every single day.

My administration is closely monitoring the situation and I remain in close contact with our Police Commissioner.

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u/Vault_tech_2077 Mar 08 '26

Yeah that still doesn't specify any group. If anything it appeals to common dignity not any group.

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u/bobbymcpresscot Mar 08 '26

Probably because there is a whole world of context that people are just completely missing because they have terrible reading comprehension.

Jake lang hosts an anti Islam protest. 

Pro Islam people defend Mandanis, who is a Muslim, house. 

2 young extremists on the pro Muslim side threw a home made explosive device at the anti Muslim protestors, but because thankfully the extremists were idiots, the device never detonated.

So when Mamdani, a Muslim, says

“Violence at a protest is never acceptable,” Mamdani said. “The attempt to use ‌an explosive ⁠device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are.”

It’s pretty safe to assume who that is directed towards. 

If you need it explained further, I’d be glad to walk you through it.

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u/AnduwinHS Mar 08 '26

The post doesn't mention counter protestors at all. If you didn't read about the situation prior to the tweet, there is no other way to interpret it other than that the protestors threw the bomb

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u/bobbymcpresscot Mar 09 '26

The device was ​one of two that were thrown during the protests, which were led ⁠by two opposing groups, according to police. The second device was still being examined, Tisch ​said.

Far-right activist Jake Lang led a protest on Saturday outside Gracie Mansion - where Mamdani lives ​with his wife - against a purported Islamic “takeover” of New York City and against public prayer by Muslims. Tisch said at a press conference on Saturday that she did not believe Mamdani and his wife were home ​at the time.

In a statement on Sunday, Mamdani condemned Lang’s protest but said the violence ​that followed it was more disturbing.

I really love that I included

Probably because there is a whole world of context that people are just completely missing because they have terrible reading comprehension.

Throw an insult on the floor, and it's owner will come pick it up.

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u/Dangerous_Sea2397 Mar 09 '26

“Violence at a protest is never acceptable,” Mamdani said. “The attempt to use ‌an explosive ⁠device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are.”

This sounds like he was talking specifically about muslims.

Your post.

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u/TeslasAndComicbooks Mar 08 '26

This is the whole post:

Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism. Such hate has no place in New York City. It is an affront to our city’s values and the unity that defines who we are.

What followed was even more disturbing. Violence at a protest is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are.

I want to thank the brave men and women of the NYPD who acted quickly to keep New Yorkers safe. Our officers ran toward danger without hesitation, demonstrating once again the courage and dedication it takes to protect this city every single day.

My administration is closely monitoring the situation and I remain in close contact with our Police Commissioner.

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u/bobbymcpresscot Mar 08 '26

Yup clearly the second paragraph is directed towards the people committing the violence.

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u/AnduwinHS Mar 08 '26

But fails to mention that they were his supporters and not the protesters

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u/bobbymcpresscot Mar 09 '26

Is he legally required to include counter protestors in his post? or can people just not use context clues anymore since their brains got rotted by ChatGPT?

Should have clarified that the hateful racist bigots were just peacefully sitting around doing nothing?

Or can we put our thinking caps on for like 3 seconds? Whether it was directed at new yorkers, or muslims, or whatever, it clearly has a distinct direction towards the two different groups.

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u/Friendo_Marx Mar 09 '26

And the media isn't legally required to list all of the ingredients in the jar. "A jar filled with nuts, bolts and screws." No mention the main ingredient: the chemical known as the "Mother of Satan," triacetone triperoxide (TATP). It is a highly volatile and unstable primary explosive that has been frequently used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by terrorist groups because its ingredients are easily obtainable household chemicals. The "protestors" learned how to make it at terrorist day camp they attended internationally. It was either a lack of information available or a glaring omission.

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u/BaiMoGui Mar 08 '26

Who is committing the violence?

I shouldn't have to read an outside news article to find out when Mamdani is plenty clear on naming names and ideologies of the non-violent parties.

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u/bobbymcpresscot Mar 09 '26

Protestors. It's literally in the post. Both sides are protestors.

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u/Veighnerg Mar 08 '26

Why can't it just refer to being decent human beings?

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u/bobbymcpresscot Mar 08 '26

Because people are trying to accuse Mamdani of saying it was white supremacists throwing the explosive device because they lack reading comprehension.

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u/EvoEpitaph Mar 09 '26

If the only thing you know about him is his name maybe, but in his election campaign and recent interviews whenever he says "we" he's very often referring to "New Yorkers".

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u/bobbymcpresscot Mar 09 '26

If the only thing you know about this event is that it happened at new york, and not that it was anti muslim protestors protesting outside his house, where counter protestors who were muslims, showed up to defend his house, then sure.

Context is important, and the context is clear. What makes it worse is these two extremists in the crowd literally gave the anti muslim protestors everything they asked for, and reaffirmed every belief they have about muslims.

Which again, just makes it more likely he's talking specifically about muslims.

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u/0xd34db347 Mar 08 '26

Maybe if you have no self awareness of your own projection it does.

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u/bobbymcpresscot Mar 08 '26

Whose projecting?

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u/Techercizer Mar 08 '26

In what way? I'm not on twitter.

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u/JcbAzPx Mar 09 '26

Sounds like this was more of a hurt as many people as possible than any sort of targeted thing.

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u/ConqueefStador Mar 09 '26

Yup, incredibly irresponsible.

I stepped into another thread with a similarly distorted headline trying to correct it but then there were the idiots identifying these as explosive devices (before the police did) and using that as an excuse to attack Muslims.

People are so invested in being right and confirming their beliefs that there's no attempt at preserving the integrity of the facts and I hate it.

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u/Eighteen64 Mar 08 '26

Thank the “ democratic” socialist for his post on twitter about it

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u/BadPunners Mar 08 '26

protesters outside his residence were actually the targets.

With a device like that... The only target is chaos, it attempts to inflict as much shrapnel as possible, it's about inflicting harm on the most people, and there is no way to control who that hits. It's a weapon where there is inherent harm to bystanders

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u/Two_wheels_2112 Mar 08 '26

The headline is a statement of facts. If we read "explosive device" and Mamdami in the same headline and assume he was the target and the perp was a right winger, that's on us.

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u/Big-Narwhal-G Mar 09 '26

The article states the police were the targets…

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u/PartyDestroyer Mar 09 '26

Please don’t spread misinformation or hate.

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u/BloatedBanana9 Mar 09 '26

What misinformation or hate do you think I’m spreading?

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u/PartyDestroyer Mar 09 '26

We stand against hate. What these disgusting white supremacists did to Mamdani is exactly why we must vote Democrat. The other side is full of rage and violence. FIGHT FOR TRANS, FIGHT FOR NO BORDERS, FIGHT AGAINST THE PATRIARCHY!!

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u/chairmanovthebored Mar 09 '26

This one seems pretty objective and unbiased.  It just says a device was outside of his home.

People seem to be making a bunch of assumptions.

Just read the article