You Should Have Trained Us, Nancy

Mamdani and Lander for the win!!

Look — I respect what Nancy Pelosi did. The woman knew how to wield a gavel and raise a fortune. But leadership isn’t just about being good at your job. It’s about knowing when to step aside, and more importantly — it’s about training others to take your place.

You should’ve trained us, Nancy.

You should’ve found three young people who could’ve been mentored into power — and they each should’ve trained three more. Instead, you held on. And now? Our bench is thin. Our party is old. And we’re fighting culture wars while our future burns.

Power Hoarding Isn’t Legacy — It’s Neglect

This is what generational failure looks like: a whole new wave of brilliant, diverse, visionary young leaders scraping together campaigns without the backing they deserve. They’re out here knocking doors while the establishment writes each other checks.

We’re lucky that our 30-somethings are winning despite you. Despite the silence. Despite the scolding. Despite the way the party looks sideways at anyone who dares to criticize Israel, question capitalism, or demand a future where all of us can thrive — not just survive.

Mamdani Got It Right

I see you, Zohran Mamdani. You stood up and said what needed to be said: that condemning violence against all people must include the violence of occupation and apartheid. That being anti-Netanyahu is not antisemitic. That empathy is not a partisan tool.

You want to talk about terrorism? Let’s also talk about siege, starvation, and apartheid. Let’s talk about families buried under rubble. Let's talk about the trauma passed down through generations — on both sides.

We don’t have to pick a side in someone else’s trauma. We can pick a side in humanity.

And While We’re Talking Truth…

One day, we’re going to learn exactly how October 7th was allowed to happen under Netanyahu’s watch. Just like one day we’ll learn the truth about Trump’s so-called “assassination attempt.” The staging. The distraction. The chaos.

We are living through a global wave of disinformation and authoritarian playbooks — and too many so-called leaders are too busy managing their legacies to fight like hell for the truth.

To My Generation: Move the Hell Over

We’ve marched. We’ve served. We’ve given our lives to the struggle. But some of us — myself included — have clung to influence and control like it’s our birthright. We say we want progress, but we get uncomfortable when it doesn’t center us.

Here’s the truth: if we don’t step back now and uplift younger leadership, then we are complicit in the collapse.

Because these new leaders? They see what’s really happening. They understand how the billionaire donor class uses identity politics to split us — while they run away with the bag. They see the oligarchy we’ve been too polite to name. And they’re not gonna take it anymore.

And honestly?

Neither are we.

So to my fellow elders, mentors, longtime activists, and office-holders: You either help clear the path, or you become the obstacle. Get off the stage, pass the mic, and invest in the movement — not just your memory.

It’s time. Step aside, or get run over.