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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

Tenant Advocate Declares Private Property a Tool of White Supremacy plus 30–50 Million Barrels Headed to U.S.

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

  • New York City Politics and Policy

    • Criticism of newly elected Mayor Mamdani’s policies.
    • Fare hikes for the subway system despite campaign promises of free transit.
    • Proposed housing policies, including claims about collectivizing property and labeling homeownership as “white supremacy.”
    • Socialist & communist models for housing reform.
  • Donald Trump and Foreign Policy

    • Venezuela turning over 30–50 million barrels of oil to the U.S.
    • Trump’s role in managing Venezuelan oil revenues and implications for U.S. taxpayers.
    • Broader geopolitical commentary on potential domino effects in Latin America, including Cuba and Colombia.
    • Iran protests and speculation about regime instability are in line with Venezuela
  • Law Enforcement and Immigration

    • Incident in Minneapolis involving an ICE agent and a woman who attacked with her car, resulting in her death.
    • Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized for blaming ICE.
    • Statements from Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance condemning the radical left and pledging stronger protections for law enforcement.
    • Organized protests against ICE and investigations into funding sources.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:05.2

In New York City, there are two major stories that are happening,

0:09.3

and it's happening within days of Mandani coming into power.

0:13.6

You know, the guy that was going to give you everything for free

0:16.1

and, you know, get rid of all the police officers,

0:19.1

and, well, it's not working out already.

0:22.5

New York City subway passengers were furious as they decided to swipe their card.

0:29.9

They're calling it crazy. The price has skyrocketed to three hours per ride, and the locals

0:36.4

said they thought it was going to be free.

0:39.3

The MTA's latest rate hike went into effect on Sunday and exasperated passengers

0:45.2

to fork over just 10 more cents per ride.

0:49.1

They were shaking their heads at the extra expense, especially when they voted for Mundan,

0:53.2

who said it was going to be free.

0:55.3

Now it's the highest it's ever been.

0:58.0

I just know it's going to add up, one 23-year-old said, who regularly commutes into Manhattan

1:03.1

from his New Jersey home.

1:05.4

Another one, 33, who regularly commutes from Chinatown to Manhattan said, it's effed.

1:12.1

Yes, these are the Mandani voters.

1:14.3

I don't get paid enough for this.

1:16.3

The hike is crazy.

1:17.6

This all over, yes, just 10 cents.

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