{"id":114377,"date":"2026-01-03T01:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T07:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=114377"},"modified":"2026-01-03T01:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T07:25:03","slug":"114377","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=114377","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/bobhoge\/2026\/01\/03\/seriously-kathy-hochul-orders-one-word-trade-center-lit-in-honor-of-muslim-american-heritage-month-n2197713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seriously? Kathy Hochul Orders One World Trade Center Lit in Honor of Muslim American Heritage Month<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-pasted=\"true\">Just hours after New York City\u2019s first Muslim-American Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was sworn in, Empire State Gov. Kathy Hochul\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hochul-orders-ny-landmarks-one-world-trade-center-lit-green-muslim-american-heritage-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declared January to be \u201cMuslim American Heritage Month\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and ordered One World Trade Center and 15 other state landmarks to be bathed in green light to celebrate \u201cthe heritage and culture of Muslim Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Many on social media\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pat_mcdonaldson\/status\/2007256394920300955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were quick to point out<\/a>\u00a0that we can\u2019t illuminate the Twin Towers because they are no longer on the skyline after the horrific 9\/11 al-Qaeda terrorist attacks, which took down the buildings and killed almost 3,000 innocents. September 11, as all Americans know, was carried out by 19 hijackers affiliated with the Islamist extremist group led by the late Osama bin Laden.<\/p>\n<p>But 9\/11 was evidently not on Hochul\u2019s mind Friday evening:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2007237810735198280&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fbobhoge%2F2026%2F01%2F03%2Fseriously-kathy-hochul-orders-one-word-trade-center-lit-in-honor-of-muslim-american-heritage-month-n2197713&amp;sessionId=8ecc7e636e9ee31f1680824926cbab1fc43fdf7a&amp;siteScreenName=RedState&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2007237810735198280\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The governor also released a statement vowing to protect Muslims from Islamophobia. She did not mention a report released Monday from the NYPD, which showed that Jews were targeted more than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/in-nyc-jews-targeted-in-hate-crimes-more-than-all-other-groups-combined-in-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all other minority groups combined<\/a>\u00a0in the Big Apple in 2024, and combined for more than 54 percent of all hate crimes in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Home to the largest Muslim American population in the nation, New York is proud to join in this month-long celebration, recognizing the values, faith and traditions of our Muslim American communities,&#8221; Hochul said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-directs-state-landmarks-be-illuminated-green-honor-muslim-american-heritage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;New York remains committed to being a beacon of hope, tolerance, and inclusivity that celebrates the diversity of its Muslim American population and protects them from Islamophobia, hate, bias, and harm.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mamdani, in one of his first acts in office,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/01\/02\/mamdani-defends-eliminating-executive-orders-on-antisemitism-boycotting-israel-00709472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rescinded several executive orders<\/a>\u00a0from his predecessor, Eric Adams, that targeted antisemitism. The state of Israel and many Jewish organizations were outraged.<\/p>\n<p>Although local Muslim politicians and groups were pleased with the Appreciation Month and the green lights, there was plenty of negative reaction on social media as well. One conservative author\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrChaseSpears\/status\/2007311064560779471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cThe betrayal of the nation&#8217;s veterans continues.\u201d Another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/carrie_con\/status\/2007279611290280000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blistered:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lighting One World Trade Center green for Muslim American Heritage Month\u2014on the site where al-Qaeda terrorists murdered 3,000 in the name of radical Islam\u2014is a profound insult to 9\/11 victims, survivors, and first responders. Tone-deaf doesn&#8217;t begin to cover it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Interesting \u2014 I wonder why Hochul waited till 6:49 p.m. to post the move, which is almost certain to provoke reactions from many? If you\u2019re going to be bold, why not be bold in the sunlight of the day?<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has not weighed in as of this hour, but I\u2019m betting he will at some point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seriously? Kathy Hochul Orders One World Trade Center Lit in Honor of Muslim American Heritage Month Just hours after New York City\u2019s first Muslim-American Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was sworn in, Empire State Gov. Kathy Hochul\u00a0declared January to be \u201cMuslim American Heritage Month\u201d\u00a0and ordered One World Trade Center and 15 other state landmarks to be bathed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=114377\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,108,80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moslems-jihadis","category-scratch-a-lib-find-a-moron","category-you-cant-make-this-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114378,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114377\/revisions\/114378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}