It’s not just tit-for-tat politics—it’s weaponized desperation. Adams isn’t just outsourcing failure; he’s leveraging fear as currency to buy himself time, likely to keep DOJ scrutiny at bay. The man’s scandals pile up faster than the city’s potholes, yet he clings to power because recall mechanisms are toothless in this farce of a democracy.

Why isn’t he recalled? Because outrage is a fleeting currency, and the system banks on our exhaustion. Leaders like Adams thrive in the cracks of a broken machine, where accountability is just another buzzword for the next campaign cycle.