THE SLUDGE REPORT

By Sheriff Lurleen Pisspot

DECOMMISSIONED LIGHTHOUSE — FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026

The escalating feud between Citadel’s Ken Griffin and New York City politician Zohran Mamdani reached a fever pitch today as Griffin unveiled a 'Shame Projection System' designed to blot out the very existence of anyone standing within three miles of his $238 million penthouse. The conflict began when Mamdani dared to point out that the taxes on the apartment could technically pay for a fleet of gold-plated school buses, a claim Griffin’s lawyers described as 'extremely rude and loud.'

Griffin’s legal team filed a 4,000-page injunction arguing that the light bouncing off Mamdani’s forehead constitutes a 'hostile visual trespass' and that the sound of the word 'tax' causes the rare Italian marble in the kitchen to develop stress fractures. The filing suggests that Mamdani should be required to give his speeches from a subterranean bunker located in North Dakota or, better yet, inside a soundproof box filled with historical artifacts that remind him of the importance of the Gilded Age.

"It isn't about the money; it's about the sanctity of the vertical horizon," said J. Robert Moneybaggs, Citadel’s Senior Vibe Strategist, while wearing a robe made of recycled $100 bills. "Ken just wants to look out his window and see the clouds, not a man with a clipboard suggesting that billionaires are anything other than human-shaped miracle machines. Every time Mamdani speaks, a chandelier in the lobby loses its will to live."

In response to the protests, Citadel has reportedly hired a team of 'Acoustic Assassins' who follow Mamdani around and play the sound of a vacuum cleaner whenever he mentions wealth redistribution. The company is also lobbying for a new city ordinance that would make it illegal to look directly at a penthouse unless you can provide proof of a diversified portfolio and at least one yacht named after a Greek tragedy.

"If a man cannot own 45,000 square feet of sky without a socialist mentioning the price of eggs, then we have truly lost the American dream," stated Citadel Senior Vibe Strategist J. Robert Moneybaggs.

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Real estate agents in the luxury sector warn that this kind of populist behavior could lead to a 'De-Marbleization Crisis' where the ultra-wealthy are forced to live in slightly smaller penthouses that only have two swimming pools instead of three. Griffin has vowed to keep fighting, stating that he will not rest until the sky above Central Park is legally classified as a private-access-only zone for those who have 'the right soul-depth to appreciate it.'

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