Fuck This Guy and The Mask Ban He Rode In On
An ode to State Senator James G. Skoufis, pushing a mask ban in NY — which he refuses to call a mask ban — using MAGA Nazi talking points during a moment of national crisis.
Pictured Above: Wormy State Senator, James G. Skoufis, taking a moment from counting his campaign contributions from the Real Estate industry to propose an anti-democratic and fascist ban on masks here in New York State.
Honestly, I had a longer post planned for you today. But then I read about State Senator James G. Skoufis’s unconstitutional, anti-democratic mask ban proposal.
And all I can think was, “Fuck that guy.”
You might think that sounds harsh. So let me add, if you still support Skoufis?
Given what he’s done in South Blooming Grove (ignoring an ongoing Flint, Michigan-like crisis).
Given what he’s done in Woodbury (trying to ram through a merger of Town and Village nobody asked for in 2024. In 2025, supporting a Pro-MAGA candidate and potential member of the Proud Boys who is running for Mayor.)
Given what he’s done in Blooming Grove (opposing a real estate tax to fund land preservation.)
Given what he’s currently doing in Monroe with these weird assholes.
Given what he’s doing at the state level?
I think you might be as brainwashed as the MAGA Nazis.
Seriously.
He does not support the New York Health Act during a time when the federal government is looking to cut Medicaid and Medicare.
He does not support the Dignity Not Detention Act, during a time when the federal government is deporting people who are legally entitled to be here.
He does not support the NY HEAT Act, which would make it affordable for people to heat their homes in the winter.
And when we had that major, climate-change-driven fire down in Greenwood Lake? Skoufis came by, posed for Prom Photos with his major campaign donor (and South Blooming Grove co-mayor, Isaac Ekstein) and bounced.
I could go on. But there is so, so much legislation that would deliver relief to hard-working people across Orange County and New York State, and this man is absent from almost all of it.
Now he’s pushing a mask ban popular with MAGA Nazis and nobody else.
What exactly is this man doing for you that you like?
Because he used to be one of the good guys? Wake up. He was never one of the good guys. He’s a climber. You don’t need to take my word for it. The man just ran to be chair of the Democratic National Committee on a platform of “We need to move to the Right.”
He doesn’t care about you. He never did.
The mask ban is proof.
We just survived a worldwide pandemic where millions of people died. You know what saved lives? Wearing a mask.
But we let the MAGA Nazis turn wearing a mask into a political issue.
So, self-serving shit stain that he is, Skoufis is clearly looking to coddle up to the “We’re Sexually Curious About Nazis” crowd.
How? By repeating right-wing talking points about masks.
For example, he doesn’t want to ban masks; he just wants to make it a crime to menace or harass someone wearing a mask. News flash douche bag: There are laws on the books that already can be used if you’re menacing and harassing someone. The mask is besides the point. But the mask is a political symbol, and Skoufis wants to pick it up and wave it around because he thinks appealing to the MAGA Nazis is a winning strategy.
It ain’t.
You can listen to his mealy mouthed bullshit here for yourself. Even the NY1 Anchor wasn’t having it, and they’re usually pretty neutral.
But let me tell you why I decided to throw out the other post and write this one instead.
(You can also skip this post and read what the New York City American Civil Liberties Union has to say about it here. Spoiler Alert: They’re not fans of the mask ban either.)
Consider This
Yesterday, President Trump announced the largest peacetime tax hike in American history. The MAGA Tax, which he calls tariffs, is something you pay for. Not other countries.
Now, add the largest tax hike in American history on top of the pile of other heinous, anti-democratic shit Trump has done since taking office.
People are pissed. People want to protest.
But there’s a problem.
Trump has the full weight of the FBI and his weaponized Department of Justice to turn on people who want to protest. Elon Musk has also verifiably stolen everyone’s social security number and tax information.
So, if the MAGA Nazis want to inflict pain on the people protesting? They can.
And on April 5th, you’re going to see a massive, nationwide protest against the MAGA Nazis. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can do so here. There are local events in Cornwall, Goshen, and Warwick—all three are towns in Skoufis’s district.
Wearing a mask is the smart thing to do at these protests. Especially when you’re up against the federal government, which has verifiably demonstrated that it does not care about, nor wish to follow, the rule of law.
So imagine then a Democrat — You know, the resistance party? — Running around trying to ban masks during a national emergency.
That’s James G. Skoufis.
I want you to remember this post. Because if this situation with Trump gets worse, and it probably will, people are going to want to protest here in New York.
And if that mask ban goes through, and protestors get rounded up by either Trump’s Goon Squad or the police because they’re wearing a mask? It’s going to be James G. Skoufis’s fault.
When that guy is dead and buried, his obituary is going to read, “James G. Skoufis promoted legislation to ban masks during a national emergency, and following a global pandemic where over a million Americans died. Over 300,000 of which could have been saved had they worn a mask and got vaccinated.
That’s going to be his legacy.
And I don’t know about you, but I will spend every day reminding people of that. This is what cowardice looks like, and it’s name is James G. Skoufis.