Vital viewing for any non-British followers who want to understand the pogroms taking place in Northern Ireland It would also be vital viewing for a lot of British people, but I suspect my own UK followers know already.

i still believe we need an ablative absolute "grass having been touched" in learnèd english to evince when the narrator is coming back to reality. "i just think that all nonelectric car owners should be imprisoned for life. sigh ... 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰, we should probably incentivize solar panels more"

apparently the Mexican government has backed a new super cheap EV van, 100 percent made in Mexico, that looks sick as hell www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Los Angeles City 6/6 Drop 🔵 Nithya Raman – 23,514 (40.2%) 🔵 Karen Bass – 19,312 (33.0%) 🔴 Spencer Pratt – 10,336 (17.7%) Raman’s rough benchmark against Pratt was 8.7%, so this is a 14-point overperformance.

… shouldn’t the fact that he dated a woman with such abhorrent views be a sign that his commitment to the left is maybe… not deep… or are we gonna go with “the Dems need to be okay with the fact that dudes do not check the politics of the pussy before plowing”

From a housing perspective, I actually think the LA mayoral race might be more important than the governor’s race. The pro-housing momentum at the state level has always been in the legislature, but Los Angeles NEEDS a pro housing mayor.

OCTA is doubling down on its agenda to cut Metrolink service, rejecting Metrolink's request for 3 months of stable funding that LA Metro already agreed to. Metrolink needs you right now. Show up in Orange on Monday at 9:30 to tell OCTA to fund Metrolink!! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Democrats really need to get over this toxic fantasy of finding a unicorn candidate who will have the aesthetics to woo trash without themselves actually being trashy. Be happy with a decent dork.

ICE is not about immigration. ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on peaceful streets. Abolish ICE.

@apnews.com @thetnholler.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com please be the voice for these detainees in the USA

One FYI! At rail stations with our new, taller faregates: the paddle-shaped doors will be in the closed position. The display will say "GO" and customers should walk toward the doors and they will automatically open.

Angelenos: vote for Nithya Raman!

In 2014, New York City lowering the speed limit from 30 to 25 mph. In just the 1st year: Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22% Pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25% The most dangerous drivers, those driving over 35 mph, slowed down the most. Via @transalt.org Speed is always a factor.

2 years ago, at a WH roundtable on PBMs, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra spent 5 minutes talking about everything but PBMs. I dug deeper & found him confused about the subject. Yet he may become governor of California, because in the Democratic Party you pay no price for not knowing anything.

Ah, the guy who as HHS secretary oversaw the death of several hundred housands of people from covid because the administration gave up on actually fighting the pandemic.

“Up until this latest poll, Bass had enjoyed a substantial lead over her challengers, with analysts predicting she would garner enough votes to make a Nov. 3 runoff with either Raman or Pratt. The latest survey suggests any of the three could advance”

Pictures of the end

Xavier Becerra, candidate for California Governor, has just received $500,000 from DaVita Kidney Dialysis corporation to his Super PAC DaVita is the largest dialysis company in California and profits four to five times more per treatment from private insurance than Medicare

and sadly, speaking of the Central Valley- "When constrained to just answering ‘yes' or ‘no' at last week’s debate to a question on whether they would sign legislation to open more of...the Central Valley to oil production“ : Steyer: No Becerra : Yes cal.streetsblog.org/2026/05/12/o...

Fuck... No! what a tool.

I don’t know @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social, but I’m intrigued that a city planner is running for Mayor of Los Angeles. What do you say, Urbanist Bluesky? #UrbanistShoutOut #LA

Every Californian who cares even a little bit about their city’s financial health should read this thread. Take two minutes to thoroughly read it and then share it. If this measure goes to the ballot and passes it would destroy El Cerrito’s budget and those so many other California cities.

Hollywood is key to LA’s economic vitality.  Under Mayor Bass’s leadership, film production has collapsed in LA. Over 40,000 jobs have been lost. And things are about to get a lot worse unless the Warner Brothers/Paramount merger is stopped.

By god inject this into my veins

140 mph sustained speed on a bus.... the pure tire physics of this isn't even remotely possible and the construction of a road surface smooth enough for this would be like 4x the carbon footprint of even the most overbuilt HSR we could dream of. BUILD 👏 THE 👏 DAMN 👏 TRAINS 👏 NOW

Stay focussed people - this is what's happening

nice clear thread from KPMG chief economist...

Genuinely think this is up there with "it is a truth universally acknowledged" and "all happy families are alike" and "it was the day my grandmother exploded" one of best starts to any book

Woohoo! @metrolosangeles.bsky.social credit/debit card payments are now live!!!

Aspect is the umami of language

should the police union really be allowed to donate to candidates?

please LA, at least *try* !!

In case you haven't seen it yet, here's the clip of Colbert lampooning Dokoupil, Bari Weiss and CBS Evening News: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQpq...

Agreed. Energy is better spent on publicizing Becerra's ties to oil.

LA friendz fill out yr ballots....

deep dive on the housing disaster in the US

If enough progs can get in behind Steyer we can absolutely shut Republicans out of the race in November, which will not just guarantee a Democratic win, but will depress Republican turnout across the board

Becerra ultimately doesnt need my vote but going Steyer can get Hilton out.

Becerra has taken a lot of money from Chevron and the rest of the Highway lobby... If you care about transit and human scaled cities Steyer is the choice

✅ Large Asphalt Repair = $6.80/sq ft ❌ Repaving = $3.30/sq ft ❌ Slurry Seal = $.50/sq ft Why is the City of LA wasting taxpayer dollars doing the most expensive option, especially when it’s broke? It’s time to stop this nonsense.

Hi, actual Jew here running to unseat Lawler so that Rand Paul's antisemite son can try this shit on me. mikesacksforcongress.com

becerra: fossil fuel stooge; blatantly corrupt corporate dem bianco: republican hilton: republican mahan: republican (blue) porter: no income tax under 100k 👎👎👎; flip flopping on single payer steyer: legitimately good policy across the board. How. thurmond: who? villaraigosa: republican (blue)

folks if you are in Faizah's district do the right thing!

Have you read/heard the interview on the Volts podcast with Steyer about how he sees energy, climate, and housing intersecting with affordability? Broke the tie for me tbh. That and polling www.volts.wtf/p/tom-steyer...

🚨 THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT SHALL RISE AGAIN! Become a *RECURRING* supporter of all 9 Southern state Democratic parties at once! #Blue26 secure.actblue.com/donate/vrast...

The new D Line Wilshire Subway extension is a wormhole in spacetime. It feels like teleporting. LA will never be the same.

You’ll find the names and stories of the victims as best as we at L.A. TACO could research them. We hope this list offers a moment to remember these individuals. The full list: lataco.com/ice-death-tr... By Memo Torres, Aisha Wallace-Palomares, Izzy Ramirez, and Odessa Hairapetian

15 minutes into tonight's California gubernatorial debate: it's clear Becerra is totally unprepared to handle the state's two biggest challenges. Freezing insurance rates will destroy the market. Downpayment assistance (subsidizing demand) will never solve the housing crisis.