There's a wrong way and a right way to report this

Left-NIMBYism is just old school xenophobia with extra steps

regardless of the details I think it’s important to spin the Kimmel thing as a win Trump is weak, he’s unpopular, he massively overreached and inspired enough of a revolt that Disney had to backtrack immediately he wants to paint himself as an all-powerful dictator, paint him as a loser who sucks

So cool they discovered the cause of autism on basically day they guessed they would. I’m also glad they are withholding this information for a few days to prep for a WrestleMania-style announcement. This is how science works.

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

I am far from the first to point it out but, man, Jesus would absolutely *hate* these fuckers.

Strange, the bully is kicking my ass even though I've been telling everyone how much I respect him. Maybe he hasn't heard

It’s pretty funny that Eminem became a guy who would be really excited to vote for Mayor Pete. It’s like he received the exact opposite energy Kanye got. He’s probably at home in a comfy chair reading a John le Carre novel right now.

Yeah man we should really fight back by staying on X

California is putting a stop to secret police. We’re making them take off the damn ski masks.

Trump's continued ability to get away with shit unfortunately derives from the fact a lot of otherwise smart people don't realize there *are* actually hard legal limits on what he can do, even with this SCOTUS. For example, the 22nd Amendment. And - as I think we're about to find out - the 1st.

genuinely believe that a large number of political, economic and media elites do not realize that nearly half the voting public did not vote for trump

Step 1: Cut funding for food stamps Step 2: Stop measuring hunger Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

the fact that a sitting US president is talking about antifascism being terrorism should tell you a lot about what he thinks his own government represents

If Los Angeles' political class opposes something, you know it's probably a good idea.

Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.

Abundant Housing LA is proud to be a co-sponsor of SB 79, a historic housing bill now on @GavinNewsom’s desk, and we need his signature to make it law. 👉 Tell Governor Newsom: Sign SB 79! Link in bio

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

The Metro A Line goes all the way to Pomona today. 🚊

The 1st Amendment protects against state censorship. Not against private citizens disagreeing with you. Turns out the "free speech" guys on the right really just wanted magical protection against disagreement; they wanted their speech privileged over others'. This was never about the Constitution

PPP poll | 9/8-9/9 (Kleban internal) Maine Senate (initial ballot) 🟦Dan Kleban 44% 🟥Susan Collins 35% Undecided 21% — Maine Senate (informed ballot) 🟦Dan Kleban 46% 🟥Susan Collins 38% Undecided 16% s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

California redistricting Prop 50 poll Yes 51% No 34% Undecided 15% emersoncollegepolling.com/california-2...

Until a few years ago, this piece of public space served three motorists. Now there are three bicycle drums, and the same piece of public space serves four times as many cyclists. The math is simple!

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

the core of MAGA government is giving resentful mediocrities to power to act as tyrants and dominate others

It’s time to get real about density. It has not caused gentrification. It hasn’t displaced the black population of Seattle. Single family zoning displaced Seattle’s black population. The biggest drop in black population was in that zone. The growth occurred in multi family zones that grew housing.

Maybe this is just cope on my part, but at this moment, I feel a sort of guarded optimism that this might be the high water mark of Trumpism.

I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action

Jimmy Kimmel being censored has sent shockwaves throughout the antifa extremist leftist community, who were relying on his show for instructions on how to make chemical weapons

YOU MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH AT ME! I'M SUING YOU FOR 15 BILLION DOLLARS!

The pleading tone of this is low key a bit depressing — "I'm already trying to build more housing, please just leave me alone!" On the levers Mayor Bass most directly controls, i.e. the speed and certainty of permitting, Los Angeles is absolutely abysmal.

Remember that as Governor, you represent the interests of all Californians, not just those fortunate enough to buy a house decades ago and to show up to “community” meetings at 3PM during the work week to oppose new housing near them. Please sign SB 79. Do it for all of us and our children. 5/5

By making jokes about killing innocent brown people at a political rally, JD Vance is doing politics the right way. —Ezra Klein

I came of political age hating the Bush guys and now I have to get in the trenches with them against the guy from the apprentice I would like to file several complaints

I think Democrats win by being the best version of the Democratic Party: a forceful, assertive, dynamic liberal coalition that stands up for the rights of the vulnerable, unrelentingly opposes the endless corruption and bigotry of MAGA and Trump, and wants a fair prosperous America

All else aside, what the fuck is the point of a public intellectual who can't even advocate for their own fucking beliefs? What is the value of this product?

"If you read this, you are gay, LMAO" doesn't exactly sound like the language of someone from the "radical left." Just saying.

right. precisely. the right as presented in the media is not even the right as it presents itself, but rather "the right as it would be fair to represent them if they were worth debating."

Incredible achievement that the one price that the Trump administration has brought down notably is "cocaine."

YIMBYism is a rare thing in that it’s a disciplined and effective but largely nonprofessional movement, and if I were a Democratic funder I would spend money on figuring out how to build on that model instead of paying for more issue polls

announcing my new think tank, the "people hate inflation, that's like 90% of why harris lost" institute

You want to be alive, but they want you dead. We’re a new, well, funded democratic group that thinks you can meet them halfway.

Added a few more cities to the "Life After Cars" book tour! Even more coming soon. www.lifeaftercars.com

Looks like I made Kristi Noem mad by sending the Governor our bill to ban ICE & other law enforcement from wearing ski masks. Hope no dogs are nearby! Gaslight us all you want, but we’ll never accept ICE secret police in California. Back off, Kristi!

While some YIMBYs might make this argument, real world YIMBYs in California supported SB 330, which requires the 1:1 replacement of demolished rent controlled apartments with deed restricted affordable housing, and ~all YIMBY production bills include anti displacement provisions. Here are SB 79’s:

My family escaped Ukraine from the pogroms and were lucky enough to escape to the US. They took my family in — we had nothing and offered nothing, but a desire to get ahead and be free while being safe. This is a country of immigrants, and we should be honoring that history.

I know it's not the first time I've said this, but my brain is weirdly susceptible to gaslighting. I know the Trumpers are lying liars who lie and I still pause when they step up to the podium and confidently declare "WELL YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING WHEN OBAMA FUCKED A WALRUS" and think wait, did he?