Dan Wentzel
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Dan Wentzel
@danwentzel.bsky.social
· Sep 15
The Trump Republican health care plan is to take away subsidies for health insurance and bring back pre-existing conditions to make greedy for-profit insurance corporations exponentially wealthier at the costs of millions of lives.
The only credible alternative to the ACA is Medicare For All.
The only credible alternative to the ACA is Medicare For All.
January 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The Trump Republican health care plan is to take away subsidies for health insurance and bring back pre-existing conditions to make greedy for-profit insurance corporations exponentially wealthier at the costs of millions of lives.
The only credible alternative to the ACA is Medicare For All.
The only credible alternative to the ACA is Medicare For All.
CalTrain -- Ridership improves with increased frequency and electrification.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xabu...
#transit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xabu...
#transit
How This Rail Experiment to Reshape the Future of U.S. Transit?
YouTube video by ONtheTrains
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
CalTrain -- Ridership improves with increased frequency and electrification.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xabu...
#transit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xabu...
#transit
My friend Eli Lipmen, Executive Director of Move LA, was the guest on L.A. in a Minute. Check it out.
Is L.A. FINALLY serious about Mass Transit?!?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVgE...
#transit #LosAngeles
Is L.A. FINALLY serious about Mass Transit?!?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVgE...
#transit #LosAngeles
Is L.A. FINALLY serious about Mass Transit?!?
YouTube video by L.A. in a Minute
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
My friend Eli Lipmen, Executive Director of Move LA, was the guest on L.A. in a Minute. Check it out.
Is L.A. FINALLY serious about Mass Transit?!?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVgE...
#transit #LosAngeles
Is L.A. FINALLY serious about Mass Transit?!?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVgE...
#transit #LosAngeles
Some of our Congressmembers seem like first-class passengers on the Titanic who are more worried about preserving their privileged reserved seats on the Lido deck than they are about the ship sinking that will result in them drowning too.
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Some of our Congressmembers seem like first-class passengers on the Titanic who are more worried about preserving their privileged reserved seats on the Lido deck than they are about the ship sinking that will result in them drowning too.
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The man who shot Renee Nicole Good is a 43-year-old firearms instructor who appears to have defended white supremacists online.
Who is Jonathan Ross? ICE agent who killed Renee Good once broke a suspect's car window
www.advocate.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The man who shot Renee Nicole Good is a 43-year-old firearms instructor who appears to have defended white supremacists online.
Blue state trifectas are the donor states of this country and have power. It is time for our Governors to use their 10th Amendment powers and ally with Minnesota, and our NATO allies against Trump’s fascism.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s time for soft secession
How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Blue state trifectas are the donor states of this country and have power. It is time for our Governors to use their 10th Amendment powers and ally with Minnesota, and our NATO allies against Trump’s fascism.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What if Mango Mussolini invoked an Insurrection Act and nobody came?
What if everyone just stopped being afraid of the man behind the curtain?
What if everyone just stopped being afraid of the man behind the curtain?
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
What if Mango Mussolini invoked an Insurrection Act and nobody came?
What if everyone just stopped being afraid of the man behind the curtain?
What if everyone just stopped being afraid of the man behind the curtain?
Pacifica will laugh off his invoking of the Insurrection Act.
He needs us more than we need him.
He needs us more than we need him.
January 15, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pacifica will laugh off his invoking of the Insurrection Act.
He needs us more than we need him.
He needs us more than we need him.
The elections will not be “cancelled”. They are state administered. We still had elections during the Civl War, World War 1, and World War 2.
They can however be tampered with, flooded with dark money, suppressed, or contested.
It is what happens after the Midterms that concerns me more.
They can however be tampered with, flooded with dark money, suppressed, or contested.
It is what happens after the Midterms that concerns me more.
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The elections will not be “cancelled”. They are state administered. We still had elections during the Civl War, World War 1, and World War 2.
They can however be tampered with, flooded with dark money, suppressed, or contested.
It is what happens after the Midterms that concerns me more.
They can however be tampered with, flooded with dark money, suppressed, or contested.
It is what happens after the Midterms that concerns me more.
California has repudiated Trump and MAGA three elections in a row (four if we count Prop 50).
We stand with our friends and and allies in Denmark, Greenland, Mexico, and Canada).
We stand with our friends and and allies in Denmark, Greenland, Mexico, and Canada).
January 15, 2026 at 1:56 AM
California has repudiated Trump and MAGA three elections in a row (four if we count Prop 50).
We stand with our friends and and allies in Denmark, Greenland, Mexico, and Canada).
We stand with our friends and and allies in Denmark, Greenland, Mexico, and Canada).
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Study: Induced Demand Works for Bikes and Transit, too - h/t Streetsblog USA
Study: Induced Demand Works for Bikes and Transit, too - h/t Streetsblog USA
If you build it — bike infrastructure, bus lanes, and sidewalks, that is — they will come.
dlvr.it
January 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Study: Induced Demand Works for Bikes and Transit, too - h/t Streetsblog USA
The Link Union Station project creating run-through service will be as transformative for regional rail in Southern California as the "Downtown Connector" has been for Metro Los Angeles.
@metrolinksocal.bsky.social
www.metro.net/projects/lin...
#transit #LosAngeles
@metrolinksocal.bsky.social
www.metro.net/projects/lin...
#transit #LosAngeles
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The Link Union Station project creating run-through service will be as transformative for regional rail in Southern California as the "Downtown Connector" has been for Metro Los Angeles.
@metrolinksocal.bsky.social
www.metro.net/projects/lin...
#transit #LosAngeles
@metrolinksocal.bsky.social
www.metro.net/projects/lin...
#transit #LosAngeles
We don't want Greenland.
We want the Epstein files released iin full.
We want Trump's sky-high tariffs removed from the goods we buy.
We want universal health care.
We want the Epstein files released iin full.
We want Trump's sky-high tariffs removed from the goods we buy.
We want universal health care.
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
We don't want Greenland.
We want the Epstein files released iin full.
We want Trump's sky-high tariffs removed from the goods we buy.
We want universal health care.
We want the Epstein files released iin full.
We want Trump's sky-high tariffs removed from the goods we buy.
We want universal health care.
Donald Trump is treating Greenland like he treated kids with Jeffrey Epstein.
Release ALL the files. Comply with the law.
Release ALL the files. Comply with the law.
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Donald Trump is treating Greenland like he treated kids with Jeffrey Epstein.
Release ALL the files. Comply with the law.
Release ALL the files. Comply with the law.
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Can you believe they're treating citizens LIKE THIS?
Well.
You'd never ask a Black American that, I hope. Or a Native American. Or a trans person. Or anyone in America with any disabilty. They can believe it!
Our willingness to tolerate it for some is now coming for us all.
Well.
You'd never ask a Black American that, I hope. Or a Native American. Or a trans person. Or anyone in America with any disabilty. They can believe it!
Our willingness to tolerate it for some is now coming for us all.
January 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Can you believe they're treating citizens LIKE THIS?
Well.
You'd never ask a Black American that, I hope. Or a Native American. Or a trans person. Or anyone in America with any disabilty. They can believe it!
Our willingness to tolerate it for some is now coming for us all.
Well.
You'd never ask a Black American that, I hope. Or a Native American. Or a trans person. Or anyone in America with any disabilty. They can believe it!
Our willingness to tolerate it for some is now coming for us all.
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We are at the "lists of Jews" stage of fascism.
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
We are at the "lists of Jews" stage of fascism.
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
If Trump doesn’t want to be called a “pedophilia protector” to his guilty face, then the should comply with the law he signed and release the full Epstein files.
Pedophile protectors and adjudicated rapists don't like to be confronted with the truth of who they are to their faces.
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
If Trump doesn’t want to be called a “pedophilia protector” to his guilty face, then the should comply with the law he signed and release the full Epstein files.
My Spanish professor made an AI image of me as the President of the United States with the husband I will meet in Colombia. While I have no interest in belng President, this photo is too sweet not to share.
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 AM
My Spanish professor made an AI image of me as the President of the United States with the husband I will meet in Colombia. While I have no interest in belng President, this photo is too sweet not to share.
Donald Trump didn't just give the finger to a protester who called him a "pedophile protector".
He's given the finger to our constitution, our democracy, our allies, our economy, and to every business that depends upon trade.
He's given the finger to our constitution, our democracy, our allies, our economy, and to every business that depends upon trade.
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Donald Trump didn't just give the finger to a protester who called him a "pedophile protector".
He's given the finger to our constitution, our democracy, our allies, our economy, and to every business that depends upon trade.
He's given the finger to our constitution, our democracy, our allies, our economy, and to every business that depends upon trade.
Pedophile protectors and adjudicated rapists don't like to be confronted with the truth of who they are to their faces.
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Pedophile protectors and adjudicated rapists don't like to be confronted with the truth of who they are to their faces.
Senate Republicans have said no to extending the ACA subsidies.
So... with ACA subsidies and Medicaid gutted, causing harm to Medicare, job-based insurance, and emergency room wait times, what is the blue state plan for state level universal health care using our 10th Amendment powers?
So... with ACA subsidies and Medicaid gutted, causing harm to Medicare, job-based insurance, and emergency room wait times, what is the blue state plan for state level universal health care using our 10th Amendment powers?
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Senate Republicans have said no to extending the ACA subsidies.
So... with ACA subsidies and Medicaid gutted, causing harm to Medicare, job-based insurance, and emergency room wait times, what is the blue state plan for state level universal health care using our 10th Amendment powers?
So... with ACA subsidies and Medicaid gutted, causing harm to Medicare, job-based insurance, and emergency room wait times, what is the blue state plan for state level universal health care using our 10th Amendment powers?
For those of you who needed a good news story today.
Dog lost in windstorm found with thermal drone.
www.ocregister.com/2026/01/13/d...
Dog lost in windstorm found with thermal drone.
www.ocregister.com/2026/01/13/d...
Dog lost in windstorm found with thermal drone by Mission Viejo Animal Services
Thermal drones, which are equipped with heat-sensitive cameras, can track animal movements by detecting temperature differences in the landscape.
www.ocregister.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
For those of you who needed a good news story today.
Dog lost in windstorm found with thermal drone.
www.ocregister.com/2026/01/13/d...
Dog lost in windstorm found with thermal drone.
www.ocregister.com/2026/01/13/d...
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A Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor will be considered by the Metro Board's Planning Committee on Wednesday at 11am.
Webstream: https://boardagendas.metro.net/event/planning-and-programming-committee-269c91147f65/
Blog post: https://wp.me/pfeql1-BX5
Webstream: https://boardagendas.metro.net/event/planning-and-programming-committee-269c91147f65/
Blog post: https://wp.me/pfeql1-BX5
January 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor will be considered by the Metro Board's Planning Committee on Wednesday at 11am.
Webstream: https://boardagendas.metro.net/event/planning-and-programming-committee-269c91147f65/
Blog post: https://wp.me/pfeql1-BX5
Webstream: https://boardagendas.metro.net/event/planning-and-programming-committee-269c91147f65/
Blog post: https://wp.me/pfeql1-BX5