Sam
@samd.bsky.social
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Better cities and transit are possible 🚇
#1 Congestion pricing stan
#1 RFK Jr. hater
it’s funny how everyone is talking about Newsom when Ossoff is, by far, the strongest 2028 candidate. he’s about to cruise to re-election in Georgia and when he does I think folks will start to wake up and realize he’s been the one all along
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
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February 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
it’s funny how everyone is talking about Newsom when Ossoff is, by far, the strongest 2028 candidate. he’s about to cruise to re-election in Georgia and when he does I think folks will start to wake up and realize he’s been the one all along
the worst part about this is that there are actually some real questions about the California wealth tax proposal that could result in it getting struck down by the courts or backfiring
but of course, instead of highlighting that the cringe SF neolibs chose to hold a “march for billionaires”
but of course, instead of highlighting that the cringe SF neolibs chose to hold a “march for billionaires”
i rag on the left sometimes for self-marginalizing but credit where credit is due the new liberals have proved that liberals are just as capable of such things. if not more
amazing things are happening in SF
February 8, 2026 at 6:26 PM
the worst part about this is that there are actually some real questions about the California wealth tax proposal that could result in it getting struck down by the courts or backfiring
but of course, instead of highlighting that the cringe SF neolibs chose to hold a “march for billionaires”
but of course, instead of highlighting that the cringe SF neolibs chose to hold a “march for billionaires”
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i rag on the left sometimes for self-marginalizing but credit where credit is due the new liberals have proved that liberals are just as capable of such things. if not more
February 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
i rag on the left sometimes for self-marginalizing but credit where credit is due the new liberals have proved that liberals are just as capable of such things. if not more
the left-NIMBY crashout as the most successful elected socialists and progressives embrace pro-housing policies is truly a sight to behold
February 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
the left-NIMBY crashout as the most successful elected socialists and progressives embrace pro-housing policies is truly a sight to behold
ngl I hate the term “blue MAGA” but if any candidate fits the bill it’s Crockett. no actual policies or vision, just AI slop and owning the cons (which i support, to be clear, but it isn’t how a Dem wins in Texas)
Impressive mental health section on Jasmine Crockett's website this morning. Check out that second paragraph.
February 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
ngl I hate the term “blue MAGA” but if any candidate fits the bill it’s Crockett. no actual policies or vision, just AI slop and owning the cons (which i support, to be clear, but it isn’t how a Dem wins in Texas)
Nithya is the exact candidate we need to fix LA’s incompetence and NIMBYism.
She could be a zohran-level candidate who creates a new consensus around progressive urbanism
She could be a zohran-level candidate who creates a new consensus around progressive urbanism
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Nithya is the exact candidate we need to fix LA’s incompetence and NIMBYism.
She could be a zohran-level candidate who creates a new consensus around progressive urbanism
She could be a zohran-level candidate who creates a new consensus around progressive urbanism
there are two types of republicans in Congress:
cultists and cucks. Cassidy is probably the most quintessential example of the latter
cultists and cucks. Cassidy is probably the most quintessential example of the latter
I found the dumbest most pathetic post on the internet today:
February 7, 2026 at 11:11 AM
there are two types of republicans in Congress:
cultists and cucks. Cassidy is probably the most quintessential example of the latter
cultists and cucks. Cassidy is probably the most quintessential example of the latter
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There was once a plan to run a bus lane and a protected bicycle lanes down Westwood Boulevard. It might have been one of Los Angeles' great promenades. Instead, NIMBYs killed the proposal, and now it's a round-the-clock car sewer where people randomly die in extremely violent ways.
2 dead, 5 injured after car crashes into 99 Ranch Market in Westwood
2 dead, 5 injured after car crashes into 99 Ranch Market in Westwood
Two people were killed and five injured after a car crashed into the 99 Ranch Market in Westwood on Thursday.
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
There was once a plan to run a bus lane and a protected bicycle lanes down Westwood Boulevard. It might have been one of Los Angeles' great promenades. Instead, NIMBYs killed the proposal, and now it's a round-the-clock car sewer where people randomly die in extremely violent ways.
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Andy Kim refusing to allow Phil Murphy to coronate his wife has actually destroyed one of the most entrenched machines in American politics.
the story here, which Kornacki gets right, is not exemplified in Mejia leading
it's that she's barely beating Malinowski who, while not a leftist, was an anti machine candidate who faced down an absolute money cannon of negative ads from DMFI and the machine
the *machine* lost here spectacularly
it's that she's barely beating Malinowski who, while not a leftist, was an anti machine candidate who faced down an absolute money cannon of negative ads from DMFI and the machine
the *machine* lost here spectacularly
February 6, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Andy Kim refusing to allow Phil Murphy to coronate his wife has actually destroyed one of the most entrenched machines in American politics.
this is truly some mad king shit. god fucking damn it I am so sick of this
You want your Gateway project funding? Here’s the price. 🤡
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February 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
this is truly some mad king shit. god fucking damn it I am so sick of this
as someone whose politics fall squarely between Hochul and Zohran, it’s been quite nice to see the two of them work together and bring out the best in each other
such a contrast from the Cuomo days lmao
such a contrast from the Cuomo days lmao
NEW: Mayor Mamdani is set to endorse Gov. Hochul’s reelection run this week, providing her a critical inroad with progressive voters, per four sources.
It deals a near fatal blow to Antonio Delgado's campaign.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
It deals a near fatal blow to Antonio Delgado's campaign.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to endorse Gov. Kathy Hochul
The endorsement, expected this week, gives Hochul a critical inroad with left-leaning voters.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
as someone whose politics fall squarely between Hochul and Zohran, it’s been quite nice to see the two of them work together and bring out the best in each other
such a contrast from the Cuomo days lmao
such a contrast from the Cuomo days lmao
this is so embarrassing. why is @justinbrannan.bsky.social endorsing our fuelgrannie retweeting local NIMBY gadfly for city council when she literally stood with Vickie Paladino and Curtis Sliwa at a protest against the affordable housing ballot measures
February 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
this is so embarrassing. why is @justinbrannan.bsky.social endorsing our fuelgrannie retweeting local NIMBY gadfly for city council when she literally stood with Vickie Paladino and Curtis Sliwa at a protest against the affordable housing ballot measures
I hope that this embarrassing behavior results in a full clearing of house for BK Dems and replacing them with @newkingsdems.bsky.social progressives instead of the machine morons running things today
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I hope that this embarrassing behavior results in a full clearing of house for BK Dems and replacing them with @newkingsdems.bsky.social progressives instead of the machine morons running things today
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i think it’s cool and great that a bunch of cosplaying keyboard operators have decided they can and should try to gatekeep a movement of genuinely heroic solidarity and resistance to own the libs
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
i think it’s cool and great that a bunch of cosplaying keyboard operators have decided they can and should try to gatekeep a movement of genuinely heroic solidarity and resistance to own the libs
Bezos spent $75m on the melania documentary (which is unlikely to make 25% of that back in ticket sales) at the same time he is destroying the Washington post. It is remarkable just how pathetic our billionaire class is
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Bezos spent $75m on the melania documentary (which is unlikely to make 25% of that back in ticket sales) at the same time he is destroying the Washington post. It is remarkable just how pathetic our billionaire class is
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The city would be doing people a huge financial favor by charging for parking and encouraging them to get rid of their cars. If people can leave them sitting in a row like this covered in show for over a week, they don’t need them and are wasting their money and should get rid of them.
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The city would be doing people a huge financial favor by charging for parking and encouraging them to get rid of their cars. If people can leave them sitting in a row like this covered in show for over a week, they don’t need them and are wasting their money and should get rid of them.
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once again these things boil down to “is your group a bohemian cultural identity” or “is your group actually trying to do things?” and the key tell is whether your activity centers on policing of in-group behavior or whether it centers on, again, tangible goals
February 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
once again these things boil down to “is your group a bohemian cultural identity” or “is your group actually trying to do things?” and the key tell is whether your activity centers on policing of in-group behavior or whether it centers on, again, tangible goals
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If random masked men are setting fires in your community, I think you should feel free to film them. Especially if dozens of other people and several national news crews are filming them. They are not "allies," they're arsonists. Grow up.
February 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
If random masked men are setting fires in your community, I think you should feel free to film them. Especially if dozens of other people and several national news crews are filming them. They are not "allies," they're arsonists. Grow up.
lmfao at the idea that “perhaps the idea of riding transit around poor people scares me”
why are some LA transit activists so unhinged
why are some LA transit activists so unhinged
@samd.bsky.social I get that you may not like fare free transit - perhaps it’s a business thing, perhaps the idea of riding transit around poor people scares you, but the data doesn’t lie. “A marginal value” 🙄
February 3, 2026 at 4:56 AM
lmfao at the idea that “perhaps the idea of riding transit around poor people scares me”
why are some LA transit activists so unhinged
why are some LA transit activists so unhinged
I dont think a single American has ever uttered the phrase “mouldy courgette”
Fundamentally, when these people talk or think about "politics" they are not talking about the same dynamics, phenomenon, institutions, frameworks, ideas, etc as you are. Zero overlap, completely different thing. Not even wrong.
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I dont think a single American has ever uttered the phrase “mouldy courgette”
it’s kind of remarkable that we’ve reached a point where free buses (a tweak that will provide a marginal value to our overall transit network) is viewed as more progressive than a sustained investment in expanding mass transit in underserved areas across the city
February 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
it’s kind of remarkable that we’ve reached a point where free buses (a tweak that will provide a marginal value to our overall transit network) is viewed as more progressive than a sustained investment in expanding mass transit in underserved areas across the city
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making tulsi gabbard DNI is itself a watergate level scandal
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:17 PM
making tulsi gabbard DNI is itself a watergate level scandal
and furthermore, it’s very clear that the two most important political tests for the senate in 2029 once we take it will be:
1. expanding the Supreme Court
2. Admitting PR/DC as states
1. expanding the Supreme Court
2. Admitting PR/DC as states
imo just mechanically vote for whichever Senate candidate promises most clearly to destroy the filibuster
February 2, 2026 at 2:34 AM
and furthermore, it’s very clear that the two most important political tests for the senate in 2029 once we take it will be:
1. expanding the Supreme Court
2. Admitting PR/DC as states
1. expanding the Supreme Court
2. Admitting PR/DC as states
I fucking hate these antivaxxer weirdos
February 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I fucking hate these antivaxxer weirdos
it’s always funny to see international NIMBYism. look at this slop from a local party in Munich
February 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
it’s always funny to see international NIMBYism. look at this slop from a local party in Munich