Stan Oklobdzija
@stano.bsky.social
Ass. Prof. Public Policy @ UC Riverside | Better Cities Through Better Government | 1st Gen 🇺🇸: 🇷🇸/ Việt Nam Cộng Hòa | 躺平 | Ham chơi
stanokl.github.io | https://everyoneiswelcome.substack.com/
📍: The Inland Empire, California.
stanokl.github.io | https://everyoneiswelcome.substack.com/
📍: The Inland Empire, California.
It is OK to hate Trump voters because of what they did to our country. If you want to cut some out of your life, that's a good idea.
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 AM
It is OK to hate Trump voters because of what they did to our country. If you want to cut some out of your life, that's a good idea.
Reposted by Stan Oklobdzija
An impeachment resolution is privileged, brought up on an expedited basis. It has an hour of debate. Votes on each article. They can be indirect – motions to table – but still votes. Two Republicans defecting and the cabinet member’s impeached. Votes against embrace evil. Incl swing district Rs
But if you impeach now with this Congress, won't the effect be zero because the vote won't be there? As with the Trump impeachments.
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 AM
An impeachment resolution is privileged, brought up on an expedited basis. It has an hour of debate. Votes on each article. They can be indirect – motions to table – but still votes. Two Republicans defecting and the cabinet member’s impeached. Votes against embrace evil. Incl swing district Rs
Ironically, the two Democrats with the most credibility and the most juice on affordability are @mayorofseattle.bsky.social and @mayor.nyc.gov.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Ironically, the two Democrats with the most credibility and the most juice on affordability are @mayorofseattle.bsky.social and @mayor.nyc.gov.
This guy lit his reputation and integrity on fire to cast the decisive vote for RFK Jr.'s confirmation and Trump **still** stabbed him in the back as soon as it was convenient.
Anyhow, have a fun retirement out in Hee Haw Parish where once a month, some Trump supporter will SWAT your house.
Anyhow, have a fun retirement out in Hee Haw Parish where once a month, some Trump supporter will SWAT your house.
Trump Backs a Potential Primary Challenger to Bill Cassidy, a G.O.P. Senator
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:52 PM
This guy lit his reputation and integrity on fire to cast the decisive vote for RFK Jr.'s confirmation and Trump **still** stabbed him in the back as soon as it was convenient.
Anyhow, have a fun retirement out in Hee Haw Parish where once a month, some Trump supporter will SWAT your house.
Anyhow, have a fun retirement out in Hee Haw Parish where once a month, some Trump supporter will SWAT your house.
The Broncos should sign Colin Kaepernick to replace Bo Nix for the rest of the season. Denver will represent the return of woke.
January 18, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The Broncos should sign Colin Kaepernick to replace Bo Nix for the rest of the season. Denver will represent the return of woke.
The problem with donor-funded political strategy is that you get the strategies the donors want, regardless of whether they're actually grounded in reality.
Losing my mind at the Dems with their billionaire backers and powerful friends who have come up with the brilliant strategy that the party should adopt the policy positions of the avg MAGA voter — apparently ignoring that independents and swing voters even exist. Is this what $40 million gets you??
January 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The problem with donor-funded political strategy is that you get the strategies the donors want, regardless of whether they're actually grounded in reality.
Elite status is not a birthright. A professional athlete whose game has fallen off might get cut from the league and never heard from again. There are plenty of people who can come up from the B League and replace you.
Nuanced take: I think it's really important to give *normal citizens* who supported Trump and off-ramp and *professional writers, pundits and politicians* who supported Trump should have to wear it like a scarlet letter for the rest of their lives
This is aggravating, because on the one hand I think it's really important to give fascists an off-ramp and positive reinforcement when they use it...
...on the other hand, FUCK that guy, in particular.
...on the other hand, FUCK that guy, in particular.
January 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Elite status is not a birthright. A professional athlete whose game has fallen off might get cut from the league and never heard from again. There are plenty of people who can come up from the B League and replace you.
On the strength of this issue alone, Gallego is a better candidate than Newsom.
Gallego ("moderate" Dem) is going with "ICE needs to be totally torn down" (not "reform and retrain"). This is a pivot point for the country on immigration. You have been seeing this in the data for a while, and now officials are snapping to the public opinion www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ice-is-a-7...
January 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
On the strength of this issue alone, Gallego is a better candidate than Newsom.
Can't have a war with the European Union if our troops are busy waging war on us. 🤔
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say
Troops with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska are preparing after President Donald Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Can't have a war with the European Union if our troops are busy waging war on us. 🤔
Truly no greater example of the enshittification of American life that I am being charged $7.99 for the privilege of picking up a package from the UPS store.
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Truly no greater example of the enshittification of American life that I am being charged $7.99 for the privilege of picking up a package from the UPS store.
What's the point of these political TV talk shows? Also, is there a way to block them from appearing in my feed?
January 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
What's the point of these political TV talk shows? Also, is there a way to block them from appearing in my feed?
Politics is for power.
In addition to pushing out board members at UVA, Virginia's new governor has fired the lead attorneys at VMI and George Mason. Things are happening quickly as political control fully flips to Democrats.
U-Va. board leaders resign as Spanberger and Democrats take power
The dismissals are another sign that Virginia Democrats plan to quickly unwind changes made at public colleges during Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Politics is for power.
If the Broncos lose and make me look dumb in this bar full of Buffalo people, I will never forgive them.
January 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM
If the Broncos lose and make me look dumb in this bar full of Buffalo people, I will never forgive them.
Somebody get into this man's ear about housing. If we can YIMB-pill this guy, I think we have ourselves a candidate.
Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
January 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Somebody get into this man's ear about housing. If we can YIMB-pill this guy, I think we have ourselves a candidate.
It gets overlooked a lot because it's a very obvious point, but at any moment, less than a few dozen Republicans could end this national disgrace.
The fact that they won't further proves that America does not have a problem with Trump, we have a problem with the Republican Party.
The fact that they won't further proves that America does not have a problem with Trump, we have a problem with the Republican Party.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
It gets overlooked a lot because it's a very obvious point, but at any moment, less than a few dozen Republicans could end this national disgrace.
The fact that they won't further proves that America does not have a problem with Trump, we have a problem with the Republican Party.
The fact that they won't further proves that America does not have a problem with Trump, we have a problem with the Republican Party.
We really should be having a conversation about banning the Republican Party from future elections. If Germany can do it with Nazis and Romania can do it with the Communists, so can we.
It's for that reason that I really think it should just be outright banned, whatever constitutional issues there are with it be damned. The party is beyond redemption and every member is a criminal by their mere membership.
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
We really should be having a conversation about banning the Republican Party from future elections. If Germany can do it with Nazis and Romania can do it with the Communists, so can we.
This man has the dumbest people in politics whispering into his ear. It's like he went to the firm that's advising Newsom and then selected "Budget Tier" on their website.
"If you're explaining, you're losing." –Senator Ruben Gallego on the "Abolish ICE" debate.
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This man has the dumbest people in politics whispering into his ear. It's like he went to the firm that's advising Newsom and then selected "Budget Tier" on their website.
It is OK to think that Republican voters are stupid.
this entire thing was designed in a lab to cause me as much psychic damage as possible
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
It is OK to think that Republican voters are stupid.
Not only should the European Union boycott the World Cup and the Olympics, they should be blocking apps like Twitter and other businesses associated with America's pro-Trump oligarchs. We in this country fighting Trumpism need the assist.
Are we honestly doing the World Cup over there? For real?
January 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Not only should the European Union boycott the World Cup and the Olympics, they should be blocking apps like Twitter and other businesses associated with America's pro-Trump oligarchs. We in this country fighting Trumpism need the assist.
California governed by Danish laws and political institutions would be the unquestionably best place on Earth.
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:51 PM
California governed by Danish laws and political institutions would be the unquestionably best place on Earth.
Does Minneapolis have a radio dispatch set up for the people who are following ICE? That's brilliant.
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Does Minneapolis have a radio dispatch set up for the people who are following ICE? That's brilliant.
I subscribe to a list that automatically blocks official U.S. Government accounts, but I'm kinda curious to see what Stancil comes up with here...
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I subscribe to a list that automatically blocks official U.S. Government accounts, but I'm kinda curious to see what Stancil comes up with here...
And we're going to strip local land use control so that homeless housing can actually be built, right?
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
And we're going to strip local land use control so that homeless housing can actually be built, right?
Reposted by Stan Oklobdzija
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
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The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
There's a really interesting phenomenon in legislatures like California's (full-time, highly-professional) where legislators will chase around middling public safety issues or moral panics in order to burnish their resumes for their next job.
I am that lawmaker: CA lawmaker proposes legislation to restrict e-bike speed as safety concerns rise abc7news.com/post/califor...
CA lawmaker proposes legislation to restrict e-bike speed as safety concerns rise
Petaluma police are sounding the alarm about the dangers of e-bikes and e-motorcycles, posting a video on social media of a young rider blasting through stop signs. Now, lawmakers are eyeing new legis...
abc7news.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
There's a really interesting phenomenon in legislatures like California's (full-time, highly-professional) where legislators will chase around middling public safety issues or moral panics in order to burnish their resumes for their next job.