Ted Stevens
@tedhamden8.bsky.social
Transportation planner by day. Legislative Councilor for Hamden's 8th district by night (and some weekends). Father and husband full-time. Constantly running late.
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Ted Stevens
@tedhamden8.bsky.social
· Feb 24
The only truthful thing #donaldtrump ever said was that he "could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue and not lose any voters."
June 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Pretty much every @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social interview is great, but I found this one particularly illuminating. @mcbride.house.gov emulates the kind of legislator I aim to be: someone who makes progress by holding fast to liberal values and extending grace to potential allies with imperfect records.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Representative Sarah McBride reckons with the trans rights movement’s shortcomings, and how to win hearts and minds through a politics of grace.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ryl...
youtu.be/KlbNFsAGFRc?...
Representative Sarah McBride reckons with the trans rights movement’s shortcomings, and how to win hearts and minds through a politics of grace.
open.spotify.com/episode/1Ryl...
youtu.be/KlbNFsAGFRc?...
How to Beat Trump Back on Trans Rights — and Much Else | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
June 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Pretty much every @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social interview is great, but I found this one particularly illuminating. @mcbride.house.gov emulates the kind of legislator I aim to be: someone who makes progress by holding fast to liberal values and extending grace to potential allies with imperfect records.
Not extending discrimination protections to cover #genderidentity is bad enough, but the #IowaLegislature removing protections that have been in place since 2007 is cruel and unprecedented and further proof that the #RepublicanParty is morally bankrupt.
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender identity as a protected class
Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R).&n…
thehill.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Not extending discrimination protections to cover #genderidentity is bad enough, but the #IowaLegislature removing protections that have been in place since 2007 is cruel and unprecedented and further proof that the #RepublicanParty is morally bankrupt.
The only truthful thing #donaldtrump ever said was that he "could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue and not lose any voters."
February 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The only truthful thing #donaldtrump ever said was that he "could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue and not lose any voters."
Defending democracy and environmental regulation are rarely sufficient platforms for winning elections (or else we'd have President Harris) but self-proclaiming himself "king" to stop #congestionpricing may be the scariest action yet. We cannot normalize this!
#notmypresident
#sureashellnotmyking
#notmypresident
#sureashellnotmyking
Trump administration terminates approval of New York City congestion pricing
Gov. Kathy Hochul insisted that the cameras crucial to the toll structure will remain in operation. "The cameras are staying on," she said.
www.nbcnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Defending democracy and environmental regulation are rarely sufficient platforms for winning elections (or else we'd have President Harris) but self-proclaiming himself "king" to stop #congestionpricing may be the scariest action yet. We cannot normalize this!
#notmypresident
#sureashellnotmyking
#notmypresident
#sureashellnotmyking
What are the best #SNL sketches that are appropriate for, and more importantly funny to, 6-8 year olds? My kids love #DavidPumpkins, Throw It on the Ground, People Getting Punched Right Before Eating and keep asking for other sketches. I know there are a lot more out there!
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What are the best #SNL sketches that are appropriate for, and more importantly funny to, 6-8 year olds? My kids love #DavidPumpkins, Throw It on the Ground, People Getting Punched Right Before Eating and keep asking for other sketches. I know there are a lot more out there!
Silly me thinking that the most prescient fictional villains were Skynet and Buy n Large, but they turn out to have been Lex Luthor and Dr. Evil.
#elonmusk
#elonmusk
February 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Silly me thinking that the most prescient fictional villains were Skynet and Buy n Large, but they turn out to have been Lex Luthor and Dr. Evil.
#elonmusk
#elonmusk
I'm so tired of the narrative that the private sector is more productive. Gov't workforce been downsized for decades and consistently does more with less. I hope that a lesson from the #AA5342 tragedy is that we need more people to carry out the responsibilities of the federal government, not fewer.
January 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I'm so tired of the narrative that the private sector is more productive. Gov't workforce been downsized for decades and consistently does more with less. I hope that a lesson from the #AA5342 tragedy is that we need more people to carry out the responsibilities of the federal government, not fewer.