David Zoltan (he/they)
@wonkicorn.bsky.social
Human Rights Activist specializing in Housing & Disability policy. Queer, multiply disabled, formerly homeless, socialist, abolitionist, anti-Zionist Jew & son of immigrants. Antifa, always.
All opinions are my own, not of any organization, unless stated.
All opinions are my own, not of any organization, unless stated.
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“Do not be overwhelmed by the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.” -Rabbi Tarfon
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New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
Call Trump's power grab in Venezuela what it is
Corporate media must recognize they're being openly lied to—and report accordingly.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
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A WARRIOR FEARS NOTHING, NOT EVEN ASKING FOR HELP.
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
A WARRIOR FEARS NOTHING, NOT EVEN ASKING FOR HELP.
The remedy for this is IMPEACHMENT ffs. Do. Your. Job.
Jeffries: "The Constitution isn't a matter of inconvenience. It is a requirement. George Washington in his farewell address to the nation made clear that the Constitution is sacredly obligatory upon all. That means everybody. There is no Trump exception."
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The remedy for this is IMPEACHMENT ffs. Do. Your. Job.
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A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
This is heartbreaking. We should be ashamed, as a nation, that this could happen. Add it to the list of things we will need to build back, stronger and more resilient, on the other side of this fascist regime.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This is heartbreaking. We should be ashamed, as a nation, that this could happen. Add it to the list of things we will need to build back, stronger and more resilient, on the other side of this fascist regime.
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They said ending money bond would cause "the end of days".
What we actually saw during the second year of implementation in Chicago:
- 35% decrease in shootings.
- 36% decrease in robberies
- The fewest killings since 1965.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
What we actually saw during the second year of implementation in Chicago:
- 35% decrease in shootings.
- 36% decrease in robberies
- The fewest killings since 1965.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Chicago records fewest killings since 1965, despite Trump's campaign against city
Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores of federal immigration agents flooded the city and President Trump repeated...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
They said ending money bond would cause "the end of days".
What we actually saw during the second year of implementation in Chicago:
- 35% decrease in shootings.
- 36% decrease in robberies
- The fewest killings since 1965.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
What we actually saw during the second year of implementation in Chicago:
- 35% decrease in shootings.
- 36% decrease in robberies
- The fewest killings since 1965.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
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If you're a 55-64 year old who is retired due to health issues who is struggling to get SNAP work requirement exemptions, please get in touch for a @motherjones.com piece. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com. I can potentially use first name only.
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
If you're a 55-64 year old who is retired due to health issues who is struggling to get SNAP work requirement exemptions, please get in touch for a @motherjones.com piece. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com. I can potentially use first name only.
This is so important & one of the most overlooked aspects of mobility accessibility in housing design. I can't tell you how often I've opposed plans in local meetings because developers don't give a fuck about this. If you aren't planning for visitors, you aren't planning to age in place either.
The term “visitability” refers to building homes in a way that allows those with mobility issues to be able to visit as easily as anyone else.
This accessibility design is cost-effective when built-in from the start and reduces social isolation related to being unable to visit family and friends.
This accessibility design is cost-effective when built-in from the start and reduces social isolation related to being unable to visit family and friends.
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This is so important & one of the most overlooked aspects of mobility accessibility in housing design. I can't tell you how often I've opposed plans in local meetings because developers don't give a fuck about this. If you aren't planning for visitors, you aren't planning to age in place either.
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Keeping the social safety net as small and as punitive as possible helps to ensure that there will always be a steady stream of people for employers like Bezos to exploit--people in such a precarious position that have no choice but to take whatever underpaid, overworked job they can get.
No. No. No.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
January 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Keeping the social safety net as small and as punitive as possible helps to ensure that there will always be a steady stream of people for employers like Bezos to exploit--people in such a precarious position that have no choice but to take whatever underpaid, overworked job they can get.
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Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
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Weak democrat leadership has gotten us to this point. It is why their approval rating is at an all time low. Brad Schneider continues to vote with Republicans. He doesn't learn from his mistakes. To paraphrase, fool me once shame on you, fool me dozens of times...
#il10 #congress #dumpschneider
#il10 #congress #dumpschneider
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Weak democrat leadership has gotten us to this point. It is why their approval rating is at an all time low. Brad Schneider continues to vote with Republicans. He doesn't learn from his mistakes. To paraphrase, fool me once shame on you, fool me dozens of times...
#il10 #congress #dumpschneider
#il10 #congress #dumpschneider
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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53 DAYS INTO THE LONGEST NATIONAL ULP STRIKE IN STARBUCKS' HISTORY! 🔥
Remind your friends and family: Don't buy Starbucks for the duration of our strike!
bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
Remind your friends and family: Don't buy Starbucks for the duration of our strike!
bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
January 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
53 DAYS INTO THE LONGEST NATIONAL ULP STRIKE IN STARBUCKS' HISTORY! 🔥
Remind your friends and family: Don't buy Starbucks for the duration of our strike!
bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
Remind your friends and family: Don't buy Starbucks for the duration of our strike!
bsky.app/profile/sbwo...
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There's significant evidence from state legislative term limits that they do, in fact, empower both lobbyists and state executive branches.
"Disagreeing" without offering any counter-evidence is just vibes.
"Disagreeing" without offering any counter-evidence is just vibes.
I disagree with the suggestion that term limits would further empower lobbyists and therefore we shouldn't consider them as a viable path forward. The current system of federal elected officials who are financially incentivized to become insider traders until they choose to retire isn't working.
January 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
There's significant evidence from state legislative term limits that they do, in fact, empower both lobbyists and state executive branches.
"Disagreeing" without offering any counter-evidence is just vibes.
"Disagreeing" without offering any counter-evidence is just vibes.
This is not a new observation today, but it needs to be said as many times as possible...
Venezuela is Trump's Poland. We should have stopped him already (Iran, LA, Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans, Minnesota, the boat strikes, etc.), but we MUST stop him now. He has no intention of stopping.
Venezuela is Trump's Poland. We should have stopped him already (Iran, LA, Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans, Minnesota, the boat strikes, etc.), but we MUST stop him now. He has no intention of stopping.
US President Donald Trump threatens to invade and attack other countries: “We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us." #VenezuelaInvasion
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
This is not a new observation today, but it needs to be said as many times as possible...
Venezuela is Trump's Poland. We should have stopped him already (Iran, LA, Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans, Minnesota, the boat strikes, etc.), but we MUST stop him now. He has no intention of stopping.
Venezuela is Trump's Poland. We should have stopped him already (Iran, LA, Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans, Minnesota, the boat strikes, etc.), but we MUST stop him now. He has no intention of stopping.
Trump didn't "take over" the GOP. He just made the fascism overt & normalized it in a way that other Republicans never felt comfortable goose-stepping out to say themselves previously. Make no mistake this all was there before Trump & will be there after him. He's an accelerationist, not novel.
I don’t think it’s inaccurate to describe the last decade of politics as “Trump took over the GOP” but the Venezuela gets at something important about the dynamic: the old players are still there, they just have to find stupid, convoluted ways to push their priorities
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Trump didn't "take over" the GOP. He just made the fascism overt & normalized it in a way that other Republicans never felt comfortable goose-stepping out to say themselves previously. Make no mistake this all was there before Trump & will be there after him. He's an accelerationist, not novel.
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
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Down with corruption. Down with forever wars. Bring the fascists and the oil billionaires to justice for their crimes.
Don’t wait to fight back. Join us at smvmt.org/revolution
Don’t wait to fight back. Join us at smvmt.org/revolution
January 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Down with corruption. Down with forever wars. Bring the fascists and the oil billionaires to justice for their crimes.
Don’t wait to fight back. Join us at smvmt.org/revolution
Don’t wait to fight back. Join us at smvmt.org/revolution
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look man at that point you get yourself arrested
it's not as though "signing up for the military" didnt carry risks, you just thought they'd be mortal rather than moral
it's not as though "signing up for the military" didnt carry risks, you just thought they'd be mortal rather than moral
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
look man at that point you get yourself arrested
it's not as though "signing up for the military" didnt carry risks, you just thought they'd be mortal rather than moral
it's not as though "signing up for the military" didnt carry risks, you just thought they'd be mortal rather than moral
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
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some thoughts on all of this madness from earlier in the morning youtu.be/-yUi-0vNlDA
Donald Trump’s War in Venezuela (Congratulations to the Winners of the “Fell for it Again Award”)
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
some thoughts on all of this madness from earlier in the morning youtu.be/-yUi-0vNlDA
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Impeachment is the beginning of accountability, not the end.
It's the most basic duty that a member of Congress has. Each member swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution. If they are not calling for his impeachment, they are violating the oath they swore.
Impeach, convict, remove.
It's the most basic duty that a member of Congress has. Each member swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution. If they are not calling for his impeachment, they are violating the oath they swore.
Impeach, convict, remove.
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Impeachment is the beginning of accountability, not the end.
It's the most basic duty that a member of Congress has. Each member swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution. If they are not calling for his impeachment, they are violating the oath they swore.
Impeach, convict, remove.
It's the most basic duty that a member of Congress has. Each member swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution. If they are not calling for his impeachment, they are violating the oath they swore.
Impeach, convict, remove.
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This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does
The Republican Congress has chosen to give away its authority and power and now we are being told Trump plans to occupy Venezuela. We don't cry for Maduro. We demand the following of our laws and Constitution. He is already threatening Mexico and Cuba will be next. Ann Wagner is silent.
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.