Clayton Becker
@cnbecker14.bsky.social
PhD student at UCLA studying housing, local politics, public opinion, and how race runs through it all. @divasunglasses on TikTok. Yes, yes, I am another dude with a podcast: "Reject Modernity, Embrace Tradition"
The writers of this season of American government are getting a little too on the nose don't you think?
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The writers of this season of American government are getting a little too on the nose don't you think?
Genuinely how evil do you have to be to ask states specially *not* to send out full nutrition benefits?
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Genuinely how evil do you have to be to ask states specially *not* to send out full nutrition benefits?
This is an article from the onion. If you'd told someone this would happen 15 years ago they would have told you that you had too active an imagination
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This is an article from the onion. If you'd told someone this would happen 15 years ago they would have told you that you had too active an imagination
I have it on reliable authority (my sister) that they are letting the cats vote in Seattle.
What is this country coming to?
What is this country coming to?
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I have it on reliable authority (my sister) that they are letting the cats vote in Seattle.
What is this country coming to?
What is this country coming to?
The Trump administration was illegally withholding funds?
Who could have seen this coming. What a shock this is.
Who could have seen this coming. What a shock this is.
October 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Trump administration was illegally withholding funds?
Who could have seen this coming. What a shock this is.
Who could have seen this coming. What a shock this is.
Households receiving SNAP benefits buy almost exactly the same stuff as other households and to the extent that they don't, it's because they're buying items that are for kids.
Somehow this is a terrible crime to many conservatives.
Somehow this is a terrible crime to many conservatives.
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Households receiving SNAP benefits buy almost exactly the same stuff as other households and to the extent that they don't, it's because they're buying items that are for kids.
Somehow this is a terrible crime to many conservatives.
Somehow this is a terrible crime to many conservatives.
October 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Huh. How curious. You mean firing live ammunition over the freeway might have actually been dangerous?
You think maybe they could have spoken to someone who could have counseled them against this plan....oh wait....
You think maybe they could have spoken to someone who could have counseled them against this plan....oh wait....
October 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Huh. How curious. You mean firing live ammunition over the freeway might have actually been dangerous?
You think maybe they could have spoken to someone who could have counseled them against this plan....oh wait....
You think maybe they could have spoken to someone who could have counseled them against this plan....oh wait....
I'm sorry but these folks are just completely allergic to exercising political power.
You're about to have a democratic socialist (!!) mayor of the largest city in the country and quite possibly the most important city in the world and you're purity testing yourself into having no influence
You're about to have a democratic socialist (!!) mayor of the largest city in the country and quite possibly the most important city in the world and you're purity testing yourself into having no influence
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I'm sorry but these folks are just completely allergic to exercising political power.
You're about to have a democratic socialist (!!) mayor of the largest city in the country and quite possibly the most important city in the world and you're purity testing yourself into having no influence
You're about to have a democratic socialist (!!) mayor of the largest city in the country and quite possibly the most important city in the world and you're purity testing yourself into having no influence
I'm sorry but these folks are just completely allergic to exercising political power.
You're about to have a democratic socialist (!!) mayor of the largest city in the country and quite possibly the most important city in the world and you're purity testing yourself into having no influence
You're about to have a democratic socialist (!!) mayor of the largest city in the country and quite possibly the most important city in the world and you're purity testing yourself into having no influence
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I'm sorry but these folks are just completely allergic to exercising political power.
You're about to have a democratic socialist (!!) mayor of the largest city in the country and quite possibly the most important city in the world and you're purity testing yourself into having no influence
You're about to have a democratic socialist (!!) mayor of the largest city in the country and quite possibly the most important city in the world and you're purity testing yourself into having no influence
Brb everyone....
October 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Brb everyone....
What the literal actual fuck is wrong with this guy?
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
What the literal actual fuck is wrong with this guy?
Opened up a 2021 right bank Bordeaux for the occasion
October 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Opened up a 2021 right bank Bordeaux for the occasion
Conservatives have feelings about Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl
October 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Conservatives have feelings about Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl
Look I'm not their biggest fan or anything, but including that the head of the ADL is Jewish in this graphic is *extremely* stupid.
Not to mention including Susan Wojcicki, who *died of cancer* last year.
Not to mention including Susan Wojcicki, who *died of cancer* last year.
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Look I'm not their biggest fan or anything, but including that the head of the ADL is Jewish in this graphic is *extremely* stupid.
Not to mention including Susan Wojcicki, who *died of cancer* last year.
Not to mention including Susan Wojcicki, who *died of cancer* last year.
Democrats who skipped 2024 having massive net positives for all of Newsom, Whitmer, AOC, and Bernie feels like a huge narrative violation lmao
October 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Democrats who skipped 2024 having massive net positives for all of Newsom, Whitmer, AOC, and Bernie feels like a huge narrative violation lmao
The White House's official response to Democrats trying to save people's healthcare is "go fuck yourself"
So that's fun
So that's fun
September 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The White House's official response to Democrats trying to save people's healthcare is "go fuck yourself"
So that's fun
So that's fun
You know, I for one am shocked that the least principled man in the world would align himself with what Putin wants after just one conversation
August 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
You know, I for one am shocked that the least principled man in the world would align himself with what Putin wants after just one conversation
These are just fully insane headways for rush hour on a Tuesday. Wtf are we doing here @metrolosangeles.bsky.social ?
August 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
These are just fully insane headways for rush hour on a Tuesday. Wtf are we doing here @metrolosangeles.bsky.social ?
I am calling for a total and complete shutdown of book covers that use this font and format until our nation's cover artists can figure out what is going on
August 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I am calling for a total and complete shutdown of book covers that use this font and format until our nation's cover artists can figure out what is going on
This is making me insane. This is so crazy suspicious that I can't think of any innocuous reason why they would do this, but I *so* badly do not want to put on my tinfoil hat
July 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is making me insane. This is so crazy suspicious that I can't think of any innocuous reason why they would do this, but I *so* badly do not want to put on my tinfoil hat
Thermostatic public opinion goes fucking crazy and it's annoying as shit.
Like what do you mean you have a completely different opinion from a year ago 🙃🙃
Like what do you mean you have a completely different opinion from a year ago 🙃🙃
July 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Thermostatic public opinion goes fucking crazy and it's annoying as shit.
Like what do you mean you have a completely different opinion from a year ago 🙃🙃
Like what do you mean you have a completely different opinion from a year ago 🙃🙃
Why would they take such a long route between Lille and Paris? Are they dumb or something?
July 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Why would they take such a long route between Lille and Paris? Are they dumb or something?