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#genx #actor, #writer, and #transit advocate. I believe in #cities and #urbanism. Live in #WeHo in #california.
Hablo español. Aprendo português.
Minister of the Science of Mind and Spirit for #csl #newthought #acim #sober […]
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#genx #actor, #writer, and #transit advocate. I believe in #cities and #urbanism. Live in #WeHo in #california.
Hablo español. Aprendo português.
Minister of the Science of Mind and Spirit for #csl #newthought #acim #sober […]
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Republicans who don't like California and Virginia Democrats standing up to Republican gerrymandering in red states are free to support a bill banning partisan gerrymandering nationwide. But they keep voting against one.
They want one-sided gerrymandering while Democrats play by a rule book […]
They want one-sided gerrymandering while Democrats play by a rule book […]
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urbanists.social
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Republicans who don't like California and Virginia Democrats standing up to Republican gerrymandering in red states are free to support a bill banning partisan gerrymandering nationwide. But they keep voting against one.
They want one-sided gerrymandering while Democrats play by a rule book […]
They want one-sided gerrymandering while Democrats play by a rule book […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said he was denied entry into a venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday under pressure from the Trump administration.
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Surely there is another forum at Davos that wants to hear from the leader of the 4th largest economy of the world […]
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Surely there is another forum at Davos that wants to hear from the leader of the 4th largest economy of the world […]
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urbanists.social
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said he was denied entry into a venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday under pressure from the Trump administration.
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Surely there is another forum at Davos that wants to hear from the leader of the 4th largest economy of the world […]
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Surely there is another forum at Davos that wants to hear from the leader of the 4th largest economy of the world […]
"But we can't stand up to Donald Trump because he will get angry and do something..."
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These Neville Chamberlain tribute acts are something else. This is not the generation that would have won World War 2.
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These Neville Chamberlain tribute acts are something else. This is not the generation that would have won World War 2.
January 21, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"But we can't stand up to Donald Trump because he will get angry and do something..."
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These Neville Chamberlain tribute acts are something else. This is not the generation that would have won World War 2.
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These Neville Chamberlain tribute acts are something else. This is not the generation that would have won World War 2.
How many Iranian protesters were slaughtered in the streets because they believed Trump when he said, “Help is on the way.”
That horrible regime is to blame for the murders, but Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds should have been a warning to the people of the world that Trump’s word is orange manure.
That horrible regime is to blame for the murders, but Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds should have been a warning to the people of the world that Trump’s word is orange manure.
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
How many Iranian protesters were slaughtered in the streets because they believed Trump when he said, “Help is on the way.”
That horrible regime is to blame for the murders, but Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds should have been a warning to the people of the world that Trump’s word is orange manure.
That horrible regime is to blame for the murders, but Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds should have been a warning to the people of the world that Trump’s word is orange manure.
The Weimar Republic ain’t got nothing on this Congress.
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The Weimar Republic ain’t got nothing on this Congress.
“I Shall Be Released” - Mama Cass, Joni Mitchell, and Mary Travers
God, I love YouTube.
https://youtu.be/sEZFt5ZZj9s?si=nAHsh4DkzaeqRDEC
God, I love YouTube.
https://youtu.be/sEZFt5ZZj9s?si=nAHsh4DkzaeqRDEC
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
“I Shall Be Released” - Mama Cass, Joni Mitchell, and Mary Travers
God, I love YouTube.
https://youtu.be/sEZFt5ZZj9s?si=nAHsh4DkzaeqRDEC
God, I love YouTube.
https://youtu.be/sEZFt5ZZj9s?si=nAHsh4DkzaeqRDEC
If Trump wants a 51st State so much, make the Douglass Commonwealth a state and end this taxation without representation. DC is more populous than WY and VT.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If Trump wants a 51st State so much, make the Douglass Commonwealth a state and end this taxation without representation. DC is more populous than WY and VT.
Spreaking from frustration:
We have a partisan Supreme Court that ignores the Consittution, an absent Congress that doesn't fulifll its basic Constitutional responsibilities, a madman authoritarian who likely raped mulitple kids who no one stops, a broken national news media that refuses to do […]
We have a partisan Supreme Court that ignores the Consittution, an absent Congress that doesn't fulifll its basic Constitutional responsibilities, a madman authoritarian who likely raped mulitple kids who no one stops, a broken national news media that refuses to do […]
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urbanists.social
January 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Spreaking from frustration:
We have a partisan Supreme Court that ignores the Consittution, an absent Congress that doesn't fulifll its basic Constitutional responsibilities, a madman authoritarian who likely raped mulitple kids who no one stops, a broken national news media that refuses to do […]
We have a partisan Supreme Court that ignores the Consittution, an absent Congress that doesn't fulifll its basic Constitutional responsibilities, a madman authoritarian who likely raped mulitple kids who no one stops, a broken national news media that refuses to do […]
"If we keep our heads down, don't stand up to him, and look the other way, then he won't get upset at us and retalitate and we will be okay. Maybe he will be pacified" - Members of Congress, Democratic Governors, and European leaders.
Didn't work in 1938 and won't work now.
Didn't work in 1938 and won't work now.
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"If we keep our heads down, don't stand up to him, and look the other way, then he won't get upset at us and retalitate and we will be okay. Maybe he will be pacified" - Members of Congress, Democratic Governors, and European leaders.
Didn't work in 1938 and won't work now.
Didn't work in 1938 and won't work now.
This account supports the Seattle Streetcar Culture Connector
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This account supports the Seattle Streetcar Culture Connector
There are 16 state Democratic Trifectas with Governors who are angling to run for Presidents of what's left of the United States in 2028. They could create a state universal health care system to run on nationally. Current ACA law allows states to create something like the Swiss system […]
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urbanists.social
January 20, 2026 at 6:51 PM
There are 16 state Democratic Trifectas with Governors who are angling to run for Presidents of what's left of the United States in 2028. They could create a state universal health care system to run on nationally. Current ACA law allows states to create something like the Swiss system […]
If anyone in Europe wants to stop Trump, have your intelligence agencies leak your copies of the Epstein files.
January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
If anyone in Europe wants to stop Trump, have your intelligence agencies leak your copies of the Epstein files.
Contradictory Opinion: Instead of having the shutdown fight over ICE (which I favor shutting down), have the shutdown fight over complying with the law to release the Epstein files.
It hits these pedophile protectors right where it hurts.
It hits these pedophile protectors right where it hurts.
January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Contradictory Opinion: Instead of having the shutdown fight over ICE (which I favor shutting down), have the shutdown fight over complying with the law to release the Epstein files.
It hits these pedophile protectors right where it hurts.
It hits these pedophile protectors right where it hurts.
A message to European leaders and Democratic Governors:
Stand up to Trump.
You don’t need to “tone down the rhetoric” or “turn down the heat”. Mango Mussolini eats that “diplomacy” for breakfast as a sign of weakness.
Standing up to his bullying is the only thing that has ever worked with him.
Stand up to Trump.
You don’t need to “tone down the rhetoric” or “turn down the heat”. Mango Mussolini eats that “diplomacy” for breakfast as a sign of weakness.
Standing up to his bullying is the only thing that has ever worked with him.
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A message to European leaders and Democratic Governors:
Stand up to Trump.
You don’t need to “tone down the rhetoric” or “turn down the heat”. Mango Mussolini eats that “diplomacy” for breakfast as a sign of weakness.
Standing up to his bullying is the only thing that has ever worked with him.
Stand up to Trump.
You don’t need to “tone down the rhetoric” or “turn down the heat”. Mango Mussolini eats that “diplomacy” for breakfast as a sign of weakness.
Standing up to his bullying is the only thing that has ever worked with him.
Release the Epstein files.
Comply with the law.
Let the house(s) of cards fall.
We all rebuild from a stonger foundation.
Comply with the law.
Let the house(s) of cards fall.
We all rebuild from a stonger foundation.
January 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Release the Epstein files.
Comply with the law.
Let the house(s) of cards fall.
We all rebuild from a stonger foundation.
Comply with the law.
Let the house(s) of cards fall.
We all rebuild from a stonger foundation.
If Trump has the money to buy Greenland (which is not for sale and not ours to "buy"), he also has the money to provide universal health care.
He and his Republicans just don't care if you and your loved ones get sick and die or go bankrupt because of corporate greed.
He and his Republicans just don't care if you and your loved ones get sick and die or go bankrupt because of corporate greed.
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 AM
If Trump has the money to buy Greenland (which is not for sale and not ours to "buy"), he also has the money to provide universal health care.
He and his Republicans just don't care if you and your loved ones get sick and die or go bankrupt because of corporate greed.
He and his Republicans just don't care if you and your loved ones get sick and die or go bankrupt because of corporate greed.
Gay white cis male conservatives who thought, “now that “we” won legal marriage, we can throw women, people of color and trans people under the bus” are the worst.
January 19, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Gay white cis male conservatives who thought, “now that “we” won legal marriage, we can throw women, people of color and trans people under the bus” are the worst.
I want every Democrat to listen to the latest Rachel Maddow if you have not heard it.
It will give you hope.
In particular, listen to the section about the late Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, and how he and Nancy Pelosi saved Social Security in 2025-26 […]
It will give you hope.
In particular, listen to the section about the late Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, and how he and Nancy Pelosi saved Social Security in 2025-26 […]
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urbanists.social
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I want every Democrat to listen to the latest Rachel Maddow if you have not heard it.
It will give you hope.
In particular, listen to the section about the late Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, and how he and Nancy Pelosi saved Social Security in 2025-26 […]
It will give you hope.
In particular, listen to the section about the late Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, and how he and Nancy Pelosi saved Social Security in 2025-26 […]
The renaissance of public transit in America gives me hope. We may be decades behind Europe and Asia, but we are making progress.
Here is a great video about Seattle’s regional transit expansion
https://youtu.be/O6HItXil-aw?si=HZ1q9IFinRgakZuT
Here is a great video about Seattle’s regional transit expansion
https://youtu.be/O6HItXil-aw?si=HZ1q9IFinRgakZuT
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The renaissance of public transit in America gives me hope. We may be decades behind Europe and Asia, but we are making progress.
Here is a great video about Seattle’s regional transit expansion
https://youtu.be/O6HItXil-aw?si=HZ1q9IFinRgakZuT
Here is a great video about Seattle’s regional transit expansion
https://youtu.be/O6HItXil-aw?si=HZ1q9IFinRgakZuT
I find Pete Buttigieg’s message here timely.
No trolling. Just calm strength and fortitude.
Our ancestors made it through the Great Depression, World War 1, and World War 2.
It is up to us to put pressure on Republicans in Congress. They can stop Trump today […]
No trolling. Just calm strength and fortitude.
Our ancestors made it through the Great Depression, World War 1, and World War 2.
It is up to us to put pressure on Republicans in Congress. They can stop Trump today […]
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urbanists.social
January 19, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I find Pete Buttigieg’s message here timely.
No trolling. Just calm strength and fortitude.
Our ancestors made it through the Great Depression, World War 1, and World War 2.
It is up to us to put pressure on Republicans in Congress. They can stop Trump today […]
No trolling. Just calm strength and fortitude.
Our ancestors made it through the Great Depression, World War 1, and World War 2.
It is up to us to put pressure on Republicans in Congress. They can stop Trump today […]
I want young LGBTQs to see the films Cabaret and Bent and to study queer history.
Berlin was a relatively safe city for us in the 1920’s. By 1940, we were being rounded up by NAZIs and sent to camps.
The lesson is that Civl Rights are never won forever. We must always be vigilant to keep them.
Berlin was a relatively safe city for us in the 1920’s. By 1940, we were being rounded up by NAZIs and sent to camps.
The lesson is that Civl Rights are never won forever. We must always be vigilant to keep them.
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I want young LGBTQs to see the films Cabaret and Bent and to study queer history.
Berlin was a relatively safe city for us in the 1920’s. By 1940, we were being rounded up by NAZIs and sent to camps.
The lesson is that Civl Rights are never won forever. We must always be vigilant to keep them.
Berlin was a relatively safe city for us in the 1920’s. By 1940, we were being rounded up by NAZIs and sent to camps.
The lesson is that Civl Rights are never won forever. We must always be vigilant to keep them.
If you are a “Christian” Pastor and an ICE Field Director, then you completely missed Jesus the Christ’s message. Go back and read The Beatitudes..
January 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
If you are a “Christian” Pastor and an ICE Field Director, then you completely missed Jesus the Christ’s message. Go back and read The Beatitudes..
If you love maps, or urbanism, or London as much as I do, you'll love Jay and Mark's YouTube channel. It's witty and informative.
https://youtu.be/Ji3C_PjJonM
https://youtu.be/Ji3C_PjJonM
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
If you love maps, or urbanism, or London as much as I do, you'll love Jay and Mark's YouTube channel. It's witty and informative.
https://youtu.be/Ji3C_PjJonM
https://youtu.be/Ji3C_PjJonM
Finding 218 House votes to impeach Trump is actually the easier task. That has already been done twice before.
It is finding the 67 Senate votes to remove him that is problematic. Unless Fetterman plus 20 Republicans also vote to convict and remove Trump, he doesn’t go.
It is finding the 67 Senate votes to remove him that is problematic. Unless Fetterman plus 20 Republicans also vote to convict and remove Trump, he doesn’t go.
January 18, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Finding 218 House votes to impeach Trump is actually the easier task. That has already been done twice before.
It is finding the 67 Senate votes to remove him that is problematic. Unless Fetterman plus 20 Republicans also vote to convict and remove Trump, he doesn’t go.
It is finding the 67 Senate votes to remove him that is problematic. Unless Fetterman plus 20 Republicans also vote to convict and remove Trump, he doesn’t go.
We need an opposition party in America. Not after the “midterms”, but today.
Because everything is obviously coming to a head long before November.
Because everything is obviously coming to a head long before November.
January 18, 2026 at 4:04 AM
We need an opposition party in America. Not after the “midterms”, but today.
Because everything is obviously coming to a head long before November.
Because everything is obviously coming to a head long before November.