Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 26/08/2026It’s super annoying that Trump is getting be me to side with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Doug Ford will always be infamous to me for claiming there is a War on Cars. www.wsj.com/world/americ... 020
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 30/07/2026@nextdoorsv.bsky.social Saw this story and thought of you. Belmont residents claiming that adding 30 more slots to a school for kids learning disabilities will wreck their neighborhood is peak NIMBYism. www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/p...smdailyjournal.comPeninsula residents say ‘not here’: Neighbors cite congestion, crime and noise to oppose dyslexia, treatment and public assistance servicesOn a Tuesday evening in February, residents piled into Belmont City Hall to vehemently oppose what they considered an irresponsible proposal. 021
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Government secrecy is what one party states do. California Democrats should ashamed of themselves. calmatters.org/politics/202...calmatters.orgCalifornia could become the ‘most secretive’ state under new public records billWant government records? You might have to pay more, wait longer or even fight the court to obtain them under a proposed new measure. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/06/2026After watching Hilton and Becerra’s speeches last night, I’m considering whether I should I vote for Hilton in November. Becerra struck me a Democratic machine pol who will fix not anything that is broken in California because it will upset some Democratic interest group. 200
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Becerra strikes me similar to Biden, without the cognitive decline. He’ll run a staffer dominated administration where no ask of any Democratic coalition is challenged resulting in ineffective government and California’s problems getting worse. 010
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/06/2026It’s going to be kinda funny if Hilton gets more votes in the primary than Becerra. It doesn’t actually matter since the top 2 advance but Becerra’s inability to run ahead of Hilton is a sign about how mediocre a candidate he is. 100
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/06/2026This election is historic. It shows a mediocre Hispanic man can become governor of California. 020
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/06/2026As much as the governor race has been under the radar, the insurance commissioner race has been almost completely ignored by voters. Early returns show Jane Kim ahead which terrible for anyone who doesn’t want to subsidize insurance for high risk areas. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Ironically, the best outcome for the GOP for California governor is Becerra and Steyer finishing as the top two as that will setup a very expensive intra-party fight in November. Might hurt the GOP down ballot a bit but the mid-cycle redistricting has mostly locked in the Congressional results. 100
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Yet another reason reason CEQA needs to be repealed in its entirety. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...yahoo.comState worker union tries novel legal angle to stop Newsom’s return-to-office orderThe union representing state attorneys argued that the governor’s return-to-office order has unrecognized environmental impacts. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Berkeley finds a way to make housing even less affordable. www.mercurynews.com/2026/05/19/t...mercurynews.comTo sell a home in this Bay Area city, it must be climate friendlyBerkeley is requiring home sellers to make green upgrades as a condition of sale. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I find Becerra to be meh but if progressives hate him and he’s only viable option not end with Steyer or Porter, maybe I’ll vote for him. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...politico.comBecerra’s surge draws progressive backlash in California governor’s raceActivists on the left are resurfacing past fights over immigration, oil-industry donations and healthcare as the former HHS secretary gains ground in the contest. 010
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Trump’s idiotic war of choice is creating a outcome that radical environmentalists and degrowthers push for but could never achieve themselves: reduced air travel www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/b...nytimes.comLufthansa Cuts 20,000 Flights to Save Fuel as Iran War Fallout Spreads 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Great job Trump! The world is running out of energy because of your stupid ill conceived war and even dumber blockade. apnews.com/article/iran...apnews.comAP Exclusive: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warnsThe head of the International Energy Agency has warned that Europe has about six weeks of jet fuel left. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 13/04/2026When I checked marketd this morning, I expected to to sea of red due to Trump’s insane blockade. It’s not there. Are markets figuring Trump will TACO or this collection smoking of hopium? 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 12/04/2026I can’t see the end game for Iran war which is worrisome. The only logical move is for the US to withdraw and essentially admit defeat. Trump’s ego won’t let him do that so I’m worried this turns into a disastrous ground war. 012
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Swalwell is cooked. He just doesn’t know it yet 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 31/03/2026What bothers me most about Trump challenge to birthright citizenship is if SCOTUS rules in his favor, there is no more Constituion, only an all powerful SCOTUS. What are advocates of birthright citizenship supposed to do? Pass another amendment that says 14th amendment but we mean it this time? 010
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 25/03/2026How do Americans still approve of Trump? Gas prices spiraling up do to an unnecessary war Massive security lines at airports Prices raising due to tariffs and economic mismanagement Citizens executed by ICE thugs Everything has gotten worse since Jan 20, 2025 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...huffpost.comTrump Hits New Levels Of Unpopularity — And The Numbers Are Getting UglyOne survey has the public grading his handling of the economy worse than former President Joe Biden. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Member of Congress should not receive any special treatment from airlines. This is corruption pure and simple. Congress passes laws that impact airlines and the flying public. They should wait in the same security lines as their constituents. thehill.com/policy/trans...thehill.comDelta suspends special congressional services amid shutdownDelta Air Lines is suspending its dedicated flight assistance service for members of Congress as airport security lines grow longer amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to a stat… 100
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Peter Navarro, apparently not content with being completely wrong about trade and tariffs, is now telling us the the Iran War will lower oil prices. This is Paul Wolfowitz level hubris and stupidity. www.wsj.com/opinion/iran...wsj.comOpinion | Iran War Will Lower Energy PricesThe risk of regime violence has long been baked into the global price of oil and gas—and everything else. 021
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The Trump administration is a band of incompetent idiots. This was a obvious problem: “Defense officials say it is too risky to send warships into the confined waters of the strait— … 21 miles wide at its narrowest point—until the risks of Iranian fire have receded.” www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comEscalating Hormuz Crisis Raises Specter of Prolonged ClosureHopes for quickly reviving trade through the strait are dimming without U.S. naval escorts as Iran steps up attacks. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 08/03/2026This article by @jerusalem.bsky.social conveniently only talks about the federal budget. I live in California where the state and local tax burden is much higher than other states. CA's government is wasting taxpayer money www.theargumentmag.com/p/the-third-...theargumentmag.comThe third American revolutionThe Closing Argument: A verdict on the week — plus the week's top stories. 100
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Insanity. This going to be a bigger disaster tan invading Iraq. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 06/03/2026This war is not going to end until the next administration. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I don't think it's coincidence that Trump starts a war right after his tariff power is revoked. Trump has insatiable need to be act like a King and if he can't do it in one domain, he will move on to another. 020
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/03/2026No one realizes yet but the Iran war is going to become the deciding factor in the GOP presidential primary just like the Iraq did to the Democrats in 2008. Rubio's Presidential ambitions are toast. He just doesn't realize it yet and won't till it is too late. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Trump admits it is a “forever” war www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...theguardian.comTrump claims US stockpiles mean wars can be fought ‘forever’; Kristi Noem testifies before Congress – US politics livePresident claims in late-night social media post that US munitions stockpiles ‘have never been higher’; DHS secretary answers questions from lawmakers 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Karen Bass is corrupt and unfit for any public office. A coverup to deflect blame from poor handling of a disaster is completely unacceptable. Now Bass is lying about her role in the coverup. www.yahoo.com/news/article...yahoo.comConfidential memo reveals how LAFD tried shielding Mayor Bass from fire falloutThe LAFD issued a confidential memo detailing plans to protect Mayor Karen Bass and others from 'reputational harm' in connection with the city's handling of the Palisades fire, records show. 020
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Read Maximum Feasible Misunderstanding by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. I was struck by how we are still having the same fight between mainstream Democrats and leftists in 2026 as we did in 1964, 62 years later. Leftists are still convinced they are morally superior and still don't care about results 110
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Gorsuch's concurrence in the tariff case is masterpiece. Interestingly, it's polarizing too. Some complain about prior Gorsuch decisions which is irrelevant. Others object to taking his fellow justices to task. I like Gorsuch's unapologetic style. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 20/02/2026The headlines on SCOTUS decisions focus on the outcome not the reasoning The SCOTUS tariff decision reasoning is strongly consistent with previous decisions. It impartially applies the Court’s Major Questions Doctrine which is what we want from courts. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...supremecourt.gov 100
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 12/02/2026We have a government lead by incompetent morons. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...nytimes.comBorder Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Trump is and has always been a racist. His father was racist too. While the Obama video is clear evidence of Trump's racism, anyone who has been paying attention already had plenty of evidence of Trump's racism. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 03/02/2026US foreign policy has tried for decades overthrow governments it doesn’t like. The track record is mostly failing at the overthrow and disaster when it succeeds. I guess the WSJ forgot their would be no Ayatollah today if the hadn’t overthrown Mosaddegh in 1953. 100
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Fact free nonsense in NY Post. California is already zoned for single family homes. There’s zero land where people want to live to construct new ones which this idiotic article entirely ignores. The solution is build up, not out. apple.news/ANuKX1miUSbi...apple.newsOpinion | Housing in California is too expensive — but there is a solution — New York PostHousing in California is too expensive — but it doesn’t need to be. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 25/01/2026I’m trying to figure out how this ICE nightmare ends. ICE officers has now murdered two people. The administration lying about it means ICE will murder more. We’ve never had a situation in this country where federal law enforcement becomes an illegal death squad. How does it end? 100
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 24/01/2026There's sound economic logic to charge for property tax appeals since free appeals have only upside for the owner. If the owner wins, the county should pay them the fee so the county does not have an incentive to over assess. sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-...sanjosespotlight.comSanta Clara County could charge for property value appeals - San José SpotlightSanta Clara County homeowners have the power to challenge how much they pay in property taxes every year. But it could start costing hundreds of dollars to appeal. 000
Reposted by Thought PolitikWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 23/01/2026New from me at Cato: Think you don't need to worry that ICE will trample your rights because you're a U.S. citizen? Think again -- especially with the new Minnesota campaign ramping up an assault on Fourth Amendment protections.cato.orgIn Minnesota, ICE Is Assaulting the Constitutional Rights of CitizensThe administration’s ICE and Border Patrol drive in Minneapolis-St. Paul is generating multiple and systematic assaults on constitutional liberty, including the liberties of U.S. citizens. 312242
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Board of Peace run by the world’s two biggest thugs? Not Orwellian at all… 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 16/01/2026The one where President Dumbass blunders into a trade war with the EU because he doesn’t know the EU sets trade policy as a bloc. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comTrump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover as US lawmakers visit Denmark to ease tensions - BBC NewsThe president made the threat while a bipartisan group of US lawmakers were visiting Denmark in the hope of easing tensions over the territory. 010
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 16/01/2026There is something truly distasteful about about someone trying to influence the President of United States by giving him their Noble Peace Prize medal. Machado is committed to her cause but no US President should accept a trophy of a prize they didn’t actually win. apple.news/ANEvq6j_7Rai...apple.newsTrump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado — ReutersVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machadogave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, as she tries to gain some influence over how ... 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 08/01/2026JD Vance says the Gestapo can kill whomever they like, for any reason or no reason at all, with impunity. www.wsj.com/us-news/minn...wsj.comJD Vance Defends ICE Agent Who Shot Minneapolis Woman, Saying He Has ‘Absolute Immunity’Minnesota law-enforcement officials said the FBI has shut them out of the investigation examining the fatal shooting of a woman in her car by an ICE agent. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Trump’s hubris is blinding to him to the reality is that he has no good options to force Venezuela to comply with his demands Kidnapping Maduro accomplishes nothing. A threat to kidnap Rodríguez is weak sauce. No element of surprise, massive political blowback if US soldiers are captured in the act 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 02/01/2026As our politics are terminally stupid now and the news follows our awful politics, I'd paid no attention the Minnesota Somali fraud scandal. I finally read up on it and two things are true: 1/ MN Democrats did a horrible job running that program and deserve immense blame 100
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 01/01/20262025 was the first year of the post-Covid era. 2024 was transitional but still had people reacting to end of Covid will increased personal travel and return to office mandates. What this new era will look like is still emerging. 100
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 30/12/2025If you can sue office holders for “gross incompetence”, I’d like to first in line to sue Trump as he is the most grossly incompetent President in the history of the county. apple.news/AOSVeEfz_S2m...apple.newsTrump says he might sue Fed Chair Jerome Powell for ‘gross incompetence’ — The Washington PostIt isn’t clear what specific claims could be brought against Powell or when. 010
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 25/12/2025I want to see modern version of It’s a Wonderful Life where the hero is competent developer who brings the community housing and the villain is Potter as zoning board who trys to veto everything. The hero almost gives up but Clarence shows him how bad the future is with $10k / month rents. 000
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Would it be too much to ask that a Senator research what happened last time countries started issuing Letters of Marque before proposing doing it again? For America’s worst Senator, Mike Lee, it is indeed too much as he revels in proposing terrible ideas. 010
Thought Politik @thoughtpolitik.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Housing is the root of the affordability problem in America. This article does a good job of how high costs are imposing a burden on younger generations and making life feel unaffordable. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/polit…nytimes.comThese Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable. 110
