Clayton Becker
@cnbecker14.bsky.social
PhD candidate 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"
Why are we still pretending that there is a football game still happening right now?
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Why are we still pretending that there is a football game still happening right now?
Nithya Raman is clearly and by a wide margin the most serious candidate in the race for LA mayor and people should vote for her
February 8, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Nithya Raman is clearly and by a wide margin the most serious candidate in the race for LA mayor and people should vote for her
Have we considered that safety is a shared responsibility? Was the store wearing dark clothing? Did it dart into the road? It must have come out of nowhere huh?
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Have we considered that safety is a shared responsibility? Was the store wearing dark clothing? Did it dart into the road? It must have come out of nowhere huh?
I just took a stats exam because I am getting a masters in stats to go along with my PhD (don't ask I'm just a masochist I guess) and while I may have had worse exams...none are immediately coming to mind
February 3, 2026 at 4:24 AM
I just took a stats exam because I am getting a masters in stats to go along with my PhD (don't ask I'm just a masochist I guess) and while I may have had worse exams...none are immediately coming to mind
This is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This is who runs this account
By far the most narrative setting and worrying result for Republicans of this election cycle
February 1, 2026 at 6:47 AM
By far the most narrative setting and worrying result for Republicans of this election cycle
I'm in the process of designing a course for the spring quarter at UCLA and spent some time in special collections today.
From the chair of the LA finance committee in 1976: "yeah redlining is terrible but we shouldn't remove city deposits from banks that do it."
From the chair of the LA finance committee in 1976: "yeah redlining is terrible but we shouldn't remove city deposits from banks that do it."
January 31, 2026 at 5:53 AM
I'm in the process of designing a course for the spring quarter at UCLA and spent some time in special collections today.
From the chair of the LA finance committee in 1976: "yeah redlining is terrible but we shouldn't remove city deposits from banks that do it."
From the chair of the LA finance committee in 1976: "yeah redlining is terrible but we shouldn't remove city deposits from banks that do it."
I am begging masters programs to do just a little bit of listserv maintenance. I am in my fourth year of a PhD I don't want to do your "masters in business entrepreneurship" ffs
January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I am begging masters programs to do just a little bit of listserv maintenance. I am in my fourth year of a PhD I don't want to do your "masters in business entrepreneurship" ffs
I've been completely offline today and only just now saw the news.
I think it's important to understand that this is going to keep happening as long as the Trump administration maintains its present course.
And seeing as this admin is completely incapable of admitting to wrongdoing...
I think it's important to understand that this is going to keep happening as long as the Trump administration maintains its present course.
And seeing as this admin is completely incapable of admitting to wrongdoing...
January 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I've been completely offline today and only just now saw the news.
I think it's important to understand that this is going to keep happening as long as the Trump administration maintains its present course.
And seeing as this admin is completely incapable of admitting to wrongdoing...
I think it's important to understand that this is going to keep happening as long as the Trump administration maintains its present course.
And seeing as this admin is completely incapable of admitting to wrongdoing...
January 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM
This is insane because
1. The Hybrid was the LPA - they already know what their *own* process said the community wanted.
2. I know for a fact they got somewhere on the order of 10,000 written public comments from South Bay Forward's campaign in recent days.
And they still listened to the NIMBYs
1. The Hybrid was the LPA - they already know what their *own* process said the community wanted.
2. I know for a fact they got somewhere on the order of 10,000 written public comments from South Bay Forward's campaign in recent days.
And they still listened to the NIMBYs
Unanimous for hawthorne. Genuinely what was the point of hahn and dutra pointing out the risk of it never getting built and then still voting for it.
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM
This is insane because
1. The Hybrid was the LPA - they already know what their *own* process said the community wanted.
2. I know for a fact they got somewhere on the order of 10,000 written public comments from South Bay Forward's campaign in recent days.
And they still listened to the NIMBYs
1. The Hybrid was the LPA - they already know what their *own* process said the community wanted.
2. I know for a fact they got somewhere on the order of 10,000 written public comments from South Bay Forward's campaign in recent days.
And they still listened to the NIMBYs
Kinda feels like the Trump admin would love nothing more than to see one of these ICE agents get killed so they can use it as justification for a much more violent crackdown
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Kinda feels like the Trump admin would love nothing more than to see one of these ICE agents get killed so they can use it as justification for a much more violent crackdown
In a sane country that message to the PM of Norway would get the 25th amendment invoked before lunchtime Jesus Christ
January 19, 2026 at 4:34 PM
In a sane country that message to the PM of Norway would get the 25th amendment invoked before lunchtime Jesus Christ
Look I'm sure there are many actual crimes one could charge Stephen Miller with, but I wouldn't hate it if we invented a new crime of "being Stephen Miller" to charge him with in addition
January 17, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Look I'm sure there are many actual crimes one could charge Stephen Miller with, but I wouldn't hate it if we invented a new crime of "being Stephen Miller" to charge him with in addition
This was revealed to me in a vision
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This was revealed to me in a vision
Ahh the simple pleasure of watching a nice lighthearted film where nothing bad happens to distract from the real world...
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Ahh the simple pleasure of watching a nice lighthearted film where nothing bad happens to distract from the real world...
"You should be terrified" of ICE is definitely a winning message and conservatives should say it more often.
January 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
"You should be terrified" of ICE is definitely a winning message and conservatives should say it more often.
People We Meet On Vacation was genuinely a delightful little film
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 AM
People We Meet On Vacation was genuinely a delightful little film
Finally some good fucking news
January 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Finally some good fucking news
I am rapidly becoming a "whoever will prosecute the people responsible for this with the least mercy" voter
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I am rapidly becoming a "whoever will prosecute the people responsible for this with the least mercy" voter
Reposted by Clayton Becker
masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
We need to have a serious conversation as a society about people taking the elevator just one floor when I have places to be!!
January 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
We need to have a serious conversation as a society about people taking the elevator just one floor when I have places to be!!
"We are going to run the country."
Notably, this is not a thing you can just, do. The United States has no capacity to just pick of the reins of government of a country of 30 million.
And I am willing to bet that they have absolutely no plans for how to actually achieve it.
Notably, this is not a thing you can just, do. The United States has no capacity to just pick of the reins of government of a country of 30 million.
And I am willing to bet that they have absolutely no plans for how to actually achieve it.
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
"We are going to run the country."
Notably, this is not a thing you can just, do. The United States has no capacity to just pick of the reins of government of a country of 30 million.
And I am willing to bet that they have absolutely no plans for how to actually achieve it.
Notably, this is not a thing you can just, do. The United States has no capacity to just pick of the reins of government of a country of 30 million.
And I am willing to bet that they have absolutely no plans for how to actually achieve it.
This man belongs in the fucking Hague man
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This man belongs in the fucking Hague man
Sometimes I am reminded that the Pope is American and I'm flabbergasted all over again
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Sometimes I am reminded that the Pope is American and I'm flabbergasted all over again