Ryan Williams
@rwilliamsca.bsky.social
CA Politico based in Petaluma.
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actual communism
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
actual communism
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The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
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Will Smith has won the World Series 6 years in a row
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Will Smith has won the World Series 6 years in a row
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Come on out and strengthen advocacy for Bay Area transit!
I'm co-hosting a fundraiser for two Bay Area orgs working on improving transit: @transbaycoalition.bsky.social & @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social! Barnali Ghosh, Cecilia Lunaparra, & others also co-hosting!
Sunday, Nov 9, 2-4pm, in West Berkeley near San Pablo Ave.
www.eventbrite.com/e/transbay-c...
Sunday, Nov 9, 2-4pm, in West Berkeley near San Pablo Ave.
www.eventbrite.com/e/transbay-c...
Transbay Coalition & Seamless Bay Area Fall Fundraiser Garden Party
Come celebrate our recent wins, meet Transbay Coalition and Seamless Bay Area supporters and help raise money for Bay Area transit advocacy.
www.eventbrite.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Come on out and strengthen advocacy for Bay Area transit!
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I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
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I think this is right:
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
October 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I think this is right:
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
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The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
September 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
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Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate
September 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate
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BART has the best Service Efficiency (OE/VRM) in the nation with above average Cost Effectiveness (OE/PMT) 🎉
California should be throwing every transportation dollar its got at the spectacularly efficient and effective BART system to maximize ridership!
www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/data-pro...
California should be throwing every transportation dollar its got at the spectacularly efficient and effective BART system to maximize ridership!
www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/data-pro...
September 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
BART has the best Service Efficiency (OE/VRM) in the nation with above average Cost Effectiveness (OE/PMT) 🎉
California should be throwing every transportation dollar its got at the spectacularly efficient and effective BART system to maximize ridership!
www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/data-pro...
California should be throwing every transportation dollar its got at the spectacularly efficient and effective BART system to maximize ridership!
www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/data-pro...
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Maybe Newsom really is just tweeting all day and his social media staff isnt because the dude's been absent from governing these last few months or advancing key legislation to make our state better. Its just Trump mockery and then some anti-homeless task force or photo-op.
September 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Maybe Newsom really is just tweeting all day and his social media staff isnt because the dude's been absent from governing these last few months or advancing key legislation to make our state better. Its just Trump mockery and then some anti-homeless task force or photo-op.
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Gov Newsom still hasn't signed the $750m loan to Bay Area transit agencies that would get us to the Nov 2026 funding votes. He has eight days to act.
Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.
Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.
September 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Gov Newsom still hasn't signed the $750m loan to Bay Area transit agencies that would get us to the Nov 2026 funding votes. He has eight days to act.
Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.
Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.
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Huh. So it was Tom Brady.
September 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Huh. So it was Tom Brady.
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Free transit gets people out of their cars. Spread the word.
overheard on campus: “bro i didn’t even bring my car this year we got free BART! it’s just not worth it”
and then their friends were talking about how easy it is to transfer at macarthur 😎
and then their friends were talking about how easy it is to transfer at macarthur 😎
August 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Free transit gets people out of their cars. Spread the word.
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Not a physician.
Not a scientist.
Not any kind of medical professional.
But he’s in charge of public health and running his mouth about being able to eyeball “mitochondrial challenges.”
We’re led solely by the cruel, the grifters, and the lowest common denominators.
Not a scientist.
Not any kind of medical professional.
But he’s in charge of public health and running his mouth about being able to eyeball “mitochondrial challenges.”
We’re led solely by the cruel, the grifters, and the lowest common denominators.
WTF RFK Jr.: "I know what a healthy child is supposed to look like. I’m looking at kids as I walk through the airports today...and I see these kids that are just overburdened with mitochondrial challenges...and I know that’s not how our children are supposed to look."
www.c-span.org/program/publ...
www.c-span.org/program/publ...
August 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Not a physician.
Not a scientist.
Not any kind of medical professional.
But he’s in charge of public health and running his mouth about being able to eyeball “mitochondrial challenges.”
We’re led solely by the cruel, the grifters, and the lowest common denominators.
Not a scientist.
Not any kind of medical professional.
But he’s in charge of public health and running his mouth about being able to eyeball “mitochondrial challenges.”
We’re led solely by the cruel, the grifters, and the lowest common denominators.
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Leftist: Yes, Trump’s kind of a fascist. Now let me get back to my obsession, re-litigating fights with Democratic centrists from a decade or two ago.
Centrist: Yes, there are signs of fascism. Now let me get back to complaining a lefty used some woke terms a few years ago.
American democracy: 🤯🤯🤯
Centrist: Yes, there are signs of fascism. Now let me get back to complaining a lefty used some woke terms a few years ago.
American democracy: 🤯🤯🤯
August 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Leftist: Yes, Trump’s kind of a fascist. Now let me get back to my obsession, re-litigating fights with Democratic centrists from a decade or two ago.
Centrist: Yes, there are signs of fascism. Now let me get back to complaining a lefty used some woke terms a few years ago.
American democracy: 🤯🤯🤯
Centrist: Yes, there are signs of fascism. Now let me get back to complaining a lefty used some woke terms a few years ago.
American democracy: 🤯🤯🤯
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Here’s what appears to be a little girl shackled at the wrists and ankles boarding an ICE flight on Avelo Airlines yesterday. Seattle (Boeing Field) to Mesa, AZ, an ICE detention hub.
Not one of those men helped her up the stairs.
Courtesy @lalabote.bsky.social
Not one of those men helped her up the stairs.
Courtesy @lalabote.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Here’s what appears to be a little girl shackled at the wrists and ankles boarding an ICE flight on Avelo Airlines yesterday. Seattle (Boeing Field) to Mesa, AZ, an ICE detention hub.
Not one of those men helped her up the stairs.
Courtesy @lalabote.bsky.social
Not one of those men helped her up the stairs.
Courtesy @lalabote.bsky.social
Here’s my first policy pitch to 2028 Democratic Presidential candidates: pledge to disinvest in any private company acquired by Trump and gift the shares to a new public broadcasting non-profit to fund NPR and PBS.
August 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Here’s my first policy pitch to 2028 Democratic Presidential candidates: pledge to disinvest in any private company acquired by Trump and gift the shares to a new public broadcasting non-profit to fund NPR and PBS.
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Keep Market Street Moving now has a letter to the Mayor, SFMTA, and Supervisors up. You can modify and send a copy here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...
actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...
August 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Keep Market Street Moving now has a letter to the Mayor, SFMTA, and Supervisors up. You can modify and send a copy here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...
actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...
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cash assistance, housing first, permanent supportive housing
everything about homelessness is a choice. we know what works.
everything about homelessness is a choice. we know what works.
BREAKING: A new experiment in Philly shows cash rental assistance slashed homelessness rates by 57–67%.
August 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
cash assistance, housing first, permanent supportive housing
everything about homelessness is a choice. we know what works.
everything about homelessness is a choice. we know what works.
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People are STILL minimizing b/c the worst hasn't happened.
Sure, DC now has military checkpoints, but isn't crime bad there?
Sure, people are being dragged away by goon squads, but aren't they mostly illegal?
Sure, universities and the media are being strong-armed, but aren't they too liberal?
Sure, DC now has military checkpoints, but isn't crime bad there?
Sure, people are being dragged away by goon squads, but aren't they mostly illegal?
Sure, universities and the media are being strong-armed, but aren't they too liberal?
US media is in the fetal position, living in a delirious haze, desperately trying to pretend everything is normal and this is all boring everyday politics, even as federal troops flood into DC and the entire western world mounts emergency missions to slow Trump down
Actual question: It has been only 72 hours since the disastrous puppeteer/puppet show in Anchorage.
Has there yet been a background story on how, and by whom, this emergency intervention of *eight* big-time world leaders was pulled together, over a weekend?
Has there yet been a background story on how, and by whom, this emergency intervention of *eight* big-time world leaders was pulled together, over a weekend?
August 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
People are STILL minimizing b/c the worst hasn't happened.
Sure, DC now has military checkpoints, but isn't crime bad there?
Sure, people are being dragged away by goon squads, but aren't they mostly illegal?
Sure, universities and the media are being strong-armed, but aren't they too liberal?
Sure, DC now has military checkpoints, but isn't crime bad there?
Sure, people are being dragged away by goon squads, but aren't they mostly illegal?
Sure, universities and the media are being strong-armed, but aren't they too liberal?
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Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) is the least risky viable path to fully fund transit in 2026:
1. GRT raises enough to cover the entire upcoming deficit
2. GRT polls the highest with the least opposition
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
1. GRT raises enough to cover the entire upcoming deficit
2. GRT polls the highest with the least opposition
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
A sales tax hike isn’t the way to save Bay Area’s public transportation. Here’s what should be done
OPINION: “There’s a better solution for funding transit that actually works for working people, not one that adds to their daily burden.”
www.sfchronicle.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) is the least risky viable path to fully fund transit in 2026:
1. GRT raises enough to cover the entire upcoming deficit
2. GRT polls the highest with the least opposition
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
1. GRT raises enough to cover the entire upcoming deficit
2. GRT polls the highest with the least opposition
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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There's a *ton* of interesting stuff in this pod with Alon Levy about why US public transit is so f'ing expensive, but I really want to highlight what I take as his Main Point, to wit ...
US transit costs and how to tame them
Alon Levy explains how the US can build cheaper, better public transit by learning from the rest of the world.
www.volts.wtf
July 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There's a *ton* of interesting stuff in this pod with Alon Levy about why US public transit is so f'ing expensive, but I really want to highlight what I take as his Main Point, to wit ...
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Shout it from the rooftops! Investing in transit agency capacity rather than outsourcing so much of their work to consultants SAVES MONEY.
... the countries that build public transit well, quickly, & cheaply all have something in common: most of the work is done by the government itself, using in-house expertise, rather than farming various parts out to private companies under the bullshit theory that private always = more efficient.
July 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Shout it from the rooftops! Investing in transit agency capacity rather than outsourcing so much of their work to consultants SAVES MONEY.
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Jessie Arreguín is starting to come around to what transit advocates have known for a while:
1. Gross Receipts Tax for SB63 raises way more funding for transit
2. Polls significantly higher with voters
3. Taxes companies who currently benefit from transit for free
kpfa.org/episode/upfr...
1. Gross Receipts Tax for SB63 raises way more funding for transit
2. Polls significantly higher with voters
3. Taxes companies who currently benefit from transit for free
kpfa.org/episode/upfr...
Senate Approves $9 Billion Cuts to Public Media Funding; Plus, Waste Workers Strike Against Republic Services Continues; And, Dual Proposals for Funding Bay Area Public Transit | KPFA
00:08 — Mike Janssen is Digital Editor at Current, an independent service of the American University School of Communication, providing news and reports on public media 00:20 — Jose Zepeda, is a rank-...
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July 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Jessie Arreguín is starting to come around to what transit advocates have known for a while:
1. Gross Receipts Tax for SB63 raises way more funding for transit
2. Polls significantly higher with voters
3. Taxes companies who currently benefit from transit for free
kpfa.org/episode/upfr...
1. Gross Receipts Tax for SB63 raises way more funding for transit
2. Polls significantly higher with voters
3. Taxes companies who currently benefit from transit for free
kpfa.org/episode/upfr...