Stan Oklobdzija
@stano.bsky.social
Ass. Prof. Public Policy @ UC Riverside | Better Cities Through Better Government | 1st Gen 🇺🇸: 🇷🇸/ Việt Nam Cộng Hòa | 躺平 | Ham chơi
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📍: The Inland Empire, California.
stanokl.github.io | https://everyoneiswelcome.substack.com/
📍: The Inland Empire, California.
I know that comparing wealth across nations is far more difficult than most people understand, but I'm also convinced that a lot of our comparative wealth advantage is squandered on having to individually purchase the public goods Europeans obtain cheaper collectively.
tbh the thing about pro-America dickswining is that while income tracks very very very closely to most other measures of QoL, America uniquely breaks that relationship in a lot of areas (life expectancy first of all, but also infrastructure, crime, and drug abuse)
February 9, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I know that comparing wealth across nations is far more difficult than most people understand, but I'm also convinced that a lot of our comparative wealth advantage is squandered on having to individually purchase the public goods Europeans obtain cheaper collectively.
Counterpoint: There is no faction of the Democratic Party that's worth listening to who is still posting on X, a site owned by a Republican Neo Nazi that's also littered with child porn.
Just dropped by X, which is consumed by a war between factions of the Democratic Party, and there's really no way to exaggerate the fact that everyone involved, on every side, in every capacity, is making an utter & complete ass of themselves.
February 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Counterpoint: There is no faction of the Democratic Party that's worth listening to who is still posting on X, a site owned by a Republican Neo Nazi that's also littered with child porn.
There's an entire genre of person in academia who is always dressed as if they're about to go hiking and if this is acceptable, I should be able to show up to work all fitness goth as well.
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
There's an entire genre of person in academia who is always dressed as if they're about to go hiking and if this is acceptable, I should be able to show up to work all fitness goth as well.
We must never forget that other song where he samples Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves of London, but also rhymes "things" with "things."
A few days ago someone asked me what songs Kid Rock even sung and all I could remember is that he has one where he goes "MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIID KID ROCK" or something like that.
Anyways thats been stuck in my head for like 48 hours now.
Anyways thats been stuck in my head for like 48 hours now.
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
We must never forget that other song where he samples Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves of London, but also rhymes "things" with "things."
The problem with libertarianism is that it's an intellectually consistent conservative worldview that's compatible with liberal democracy, but it's also one that's only held by like 28 people in the United States.
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The problem with libertarianism is that it's an intellectually consistent conservative worldview that's compatible with liberal democracy, but it's also one that's only held by like 28 people in the United States.
If you send me a Christmas card that has your family on one side and your dog on the other, you can't get mad when you come to my house and see it hanging on the dog side.
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
If you send me a Christmas card that has your family on one side and your dog on the other, you can't get mad when you come to my house and see it hanging on the dog side.
I got served a video on IG where a dude on a podcast said he used to be a YIMBY until he got more educated and learned there were 70,000 vacant apartments in the Bay Area.
It'll not stop being fascinating to see people stumble through policy when there aren't partisan cues to help them along.
It'll not stop being fascinating to see people stumble through policy when there aren't partisan cues to help them along.
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I got served a video on IG where a dude on a podcast said he used to be a YIMBY until he got more educated and learned there were 70,000 vacant apartments in the Bay Area.
It'll not stop being fascinating to see people stumble through policy when there aren't partisan cues to help them along.
It'll not stop being fascinating to see people stumble through policy when there aren't partisan cues to help them along.
Los Angeles continues another decade of self-imposed poverty rather than allowing new homes to be built for all the people who want to live in them.
I don't really see a lot of reporting reminding everyone about this, but residents of Los Angeles should know that, as part of our broke-ass city budget negotiations, many LA city workers are being forced to take an unpaid holiday today, the first of five such days planned for this year
February 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Los Angeles continues another decade of self-imposed poverty rather than allowing new homes to be built for all the people who want to live in them.
In a nation where politics, work culture, urban design and governance are designed to make you miserable, here are some ways you can also make your life worse.
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In a nation where politics, work culture, urban design and governance are designed to make you miserable, here are some ways you can also make your life worse.
The real Super Bowl MVP.
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The real Super Bowl MVP.
All of those companies see the bills coming due for the data centers and are realizing AGI isn't coming in time to save them.
these AI Super Bowl ads have a real “last choppers out of Saigon” vibe
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
All of those companies see the bills coming due for the data centers and are realizing AGI isn't coming in time to save them.
They should start showing cut scenes of Santa Clara. Give us a dilapidated 1970s strip mall and an 8 lane arterial road. Show us how many restaurants are already closed even though it's only 5:30.
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
They should start showing cut scenes of Santa Clara. Give us a dilapidated 1970s strip mall and an 8 lane arterial road. Show us how many restaurants are already closed even though it's only 5:30.
Can't believe he brought out Kid Rock and united the two halftime shows.
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Can't believe he brought out Kid Rock and united the two halftime shows.
Imagine if all the old White people watching this knew he was just saying "Abolish ICE" over and over again.
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Imagine if all the old White people watching this knew he was just saying "Abolish ICE" over and over again.
John Milius.
Ok time for another round of discourse: who’s the best conservative artist of the past 75 years?
The whole controversy over Bad Bunny boils down to the simple fact that extreme social conservatism is incapable of producing interesting and compelling art of any kind, and so its adherents must use inferior artists to try to convince themselves that they aren't out of touch.
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
John Milius.
No way, it actually happened....
February 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
No way, it actually happened....
Pretty cool and considerate of the People's Revolutionary Homeowners' Association to remain on the Nazi Kiddie Porn site where I don't have to hear from them.
February 7, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Pretty cool and considerate of the People's Revolutionary Homeowners' Association to remain on the Nazi Kiddie Porn site where I don't have to hear from them.
Compare the types of capable, creative and heroic people that have emerged in the last year resisting Trump's dictatorship to the types of human dogshit that put him into office in 2024.
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Compare the types of capable, creative and heroic people that have emerged in the last year resisting Trump's dictatorship to the types of human dogshit that put him into office in 2024.
I've got an op-ed in several papers across the Inland Empire today electrifying Metrolink service between Los Angeles and San Bernardino. It would make everyone's life a lot better and we are dumb not to do it.
Metrolink electrification would boost efficiency and reduce pollution
Metrolink can follow Caltrain’s success and not only deliver faster, more efficient train service for the region, but give struggling cities along the line a shot in the arm.
www.pressenterprise.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I've got an op-ed in several papers across the Inland Empire today electrifying Metrolink service between Los Angeles and San Bernardino. It would make everyone's life a lot better and we are dumb not to do it.
Which member of Congress is going to introduce impeachment articles against Kash Patel?
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Which member of Congress is going to introduce impeachment articles against Kash Patel?
Reposted by Stan Oklobdzija
This excellent story Dave Rand posted on Twitter is a perfect illustration of the kind of person Nithya Raman is:
February 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
This excellent story Dave Rand posted on Twitter is a perfect illustration of the kind of person Nithya Raman is:
Let's f*****g go!!!!
@cd4losangeles.bsky.social is LA's Zohran Mamdani. What's more, she absolutely gets housing and now has a chance to put it into action.
@cd4losangeles.bsky.social is LA's Zohran Mamdani. What's more, she absolutely gets housing and now has a chance to put it into action.
“I have deep respect for Mayor Bass. But over the last few months in particular, I’ve really begun to feel like unless we have some big changes in how we do things in Los Angeles, that the things we count on are not going to function anymore.”
Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
Raman would immediately pose a formidable challenge to Bass. She was the first council member to be elected with support from the Democratic Socialists of America.
www.latimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Let's f*****g go!!!!
@cd4losangeles.bsky.social is LA's Zohran Mamdani. What's more, she absolutely gets housing and now has a chance to put it into action.
@cd4losangeles.bsky.social is LA's Zohran Mamdani. What's more, she absolutely gets housing and now has a chance to put it into action.
We should not hide our contempt for Trump voters and we should be more aggressive in ridiculing/ostracizing them. However, there should also be instant amnesty the moment they renounce Trump and the Republican Party.
We're trying to create a chain reaction of defections, not redeem souls.
We're trying to create a chain reaction of defections, not redeem souls.
As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
February 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
We should not hide our contempt for Trump voters and we should be more aggressive in ridiculing/ostracizing them. However, there should also be instant amnesty the moment they renounce Trump and the Republican Party.
We're trying to create a chain reaction of defections, not redeem souls.
We're trying to create a chain reaction of defections, not redeem souls.
Remember when Biden called Trump voters garbage and was 100% correct to do so?
BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
February 7, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Remember when Biden called Trump voters garbage and was 100% correct to do so?
This is also exactly how Republican chuds think. Everything is zero sum and every good is rivalrous. It is seeing the world through dummy-colored glasses.
The big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.”
The scarcity mindset sucks!
The scarcity mindset sucks!
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
This is also exactly how Republican chuds think. Everything is zero sum and every good is rivalrous. It is seeing the world through dummy-colored glasses.