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
stanokl.github.io | https://everyoneiswelcome.substack.com/
📍: The Inland Empire, California.
stanokl.github.io | https://everyoneiswelcome.substack.com/
📍: The Inland Empire, California.
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.
This woman is 82 years old.
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This woman is 82 years old.
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
Democrats don't have the power to do this now, but every member of Congress and all the leading candidates for president should lean very hard into this message because it will crater ICE's already low morale, encourage defections and stop up their recruiting pipeline.
Some of the protest signs are similar to anything else you’d see since the start of Trump 2.
Others are directed at the concentration camp guards inside.
Others are directed at the concentration camp guards inside.
February 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Democrats don't have the power to do this now, but every member of Congress and all the leading candidates for president should lean very hard into this message because it will crater ICE's already low morale, encourage defections and stop up their recruiting pipeline.
Dude looks like that one movie where Nicholas Cage was Dracula in New Orleans.
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Dude looks like that one movie where Nicholas Cage was Dracula in New Orleans.
How I feel having just joined my first Discord.
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
How I feel having just joined my first Discord.
Donald Trump may be the worst president in American history. James Buchanan put his thumb on the scale for Dred Scott, Andrew Johnson ended Reconstruction, but no one has ever destroyed a peaceful and prosperous era quite like Trump. His level of corruption, treason and malfeasance are unmatched.
for better or worse, people will forget about that video by the end of the year, if not end of the month. but when trump finally kicks the bucket, there were be orgasmic celebrations across the US & around the world. he will be remembered as the most despised US president since WWII for generations
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Donald Trump may be the worst president in American history. James Buchanan put his thumb on the scale for Dred Scott, Andrew Johnson ended Reconstruction, but no one has ever destroyed a peaceful and prosperous era quite like Trump. His level of corruption, treason and malfeasance are unmatched.
Damn, we're about to get roasted super hard in just a little bit.
Israel gets booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Presenter makes note of it, too, says it's the first time they've heard booing all night.
February 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Damn, we're about to get roasted super hard in just a little bit.
It's not fair how much better NYC progressives are than LA progressives. We're still stuck on "New housing causes gentrification" out here.
Some exciting (& bittersweet) news: our Chief of Staff & Policy Director @andrewdfine.bsky.social will be leaving Open New York to join the Mamdani admin, where he will be a senior advisor to DM Bozorg overseeing housing policy 🧵
February 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It's not fair how much better NYC progressives are than LA progressives. We're still stuck on "New housing causes gentrification" out here.
Reposted by Stan Oklobdzija
Importantly, it also means we are hiring for a new Policy Director - job posting is here, please share far and wide!
open-new-york.breezy.hr/p/851ac1ee79...
open-new-york.breezy.hr/p/851ac1ee79...
Policy Director at Open New York
About Open New York
Open New York (ONY) is a grassroots, non-profit organization advocating for abundant homes and lower rent. With a rapidly growing staff and hundreds of active volunteer members acr...
open-new-york.breezy.hr
February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Importantly, it also means we are hiring for a new Policy Director - job posting is here, please share far and wide!
open-new-york.breezy.hr/p/851ac1ee79...
open-new-york.breezy.hr/p/851ac1ee79...
Get his ass
I am done with collaborationist bullshit
February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Get his ass
I expect this will cost Trump dearly with his voters, who were mostly good-hearted, patriotic Americans who simply don't know about Trump's real character because outlets like the NYT refuse to report on it. After all, Trump voters are no different than you or I.
President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes, the latest in a long pattern by Trump of promoting offensive stereotypes about Black Americans and others. The White House press secretary dismissed criticism as “fake outrage.”
Trump Shares Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes
The White House press secretary dismissed criticism of the clip’s racist content, shared by the president’s Truth Social account, as “fake outrage.”
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I expect this will cost Trump dearly with his voters, who were mostly good-hearted, patriotic Americans who simply don't know about Trump's real character because outlets like the NYT refuse to report on it. After all, Trump voters are no different than you or I.
Changed my mind, they should wear masks. I didn't need to learn that the guy from the Decemberists was this hard up for money.
February 6, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Changed my mind, they should wear masks. I didn't need to learn that the guy from the Decemberists was this hard up for money.
Crazy how "screw you, got mine" was not a viable strategy for academic workers to engage in collective action against a common adversary. Much to think about here.
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Crazy how "screw you, got mine" was not a viable strategy for academic workers to engage in collective action against a common adversary. Much to think about here.
Me: Finally, two uninterrupted days to work on my research!
The Universe: Hey, the dude campus sends to install your standing desk should just abruptly unplug the workstation in your office because that's not going to do anything bad.
The Universe: Hey, the dude campus sends to install your standing desk should just abruptly unplug the workstation in your office because that's not going to do anything bad.
February 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Me: Finally, two uninterrupted days to work on my research!
The Universe: Hey, the dude campus sends to install your standing desk should just abruptly unplug the workstation in your office because that's not going to do anything bad.
The Universe: Hey, the dude campus sends to install your standing desk should just abruptly unplug the workstation in your office because that's not going to do anything bad.
CA law makes it a felony for any police officers to be within the immediate vicinity of a polling place without authorization.
We have a 6,500 member state police force and 80,000 sworn officers in city/county departments. If any DHS agents feel like spending 3 years in prison, please try this.
We have a 6,500 member state police force and 80,000 sworn officers in city/county departments. If any DHS agents feel like spending 3 years in prison, please try this.
Breaking:
The White House press secretary just said she "can't guarantee" that ICE won't be around polling locations in November.
The White House press secretary just said she "can't guarantee" that ICE won't be around polling locations in November.
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
CA law makes it a felony for any police officers to be within the immediate vicinity of a polling place without authorization.
We have a 6,500 member state police force and 80,000 sworn officers in city/county departments. If any DHS agents feel like spending 3 years in prison, please try this.
We have a 6,500 member state police force and 80,000 sworn officers in city/county departments. If any DHS agents feel like spending 3 years in prison, please try this.
Thomas Paine would've been a killer poster. He'd be like the Menswear guy, but for politics.
One thing that the Founding Fathers all shared in common - Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, Paine, Madison, Henry - is that they would have loved posting
February 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Thomas Paine would've been a killer poster. He'd be like the Menswear guy, but for politics.
A big reason that Donald Trump is so successful with evangelicals is that he treats them like they're stupid and he's absolutely correct to do so.
Trump: "Mike Johnson is a very religious person. He does not hide it. He'll say to me sometimes at lunch, 'Sir, may we pray.' I'll say, 'Excuse me? We're having lunch.'"
February 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A big reason that Donald Trump is so successful with evangelicals is that he treats them like they're stupid and he's absolutely correct to do so.
It's still a bummer that Joe Biden would get a week of shit for stuttering over "Worcestershire" and meanwhile Trump shows up to everything geeked out on benzos and stimmies to deliver spoken Facebook comments.
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We hit 'em. And we want to hit 'em right, sir, and we want to hit them from the top! East, west, north, south. Sir, they won't know what the hell! And we'll knock them out. We did it politically correct. Five years."
February 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
It's still a bummer that Joe Biden would get a week of shit for stuttering over "Worcestershire" and meanwhile Trump shows up to everything geeked out on benzos and stimmies to deliver spoken Facebook comments.
One of the most shocking things about academia for me when I first got into it was what a massive sex pest problem this industry has.
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
One of the most shocking things about academia for me when I first got into it was what a massive sex pest problem this industry has.
This is about as good as a party who doesn't hold a minority in either chamber can ask for. People calling this capitulation are just clowns.
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This is about as good as a party who doesn't hold a minority in either chamber can ask for. People calling this capitulation are just clowns.