Also *4 million. Typo.

Imagine being one of 15 people in charge of the worst governed city on earth relative to wealth and thinking you can talk down to anyone.

This person is 52 years old and has never had a job outside of Los Angeles city government. Maybe a city of 3 million people can find representatives whose qualifications go beyond "worked for previous generation of Democratic Party barnacles."

One thing though, does anyone know if I can order one of the tshirts? I was on my bike and didn't catch the person that was handing them out. My friend got one though and I'm super jealous.

I think the best response to this is that I sincerely forgot who David Brooks was and had to Google him to remember that he's the guy who left his wife for his intern that was 23 years younger than him.

Ciclavia is the one weekend that LA becomes a real city. It should be every week.

This is also the only way to deal with the Trump voter problem. There are tens of millions of Americans who lack the character and intellect to see the GOP for what it really is. By restricting the choice set only to parties who abide by the terms of liberal democracy, we can neuter their threat.

The Republican Party must be forcibly dismantled. It's criminal dealings must be aggressively prosecuted, its treason must face consequences and the terrorist elements within it must be imprisoned. Like a body can't survive with a tumor in it, America can't survive with the GOP.

MAGA, which has now completely taken over the GOP, is a terrorist movement no different from the Islamic State in its main tactic of inciting stochastic violence. We have the tools to fight terrorism if only we can face reality about what the Republican Party actually is in the year 2026.

Newsom is a really great example of California Democrat Syndrome. Like slow flightless birds on some island, these are the types of instincts you develop when you don't have any predators in your environment.

The next Democratic president needs to campaign with a comprehensive plan of how to specifically target and ruin the finances of the 10 largest Republican donors.

I usually order a Campari and soda, which is basically an Aperol Spritz with a Thin Blue Line sticker on it.

It's OK to look down on people who voted for Trump.

ICE is a completely unsalvageable organization. To the extent that we need a police agency to enforce immigration laws, it should be reconstituted from scratch under the Department of Justice. Everyone employed at ICE needs to be summarily fired on Day 1 on a new Democratic administration.

LA People: How certain is it that it'll rain during Ciclavia tomorrow? I want to bring my bike in, but I don't think it's worth it if it's going to pour all day.

There is no greater in-kind contribution to the Republican Party than California state and local government. Imagine if we ran this state to attract people, rather than using every lever at our disposal to push them out?

There is no reason we should continue to give deference to a combination terrorist group and organized crime network simply because it masquerades as a political party. The Republican Party is America's gravest national security threat and should be outlawed.

The Republican Party is a pro-Putin party and an active participant in the ongoing terror campaign against Ukraine just as much as the Iranians who provide Russia with drones and the North Koreans who provide Russia with troops.

Where do I donate?