Adam Sieff

We need to give voters a better blue-state model for success.  And we can start right here in California. Some ideas here, with thanks to the @SoCalOpinion news group for publishing. dailynews.com/2024/11/12/ada…

“The former radical vanguard clustered around Jacobin has been eclipsed by a coalition of Third Worldists, Trotskyists, and doctrinaire Leninists, some of whom openly endorse political violence.”

One can go too far with guilt-by-association arguments, but the simple fact is that they are literally associated with these groups. They may not be members of these groups, they may even privately oppose them or work to minimize their influence within the party. But they are still part of an organization that does not reject them. Maoists and Communists are in their tent. If a Republican candidate was a member of some broad front that had openly Nazi and Fascist organizations committed to overthrowing the Constitution within it, I don't think we would hear a lot of "well, ackshully conservatism and fascism are very different things" the way we hear "well, ackshully, democratic socialism and communism have nothing to do with each other." And, for the record, I am appalled by Republicans -- led by Trump and Vance-- who want racists and Nazi simps to have a place inside their "big tent." But I see no reason why liberals shouldn't be appalled by the DSA's similar attitude toward Stalinists, Maoists, and supporters of terrorism. Okay I'm done. 13/13

Mark Walter has hopefully seen enough of Rob Pelinka.

Hey @Dodgers please send @Lakers help.

@KingJames @SpectrumSN Thank you Bron.

No, THANK YOU! Truly a honor to wear the 💜💛 while trying to continuing the greatness & legacies that came before me! Hope I made a few proud during my stint. 🙏🏾🫡👑

@JakeSherman This is a win for political parties and the political center. It’s a loss for self-funding billionaires, Super PACs, and fringe candidates. If the GOP was stronger in 2015-16, Jeb or Marco or Hillary might have been president.

SCOTUS SAYS CAMPAIGN COORDINATION LIMITS VIOLATE FIRST AMENDMENT MASSIVE decision for elections supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

This is a win for political parties and the political establishment. It’s a loss for self-funding billionaires, Super PACs, and fringe candidates. If the GOP was stronger in 2015-16, Jeb or Marco or Hillary might have been president…

@StatisticUrban There have been a series of these over the years, usually under a takings theory, most recently concentrated on COVID rules.

There's a case slowly working its way through federal courts in NYC that has the potential to become a national case. The plaintiffs are challenging the constitutionality of NY's rent control and stabilization laws. And they managed to land a judge appointed by Trump...

@BradWilcoxIFS @FamStudies Or just smaller household sizes in the higher income areas in LA.

source: ifstudies.org/blog/where-hav… @FamStudies

"Houston is green [lots of kids] nearly to its core, w/ family-heavy neighborhoods sitting close to downtown. Los Angeles is mostly orange/tan [no/few kids], its children pushed into a handful of pockets.. both sprawling Sun Belt metros, yet one is visibly a place that raises children & the other, increasingly, is not."

Senator Wiener’s Statement on Physical Intimidation and Harassment of Political Leaders SAN FRANCISCO – In two separate incidents this week, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) was harassed, threatened, and physically intimidated while attending public events to engage with the San Francisco community. Both incidents were sparked by people who had previously targeted Senator Wiener with aggressive behavior in the past. Senator Wiener issued the following statement on the incidents: ”Last night I attended the trans march, as I’ve done each year for the past 22 years since the first march in 2004. I attend each year in solidarity with our trans siblings, who are facing existential threats from right wing extremists, including the President. It has been a deep honor to partner for many years with trans people to advance legislation and budget requests to support the community. ”As I walked through Dolores Park to participate in a trans-led Pride Shabbat service in connection with the trans march, a group of people began screaming at me, ran up to me, surrounded me, and began harassing me, both verbally and physically, including physical contact. They made statements about my ‘Israeli handlers,’ among many other inaccurate, extreme, and vile statements. They were so physically and verbally aggressive that it was impossible for me to safely remain in the park. As a result, I left the park and, for the very first time, did not participate in the trans march. “This follows an incident Wednesday night at a bar in the Mission where I’d gone to watch a World Cup game. During the game, a man accosted me in a corner of the bar, effectively cornering me and the young women staffers who were with me. He screamed abuse at me and our staff before being ejected by the bar’s employees. After being ejected, the man remained outside the bar, shouting my name and pounding on the side of the bar near where I was sitting for several minutes. The same individual, in December 2023, stalked me on a plane and in an airport, shouting at me about my ‘tainted bloodline.’ ”I have no objection whatsoever to anyone disagreeing with me, opposing me, or protesting me. All of that is core to democracy. I also have no issue when people talk to me on the street and ask questions or express opposition. That’s democracy, even when the people engaging in this conduct misrepresent my views. “But when opposition and disagreement transition to harassment, including cornering me, touching me, or trying to physically bully me out of a public event, that crosses a line.  We’re living in a time when violence is all too often threatened or used against people in public life. In San Francisco, we’re better than that.”

“Only he has the calling for politics who is sure that he shall not crumble when the world from his point of view is too stupid or too base for what he wants to offer. Only he who in the face of all this can say ‘In spite of all!’ has the calling for politics.” 👏🏼@Scott_Wiener

@JoshuaJPrince Are there many federal courts that don’t already do this—i.e., deny a PI because the plaintiff lacks standing, or because the court must abstain? Seems straightforward that jurisdiction is a prerequisite to granting any kind of relief.

This paragraph in Mullin v. Doe is going to be huge moving forward.

Surprising no one, the President’s people are idiots and losers.

This is what happens when you let foxes guard the hen house. The city needs a strong mayor and a traditional council, not the weak-mayor council-fiefdom system we have. But council won’t consider reforms that would empower the mayor or voters. latimes.com/california/sto…

Justices urged to stop Texas from enforcing age-verification and parental-consent law on apps scotusblog.com/2026/06/justic…

@SCOTUSblog covered our request to keep Texas’s latest attempt to censor libraries of content enjoined.

Well said @FareedZakaria

So many of us in California have been saying this for years. And it was the rationale behind @MattMahanSJ’s campaign. We need to do better. We need to change the way we govern.

@mattplatkin @united Supply and demand?

Hey @united, are you a Spurs fan or something? What’s up with this blatant price gouging? #LGK

@rcalo @craignewmark @GaryMarcus This is not crazy from a 230 perspective—there may be material contribution here unlike algorithmically organized search results. One question is whether ordinary 1A scienter protections would apply. They should b/c this is not commercial speech.

@craignewmark @GaryMarcus Especially if the same logic is applied to Section 230

This is genuinely big news, major unintended consequences.