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Daniel Lock

@runningurbanist.bsky.social

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Seattle, Army vet, YIMBY, avowedly anti-Trump

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Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · Jul 3

100%- it is time for a truce between liberals and leftists. The Republican Party is the most powerful singular threat to the American People, the United States, and mankind. The Republican Party must be destroyed.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Jul 3

I'm already seeing centrists and leftists sniping at each other but the blame for this is 100% on the Republicans. This is what they do with power and it is imperative that we work together to keep them as far from it as possible, forever.

Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 12h

Terror state going to terrorize. May the Russian military and Putin never know peace for the rest of their miserable lives

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12h

⚡️Russian missiles pound Ukrainian cities in massive morning attack.

Explosions have been reported in Kharkiv, Ilium, Kropyvnytskyi, and Poltava. Earlier, the Air Force issued a nationwide missile warning after Russia launched MiG-31 bombers.

Russian missiles pound Ukrainian cities in massive morning attack

Explosions have been reported in Kharkiv, Ilium, Kropyvnytskyi, and Poltava. Earlier, the Air Force issued a nationwide missile warning after Russia launched MiG-31 bombers.

kyivindependent.com

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 17h

If a party that loses by 5 percentage points still gets to control the legislative body, do you really live in a democracy? And if you don't live in a democracy, why should your state remain a part of that union?

Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 1d

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 15h

I hate this man, deeply and passionately. He should be dragged through the streets

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 15h

I personally think it is time to just turn the White House into a museum. The president should exemplify civic virtue and live in a nice but not lavish apartment (that has undergone extensive security stuff). Symbolize an end to the opulent corruption of the current moment.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 15h

you know I could have sworn that like ten years ago they pretended this happened against them (it didn’t) and said it was the worst offense that had ever happened (again it didn’t).

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

WSJ: “.. the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 16h

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20h

asylum but only for racists apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

www.nytimes.com

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 20h

I dunno man. I think the GOP’s Nazi problem is one of the worst problems America is currently facing!

Politico @politico.com · 20h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 1d

We have commissars now lmfao

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

It's Giving Enron

On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash

open.substack.com

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Rocky Flats Chimney Sweep 🇺🇸 @midlifesuezcrisis.bsky.social · 1d

Really waiting for a brave soul in DHS to blow the whistle on *exactly* who is working up these too-convenient, obviously fake intel assessments.

Seriously, the one remaining constant in the US-narcocartel strategic balance is "don't kill US cops, remember how bad they fucked us up for Kiki"

Cartels issuing bounties up to $50,000 for hits on ICE, CBP agents: DHS

Drug cartels have "disseminated a structured bounty program to incentivize violence against federal personnel," according to a press release from DHS.

abcnews.go.com

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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 2d

Voting for Donald Trump.

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 1d

We need to root these cancer cells out

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1d

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 1d

This is what i’ll be doing

James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 2d

If you're going to a No Kings march instead of a witty sign that might elicit a chuckle maybe you could just carry an American flag

Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 1d

Agree w/ Charlotte a thousand percent here. Mills has been a fine governor, but Democratic voters want new leadership. Vote for Graham Platner

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

I had planned to stay out of the Maine Senate race for a while and respectfully consider the competing visions of both major candidates.

But I can’t do that now.

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Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 1d

The USA- land of the cowardly and dishonored

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.

Then ICE arrested him.

If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

Someday this could be you or someone you love

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politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 2d

I can already tell that "Trump may have been evil but he stopped a genocide Biden wouldn't!" is going to become an article of faith for the worst leftists alive for the next 70 fucking years or so, so I'm going to be clear. If you believe this, show yourself now so you can be blocked in advance.

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Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 2d

Wowza, that’s gotta be changed. Holy

Aaron 🏗️🚲🌲🏀 @aceckhouse.bsky.social · 2d

the California constitutions is a never ending cabinet of horrors, Exhibit H

Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder that California golf courses have a special massive property tax benefit over and above Prop 13. www.evolve-ca.org/news/hole-in...

Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 2d

We’d love to have you in Seattle!

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 2d

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d

Again, every time this happens, we literally have no idea if the masked, plainclothes people are actual government agents, or private citizens acting in party-affiliated paramilitaries. The whole point of IDs & uniforms & no masks is that we know these things.

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Daniel Lock @runningurbanist.bsky.social · 2d

Mike Johnson is nothing but a meat puppet for the regime. His complicity in the Trump regime’s takeover of America is noted and will be remembered when the Republicans are no longer in power.

Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 3d

It is, quite literally, *his job* to know whether the executive branch is implementing the programs and spending Congress authorized. This isn't pretending he doesn't know what awful thing Trump said. This is his Constitutional obligation that he is now derelict from fulfilling.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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