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Kasey Zapatka

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Postdoc at @UCBerkeley and @UCBDisplacement. Sociologist, urbanist, quant researcher, and housing affordability enthusiast. PhD from @cunygcsociology.

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This is one of the most jaw dropping moments of Trump’s presidency. Up there with brainstorming about injecting bleach and shining light up orifices to cure COVID.

06.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 5742 πŸ” 1495 πŸ’¬ 259 πŸ“Œ 48

Def

05.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nancy Mace is a vile human being

02.03.2026 05:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sen. Ossoff Statement on Iran
Atlanta, Ga. - U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released the following statement.
"Eight months ago, Donald Trump lied to the country when he claimed U.S. air strikes had 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear program.
"Now Trump says he's taken America to war for regime change in Iran.
"Trump has launched this regime change war and put American forces at risk without presenting evidence of an imminent threat, without clear objectives, without having exhausted diplomacy, without a plan for the aftermath, and without the consent of Congress.
"I oppose yet another regime change war-of-choice in the Middle East. Congress must convene immediately and pass a War Powers Resolution to assert our Constitutional authority over war and peace.
"The President has presented no evidence that Iran or its nuclear program β€” which he falsely claimed to have 'obliterated' β€” pose an imminent threat to the United States, or that diplomacy was exhausted. Iran's support for terrorism and uranium enrichment have long destabilized the region. But sending American forces into harm's way should only ever be a last resort.
"I pray for the safety of U.S. forces who have been ordered into battle and commend their extraordinary professionalism."

Sen. Ossoff Statement on Iran Atlanta, Ga. - U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released the following statement. "Eight months ago, Donald Trump lied to the country when he claimed U.S. air strikes had 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear program. "Now Trump says he's taken America to war for regime change in Iran. "Trump has launched this regime change war and put American forces at risk without presenting evidence of an imminent threat, without clear objectives, without having exhausted diplomacy, without a plan for the aftermath, and without the consent of Congress. "I oppose yet another regime change war-of-choice in the Middle East. Congress must convene immediately and pass a War Powers Resolution to assert our Constitutional authority over war and peace. "The President has presented no evidence that Iran or its nuclear program β€” which he falsely claimed to have 'obliterated' β€” pose an imminent threat to the United States, or that diplomacy was exhausted. Iran's support for terrorism and uranium enrichment have long destabilized the region. But sending American forces into harm's way should only ever be a last resort. "I pray for the safety of U.S. forces who have been ordered into battle and commend their extraordinary professionalism."

Ossoff’s statement is 1000x stronger than Schumer-Jeffries. This is a moderate Jewish Senator from a Trump state. The split isn’t moderate vs progressive, but leading vs poll-reacting

01.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 3234 πŸ” 790 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 35
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Fact-checking statements made by Trump to justify U.S. strikes on Iran President Donald Trump accusation that Iran is building nuclear weapons that could "soon" reach the U.S. is contradicted by a 2025 federal government assessment that said Iran is years away from the a...

President Donald Trump's accusation that Iran is building nuclear weapons that could "soon" reach the U.S. is contradicted by a 2025 federal government assessment that said Iran is years away from the ability to produce long-range missiles. (via @politifact.bsky.social)
https://to.pbs.org/4slHtik

01.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 424 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 16

I’m so fucking tired of hearing about Trump every fucking day..

27.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 10058 πŸ” 997 πŸ’¬ 591 πŸ“Œ 123

I'm "data.table was right all along" but also still "i'll never use data.table because i can't comprehend the syntax"

26.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

For a full analysis of billionaire spending post Citizens United/SpeechNow, see @rfunkfordham.bsky.social’s recent Roosevelt Institute report

rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/u...

12.02.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lol I read that has a Freudian slip β€” that he’s seen a ton of racist things but is finally gonna speak up lol

07.02.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously. The line is that ICE is Trumps personal Gestapo and we don’t do there here. That’s it. No other demands.

28.01.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like, even some moderates are fine with reining them in. How is this that hard?

14.01.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In case you got the impression from the news that benefits fraud is only happening in Minnesota

06.01.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.

02.01.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 3989 πŸ” 1528 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 61

Grateful to Mamdani's campaign and transition for a lot of things. But one of the most important gifts he gave the nation is a renewed sense of political efficacy. Entrenched powers can be beat. People power can elect new leaders. Vision matters.

01.01.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Honestly that’s not that much for a good pair boots these days anyways bc of inflation lol

01.01.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Same!

31.12.2025 06:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It seems the student inserted her personal ideology in lieu responding to the prompt. How else would you expect an instructor to grade this?

24.12.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.

22.12.2025 12:14 πŸ‘ 28189 πŸ” 8201 πŸ’¬ 460 πŸ“Œ 238

Yea always spend a little time with each paper I citeβ€”intro, methods, conclusion, etc. don’t think you have to read it in its entirety but def have read parts of it and make sure what you’re citing is the correct interpretation of the cite

21.12.2025 03:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was just so sad reading these

19.12.2025 20:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow that last part!

15.12.2025 23:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow that last part !

15.12.2025 23:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is prob the best iteration

13.12.2025 08:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously, like no one wants to travel to another town just to get coffee or a beer. If they had that, then they spend more time in their neighborhood. Like it’s not just some European planner pie in the sky theory, it’s basic cost-benefit analysis

13.12.2025 04:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Teach a man who hates socialism and votes for authoritarianism to farm and he can receive socialist handouts for life from the government that bankrupted him in the first place.

09.12.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 6382 πŸ” 1482 πŸ’¬ 138 πŸ“Œ 56

I usually just pack in a garment bag in my suitcase

06.12.2025 20:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just astonishing honestly

06.12.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t have it both ways

05.12.2025 00:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yea

27.11.2025 21:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow big deal!

25.11.2025 08:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0