Richard Mehlinger 🏳️🌈🩷💜💙↙↙↙
@richardm.bsky.social
Sunnyvale Councilmember, unofficial account.
Houser, liberal, democrat, Democrat, bicycling bisexual, unicameralist fanatic.
Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. —Terry Pratchet
Houser, liberal, democrat, Democrat, bicycling bisexual, unicameralist fanatic.
Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. —Terry Pratchet
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It’s not over yet
We are less than a month into the Trump administration, and let’s be honest: it sucks. It sucks considerably worse than even I was…
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I wrote a thing about what Musk and Trump are doing to the country. Their strategy is to overwhelm us, to panic us, to cause us to give up. If we don't give them that, they're in a world of hurt, because they are breaking their own tools. Read here:
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September 3, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Hi folks, if you'd like to watch me in tonight's Livable Sunnyvale city council candidate forum, you can sign on here! Event starts at 6:30.
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And it’s *good* that it was an instrument of US soft power.
So sure, USAID was a tool of US soft power and political influence, and also, I sometimes get the sense that people saying this don’t quite comprehend the torrent of death, horror, and pain that is currently unfolding from the genuinely evil decision to suddenly destroy it.
August 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
And it’s *good* that it was an instrument of US soft power.
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Beam designed to complement existing transit.
Sunnyvale launches on-demand rideshare service
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August 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Beam designed to complement existing transit.
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Who would have known Argentina would have so much trouble battling a remote Atlantic archipelago?
July 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Who would have known Argentina would have so much trouble battling a remote Atlantic archipelago?
It’s my birthday today, which makes it a great day to announce that I’m running for reelection to Sunnyvale City Council! I’m not taking corporate $, so if you can chip in to help me make Sunnyvale safer, more affordable, and more sustainable, it’d mean the world!
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May 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It’s my birthday today, which makes it a great day to announce that I’m running for reelection to Sunnyvale City Council! I’m not taking corporate $, so if you can chip in to help me make Sunnyvale safer, more affordable, and more sustainable, it’d mean the world!
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Part of the right's war on education, especially the part that appeals to voters and not Douthatian perverts, is pretty explicitly about limiting kids' horizons and trapping them where they are.
April 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Part of the right's war on education, especially the part that appeals to voters and not Douthatian perverts, is pretty explicitly about limiting kids' horizons and trapping them where they are.
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remember that one time a train derailed in Ohio and literally nobody died but it was a news story for like a full week and Pete Buttigieg had to personally answer for it?
As a retired airline Captain I flew into LGA and NY airspace hundreds of times. It is some of the world’s busiest airspace. To have only one ATC in the tower at LGA is criminal negligance. Not only is the airspace crowded and chaotic, so are the ground operations. Sean Duffy’s FAA owns this 100%
March 24, 2026 at 2:28 AM
remember that one time a train derailed in Ohio and literally nobody died but it was a news story for like a full week and Pete Buttigieg had to personally answer for it?
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Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats
Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers
Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers
March 22, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats
Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers
Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers
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The idea that America isn’t for everyone who wants to be an American is something that makes my blood boil. Posting a photo of yourself as a Congressman smiling next to these words is wicked. It’s antithetical to the concept of America.
March 11, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The idea that America isn’t for everyone who wants to be an American is something that makes my blood boil. Posting a photo of yourself as a Congressman smiling next to these words is wicked. It’s antithetical to the concept of America.
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This is good advice every day, assuming of course that your local city or suburb hasn’t been specifically and deliberately designed to make you essentially car dependent… #UrbanTruth
March 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This is good advice every day, assuming of course that your local city or suburb hasn’t been specifically and deliberately designed to make you essentially car dependent… #UrbanTruth
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Jack Hughes: “I looked on the ice and saw my teeth”
February 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Jack Hughes: “I looked on the ice and saw my teeth”
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they need to import this to the Stanley Cup playoffs, watching hockey players be handed stuffed animals while they seethe is the new funniest thing in the world
He thought about it.
February 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
they need to import this to the Stanley Cup playoffs, watching hockey players be handed stuffed animals while they seethe is the new funniest thing in the world
Absolutely embarrassing.
February 22, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Absolutely embarrassing.
Hire Jacob Tierney to adapt The Infinite and the Divine.
February 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Hire Jacob Tierney to adapt The Infinite and the Divine.
This past week I had the tremendous honor to swear the oath of office as Sunnyvale Vice Mayor.
I've taken the oath of office many times, but this year perhaps hit hardest of all. My speech on what that oath means below.
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I've taken the oath of office many times, but this year perhaps hit hardest of all. My speech on what that oath means below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaqw...
City Council Meeting - Jan. 27, 2026
YouTube video by Sunnyvale City Clerk
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January 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This past week I had the tremendous honor to swear the oath of office as Sunnyvale Vice Mayor.
I've taken the oath of office many times, but this year perhaps hit hardest of all. My speech on what that oath means below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaqw...
I've taken the oath of office many times, but this year perhaps hit hardest of all. My speech on what that oath means below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaqw...
Moods. Wine Bar has become a wonderful part of Downtown Sunnyvale, providing a friendly, welcoming third space that we need more of. Unfortunately they're now in danger of closing. Please consider donating to help keep this vital space alive for years to come: www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Moods. Wine Bar has become a wonderful part of Downtown Sunnyvale, providing a friendly, welcoming third space that we need more of. Unfortunately they're now in danger of closing. Please consider donating to help keep this vital space alive for years to come: www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-...
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Genuinely insane we are living in a world where the Danish have to deploy a battlegroup to protect themselves against America. Makes my blood turn molten, honestly
January 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Genuinely insane we are living in a world where the Danish have to deploy a battlegroup to protect themselves against America. Makes my blood turn molten, honestly
After 9/11, 43 Danish soldiers died fighting in Afghanistan. Trump's attempt to steal Greenland, his threats of war against Denmark, his temper tantrum over the Nobel Prize, it's all too disgusting for words.
Congress must reign in this mad king—before it's too late. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Congress must reign in this mad king—before it's too late. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate
He said he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:32 AM
After 9/11, 43 Danish soldiers died fighting in Afghanistan. Trump's attempt to steal Greenland, his threats of war against Denmark, his temper tantrum over the Nobel Prize, it's all too disgusting for words.
Congress must reign in this mad king—before it's too late. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Congress must reign in this mad king—before it's too late. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland
Speaking to Britain's Sunday program on BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio reiterated that conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
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This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
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Suing everyone who doesn’t like me for hurting my feelings is sure to get them to like me
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
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December 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Suing everyone who doesn’t like me for hurting my feelings is sure to get them to like me