Devin Balkind

3x candidate for NYC Public Advocate. Boards @sarapisorg, @sahanafoss. Lead @wegovnyc. Advising green/distributed energy startups. Integrity over Ideology.

[Devin Balkind @DevinBalkind]

@Philadeliberty @LP_CLC @ChaseForLiberty @LPNational A big endorsement of the new direction!

[Devin Balkind @DevinBalkind]

@LP_CLC @ChaseForLiberty @LPNational Thanks for the thorough explanation!

[Devin Balkind @DevinBalkind]

@RobertJBye @lwoodhouse Seoul

[Ramez Naam @ramez]

Everyone who cares about climate should understand this. Texas, with no pro-climate policies, has blown passed California in clean energy. In large part because Texas has less red tape and makes it easier to build.

[Mike Beauvais @MikeBeauvais]

Really starting to feel like Donald Trump isn't taking being the first recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize all that seriously.

[Devin Balkind @DevinBalkind]

@NYCPlanning This is awesome. Keep building. 💪

[Devin Balkind @DevinBalkind]

@mnolangray @aarmlovi Truly! From basically 0 support to standard centrist position for anyone under 40 — coast to coast!

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

worth considering

[Devin Balkind @DevinBalkind]

@SKastenbaum @FareedZakaria @CNN These capital project numbers from nyc open data show projects are regularly over schedule and in aggregate 60% over their initial budgets. https://t.co/bUUVXYTkA2 It’s well documented that the city is paying 2x-5x more for projects than other major global cities.

[Fareed Zakaria @FareedZakaria]

Blue cities are out of control, promising more, spending more, delivering less and pushing off fiscal problems to some future day.

Democrats in city halls should stop governing as if the goal is to announce new entitlements, and instead make government work.

My take:

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime opening dubbed to English

[Andrew Fleischman @ASFleischman]

Should have named his book "nuanced takes about the future with some caveats"

[Libertarian Party @LPNational]

When Democrats are in power, libertarians get called right-wingers.

When Republicans are in power, libertarians get called liberals.

We're the ones consistently calling out authoritarianism.

They're the ones with blinders on half the time, when their side has control.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Impeach and remove Kristi Noem.

Congress must not fund DHS.

No more money without disciplined leadership and massive reforms—real training, body cameras, no masks—and clear rules for how federal agent misconduct will be investigated, prosecuted, and punished.

[Devin Balkind @DevinBalkind]

This sentiment will define the midterms.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

nyc subway goes america first

[Devin Balkind @DevinBalkind]

@levelsio It’s called the Monroe doctrine

[Jaana Dogan ヤナ ドガン @rakyll]

Unpopular opinion: Existing tools have become obsolete circa 2022-2023. Language models are more than generating code or enabling automation. If you are not curating or building new tooling, you are going in the wrong direction.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Rand Paul on mid-decade redistricting: "I think it's gonna lead to more civic tension and possibly more violence in our country. Think about it: if 35% of Texas is solidly Democrat and they have 0 representation, how does that make Democrats feel? I think it makes them feel like they're not represented."