Ryan Pierini

Founder & Principal | Benchmark Advocacy

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

the world needs the strait of hormuz reopened. should have happened months ago, but today’s outcome is the best option available.

having said that, iran war has been a disaster. no agreement on nukes, ballistic missiles, support for proxies…and one of the world’s most brutal regimes remains in place…and is getting paid off.

biggest foreign policy failure of trump administration by a long margin.

[Fareed Zakaria @FareedZakaria]

California is one of the most dynamic places on the planet.

But it is a case study in how a rich society can spend more and more while producing less and less of what its ordinary citizens need.

My take:

[Axios @axios]

Most Americans are too busy for social media, too normal for politics, too rational to tweet. They work, raise kids, coach Little League — and never post a word about any of it.

This isn't a small minority. It's a monstrous, if silent, majority. https://t.co/GPJo2O4w06

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

top risks 2026 is officially out

after 28 years of analyzing geopolitical risks
this year is the tipping point:
https://t.co/PqbnSECX9Q.

[Mayor Matt Mahan @MattMahanSJ]

My mom always told my sisters and me, “don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.” 

And as I think about the ramifications of the so-called Billionaire Tax, I can’t help but hear her voice. We need a rising economic tide to lift all boats, not a political plan that will sink California's innovation economy. (1/5)

[CA Ambulatory Surgery Association @CASA_ASC_Assn]

The federal government shutdown continues. ASCs could face delays in reimbursement from Medicare, delays in regulatory actions, delays in surveys and certifications, and more.

Read more at: https://t.co/d4Wz8sXXc9

[CA Ambulatory Surgery Association @CASA_ASC_Assn]

California faces a projected shortage of 61,000+ registered nurses by 2033, according to the California Health Care Foundation. Long-term solutions are urgently needed to recruit, train, and retain the next generation of healthcare providers.

Learn more: https://t.co/VMLxSqCHPF

[CAWA @CAWAorg]

YANG is Looking for a Representative at Each Company to be Boots on the Ground to Bring YANG Home! Learn more, here > https://t.co/oDDHSbNSl0

[CAWA @CAWAorg]

The Auto Care Industry is an Economic Powerhouse in California.

[Ashley Zavala @ZavalaA]

New: Former Democratic California Assemblyman Ian Calderon announces he’s running for California Governor.

Calderon was the first millennial elected to the State Assembly. He says he has spent the last five years raising a family.

[CAWA @CAWAorg]

Interested in becoming a CAWA member? Watch this brief video that further explains the value and benefits of CAWA membership > https://t.co/LMCh0RbKsi

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Five things to remember about war:

1. Many things reported with confidence in the first hours and days will turn out not to be true

2. Whatever they say, the people who start wars are often thinking chiefly about domestic politics

3. The rationale given for a war will change over time, such that actual success or failure in achieving a named objective is less relevant than one might think

4. Wars are unpredictable

5. Wars are easy to start and hard to stop

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Sixty years ago yesterday, May 25, 1965, the great Neil Leifer took this photo of Muhammad Ali knocking down Sonny Liston just 1 minute and 44 seconds into their title bout. Many consider it the best sports photo ever taken.

[CA Ambulatory Surgery Association @CASA_ASC_Assn]

Interested in leading CASA and driving strategic growth? Apply today for the Executive Director Position on LinkedIn and read the full job description here: https://t.co/SpDyBJZYVv

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

“Among the American public overall, the Democratic Party’s favorability rating stands at just 29% – a record low in CNN’s polling dating back to 1992.” https://t.co/wBeDUwOauM

[Mike Gatto @mikegatto]

We are approaching corruption levels not before seen in the U.S.

BREAKING: Much-Anticipated Audit of LAHSA Released, Finds Billions in Spending Unaccounted For | News | https://t.co/Xe09sz3Iiy https://t.co/kZBwxAYyWV

[Christopher Cadelago @ccadelago]

New —

Gavin Newsom — long an LGBTQ rights champion — makes a sharp break with fellow Democrats on allowing transgender athletes to participate in female college and youth sports.

"It is an issue of fairness — it’s deeply unfair,” Newsom said.

https://t.co/3w55Yl7zEB

[Chinese Embassy in US @ChineseEmbinUS]

If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end.

[jj smith @war24182236]

San Francisco Tenderloin task Force in San Francisco narcotics department and other departments are doing Raids on multiple locations in Tenderloin

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

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