San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has declined to offer his opinions on President Trump sending troops into LA and saying Gov. Newsom should be arrested. In fact, he won’t even say Trump’s name. Is it smart political strategy or a failure to meet the moment? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u... - ThreadSky

heatherknightsf.bsky.social • 10 days ago

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has declined to offer his opinions on President Trump sending troops into LA and saying Gov. Newsom should be arrested. In fact, he won’t even say Trump’s name.

Is it smart political strategy or a failure to meet the moment?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/san-francisco-mayor-trump-protests.html?smid=url-share

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wine-cat.bsky.social•10 days ago

very different from Shapiro of PA. want hear from NY and Chicago.

cplourde.bsky.social•9 days ago

Abject failure.

Typical liberal.

tahoefuzz.bsky.social•9 days ago

He's a coward!

mahjes.bsky.social•10 days ago

I’ll bet Trump has something on him.

mikealee.bsky.social•10 days ago

Willing himself to become very very small and invisible.

ben-223.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yeah this is weak. If he was interested in helping out his state, he'd have offered support to the Governor and the Mayor. Not difficult to do.

jturtle72.bsky.social•9 days ago

He’s a pussy!!!!!!

gdanmitchell.com•9 days ago

Failure. Not unexpected from Laurie.

gdanmitchell.com•9 days ago

Ah, autocorrect: “Lurie”

gorillahands.org•10 days ago

Smart political strategy?
There is a word we now have, "quisling," which may serve as both an example and a warning.

simplysusan.bsky.social•10 days ago

First they came for Los Angeles,
And I did not speak out
Because I was not an Angelino ...
You know the rest.

mvcosta.bsky.social•9 days ago

if he doesn't want to discuss politics, he shouldn't be a politician. people in SF should make him this big favor and never vote for him again, for any political office.

thirstyscholar.bsky.social•9 days ago

Failure

bccaum.bsky.social•9 days ago

It’s because he knows he’s next. Anything he says will be used against him. No win situation.

theeagles.bsky.social•9 days ago

It is definitely a failure to meet the moment!

bethpink.bsky.social•9 days ago

Absolute failure. His silence won't protect him.
Trump will take it as capitulation and weakness.

planechris.bsky.social•10 days ago

Chicken

snarkhive.bsky.social•10 days ago

Oh so SF has their own little Eric Adams? Guess how well that'll go for them.

hmeadows.bsky.social•9 days ago

How the fuck does the Mayor of San Francisco (of all US cities) think this “Talk less, smile more” tactic is the right choice?

michaelnamikas.bsky.social•10 days ago

What do you think? FFS

timliterally.bsky.social•10 days ago

Wow, SF mayor of all people. Shame.

drzuess.bsky.social•9 days ago

Scared, gutless coward! More interested in his self-preservation than the people of Californa.

dmstraker.bsky.social•9 days ago

It's not smart to sit on the sidelines when there's war breaking out in front of you. It won't pass you by.

If you can't be a hero, at the very least you can support the heroes.

Cowardice is no longer a viable option.

joshuadsarozek.bsky.social•9 days ago

can’t it be both!? sure, he’s being a pussy, and there is a point where silence becomes complicity. on the other hand, protests are occurring and more planned, if he can avoid der führer sticking his fat ass into it, it may show a counterpoint to the Regime’s claims.

argignac.bsky.social•9 days ago

When young and old, men and women, show up to protest despite getting pelted by rubber bullets, hit by police batons, trampled by police horses and then arrested, I would opine that, on his part, it is a clear failure to meet the moment.

electronick78.bsky.social•10 days ago

Eh now I’ve got this song stuck in my head.. https://youtu.be/Sg7zp5GuAIQ?si=MVdmI1ednTtUjNKc

trumpversteher.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's really mysterious what a brilliant job Trump does and where he gets all this wide-ranging knowledge in so many areas from. It's amazing that you can hardly seriously argue against anything he comes up with in terms of ideas and solutions, because everything is so well thought out.

trumpversteher.bsky.social•10 days ago

And what makes the whole thing even more incredible is that Trump can produce such historic achievements even though, unlike other dictators, he doesn't have the luxury of being able to work in peace, but is constantly distracted by avalanches of fake news. This really deserves great admiration.

greenb3ar.bsky.social•10 days ago

its called being a coward

fergdawg.bsky.social•10 days ago

How is that fucking possible? In San Francisco?

I lived & worked in the SF Bay area (San Jose) for 20+ years, until I moved up here to Tacoma, WA, 15 years ago.

San Francisco surely has changed. A lot.

logiclust.bsky.social•9 days ago

It’s almost like Feinstein is back

alonpinkas.bsky.social•9 days ago

It’s both. The problem is, the “politically smart” aspect will evaporate. It is not appreciated by Trump. And then he’ll be left with the moral neutrality

ptitcombjr.bsky.social•9 days ago

Cowardly failure.

comrade-obvious.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's a failure, plain and simple. It sure as hell ain't a "smart political strategy." It doesn't even look smart or prudent from any angle. What's he expecting -- to take over California after He Who Must Not Be Named destroys the southern half? This just looks cowardly.

j-waller55.bsky.social•9 days ago

The need to preserve our democracy, rule law, and our 1st Amend rights are not inconsequential policy disputes which can be avoided by our civic leaders just so they can get along with all. They are fundamental matters that frequently require outspoken voices in their defense, rather than timidity.

notrebecca.bsky.social•10 days ago

I think when the president of the US sends the military to invade your city, it's a quality of life issue, Mayor Lurie.

FAIL!

alaxelson.bsky.social•10 days ago

Coward 😟

lfeatfan.bsky.social•9 days ago

He's taken the position so many people in Trump's own party have taken. They think that if they don't say anything he won't see them and make them a target. Trump has proven that policy doesn't work because he assumes it's because you are weak. And Trump despises weakness.

opheodrys.bsky.social•10 days ago

Translation: Lurie is a coward. There is absolutely no justifiable reason to remain silent as his own state is under siege by U.S. military forces or rogue law enforcement agencies. Nothing exposes a poseur more than silence in the face of evil.

slickflood.bsky.social•10 days ago

Coward.

gravesendborn.bsky.social•9 days ago

Its rank cowardice and an utter betrayal

dennis-see-sea.bsky.social•9 days ago

Honestly, this article just feels like @nytimes.com shitposting for clicks.

blondie811.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give into lies. Don't give into fear. Hold on to the truth and hope.
~Jim Acosta #RESIST

bulldogandbourbon.bsky.social•9 days ago

He’s a puss

seb-boi-96.bsky.social•9 days ago

Absolutely a failure...stay silent and they will not walk, they will BULLDOZE (eventually, literally bulldoze) their way through you and us

kimhendo.bsky.social•10 days ago

Pfttt

debster-r.bsky.social•9 days ago

Isn't discussing politics literally the job?

justanoaccountname.bsky.social•10 days ago

Speak up and speak out against Trump every time.

Every. Single. Time.

You’re the mayor of San Francisco. Get with it, Lurie.

edhirsch.bsky.social•10 days ago

These are your "Civil War Correspondents" for the State as they attempt to execute unconstitutional occupations in Blue States across the country
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