Attorney General Bonta Stands with Oregon: We Will Not Let Our Cities Become Training Grounds for the Military https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-stands-oregon-we-will-not-let-our-cities-become-training

Attorney General Bonta Continues to Protect Workers’ Rights: Secures $10 Million Judgment Against Employers that Misclassified In-Home Care Workers https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-continues-protect-workers%E2%80%99-rights-secures-10-million

NJ Board of Nursing Revokes Licensure of Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Luring Two Women to U.S., Forcing Them to Work as Her Domestic Servants […]

I don’t normally highlight news like this, but this megachurch pastor who today pled guilty to sexually abusing a 12 year old served on Trump’s “evangelical advisory board.” https://apnews.com/article/texas-megachurch-pastor-sexual-abuse-oklahoma-0ca16aa31d9d8e5a810d1e1e3483dce4

Just blocked the domain truthsocial.co.in, which has been generating bot followers like crazy.

Look what I picked up today. Learn more at https://indivisiblesantafe.org/a-speakers-corner/. And if you are in #santafe this Saturday, come on by.

Trump literally using federal funds to bribe universities to promote fascism. This is as much a menace to academic freedom as his campaign against certain fields of study is. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/02/trump-university-funding-compact

Know Your Voting Rights, Ensure Your Voice is Heard: Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber Engage Californians in Advance of November Sp... https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/know-your-voting-rights-ensure-your-voice-heard-attorney-general-bonta-and

Family separation as immigrant deterrent or prod is as illegal as it was during Trump 1. Not, of course, that this is stopping it. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/02/government-shutdown-trump-democrats-latest-updates Here’s the scholarly article I co-wrote explaining […]

Highly recommended. This is the way to talk about the members of the Trump junta. https://www.wonkette.com/p/sexual-matador-goebbels-is-more-hardcore

UPDATE: Attorney General’s Office Releases Identities of the Decedents and North Bergen Police Lieutenant from September 28, 2025, Fatal Crash in Nort […]

Attorney General Bonta Secures Emergency Order Halting Illegal Diversion of Homeland Security Funding https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-emergency-order-halting-illegal-diversion

WA and other states win temporary block on politically motivated cuts to homeland security funding https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/wa-and-other-states-win-temporary-block-politically-motivated-cuts-homeland

Finally, a moment to write more personally, more from the heart. I have been busy with all manner of stuff, not least this, https://indivisiblesantafe.org/a-speakers-corner/. But, like so many, even as I deal with life and work on politics, I do so through sadness, anger, and disgust. 1/

Washington and four other states file housing-related antitrust violation lawsuit https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/washington-and-four-other-states-file-housing-related-antitrust-violation

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule to Restrict Length of International Student Visas https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-opposes-trump-administration%E2%80%99s-proposed-rule-restrict

Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal New Retroactive Conditions on Public Safety and Victim Services Funding https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-trump-administration-over-illegal-new-retroactive

Attorneys general issue joint statement affirming the safety of and access to medical abortion drug https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorneys-general-issue-joint-statement-affirming-safety-and-access-medical

Paterson Police Department Holds Promotion and Graduation Ceremony Marking Historic Milestone https://www.njoag.gov/paterson-police-department-holds-promotion-and-graduation-ceremony-marking-historic-milestone/

AG Campbell Files New Lawsuit Against DOJ To Protect Services For Crime Survivors https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-files-new-lawsuit-against-doj-to-protect-services-for-crime-survivors

Attorney General Platkin Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-platkin-sues-doj-to-protect-services-for-crime-survivors/

AG Campbell Issues Statement In Response To Federal Government Shutdown https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-issues-statement-in-response-to-federal-government-shutdown

Washington among states suing DOJ to protect services for crime survivors https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/washington-among-states-suing-doj-protect-services-crime-survivors

Attorney General Bonta Secures Permanent Ruling Blocking Federal Cuts for State Energy Program Funding https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-permanent-ruling-blocking-federal-cuts-state

State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge New Jersey State Police Members in Connection with Death in Knowlton, N.J., on February 12, 2024 […]

AG Campbell Files Emergency Lawsuit To Protect Critical Homeland Security Funding From Politically Motivated Cuts https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-files-emergency-lawsuit-to-protect-critical-homeland-security-funding-from-politically-motivated-cuts

Republican Fascist Speaker of the House refuses to swear in newest elected House Representative, who would be the needed vote to release the Epstein files. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5529055-republicans-grijalva-swearing-in-house/

State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Franklin Borough Police Sergeant in Connection with Fatal Crash on May 27, 2024 https://www.njoag.gov/state-grand-jury-declines-to-criminally-charge-franklin-borough-police-sergeant-in-connection-with-fatal-crash-on-may-27-2024/

WA joins a coalition of states suing DHS, FEMA over unlawfully reallocating security funding for political purposes https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/wa-joins-coalition-states-suing-dhs-fema-over-unlawfully-reallocating-security

@heidilifeldman Pretty heinous shit & lies in there. Couldn’t listen to the ramblings of the madman, but the transcript shows the intent very clearly.

Attorney General Platkin Files Emergency Lawsuit to Protect Critical Homeland Security Funding from Politically Motivated Cuts https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-platkin-files-emergency-lawsuit-to-protect-critical-homeland-security-funding-from-politically-motivated-cuts/

I was informed by the Secretary of War that this is a bad look. ICE officers should only be SVELTE pieces of shit. #firehegseth #petehegseth #republicansownthis #trumpkakistocracy #gopidiot #goprapist #gopdrunkard #whitesupremacist #norepublicanseveragain #USpol

Attorney General Platkin Issues Joint Statement Affirming Safety of and Access to Mifepristone https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-platkin-issues-joint-statement-affirming-safety-of-and-access-to-mifepristone/

@heidilifeldman I don't like to engage in conspiracies and hyperbole, but I think they've made their intentions crystal clear at this point. These are extremely dangerous times.

@heidilifeldman I think the random CBP roundups and mass deportations of immigrants (and apparent immigrants) should be understood as a practice round for something that goes well beyond that.

"This denial of humanity is the very essence of fascism, a word that Trump and his minions would love to outlaw. Just as we can’t allow them to take that right away, we also can’t be forced to adopt the regime’s warped narratives about the refugees in our communities." 💯 @heidilifeldman

This is not just about their hatred of DEI. Trump and Hegseth have explicitly told top military they should resign if they do not agree with all Trump and Hegseth say, which has included broadening the use of troops in U.S. cities. Go back and read the live blog in full. You need to know their […]

Follow the fascist military rally Hegseth and Trump are holding at @theguardian.com, which is not sugarcoating like some other sources I won’t name. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/30/us-government-shutdown-funding-trump-vance-portland-hegseth-latest-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Crash in North Bergen, N.J. https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-generals-office-investigating-fatal-crash-in-north-bergen-n-j/

Attorney General Bonta Seeks Emergency Court Order to Prevent Diversion of Critical Homeland Security Funding https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-seeks-emergency-court-order-prevent-diversion-critical

“Gregory Bovino, commander at large of the CBP] force [in Chicago], contrasted the people being arrested with a white WBEZ reporter, saying agents consider a person’s appearance before taking them into custody.” [ […]

“The deportation is one of the most stark efforts… by …Trump administration to deport migrants no matter the human rights conditions they might be sent into. … For decades, the United States had given shelter to Iranians fleeing their homeland, which has one of the harshest human rights records […]

One of several projects I am pursuing to fight Republican Fascism. Some are local and grassroots, like this one. Others are statewide, some are national. I will not go quietly into that good night. https://indivisiblesantafe.org/a-speakers-corner-for-santa-fe-2/

California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Jimmy Lopez https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-officer-involved-shooting-jimmy

Attorney General Bonta Issues Joint Statement Affirming Safety of and Access to Mifepristone https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-issues-joint-statement-affirming-safety-and-access

AG Campbell Issues Joint Statement Affirming Safety Of And Access To Mifepristone https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-issues-joint-statement-affirming-safety-of-and-access-to-mifepristone

Four Men Charged for Roles in Home Invasion and Auto Theft https://www.njoag.gov/four-men-charged-for-roles-in-home-invasion-and-auto-theft/

Jose Andres Bordones-Molina. Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez. Norlan Guzman-Fuentes. Important column from Will Bunch, saying the names of the ICE prisoners shot by a sniper in Dallas. Trump regime refused to release their identities, part of their broader effort to dehumanize immigrants […]

Attorney General Bonta Announces Settlement with Kars for Deceptive Cancer Charity Fundraising Scheme https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-kars-deceptive-cancer-charity

Superior Court Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Barring Passaic County Man from Providing Medical, Psychology, Counseling Services at Paramus Stress […]