H.R. 1 includes the largest cuts in U.S. history to food assistance and health care programs, threatening billions in CalFresh funding and putting more than 3 million California households at risk of losing some or all of their food assistance. calbudgetcenter.org/resources/h-...

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

This is a very interesting, substantive new LAO #CABudget report, looking at the growth of state spending since 2019. The bulk has been for programs and services that were in existence prior to then. Service expansions are responsible for less of the spending growth. lao.ca.gov/Publications...

‘The GOP should’ve done more’: Virginia Republicans point fingers after gerrymandering loss

#CABudgetUpdate: Democratic leaders of California's State Senate recently released a state budget plan. The plan puts a spotlight on state reserves, a topic we’ll be hearing more about in the coming weeks. 🔍 New to reserves? Our video explainer covers the basics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ax8...

Thou shalt not commit blasphemy against Samuel L. Jackson’s monologue in Pulp Fiction, motherfucker.

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -FDR, 1937

Our team received a report of intermittent app outages at about 11:40pm PDT on April 15, 2026. They worked through the night to mitigate a sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, which intensified throughout the day.

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus told us, blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.

Around half of all profitable corporations in California pay a state tax bill of just $800. Meanwhile, working people pay taxes on hard-earned dollars to support quality schools, safe roads, and our safety net. It's time corporations pay their fair share. calbudgetcenter.org/resources/5-...

BREAKING on MS NOW: Tulsi Gabbard just referred the whistleblower whose complaint led to the first impeachment of Trump — and the Inspector General who deemed the complaint "credible" — for possible criminal prosecution by the Trump Justice Department.

“They have lost over 200,000 students over the last 15 years and haven’t downsized the number of employees or schools. It’s unsustainable.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

Hungary just elected a new PM who wasted zero time — he shut down state propaganda, called out the corrupt officials by name, and started the reckoning on day one. It made me want to write down exactly what that should look like here. So I did. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

It's legacy time for Gov. Newsom. The final state budget battle of his career. How, and for what, does he want to be remembered? Who will he stand with — and what will he stand for? We're about to find out. #CABudget #CALeg @governor.ca.gov

“Work Requirements” Is Just Another Name for Cuts The research is consistent: they do not increase employment. Most people who can work, already do. Instead, work they lead to people losing benefits due to rigid reporting systems & paperwork. ⚡ Read more: calbudgetcenter.org/news/work-re...

What Tax Day Reminds Us: A Shared Commitment to Our Future calbudgetcenter.org/news/what-ta...

Swalwell's endorsers are fleeing (Gallego, Gomez, CTA) and I don't expect him to get much grace. CA Dems were already frustrated that no one would quit the gov race. Swalwell jumped in fairly late (after Porter's gaffe) with this sword of Damocles hanging over him

This guy is the poster child for eliminating independently elected sheriffs in California. Sheriffs should be hired and fired by county Boards of Supervisors. That would stop the rogue sheriff problem in its tracks. calmatters.org/politics/202...

"Those who have qualms with the initiative have largely kept their criticisms private." calmatters.org/politics/202...

CA Supreme Court reins in rogue SoCal sheriff who lamely tried to curry favor with Trump by pushing baseless election conspiracy theories. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...

We’ve been running into people who had no idea what’s happening this Saturday which, honestly, caught us off guard. So please tell everyone you know.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ✊

"As a woman, to speak first, or even early, in the effort to push against injustice or to expose an ugly truth, is to risk scorn and, almost certainly, to undergo scathing attacks."

The world is looking at us with great unease.

Dueling analyses of the proposed wealth tax foresee vastly different outcomes if the measure qualifies for the November ballot and is approved by voters. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

No wars of aggression. No terrorizing our communities or yours. No tyrants, no conquests, no kings. Please join us on March 28 for the world-historic day of protest that this moment demands: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

Sure, Jan.

Hello?

Starting as soon as Tuesday, Thune will kick off what could be weeks of debate on the SAVE America Act. But the GOP's elections overhaul bill, a Trump priority, will likely fail to pass.

So they’re claiming the only way to win is by suppressing voters.

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

Great reporting @AriMelber.bsky.social. I’m not a conspiracist, but I’ve always doubted Epstein killed himself. He knew way too much on way too many powerful people. And those powerful people, including the current POTUS, did not want him to ever say what he knew. www.mediaite.com/media/news/w...

As a country we have made a lot of mistakes in foreign wars over the last 2+ centuries. But I’m not sure we have ever looked as feckless, foolish, incompetent and ridiculous at the leadership level than right now.

Exclusive: HSI, a branch of DHS that usually investigates drug cartels and human-trafficking networks, is probing the 2020 election results in Arizona, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Nick Miroff report: theatln.tc/HJwh0Oqs

A US born citizen… They detained her illegally. They lied about it. They imprisoned her illegally. They lied about it. Then they kept lying and put her in danger. FUCK ICE! Help fight ICE here: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS

Anyone peddling a "Kiley is a moderate now" narrative should be laughed out of the room and never listened to again.

Political chameleon Kevin Kiley is at it again. Remember: He voted for Trump's HR 1, which takes food & health care from millions of people in order to supercharge ICE's budget & pay for massive tax cuts for the wealthy & corporations. Don't be fooled, District 6. www.sacbee.com/news/califor...

Kiley is trying to save his spot in Congress by pointing to "partisanship" as the source of the chaos & corruption. He'll do anything to avoid putting the blame where it belongs: on Trump and his anti-democratic MAGA cult. As a District 6 resident, I'm not buying it. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Hate to break it to you guys, but Kristi Noem was not *fired.* Instead, they “transferred” her a “special new role” as “special envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” which is totally a “real position” with “important responsibilities.” It’s 100% not a made up nepo baby job 😉

Justice for Cricket!

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone. But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

"There is no better choice than Noem for the distinction of being the first Cabinet member to be removed from this administration. She was fired, as Trump might put it, like a dog." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Gregory Kent Bovino is now under criminal investigation by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for his conduct during Operation Metro Surge.

KLOBUCHAR: Alex Pretti's parents said what you said was one of the most hurtful things they could imagine. Do you want to say anything to Alex's parents? NOEM: I did not call him a 'domestic terrorist.' I said it 'appeared to be an incident of' KLOBUCHAR: I think the parents saw it for what it was

Tillis: You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested the appropriate time in training it, and then you have the audacity to say it’s a leadership lesson. You killed a goat and said it was behaving badly. You’re a farmer — you don’t castrate a goat, they behave badly.

Tom Tillis has been DESTROYING Noem for the last five minutes.