Thoughts? @repbradsherman.bsky.social @jakelevine.bsky.social 🤔🤔🤔

Thanks for the shoutout @repbradsherman.bsky.social 😊 I’ve texted 132,000 voters (1 in 3 registered) in this district and have by far the most fully fleshed out website and AI+grid platform of any candidate running. Check it out at: marenalin.com

A super PAC is spending to pick our next member of Congress in CA-32, so I pulled the FEC filings on who’s behind it.

It’s important to be able to admit when I’ve been unfair. 😔 I hope you will still vote for me on June 2nd.

Your congressperson gets $2M a year in taxpayer money. I built a dashboard to show you where it goes. Nearly a quarter of it is paper mail during election years. His lowest-paid employee makes 20% less than offices that actually prioritize living wages. I’ll spend it on people, not paper.

🔨 Street Services: $55 Million INCREASE to $478 Million Includes increases in hiring more employees, salaries, contractual services, liability claims, & more. Increases for sidewalk repair, pavement preservation, access/curb ramps, clean corridors program, & more.

ICE Arrests 85-Year-Old French Widow Who Married Her G.I. Sweetheart www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...

Enten: "You think of the working class, those who have incomes less than $50,000. Look at how much they have turned against the president. His approval rating at the beginning of his second term was +2 -- down he goes, into the smithereens. Now at -34. That's an over 35 point shift."

We will be taxing the ultra-wealthy and global elites.

NLRB General Counsel Crystal Carey has moved to end a major labor law case against Amazon, which has also sued to have the entire agency declared unconstitutional. Before being appointed by Trump, Carey worked at a corporate law firm that represented Amazon. Connect the dots.

Someone is dying in ICE custody EVERY WEEK. And that doesn't even include the American citizens ICE has killed in the middle of our streets in broad daylight. It could not be more clear, ICE needs guardrails, not a blank check from Congress.

Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. [Via @itep.org]

correct. i went into this 6 years ago if anyone wants a refresher: www.webworm.co/the-wild-sto...

Hey, so ICE is still kidnapping and disappearing people in the United States. Just because they got quieter about it doesn't make it okay. Abolish ICE. Chinga la Migra.

for anyone following along, a new zealander called anna wilding is running for congress here in california, and she's running in a truly unhinged (quite racist) way. and her husband is really mad about me writing about it all: www.webworm.co/part10/

60K views on the Reddit post. 14% international viewers. I have circled the spies for convenience.

Someone is dying in ICE custody EVERY WEEK. And that doesn't even include the American citizens ICE has killed in the middle of our streets in broad daylight. It could not be more clear, ICE needs guardrails, not a blank check from Congress.

Members of Congress are gaining access to ICE facilities and surprise, surprise, the conditions are inhumane.

Trump is touting the no tax on tips provision in his budget bill. But many tipped workers won't benefit because their earnings are so low. And the provision expires in 2028. The estate tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich? Those were made permanent. Funny how that works.

My friend Marena is dealing with some truly batshit insane people in this CA congressional race:

Another candidate in my congressional race called me a Chinese spy because I’m a scientist with an Asian last name. She told a rival campaign to act on it. She contacted the California Secretary of State. Eight days later she emailed me saying she has a Chinese cousin. 1/3

ICE IS DETAINING HUMAN BEINGS IN INHUMANE CONDITIONS. REPORTS OF PEOPLE BEING SHOT, STRIPPED AND NEGLECTED ARE OUTRAGEOUS. IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS, AND WE DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY. NO ONE SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE THIS. STAND UP, SPEAK OUT AND DEFEND DIGNITY. ICE AND RIGHTS.

It is outrageous and appalling that @marenalinforcongress.com is being targeted by racist attacks as she runs for Congress in #California 's 32nd district. I am glad to read that other candidates are rightly condemning this.

GAME CHANGER: Montana just found the "exit ramp" to kill Citizens United. They aren't waiting for the Supreme Court—they’re going around them. 74% of voters are on board and corporate lawyers are PANICKING. This is how we win. 🏔️💸 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/army-secre...

So it turns out paying people a living wage doesn’t collapse the economy; it’s almost like the rich have been lying to us to maintain their power over our lives.

Blood on our hands. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A candidate in my race called me a Chinese spy because I’m a data scientist with an Asian last name. She told a rival campaign to act on it. My parents are from Taiwan. I have a doctorate. I was born and raised in this district, and I want to help as many people as possible. That’s why I’m running

@marenalinforcongress.com I attended the simi valley candidate forum tonight and I’m gonna be honest, I was pretty sure I would’ve voting for incumbent Brad Sherman before attending. But he DID NOT earn my vote. I was very impressed by your resume and your positions. I look forward to learning more!

For Brad Sherman’s seat in Congress, Marena Lin all the way. Public transit platform, unapologetically progressive, and not afraid to call out the US and Israel’s war crimes. Give her a follow and a few bucks if you can www.marenalinforcongress.com

I’m a climate scientist with a doctorate and published research in machine learning. Science built my career. Science built the rocket orbiting the moon right now. In Congress, I will fight to fully fund NASA, restore the NSF and NIH, and protect STEM education.

Jeff Bezos has $222 billion. If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it plus free school lunch for every kid in Texas—and have plenty of money left over. And Bezos would still have $215 billion dollars to spare.

An upcoming Montana ballot referendum would deny corporations the power to spend in state and federal elections. If it passes in deep red Montana, it could pass anywhere. State by state, this could effectively nullify Citizens United. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1fPbGHe3xE

The founders believed that if a madman became president, members of Congress would serve the country’s interest and remove him from office. That seemed a reliable system to safeguard the republic. Boy, did they screw up.

A few months ago, a friend’s mom lost $400K in a romance scam. Her mom thought she had found love after a period of deep loneliness from her husband’s unexpected passing. It’s especially devastating when someone preys on our vulnerability and there’s a system of money built on being untraceable.

It’s arguably less a war than it is just a string of war crimes

Iranian Americans now oppose this US war on Iran by a two to one margin.

see you there

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

A huge win! The Senate voted unanimously early this morning to fund the Department of Homeland Security but without funding for ICE or Border Patrol deportation and enforcement operations.

Was this insider trading?

Deploying ICE at airports is to normalize their transition from being a special operation targeting immigrants to being an entity that polices all. This is the production of the American Gestapo, one institution at a time.

That’s just my two cents.

Remember: The richest 1% evade roughly $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

This is just one step in our ongoing effort to demand transparency, accountability, and justice for Minnesotans impacted by Operation Metro Surge. We will ensure that Minnesotans’ stories are heard and preserved. www.startribune.com/walz-signs-e...