We're at episode 40 and getting so many new listeners! Today we're discussing @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's failed CARE Court and how MAGA Huntington Beach will be represented by a gay Peruvian immigrant in Congress 🌈🇵🇪 Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/040-ca...

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You catch The Drain this week? We're discussing: - A distressing loophole in California's conversion therapy ban - @connoreatspants.bsky.social conducting the best @gavinnewsom.bsky.social interview we've seen in years - Big updates on Prop 50 Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/036-ca...

The Plug is BACK, baby (also expect a little bonus soon)! In today's episode, @palma.ltd tells us a chilling tale about a California public utility providing its customer data to cops in order to take down "illegal" marijuana growing operations. Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/033-sm...

The Plug is BACK, baby (also expect a little bonus soon)! In today's episode, @palma.ltd tells us a chilling tale about a California public utility providing its customer data to cops in order to take down "illegal" marijuana growing operations. Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/033-sm...

I had to go out east for a few weeks, but @thedrain.bsky.social is fucking BACK: www.patreon.com/posts/031-ca...

We're back, babies, and we're talking California redistricting 😘🕳️ www.patreon.com/posts/031-ca...

We're back, babies, and we're talking California redistricting 😘🕳️ www.patreon.com/posts/031-ca...

Thank you @thedrain.bsky.social for a great conversation about #RankedChoiceVoting ! #RCV can make Sacramento's local elections equitable, accountable & efficient!

🚨🕳️🚨NEW DRAIN🚨🕳️🚨 We're joined by Josh Rosa, volunteer for @betterballotsac.bsky.social to talk about local and state-wide efforts to bring in Ranked Choice Voting to California in a huge way 🕳️🕳️🕳️ Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/030-ha...

It's a new one! 🕳️ We talked with @ic.institute about their latest California poll, which found: - 71% of residents say the state would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S. - 44% would vote for a ballot measure for peaceful, legal secession www.patreon.com/posts/029-ne...

ICYMI - We had SO much fun talking with Coyote about the very real, very measured steps California can take toward sovereignty today with Coyote Marin Next week: A special guest discussing Ranked Choice Voting in the Golden State Super fun stuff coming

I love these conversations between @thedrain.bsky.social and @ic.institute because they move past the flaky #Calexit stuff and get into things California could actually do to gain autonomy and power (and perhaps independence down the line). There's a lot we could do! www.patreon.com/posts/029-ne...

It's a new one! 🕳️ We talked with @ic.institute about their latest California poll, which found: - 71% of residents say the state would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S. - 44% would vote for a ballot measure for peaceful, legal secession www.patreon.com/posts/029-ne...

It's the weekend! That means we're back with another installation of The Plug 🕳️ We're covering San Francisco's guerrilla community benches, which have folks in City Hall screaming, crying, throwing up www.patreon.com/posts/028-ro...

Look for this interview next week! We're excited to talk with Coyote from the @ic.institute

Did you catch the latest? We're discussing how Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is going to affect us in the Golden State, and then talking about some major battles that our friends with Unite Here locals 11 and 49 in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Enjoy 🕳️ www.patreon.com/posts/027-la...

Really liking The Drain, left/socialist takes on state politics with lots of national politics and some local Sacramento. I'm not aware of anything else quite like it. I'd love to hear them get more into housing, and of course more #caleg. Also it's not super serious/boring/for the easily offended.

Rumor has it our executive director is going to appear on The Drain again in a couple of weeks. 🤫

The latest Plug! 🕳️ Air out your titties, settle in, and join us for a populist ride discussing the Democratic Party's Tea Party moment. www.patreon.com/posts/026-la...

It's a new one! We're talking: - The @cademocrats.bsky.social push to silence discourse in public schools on the genocide in Gaza with AB 715 - @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's HISTORIC win in the NYC mayoral primary - Zionism becoming toxic with Democratic voters www.patreon.com/posts/133265...

An update on support for California secession -- a record 44% of Californian adults would vote for the state to leave the United States and become a fully independent nation. Listen to our previous episode with @ic.institute's ED here: www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...

New episode of The Plug! We're discussing: - Pride Month 🌈 - Carl DeMaio's anti-trans rant, and @assemblydems.bsky.social interrupting him for some, uh, pressing reasons 🎂 - a musician in Virginia in search of a woman willing to sleep in separate rooms 🛌 Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/132609...

New episode of The Plug! We're discussing: - Pride Month 🌈 - Carl DeMaio's anti-trans rant, and @assemblydems.bsky.social interrupting him for some, uh, pressing reasons 🎂 - a musician in Virginia in search of a woman willing to sleep in separate rooms 🛌 Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/132609...

New episode of The Plug! We're discussing: - Asm. Carl DeMaio's anti-trans rant, and @assemblydems.bsky.social interrupting him for some, uh, pressing reasons 🎂 - a musician in Virginia in search of a woman willing to sleep in separate rooms 🛌 Mangia: www.patreon.com/posts/132609...

It's a new one 🕳️! Today we're discussing: - @katieporteroc.bsky.social making amends with crypto billionaires - AIPAC dollars funneled to CA Democrats (and which ones should be primaried) - Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's spats with the LA Times and New York Post www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...

we're talking crypto, AIPAC and billionaire dollars going into California Democrats' pockets! and also taking a look at some of Governor Newsom's unnecessary media spats enjoy 🕳️

It's a new one 🕳️! Today we're discussing: - @katieporteroc.bsky.social making amends with crypto billionaires - AIPAC dollars funneled to CA Democrats (and which ones should be primaried) - Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's spats with the LA Times and New York Post www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...

New premium episode! Did you hear about the California charter school dean who runs an alpha-male style YouTube channel under the name Mr 1950? Buckle up for this reading series: www.patreon.com/posts/plug-0...

Read this heart-wrenching piece from @byrobinepley.bsky.social on the ICE terror taking place here in downtown Sacramento's federal immigration court. I happened to be there that day, and it was every bit as disturbing, anger-inducing, and scary as she describes it. www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

ICE thugs don't like to be followed.

this episode was incredibly fun

New premium episode! Did you hear about the California charter school dean who runs an alpha-male style YouTube channel under the name Mr 1950? Buckle up for this reading series: www.patreon.com/posts/plug-0...

a day late but honestly one of our best episodes yet 🕳️

🕳️💦🕳️ THE DRAIN IS BACK 🕳️💦🕳️ 🔓🤑🔓FREE EPISODE:🔓🤑🔓 Apart from touching on ICE we also ask the question: why the hell is Ro fucking Khanna the only California representative formally opposing American intervention in Iran? Should compromised representatives be primaried? Link in the quoted post:

More info about California's donor state status: ic.institute/donor-state

It's a new one! We're discussing California's rapid response networks' fight to stop ICE terror in immigration court and in the streets, the potential for identifying ICE agents through a new bill barring them from wearing masks, Dem silence on Iran and the CA budget www.patreon.com/posts/131784...

Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has been lurching to the right ever since he started eyeing a 2028 run for the White House. Meanwhile, Democrats are courting Elon Musk after his public fallout with Trump Today we look at the inevitability of a Musk-Newsom alliance www.patreon.com/posts/131166...

Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has been lurching to the right ever since he started eyeing a 2028 run for the White House. Meanwhile, Democrats are courting Elon Musk after his public fallout with Trump Today we look at the inevitability of a Musk-Newsom alliance www.patreon.com/posts/131166...

@nickandert.bsky.social hey, just saw your youtube video on SB125 recommendations — would you be interested in joining us for a convo on what transit reform looks like in California? It’s exactly the kind of stuff our audience loves, and we’d love to platform reform issues. Drop us a line? Dm’s open

back on our bullshit 🕳️ 🕳️ 🕳️

When @rokhanna.bsky.social isn't courting fascist Elon Musk back to the Democratic Party, he's out on the media circuit, sending out trial balloons for a 2028 run for the White House. But is the rep. from the richest district in the nation the right guy for the job? www.patreon.com/posts/plug-0...

I had a great podcast time with the crew at the Drain (especially Comrade Kempa!) check it out!

Two years ago a group of activists in Atlanta were trying to stop the construction of Cop City. Now, they're facing the biggest RICO case in US history. We talked with friend/defendant @priscillagrim.bsky.social to get the details, and to learn how you can help: www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...

Sign up for my newsletter! I am sending a new one in the next day or two with updates to my case! bit.ly/subscribetos...

The map and resource site for all the cop cities being planned. isyourlifebetter.net/cop-cities-u...

The Great Speckled Bird (Rest in Power) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gre...

Some links to source material we spoke about -- First, the map of all the "training centers" in Atlanta - this map had been taken off the site - but it seems to have returned. You can see all the centers on their website: www.gpstc.org/locations/

Everyone needs a copy to prepare for every fight ahead.

Two years ago a group of activists in Atlanta were trying to stop the construction of Cop City. Now, they're facing the biggest RICO case in US history. We talked with friend/defendant @priscillagrim.bsky.social to get the details, and to learn how you can help: www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...