I think primaries are the time when you try and push the party as far left as you possibly can. You vote for people you know may not win the primary. That's democracy. I voted for @jsalfororegon.bsky.social in the Dem primary for the House. I'll support Maxine in the general bc she won.

Like Toni Morrison said, decades ago, “We really have to learn to love thinking again. Not fretting, not worrying, but thinking.”

Hi, I got a PO Box, soooo I guess people can send me mail now. Only took 4 years of subscribers asking me.

It's upsetting me and my homegirls that people claim to hate Bezos and Amazon, but shop at Whole Foods. Support unions but frequent Starbucks. Groceries, ok. I'll give you that. They are all horrible conglomerates. But coffee? You have so many options on where to spend that money.

Fiona Apple is a court watcher volunteer and bail reform advocate! One sometimes sees her at the courts in LA

Here are my unedited questionnaiire responses as submitted which was edited for length.

Overheard at this watch party after the Chen bucket: "that's the real Kaitlyn"

Matt Ortega, California congressional candidate, answers Bay Area News Group’s primary questionnaire

Thank you for sharing, this is really informative.

The "Astroturf Network" — a wealthy conservative political network in SF — has poured $150K into prosecutor Phoebe Maffei's campaign for Superior Court judge. She's outraised her opponent 5-to-1.

It's so interesting to me that all the people who are or were okay with genocide (not to mention paying for it and the Biden administration excusing and lying about it), are silent now that the autopsy report DOES NOT EVEN MENTION IT.

ICYMI: 8 Democratic lawmakers just voted with all Republicans to pass a bill that would deeply harm trans kids. Stand with the trans community and make some noise!

Let's be clear, if someone is spreading misinformation, whether we are discussing vaccines, history, etc, it should be challenged, and if necessary, embarrassed. Do not start compromising because you want to be a better person. This is our lives and future, not debating what's a better sitcom.

David Attenborough has spent years sounding the alarm on trawling, and he’s right: bottom trawling is one of the most destructive practices in our oceans. Alaska needs leaders willing to stand up to the trawling lobby and protect our fisheries before it’s too late.

While the utility Super PACs attack me, we’re fighting back with “The Commissionah”, our new ad with @berniesanders. You can help us keep the ad running at the link in my bio!

Yo everybody! I made this! I need a dollar, dollar, dollar that's what I need. Still working it out after a cyberattack on PayPal. Still needing support. Please, oh won't you please consider assisting your community member who doesn't have enough so I can continue assisting you?

emotion stands for "electronic motion" eg "society does not allow men to express emotion on account of their reliance on coal"

I will be live on YouTube in just over 10 minutes for a Permaculture AMA. Bring all your gardening questions. We might talk about the Super El Niño, just fyi.

Something that a lot of terminally online political doomscrollers miss by not engaging with local activism is learning about all the easy ways they can contribute to the fight for a better world. 1/2

So everything us crazy, hysterical "leftists" were saying for years...and we were dismissed. Also this autopsy doesn't mention GAZA which is a major reason why many stayed home. Look at Dem leadership now. Have they made any meaningful changes? Nope. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

#CA14 outside spending doubled overnight to $1.5 million. Melissa Hernandez, a moderate whose candidate forum answers were Carrie Prejean-esque, has overtaken Dem establishment candidate Aisha Wahab in outside help. Me? Just over here owing nobody anything.

i’ve called out the fallacious claims of both an anti-intellectual centrist as well as an anti-intellectual leftist today. My core beliefs are intersectionality and intellectual & moral integrity. i don’t care which side of the spectrum you fall on, i will not tolerate dishonest foolishness.

"A vote for me is a vote to abolish ICE." "A vote for me is a vote to close the camps where tens of thousands of people the regime abducted are captive without trial." "A vote for me is a vote to lower your healthcare premiums." "A vote for me is a vote to stop killing school kids abroad."

I'm literally begging Liberals to take a hard look at what the UK Labour party has done to itself by "tacking towards the middle" after taking power. The "centrism" being peddled by the far right and their corporate media enablers does not reflect the reality of the electorate. Wake the fuck up.

I think Ken Martin had Paul Rivera create that sham of an "autopsy" so that the actual failings of the party wouldn't be aired publicly and they can continue on the same course of action they've been on

Yet another sign that the Democratic Party has no core morals or values. If it did, they could not accept people like this within their ranks, no matter what. If their state parties had the courage of conviction of the @coloradodems.org, they’d be censured tomorrow.

So much of solidarity and activism discourse is telling minority groups to be the bigger person.

"By the Democrats' own account, their adversaries are rallying adherents to an explicitly anti-democratic program—and the Democrats’ only response is to attempt to use this talking point to gain an advantage in the next election." We wrote that in 2022. It goes double today. Think that through. 🧵⬇️

Hey teachers: civil disobedience is a cool concept to teach and perhaps model for your students. They can pass a law saying we have to shun all trans people for all I care, I'm not gonna fucking do it. Shame on anyone who complies.

Irish farmers are mostly very decent people. But at the moment, their choices in the uplands are either a) sheep, or b) forgo any sort of livelihood from the land. They can't afford to do that. Society needs to give them another option that's *good* for nature: being paid to rewild.

UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I maintain that generative AI is very much inherently bad, and extremely useful for the worst, most toxic applications A system that convincingly fabricates content with no designed drive towrads accuracy or ethics of humanity is not "useless". You can use it for lying, fakery, cheating, abuse

This is why i’m voting for third party candidates in some of my Blue State elections, because they are the only ones running on a platform to implement ranked voting

Please make a quick call (TIME SENSITIVE) to stop Flock from surveilling Americans!! Script in first comment.

@nateforutah.bsky.social and I are fighting for what the people actually want. We need to abolish ICE, pass Medicare for All, end our endless wars, and stop funding genocide. Support our campaigns by donating to Nate or volunteering with me.

8 Democrats vote yea to further erode the basic rights of trans youths. Waiting on the roll call to update to find out who these anti-trans Dems are.

@atstore.fyi now shows whether an app links your profile to @germnetwork.com! Very very cool @hipstersmoothie.com

voting for centrist Democrats in the general is definitely harm reduction, but harm reduction prevents you losing ground, it doesn't move the ball forward

This SUCH a pleasant surprise, lfgggg

writing my emails in clunky and overly casual prose to combat against AI-ification

Official #atproto onboarding procedure is as follows: Step 1 - get bluesky account Step 2 - explore atstore.fyi for apps Step 3 - get launched from the rpg.actor/cannon

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After the fires, residents in Altadena had to deal with another disaster: our broken insurance system. We deserve better.

Hey friends, I have a connection to Alex through one of my kids. He’s an amazing young climate reporter whose work I admire and the fact that he’s had to self-deport is an attack on immigrants as well as journalism and is a complete outrage. Please show your solidarity if you can make a donation.👇

This article is intended to provide L.A. voters with publicly available information on pro-Israel PACs, as L.A. TACO believes transparency about political funding and endorsements allows voters to make informed decisions. The full story: lataco.com/aipac-voter-... By @abemarquez.bsky.social

A fossil fuel takeover of California via Becerra. Literally.

I am running in #CA14 to chart a difference course for the Democratic Party. One that does not buckle in the face of anti-democratic provocation. Join me at mattortega.com