We are so humiliatingly deep into tinpot dictatorship territory. The government has just brokered the coerced sale of a major media platform to an ally of the president, who is openly boasting about converting it into (even more of) a partisan propaganda outlet.

Reminder: Republicans control all 3 branches of government. If the government shuts down, it WILL be because of Trump.

New Poll: 84% of Latinos in California say the wealthiest corporations should pay their fair share of taxes to fund programs such as healthcare, child tax credits, and food assistance. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

A coordinated effort to silence critics and free speech. Must be a coincidence.

Censoring the media isn’t normal. Deporting student activists isn’t normal. Doxxing critics isn’t normal. Threatening funding isn’t normal. The fascist Republican Party is working overtime to take away your freedom of speech.

President Trump’s signature domestic policy law could make it harder for states to fund programs to help people find stable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...

Updated data on "donor state" California: federal COVID spending and drops in wealthier filers' taxable income affect 2023 data. open.substack.com/pub/jasonsis... Thanks to @shg29.bsky.social & @nishinair.bsky.social of @calbudgetcenter.org and @rockefellerinst.bsky.social for helpful insights.

Horrific. Note that this is sworn testimony, not a mere allegation.

Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...

We're close to reaching a chilling moment; the first time in history where the single largest group of people arrested by ICE in the interior and held in detention are people with no criminal record. The gap is now down to fewer than 300 people.

A threat to authoritarianism anywhere is a threat to authoritarianism everywhere

Trump spent his 2024 campaign promising Americans he'd lower grocery prices. Virtually all major grocery categories are now more expensive than they were a year ago, however, some substantially so.

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Inflation climbs in August as grocery and gas prices jump www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n...

No elected official Democratic party will be as cruel about Kirk's death as Mike Lee was about the death of Melissa Hortman. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/17/s...

BREAKING: The House just passed its annual defense bill by a 231-196 margin, bringing the U.S. one step closer to spending $1 TRILLION a year on the military. Reminder: The House took away Medicaid and SNAP in JULY because these programs were "too expensive.”

One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys. Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman. There is no justification for this. None.

Charlie Kirk is wrong; it's 100% not worth it.

Every elected Democrat is going to say the right thing, but remember that when 2 Democratic state legislatures were assassinated, elected Republicans went on a smear campaign of disinformation blaming Tim Walz and Democrats themselves.

Whether California chooses to blunt the damage from federal rollbacks — or allow poverty to deepen — may define its future as a place of opportunity or of widening inequality, the @calbudgetcenter.org's researchers warned. www.sacbee.com/news/equity-...

There is overwhelming bipartisan support for government action to lower the cost of debt—through capping credit card interest rates, prosecuting predatory lenders, banning junk fees, and providing direct relief.

Happy 175th, California 🎉 Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Coachella, tacos, beaches… and the nation’s highest poverty rate. For California to be a place where everyone thrives, state leaders must take bold action to curb poverty and chart a new vision forward. calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca...

The hiring slowdown has been underway for some time, BLS revisions confirmed today, raising the stakes that the economy's weakening trend might continue.

This move by the Trump administration is an overtly discriminatory civil rights violation. Trans people have the same legal rights as other Americans — end of story. There are lots of good reasons to keep certain people from owning guns. Being trans isn't one of them. https://cnn.it/4niJnxG

the thing that's so fucking infuriating about this is how much more that matters for the bottom 10% $1200 can be life or death at that level of income top 10%? $13K is nice, to be sure, but it's "maybe we'll take another vacation" nice not "oh good now we can afford to eat this month"

With the world’s attention on Gaza, Israeli settlers in the West Bank are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the UN began keeping records. nyti.ms/4lt6F2u

We're here because Donald Trump is trying to rig the system. He doesn't play by a different set of rules — he doesn't believe in the rules.

Extremely evil shit I have yet to see reported: ICE went to this press conference simply to leer and intimidate members of the California State Legislature and this state's elected Governor

Fake news: Viral Real news: Paywalled Logging in on different devices is annoying, even as someone who pays for news subs 🫠

"LaMalfa claimed the legislation makes 'no cuts to the people themselves' in California’s Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, and instead only targets 'waste, fraud and abuse' – a common and misleading line that House Republicans across the country have employed to defend the legislation."

Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

🚨DHS asks the Supreme Court to halt an injunction restricting the ability of ICE and Border Patrol to stop and question people based on factors such as speaking Spanish, being Latino, doing day labor, or being in certain areas. Hard not to read this as a request for a license to racially profile.

60 years ago today, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race, gender, or economic status. Whether it’s 1965 or 2025, we must continue to protect the principles that make our democracy work for all.

Donald Trump is so scared of the American people holding him accountable for his catastrophic actions, he wants Republicans to rig the 2026 elections for him.

Huge executive pay packages are a prime driver of income inequality. Shareholders and the public deserve to know about how CEOs are compensated, but new SEC leadership seems to think otherwise. itep.org/excessive-ce...

The thing is, an idea as outrageous as California undergoing midterm redistricting wouldn't have the kind of merit -- let alone support -- it does if there was an actual check or balance left in Washington. We're beyond crisis. People need a sign things can & will change. There's too much at stake.

The federal budget will deeply harm Californians — cutting essential services while giving tax breaks to the wealthy. California’s state leaders must take bold action to protect people and invest in our future. ⚡ Our team breaks down what’s at stake: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/st...

Once again, marginal tax rates are too low & pose an existential threat to 🇺🇸 democracy

In record time, we went from Defund The Police to now ICE having one of the largest budgets in the world.

Jaime Alanis died after sustaining injuries during a raid where authorities say they arrested about 200 people at two cannabis farms. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“While Congressional Republicans and the President are responsible for the harm this bill will cause Californians, state policymakers must commit to doing everything possible to ensure that vulnerable Californians have continued access to basic needs.." calbudgetcenter.org/news/budget-...

Hundreds of thousands of California’s low-income children and their families will likely see federally funded food support and health care shrink or vanish in the coming years. edsource.org/2025/what-tr... via @edsource.org

Between the number of Fox News personalities working for the Trump regime and the way official federal government channels (!) clip and publish Fox content, is there any lingering doubt that America has a full-blown propaganda machine?

Had to run an errand and saw that a neighborhood spot recently hit by ICE is still lined with vendors ... ... and then I looked closer and saw that they're kids. Young teens, who I assume are there to protect their families. What the federal government has been doing to L.A. is so incredibly sad.

BREAKING: Senate Republicans just passed their budget. The bill cuts healthcare and food assistance to give the wealthy trillions in tax breaks. It also adds trillions to the debt. The bill goes back to the House next. Tell your representative to vote NO: (202) 224-3121

"A tempting explanation is that the expert consensus is wrong. Perhaps regulations and NIMBYism were never really the problem... But the real answer is that San Francisco and New York weren’t unique — they were just early." www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...