Here in Los Angeles and in Congress, it’s time to get serious. What got us here won’t get us there. Time for a little tough love. #CA37

Here in Los Angeles and in Congress, it’s time to get serious. What got us here won’t get us there. Time for a little tough love. #CA37

I'm on board with taxing the $1.776 billion at 100% and returning the funds to the people.

And why a new generation of Democrats is running.

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Is NYT just doing its job by repeating what is surely another Trump lie? Or doing a disservice to the American people by spreading propaganda? These are the types of questions the media and politicians have to be asking themselves to navigate this moment.

We don't want anymore of this.

We don't want anymore of this.

Someone asked me today: so what would YOU do if you were in Congress right now? Not being in power is not an excuse to do nothing. Here was my answer.

Someone asked me today: so what would YOU do if you were in Congress right now? Not being in power is not an excuse to do nothing. Here was my answer.

These Trump accounts are a backdoor way to get rid of Social Security. Think defined contribution vs. defined benefit that got rid of pensions. No way we're getting rid of SS when I get to Congress. No way.

It's weird to me that we have to even ask/wonder/worry about whether establishment Democrats will hold Trump and MAGA accountable. It's so obvious to me that we have to. There will be consequences for every crime when I get there. Otherwise what is the point of being a nation of laws.

Seriously, what is happening here. I talk to voters every day and they don’t care about this shit.

We've got a fight ahead like nothing Dems have seen before. No more Mr. Nice Guy (or Ms. Nice Girl). Time for new folks. Gloves off.

Yikes.

Voters are the boss. I just want to remind every politician and aspiring politician of this. The seats we're running for? Rented.

Yikes.

This is why we have to clean House in November by voting for folks like Todd Lombardo @toddicus.bsky.social in the primaries now. People want accountability for this criminal administration, and we're not going to get that with the status quo.

It's weird to me that we have to even ask/wonder/worry about whether establishment Democrats will hold Trump and MAGA accountable. It's so obvious to me that we have to. There will be consequences for every crime when I get there. Otherwise what is the point of being a nation of laws.

A permanent scar to remind us of the damage our democracy could not stop. We're going have to rethink a lot of things about our country to make sure this never happens again. #CA37

This ain’t happening when I get there. What will happen is a vote to impeach on day one, a vote for term limits, and a vote to ban stock trading. For starters. #ca37

On the left, NYT normalizing Trump in 2015, helping him become president. On the right, NYT normalizing Tucker Carlson today, helping him on his path to running for president. Our media & the rest of the political elite do not get that they have a hand in creating outcomes we all must live with.

It's not "access" to healthcare if you can't afford the premium. That's why I will fight for freezing premium increases and $50 urgent care visits for everybody, while working on a real path to Medicare for All. #CA37

There is a HUGE disconnect between the Democratic establishment and voters demanding change. This is today's example. We better pay attention. #ca37

Trump is weak and easy to stand up to.

Taking away the voice of the voters is not how you reinvent democracy it's how you break it. Time to fix this.

The lack of curiosity by more Democrats about why Democrats lost the 2024 election seems nuts to me. We must change if we want to start winning again.

Taking away the voice of the voters is not how you reinvent democracy it's how you break it. Time to fix this.

This is what bothsidesism gets us. On the left, Comey indicted for seashells. On the right, Donald Trump's "harmless" post about Joe Biden.

Maybe it's just me, but I will never understand why journalists went to the White House Correspondents Dinner to celebrate the man that calls them the "enemy of the people." #WHCD

1. Why are we accepting anything as fact from Trump. Not bc we are conspiracy theorists but because he lies. 2. Why are we hearing there's "no room for political violence." I wish, but sadly political violence has found a place in U.S. 3. Assassination attempts can be stopped without ballrooms.

No unless he shows Americans how the ballroom lowers gas and grocery prices.

1. Why are we accepting anything as fact from Trump. Not bc we are conspiracy theorists but because he lies. 2. Why are we hearing there's "no room for political violence." I wish, but sadly political violence has found a place in U.S. 3. Assassination attempts can be stopped without ballrooms.

"Americans’ approval of Congress has fallen to 10%." Yikes. #CA37 news.gallup.com/poll/708722/...

Why haven't we done a "rescue package" for the individual American who is drowning under the cost of groceries, gas, healthcare, and rent? That's what I will go fight for.

The people getting "killed" are not the politicians who might lose elections. The people getting killed are the workers forced to choose between paying rent, groceries, gas, and health insurance. Something's gotta give. #CA37

This doesn't make me happy because it's happening to Trump voters. It devastates me because it's happening to Americans. THIS is why Congress must re-assert its authority as a co-equal branch of government. It's not about process, it's about downstream consequences of a war. We will fix this.

Meet @toddicus.bsky.social a Courage Candidate running for Congress in CA-37! 🏳️‍🌈 "When I look at Washington, I see another broken situation [...] ineffective Congress, lack of courage. Power sits with the rich & the few. I see small steps to keep seats rather than bold moves to change lives." —Todd

2/17: Strait is open, nuclear threat is not imminent. 2/18: Trump invades Iran 2/18 - 4/16: 13 American troops lost; 3000+ Iranians killed. 4/17: Strait is open, nuclear threat is not imminent. #Iran

I'm running for Congress and these are an easy YES for me: 👉YES to term limits 👉YES to banning stock trading 👉YES to overturning Citizens United 👉YES to vote to impeach on Day 1 And now I am grateful to have an endorsement from @couragefordemocracy.com! So glad to be a part of the crew. #CA37

It shouldn't be controversial to support a vote to tear down the crap Donald is building in DC, and then charge him for it. #ca37

When I get to Congress I will vote to make federal funding tied to outcomes, so voters will know what actually happens with their tax dollars. #ca37 #LosAngeles

Every single headline currently on NYT is due to the moronic idiocy of one man who Congress should be able to stand up to. #CA37

Yes. We should all be equal in the eyes of democracy whether we have one dollar or one billion @jamestalarico.bsky.social @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

I'm really, really, really trying to remember a time when Congress actually worked. #CA37

Voters are rallying behind our campaign because they want specific plans on helping with housing costs, healthcare costs, grocery costs. #CA37 Key word: costs. Join us -> toddforcongress.us

I just keep imagining a Congress that stopped this in 2017 or 2021 or 2024 or 2025 or 2026 or last week. Maybe my standards are too high. #CA37

Just four? Now imagine a world where Congress stood up to this in the first place. #CA37

Congress needs a complete and total reboot.

Congress should be able to stand up to this. #ca37