Brandon Richards 🐻
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🚨California’s population climbed above 39.5 million in 2024, marking the 2nd year of growth In addition to the report released by the Department of Finance, the U.S. Census Bureau (which measures on a fiscal year versus DOF’s calendar year) released updated information showing…
“pro-life” party strikes again.
Rep. Kevin Kiley said he cared about children’s health. Then he voted to gut Medicaid | Opinion sacbee.com/opinion/letter…
Fox News' Jesse Watters Admits He Erred in Saying Newsom Lied About Trump Phone Call, but Governor Isn't Dropping Lawsuit: 'See You in Court, Buddy' variety.com/2025/tv/news/f…
That’s not a “new study from NBER” ... The facts, on the very first page of the “report” say: "The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research." "NBER working papers are circulated for…
A new study from the nonpartisan think tank NBER estimates that Gavin Newsom’s fast food minimum wage hike resulted in 18,000 jobs lost in California.
It's only been 6 months, and Trump has already implemented nearly HALF of Project 2025. Here’s what that looks like for Californians: – Slashing Medicaid – Cutting food aid – Hiking college costs – Opening protected lands to drilling – Gutting access to reproductive care
.@jamestalarico on a California gerrymander to counteract Texas' gerrymander: "You can't lay down. We've seen that appeasement doesn't work, especially when you're facing fascism."
FACT CHECK: Do most working families pay less in taxes in California than Texas? True!
Why so shy about the other priority?
Governor @GregAbbott_TX made flood warning systems a priority for the special session beginning tomorrow. These systems along with other flood preparation and recovery items on the agenda will help save lives. nbcdfw.com/news/local/tex…
She's a billionaire heiress to the fortune and she's lying to you. It's wild that people take curated messaging like this at face value.
In-n-Out President Lynsi Snyder reveals for the first time that she and her family are LEAVING California for Tennessee. “Raising a family is not easy here,” she told me. “Doing business is not easy here.” After 77 years, In-n-Out HQ will say goodbye to its home state and set…
“Hard to do business in California” is a funny lie when you actually think about it. Tesla, Twitter, Meta, Open AI et. All major companies started here in CA. You just don’t want to pay taxes after we gave you billions in subsidies.
In-n-Out President Lynsi Snyder reveals for the first time that she and her family are LEAVING California for Tennessee. “Raising a family is not easy here,” she told me. “Doing business is not easy here.” After 77 years, In-n-Out HQ will say goodbye to its home state and set…
POLITICAL. THEATER. @USBPChiefELC
Was anyone arrested inside MacArthur Park during the Border Patrol raid? No. @USBPChiefELC was in charge of the operation & talked to @MayorOfLA @KarenBassLA on the phone. "We had 50 strike teams across Los Angeles so there were dozens of arrests that day, some close to…
spot on from @dank. Given the fractured media ecosystem, a both/and approach is crucial — and not just MeidasTouch, but any and all digital first independent news / political content creators.
The future of media is digital — @MeidasTouch was #1 today on @YouTube. @CBSNews first appears at #63, far behind @CNN and @FoxNews. The message is clear: adapt — or get left behind.
The California governor is threatening to make a controversial tit-for-tat response if Texas Republicans redraw their state’s district maps to boost the GOP’s numbers in Congress. It's something extraordinary for a Democratic politician. trib.al/8CdqlL3
This is the very slippery slope Trump has started his party down. Glad to see Governor Newsom is willing to fight 🔥with 🔥! #txlege
NEWS: Newsom floats calling for a special election to change CA constitution on redistricting: "[The legislature] can put something on the ballot. I could call a special election. We can change the constitution with the consent of the voters, and I think we would win that."
GERRYMANDER REPUBLICANS BACK!!!!! Governor Newsom gets it When BLUE STATES use their population advantage to gerrymander out Republicans, we build LEVERAGE Once Repubs lose enough, they’ll have NO CHOICE but to support a NATIONWIDE gerrymandering ban Fight 🔥 with 🔥
Two can play this game.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his state’s taxpayers give the federal government more than they receive in federal spending, while the situation in Texas is the opposite. Nonpartisan data backs him up. buff.ly/R696vnC
Florida: #51 in mental health care #1 in home insurance costs #1 in elder fraud #1 in rent hikes But let’s crack down on… rainbow crosswalks. Totally the crisis.