Scott Graves
@shg29.bsky.social
Budget Director @ calbudgetcenter.org
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Scott Graves
@shg29.bsky.social
· Dec 9
Building this starter pack of advocates, researchers & orgs focused on improving health care access, affordability & equity in the Golden State. A lot of people & orgs who should be on this list are missing (some might not be on Bluesky yet). Reply with suggestions and I'll add!
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NO KINGS March 28!! ❌👑 This will be the largest non-violent protest in American history. Spread the word online and IRL, it’s up to all of us.
FIND a No Kings protest: bit.ly/nokings328
***Events are still being registered. Please check back next week if you don’t see one near you yet.***
FIND a No Kings protest: bit.ly/nokings328
***Events are still being registered. Please check back next week if you don’t see one near you yet.***
February 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
NO KINGS March 28!! ❌👑 This will be the largest non-violent protest in American history. Spread the word online and IRL, it’s up to all of us.
FIND a No Kings protest: bit.ly/nokings328
***Events are still being registered. Please check back next week if you don’t see one near you yet.***
FIND a No Kings protest: bit.ly/nokings328
***Events are still being registered. Please check back next week if you don’t see one near you yet.***
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Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
n.pr
February 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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This case raises an unsettling question: how many other incidents have gone unseen? Given ICE’s recent conduct, it’s reasonable to ask whether accountability would have happened at all absent video evidence.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Court rebukes Trump administration for denying immigration detainees access to lawyers
It’s the latest and perhaps most pointed rebuke yet from Minnesota federal judges.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This case raises an unsettling question: how many other incidents have gone unseen? Given ICE’s recent conduct, it’s reasonable to ask whether accountability would have happened at all absent video evidence.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Sacramento State will pay around $23 million in fees to move its football team to a top-tier conference (Mid-American).
A big question this article leaves unanswered: Where do these millions of dollars come from?
A big question this article leaves unanswered: Where do these millions of dollars come from?
The reported move would have the Hornets playing FBS-level football in 2026.
Sacramento State football to join FBS conference, reportedly paying $20M+ in fees
The reported move would have the Hornets playing FBS-level football in 2026.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Sacramento State will pay around $23 million in fees to move its football team to a top-tier conference (Mid-American).
A big question this article leaves unanswered: Where do these millions of dollars come from?
A big question this article leaves unanswered: Where do these millions of dollars come from?
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Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
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The people who are telling you they are withdrawing ICE from Minnesota are the same people who told you a year ago they would release the Epstein Files in full.
They are not to be trusted. They are allergic to truth and incapable of decency.
Stay vigilant.
Stay united.
Keep fighting.
We will win.
They are not to be trusted. They are allergic to truth and incapable of decency.
Stay vigilant.
Stay united.
Keep fighting.
We will win.
February 14, 2026 at 4:37 AM
The people who are telling you they are withdrawing ICE from Minnesota are the same people who told you a year ago they would release the Epstein Files in full.
They are not to be trusted. They are allergic to truth and incapable of decency.
Stay vigilant.
Stay united.
Keep fighting.
We will win.
They are not to be trusted. They are allergic to truth and incapable of decency.
Stay vigilant.
Stay united.
Keep fighting.
We will win.
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We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
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"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
The Transformative Power of the White ‘Race Traitor’
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
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The government has time to defend an ICE shooting on TV, but not to answer the Good family’s letters to preserve evidence in Renee’s killing. No outreach, no accountability, and reported talk of investigating her grieving wife instead. That’s how authoritarian systems treat state violence.
Lawyer for Renee Good's family: There has been no outreach at all from the United States government to the Renee Good family. We have asked for the government to preserve all the evidence in this case. They are not responding to us.
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 AM
The government has time to defend an ICE shooting on TV, but not to answer the Good family’s letters to preserve evidence in Renee’s killing. No outreach, no accountability, and reported talk of investigating her grieving wife instead. That’s how authoritarian systems treat state violence.
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Epstein survivor Haley Robson: I’m so tired of having this administration just completely dismiss us. They’re supposed to be the party of, you know, family values and protecting children. And I just feel like if that’s the party you are, it seems like Thomas Massie is the only one showing up for it.
February 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Epstein survivor Haley Robson: I’m so tired of having this administration just completely dismiss us. They’re supposed to be the party of, you know, family values and protecting children. And I just feel like if that’s the party you are, it seems like Thomas Massie is the only one showing up for it.
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Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
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Celebrating 🥳 this win! Senate Democrats blocked a spending bill that would have funded the DHS past a Friday night shutdown deadline!
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Celebrating 🥳 this win! Senate Democrats blocked a spending bill that would have funded the DHS past a Friday night shutdown deadline!
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They made the grave mistake of invading the Northland in the dead of winter.
They’re retreating because Minnesotans are stronger than they’ll ever be – driven by an unshakeable love for our neighbors.
They’re retreating because Minnesotans are stronger than they’ll ever be – driven by an unshakeable love for our neighbors.
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
They made the grave mistake of invading the Northland in the dead of winter.
They’re retreating because Minnesotans are stronger than they’ll ever be – driven by an unshakeable love for our neighbors.
They’re retreating because Minnesotans are stronger than they’ll ever be – driven by an unshakeable love for our neighbors.
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Regardless if the withdrawal next week happens or not, the brave people of Minnesota have shown us the blueprint for resisting occupation.
Other cities MUST take note. If they do leave MN, the paramilitaries will undoubtably just be moving to terrorize another community.
Other cities MUST take note. If they do leave MN, the paramilitaries will undoubtably just be moving to terrorize another community.
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Regardless if the withdrawal next week happens or not, the brave people of Minnesota have shown us the blueprint for resisting occupation.
Other cities MUST take note. If they do leave MN, the paramilitaries will undoubtably just be moving to terrorize another community.
Other cities MUST take note. If they do leave MN, the paramilitaries will undoubtably just be moving to terrorize another community.
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If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
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NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
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This is utterly deranged behavior from a U.S. attorney general
February 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is utterly deranged behavior from a U.S. attorney general
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A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
n.pr
February 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
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Swalwell details death threats he and his wife and children have gotten and points out that the DOJ has refused to prosecute some of them
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Swalwell details death threats he and his wife and children have gotten and points out that the DOJ has refused to prosecute some of them
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NEW: Pirro tried and FAILED to get an indictment of the six MOCs who made the video advising the military not to obey illegal orders. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration fails to secure indictment in connection with Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video
President Donald Trump had accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" after they urged members of the military and intelligence communities to refuse unlawful orders.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:18 AM
NEW: Pirro tried and FAILED to get an indictment of the six MOCs who made the video advising the military not to obey illegal orders. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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💯 this.👇
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
💯 this.👇
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Trump shows up over a million times in the unredacted Epstein files. And that's the half they released. Imagine what's in the half they didn't release.
That means that the DOJ redacted Trump's name about 950K times in the 3M documents they released. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
That means that the DOJ redacted Trump's name about 950K times in the 3M documents they released. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Trump shows up over a million times in the unredacted Epstein files. And that's the half they released. Imagine what's in the half they didn't release.
That means that the DOJ redacted Trump's name about 950K times in the 3M documents they released. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
That means that the DOJ redacted Trump's name about 950K times in the 3M documents they released. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
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Trump’s Stifling of Dissent Reaches a New Level
NYT Editorial Board
Gift Article
ICYMI from 2/6/26
Updates of the Autocracy Index tracking 12 categories of democratic erosion based on historical patterns and interviews with experts
Step back from today's news & read
It's sobering
nyti.ms/3MAEAe7
NYT Editorial Board
Gift Article
ICYMI from 2/6/26
Updates of the Autocracy Index tracking 12 categories of democratic erosion based on historical patterns and interviews with experts
Step back from today's news & read
It's sobering
nyti.ms/3MAEAe7
Opinion | Trump’s Stifling of Dissent Reaches a New Level (Gift Article)
Measuring America’s slide toward democratic erosion.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Trump’s Stifling of Dissent Reaches a New Level
NYT Editorial Board
Gift Article
ICYMI from 2/6/26
Updates of the Autocracy Index tracking 12 categories of democratic erosion based on historical patterns and interviews with experts
Step back from today's news & read
It's sobering
nyti.ms/3MAEAe7
NYT Editorial Board
Gift Article
ICYMI from 2/6/26
Updates of the Autocracy Index tracking 12 categories of democratic erosion based on historical patterns and interviews with experts
Step back from today's news & read
It's sobering
nyti.ms/3MAEAe7