The Drain 🕳️
@thedrain.bsky.social
The Drain is a podcast covering California politics and culture with hosts Palma (@palma.ltd) and Kempa (@yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social)
Free eps Tuesdays (The Drain), and *premium* eps Fridays (The Plug): patreon.com/thedrain
📍 Sacramento, CA
Free eps Tuesdays (The Drain), and *premium* eps Fridays (The Plug): patreon.com/thedrain
📍 Sacramento, CA
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Nothing new under the California sun | The Drain 🕳️
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It's a new one: We're discussing a potpourri of California storylines, and promising more ICE coverage in the weeks to come:
www.patreon.com/posts/nothin...
www.patreon.com/posts/nothin...
It's a new one: We're discussing a potpourri of California storylines, and promising more ICE coverage in the weeks to come:
www.patreon.com/posts/nothin...
www.patreon.com/posts/nothin...
Nothing new under the California sun | The Drain 🕳️
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January 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It's a new one: We're discussing a potpourri of California storylines, and promising more ICE coverage in the weeks to come:
www.patreon.com/posts/nothin...
www.patreon.com/posts/nothin...
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friendly reminder that morale is a thing and that it's very easy to make and launch bottles of pee
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:56 PM
friendly reminder that morale is a thing and that it's very easy to make and launch bottles of pee
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🚨🕳️NEW DRAIN🕳️🚨
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
Ro Khanna outshines Newsom on ICE, billionaire tax | The Drain 🕳️
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January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
🚨🕳️NEW DRAIN🕳️🚨
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
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🚨NorCal friends🚨
Folks are coming out to the ICE HQ building in downtown Sacramento tonight to show ICE that they're not welcome here -- join if you can 💜
Folks are coming out to the ICE HQ building in downtown Sacramento tonight to show ICE that they're not welcome here -- join if you can 💜
January 24, 2026 at 9:40 PM
🚨NorCal friends🚨
Folks are coming out to the ICE HQ building in downtown Sacramento tonight to show ICE that they're not welcome here -- join if you can 💜
Folks are coming out to the ICE HQ building in downtown Sacramento tonight to show ICE that they're not welcome here -- join if you can 💜
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not to mention @thedrain.bsky.social ep again but i believe it was palmer lucky who was quoted as whining the ONE TIME ca wealth tax would force tech ceos to become “profit-motivated” instead of chasing their dreamz
Thinking about how many CEOs and oligarchs have said we *can't* invest in renewable energy or ending world hunger or punlic infrastructure because it's not profitable enough. And how many of those same billionaires are willing to throw money in the garbage chasing AI.
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM
not to mention @thedrain.bsky.social ep again but i believe it was palmer lucky who was quoted as whining the ONE TIME ca wealth tax would force tech ceos to become “profit-motivated” instead of chasing their dreamz
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time for my medicine (the funkiest intro music in the game)
🚨🕳️NEW DRAIN🕳️🚨
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
Ro Khanna outshines Newsom on ICE, billionaire tax | The Drain 🕳️
Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:03 PM
time for my medicine (the funkiest intro music in the game)
🚨🕳️NEW DRAIN🕳️🚨
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
Ro Khanna outshines Newsom on ICE, billionaire tax | The Drain 🕳️
Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
🚨🕳️NEW DRAIN🕳️🚨
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
Did you know there's a CA politician who:
✅ Supports the @seiu-uhw.bsky.social billionaire tax
✅ Actively fights ICE
✅ Calls Israel's genocide in Gaza what it is
And it's certainly not @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. It's @rokhanna.bsky.social
Enjoy:
www.patreon.com/posts/ro-kha...
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👀 🕳️ 🏃♂️
🚨🕳️NEW PREMIUM EPISODE🕳️🚨
Fresh after his final, preening State of the State address, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social soft-launched his 2028 push for the White House with a profile in the Atlantic.
Can the AI-era's Patrick Bateman actually win?
(No.)
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/148584...
Fresh after his final, preening State of the State address, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social soft-launched his 2028 push for the White House with a profile in the Atlantic.
Can the AI-era's Patrick Bateman actually win?
(No.)
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/148584...
The state of Gavin Newsom's presidential prospects | The Drain 🕳️
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January 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
👀 🕳️ 🏃♂️
🚨🕳️NEW PREMIUM EPISODE🕳️🚨
Fresh after his final, preening State of the State address, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social soft-launched his 2028 push for the White House with a profile in the Atlantic.
Can the AI-era's Patrick Bateman actually win?
(No.)
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/148584...
Fresh after his final, preening State of the State address, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social soft-launched his 2028 push for the White House with a profile in the Atlantic.
Can the AI-era's Patrick Bateman actually win?
(No.)
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/148584...
The state of Gavin Newsom's presidential prospects | The Drain 🕳️
Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon
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January 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
🚨🕳️NEW PREMIUM EPISODE🕳️🚨
Fresh after his final, preening State of the State address, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social soft-launched his 2028 push for the White House with a profile in the Atlantic.
Can the AI-era's Patrick Bateman actually win?
(No.)
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/148584...
Fresh after his final, preening State of the State address, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social soft-launched his 2028 push for the White House with a profile in the Atlantic.
Can the AI-era's Patrick Bateman actually win?
(No.)
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/148584...
🕳️ 🕳️ 🕳️
🚨🕳️NEW EPISODE🕳️🚨
Our scheduling has been a little wonky, so this is actually an unlocked Plug ep: We're discussing California's response (and oil ties) to Trump's illegal kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro
www.patreon.com/posts/califo...
Our scheduling has been a little wonky, so this is actually an unlocked Plug ep: We're discussing California's response (and oil ties) to Trump's illegal kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro
www.patreon.com/posts/califo...
California's response (and oil ties) to the kidnapping of ~Venezuenian~ president Nicolás Maduro | The Drain 🕳️
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January 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM
🕳️ 🕳️ 🕳️
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Please understand this is happening in literally dozens of locations around the city simultaneously. If an ICE vehicle stops, community members materialize in seconds and do everything they can to stop the kidnappings. We are under siege and using every tool to fight back.
430k of us vs. 2k of them, we're gonna win this
Cedar & 31st I think
Cedar & 31st I think
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Please understand this is happening in literally dozens of locations around the city simultaneously. If an ICE vehicle stops, community members materialize in seconds and do everything they can to stop the kidnappings. We are under siege and using every tool to fight back.
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🕳️ 🕳️ 🕳️
🚨🕳️NEW DRAIN🕳️🚨
We're discussing:
- the ICE murder of Renee Good, and California's response
- the death of rice-farming bigot/congressman Doug LaMalfa
- California legislation and new laws in 2026 (yay!)
www.patreon.com/posts/califo...
We're discussing:
- the ICE murder of Renee Good, and California's response
- the death of rice-farming bigot/congressman Doug LaMalfa
- California legislation and new laws in 2026 (yay!)
www.patreon.com/posts/califo...
California says f*ck ICE, and Sacramento's lay of the legislative land | The Drain 🕳️
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January 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
🕳️ 🕳️ 🕳️
🚨🕳️NEW DRAIN🕳️🚨
We're discussing:
- the ICE murder of Renee Good, and California's response
- the death of rice-farming bigot/congressman Doug LaMalfa
- California legislation and new laws in 2026 (yay!)
www.patreon.com/posts/califo...
We're discussing:
- the ICE murder of Renee Good, and California's response
- the death of rice-farming bigot/congressman Doug LaMalfa
- California legislation and new laws in 2026 (yay!)
www.patreon.com/posts/califo...
California says f*ck ICE, and Sacramento's lay of the legislative land | The Drain 🕳️
Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon
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January 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
🚨🕳️NEW DRAIN🕳️🚨
We're discussing:
- the ICE murder of Renee Good, and California's response
- the death of rice-farming bigot/congressman Doug LaMalfa
- California legislation and new laws in 2026 (yay!)
www.patreon.com/posts/califo...
We're discussing:
- the ICE murder of Renee Good, and California's response
- the death of rice-farming bigot/congressman Doug LaMalfa
- California legislation and new laws in 2026 (yay!)
www.patreon.com/posts/califo...
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It’s 12/31 and time for the Hot or Not Year in Review ep of @thedrain.bsky.social
The Drain's🕳️ unimpeachable 2026 Hot or Not rundown | The Drain 🕳️
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December 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It’s 12/31 and time for the Hot or Not Year in Review ep of @thedrain.bsky.social
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Anyway, here's to a drainy, pluggy 2026 🕳️💜 www.patreon.com/posts/147039...
December 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Anyway, here's to a drainy, pluggy 2026 🕳️💜 www.patreon.com/posts/147039...
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Haven't subscribed yet? Well, you should 🙂 www.patreon.com/c/thedrain
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california news/commentary/culture
www.patreon.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Haven't subscribed yet? Well, you should 🙂 www.patreon.com/c/thedrain
👀 🕳️
The Drain🕳️ is over 10,000 listens--phenomenal to see this early on
Top episodes of 2025:
1. There Will Be Jakes, with Hesse Deni (of course)
2. Intro episode with your hosts, kempa and
@palma.ltd
3. Poverty porn peddlers & the billionaires who love them, with
@supermarke.bsky.social
Top episodes of 2025:
1. There Will Be Jakes, with Hesse Deni (of course)
2. Intro episode with your hosts, kempa and
@palma.ltd
3. Poverty porn peddlers & the billionaires who love them, with
@supermarke.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
👀 🕳️
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I had to find out about this from @thedrain.bsky.social !! not getting enough TV time
The screwed-up Mad Men 4K stream on HBO Max is getting fixed
Someone gave HBO Max the wrong 4K files for "Mad Men," and streamers noticed the errors immediately. They’re fixing it.
www.pcworld.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I had to find out about this from @thedrain.bsky.social !! not getting enough TV time
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Listening to @thedrain.bsky.social and getting irate for the holidays. The only thing I can imagine making food delivery colder/less edible on arrival is taking it to the sky
San Francisco's drone wars | The Drain 🕳️
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December 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Listening to @thedrain.bsky.social and getting irate for the holidays. The only thing I can imagine making food delivery colder/less edible on arrival is taking it to the sky
merry christmas, from our foul beast to yours 💜🐶🕳️
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
merry christmas, from our foul beast to yours 💜🐶🕳️
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December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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🚨 🕳️ NEW DRAIN 🕳️ 🚨
Hide your tots, hide your pervs, and hide your husbands, cause we're talking about the Murdoch family's newest endeavor out west--the California Post!
We also touch on @capitolweekly.bsky.social clowning on Asm. Carl DeMaio in a summer poll
www.patreon.com/posts/murdoc...
Hide your tots, hide your pervs, and hide your husbands, cause we're talking about the Murdoch family's newest endeavor out west--the California Post!
We also touch on @capitolweekly.bsky.social clowning on Asm. Carl DeMaio in a summer poll
www.patreon.com/posts/murdoc...
The Murdoch family's power grab in the city of Little Angels | The Drain 🕳️
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December 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🚨 🕳️ NEW DRAIN 🕳️ 🚨
Hide your tots, hide your pervs, and hide your husbands, cause we're talking about the Murdoch family's newest endeavor out west--the California Post!
We also touch on @capitolweekly.bsky.social clowning on Asm. Carl DeMaio in a summer poll
www.patreon.com/posts/murdoc...
Hide your tots, hide your pervs, and hide your husbands, cause we're talking about the Murdoch family's newest endeavor out west--the California Post!
We also touch on @capitolweekly.bsky.social clowning on Asm. Carl DeMaio in a summer poll
www.patreon.com/posts/murdoc...
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also I enter a fugue state and forget who Jason Biggs is
🚨 🕳️ NEW DRAIN 🕳️ 🚨
Hide your tots, hide your pervs, and hide your husbands, cause we're talking about the Murdoch family's newest endeavor out west--the California Post!
We also touch on @capitolweekly.bsky.social clowning on Asm. Carl DeMaio in a summer poll
www.patreon.com/posts/murdoc...
Hide your tots, hide your pervs, and hide your husbands, cause we're talking about the Murdoch family's newest endeavor out west--the California Post!
We also touch on @capitolweekly.bsky.social clowning on Asm. Carl DeMaio in a summer poll
www.patreon.com/posts/murdoc...
The Murdoch family's power grab in the city of Little Angels | The Drain 🕳️
Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
also I enter a fugue state and forget who Jason Biggs is
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steal some valor and catch the latest ep of the best Gay Sacramento Podcast!
🚨 🕳️ NEW DRAIN 🕳️ 🚨
Hide your tots, hide your pervs, and hide your husbands, cause we're talking about the Murdoch family's newest endeavor out west--the California Post!
We also touch on @capitolweekly.bsky.social clowning on Asm. Carl DeMaio in a summer poll
www.patreon.com/posts/murdoc...
Hide your tots, hide your pervs, and hide your husbands, cause we're talking about the Murdoch family's newest endeavor out west--the California Post!
We also touch on @capitolweekly.bsky.social clowning on Asm. Carl DeMaio in a summer poll
www.patreon.com/posts/murdoc...
The Murdoch family's power grab in the city of Little Angels | The Drain 🕳️
Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
steal some valor and catch the latest ep of the best Gay Sacramento Podcast!