TheMikeOpera
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TheMikeOpera
@themikeopera.bsky.social
Government Affairs Professional, Oakland Port Commissioner, Green Energy, Dog Lover, History blogger, Opera, Baseball, Politics, Tweets are my personal opinions.
July 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
@taxpolicycenter.bsky.social: "60% of the tax benefits would go to those in the top quintile of annual incomes (about $217,000 or more). Those households would receive an average tax cut of $12,500."
July 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Bye, Bye, Rep. David Valadao.
July 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
July 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Give this a listen and find out why I’m mentioned in this promo for the new release of “Black Pierrot”
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June 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Millions would lose health coverage under GOP/Trump proposal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
Millions Would Lose Their Obamacare Coverage Under Trump’s Bill
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As you're making up your mind about who to support to be California's next governor, I would recommend watching Betty Yee's interview with KBAK/BakersfieldNow: youtu.be/5FXj2aGy-WM?...
Former California State Controller Betty Yee runs for CA Governor
YouTube video by KBAK - KBFX - Eyewitness News - BakersfieldNow
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May 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Who was Oakland's Laney College named after?

Find out here: tinyurl.com/bp5dpu93

@laneyofthelake.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
You can help bring Andry Romero home, who was sent to CECOT Prison by the Trump Administration. freeandry.org
May 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The U.S. media has apparently forgotten about Andry José Hernández Romero, the gay make-up artist who was seized in San Diego and sent to CECOT to die. U.K. media is doing a better job covering the story.
May 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
THANK YOU Congressman Robert Garcia for traveling to El Salvador and asking officials to check on gay makeup artist Andry José Hernández Romero, who has had no wellness check, nor any access to legal counsel. Is he even alive?
www.latimes.com/politics/new...
@robertgarcia.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Fred Weekes, who lost the 1990 #Berkeley mayor's race to Loni Hancock by 77 votes after a lengthy recount and court battle, has died at age 99.
April 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
April 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Easter traces back to pre-Christian spring festivals that celebrated renewal, fertility, and the return of light after winter. The hare was a symbol of fertility and became the Easter Bunny. Eggs long symbolized life and rebirth across many pagan cultures.
April 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If you're LGBTQ or Venezuelan you may not have Due Process rights anymore in the USA. Watch this chilling @60minutes.bsky.social piece.
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What records show about the migrants sent to Salvadoran mega-prison
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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April 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is basically a DEATH SENTENCE. This young, gay man was wrongly sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador. He's already been physically assaulted and his friends and family do not believe that he can survive the conditions. This is America 2025!
www.attitude.co.uk/news/disgrac...
Disgraced US cop played key role in sending gay make-up artist to prison in El Salvador
“We have grave concerns about whether he can survive,” says Andry José Hernández Romero's lawyer of conditions at the maximum security prison
www.attitude.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
And so it begins...

Viktor Orban, who is one of the inspirations for Donald Trump's MAGA movement, has ramped up the attack on the LGBTQ community. Most chilling is that his government is using FACIAL RECOGNITION technology to enforce the law, which has criminal implications.
April 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Oaklanders, there is an election on Tuesday. These returned ballot numbers are embarrassing. Regardless of who you're supporting, having your voice heard when Democracy is being threatened, is more important than ever. @wannabeshax.bsky.social @alamedacountyca.bsky.social @cityofoakland.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
THANK YOU WISCONSIN!!!
April 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Most Presidents pride themselves on CREATING JOBS. This guy laid off 10,000 workers today and bragged about it. Many workers found out when their security badges didn't work.
April 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My latest "Lives of the Dead" blog posts are about two early Oakland mayors, Ashmun Henry, a banker and pioneer businessman who shaped the city's educational and cultural landscape, and "Captain" Andrew Williams, best remembered as author Bret Harte's stepfather. mountainviewpeople.blogspot.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Thanks for posting. They are also critical to the success of the Port of Oakland and we appreciate them. They are fortunate to have you representing them in the Legislature.
California Maritime Academy is a jewel in District 3, with a strong record of dramatically improving the earning potential of its graduates. This place changes lives, and we need to expose more young people to the possibilities it could open up for them.

sd03.senate.ca.gov/news/leaders...
Leaders from Cal Poly and Cal Maritime Academy offer details on plan to combine operations
Official website of Senator Christopher Cabaldon, representing California Senate District 03.
sd03.senate.ca.gov
March 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
SHE WARNED US
March 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
March 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
White House officials likely violated the Espionage Act and the Federal Records Act, as well as violating Pentagon regulation. There should be investigations and charges. Schumer and Jeffries, your number has been called.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM