Valley Grassroots for Democracy
@valleygrassroots.bsky.social
Valley Grassroots for Democracy is one of the most active Democratic Clubs in the San Fernando Valley. You can find our meeting information and upcoming events at https://www.vgfd.net/calendar
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“A string of early-season storms has ended California’s drought across much of the state, with Santa Barbara receiving its wettest water year start on record.”
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“A string of early-season storms has ended California’s drought across much of the state, with Santa Barbara receiving its wettest water year start on record.”
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With #DonaldTrump and Republican policies, the cost of Thanksgiving is up 10%.
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
With #DonaldTrump and Republican policies, the cost of Thanksgiving is up 10%.
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DOGE was Elon Musk’s grand experiment in running our government like one of his companies: big promises, reckless cuts, and real people left hurting.
Now it’s been quietly shut down eight months early because it never came close to delivering the savings he bragged about.
Now it’s been quietly shut down eight months early because it never came close to delivering the savings he bragged about.
DOGE Disbanded: Elon Musk’s Cost-Cutting Project Quietly Ended
Musk said the initiative would save at least $1 trillion. But its website claims to have reached only $214 billion.
time.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
DOGE was Elon Musk’s grand experiment in running our government like one of his companies: big promises, reckless cuts, and real people left hurting.
Now it’s been quietly shut down eight months early because it never came close to delivering the savings he bragged about.
Now it’s been quietly shut down eight months early because it never came close to delivering the savings he bragged about.
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Anyone complaining about Dems not doing enough, isn't following enough Dems on social media.
Rep. Lauren Underwood has been a standout since she took office.
Follow more Dems and learn what they are doing.
Rep. Lauren Underwood has been a standout since she took office.
Follow more Dems and learn what they are doing.
“U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood on Monday called conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview “terrible” and warned that staffing is expected to triple by January at ICE facilities in the Chicago area in anticipation of more immigration enforcement.”
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood tours Broadview ICE facility and warns deportation blitz isn't over
The Democratic congresswoman said staffing for Chicago area ICE facilities is expected to triple in coming months.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Anyone complaining about Dems not doing enough, isn't following enough Dems on social media.
Rep. Lauren Underwood has been a standout since she took office.
Follow more Dems and learn what they are doing.
Rep. Lauren Underwood has been a standout since she took office.
Follow more Dems and learn what they are doing.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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“People don’t want to shop or go out to eat,” Gallegos said. “They’re scared to come out because of the color of their skin.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
“People don’t want to shop or go out to eat,” Gallegos said. “They’re scared to come out because of the color of their skin.”
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Every person deserves to be treated with both dignity and respect, and with due process. Due process is not optional; it is a constitutional requirement. Humane detention standards should not be optional either.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Every person deserves to be treated with both dignity and respect, and with due process. Due process is not optional; it is a constitutional requirement. Humane detention standards should not be optional either.
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This Home Depot in Monrovia where these ICE protests took place is important bc it's the same one where a man was fatally struck by a car after running onto the 210 Freeway while fleeing from ICE agents back in August.
Man killed while running from ICE agents in Monrovia identified
The man who died on the 210 Freeway was identified as Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez from Jutiapa, Guatemala.
www.nbclosangeles.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This Home Depot in Monrovia where these ICE protests took place is important bc it's the same one where a man was fatally struck by a car after running onto the 210 Freeway while fleeing from ICE agents back in August.
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🧠 Home Depot protest: protesters in Monrovia, CA are buying 17 cent ICE scrappers and returning them instantly.
The action, known as a buy-in, was part of a larger demonstration at the Home Depot to pressure the company to “scrape ICE out of their stores,”
The action, known as a buy-in, was part of a larger demonstration at the Home Depot to pressure the company to “scrape ICE out of their stores,”
Day laborer organizers protest Home Depot, pressuring it to "scrape ICE out of their stores."
Over one hundred community members gathered at the Home Depot in Monrovia Saturday to pressure the company to stop the immigration raids taking place at its locations.
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🧠 Home Depot protest: protesters in Monrovia, CA are buying 17 cent ICE scrappers and returning them instantly.
The action, known as a buy-in, was part of a larger demonstration at the Home Depot to pressure the company to “scrape ICE out of their stores,”
The action, known as a buy-in, was part of a larger demonstration at the Home Depot to pressure the company to “scrape ICE out of their stores,”
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📣 Fantastic anti-ICE protest at Home Depot in Monrovia, CA, organized by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network.
Volunteers clogged lines, shutting the store, buying & returning 17¢ 🧊 scrapers. 😄
#Resistance
#NoICE
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Volunteers clogged lines, shutting the store, buying & returning 17¢ 🧊 scrapers. 😄
#Resistance
#NoICE
🧾 LA Times: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
📣 Fantastic anti-ICE protest at Home Depot in Monrovia, CA, organized by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network.
Volunteers clogged lines, shutting the store, buying & returning 17¢ 🧊 scrapers. 😄
#Resistance
#NoICE
🧾 LA Times: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Volunteers clogged lines, shutting the store, buying & returning 17¢ 🧊 scrapers. 😄
#Resistance
#NoICE
🧾 LA Times: www.latimes.com/california/s...
📺 bsky.app/profile/thet...
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@housedemocrats.bsky.social and @oversightdemocrats.house.gov held a hearing today in LA to hold Trump and his admin accountable for their war on immigrants. We highlighted the abuses of their mass deportation machine and how they violate the civil rights and liberties of the people.
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
@housedemocrats.bsky.social and @oversightdemocrats.house.gov held a hearing today in LA to hold Trump and his admin accountable for their war on immigrants. We highlighted the abuses of their mass deportation machine and how they violate the civil rights and liberties of the people.
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Trump’s crimes will not be buried, and his deportation machine doesn’t get a free pass, not now, not ever.
We’re going to keep exposing the abuses, holding Trump and every immigration enforcement agency accountable, and making sure they answer for breaking the law.
We’re going to keep exposing the abuses, holding Trump and every immigration enforcement agency accountable, and making sure they answer for breaking the law.
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Trump’s crimes will not be buried, and his deportation machine doesn’t get a free pass, not now, not ever.
We’re going to keep exposing the abuses, holding Trump and every immigration enforcement agency accountable, and making sure they answer for breaking the law.
We’re going to keep exposing the abuses, holding Trump and every immigration enforcement agency accountable, and making sure they answer for breaking the law.
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A new LA County courthouse is being proposed for Santa Clarita, and the Judicial Council is collecting public comment right now. Your input will help shape what happens next, make sure your voice is part of the process.
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A new LA County courthouse is being proposed for Santa Clarita, and the Judicial Council is collecting public comment right now. Your input will help shape what happens next, make sure your voice is part of the process.
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Some consultants rolled their eyes when I lead the fight to expose the Epstein Class. What they were mocking was someone willing to stand with survivors and up to Trump.
I ignored them, fought anyways, and we won. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/e...
I ignored them, fought anyways, and we won. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/e...
Taves: To win Epstein files, Rep. Ro Khanna befriended Republicans, ignored fellow Democrats
The Silicon Valley congressman says some from his party rolled their eyes when he originally pushed his transparency bill.
www.mercurynews.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Some consultants rolled their eyes when I lead the fight to expose the Epstein Class. What they were mocking was someone willing to stand with survivors and up to Trump.
I ignored them, fought anyways, and we won. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/e...
I ignored them, fought anyways, and we won. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/e...
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Joined @oversightdemocrats.house.gov at our first field hearing on ICE raids in LA. We heard horrific stories from community members and workers.
We are going to hold Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller accountable.
We are going to hold Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller accountable.
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Joined @oversightdemocrats.house.gov at our first field hearing on ICE raids in LA. We heard horrific stories from community members and workers.
We are going to hold Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller accountable.
We are going to hold Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller accountable.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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Thanksgiving was cheaper under these Democratic presidents.
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Thanksgiving was cheaper under these Democratic presidents.
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Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
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The crisis in Burma remains dire.
Ending TPS amidst ongoing civil unrest and armed conflict — just weeks before the junta's sham elections — endangers the lives of nearly 4,000 Burmese nationals living in the United States.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Ending TPS amidst ongoing civil unrest and armed conflict — just weeks before the junta's sham elections — endangers the lives of nearly 4,000 Burmese nationals living in the United States.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The crisis in Burma remains dire.
Ending TPS amidst ongoing civil unrest and armed conflict — just weeks before the junta's sham elections — endangers the lives of nearly 4,000 Burmese nationals living in the United States.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Ending TPS amidst ongoing civil unrest and armed conflict — just weeks before the junta's sham elections — endangers the lives of nearly 4,000 Burmese nationals living in the United States.
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Donald Trump’s ICE is breaking the law and violating Americans’ rights.
Oversight Dems have launched a new immigration enforcement dashboard. We will hold this Administration accountable.
Oversight Dems have launched a new immigration enforcement dashboard. We will hold this Administration accountable.
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Donald Trump’s ICE is breaking the law and violating Americans’ rights.
Oversight Dems have launched a new immigration enforcement dashboard. We will hold this Administration accountable.
Oversight Dems have launched a new immigration enforcement dashboard. We will hold this Administration accountable.
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Trump and Hegseth just announced that they are investigating Senator Kelly because of his reminder to servicemembers about fulfilling their constitutional duties. This is despicable.
Thank you for your service, patriotism, and courage, Senator Kelly. We stand with you.
Thank you for your service, patriotism, and courage, Senator Kelly. We stand with you.
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Trump and Hegseth just announced that they are investigating Senator Kelly because of his reminder to servicemembers about fulfilling their constitutional duties. This is despicable.
Thank you for your service, patriotism, and courage, Senator Kelly. We stand with you.
Thank you for your service, patriotism, and courage, Senator Kelly. We stand with you.
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Senator Mark Kelly is a fellow Navy veteran and a friend. He has dedicated his entire life to serving our country. These allegations from Hegseth are total BS and it is no coincidence that they come right after Trump encouraged political violence against elected Members of Congress. (1/2)
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called...
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Senator Mark Kelly is a fellow Navy veteran and a friend. He has dedicated his entire life to serving our country. These allegations from Hegseth are total BS and it is no coincidence that they come right after Trump encouraged political violence against elected Members of Congress. (1/2)
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My wife Chrissy and I stand one million percent with @captmarkkelly.bsky.social and his amazing wife, @gabbygiffords.bsky.social. They are true patriots and the best of the best.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My wife Chrissy and I stand one million percent with @captmarkkelly.bsky.social and his amazing wife, @gabbygiffords.bsky.social. They are true patriots and the best of the best.
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November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth — a time to honor the history, resilience & ongoing contributions of our country's First Peoples.
Let’s celebrate, learn & stand with Native American communities every day. 🌎
#IndigenousHeritage #FirstPeoples
Let’s celebrate, learn & stand with Native American communities every day. 🌎
#IndigenousHeritage #FirstPeoples
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth — a time to honor the history, resilience & ongoing contributions of our country's First Peoples.
Let’s celebrate, learn & stand with Native American communities every day. 🌎
#IndigenousHeritage #FirstPeoples
Let’s celebrate, learn & stand with Native American communities every day. 🌎
#IndigenousHeritage #FirstPeoples
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I joined my colleagues outside of the federal building where ICE detainees are reportedly being held to conduct oversight. It’s our duty and our right.
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I joined my colleagues outside of the federal building where ICE detainees are reportedly being held to conduct oversight. It’s our duty and our right.