Beth Willon
@bethwillon.bsky.social
Press Secretary for California State Senator Dave Cortese D-15 Beth.Willon@sen.ca.gov Tweets my own. Retweets not endorsements. Cannot parallel park.
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Just want to give a shoutout to Judge ALI here who is trying to uphold the law, feed starving kids, and telling Trump and musk to basically go F themselves.
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Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid
A sharply divided Supreme Court has rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid.
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March 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Just want to give a shoutout to Judge ALI here who is trying to uphold the law, feed starving kids, and telling Trump and musk to basically go F themselves.
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You don’t mess with the Gray Panthers. Ask @ronwyden.bsky.social His biggest entree into Congress was his work from 74-80 as co-director of the Oregon chapter of the Gray Panthers when there was a push to force retirement! The Gray Panthers (now the boomers) movement needs to mobilize!
The former Social Security Administration chief warns that some payments could be delayed over the next three months, interrupting American’s earned benefits, because of Elon Musk’s DOGE.
It’d be unprecedented in the program’s history.
It’d be unprecedented in the program’s history.
Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says
New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.
www.cnbc.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
You don’t mess with the Gray Panthers. Ask @ronwyden.bsky.social His biggest entree into Congress was his work from 74-80 as co-director of the Oregon chapter of the Gray Panthers when there was a push to force retirement! The Gray Panthers (now the boomers) movement needs to mobilize!
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Get ready for gas prices to skyrocket.
BREAKING: Trump confirms tariffs will be implemented on Canada and Mexico- #fuelprices will be impacted fastest in the NE USA- states like ME, VT, CT, MA, RI could see prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel jump 20-40c/gal in the next week or two.
March 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Get ready for gas prices to skyrocket.
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Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.
March 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.
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You’re a star until Mick Jagger walks in the room.
March 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
You’re a star until Mick Jagger walks in the room.
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The most surprising and exciting thing about the Oscars? MICK JAGGER handing out an award!
March 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The most surprising and exciting thing about the Oscars? MICK JAGGER handing out an award!
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A word about Conan O’Brien, who I’m lucky enough to know a little bit.
He is extremely funny and has drawn people to him his whole life by his talent.
But he is also amazingly kind, generous and collaborative. He gave dozens of people a start or a second chance.
What’s Irish for mensch?
He is extremely funny and has drawn people to him his whole life by his talent.
But he is also amazingly kind, generous and collaborative. He gave dozens of people a start or a second chance.
What’s Irish for mensch?
March 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A word about Conan O’Brien, who I’m lucky enough to know a little bit.
He is extremely funny and has drawn people to him his whole life by his talent.
But he is also amazingly kind, generous and collaborative. He gave dozens of people a start or a second chance.
What’s Irish for mensch?
He is extremely funny and has drawn people to him his whole life by his talent.
But he is also amazingly kind, generous and collaborative. He gave dozens of people a start or a second chance.
What’s Irish for mensch?
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Tulsi Gabbard, sounding very much like a Kremlin spokesperson on Fox News Sunday, accuses Zelenskyy of an “escalation”
March 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Tulsi Gabbard, sounding very much like a Kremlin spokesperson on Fox News Sunday, accuses Zelenskyy of an “escalation”
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This is so fucking tragic. Today Europe is completely united behind Ukraine and the cause of freedom.
Meanwhile the United States is sitting this one out along with Russia and Iran. Make it make sense.
Meanwhile the United States is sitting this one out along with Russia and Iran. Make it make sense.
March 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is so fucking tragic. Today Europe is completely united behind Ukraine and the cause of freedom.
Meanwhile the United States is sitting this one out along with Russia and Iran. Make it make sense.
Meanwhile the United States is sitting this one out along with Russia and Iran. Make it make sense.
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UPDATE: The government and plaintiffs have struck an agreement for an order meant to temporarily block access to Treasury records by DOGE and others outside the department. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
UPDATE: The government and plaintiffs have struck an agreement for an order meant to temporarily block access to Treasury records by DOGE and others outside the department. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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Breaking from me and @mjsdc.bsky.social : Newly installed AG Pam Bondi sent out more than a dozen memos in a 15 minute period on Wednesday. One of them told staffers to come up with "proposals for criminal investigations" of large companies that have DEIA initiatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Breaking from me and @mjsdc.bsky.social : Newly installed AG Pam Bondi sent out more than a dozen memos in a 15 minute period on Wednesday. One of them told staffers to come up with "proposals for criminal investigations" of large companies that have DEIA initiatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Hell no
Hello, @steveinskeep.bsky.social! First, thank you for your reporting. I appreciate all the work NPR is doing. I have only one complaint. The calm NPR voice feels terribly misplaced in our present moment. Cannot y’all cuss a bit?
Respectfully,
A fan
Respectfully,
A fan
February 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hell no
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If Joe Biden had said this it would have been good for a week’s worth of programming on Fox News
Trump praises Tommy Tuberville for doing a great job as Patrick Mahomes's college coach, despite the fact he never coached Mahomes
February 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
If Joe Biden had said this it would have been good for a week’s worth of programming on Fox News
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The grift never stops. Not for a day.
February 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The grift never stops. Not for a day.
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How much are you paying a gallon for Cheerios? Eggs?
February 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
How much are you paying a gallon for Cheerios? Eggs?
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For what it’s worth, when I spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the most powerful thing I ever saw was USAID digging wells & repairing schools. The most effective power we will ever have.
February 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
For what it’s worth, when I spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the most powerful thing I ever saw was USAID digging wells & repairing schools. The most effective power we will ever have.
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Will Twentynine Palms be the next teeming desert oasis? Check out these nine businesses on your next visit and decide for yourself.
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...
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This desert town near Joshua Tree is brimming with new energy thanks to these 9 hip businesses
New businesses are reinvigorating the small desert city of 29 Palms, located just 20 minutes from Joshua Tree. Here are nine new shops worth checking out.
www.latimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Will Twentynine Palms be the next teeming desert oasis? Check out these nine businesses on your next visit and decide for yourself.
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/li...
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Trump's national energy emergency is mostly for fossil fuels. In defining "energy" wind & solar power are left out -- they account for more than 14% of the country's electricity generation. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court
President Trump signed a "national energy emergency" that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country.
www.npr.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Trump's national energy emergency is mostly for fossil fuels. In defining "energy" wind & solar power are left out -- they account for more than 14% of the country's electricity generation. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
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Cutting back on diversity and DEI?
History shows you’re cutting back on profits.
A McKinsey study shows more diverse firms average 19% more revenue than peers.
For Apple, that’s a loss of $18 billion in one month.
For Microsoft, a loss of $12 billion.
Is that what we want?
History shows you’re cutting back on profits.
A McKinsey study shows more diverse firms average 19% more revenue than peers.
For Apple, that’s a loss of $18 billion in one month.
For Microsoft, a loss of $12 billion.
Is that what we want?
January 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Cutting back on diversity and DEI?
History shows you’re cutting back on profits.
A McKinsey study shows more diverse firms average 19% more revenue than peers.
For Apple, that’s a loss of $18 billion in one month.
For Microsoft, a loss of $12 billion.
Is that what we want?
History shows you’re cutting back on profits.
A McKinsey study shows more diverse firms average 19% more revenue than peers.
For Apple, that’s a loss of $18 billion in one month.
For Microsoft, a loss of $12 billion.
Is that what we want?
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The day after Election Day, Melanie Claros, a South Florida teacher, had more than two dozen students ask about changes to immigration enforcement ahead of Trump's presidency.
At least one of her students has already stopped showing up to school for immigration-related reasons. nbcnews.to/3WoToOH
At least one of her students has already stopped showing up to school for immigration-related reasons. nbcnews.to/3WoToOH
January 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The day after Election Day, Melanie Claros, a South Florida teacher, had more than two dozen students ask about changes to immigration enforcement ahead of Trump's presidency.
At least one of her students has already stopped showing up to school for immigration-related reasons. nbcnews.to/3WoToOH
At least one of her students has already stopped showing up to school for immigration-related reasons. nbcnews.to/3WoToOH
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January 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Dylan has never made any pretense about who he is - that’s why I believe the movie is spot on with a lot of creative license. He was a poet & a romantic who could never commit himself/his soul to anyone. It’s a contradiction but that’s who he is. His passion is & always has been music.
I saw the Bob Dylan biopic. We're supposed to understand that he's a genius by all the shots of other characters gazing at him with awe and envy. But the film (its title notwithstanding) makes no effort to paint him as anything but a jerk. The music scenes were great, though
January 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Dylan has never made any pretense about who he is - that’s why I believe the movie is spot on with a lot of creative license. He was a poet & a romantic who could never commit himself/his soul to anyone. It’s a contradiction but that’s who he is. His passion is & always has been music.
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Some are more than happy to spread lies about the wildfires in Southern California to push a political agenda.
In situations like these, it’s critical we push back against their disinformation.
Here’s the truth about what’s going on.
In situations like these, it’s critical we push back against their disinformation.
Here’s the truth about what’s going on.
January 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Some are more than happy to spread lies about the wildfires in Southern California to push a political agenda.
In situations like these, it’s critical we push back against their disinformation.
Here’s the truth about what’s going on.
In situations like these, it’s critical we push back against their disinformation.
Here’s the truth about what’s going on.
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Our team is on the ground covering the wildfires ravaging L.A. County. You can find the latest updates in our live blog, which is open to all. #PalisadesFire #EatonFire
2 dead and more than 1,000 homes, businesses, other buildings destroyed in L.A. County fires
More than 1,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have burned and at least two people are dead in wildfires burning across L.A. County, making this one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in memory.
www.latimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Our team is on the ground covering the wildfires ravaging L.A. County. You can find the latest updates in our live blog, which is open to all. #PalisadesFire #EatonFire
It’s obvious now most Americans don’t care that Trump is Gollum scum but for those who do: keep fighting.
January 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It’s obvious now most Americans don’t care that Trump is Gollum scum but for those who do: keep fighting.