Brandon Richards 🐻
@brandonrichards.bsky.social
Rapid Response for Gov Gavin Newsom and @GovPressOffice.gov.ca.gov | GW & Willamette Alum | personal account | he/him | 🏳️🌈 bi+ | SEA + NorCal Sports!
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Newsom: "I support independent redistricting, but you can't do it state by state with one arm tied behind your back. You can't unilaterally disarm as other people are not playing by the rules. Donald Trump and Republican governors across the country -- they're not screwing around."
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Newsom: "I support independent redistricting, but you can't do it state by state with one arm tied behind your back. You can't unilaterally disarm as other people are not playing by the rules. Donald Trump and Republican governors across the country -- they're not screwing around."
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Newsom: "I give Jeffries and Schumer tremendous credit. They've galvanized people of all political stripes -- rural, urban, suburban -- on the issue that defines so many problems in so many ways, and that's healthcare, and the anxiety people are about to feel with 100% to 388% increase in premiums."
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Newsom: "I give Jeffries and Schumer tremendous credit. They've galvanized people of all political stripes -- rural, urban, suburban -- on the issue that defines so many problems in so many ways, and that's healthcare, and the anxiety people are about to feel with 100% to 388% increase in premiums."
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Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
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Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
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Newsom: He is a historic president—a historically unpopular president. Underwater in every key category—I mean, you can’t even make this up; this is hard to do…
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Newsom: He is a historic president—a historically unpopular president. Underwater in every key category—I mean, you can’t even make this up; this is hard to do…
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Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.
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Newsom: They want to bring us back to a pre-1960s, maybe 1860s world. And you’re seeing it not just on voting rights—you’re seeing it on civil rights, on women’s rights, on LGBTQ rights. They’re censoring historic facts. They’re on a banning binge—Bud Light and Big Bird
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Newsom: They want to bring us back to a pre-1960s, maybe 1860s world. And you’re seeing it not just on voting rights—you’re seeing it on civil rights, on women’s rights, on LGBTQ rights. They’re censoring historic facts. They’re on a banning binge—Bud Light and Big Bird
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Newsom: Let’s stand up for the rule of law. Let’s stand up for a system of checks and balances. And let’s stand up for our democracy—for all of us.
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Newsom: Let’s stand up for the rule of law. Let’s stand up for a system of checks and balances. And let’s stand up for our democracy—for all of us.
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Newsom: The New Testament and Old Testament have one dominant thing in common—Matthew, Isaiah, Luke, Proverbs, go down the list—it’s about food, about serving those who are hungry. It’s not a suggestion; it’s core and essential to what it means to align with God’s will.
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Newsom: The New Testament and Old Testament have one dominant thing in common—Matthew, Isaiah, Luke, Proverbs, go down the list—it’s about food, about serving those who are hungry. It’s not a suggestion; it’s core and essential to what it means to align with God’s will.
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Newsom: Joe Rogan is the Facebook of podcasting.
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Newsom: Joe Rogan is the Facebook of podcasting.
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“90% of insulin in this country is in the hands of just 3 big companies. This announcement is about disrupting this space in the absence of federal leadership. I’m proud of California, our state leading in this area.”
— @governor.ca.gov on today’s $11 insulin announcement
— @governor.ca.gov on today’s $11 insulin announcement
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“90% of insulin in this country is in the hands of just 3 big companies. This announcement is about disrupting this space in the absence of federal leadership. I’m proud of California, our state leading in this area.”
— @governor.ca.gov on today’s $11 insulin announcement
— @governor.ca.gov on today’s $11 insulin announcement
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Newsom: We were under the understanding that we were going to close I-5 — up to 80,000 vehicles tomorrow and Saturday. They seemed to have backed off of that. They were going to move forward with a display, but they’re not clearly sharing that with state officials.
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Newsom: We were under the understanding that we were going to close I-5 — up to 80,000 vehicles tomorrow and Saturday. They seemed to have backed off of that. They were going to move forward with a display, but they’re not clearly sharing that with state officials.
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Newsom: This president appears unhinged… seems listless… he seems, dare I say, in decline—cognitively, and… physically. These are just the rantings of someone who needs an intervention, needs some help, needs to be stabilized.
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Newsom: This president appears unhinged… seems listless… he seems, dare I say, in decline—cognitively, and… physically. These are just the rantings of someone who needs an intervention, needs some help, needs to be stabilized.
Ya … we are up on Bluesky now!
Only in Trump’s America: government shut down, federal workers abandoned, and Canada flying Fleet Week.
With the Blue Angels sidelined by the government shutdown, a team of Canadian flyers was promoted to a starring role in this year’s San Francisco Fleet Week festivities.
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📸: @santiagomejia.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
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📸: @santiagomejia.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
October 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Ya … we are up on Bluesky now!
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Gavin Newsom is correct. Trump and Stephen Miller are quintessential fascists.
September 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Gavin Newsom is correct. Trump and Stephen Miller are quintessential fascists.
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Gavin Newsom: "It was Hannity, all these guys -- 'Outraged! Offended! Disgusted!' Because we put a mirror up to Trump and the absurdity of what's going on in this country, the absurdity of Donald Trump, the absurdity of these networks playing into it"
September 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Gavin Newsom: "It was Hannity, all these guys -- 'Outraged! Offended! Disgusted!' Because we put a mirror up to Trump and the absurdity of what's going on in this country, the absurdity of Donald Trump, the absurdity of these networks playing into it"
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Gavin Newsom: "This is a tough time. A lot of anxiety, a lot of stress ... and Democrats frankly have had a difficult time pushing back. There's sort of this weakness that dominates our brand, and I think what people appreciate is that we're willing to fight not only symbolically but substantively"
September 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Gavin Newsom: "This is a tough time. A lot of anxiety, a lot of stress ... and Democrats frankly have had a difficult time pushing back. There's sort of this weakness that dominates our brand, and I think what people appreciate is that we're willing to fight not only symbolically but substantively"
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Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
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Newsom: "People ask, 'Are you being hyperbolic?' Bullshit we're being hyperbolic. If you're Black or brown, it's here in this country. And so I'm deeply proud that I had the privilege of signing the nation's first bill to address masking ... these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian govt"
September 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Newsom: "People ask, 'Are you being hyperbolic?' Bullshit we're being hyperbolic. If you're Black or brown, it's here in this country. And so I'm deeply proud that I had the privilege of signing the nation's first bill to address masking ... these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian govt"
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Seriously though @governor.ca.gov –– drop that skin routine.
@karaswisher.bsky.social has a 🔥 take on Gavin Newsom's epic Trump troll
@karaswisher.bsky.social has a 🔥 take on Gavin Newsom's epic Trump troll
August 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Seriously though @governor.ca.gov –– drop that skin routine.
@karaswisher.bsky.social has a 🔥 take on Gavin Newsom's epic Trump troll
@karaswisher.bsky.social has a 🔥 take on Gavin Newsom's epic Trump troll
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom:
"We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what's happening in Texas, and we will nullify what happens in Texas."
"We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what's happening in Texas, and we will nullify what happens in Texas."
August 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom:
"We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what's happening in Texas, and we will nullify what happens in Texas."
"We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what's happening in Texas, and we will nullify what happens in Texas."
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Trump: "It reminds me of a punch drunk boxer. He's just wildly flailing... He's trying anything, trying to chum the waters. It normally it works for him. It's not working right now. That's why he's off promoting his golf courses in Scotland. Get me the hell out of here."
July 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Trump: "It reminds me of a punch drunk boxer. He's just wildly flailing... He's trying anything, trying to chum the waters. It normally it works for him. It's not working right now. That's why he's off promoting his golf courses in Scotland. Get me the hell out of here."
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social on a possible Trump pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell: "When you're meeting with her, with your former personal attorney... This is what he does. He tests one theory, throws something out, starts to lay the groundwork. He's serious about it. For what? Why?"
July 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social on a possible Trump pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell: "When you're meeting with her, with your former personal attorney... This is what he does. He tests one theory, throws something out, starts to lay the groundwork. He's serious about it. For what? Why?"
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "We're trying to play by one set of rules. And these folks on the other side play by a completely different set of rules. So much so that the president United States called Greg Abbott and told him, in essence, find 5 additional seats so he can rig the election next year."
July 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "We're trying to play by one set of rules. And these folks on the other side play by a completely different set of rules. So much so that the president United States called Greg Abbott and told him, in essence, find 5 additional seats so he can rig the election next year."