Branden Sigua (He/him)
@bsigua.bsky.social
Cal and Loyola Law Grad. RISE San Diego Fellow Gen 8.
Member of ΑΦΑ Fraternity, Inc. Father of three. Free 🇵🇸
Opinions are my own.
Member of ΑΦΑ Fraternity, Inc. Father of three. Free 🇵🇸
Opinions are my own.
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The U.S. poverty line for a family of four is $32,150.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The U.S. poverty line for a family of four is $32,150.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
However, investor Michael W. Green argues it should be more than four times higher, a threshold that would classify most American households as living “in poverty” by his measure.
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It is very rare that we have a deep debate in any media setting where prominent pro-police advocates are forced to defend their views. I tried my best in this fascinating and contentious argument to hold those views up to scrutiny. open.spotify.com/episode/5zV5...
Episode 530 - "Defund The Police"? (w/ Alec Karakatsanis & Matthew Stoller)
open.spotify.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It is very rare that we have a deep debate in any media setting where prominent pro-police advocates are forced to defend their views. I tried my best in this fascinating and contentious argument to hold those views up to scrutiny. open.spotify.com/episode/5zV5...
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I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
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“This is a wake-up call for leaders: Flock (ALPR) technology is a threat to our core democratic values,” EFF’s @Maassive.bsky.social told @404media.co. www.404media.co/cops-used-f...
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“This is a wake-up call for leaders: Flock (ALPR) technology is a threat to our core democratic values,” EFF’s @Maassive.bsky.social told @404media.co. www.404media.co/cops-used-f...
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The premise of this article--and nearly this entire genre of Copaganda--is that the identity of the police chief, supposed differences between different chiefs, and the things police do matter for "crime." This is untrue. It's like climate science denial. Safety has root causes.
The New York Times today calls the NYPD Commissioner "a data-centric billionaire heiress who has sharply criticized laws to relax bail." This like saying someone is a "data-centric oil company executive who has questioned global warming."
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The premise of this article--and nearly this entire genre of Copaganda--is that the identity of the police chief, supposed differences between different chiefs, and the things police do matter for "crime." This is untrue. It's like climate science denial. Safety has root causes.
I think I need to stop being constantly surprised by how little imagination one needs in order to accomplish a kinder more caring world. Why? Because the solutions already exist somewhere either geographically or historically.
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I think I need to stop being constantly surprised by how little imagination one needs in order to accomplish a kinder more caring world. Why? Because the solutions already exist somewhere either geographically or historically.
I enjoyed the new Running Man. It was fun.
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I enjoyed the new Running Man. It was fun.
Hot take: a four day work week is a concession to the fact that it should really probably be a three day work week.
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Hot take: a four day work week is a concession to the fact that it should really probably be a three day work week.
But also maybe you’re a small business owner and you’re worried you can’t afford to pay a livable wage (that’s a whole other issue) if you lower the cost of living by say advocating for taxes to pay for -a bunch of stuff like 1/2
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
But also maybe you’re a small business owner and you’re worried you can’t afford to pay a livable wage (that’s a whole other issue) if you lower the cost of living by say advocating for taxes to pay for -a bunch of stuff like 1/2
Another reason for a livable wage: if you own property and you want housing prices to stay up, make sure most people can afford your expensive houses, or really housing in general.
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reason for a livable wage: if you own property and you want housing prices to stay up, make sure most people can afford your expensive houses, or really housing in general.
Hot take: every blue collar job is an essential job.
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Hot take: every blue collar job is an essential job.
Hot take: we need to stop looking for partners that make (x) figures and we need to start demanding a living wage and equitable pay.
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Hot take: we need to stop looking for partners that make (x) figures and we need to start demanding a living wage and equitable pay.
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We all deserve affordable healthcare that meets our needs and allows our communities to flourish. But one year after its passage, Prop 36 prevents us from getting there.
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We all deserve affordable healthcare that meets our needs and allows our communities to flourish. But one year after its passage, Prop 36 prevents us from getting there.
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Mamdani has prioritized Public Safety throughout the campaign. By refusing to hire 5,000 more police, as proposed by Cuomo, he is saving the city hundreds of millions of dollars that can now be spent on real public safety. www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Mamdani’s proposed Department of Community Safety would be a win for New Yorkers
The proposal is well-grounded in existing best practices, and there is wide support for it among the public and City Council.
www.cityandstateny.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Mamdani has prioritized Public Safety throughout the campaign. By refusing to hire 5,000 more police, as proposed by Cuomo, he is saving the city hundreds of millions of dollars that can now be spent on real public safety. www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
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Trump responds to Republicans getting drubbed tonight by calling for "VOTER REFORM" 🤔
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Trump responds to Republicans getting drubbed tonight by calling for "VOTER REFORM" 🤔
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speaks volumes that Trump's response to tonight's resounding defeat is to demand Republicans redouble efforts to rig elections
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
speaks volumes that Trump's response to tonight's resounding defeat is to demand Republicans redouble efforts to rig elections
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I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
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I hate it here.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I hate it here.
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This week is the one-year anniversary of Prop 36’s passing, and treatment for mental health and substance use disorders is not being provided. Instead, people with mental health and substance use disorders are facing felonies, and CA is escalating homelessness and the opioid crisis as a result.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This week is the one-year anniversary of Prop 36’s passing, and treatment for mental health and substance use disorders is not being provided. Instead, people with mental health and substance use disorders are facing felonies, and CA is escalating homelessness and the opioid crisis as a result.
In MLB news, Kendrick beat Drake . . . again.
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
In MLB news, Kendrick beat Drake . . . again.
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The Black man killed here was named Erie Moore Sr. Incredible result and a shining example of the importance of good civil rights lawyering that forces our society to confront what it does in our dungeons with actual evidence.
October 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Black man killed here was named Erie Moore Sr. Incredible result and a shining example of the importance of good civil rights lawyering that forces our society to confront what it does in our dungeons with actual evidence.
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We must reckon with the size and profit of the punishment bureaucracy, as well as the bipartisan mythologies that underlie it. Whenever they are exposed for regular people to see, with evidence, they are immediately and forcefully rebuked.
October 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We must reckon with the size and profit of the punishment bureaucracy, as well as the bipartisan mythologies that underlie it. Whenever they are exposed for regular people to see, with evidence, they are immediately and forcefully rebuked.
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Second: the private company here now has huge immigration detention contracts from the Trump admin AND has for years been raking in cash from local Democratic officials in Houston, who have been trafficking overflow pretrial detainees there.
October 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Second: the private company here now has huge immigration detention contracts from the Trump admin AND has for years been raking in cash from local Democratic officials in Houston, who have been trafficking overflow pretrial detainees there.
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First, verdicts like this are an example of why Democrats and Republicans, led by Clinton with the passage of the PLRA, have tried for decades to make it as hard as possible to get in front of a jury. Real people are shocked when they see what our legal system actually does.
October 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
First, verdicts like this are an example of why Democrats and Republicans, led by Clinton with the passage of the PLRA, have tried for decades to make it as hard as possible to get in front of a jury. Real people are shocked when they see what our legal system actually does.