justin rausa 🇵🇭
@highlander07.bsky.social
proud dad to a Pinay and husband to a #RPCV | deputy LD for AG Rob Bonta | now unreliable at water polo 🤽🏾♂️ | views are my own
confirmation bias, but he is one of my policy GOATs:
Robert Reich Thinks the Baby Boomers Blew It
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
confirmation bias, but he is one of my policy GOATs:
#31 for AG Bonta... oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Billions in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Start
In California, over $900 million in federal education funding is frozen, jeopardizing key programs for after school and summer learning, teacher preparation, and to support students learning English O...
oag.ca.gov
July 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#31 for AG Bonta... oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
"charity is no substitute for justice withheld."
The Narrowing of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Philanthropy
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"charity is no substitute for justice withheld."
PSA: nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Office's analysis of Prop 36 as a ballot measure highlighted there was no funding mechanism and possible costs to the counties in the hundreds of millions. That was just smoke and mirrors since we were already prosecuting organized retail theft.
June 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
PSA: nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Office's analysis of Prop 36 as a ballot measure highlighted there was no funding mechanism and possible costs to the counties in the hundreds of millions. That was just smoke and mirrors since we were already prosecuting organized retail theft.
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This is where we’re at as a country: Federal thugs detaining & roughing up a United States Senator for trying to speak to a cabinet secretary & question administration policy.
Anyone who continues to doubt whether this is fascism is living in an alternate reality.
Anyone who continues to doubt whether this is fascism is living in an alternate reality.
AP footage of Senator Alex Padilla being physically removed from Kristi Noem's press conference about the LA @schiff.senate.gov @congresstran.bsky.social
Thank you, Senator @padilla.senate.gov
Thank you, Senator @padilla.senate.gov
June 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is where we’re at as a country: Federal thugs detaining & roughing up a United States Senator for trying to speak to a cabinet secretary & question administration policy.
Anyone who continues to doubt whether this is fascism is living in an alternate reality.
Anyone who continues to doubt whether this is fascism is living in an alternate reality.
LA and presser coming up around 11a: www.linkedin.com/posts/califo...
Read the California DOJ Weekly Newsletter | California Department of Justice
We've been in touch with local law enforcement in LA. They have the resources they need to meet the moment, and we stand ready to assist should the need arise.
There is no emergency and the Pres...
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June 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
LA and presser coming up around 11a: www.linkedin.com/posts/califo...
draining the so-called swamp straight into his pocket, while slashing government services and benefits for working people:
As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
draining the so-called swamp straight into his pocket, while slashing government services and benefits for working people:
My Peace Corps service was in Namibia. The argument here is laughable:
The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
My Peace Corps service was in Namibia. The argument here is laughable:
Reports of protesters in wheelchairs advocating against Congressional Medicaid cuts getting arrested.. may the Last Week Tonight and TDS comparisons with Trump's and GOP's response to Jan 6 insurrectionists begin.
May 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Reports of protesters in wheelchairs advocating against Congressional Medicaid cuts getting arrested.. may the Last Week Tonight and TDS comparisons with Trump's and GOP's response to Jan 6 insurrectionists begin.
"A federal judge on Thursday permanently barred the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law, to deport Venezuelans it has deemed to be criminals from the Southern District of Texas... The 36-page ruling by Judge Rodriguez, a President Trump appointee..."
Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans
The ruling, which is limited to the Southern District of Texas, prohibited the administration from using the wartime law because the president’s claims about a Venezuelan gang do not add up to an “inv...
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"A federal judge on Thursday permanently barred the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law, to deport Venezuelans it has deemed to be criminals from the Southern District of Texas... The 36-page ruling by Judge Rodriguez, a President Trump appointee..."
Following that morning of debating TPs versus impact, it's easy to forget what's happened already under Trump 2.0's first 100 days. Here's follow-up from something that happened before he was even sworn in, where constitutional rights were trampled:
Judge orders Border Patrol to halt illegal stops in the Central Valley after dozens arrested in raids
A federal judge found Border Patrol agents engaged in "a pattern and practice" of violating people's constitutional rights after they detained and arrested dozens in a Central Valley raid in January.
www.latimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Following that morning of debating TPs versus impact, it's easy to forget what's happened already under Trump 2.0's first 100 days. Here's follow-up from something that happened before he was even sworn in, where constitutional rights were trampled:
Having trouble keeping up with AG Bonta's federal accountability work? You're not the only one, and here's our landing page:
Federal Accountability
oag.ca.gov
April 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Having trouble keeping up with AG Bonta's federal accountability work? You're not the only one, and here's our landing page:
14th lawsuit filed yesterday on tariffs, to defend the rule of law:
Federal Accountability
oag.ca.gov
April 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
14th lawsuit filed yesterday on tariffs, to defend the rule of law:
exhausted going into spring recess and lolol:
Jon Stewart on Trump's Botched Tariff Rollout & The Stock Market's Meltdown | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
April 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
exhausted going into spring recess and lolol:
Can't stop, won't stop...
California vs. Trump: What it’s like to be the attorneys on the front lines
A behind-the-scenes look at the months-long effort to resist President Trump's agenda inside California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's office.
www.latimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Can't stop, won't stop...
Likely because I came of age watching TDS/Jon Stewart/John Oliver, I feel like satire is a better vehicle for analyzing what's happening rather than just explaining the news lol
Jon Stewart on Which Speech Is Free and Which Will Cost You in Trump’s America | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
March 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Likely because I came of age watching TDS/Jon Stewart/John Oliver, I feel like satire is a better vehicle for analyzing what's happening rather than just explaining the news lol
Take naps, stay woke.
March 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Take naps, stay woke.
Free TP: some lamented the diminishing of the co-equal branches of gov during 'rona + last-minute special sessions, and crickets now that similar but legal arguments are being made in Fed courts to stop Trump's unconstitutional and unlawful violations that actually have secured TROs and injunctions
February 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Free TP: some lamented the diminishing of the co-equal branches of gov during 'rona + last-minute special sessions, and crickets now that similar but legal arguments are being made in Fed courts to stop Trump's unconstitutional and unlawful violations that actually have secured TROs and injunctions
I'm no attorney, and in CA, this would be considered a hate crime given what the suspect has stated on the record:
Florida Man Says He Shot Israeli Tourists in ‘Mental Health Crisis’
The gunman, who is Jewish, told the police that he thought the tourists were Palestinian.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I'm no attorney, and in CA, this would be considered a hate crime given what the suspect has stated on the record:
I served in the Peace Corps, above the red line in Namibia. Politics there are complex, as they are in South Africa, folliwing apartheid rule. Now, an Afrikaaner is seeking to privatize government in the US for his own gain here, as well as defund USAID and bring sanctions against South Africans.
Sam Nujoma of Namibia Dead at 95
As the self-exiled leader of the South-West Africa People’s Organization, he directed a guerrilla army in a 24-year war for independence from South African rule.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I served in the Peace Corps, above the red line in Namibia. Politics there are complex, as they are in South Africa, folliwing apartheid rule. Now, an Afrikaaner is seeking to privatize government in the US for his own gain here, as well as defund USAID and bring sanctions against South Africans.
My boss announced a new email where folks can report potential violations of state laws protecting immigrants: immigration@doj.ca.gov
Attorney General Bonta Provides Guidance to Students, Educators on Immigration Enforcement on School Campuses
SACRAMENTO – In the wake of new concerns of immigration enforcement on school campuses, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today highlighted recent guidance to students, families, educators, and sc...
oag.ca.gov
February 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My boss announced a new email where folks can report potential violations of state laws protecting immigrants: immigration@doj.ca.gov
bipartisan report finds: "...the U.S. economy is performing better than any of its peers and pulling away from the economies of Europe and Japan... The report also finds that the U.S. fares less well in almost every other realm, including health, happiness and social trust."
Home
stateofnation.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
bipartisan report finds: "...the U.S. economy is performing better than any of its peers and pulling away from the economies of Europe and Japan... The report also finds that the U.S. fares less well in almost every other realm, including health, happiness and social trust."
While the temporary restraining order (TRO) is in effect on the Fed funding EO, here are the programs the Budget Office identified:
Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.
The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government. Here’s the full list.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
While the temporary restraining order (TRO) is in effect on the Fed funding EO, here are the programs the Budget Office identified:
In related life-outside-the-twilight-zone news, CalDOJ helped stop the Kroger-Albertsons merger that would've been bad for consumers + workers alike:
Amazon’s Fight With Unions Heads to Its Grocery Aisles
Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia are voting on whether to form the first union in the Amazon-owned chain. The company is pushing back.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In related life-outside-the-twilight-zone news, CalDOJ helped stop the Kroger-Albertsons merger that would've been bad for consumers + workers alike:
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Another starter pack alert 👀 Follow the reporters covering state politics and government for The Sacramento Bee! go.bsky.app/ARxyzmo
January 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Another starter pack alert 👀 Follow the reporters covering state politics and government for The Sacramento Bee! go.bsky.app/ARxyzmo