Nikki Paschal
@nikki-paschal.bsky.social
public interest comms & messaging strategist with paschalroth.com. city of sacramento measure u commissioner.
find me: siding with the underdog, fact-checking a-holes, seeking out puppies at parties, and finding social reasons to make spreadsheets
find me: siding with the underdog, fact-checking a-holes, seeking out puppies at parties, and finding social reasons to make spreadsheets
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Happy 175th, California 🎉 Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Coachella, tacos, beaches… and the nation’s highest poverty rate.
For California to be a place where everyone thrives, state leaders must take bold action to curb poverty and chart a new vision forward.
calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca...
For California to be a place where everyone thrives, state leaders must take bold action to curb poverty and chart a new vision forward.
calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca...
California’s Persistent Poverty Crisis: 2024 Rates Remain Alarmingly High
California’s poverty rate remains among the highest in the nation (17.7%), with children, people of color, and renters most affected.
calbudgetcenter.org
September 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Happy 175th, California 🎉 Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Coachella, tacos, beaches… and the nation’s highest poverty rate.
For California to be a place where everyone thrives, state leaders must take bold action to curb poverty and chart a new vision forward.
calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca...
For California to be a place where everyone thrives, state leaders must take bold action to curb poverty and chart a new vision forward.
calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca...
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Thank you for standing up to protect #Health4All 👏
You fought for immigrant communities and for CA values, and committed to minimize the harm of discriminatory cuts in the #CABudget. We are counting on you to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️
You fought for immigrant communities and for CA values, and committed to minimize the harm of discriminatory cuts in the #CABudget. We are counting on you to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️
July 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thank you for standing up to protect #Health4All 👏
You fought for immigrant communities and for CA values, and committed to minimize the harm of discriminatory cuts in the #CABudget. We are counting on you to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️
You fought for immigrant communities and for CA values, and committed to minimize the harm of discriminatory cuts in the #CABudget. We are counting on you to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️
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Thank you for standing up to protect #Health4All and championing the health care every Californian needs to thrive 👏
You fought for CA values, refusing to legislate discrimination through the #CABudget. We are counting on your to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️
You fought for CA values, refusing to legislate discrimination through the #CABudget. We are counting on your to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️
July 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Thank you for standing up to protect #Health4All and championing the health care every Californian needs to thrive 👏
You fought for CA values, refusing to legislate discrimination through the #CABudget. We are counting on your to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️
You fought for CA values, refusing to legislate discrimination through the #CABudget. We are counting on your to keep up the fight, and we will be at your side. 🗣️
Huge privilege to work with @calbudgetcenter.org ’s @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social. Such an incredible talent in the comms field not to mention overall amazing human. Congrats, on this @Capitol_Weekly recognition, truly can’t wait for you to be my boss one day 🤩
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Rising Stars: Mauricio Torres - Capitol Weekly
Whether he’s deciphering complex policy language or hiking renowned trails like the Inca Trail or the W Trek in Patagonia, Mauricio Torres Jr. approaches it all with confidence, curiosity and a deep c...
capitolweekly.net
June 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Huge privilege to work with @calbudgetcenter.org ’s @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social. Such an incredible talent in the comms field not to mention overall amazing human. Congrats, on this @Capitol_Weekly recognition, truly can’t wait for you to be my boss one day 🤩
capitolweekly.net/rising-stars...
capitolweekly.net/rising-stars...
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Today’s #MayRevise proposal looks to immigrant families barely scraping by to cough up $2 billion to fill the state’s budget deficit.
Meanwhile corporations and the rich aren’t asked to contribute a single penny.
#CABudget #Health4All
Full CPEHN Response: cpehn.org/about-us/blo...
Meanwhile corporations and the rich aren’t asked to contribute a single penny.
#CABudget #Health4All
Full CPEHN Response: cpehn.org/about-us/blo...
May 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today’s #MayRevise proposal looks to immigrant families barely scraping by to cough up $2 billion to fill the state’s budget deficit.
Meanwhile corporations and the rich aren’t asked to contribute a single penny.
#CABudget #Health4All
Full CPEHN Response: cpehn.org/about-us/blo...
Meanwhile corporations and the rich aren’t asked to contribute a single penny.
#CABudget #Health4All
Full CPEHN Response: cpehn.org/about-us/blo...
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Thank you @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social for speaking out against short-sighted budget cuts that will leave Californians sicker, increase financial struggles, and deepen disparities.
We’re ready to work together to protect #Health4All Californians!
We’re ready to work together to protect #Health4All Californians!
Read my full statement in response to cuts to health & human services in Governor Newsom’s revised 2025-26 California state budget proposal at sd20.senate.ca.gov/press-releases.
May 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thank you @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social for speaking out against short-sighted budget cuts that will leave Californians sicker, increase financial struggles, and deepen disparities.
We’re ready to work together to protect #Health4All Californians!
We’re ready to work together to protect #Health4All Californians!
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“Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities”
— Pope Francis 🕊️
— Pope Francis 🕊️
April 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities”
— Pope Francis 🕊️
— Pope Francis 🕊️
Welcome to my office, where every day is Dolores Huerta Day. Happy bday to this icon! 🎂💪🏽
April 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Welcome to my office, where every day is Dolores Huerta Day. Happy bday to this icon! 🎂💪🏽
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Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.
April 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.
👏👏👏 @barackobama.bsky.social
Listen up 👂🏼👂🏼 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social my alma mater and UC system.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Listen up 👂🏼👂🏼 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social my alma mater and UC system.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Obama calls on citizens, colleges and law firms to resist Trump agenda
In a campus speech, the former president said universities should be prepared to lose federal funds to defend academic freedom, rather than be “intimidated.”
www.washingtonpost.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
👏👏👏 @barackobama.bsky.social
Listen up 👂🏼👂🏼 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social my alma mater and UC system.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Listen up 👂🏼👂🏼 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social my alma mater and UC system.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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So emotional watching Sen Cory Booker on @maddow.msnbc.com on why he felt challenged to step up…and thinking what more we all can do in this moment.
BREAKING: Sen. Cory Booker sets the record for the longest speech in Senate history in remarks that have spanned more than 24 hours, tearing into what he called the Trump administration's “grave and urgent” threat to the country. nbcnews.to/4jein0f
April 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
So emotional watching Sen Cory Booker on @maddow.msnbc.com on why he felt challenged to step up…and thinking what more we all can do in this moment.
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Susan Crawford wins the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, according to many election analysts.
This after Elon Musk and others poured millions into anti-transgender advertisements in the state.
The anti-trans panic failed in Wisconsin.
This is a major victory for LGBTQ+ people in the state.
This after Elon Musk and others poured millions into anti-transgender advertisements in the state.
The anti-trans panic failed in Wisconsin.
This is a major victory for LGBTQ+ people in the state.
April 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Susan Crawford wins the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, according to many election analysts.
This after Elon Musk and others poured millions into anti-transgender advertisements in the state.
The anti-trans panic failed in Wisconsin.
This is a major victory for LGBTQ+ people in the state.
This after Elon Musk and others poured millions into anti-transgender advertisements in the state.
The anti-trans panic failed in Wisconsin.
This is a major victory for LGBTQ+ people in the state.
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This is what California Republican lawmakers were advocating for today. Just so we're clear.
1. A transgender woman let legislators know she intended to use the bathroom in the Florida Capitol.
A contingent of officers waited for her, and stood outside the door.
When she stepped in, she was arrested and sent to a men's jail.
The latest from S. Baum.
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A contingent of officers waited for her, and stood outside the door.
When she stepped in, she was arrested and sent to a men's jail.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Trans Woman Arrested, Sent to Men’s Jail For Entering Florida Capitol Bathroom
“I’m not a political activist,” she maintained. “I’m just a normal college student who thinks this law is wrong.”
www.erininthemorning.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is what California Republican lawmakers were advocating for today. Just so we're clear.
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California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."
April 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."
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Trump hates your dog, pass it on
April 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Trump hates your dog, pass it on
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They’re saying the quiet part out loud: They need to cut Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security to fund their tax cuts for rich people.
They’ve been targeting these programs from day one. They’re now finally admitting it.
They’ve been targeting these programs from day one. They’re now finally admitting it.
Rep. Mark Alford: "It is true that the Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security make up about 75% of our budget. We've got to find the savings there. We will do that."
March 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
They’re saying the quiet part out loud: They need to cut Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security to fund their tax cuts for rich people.
They’ve been targeting these programs from day one. They’re now finally admitting it.
They’ve been targeting these programs from day one. They’re now finally admitting it.
Really concerned that them mainstream media buried the lede here and the bigger issue is about affirming health care and not sports. Really hoping @gavinnewsom.bsky.social will clarify his commitment to ensuring gender affirming care for California youth.
1. This morning, California Governor said he was in "complete alignment" with anti-LGBTQ+ hate-influencer Charlie Kirk of TPUSA on transgender sports.
He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth.
It's so much worse than being reported.
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He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth.
It's so much worse than being reported.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
CA Gov Gavin Newsom "Completely Aligns" With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast
The California Governor, in the launch of his new podcast, announced that he completely aligned with far-right, ant-LGBTQ+ influencer Charlie Kirk on sports, and agreed on prisons and youth care.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Really concerned that them mainstream media buried the lede here and the bigger issue is about affirming health care and not sports. Really hoping @gavinnewsom.bsky.social will clarify his commitment to ensuring gender affirming care for California youth.
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This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
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@slotkin.senate.gov hit the nail on the head: We need a tax system that's fair for people who don't make a billion dollars.
March 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
@slotkin.senate.gov hit the nail on the head: We need a tax system that's fair for people who don't make a billion dollars.