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The latest from The Drain🕳️
@palma.ltd and @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social discuss @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and AG Becerra's former chiefs of staff facing *federal* charges, and also touch on SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's big appointment bungle involving dead animals.
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@palma.ltd and @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social discuss @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and AG Becerra's former chiefs of staff facing *federal* charges, and also touch on SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's big appointment bungle involving dead animals.
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/143963...
Federal charges against Newsom and Becerra's former chiefs of staff, and SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's animal house bungle | The Drain 🕳️
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November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The latest from The Drain🕳️
@palma.ltd and @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social discuss @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and AG Becerra's former chiefs of staff facing *federal* charges, and also touch on SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's big appointment bungle involving dead animals.
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/143963...
@palma.ltd and @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social discuss @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and AG Becerra's former chiefs of staff facing *federal* charges, and also touch on SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's big appointment bungle involving dead animals.
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/143963...
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The Plug is BACK, baby (also expect a little bonus soon)!
In today's episode, @palma.ltd tells us a chilling tale about a California public utility providing its customer data to cops in order to take down "illegal" marijuana growing operations.
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/033-sm...
In today's episode, @palma.ltd tells us a chilling tale about a California public utility providing its customer data to cops in order to take down "illegal" marijuana growing operations.
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/033-sm...
033 - SMUD narcs on its California customers | The Drain 🕳️
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September 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Plug is BACK, baby (also expect a little bonus soon)!
In today's episode, @palma.ltd tells us a chilling tale about a California public utility providing its customer data to cops in order to take down "illegal" marijuana growing operations.
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/033-sm...
In today's episode, @palma.ltd tells us a chilling tale about a California public utility providing its customer data to cops in order to take down "illegal" marijuana growing operations.
Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/033-sm...
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You can listen to this episode wherever fine podcasts are found, but you can also join our Patreon and subscribe/listen for the low price of GRATIS:
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030 - Have It Your Way (with Josh Rosa of Better Ballot Sacramento) | The Drain 🕳️
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July 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
You can listen to this episode wherever fine podcasts are found, but you can also join our Patreon and subscribe/listen for the low price of GRATIS:
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Today, Josh gives us the skinny on RCV, its practical ramifications for political campaigns, the state of its implementation in Calif., and how we can use RCV to democratize local government 🕳️🕳️🕳️
July 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Today, Josh gives us the skinny on RCV, its practical ramifications for political campaigns, the state of its implementation in Calif., and how we can use RCV to democratize local government 🕳️🕳️🕳️
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It's old hat now, but an overlooked reason for progressive candidates' success in the NY mayoral race is how RCV let NYers transfer their vote to another candidate without weakening the position of their own favorite
While it wasn't the decisive factor, RCV DID have an effect on the race 🕳️🕳️🕳️
While it wasn't the decisive factor, RCV DID have an effect on the race 🕳️🕳️🕳️
July 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It's old hat now, but an overlooked reason for progressive candidates' success in the NY mayoral race is how RCV let NYers transfer their vote to another candidate without weakening the position of their own favorite
While it wasn't the decisive factor, RCV DID have an effect on the race 🕳️🕳️🕳️
While it wasn't the decisive factor, RCV DID have an effect on the race 🕳️🕳️🕳️
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🚨🕳️🚨NEW DRAIN🚨🕳️🚨
We're joined by Josh Rosa, volunteer for @betterballotsac.bsky.social to talk about local and state-wide efforts to bring in Ranked Choice Voting to California in a huge way 🕳️🕳️🕳️
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/030-ha...
We're joined by Josh Rosa, volunteer for @betterballotsac.bsky.social to talk about local and state-wide efforts to bring in Ranked Choice Voting to California in a huge way 🕳️🕳️🕳️
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/030-ha...
July 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
🚨🕳️🚨NEW DRAIN🚨🕳️🚨
We're joined by Josh Rosa, volunteer for @betterballotsac.bsky.social to talk about local and state-wide efforts to bring in Ranked Choice Voting to California in a huge way 🕳️🕳️🕳️
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/030-ha...
We're joined by Josh Rosa, volunteer for @betterballotsac.bsky.social to talk about local and state-wide efforts to bring in Ranked Choice Voting to California in a huge way 🕳️🕳️🕳️
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/030-ha...
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It's a new one! 🕳️
We talked with @ic.institute about their latest California poll, which found:
- 71% of residents say the state would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S.
- 44% would vote for a ballot measure for peaceful, legal secession
www.patreon.com/posts/029-ne...
We talked with @ic.institute about their latest California poll, which found:
- 71% of residents say the state would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S.
- 44% would vote for a ballot measure for peaceful, legal secession
www.patreon.com/posts/029-ne...
029 - A new poll on California sovereignty, with Coyote Marin | The Drain 🕳️
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July 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's a new one! 🕳️
We talked with @ic.institute about their latest California poll, which found:
- 71% of residents say the state would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S.
- 44% would vote for a ballot measure for peaceful, legal secession
www.patreon.com/posts/029-ne...
We talked with @ic.institute about their latest California poll, which found:
- 71% of residents say the state would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S.
- 44% would vote for a ballot measure for peaceful, legal secession
www.patreon.com/posts/029-ne...
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Rumor has it our executive director is going to appear on The Drain again in a couple of weeks. 🤫
An update on support for California secession -- a record 44% of Californian adults would vote for the state to leave the United States and become a fully independent nation.
Listen to our previous episode with @ic.institute's ED here: www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...
Listen to our previous episode with @ic.institute's ED here: www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...
July 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Rumor has it our executive director is going to appear on The Drain again in a couple of weeks. 🤫
Hey I don’t know what log you crawled out from under but if you observe the leadership of the party broadly seems to be more concerned with a fake crisis of antisemitism in america instead of the MANY other actual real crises they HAVE BEEN ignoring for DECADES, in addition to the ones in my OP. 😄
June 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Hey I don’t know what log you crawled out from under but if you observe the leadership of the party broadly seems to be more concerned with a fake crisis of antisemitism in america instead of the MANY other actual real crises they HAVE BEEN ignoring for DECADES, in addition to the ones in my OP. 😄
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If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
Every single centrist dem with their panties in a bunch over Zohran would rather talk about a mayoral primary election result instead of:
• $1T cuts to federal welfare spending
• federal thugs disappearing people from their homes
• the impending end of birthright citizenship
It makes me sick.
• $1T cuts to federal welfare spending
• federal thugs disappearing people from their homes
• the impending end of birthright citizenship
It makes me sick.
June 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Every single centrist dem with their panties in a bunch over Zohran would rather talk about a mayoral primary election result instead of:
• $1T cuts to federal welfare spending
• federal thugs disappearing people from their homes
• the impending end of birthright citizenship
It makes me sick.
• $1T cuts to federal welfare spending
• federal thugs disappearing people from their homes
• the impending end of birthright citizenship
It makes me sick.
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Wild fact: The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 was more popular among Iraqis than the U.S. military invasion of California is among Americans today
June 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Wild fact: The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 was more popular among Iraqis than the U.S. military invasion of California is among Americans today
🕳️💦🕳️ THE DRAIN IS BACK 🕳️💦🕳️
🔓🤑🔓FREE EPISODE:🔓🤑🔓
Apart from touching on ICE we also ask the question: why the hell is Ro fucking Khanna the only California representative formally opposing American intervention in Iran? Should compromised representatives be primaried?
Link in the quoted post:
🔓🤑🔓FREE EPISODE:🔓🤑🔓
Apart from touching on ICE we also ask the question: why the hell is Ro fucking Khanna the only California representative formally opposing American intervention in Iran? Should compromised representatives be primaried?
Link in the quoted post:
June 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
🕳️💦🕳️ THE DRAIN IS BACK 🕳️💦🕳️
🔓🤑🔓FREE EPISODE:🔓🤑🔓
Apart from touching on ICE we also ask the question: why the hell is Ro fucking Khanna the only California representative formally opposing American intervention in Iran? Should compromised representatives be primaried?
Link in the quoted post:
🔓🤑🔓FREE EPISODE:🔓🤑🔓
Apart from touching on ICE we also ask the question: why the hell is Ro fucking Khanna the only California representative formally opposing American intervention in Iran? Should compromised representatives be primaried?
Link in the quoted post:
🚨🚨BUDGETWATCH is BACK🚨🚨
It's a new one! We're discussing California's rapid response networks' fight to stop ICE terror in immigration court and in the streets, the potential for identifying ICE agents through a new bill barring them from wearing masks, Dem silence on Iran and the CA budget
www.patreon.com/posts/131784...
www.patreon.com/posts/131784...
The Drain 021 - Californians naming and shaming ICE agents; how state Dems in Congress are handling Israel-Iran;CA budget watch updates | The Drain 🕳️
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June 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
🚨🚨BUDGETWATCH is BACK🚨🚨
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More info about California's donor state status: ic.institute/donor-state
What it Means to be a Donor State - Independent California Institute
Is it accurate to describe the federal funding California gets as California's own money? Would the U.S. be poorer and weaker without California? Does California's economy prop up red states? Is Calif...
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June 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
More info about California's donor state status: ic.institute/donor-state
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We probably should all stop going to work pretty soon. At what point do we stop bluffing general strike calls?
June 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We probably should all stop going to work pretty soon. At what point do we stop bluffing general strike calls?
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Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has been lurching to the right ever since he started eyeing a 2028 run for the White House. Meanwhile, Democrats are courting Elon Musk after his public fallout with Trump
Today we look at the inevitability of a Musk-Newsom alliance
www.patreon.com/posts/131166...
Today we look at the inevitability of a Musk-Newsom alliance
www.patreon.com/posts/131166...
The Drain 019 - The inexorable march toward a Musk-Newsom alliance | The Drain 🕳️
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June 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has been lurching to the right ever since he started eyeing a 2028 run for the White House. Meanwhile, Democrats are courting Elon Musk after his public fallout with Trump
Today we look at the inevitability of a Musk-Newsom alliance
www.patreon.com/posts/131166...
Today we look at the inevitability of a Musk-Newsom alliance
www.patreon.com/posts/131166...
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[trying really hard to rap about being connected] i want to be tied up
May 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
[trying really hard to rap about being connected] i want to be tied up
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Two years ago a group of activists in Atlanta were trying to stop the construction of Cop City. Now, they're facing the biggest RICO case in US history.
We talked with friend/defendant @priscillagrim.bsky.social to get the details, and to learn how you can help:
www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...
We talked with friend/defendant @priscillagrim.bsky.social to get the details, and to learn how you can help:
www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...
June 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Two years ago a group of activists in Atlanta were trying to stop the construction of Cop City. Now, they're facing the biggest RICO case in US history.
We talked with friend/defendant @priscillagrim.bsky.social to get the details, and to learn how you can help:
www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...
We talked with friend/defendant @priscillagrim.bsky.social to get the details, and to learn how you can help:
www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...
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Literally the most fun I have ever had listening to a podcast about our state budget!
Like this post if you want @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social and @palma.ltd to make BUDGETWATCH a regular segment on their podcast 😁
Like this post if you want @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social and @palma.ltd to make BUDGETWATCH a regular segment on their podcast 😁
The latest! Palma and Kempa are diving deep into @governor.ca.gov's state budget decision-making.
Facing a $12 billion deficit, Governor Newsom wants to cut Medi-Cal for undocumented residents, close his fifth prison, and give Hollywood more tax credits. We discuss:
www.patreon.com/posts/130011...
Facing a $12 billion deficit, Governor Newsom wants to cut Medi-Cal for undocumented residents, close his fifth prison, and give Hollywood more tax credits. We discuss:
www.patreon.com/posts/130011...
The Drain 015 - Newsom's California budget: Prison closures, Ozempic cuts, Hollywood tax credits, and ending Medi-Cal for undocumented residents | The Drain 🕳️
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May 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Literally the most fun I have ever had listening to a podcast about our state budget!
Like this post if you want @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social and @palma.ltd to make BUDGETWATCH a regular segment on their podcast 😁
Like this post if you want @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social and @palma.ltd to make BUDGETWATCH a regular segment on their podcast 😁
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The latest! Palma and Kempa are diving deep into @governor.ca.gov's state budget decision-making.
Facing a $12 billion deficit, Governor Newsom wants to cut Medi-Cal for undocumented residents, close his fifth prison, and give Hollywood more tax credits. We discuss:
www.patreon.com/posts/130011...
Facing a $12 billion deficit, Governor Newsom wants to cut Medi-Cal for undocumented residents, close his fifth prison, and give Hollywood more tax credits. We discuss:
www.patreon.com/posts/130011...
The Drain 015 - Newsom's California budget: Prison closures, Ozempic cuts, Hollywood tax credits, and ending Medi-Cal for undocumented residents | The Drain 🕳️
Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon
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May 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The latest! Palma and Kempa are diving deep into @governor.ca.gov's state budget decision-making.
Facing a $12 billion deficit, Governor Newsom wants to cut Medi-Cal for undocumented residents, close his fifth prison, and give Hollywood more tax credits. We discuss:
www.patreon.com/posts/130011...
Facing a $12 billion deficit, Governor Newsom wants to cut Medi-Cal for undocumented residents, close his fifth prison, and give Hollywood more tax credits. We discuss:
www.patreon.com/posts/130011...
The Drain is back!
This week, we're cracking into BudgetWatch: each May, thousands of little deals are made in the warrens under the Calif. legislature to make adjustments to the year's budget – horse trading, pork barrels, virtue-signaling and the eternal deficit struggle...
This week, we're cracking into BudgetWatch: each May, thousands of little deals are made in the warrens under the Calif. legislature to make adjustments to the year's budget – horse trading, pork barrels, virtue-signaling and the eternal deficit struggle...
The Drain 015 - Newsom's California budget: Prison closures, Ozempic cuts, Hollywood tax credits, and ending Medi-Cal for undocumented residents | The Drain 🕳️
Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon
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May 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Drain is back!
This week, we're cracking into BudgetWatch: each May, thousands of little deals are made in the warrens under the Calif. legislature to make adjustments to the year's budget – horse trading, pork barrels, virtue-signaling and the eternal deficit struggle...
This week, we're cracking into BudgetWatch: each May, thousands of little deals are made in the warrens under the Calif. legislature to make adjustments to the year's budget – horse trading, pork barrels, virtue-signaling and the eternal deficit struggle...
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Be on alert as it is likely that he has already been rehired.
May 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Be on alert as it is likely that he has already been rehired.
I was hoping for feature parity between twitter and here, but I certainly didn’t expect it to happen via a regression there. Monkey paw theory is undefeated
@jay.bsky.team you need to get group dms on here asapppppp
May 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I was hoping for feature parity between twitter and here, but I certainly didn’t expect it to happen via a regression there. Monkey paw theory is undefeated
news.engin.umich.edu/2025/05/the-... Let's point this at Obama
The US has a new most powerful laser
Hitting 2 petawatts, the NSF-funded ZEUS facility at U-M enables research that could improve medicine, national security, materials science and more.
news.engin.umich.edu
May 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
news.engin.umich.edu/2025/05/the-... Let's point this at Obama