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Very interesting appointment by Newsom: Rohit Chopra, former CFPB director, will run the state business and consumer services agency.
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/05/12/g...
Governor Newsom appoints forme...
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"We are going to respond to your $1.50/gallon gas price increase by temporarily reducing it by $0.184" may not be the slam duck win everybody thinks it is
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BREAKING: Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy has announced a balanced budget with no cuts to essential services, no property tax increases, $4 billion more from the state government, and a new tax hike on the ultra-wealthy.
prospect.org/2026/05/12/m...
Mamdani Announces Balanced Bud...
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This "end" to the war with Iran, I don't think it means what you think it means.
prospect.org/2026/05/08/a...
Aftermath: There Is No End to ...
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State AGs have been doing tabletop exercises to game out how Trump may hijack the midterms. But the most realistic scenario is just the usual suppression tactics: purging voter rolls, intimidating poll watchers, eliminating or changing poll locations, or altering the rules on mail-in ballots.
The Real Reason to Worry About...
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I wrote about California gas prices spiking during the Hormuz crisis, & the huge amount of disinformation about why. Turns out refineries have a cartel, they've raised their profit margins $1/gal in two months, & they charge branded stations higher prices, which gets passed on to drivers.
Aftermath: California Gas Pric...
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As the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could stall lawsuits against Roundup's role in causing cancer, we have a 3-part series from @exposedbycmd.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy on Bayer/Monsanto's drive for immunity from Roundup liability.
First, on the overall lobbying, PR, & legal campaign:
Bayer ‘Turns Over Every Stone’...
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We have some blockbuster reporting here from @lifevicarious.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy about the State Dept envoy who claims to have introduced Melania to Donald.
Paolo Zampolli owned a fashion agency & is immersed in a world with ties to Epstein & allegations of sex trafficking.
prospect.org/2026/04/23/d...
The Diplomat, the Fashion Chan...
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To sum up, Bearstar Strategies, which has owned the seat of power in California for nearly two decades, thought Swalwell was an empty suit they could control but they couldn't control his pants, so they found another suit. (Who isn't exactly full either)
nypost.com/2026/04/19/u...
Gavin Newsom’s allies mulling ...
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Starting today, @prospect.org@bsky.brid.gy has removed all programmatic ads, because we believe that respecting you as readers rather than monetizing your attention will earn trust. This is what the site looks like, with all space reserved for stories about ideas, politics and power. prospect.org/2026/04/06/w...