Wait a sec...Gavin Newsom is mailing burner phones to tech CEOs?
Wait a sec...Gavin Newsom is mailing burner phones to tech CEOs?
I don't plan on writing a ton about electoral politics until it's clear we're going to have elections that aren't just straight up rigged, but I expanded some thoughts about Gavin Newsom for the I told you so-s later:
Picture Show: Gavin Newsom is the Problem
https://www.ninaillingworth.com/2025/04/21/picture-show-gavin-newsom-is-the-problem/
"Speaking frankly, I think Newsom’s eliminationist policies towards unhoused people in California, and his willingness to chum around with nazi Trump regime propagandists on his podcast while agreeing they make some good points about things like trans rights, should be enough to disqualify him from political life immediately, let alone a 2028 Dem nomination run. This is in addition to the fact that he’s a soulless neoliberal who talks like a progressive but has been quietly transforming California into a police state."
@augieray As a former Californian who had a ringside seat for most of #GavinNewsom's political career, I agree 100%. Newsom has lots of ambition and zero principles. Do NOT let him get near the presidential nomination!
California is the first state to sue Donald Trump over his tariffs. We are the world's fifth largest economy, ahead of all U.S. states and most countries.
"The lawsuit challenges Trump evoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to enact the tariffs, arguing the act had never been used for such levies and such powers rest with the US Congress.
Breaking
#California Governor #GavinNewsom announces #lawsuit against #Trump's #tariffs
https://www.youtube.com/live/66KJmXrKec8?si=PJ0OemVoLeUUDmcF
Spent 8 days in California last summer, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
I've now been 10 times to San Francisco through my life, i love the city. Love the food in LA.
Sorry Gavin, not this year, not for a while. We don't feel safe and honestly, we don't feel like you deserve our money. I'm not seeing you fighting much against the 51st state bullshit either.
#California Governor #GavinNewsom said he has directed his administration to "look at new opportunities to expand trade" as he tries to steer his state around #FOTUS Donald Trump's sprawling import #tariffs.
https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
And just to drive a point home for the #GavinNewsom of this world:
You think that #fascists give a single fuck about #women's #sports? You're finding common cause with people who are unconvinced #women should be allowed to vote, & you're taking them at their word?
I'm not a fan of Daily Kos, but they're right about #GavinNewsom:
"Newsom’s rightward shift is likely tied to his apparent ambition to run for president in 2028. But in his attempts to court conservatives, he’s revealed a significant vulnerability: His positions are not based on genuine ideological evolution but rather on a willingness to abandon past convictions to cater to whatever seems popular with voters."
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/21/2311729/-What-the-hell-is-Gavin-Newsom-trying-to-do
Who?
What the hell is Gavin Newsom trying to do?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/21/2311729/-What-the-hell-is-Gavin-Newsom-trying-to-do
Oh look, popular Dems doing something and filling the house......and without throwing a single minority under the bus.
Do you see that Gavin, do you see it?
Oh no, you've paid consultants to hide all this from you, and tell you be as Fash as you can get away with, oh no....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/bernie-sanders-aoc-arizona-rally-trump-musk
@DeliaChristina I must say, based on both his recent actions and on having lived in SF until 2022, #GavinNewsom may well be the slimiest POS in the entire Democratic Party.
Newsom's move was insane. Politically, he's through--at least in a democracy.
‘This is nuts’: Former GOP Rep Slams Gavin Newsom For Hosting Bannon on Podcast
https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-nuts-former-gop-rep-slams-gavin-newsom-for-hosting-bannon-on-podcast/
Ten bucks that this guy runs for president in 2028 -- as a Republican #GavinNewsom #USPol https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/14/gavin-newsom-steve-bannon-podcast
California Governor Gavin Newsom sinks to a new low after already having white “supremacist” Charlie Kirk on his podcast. Now it’s Bannon. Trying to appeal to white racists for your 2028 presidential run is about as low and skanky as it gets. DESPERATION. He can invite on who he wants but this is despicable. They won’t vote for you. And Newsom has already said things offensive to some in the trans community on his podcast. #california #gavinnewsom
As a #trans #California resident who personally witnessed #GavinNewsom support same-sex marriage as mayor of San Francisco before it was legalized statewide, I was disgusted by his agreement with Kirk's transphobic views. I wrote to #Newsom and urged him to support the T along with the LGB: https://funcrunch.medium.com/governor-newsom-support-trans-people-0d5c6abaa7b3?sk=1a7f33b8a99745258748327eb72d912e
Oh. OK. Got bigger fish to fry between now and 2028, but if Newsom runs, I won't just be voting for someone else – I'll be campaigning against him.
This craven hairdo on legs can't join the dustbin of history soon enough. California, and the nation, deserve better.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/07/newsom-trans-bills-00217527
When you invite a Nazi to be on your podcast, you host a Nazi podcast.