@ArmbrusterJim @umichvoter I’m in California and I always vote third party anyway, otherwise I’m wasting my vote either for or against an obvious blue wave.
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Bob L. Mandeb
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Bob L. Mandeb
@BobLMandeb
i’m strait lmao anti-capitalist. anti-imperialist. BLM. 1312. trans rights are human rights.
California, USA Katılım Mart 2009
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Progressive / lefty folks
Would you rather have Slotkin or Newsom
Adam Wren@adamwren
Slotkin’s doing a lot of ground-level work in the midterms in the middle of the country:
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@shannonrwatts @SCAngel58 Easy. Choosing your battles.
If Steyer can get us AB1900 single-payer healthcare, a billionaire tax and ICE out of our state, I’ll take it.
And at least he’s using his own money to buy this election and not AIPAC’s.
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@SCAngel58 I didn’t say they were. Nor did I say I’m against Steyer. I asked how leftists square their anti-billionaire platform with supporting Steyer.
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I’m confused by leftists supporting a billionaire for governor in California. I thought they believed:
Billionaires shouldn’t exist let alone run for office
Self-funding campaigns reinforce political inequality
Even “good” billionaires benefit from an unequal system
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@SukritGanesh @girlpowertbh His criticism is that it’s only a one-off and not a recurring levy.
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@girlpowertbh The billionaire tax will seriously hurt California's economy. Even Steyer has critisized the proposed tax.
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@Andrewq7p @rep_favorite Best matchup. Then it becomes a referendum on “do we want CalCare for All or not?” — slamdunk for Steyer.
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@shadeheffa @ORC1110 @rep_favorite Her physical appearance has nothing to do with it. It’s because she’s an abuser. She abused her ex-husband (google “katie Porter potatoes”) and blows up at staff members over petty stuff. Policywise she’s alright; it’s possible to have good politics and be a dogshit human being.
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@ORC1110 @rep_favorite Why do ppl hate her? Is it cause shes fat?
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@chitownsam723b @katieporterca Sorry, XB does not advocate for single-payer healthcare. Three Dems (incl Porter, who loses my vote for character reasons) and everyone in PFP do. No thanks.
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I’m (still) the only candidate in this race who is neither a billionaire nor taking corporate PAC money. Our campaign is powered by tens of thousands of Californians.
That’s who the next governor should be focused on—not themselves, not their donors, not any insiders.
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@MrBrightsides1 @BrittRooted @katieporterca Thanks but I like my scalding hot potatoes in me, not all over my fucking head.
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@BrittRooted @katieporterca Yup. Imagine being married to this
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@Vynxylon @DD_Geopolitics Like the US gives a shit about international law
We straight up provide radar and air cover while Israel uses white phosphor bombs on fucking civilians
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@DD_Geopolitics What sanction is that, an illegal unilateral sanction? "Shadow fleet", you mean a ship that isn't insured by Lloyds right.
It's illegal to blockade a country that you attacked first, i.e. as the (US) aggressor in a war of aggression. Only defenders can legally create blockades.
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🇰🇲 The first test of Trump's blockade may already be underway.
The Elpis, a Comoros-flagged oil tanker sanctioned by the US in 2025 for handling Iranian petroleum, appears to be challenging the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Shadow fleet vessels have nothing to lose. They're already sanctioned.
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@leftist_ghost @katewillett Becerra does not support single-payer universal healthcare, and that makes him a no-go for me.
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@katewillett I personally think it’s a decent problem to have to be choosing between Steyer, Porter, and Becerra.
Still don’t support any of them but much better options than Swalwell and a republican. Would be ok with any of them in the top two spot.
Although I would prefer Robinson.
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Who are my CA friends voting for in the Gov race? Is the billionaire genuinely the best choice at this point? ugh
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡@PollTracker2024
Tom Steyer internal poll | 3/31-4/2 California Governor 2026 (2nd choice for Eric Swalwell voters) 🟦Katie Porter 31% 🟦Tom Steyer 25% 🟦Antonio Villaraigosa 6% 🟦Xavier Becerra 5% 🟦Matt Mahan 5% (Pre-scandal poll)
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@KillerMonkStain @LewisPatzner @katewillett To be fair, none of them are anti-Zionist.
Second point is fair game though.
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@LewisPatzner @katewillett Porter is a zionist and a domestic abuser
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@infraa_ @financialjuice So what’s $100 plus or minus vibes do?
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Fed's Goolsbee: If oil was $90/barrel month after month, would start spilling over to other prices - Fox News
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@Jhin345 @benwfreeman1 Tbh CalCare could be easily afforded entirely in house with very little fundamental change to policy and wouldn’t affect the rest of the country at all (except making ‘em a lil bit jelly.)
Look up AB1900.
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@BobLMandeb @benwfreeman1 We send the feds more money than we receive! They have to give us our fair share
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With Eric Swalwell’s departure, the California Governor’s race is getting even more interesting.
Tom Steyer is the clear favorite with a 56% likelihood of winning, but the battle for second place is hotly contested.
Katie Porter - 17%
Matt Mahan - 16%
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@netizenkang @infraa_ @Osinttechnical Yeah but human life is expendable when you’re a billionaire who doesn’t give a fuck
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@infraa_ @Osinttechnical It’s really starting to look like yield control rather than a stock pump, extremely bearish for human life.
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Bloomberg: “It was not clear where the president got that exact figure, as it appears to be higher than the number tracked by Bloomberg”
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@penbook45 @DeepNotShallow @GavinNewsom Easy. Taxes.
The only difference between what happens now and what would happen under single-payer is your $144/paycheck goes to kaiser’s fucking profit coffers instead of the general fund.
Billionaires and corporations get taxed more.
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@BobLMandeb @DeepNotShallow @GavinNewsom Because California is 18 billion dollars in debt. If you do Medicare for all please tell me where the costs to fund that will come from
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Tom Steyer about to be Governor b/c the first frontrunner abused staffers & the second sexually assaulted women.
40 million people. This is where we landed.
Even if Steyer ends up a class traitor & a Bernie-crat, California Dems this is not a great look.
Eric Swalwell@ericswalwell
I am suspending my campaign for Governor. To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.
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@Jhin345 @benwfreeman1 Wish his message were advocacy for AB1900, billionaire taxes and abolishing ICE
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@benwfreeman1 I still believe mahan has a chance he just needs to lay his message to voters out there
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The market appears to be waiting for that 7 am note, which says everything is ok again, so oil can drop and markets can rejoice.
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@GasBuddyGuy @casualdiot Close. Europe rates with RON, US rates with AKI ((RON*MON)/2).
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@casualdiot the ratings systems are different. Europe uses MON, we use AKI. very similar octane when you do the conversion from MON to AKI. 98 MON is 93 AKI, 91 MON is 87 AKI
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Not too shabby… likely will be above $4 in an hour or two…
📍Tampa, FL
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@casualdiot @GasBuddyGuy We use a different system for rating fuel.
90 RON (🇪🇺) ≈ 87 AKI (🇺🇸)
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@GasBuddyGuy i dont beleive you can find anything below 95 in my eastern european hellhole. even my 20 year old car in the tank cork has written lowest level of fuel to use is 90. tho perhabs europeans count different.
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