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And so it begins...

@Elex_Michaelson @XavierBecerra No drama Becerra. 💙🩵

"What do you say to critics who say you are too boring for this job?" "I'm alive!" Some political analysts suggest @XavierBecerra doesn't have an outsized personality like past CA Governors Reagan, Schwarzenegger, Brown & Newsom. "I may not be the flashiest, I'm certainly not the richest, but I know how to get things done."

The Strait of Hormuz can still be opened if Mike Pence has the courage.

@anneapplebaum The reason is Trump's fucking ego and he's envious of JFK.

Heartbreaking description of the pointless, thoughtless damage being done to the Kennedy Center. It was such an important part of life in Washington, and is now being destroyed for no reason theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…

The Iranians are playing this brainsick dullard like a yo-yo.

@lookner Are we still winning? 🙄

NY Times: Iran has about 40 percent of its prewar arsenal of drones, and has been digging out missile launchers and missiles during the ceasefire...it now has around 60 percent of its prewar level of launchers and could reclaim as much as 70 percent of its prewar missile arsenal. nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/…

@EWErickson Horse shit.

So many of our problems could be fixed by killing off public education and instead letting the private sector and nonprofits do it.

Does anyone else think it’s fucking insane that Kevin McCarthy is going around saying “oh yeah everyone knew not to let their young staffers around Gaetz and Swallwell.” YOU WERE THE FUCKING SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE!!??? WHY DIDNT YOU DO ANYTHING!?

#VoteBecerra #TestedandTrusted

Here’s a thought: maybe the Pontiff isn’t perpetually subtweeting the President and, instead, the President is just perpetually violating the central tenets of the Gospel and the values of Jesus Christ. 🤔

The best guy to take on Trump in California is the person who has sued him over 100 times — and won! From taking on Trump to defend DACA, the EPA, and the ACA, Xavier Becerra has fought for Californians. #CAGov

I don't know how else to say this, so I'll just say it plainly. We are at Code Red. If this administration is not put in check soon, everything that makes America beautiful is at risk of irreversible damage. He is stealing, leasing and depleting our protected lands. He won't stop. Protecting our National Parks, U.S. national forests, and the majestic Arctic Refuge should not be a partisan issue. Once these lands are destroyed, they are gone forever. Future generations will never know or experience them. The wildlife that lives off them will not survive. One man should not hold this power over the future of all Americans. Call your Senators and ask them to protect our public lands and national forests. Make it clear you will not support the reelection of a representative who votes to mine, drill, or log on our protected lands. Code Red.

I was told the crisis was over

This is a continuing story of a great nation fallen mesmerized into the hands of a charlatan. We hope there are growing signs of revulsion by the American people. Bizarre. Madness. Who are these people standing with this man.

Ossoff: I don’t know who placed those trades, but I’ll tell you this: the SEC better find out. And if they won’t, when you elect this new majority in Congress and you give us gavels and subpoenas, we will.

Get on the Becerra train!!! Becerra for California Governor!!!!

1/2 Death #25 He was a U.S. citizen. He was unarmed. And ICE shot him anyway. Three bullets. Through his driver’s side window. At point-blank range. Ruben Ray Martinez was 23 years old. He worked at an Amazon warehouse. He loved cars, video games, UFC fights. He was the light of his family’s home. He went to South Padre Island to celebrate his birthday. He never came back. ________________________________________ On March 15th, 2025—just after midnight—Ruben and his best friend came upon an accident scene on South Padre Island. There had been a crash. Local police were there. So were federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which operates under ICE. Not responding to a violent crime. Not stopping a terrorist. They were directing traffic. ________________________________________ What happened next lasted seconds. ICE agents surrounded Ruben’s car. They shouted conflicting commands—one telling him to move forward and another telling him to stop. One agent moved to his window. Another moved near the front of the vehicle—the controversial “Death Box” tactic, placing himself directly in the car’s path. And then— An ICE supervisor fired three shots into Ruben’s chest. No standoff. No chase. No escalation. Just a 23-year-old American citizen dying in his car. ________________________________________ After the shooting, the federal government offered a justification. The Department of Homeland Security said Ruben had “intentionally run over” an agent. The agent who fired the shots later wrote that he feared a “terrorist-style mass-casualty attack.” That framing matters. Because it turns a seconds-long roadside encounter into something else entirely— a justification built on the fear of mass violence. And once that label is applied, the use of deadly force becomes easier to defend— even if the underlying facts are unclear. ________________________________________ But now we have the video. And it tells a different story. Ruben’s car was not speeding. It was not charging forward. It was barely moving—if moving at all. His brake lights were on when the shots were fired. Witness testimony says he did not hit anyone. No officer was seriously injured. No mass-casualty threat existed. What the video shows is chaos. Confusion. Tight space. And then— Gunfire. ________________________________________ After Ruben was shot, it got worse. Agents dragged him out of the car. Forced him face down onto the ground. Handcuffed him. He lay there— not receiving immediate medical care— even though paramedics were already on scene. Minutes passed before aid was given. He later died at the hospital. ________________________________________ And then— The truth was buried. For nearly 11 months, the federal government did not publicly disclose that ICE had killed Ruben Ray Martinez. They knew. They documented it internally within days. But they did not tell the public. It only came out after outside groups forced the records into the open. ________________________________________ Ruben’s mother has been clear: Her son was not violent. He was not aggressive. He was not a threat. “He was the light of our house.” And now he is gone. ________________________________________ There was one person who saw everything. Ruben’s best friend. He was in the car that night. He was there when the shots were fired. He was the only civilian witness to what happened inside that vehicle. He could have told the grand jury what Ruben said. What Ruben did. Whether he was trying to comply. But he never got the chance. Before he could testify, Ruben’s best friend died in a separate car accident in early 2026. And with him— went the only firsthand civilian account of what happened in those final seconds. Before his death, he provided his attorney with a written statement:

trump's biggest problem with the Iran nuclear deal was Barack Obama's signature.

Trump got played by Iran. Obama paid them less than 2 billion, Trump is about to pay them 20 billion. So if Obama‘s deal was incompetent and corrupt, according to Donald Trump, what does that make Trump’s deal?

Last night I was assured that we are in a global energy crisis from which the world will never recover.

@MollyJongFast Careful. The GOP will use the need to keep the Senate attempting to rally their voters.

Love to see it