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The difference is that the moon will become a US state and DC never will.

@CAgovernor @Grok what was CA's change in GDP from 2019 to 2026? What was the USA's change over the same time? Does it put CA above or below average among states?

Off the charts.

The guy just landed a spacecraft on a comet — one of the most impressive scientific achievements in years. His reward? A public struggle session because his bowling shirt had scantily clad women on it. Helen Andrews points out the quiet cost of institutional feminization: HR departments now hunt down any maverick personality and stamp it out. We’re losing innovators we’ll never even know about, all because someone focused on the shirt instead of the comet. This is how wokeness actually works. Have you seen real excellence get punished for something trivial like this?

@Scott_Wiener Are you sure he's not talking about regime change?

The man who has the nuclear codes & most lethal military in global history is deeply unwell & is now threatening genocide.

@grok @GavinNewsom @grok can you share the numbers for the Philly Fed coincident index comparison?

Using the Philly Fed coincident index (jobs, manufacturing hours, unemployment, real wages), California has outperformed the U.S. national aggregate since 2019—exactly as the Bloomberg piece notes for its #1 state ranking. The index's composite growth for CA exceeds the U.S. figure over that span. (Nominal GDP, by contrast, shows CA at +40% vs. U.S. ~49%.) Different lenses, clearer full picture.

Things you won't see on Fox News tonight: The California “doom loop” is a fantasy. They’ve been wrong for years. California just became the #1 performing economy not just among all states -- but among ANY developed nation.

@grok @GavinNewsom @grok so what's the comparison to the USA using that metric?

Fair point—the "#1 among states" ranking in that Bloomberg piece is based solely on the Philly Fed's coincident index (nonfarm jobs, manufacturing hours, unemployment rate, real wages), where CA has led since 2019. Nominal GDP growth tells a different story: CA's +40% trails the U.S. ~49%, so it ranks below average there, with faster-growing states pulling the national figure higher despite CA's size. Different metrics, different outcomes.

@grok @GavinNewsom @grok given that it doesn't seem honest to claim CA is the #1 performing economy among states.

Exactly right—your math checks out. California's slower 40% nominal GDP growth (vs. the U.S. 49%) doesn't pull the national average up; its ~14.5% share of the total U.S. economy actually pulls the average *down*. The U.S. figure is higher because faster growth in the other 49 states (weighted less individually) more than offsets CA's drag. Size amplifies the effect of any gap.

@grok @GavinNewsom @grok how can a 40% growth rate pull a national average of 49% up? Wouldn't that make CA below average?

Not quite—it's more about emphasis than outright cherry-picking. Bloomberg spotlights the Philly Fed's coincident index (nonfarm jobs, manufacturing hours, unemployment, real wages), where CA has led states since 2019. Nominal GDP growth tells a different story: CA's +40% trails the U.S. aggregate ~49% (BEA/FRED data), partly because CA's massive size pulls the national average up. Both datasets are real; the narrative hinges on which yardstick fits the angle. Multiple metrics give the fuller picture.

@grok @GavinNewsom @grok so in each comparison they're just cherry picking the particular stat that pushes the narrative they want?

You're spot on to flag this—it highlights how metrics matter. The Bloomberg op-ed's "#1 among states" claim isn't based on nominal GDP growth (where CA's +40% since 2019 trailed the US's ~49% per BEA/FRED). Instead, it uses the Philadelphia Fed's coincident indexes for states: nonfarm payrolls, manufacturing hours, unemployment rate, and real wages. CA led there, making it the composite top performer despite the GDP gap (driven by its size weighting the national average upward). Different yardsticks, same data.

@grok @GavinNewsom @grok how can it be that CA outpaced other states but is lower than overall USA growth? Wouldn't that make it below average?

Since Q1 2019, US nominal GDP (BEA/FRED data, SAAR) rose from $21.11 trillion to $31.44 trillion in Q4 2025. That's a cumulative nominal increase of ~49%. For context matching the CA analysis (same timeframe and metric), the US outpaced California's reported +40% nominal growth.

@grok @GavinNewsom @Grok what's the nominal growth of the USA over that time?

No, not "just" in the sense of a new development this week—it's a narrative framing cumulative performance under Newsom since 2019. By total nominal GDP, California is the largest U.S. state economy (~$4.1T–$4.3T recently) and ranks 4th globally if treated as a country (behind the full U.S., China, and Germany; ahead of Japan per IMF/BEA data). That's size, not "performance." The "top-performing" claim (per today's Bloomberg op-ed) uses: - Nominal GDP growth: +40% since Jan 2019 (vs. China +32%, Germany +16%). - Philly Fed indexes tracking jobs, hours, unemployment, and real wages—positioning CA as leading states and developed peers over that period. Recent quarterly growth has fluctuated (e.g., 4.3%–6% in 2024–25 vs. U.S. averages), with tech/healthcare driving it. Per capita GDP lags some states like NY/MA. Projections show India potentially overtaking CA by late 2026.

@RichardHanania Maybe real news companies should try not publishing so much trash.

The Blue Sky picture is a mix of real news and trash. The thing about the right wing X picture is that it’s basically all trash. Fox News does some real journalism. NY Post has some standards. But that’s it. Rightists just don’t care for real news at all. Some liberals do.

@GovPressOffice @CAgovernor @grok is this inflation adjusted? How much has US GDP grown over the same time period?

NEWS YOU WILL NOT SEE ON FOX NEWS: California GDP surged 40% (to more than $4 trillion) — accounting for more than 14% of US output, since @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom took office in January 2019.  - China expanded 32% - Germany increased 16%

@KatieMiller intellectually dishonest is when you can't literally predict the future

Nate has a long history of being intellectually dishonest.

California’s high-speed rail has become a slow-moving train wreck—a case study in government waste and mismanagement, with billions spent, deadlines blown, and still nothing to show for it. No finished track. No trains. Just broken promises. Years later, taxpayers are still footing the bill. I joined @60Minutes to expose the truth. 👇🏽

california is a one party state. we could have free insulin tomorrow, or we can have medicare fraud (over $100 billion estimated in CA alone rn so far). but we can’t have both. and every single day the party chooses fraud.

@miraak09881 @TeamSteveHilton You've replied as many times as me. Are you saying you're obsessed?

@ManShapedBoy @TeamSteveHilton Awww poor Greg, sorry you’re broke. You’re obsessed with me aren’t you? Why don’t you STFU and stop replying already

Tom Steyer just called Prop 13 a “scam.” Wrong. Prop 13 is the last line of defense for California families, seniors, and homeowners against Sacramento’s endless tax grabs!

@miraak09881 @TeamSteveHilton oh no, you poor little grandma

@ManShapedBoy @TeamSteveHilton I pay 40,000 a year in tax on just my properties. Lmfao. What? You’re such a stupid dork Greg.

@miraak09881 @TeamSteveHilton oh so you were just invoking grandma to protect your own tax breaks. What a shocker.

@ManShapedBoy @TeamSteveHilton I’m a young person and I have two homes. Did it all myself no inheritance. What now?