Rolando Garcia

Rolando Garcia

@rlnsanz.github.io

Public school postdoc in computer science 📚💿 Chicano witness to the horrors 🇺🇸🇲🇽 Dad of boy 🚂

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Raskin: "When historians look back on this miserable period of our history, they might say that the first problem was disregarding all those women who told us back in 2016 that they had been sexually harassed or assaulted by Donald Trump."

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"Journalists often use the words 'unsubstantiated' or 'uncorroberated' when referring to the allegations victims have levied against powerful men, like Trump. Instead of saying these women’s accounts are not corroborated, maybe it’s time we say they were not investigated in spite of clear patterns."

jkbjournalist.substack.comTrump and Epstein’s intrasexual competitionFormer Miss Switzerland contestant accuses Trump of ‘brutal’ rape after event attended by Jeffrey Epstein

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Rep. Yassamin Ansari and I are ready to serve Arizonans. Make a plan to vote so we can put common sense leaders in the halls of Congress.

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NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

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The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

cleveland.comPlain Dealer/cleveland.com endorses Amy Acton for Ohio governorThe Plain Dealer editorial board endorses Democrat Amy Acton for Ohio governor, citing her preparedness and community engagement, while condemning opponent Vivek Ramaswamy's weaponizing of Acton's chi...

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NEW: Elon Musk gave his super PAC $76 million in just two weeks of October, and more than half of its new candidate spending went to one race: the Texas Senate fight against James Talarico. He’s now given more than $445 million this cycle, far more than he spent electing Trump.

wired.comElon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the MidtermsThe trillionaire has given more than $445 million to Republican political groups this election cycle, as Democrats vow to investigate him.

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The latest non-partisan poll has us ahead of Eli Crane. Arizona knows it’s time for change, but the work isn't done yet. Chip in to my grassroots campaign so we can fight these billionaires. They are trying to keep Eli Crane in power. Let’s Warrior Up and win!

@formerpreznez.bsky.social ahead of Crane, 2 years ago it was an R+12 seat because of Prescott.

Aaron Fritschner@fritschner.bsky.social

The first large batch of public House polls from a major nonpartisan pollster of the cycle, by PollVault (Sean Trende) / Emerson: #AZ02 🔵Nez: 50% 🔴Crane: 48% #FL14 🔵Castor: 48% 🔴Beltran: 43% #IA02 🔵James: 50% 🔴Mitchell: 47% #MI07 🔵Lawrence: 53% 🔴Barrett: 45% (more in next post)

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Running against Musk isn't only good politics right now, it's good patriotism.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

Talarico: Elon wants our land. He's already trying to buy one of our beautiful state parks down in South Texas. He wants our water for these AI data centers. And he wants his very own personal United States senator — and that's what he thinks he can get with Ken Paxton.

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Powerful words from @aoc.bsky.social. America does not belong to any one race, religion, or creed. It is big enough for all of us who believe in democracy and in our Constitution and in leaving a future that is better for our kids.

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Arizona is pumped to vote early this year. It was a blast to see the excitement of voters in Sedona, Cottonwood, and Flagstaff this weekend as they encourage everyone to vote early. Make a plan to send your ballot in early or visit a polling place. Early voting in Arizona ends Oct. 30.

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ah we are going to get some nice reverse disparate impact where having too many black people is evidence of anti-white discrimination

Mike Sacks@mikesacks.bsky.social

SCOTUS making its first move to go after race-neutral high school admissions standards:

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Suddenly, Trump's corruption feels like a salient political issue. I don't know why it took this long, but it's happening. Even Republicans are telling pollsters they're souring on Trump's grift.

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social

Washington Post has released series of new polling this morning Perhaps this is the most striking finding:

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no kings includes billionaires who think they’re kings

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com

Meta took down the No Kings instagram; TikTok banned the Musk documentary account for supposedly violating its political posting policies. A reminder that platforms are owned by the wealthiest of people, control the means of media distribution, & put their thumbs on the democracy scale as they wish

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Phefelia and I are proud NAU alumni, and it was great to be back in Flagstaff for Homecoming and cheer on the Lumberjacks against Portland State! Let’s go Jacks! 💙💛

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❗❗❗Mark Zuckerberg's meta just suspended the No Kings Instagram account. I just rushed back from my local No Kings to jump on this. Bottom line, would be helpful for all pro-No Kings folks to elevate the issue and help us get the word out about No Kings today. The Nerd Reich strikes again.

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so restricting Ukraine's Starlink was Musk's idea, but after Moscow took advantage he became "alarmed about the possibility of adverse consumer reaction in Europe" to the "night of carnage" and denied responsibility I mean, it sounds like typical Elon

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NEW: I made some embeds to track Elon Musk's super PAC using FEC data. Our candidate tracker is polling daily so you can jump on this page any time before the election to see where those millions are going (mostly Texas, Ohio, and Michigan so far). Next report is Oct 22.

WIRED@wired.com

Elon Musk has assembled a presidential-level field operation this midterm cycle, underscoring the extent to which he has taken over the get-out-the-vote effort for the Republican party.

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BREAKING: We’re urging a federal judge to end ICE’s continued abuses at Camp East Montana. For over a year, people have endured unhygienic conditions, medical neglect, guard violence, and degrading treatment at this detention camp located on the Fort Bliss military base.

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Does arresting the wife of an enlisted man and mother of four US citizen children, a person who’s been here since she was 6 years old, make our country great again?

Nick Miroff@nickmiroff.bsky.social

NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

How do you deny a human being the sun?

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

Attorneys for ICE detainees held at El Paso's Camp East Montana say "dangerous and inhumane" conditions have led to deaths, abuse, sickness and trauma. They're submitting dozens of firsthand declarations and asking a court for emergency relief storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The Roads Have Eyes! 👁️ Turn on the Surveillance Layer in Map Options to see known license plate readers from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada, and other outdoor surveillance cameras.

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Your regular reminder that for DECADES, a consistent majority of the American public have told pollsters that undocumented immigrants living here for years should have a chance to "fix their papers." The "deport them all" crowd are the minority, and always have been.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

New Marist poll of Texas finds 61% say undocumented immigrants should stay in US if meet certain requirements. Only 35% say they should leave. A majority of noncollege white men (Trump base) says stay. Supports my case (see piece/thread below) that Trump opened way for new pro-immigrant consensus

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Replying to @ronanfarrow.bsky.social

The film unearths new dimensions of this story, and underscores an important point: the phenomenon of oligarchs acquiring supra-governmental power, without elected roles and often with little accountability, is bigger than Elon Musk, and we’re all living with the consequences.

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I'm sorry but the key priority for the next US SecDef has to be extracting Elon Musk from every single thing related to US military contracting. No Musk company should receive any government contract of any kind from any Dem executive.

New speed limits on Starlink terminals, operated by billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX, disrupted drone attacks over Russian-occupied Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and military units said.

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Trump's DHS raids Rep. Omar's home because of paperwork filled out by her late father in 1995. The Trumpists are desperate. But loyalists at powerful agencies of the executive branch will obey orders. Desperation is dangerous. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.

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St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago has placed more than 100 crosses outside the parish. Each bears the name of someone who died in ICE custody or during an immigration enforcement action. Union workers built the traveling memorial, which began at Holy Name Cathedral last month.

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Chiricahua National Monument is about to become Chiricahua National Park. After years of pushing, I’m proud this is finally heading to be signed into law. It’s going to create jobs, grow our state’s economy and help preserve one of the most special places in the world.

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Mamdani: "We are talking a federal agency that is ripping families apart, that's willing to endanger the lives of a 5 year old child as well as any New Yorker in the surrounding area, % then after the fact, seeks to blame the person and the city at large as opposed to reflect upon their own actions"

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Mamdani: "What you could see in the videos is bystanders outside unsure as to what they were even seeing. Because in that imagery, it feels as if you’re almost looking at a mass shooter as opposed to seeing someone who’s purportedly representing a federal agency."