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Why Is Gov. Gavin Newsom Blocking Rooftop Solar in California? Follow the money. (www.motherjones.com)
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[–] 41 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Newsom is starting to look a whole fucking lot like controlled opposition, tbh. Theatrical (and sometimes, incidentally effective, but that doesn’t appear to be the root motivation) pushback on right wing stuff for the most part. And quiet acquiescence to a LOT of stuff that someone who actually gives a shit about lefty things would not tolerate.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    Newsom is starting to look a whole fucking lot like controlled opposition, tbh.

    Not from your country, but after watching one of his speeches and reading a few articles, you would have to be fuckin' braindead to not see this. It was obvious as fuck.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Trump took the Republican to the far, far right. The Democrats moved to take the place the Republicans left open. So now Newsom is no better than 2016 Republicans. Wonder that Trump now taking ttem even further this go around that Democrats haven't gone full nut Republican. Why do you think Democrats always trying to cort Republican voters then try win over the left.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Well I think they try courting the tight because they vote more consistently then the left. Not voting isn't a protest it just means nobody cares about your opinion, because politically you don't matter.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I can already hear the vote blue no matter who people in 2027/8 calling me a Russian shill for pointing out he abandoned trans people the second it became politically expedient 🫠 Or if I’m really lucky, arguing with me over how abandoning trans people is actually necessary or not happening or whatever else.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    That was definitely a red line for me, too. I gave him credit for being incredibly vocal about equal marriage in 2004, way ahead of other politicians, but something seems to have drastically changed and moved him to the right.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Or if I’m really lucky, arguing with me over how abandoning trans people is actually necessary or not happening or whatever else.

    The centrists are already deep in that territory. They've always wanted to trade sexual/gender minorities for more conservatives. Harris shitting the bed is just the convenient excuse.

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