Ben Monterroso

[Xavier Becerra @XavierBecerra]

I’m fighting for the California Dream.

Let’s do this.

[Kalshi Politics @KalshiPolitics]

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ODDS:

🟦 Xavier Becerra: 90%
🟥 Steve Hilton: 10%

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: New polling shows James Talarico leading Ken Paxton by 3 points. Talarico also has a 27 point advantage when it comes to favorability. Let's go win this thing!

[Joe G @EastEndJoe]

Here’s what really happened.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Pay attention.

Late last night the Trump-packed Supreme Court issued an UNSIGNED order to help Republicans erase Black voters and keep a congressional seat.

The Court's legitimacy is earned and they are burning it to the ground.

MAGA is rigging our democracy in real time!

[Mike Madrid @madrid_mike]

New AP polling shows Donald Trump at ~25% approval among Hispanic voters.

That’s not just a dip.
It’s below his 2018 midterm baseline—and is the lowest point of his political career with this electorate. 🧵

[Soy 502 @soy_502]

🤩 Una guatemalteca formó parte del grupo que hizo historia en el escenario del Medio Tiempo del Super Bowl junto a Bad Bunny:

https://t.co/XYfM1MzXYF

[Nancy Pelosi @TeamPelosi]

No matter Trump’s lies or attempts to rewrite history, we will never stop defending our Democracy. -NP

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Since Trump doesn't want this portrait of President Obama displayed in the White House, let's make this photo of our President go viral here!

RETWEET if you love @BarackObama!

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas Eve filled with love.

[Fuerza Migrante @FuerzaMigrante]

#FuerzaMigrante acompañó hoy la visita de la presidenta @Claudiashein en #Washington, D.C., un encuentro simbólico tras casi una década sin que un titular del Ejecutivo se reuniera con miembros de la comunidad mexicana en #EstadosUnidos.

La presidenta se comprometió hoy a coordinar esfuerzos con organizaciones mexicanas en EUA para resolver casos de trabajadoras y personas indigenas que se encuentran en centros de detención migratoria en Estados Unidos. La petición directa fue de Teresa Vivar, presidenta de Pueblos Originarios de Fuerza Migrante, quien hará trabajo de coordinación para el registro de los casos.

Durante la visita al Instituto Cultural Mexicano en Washington, D.C., la presidenta dio instrucciones a Roberto Velasco, encargado de despacho de la @SRE_mx, para dar seguimiento puntual a este tema, marcando el inicio de un proceso institucional que podría traducirse en apoyo concreto para cientos de personas en situación de vulnerabilidad.

En representación de don @JaimeLuceroC acudió a esta reunión @AvelinoMeza, secretario general. Agradecemos a la Sección Consular de la @EmbamexEUA y al Instituto Cultural Mexicano por las atenciones brindadas, y reafirmamos nuestro compromiso de coordinar esfuerzos conjuntos para garantizar la implementación de estas acciones.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: After widespread discontent was shared about Donald Trump’s plan to force Ukraine to capitulate to Russia, the Administration is now backtracking and saying this wasn’t their plan. These people are remarkably incompetent and are endangering the free world.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

There's always been a fight over the true story of America. I believe deeply in the story that says we’re all created equal, and that if we can treat each other with decency and respect, all of us will be better off.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

ok now read the words and get back to me

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

You are correct. There’s no comparison. California is:

- 4th largest economy in the world
- #1 in manufacturing
- #1 in farming
- #1 in new business starts.
- #1 for tech and VC investments
- #1 for Fortune 500 companies
- #1 public higher education system

I could go on…

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The flash flooding in Central Texas is absolutely heartbreaking. Michelle and I are praying for everyone who has lost a loved one or is waiting for news — especially the parents. And we’re grateful to the first responders and rescue teams working around the clock to help.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The Catholic Church enrages MAGA world by coming out forcefully against the "big, beautiful bill" as twenty bishops sign an interfaith letter stating that its "passage would be a moral failure for American society as a whole."

There is nothing less Christ-like than cutting healthcare and food stamps or the poor....

"First, it provides tens of billions of dollars to the government to undertake a mass deportation campaign which will separate US families, harm US-citizen and immigrant children, and sow chaos in local communities," the letter reads. "It will spur immigration raids across the nation, harming hard-working immigrant families essential to our economy and causing widespread unrest like we recently witnessed in Los Angeles."

The legislation would funnel over $150 billion towards Trump's border policies and immigration crackdowns, with the ICE budget alone ballooning from $3.4 billion to $45 billion until the end of 2029. It amounts to a 365% increase which Professor Donald Moynihan of the University of Michigan has pointed out is more than the combined funding for all 50 federal prisons.

In addition to being a gross waste of taxpayer money, this funding will create a self-perpetrating deportation industrial machine just like our private prison system and military complex. Just like pouring money into military contractors incentivizes new wars, pouring money into this fledgling deportation industry will incentivize more crackdowns and family separations. The more you feed the monster, the bigger and hungrier it gets.

"This funding also will be used to target faith communities, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has removed places of worship from its sensitive locations list, allowing ICE agents to enter them for enforcement purposes," the letter continues. "We have already witnessed a reduction in attendance at many of our religious services in our denominations, as the threat of enforcement has deterred many families from practicing their faith."

The signatories include numerous prominent bishops such as Cardinal Robert McElroy, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Bishop John Dolan, Archbishop Paul Etienne, Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski, and Bishop Jaime Soto.

In addition to the Catholic leaders, the letter was signed by the leaders of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas as well as respected faith leaders of the Episcopalian, Jewish, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Muslim communities.

"Moreover, the bill provides funding for a border wall along the US-Mexico border which we believe will drive migrants into the most remote regions of the border and lead to an increase in migrant deaths," the letter goes on. "It also would hurt the local environment along the border and force desperate asylum-seekers seeking safety to increasingly rely on human smugglers."

"As you should know, our faith organizations have long favored the creation of legal avenues for migration and a legalization program for immigrants who have lived in the US for years and contributed their hard work to our economy," the signatories wrote. "We believe the adoption of these policies, instead of the implementation of a mass deportation campaign, would not only benefit immigrant workers and their families, but be in the best interest of our nation."

"Second, the legislation makes severe cuts in health-care coverage and food assistance to millions of both low-income citizens and legal residents, including asylum-seekers and refugees, driving them deeper into poverty," the letter adds. "According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the bill transfers wealth from those in the bottom 10 percent of income to those in the top 10 percent of income in our nation, increasing the already large gap between the rich and the poor."

The bill will slash nearly $1 trillion in funding from Medicaid, a move that will directly result in the death and suffering of countless Americans. People will go blind, see their life expectancies cut in half, and end up bankrupt and homeless. Nursing homes and hospitals will shut down.

It also guts funding for crucial food programs like SNAP by roughly $186 billion by 2034. Americans are literally going to starve to death so that billionaires can afford a few new yachts.

"From our various faith perspectives, the moral test of a nation is how it treats those most in need of support. In our view, this legislation will harm the poor and vulnerable in our nation, to the detriment of the common good. Its passage would be a moral failure for American society as a whole," it concludes.

In a separate statement, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that the bill "takes from the poor to give to the wealthy."

"It provides tax breaks for some while undermining the social safety net for others through major cuts to nutrition assistance and Medicaid," he continued. "It fails to protect families and children by promoting an enforcement-only approach to immigration and eroding access to legal protections. It harms God’s creation and future generations through cuts to clean energy incentives and environmental programs."

"I underscore what my brother bishops said in their recent letter to find a better way forward and urge Senators to think and act with courage and creativity to protect human dignity for all, to uphold the common good, and to change provisions that undermine these fundamental values," he added.

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank these bishops for speaking out!

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Hey @JDVance — nice of you to finally make it out to California.

Since you’re so eager to talk about me, how about saying it to my face?

Let’s debate. Time and place?

[Senator Alex Padilla @SenAlexPadilla]

No one will liberate Los Angeles but Angelenos.