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Aug 16, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
#BREAKING—“Attorneys general from at least six states are huddling to discuss possible lawsuits against the administration to block it from reducing mail service between now and the election”

Why it’s important to elect Democratic AGs! #USPS #USPSProtests
washingtonpost.com/politics/state…
“A lot of work is being done literally as we speak over the weekend and at nights to try to figure out ... how we can take swift action to try to stop this assault on our democracy.” — Virginia AG @MarkHerringVA

washingtonpost.com/politics/state…
“We are exploring all available options, but we also want to make clear that people should continue to make use of mail options and not be deterred by the president’s effort to undermine the election”— @DemocraticAGs Co-Chair Massachusetts AG @maura_healey
washingtonpost.com/politics/state…
More here: Democratic AGs Fight Back Against Trump’s Attacks on US Postal Service & Vote-by-Mail

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medium.com/@DemocraticAGs…

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Feb 1
As we end the week, I wanted to share some really good local reporting on how President Trump's water actions in California are being received by locals...

THREAD ⬇️
via @SJVwater ...

"Tulare County water managers were perplexed and frustrated, noting both physical and legal barriers that make it virtually impossible for Tulare County river water to be used for southern California fires.”

“A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent,” said Dan Vink, a longtime Tulare County water manager and principal partner at Six-33 Solutions, a water and natural resource firm in Visalia.”

“This decision was clearly made by someone with no understanding of the system or the impacts that come from knee-jerk political actions.”

“I have no idea if this is the new norm for operations or not. I certainly hope not.”

🔗 sjvwater.org/trumps-emergen…
Via @POLITICO ...

"releasing the water at the capacity the Corps had planned to would have flooded both the Kaweah and Tule rivers"

“Channel capacity is very dangerous,” Hernandez said. “People don’t understand that [with] channel capacity, you’re going to have flood damage down below.”

President Trump "incorrectly blamed the temporary lack of water in Los Angeles hydrants during wildfires earlier this month on the state’s water management policies, though the state’s reservoirs are at or near historic levels right now and the hydrants went dry because of the high local demand."

"a former senior Bureau of Reclamation official said moves like the one in Tulare County could endanger property and lives."

“Something really bad could happen because of their nonsensical approach,” the former official, who was granted anonymity because of the issue’s political sensitivity, said. “Floods are real. This isn’t playing around with a software company.”

"The Army Corps did not respond to a question about how the water would reach Los Angeles, about 200 miles away."

"Other water experts said it would have been nearly impossible to divert the water to Los Angeles"

"Dumping the water from Lake Kaweah and Success Lake poses a flood risk to downstream communities...It also reduces the amount of irrigation water available to farmers during the driest months of the year."

🔗politico.com/news/2025/01/3…
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Jan 12
Here are just *SOME* of the efforts taken this week by @CAGovernor Newsom to protect and support Californians from the ongoing firestorms worsened by hurricane-force winds.

Take a look⬇️
ON MONDAY:
Prepositioned assets ahead of this crisis:
gov.ca.gov/2025/01/06/cal…

Including @TheCalGuard:
x.com/GovPressOffice…
ON TUESDAY:
Secured federal assistance for:
- #PalisadesFire: gov.ca.gov/2025/01/07/cal…
- #EatonFire: gov.ca.gov/2025/01/07/cal…
- #HurstFire: gov.ca.gov/2025/01/08/cal…

Declared a State of Emergency after meeting with first responders:
gov.ca.gov/2025/01/07/gov…
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Sep 27, 2022
HISTORIC DAY IN CALIFORNIA!!

12 bills were just signed by @CAGovernor @GavinNewsom--for a total of 15 this year.

That effort is supported by >$200 million in new state funding.

What the CA Future of Abortion Council & @PPActionCA has accomplished in a 1 year is incredible!
Here's what was done this year in California...

Legislative THREAD👇🏼
AB 657 (@AsmJimCooper) will expedite licensure for providers and clinicians committed to provide abortion care in California.
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Jun 3, 2021
#BREAKING >> Alabama AG Steve Marshall -- who is the Chair of the Rule of Law Defense Fund, the RAGA org that sponsored & promoted the Jan 6 rally turned deadly riot -- is seeking re-election.

He should be asked about this every day.

A quick thread👇
montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/202…
Jan 8 AG Marshall said, he "was unaware of unauthorized decisions," that "it is unacceptable that I was neither consulted about nor informed of those decisions" & that, "those who chose to engage in violence and anarchy should and will be held accountable"
alreporter.com/2021/01/08/ala…
Fast forward to April 9 -- three months later -- and AG Marshall and the Republican Attorneys General Association "didn’t respond to questions" from @BurkhalterEddie

alreporter.com/2021/04/09/unc…
Read 8 tweets
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Jun 2, 2021
This is gonna be a painful & expensive primary for the Republican Attorneys General Association.

It’s certainly possible this turns into a RAGA v MAGA primary if GPB gets Trump’s endorsement—which, I have to believe, would be incredibly embarrassing for indicted TX AG Ken Paxton
Why embarrassing? There are few who attached themselves closer to Trump.

Paxton, along with other Republican AGs, essentially acted as Trump’s personal lawyer…and in the final days even sued to try to overturn the election & spoke at the Jan 6 rally turned deadly riot.
On top of that, the Republican Attorneys General Association has gone full MAGA.

-> Their new chair tried to overturn the election not once, but ~twice~
-> Their new Exec Dir is deeply tied to Jan 6 & “Big Lie”

thedailybeast.com/maga-attorneys…
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Jun 1, 2021
Throughout #Pride month I'll highlight DAGA Co-Chair MA AG @maura_healey & MI AG @dananessel.

AG Healey is the 1st openly LGBTQ+ person elected to state AG in US history

AG Nessel is the 1st openly LGBTQ+ person elected statewide in MI & 2nd to state AG in US history

THREAD👇
First up, DAGA Co-Chair MA AG @maura_healey making history as the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to state AG in US history

Read more in this @Cosmopolitan article from Election Day 2014
cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/…
4 years later, MI AG @dananessel makes history in Michigan, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to statewide office and second elected to state AG in US history

Watch this @nowthisnews clip from Election Day 2018
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