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Brandon Richards 🐻 Profile picture
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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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Brandon Richards 🐻 Profile picture
Mar 8
💧As we approach the weekend, really encourage folks to check out these articles.

THREE really big California water stories you need to know about ...

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WASHINGTON POST: "Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows"

"The Army Corps of Engineers colonel responsible for releasing water from two California reservoirs at President Donald Trump’s direction in January knew that it was unlikely to reach the southern part of the state as Trump had promised, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post."

"A memo written four days after the release, obtained by The Post through a public records request, shows how federal officials rushed ahead with the plan to release irrigation water despite objections from the state’s elected officials and some local farmers."

"Col. Chad W. Caldwell, commander of the Army Corps’ Sacramento district, wrote that the water that poured out of Lake Kaweah and Success Lake 'could not be delivered to Southern California directly.'"

"the episode, a week and a half into Trump’s second term, drew criticism from farmers and officials from both parties in the Central Valley."

"Many were alarmed when they found out."

"For the farmers in the Central Valley, it was not irrigation season, and this was their precious summer supply."

"Caldwell soon heard from elected officials and others in the Central Valley, including Republican Reps. Vince Fong and David G. Valadao, 'to ask why the water was being released as it was typical to reserve as much water as possible for the summer growing season.'"

"The Army Corps turned off the spigot Feb. 2 after letting out 2.511 billion gallons, according to Caldwell."

"It was less than half of what Trump promised."

🔗washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
THE INDEPENDENT: "Musk’s DOGE ‘whiz kids’ flew to California to try and release water themselves during LA fires"

"A group of Department of Government Efficiency agents repeatedly pressured a federal official to open a large water pump system in California — and then flew there to do it themselves, according to a new report."

"The staffers wanted to send the water to Los Angeles amid the devastating wildfires in January — even though the system wouldn’t have allowed it"

"But when the official didn’t give in, staffers Tyler Hassen and Bryton Shang flew to California to open the pumps themselves and get a photo while doing so, CNN reports. But two issues stopped them."

"First, the power was off due to planned maintenance."

"Second, Shang wasn’t an official federal employee yet, meaning he couldn’t access the pump. Hassen couldn’t do it either, CNN reports, because he had to fly back before the power would be restored."

"'They didn’t get their photo op,' an unnamed source with knowledge of the incident told CNN, adding it represented 'what DOGE has been this entire time — this slapstick operation of 20-somethings they’re seeing as whiz kids but have zero knowledge.'"

🔗independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
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Brandon Richards 🐻 Profile picture
Feb 15
A few eye popping headlines a whole bunch of people, all across the country, should care about ...

Encourage folks to take a look on this Saturday to see the widespread impacts and the potential consequences later this year.

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SF CHRONICLE: Trump’s spending freeze halts key California wildfire work: ‘We can’t even buy the rakes’

"The Bureau of Land Management confirmed it had stopped all plans to clear hazardous overgrowth on public lands across the country if the projects were to be paid for through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law was slated to fund $113 million worth of fuels reduction work on 770,000 acres nationwide this year, a bureau spokesperson said."

“We can’t even buy the rakes, if we wanted to rake the forest,” said Steven Gutierrez with the National Federation of Federal Employees, the union representing federal workers.

"Gutierrez, a former U.S. Forest Service firefighter, said that the cuts involved key support roles for firefighting, if not permanent staff firefighter positions."

"'The workforce is deeply concerned the government doesn’t have their back,' he said."

🔗 sfchronicle.com/california-wil…
AP: Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funds

"President Donald Trump’s administration is holding up money for wildfire mitigation projects"

"The decision undermines Trump’s repeated insistence that communities need to clear combustible materials like fallen branches and undergrowth"

"There are also concerns about how Trump’s recent executive order on downsizing the federal workforce could affect seasonal wildland firefighters."

🔗 apnews.com/article/wildfi…
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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...

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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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Brandon Richards 🐻 Profile picture
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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Brandon Richards 🐻 Profile picture
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.
Read 15 tweets
Brandon Richards 🐻 Profile picture
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…
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