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ICYMI - We had SO much fun talking with Coyote about the very real, very measured steps California can take toward sovereignty today with Coyote Marin

Next week: A special guest discussing Ranked Choice Voting in the Golden State

Super fun stuff coming

029 - A new poll on California sovereignty, with Coyote Marin | The Drain 🕳️ Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon

It's a new one! 🕳️

We talked with @ic.institute about their latest California poll, which found:

- 71% of residents say the state would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S.

- 44% would vote for a ballot measure for peaceful, legal secession

www.patreon.com/posts/029-ne...

I did this pretty buzzed at 1 a.m. today

WaPo Friday puzzle in 8 minutes. Have to stop complaining about the UI, ugh

If you haven’t already, now is a great time to start not supporting Gavin Newsome for president

ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.

Lawyers for ICE are increasingly hiding their identities in court. This is completely unprecedented.

“We’re not really doing names publicly,” said Judge ShaSha Xu — after stating her own name and those of the immigrants and their lawyers.

theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...

In California, 16- and 17-year-olds are pre-registering as Democrats at a 2:1 rate to those going with the GOP.

But the big news is that nearly HALF of young folks are opting for No Party Preference (41%) or third party (7%)

A Ms. Rachel Instagram post that reads: "There will come a day soon when it will be more controversial to have been silent than to have spoken out about Gaza."

Ms Rachel doesn't miss

was NOT enjoying WaPo's new crossword interface, but I just finished a Saturday puzzle in 13 minutes, which is insane, so I'll shut up

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Look for this interview next week! We're excited to talk with Coyote from the @ic.institute

028 - Rogue benches in San Francisco | The Drain 🕳️ Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon

It's the weekend! That means we're back with another installation of The Plug 🕳️

We're covering San Francisco's guerrilla community benches, which have folks in City Hall screaming, crying, throwing up

www.patreon.com/posts/028-ro...

recording this weekend! message me your thoughts. I liked Robin's piece for the most part, def gives big questions for what's next

027 - Large Gorgeous William and the Golden State | The Drain 🕳️ Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon

Did you catch the latest? We're discussing how Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is going to affect us in the Golden State, and then talking about some major battles that our friends with Unite Here locals 11 and 49 in Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Enjoy 🕳️

www.patreon.com/posts/027-la...

Possibly?! Your handle looks super familiar

“I want to go get my mom”

HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds of farm workers grabbed by Trump’s Gestapo in California

Who is this Stephen Miller cruelty porn helping? D

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You cannot even go to a doctor’s appointment. This happened at a surgical center in Ontario, California, yesterday.

This is insanity.💔☹️ #SanFrancisco #ICE #Revolution #FightBack #NeverSurrender #Nokings #HandsOff

Here’s the bottom line for what’s going on with Grok - if the owner of the website is putting his thumb on the scale hard enough for the chatbot to turn into Goebbels, you should be deeply concerned about what he’s doing to the algorithm that you can’t so easily see, and what it’s doing to you

Really liking The Drain, left/socialist takes on state politics with lots of national politics and some local Sacramento. I'm not aware of anything else quite like it. I'd love to hear them get more into housing, and of course more #caleg. Also it's not super serious/boring/for the easily offended.

date night at one of my favorite live theater venues 😍

bad news for Mamdani: i just imagined him shooting at my feet with two revolvers while shouting "dance! dance, ya varmint, dance!!" and then cackling so maniacally that his cowboy hat falls off. When will he go on TV to apologize for doing this

026 - The Latino Vote on the leftist playbook | The Drain 🕳️ Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon

The latest Plug! 🕳️

Air out your titties, settle in, and join us for a populist ride discussing the Democratic Party's Tea Party moment.

www.patreon.com/posts/026-la...

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025 - Do not come-dani: Islamophobia hits the California legislature, plus Zohran's win | The Drain 🕳️ Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon

It's a new one! We're talking:

- The @cademocrats.bsky.social push to silence discourse in public schools on the genocide in Gaza with AB 715

- @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's HISTORIC win in the NYC mayoral primary

- Zionism becoming toxic with Democratic voters

www.patreon.com/posts/133265...

An update on support for California secession -- a record 44% of Californian adults would vote for the state to leave the United States and become a fully independent nation.

Listen to our previous episode with @ic.institute's ED here: www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...

The Plug 024 - Asm. Carl DeMaio's anti-trans diatribe interrupted by Democratic birthdays | The Drain 🕳️ Get more from The Drain 🕳️ on Patreon

New episode of The Plug!

We're discussing:

- Asm. Carl DeMaio's anti-trans rant, and @assemblydems.bsky.social interrupting him for some, uh, pressing reasons 🎂
- a musician in Virginia in search of a woman willing to sleep in separate rooms 🛌

Mangia: www.patreon.com/posts/132609...

Hogg is doing the new-leftist-constantly-stepping-on-rakes bit, but it's somehow endearing