Newsom's ex-wife is Donald Trump Jr.'s ex-fiancé, it's unfortunately not surprising he's not up to meeting the moment. There's a "Fuck Trump" lane that's wide open in American politics, and Pritzker's doing his best to fill it, while Newsom is...not. - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

cyneheard.bsky.social • 23 hours ago

Newsom's ex-wife is Donald Trump Jr.'s ex-fiancé, it's unfortunately not surprising he's not up to meeting the moment. There's a "Fuck Trump" lane that's wide open in American politics, and Pritzker's doing his best to fill it, while Newsom is...not.

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wingoshack.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Yeah as a Californian, I am not a fan of Newsome. He's kind of a Dem party darling right now but he has shut down a lot of good, progressive legislation in this state. He's mostly just a rich guy who likes to go to fancy parties and be popular.

wannabeshax.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Also CA and agree. He’s destroyed the legal cannabis business here. Terrible on drug policy.

wannabeshax.bsky.social•20 hours ago

He loves his tech bro buddies.

docnickie.bsky.social•23 hours ago

This is usually the pipeline to the worst types of eventual conservatives

wingoshack.bsky.social•23 hours ago

agree

spinozazsagabor.bsky.social•7 hours ago

He also chooses developers over the environment every chance he gets.

Also, here's a perfect encapsulation of his corruption:

https://sfstandard.com/2023/07/14/state-regulator-who-worked-for-cruise-should-abstain-from-robotaxi-vote-say-san-francisco-lawmakers/

All of that said, I'd still vote for him any day over the most moderate republican.

wingoshack.bsky.social•6 hours ago

He's definitely the worst kind of corporate Dem who will always side with business interests. But yeah, better than any Republican in the end. That creepy Riverside Sheriff guy who decided to run for governor is no beuno.

spinozazsagabor.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Good things about Gavin Newsom:
- Wants to solve problems, willing to do it thoughtfully (i.e. high speed rail)
- Commands a room
- Courageous(ish)

Bad things about Gavin Newsom:
- Friend of lobbyists, corporations, anyone that'll pet him
- Squishy principles
- Desperate to be liked by everyone

cyneheard.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Which if he was smart would've made him realize that 'Be popular' requires "yell at Trump and Musk because they suck and America will figure that out"

studiomala.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Like what

hartsigns.bsky.social•20 hours ago

He always says he's gonna give money for things in the budget like education or homeless and at the last minute it gets cut or reduced. He didn't give people like me on. a fixed income a stimulus check during covid and everyone else got 2. He did something shady with the PUC here-

studiomala.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Hmmm, I can only say that he’s not actually in charge of the budget. I know that is cold comfort, I just don’t think it’s the governors fault. He’s more the message man. Congress holds the purse/sets the budget. What can he really do except vetos and executive orders (which are worthless)

whisperingsage.bsky.social•20 hours ago

He personally went out to help clear homeless encampments.

hartsigns.bsky.social•20 hours ago

? He literally purposes the budget based on state $ and it's taken up by the legislature, and he has line item veto authority. He always cuts things he already promised when he does the revisions in May.

eephustosser.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Congress is a federal entity. They are not in charge of the state of California's budget.

studiomala.bsky.social•12 hours ago

But doesn’t each state have its own congress with state senators and state reps? And aren’t the rolls the same as the federal gov.

wingoshack.bsky.social•19 hours ago

He literally vetos nearly 1 out of every 5 bills the fairly progressive legislature passes. A recent-ish one was a cap on insulin prices. He basically withdrew his support for the CalCare initiative and kept the state from having single-payer - pretty much siding with the insurance industry.

vmcf.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Dem leadership from Cali and New York is such a disappointment which is a shame

hartsigns.bsky.social•20 hours ago

except Katie Porter but she's gone.

flatline42.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Even aside from that he's cozy enough with PG&E that they get like, 8 price increases a year and then Newsom blames solar panels for PG&E's record profits & profit margin.

iustitia100.bsky.social•23 hours ago

He doesn't seem to care about homeless people. I know he must have other issues. Now this.

No thanks!!

west-is-west.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Newsom listened very hard when Jerry Brown used to describe his own governing policy as "paddle a little left, then paddle a little right".

And, while Brown wasn't perfect, he was more adept at executing this plan.

Still Newsom is way better and more savvy than many other Dems. But not a Pritzker.

hartsigns.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Newsom likes money and big business. Brown was my favorite gov we had in the 47 years I've lived here.