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Lee Fink
@leekfink.bsky.social
Lawyer, activist, policy wonk, advocate, Dodger fan.
If you subtract immigration out of agriculture, our agricultural production plummets.

If you subtract immigration out of labor, our manufacturing and service sector plummets.

If you subtract immigration out of medicine, our health care results and service plummets.

etc., etc.
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
With the Dodgers signing Diaz, there are 2 possibilities:

(1) the Dodgers are done with FAs for the year; or

(2) the Dodgers are going to sign Tucker or Bellinger, a top tier starter (maybe Imai), maybe Bichette, and another reliever, to get everything before the CBA expires ( i.e. #SpendItNow).
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Didn't this guy just tell us NOT to wear gym clothes to the airport?
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The only dumber thing ever said was the part not written down, where he claims to have a "genius level intelligence."

He's obviously a moron.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"

Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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The 2027 base Chevy Bolt is $29,000 including destination. In 2017 the base model was $37,000 with shorter range and 1/3 the charging speed. What gas-powered car is more affordable and better than the model from 10 year ago? insideevs.com/news/780974/...
The 2027 Chevy Bolt Configurator Goes Live. It's A Tremendous EV Deal
The revamped affordable EV starts shipping early next year, and the most expensive option is $3,255.
insideevs.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It's not the second strike that's the problem.

(At least not the only problem.)
The boat strikes are illegal. Dope couriers are not military combatants. So killing them with air strikes instead of arresting them is murder. It’s that simple.
December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
For any city having adopted or considering a Voter ID requirement: "Fakes sold online start around $35 and run into the hundreds of dollars."

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
A New Generation of ‘Unbeatable’ Fake IDs Is Bedeviling Bouncers
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Karma is a b----.
Breaking News: A federal court barred Texas from using a newly redrawn congressional map in the midterm elections, dealing a blow to Republicans and President Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state.
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
The move by a three-judge panel dealt a blow to efforts by Texas Republicans and President Trump to flip Democratic seats in the state.
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Kevin Kiley introducing a bill to ban partisan gerrymandering at the national level and desperately trying to become a Reasonable Bipartisan after Newsom deleted his district shows how you *acutally* uphold norms btw: you impost costs for breaking them
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Absolute incompetence by Chuck Schumer. I’m as moderate/establishment as it gets, but I’m begging @aoc.bsky.social to announce her primary challenge ASAP.
-Oct 18, more than 7 million Americans stand up and stand together.

-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.

-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"In 2024, death-sen­­tenced pris­on­ers asked the Court to review con­sti­tu­tion­al claims in their cas­es or grant a stay of exe­cu­tion 148 times. The Court agreed just three times, twice in the same case."

But if it will save 16 million kids from starving, then make sure to issue that stay.
This is actually a pretty standard and unremarkable move, as evidenced by Justice Jackson issuing it.

But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
/1
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.

The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
For reference, Ketanji Brown Jackson is the Circuit Justice for the First Circuit.
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Brilliant.
Brother Warnock lays it plain.
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Rockies are hiring DePodesta to run Baseball operations. He was fired as the Dodgers GM 20 years ago; 5 months later we drafted Clayton Kershaw. He runs football operations for the Cleveland Browns (2-6). He served in the Board of Sears just before it went bankrupt.
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Our Footlong national nightmare is finally over!
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Same in California.
A big thank you to our poll workers and election judges for your commitment to democracy. Minnesota’s elections are safe, free, and fair because of you.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We're like the Dodgers; we're going to just keep winning.
For the record: I'm not tired of winning.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Great story by @mjszabo.bsky.social about our win in the Huntington Beach Voter ID case yesterday.

We will see if the City decides to go lose before the State Supreme Court too.

www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Appellate court strikes down voter ID requirement in Huntington Beach
Monday's ruling by a three-judge state appellate court panel overturned an Orange County Superior Court decision regarding voter ID in Huntington Beach.
www.latimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Big win for voting rights in California. The Court of Appeal ruled that the Huntington Beach Voter ID Charter Amendment violates state law.

We won, and if Huntington Beach wants to try to take it to the State Supreme Court, we will win there.
The California Fourth District Court of Appeal today reversed an OC Superior Court decision, striking down Huntington Beach’s voter ID charter amendment. The city can seek review in the California Supreme Court.

Story coming.
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The other place sucks, but even Baseball Twitter has gotten terrible. Here it's all "wow, what an amazing series; can't believe how good the Jays were; amazing that the Dodgers pulled it out."

Over there it's still "Dodgers bought a dynasty; Jays tried to" and "Houston Never Cheated."

Just sad.
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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It never felt like the Dodgers had the better chance to win this World Series until the very moment they won it.
November 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Let them just share the trophy. I don’t want to do this anymore.
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Joe Davis should remember that this World Series will create another 3 time Cy Young and World Champion either way.
November 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM