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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · 1d

Thousands of Placer County residents showed up to protest at the No Kings Rallies in Roseville, Auburn, and Lincoln on October 18. This was Huge! @placercountydemocrats.org @lincolncadems.bsky.social @indiauburn.bsky.social @indrosevilleca.bsky.social #NoKings #Placer #Democrats #CADEM #YesOn50

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · 20d

HUD leadership should hold itself to a higher standard than this. This kind of divisiveness does not solve anything. @placercountydemocrats.org #placerdems #CADEM #Democrats #Trump #Congress #CA03

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · 20d

While a government shutdown is an unwelcome occurrence for federal agencies, that is not an excuse for the leadership of those agencies to act unprofessionally and engage in blatant lies and partisanship. Their responsibility is to serve the American people, not play blame games. #Shutdown

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · 28d

Voting is a civic responsibility, especially when it is Fat Bear Week. explore.org/fat-bear-week #FatBearWeek

Fat Bear Week 2025

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 18

These kinds of acts not only threaten non-white residents, but threaten healthy and free speech. It is these kinds of displays and rhetoric that make violence more likely. Everyone who wants to live in an equal, just, and loving society must make it clear that these are not American values. #America

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 18

Sadly, promoting racist conspiracy theories and stereotypes in public discourse has been increasingly re-normalized. We must loudly reject such efforts and statements. We cannot allow this ignorance and intimidation to prevail once again. #AntiRacist

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 18

They are becoming increasingly emboldened to show themselves in Placer County. In 2023, it was a group of Proud Boys harassing a pastor and openly displaying white power hand signs during a school board meeting in Roseville. Now they are marching in Auburn. goldcountrymedia.com/news/282781/...

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 18

We cannot allow this to be acceptable in Placer County. While Placer County elected officials would prefer not to talk about it, people need to know that this is happening in their cities. @placercountydemocrats.org #PlacerDems #Democrats #CADEM

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 18

White supremacists from the NorCal Active Club marched at the courthouse in Auburn, California, at the Charlie Kirk vigil. While they hid their faces, they took this opportunity to openly promote their hateful views. #Placer #PlacerCounty #California #CharlieKirk #Whitesupremacy #Racism

Shawn Schwaller @shawnschwaller.bsky.social · Sep 17

White supremacist NorCal Active Club members protesting at Placer County Courthouse in Auburn, #California in honor of #CharlieKirk after Kirk was killed. I wonder why it is that white supremacists like Charlie Kirk.

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you cannot walk your neighborhood, we encourage you to phonebank. This is another easy way to talk to Democrats about why we need to pass Prop. 50. There are 12 phone banking sessions every week. Sign up at www.mobilize.us/cadems/event...

#PlacerDems

YES on PROP 50 PHONEBANK · California Democratic Party

Join our virtual phonebanks and help stop the Trump / MAGA agenda. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections and passing Prop 50 is the best chance we have of taking back Congress next year. We'l...

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 10

Canvassing is the most effective way of campaigning. Talking to people in your community is what it will take to pass Prop 50.

#California #YesOn50 #Democrats

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 10

@placercountydemocrats.org will be having canvassing events this Saturday, September 13, in Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, and Auburn. We will provide you with training and send you out with a partner to talk to your neighbors.

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you are canvassing for Yes on Prop. 50 in Placer County this weekend, we are using the new PDI Mobile app. It has a BLUE background. If you are using the PDI app with the white or black background, it will not work. Sign up for a canvas near you! www.mobilize.us/cadems/

#PlacerDems #CADEM

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 1

We need a trade policy that promotes labor standards and unions around the world. That is how we increase trade without sending jobs overseas. We need to continue our investment in higher education and achieve universal healthcare so that they are accessible to all, not just the wealthy.

Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Democratic Party will always remain steadfast and vocal in its support of organized labor. We must make clear that if you want a strong middle class, you must support policies that help the workers of the middle class, not the top 1% in our economy. #labor #unions #democraticparty

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 1

The lives upended by mass layoffs mean nothing to Trump and this Republican controlled Congress. They cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans while cutting our the safety nets for working people who fall on hard times.

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 1

Instead of keeping promises to support workers, the Trump Administration is quickly pushing forward with attacks on organized labor and weakening worker protections. This is becoming one of the most dire moments for labor in modern American history.

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 1

From farmworkers to ironworkers; from longshoremen to autoworkers; from teachers and nurses to scientists and engineers; and all other union workers, these are the people who brought us out of the gilded age and into a new deal. Thank you for your proud history of making America better.

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Labor Day everyone! This is a time to remember and celebrate everything that has been created by working people and the gains that we have made because of organized labor. We have a middle class because of unions. It is workers who fuel the economy. #placerdems #cadem #democrats #laborday

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Placer County Democrats @placercountydemocrats.org · Aug 16

Statement on Election Rigging Response Act and potential changes to Congressional Districts:
open.substack.com/pub/placerde...

Statement on the Election Rigging Response Act and potential changes to Congressional districts

From our Chair, Nick Bennett. 8/15/25

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Aug 15

Photos curtesy of Daryl Stinchfield.

Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Aug 15

The night's theme was "Together, We Rise" because we are stronger when we bring people together and lift each other up. This is how we protect each other from attacks on our communities and work towards a better quality of life for all.

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Aug 15

We had several candidates speak and we presented awards to several deserving and hardworking Placer County Democrats. I want to give a big thank you to all of the dinner's sponsors, our Blue Legacy Donors, our volunteers, and to those who sponsored young Democrats, so that they could attend.

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Nick Bennett @nickbennett916.bsky.social · Aug 15

I finally have some time to post about the @placercountydemocrats.org's successful 12th Annual Roosevelt-Kennedy Dinner on August 8, which was a sellout event. We were honored to have Pro Tem Mike McGuire speak, as well as Betty Yee. #PlacerDems #CADEM #Democrats #CA03 #PlacerCounty

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · Jul 17

Breonna Taylor should be alive today.

She was shot and killed while sleeping when officers fired into her home.

By seeking a one-day sentence for her murder, Trump's DOJ is sending a cruel and disrespectful message: that they don't value her life or that of her loved ones.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 17

Breaking News: The Justice Department is asking for a one-day sentence for a former officer convicted in the killing of Breonna Taylor.

Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid

The move was a stunning reversal of Biden-era efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.

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