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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · 26d

You’re lying again, Donald. Not only do we have ballot drop boxes, we’re one of the few states that has a ballot tracking website where every voter can literally see where their ballot is in real time: california.ballottrax.net/voter/

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · 28d

A construction site is not probable cause. Speaking with an accent is not a crime. And racial profiling is un-American.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Sep 4

RFK Jr. is a danger to public health. He should resign.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Sep 3

No more delays. No more distractions. No more excuses.

It’s long past time to release the Epstein files.

'This is not a hoax': Epstein survivors speak out demanding files be released

Several Jeffrey Epstein survivors made a direct appeal to President Trump to take action as they demanded all the files be released.

abcnews.go.com

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Sep 2

Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles wasn’t just extreme — it was illegal. A federal judge confirmed it today.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Sep 1

This Labor Day, we honor the people who make America thrive. The farmworkers who put food on our tables, the workers who build our cities, the firefighters who keep us safe, the teachers who educate our kids and so many others. Their fight for fair pay and dignity continues. We must stand with them.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 28

California has become the 4th largest economy in the world not despite our immigrant population—but because of it.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 28

Everyone deserves access to care—without fear, without intimidation.

ICE agents create fear at California hospitals

Immigration enforcement agents have had a number of high-profile encounters at hospitals that have created fear among workers and patients.

calmatters.org

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 27

PThe people of California will have an opportunity to stand up this November and vote YES on Prop 50 to defend our democracy and hold Donald Trump accountable.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 24

The cruelty is undeniable — and Californians have had enough. Nearly 70% of California voters disapprove of Trump’s immigration tactics terrorizing our communities.

Most California voters disapprove of Trump's immigration enforcement policies, poll shows

The poll's findings reflected striking emotional reactions to the president's immigration enforcement.

www.latimes.com

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 22

The GOP is full on damage control mode. They know how unpopular Trump’s Big Ugly Betrayal Bill is.

Turns out people don’t like getting food stamps and health care ripped away so that billionaires can get more tax cuts.

Playbook: One big, beautiful rebranding

And the Federal Reserve’s annual policy symposium kicks off today in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

www.politico.com

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 22

Texas—game on.

California voters will stop the MAGA power grab at the ballot box November 4.

Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 20

Trump sent federal troops to LA to try and intimidate, distract and create chaos.

Now he’s doing the same thing in Washington, DC despite crime being at a 30-year low.

Shame on these Republican Governors for going along with this political theater.

GOP states pour National Guard troops into D.C. as Trump tightens control

Personnel from West Virginia arrived Monday, with troops from South Carolina, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Louisiana expected to arrive Tuesday.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 20

From children’s checkups to nursing home care, Medicaid supports Californians and Americans across the country at every stage of life.

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill blew a trillion dollar hole in the budget of this vital program.

All to give bigger tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 19

Spare us the hypocrisy, Greg. You’re doing Trump’s dirty work and now you’re lecturing California for answering in kind? Please.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 18

Trump’s meeting with Putin on Ukraine was a disaster. No deal, total embarrassment. And what’s his takeaway? Unconstitutionally attacking mail-in voting at home because Putin says it’s bad. Trump isn’t leading, he’s getting played.

Trump Pledges Unconstitutional Order to Limit Mail-In Voting After Putin Chat

President Trump pledged to eliminate mail-in voting and the use of voting machines following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

www.rollingstone.com

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 17

California didn’t start this fight. But we will help to end it.

Gavin Newsom launches official redistricting campaign: ‘Wake up, America’

“The high road doesn’t exist anymore,” said Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park.

www.sacbee.com

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 17

Trump quiere manipular los mapas electorales de Texas, poner más seguidores suyos en el Congreso, y quitarle fuerza a la voz y al voto de California y de todo el país. Pero este noviembre no lo vamos a dejar.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 16

Costs. Chaos. Corruption. These three words define the Trump presidency.

Higher costs. Widespread chaos. Rampant corruption.

In California, we’re pushing back with the Election Rigging Response Act to put an end to the madness and hold this president accountable.

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 13

Trump’s latest target in his war on America’s top universities: UCLA.

A judge just ordered his administration to restore $584M in National Science Foundation research grants—over a third of what he froze in July. We’ll keep standing up for academic freedom.

Trump administration must restore hundreds of UCLA research grants, federal judge rules

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Trump administration to restore hundreds of frozen National Science Foundation research grants to UCLA.

www.latimes.com

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Aug 12

A 15-year-old student with disabilities was handcuffed and held at gunpoint by ICE—until they realized they had the wrong person.

Now LAUSD is creating safe-zones to protect students and families from immigration raids.

This is Trump’s America in 2025.