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thedrain.bsky.social
The Drain 🕳️
@thedrain.bsky.social
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The Drain is a podcast covering California politics and culture with hosts Palma (@palma.ltd) and Kempa (@yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social) Free eps Tuesdays (The Drain), and *premium* eps Fridays (The Plug): patreon.com/thedrain 📍 Sacramento, CA
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · 12d
The Plug is BACK, baby (also expect a little bonus soon)!

In today's episode, @palma.ltd tells us a chilling tale about a California public utility providing its customer data to cops in order to take down "illegal" marijuana growing operations.

Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/033-sm...
033 - SMUD narcs on its California customers | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · 12d
The Plug is BACK, baby (also expect a little bonus soon)!

In today's episode, @palma.ltd tells us a chilling tale about a California public utility providing its customer data to cops in order to take down "illegal" marijuana growing operations.

Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/033-sm...
033 - SMUD narcs on its California customers | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · 12d
The Plug is BACK, baby (also expect a little bonus soon)!

In today's episode, @palma.ltd tells us a chilling tale about a California public utility providing its customer data to cops in order to take down "illegal" marijuana growing operations.

Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/033-sm...
033 - SMUD narcs on its California customers | The Drain 🕳️
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kempa 🕳️ @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social · Sep 3
I had to go out east for a few weeks, but @thedrain.bsky.social is fucking BACK:

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031 - California blue (a redistricting story) | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Sep 3
We're back, babies, and we're talking California redistricting 😘🕳️

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031 - California blue (a redistricting story) | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Sep 3
We're back, babies, and we're talking California redistricting 😘🕳️

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031 - California blue (a redistricting story) | The Drain 🕳️
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Better Ballot Sacramento @betterballotsac.bsky.social · Aug 1
Thank you @thedrain.bsky.social for a great conversation about #RankedChoiceVoting !

#RCV can make Sacramento's local elections equitable, accountable & efficient!
030 - Have It Your Way (with Josh Rosa of Better Ballot Sacramento) | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 31
You can listen to this episode wherever fine podcasts are found, but you can also join our Patreon and subscribe/listen for the low price of GRATIS:

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030 - Have It Your Way (with Josh Rosa of Better Ballot Sacramento) | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 31
Today, Josh gives us the skinny on RCV, its practical ramifications for political campaigns, the state of its implementation in Calif., and how we can use RCV to democratize local government 🕳️🕳️🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 31
It's old hat now, but an overlooked reason for progressive candidates' success in the NY mayoral race is how RCV let NYers transfer their vote to another candidate without weakening the position of their own favorite

While it wasn't the decisive factor, RCV DID have an effect on the race 🕳️🕳️🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 31
🚨🕳️🚨NEW DRAIN🚨🕳️🚨

We're joined by Josh Rosa, volunteer for @betterballotsac.bsky.social to talk about local and state-wide efforts to bring in Ranked Choice Voting to California in a huge way 🕳️🕳️🕳️

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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 16
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

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029 - A new poll on California sovereignty, with Coyote Marin | The Drain 🕳️
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kempa 🕳️ @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social · Jul 18
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
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 16
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...
029 - A new poll on California sovereignty, with Coyote Marin | The Drain 🕳️
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Cosmo from Sacto @cosmoq.bsky.social · Jul 16
I love these conversations between @thedrain.bsky.social and @ic.institute because they move past the flaky #Calexit stuff and get into things California could actually do to gain autonomy and power (and perhaps independence down the line). There's a lot we could do! www.patreon.com/posts/029-ne...
029 - A new poll on California sovereignty, with Coyote Marin | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 16
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...
029 - A new poll on California sovereignty, with Coyote Marin | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 11
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

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028 - Rogue benches in San Francisco | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 11
Look for this interview next week! We're excited to talk with Coyote from the @ic.institute
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Cosmo from Sacto @cosmoq.bsky.social · Jul 11
Has @thedrain.bsky.social done that follow up interview with @ic.institute yet? Would love to hear a response to this Bee piece. There were a few wtf moments for me. Not sure if they reached out to ICI. (Also is ICI "libertarian"? I didn't pick that up b4.) www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...
California dreamin’ — of independence: Could the golden state ever secede? | Opinion
Secession has become a fantasy for liberals, fueled by the increasingly large gap in political values between California and President Donald Trump, writes columnist Robin Epley.
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 10
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 🕳️

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027 - Large Gorgeous William and the Golden State | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 7
(howard dean scream) glad you're enjoying it!
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Cosmo from Sacto @cosmoq.bsky.social · Jul 6
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.
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 5
The latest Plug! 🕳️

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

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026 - The Latino Vote on the leftist playbook | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 7
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California Centric @ic.institute · Jul 6
Rumor has it our executive director is going to appear on The Drain again in a couple of weeks. 🤫
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 2
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-...
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 5
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...
026 - The Latino Vote on the leftist playbook | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 3
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

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025 - Do not come-dani: Islamophobia hits the California legislature, plus Zohran's win | The Drain 🕳️
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jul 2
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-...
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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · Jun 28
New episode of The Plug!

We're discussing:

- Pride Month 🌈
- 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 🛌

Enjoy: www.patreon.com/posts/132609...
The Plug 024 - Asm. Carl DeMaio's anti-trans diatribe interrupted by Democratic birthdays | The Drain 🕳️
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