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UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you for your solidarity, Assemblymember @votealexlee.bsky.social! #union

Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · 10d

We’re feline purr-oud that California is banning cat declawing! The bill has been signed into law. A huge milestone for animal welfare. Today, we are taking a big step in building the national momentum to outlaw cat declawing.

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · 16d

A wealth tax would fix this

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16d

The top 1% in the US have now a record $52 trillion in wealth.

The bottom 50% have about $4 trillion.

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · 17d

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · 17d

First rainy fall day in the South Bay yay

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · 19d

The republicans have finally succeeded in shutting down the federal government they’ve spent 9 months destroying

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · 25d

Guess masked ICE agents will have to be treated like law-breaking criminals they are in CA then!

www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

U.S. attorney, DHS say ICE won’t comply with California’s new mask ban

Gov. Gavin Newsom has said the new law is enforceable, comparing it to traffic laws that federal agents must comply with in various states.

www.sacbee.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Sep 18

Democratic New York lawmakers — as well as City Comptroller Brad Lander — were arrested by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers Thursday after demanding access to an alleged detention facility run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 26 Federal Plaza.

Democratic New York Lawmakers Arrested for Demanding Access to Alleged ICE Detention Facility

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Sep 13

Public financed election #SB42 has PASSED the senate and will soon become a Nov 2026 ballot measure!

Democracy dollars & matching funds are popular grassroots empowering programs. Let’s make sure all of CA can combat the corruption of big money in politics

@caclean.org @senatorumberg.bsky.social

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 12

Nancy Mace acting on disinformation that the shooter was trans: goes off on tirade against "trannies"

Nancy Mace when the actual shooter is a Christian white man: "he's just a poor lost boy, let us pray for him."

A screenshot of a tweet from the Daily Caller, which has been reposted by Rep. Nancy Mace. The tweet reads: "'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH': Rep. Nancy Mace comments on reports of Charlie Kirk's killer allegedly being 'pro-tranny'". The tweet includes a video thumbnail showing Rep. Nancy Mace outdoors wearing sunglasses and speaking to reporters. The timestamp is 11:29 AM, September 11, 2025.

A screenshot of a tweet from Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace). The tweet, posted at 10:36 AM on September 12, 2025, reads: "We know Charlie Kirk would want us to pray for such an evil, and lost individual like Tyler Robinson to find Jesus Christ. We will try to do the same."

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Sep 12

Proudly voted for #SB79 to build dense, transit oriented housing. If not here, where else?

I’ve lived near transit all my life. But too much of it is stuck as suburbs. Cities are evolving, living things. They are not mausoleums to the past

@scottwiener.bsky.social
@cayimby.bsky.social

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · Sep 12

@votealexlee.bsky.social speaks in support: "This bill is common sense. If we are to achieve our housing goals, we must build more housing. And if it is not in transit oriented corridors, then where?"

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Equality California @eqca.bsky.social · Sep 11

BREAKING🚨: EQCA sponsored bill #AB678 has passed its final floor votes and is headed to @governor.ca.gov for signature. Thank you to @votealexlee.bsky.social for authoring this bill and supporting LGBTQ+ Californians! #caleg

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Sep 11

Right wing influencers capitalized on his assassination moments after he was shot to push their deranged conspiracies

I've no sympathy for any person who spent their career profiting off of spewing hate, sowing disinformation, and promoting violence

Gun deaths are sad & scary and that’s that

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Sep 11

Kirk will become the Right's pretense for political violence and abuse of gov power to crack down on their enemies. Especially at a time when the Epstein files threatened to exposed Trump and tear the right apart.

Do not fall for crocodile tears

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · Sep 10

“I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.” -Charlie Kirk
newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-s…

= Newsweek

Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths 'Unfortunately' Worth it to Keep 2nd
Amendment
PUBLISHED APR 06, 2023

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Sep 9

BREAKING: The ban on cat declaw officially PASSES the legislature! Now onto the gov for signature. One step closer to outlawing this cruel and barbaric procedure in CA

Bill sponsors: @pawproject.bsky.social, @humaneworldorg.bsky.social

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨The Supreme Court today gives Trump a license to engage in racial profiling, with Justice Kavanaugh writing in concurrence to expressly endorse ICE and Border Patrol targeting any Latinos they observe in Los Angeles speaking Spanish and then demanding their papers.

Here,
those circumstances include:
that there is an
extremely high number and percentage of illegal immigrants in the Los Angeles area; that those individuals tend to gather in certain locations to seek daily work; that those individuals often work in certain kinds of jobs, such as day labor, landscaping, agriculture, and construction, that do not require paperwork and are therefore especially attractive to illegal immigrants; and that many of those illegally in the Los Angeles area come from Mexico or Central America and do not speak much English. Cf.
Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S., at 884-885 (listing "[a]ny number of factors" that contribute to reasonable suspicion of illegal presence). To be clear, apparent ethnicity alone cannot furnish reasonable suspicion; under this Court's case law regarding immigration stops, however, it can be a

KAVANAUGH, J., concurring
"relevant factor" when considered along with other salient factors. Id., at 887.
Under this Court's precedents, not to mention common sense, those circumstances taken together can constitute at least reasonable suspicion of illegal presence in the United States. Importantly, reasonable suspicion means only that immigration officers may briefly stop the individual and inquire about immigration status. If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter. Only if the person is illegally in the United States may the stop lead to further immigration proceedings.

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · Sep 7

The BART anime festival was huge, thousands of people including California Assemblymember @votealexlee.bsky.social attended. Big thanks to all the @bart.gov staff who made it happen! 🚃🚃🚃

Alfred with Alex Lee and another person, holding a framed drawing of a bart train in a forest

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Sep 8

Conservative Supreme Court again giving a pass to Trump’s secret ICE police. Kidnapping and deporting people en mass with deputized masked gangs is evil.

But remember — silent, beaucratic mass deportations is just boring evil we’ve gotten used to.

CalMatters @calmatters.org · Sep 8

Breaking: The U.S. Supreme Court lifted limits on immigration sweeps in Southern California, overturning a lower court ruling that prohibited agents from stopping people based on their appearance. https://cal.news/4nq5YZk

📝 @wendyfry.bsky.social
📸 Etienne Laurent, AFP via Getty

A person is detained as clashes break out after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers attempted to raid a store in Bell, just south of Los Angeles, on June 20, 2025. Photo by Etienne Laurent, AFP via Getty Images

Hed: BREAKING NEWS
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Pres. Trump on immigration sweeps
This overturns a lower court ruling prohibiting agents from stopping people based on appearance

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Sep 4

I got an award from LGBTQ+ Victory Fund last night! So proud to be fighting for our LGBTQ+ rights. When we are liberated, everyone is liberated
@lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Sep 2

I’m so there!! Thanks for putting in one of my 4 BART stations: the incredible warm springs FREMONT

BART @bart.gov · Sep 2

🚨 Discover all the artists tabling at Let's Glow! on the alley map

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Senator Thomas J. Umberg @senatorumberg.bsky.social · Aug 29

I authored SB42 to give voters a voice & get money out of our politics. Many cities and counties can’t pursue public financing elections, but we can change that by working to restore local control and give voters the power to decide. @benallenca.bsky.social
@votealexlee.bsky.social
@caclean.org

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Sep 2

Another fabulous Silicon Valley pride this year!! Celebrating 5️⃣0️⃣ years. Marking half a century of fighting for LGBTQ+ rights. It has never been easy or popular but we must continue to live and fight proudly. So proud to be part of our vibrant and resilient #LGBTQ community
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Alex Lee @votealexlee.bsky.social · Aug 20

ICE continues to unjustly deport and kidnap thousands of our immigrant community members. ICE must be abolished.

There are nearly 2 million undocumented Asian Americans — all terrorized by ICE

Proud to join AAPI activists & organizations protesting

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