equalitea
@equalitea.bsky.social
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based in Los Angeles / Orange County
activist, political data, raver, dj, gamer
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equalitea
@equalitea.bsky.social
· Mar 15
As a former activist within Dem spaces, my ongoing thesis is that the party’s greatest strength is also its weakest aspect- we emphasize coalition building and consensus at every level of the party, from young Democrat elections and ADEM slates upwards.
Deference is everything in this party.
Deference is everything in this party.
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NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
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Today we joined local leaders in SF to support Asm @ib2real.bsky.social's AB 1537, the No Side Jobs for ICE Act. Our coalition is proud to sponsor this important bill.
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California bill would bar local officers from taking second job with ICE
Supporters of the bill say that California, as a sanctuary state, shouldn't allow its officers to perform immigration enforcement duties.
www.courthousenews.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Today we joined local leaders in SF to support Asm @ib2real.bsky.social's AB 1537, the No Side Jobs for ICE Act. Our coalition is proud to sponsor this important bill.
www.courthousenews.com/california-b... 1/
www.courthousenews.com/california-b... 1/
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These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE.
jonathancohn.medium.com/a-tale-of-tw...
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It was never enough to flip Republican seats - so let us set the menu on the type of progressive leaders running for office.
Get involved with your local primary fights with orgs like @caworkingfamilies.bsky.social - that's one pathway of many to enduring political change.
Get involved with your local primary fights with orgs like @caworkingfamilies.bsky.social - that's one pathway of many to enduring political change.
March 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It was never enough to flip Republican seats - so let us set the menu on the type of progressive leaders running for office.
Get involved with your local primary fights with orgs like @caworkingfamilies.bsky.social - that's one pathway of many to enduring political change.
Get involved with your local primary fights with orgs like @caworkingfamilies.bsky.social - that's one pathway of many to enduring political change.
As for myself - I am going to continue doing what I've always done. Stand up alongside immigrants, renters, and working people on the margins of racial capitalism in local spaces in California.
Whether our opponents are weak-willed and docile Democrats or fascist Republicans, I care not.
Whether our opponents are weak-willed and docile Democrats or fascist Republicans, I care not.
March 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
As for myself - I am going to continue doing what I've always done. Stand up alongside immigrants, renters, and working people on the margins of racial capitalism in local spaces in California.
Whether our opponents are weak-willed and docile Democrats or fascist Republicans, I care not.
Whether our opponents are weak-willed and docile Democrats or fascist Republicans, I care not.
While I generally believe progressives are ahead of the curve on courage (aoc, crockett, etc), it leaves room for moderates/establishment types to really think more boldly about what can be done to resist Trump/Elon at every level of politics.
The rules that got us here won't save us either.
The rules that got us here won't save us either.
March 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
While I generally believe progressives are ahead of the curve on courage (aoc, crockett, etc), it leaves room for moderates/establishment types to really think more boldly about what can be done to resist Trump/Elon at every level of politics.
The rules that got us here won't save us either.
The rules that got us here won't save us either.
Bernie/AOC have more trust with voters (even with non-progressives who don’t always agree) because their messaging reflects the fights they took in their own careers to get here. We all know they fought uphill within the party - and their scars reflect authenticity in that sense.
March 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Bernie/AOC have more trust with voters (even with non-progressives who don’t always agree) because their messaging reflects the fights they took in their own careers to get here. We all know they fought uphill within the party - and their scars reflect authenticity in that sense.
Why would I trust Congressional Democrats in safe blue districts to understand the base, when they have very little incentive to engage the grassroots?
That's why my favorite people in CA are the municipal/state leg candidates, with their nose to the ground on housing justice and racial justice.
That's why my favorite people in CA are the municipal/state leg candidates, with their nose to the ground on housing justice and racial justice.
March 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Why would I trust Congressional Democrats in safe blue districts to understand the base, when they have very little incentive to engage the grassroots?
That's why my favorite people in CA are the municipal/state leg candidates, with their nose to the ground on housing justice and racial justice.
That's why my favorite people in CA are the municipal/state leg candidates, with their nose to the ground on housing justice and racial justice.
So the muscles being trained are deference to norms, decorum, institutions, seniority - which makes it very tough in situations where the base is looking for a fight.
And in this moment- we're looking for fighters, not collaborators! Courage, not compliance! I do not want Dems eager to go along.
And in this moment- we're looking for fighters, not collaborators! Courage, not compliance! I do not want Dems eager to go along.
March 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
So the muscles being trained are deference to norms, decorum, institutions, seniority - which makes it very tough in situations where the base is looking for a fight.
And in this moment- we're looking for fighters, not collaborators! Courage, not compliance! I do not want Dems eager to go along.
And in this moment- we're looking for fighters, not collaborators! Courage, not compliance! I do not want Dems eager to go along.
Conflict is to be avoided at every turn, wait for your turn on the election merry go round, don’t shoot your shot on high risk elections or primaries (unless you are rich or can fundraise), etc
(Go organize in any "blue" stronghold like Los Angeles and there's a logjam of people waiting in line)
(Go organize in any "blue" stronghold like Los Angeles and there's a logjam of people waiting in line)
March 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Conflict is to be avoided at every turn, wait for your turn on the election merry go round, don’t shoot your shot on high risk elections or primaries (unless you are rich or can fundraise), etc
(Go organize in any "blue" stronghold like Los Angeles and there's a logjam of people waiting in line)
(Go organize in any "blue" stronghold like Los Angeles and there's a logjam of people waiting in line)
As a former activist within Dem spaces, my ongoing thesis is that the party’s greatest strength is also its weakest aspect- we emphasize coalition building and consensus at every level of the party, from young Democrat elections and ADEM slates upwards.
Deference is everything in this party.
Deference is everything in this party.
March 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
As a former activist within Dem spaces, my ongoing thesis is that the party’s greatest strength is also its weakest aspect- we emphasize coalition building and consensus at every level of the party, from young Democrat elections and ADEM slates upwards.
Deference is everything in this party.
Deference is everything in this party.
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
I’m so proud of the @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social action today at the Dept of HHS! We hosted a rally with impacted workers against DOGE in such a short time this week, thank you all for participating ✊
February 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I’m so proud of the @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social action today at the Dept of HHS! We hosted a rally with impacted workers against DOGE in such a short time this week, thank you all for participating ✊
C) have you considered that fElon Musk is a better anti-drug ad than the DARE program ever was
February 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
C) have you considered that fElon Musk is a better anti-drug ad than the DARE program ever was
Met the cutest watchdog at the CFPB protest today! If only we can train doggies to bite corporatists 🤔
February 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Met the cutest watchdog at the CFPB protest today! If only we can train doggies to bite corporatists 🤔
With all of my heart, I manifest an absolute FUCK YOU to all the billionaires who’ve bought our democracy
February 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
With all of my heart, I manifest an absolute FUCK YOU to all the billionaires who’ve bought our democracy
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December 3, 2024 at 9:39 PM
more photos/details on my Instagram post (with a link here www.instagram.com/p/DDIY9EmzZd_/)
only good photo of me at yesterday's @iceoutofca.bsky.social rally in Sacramento in support of immigrant justice, plus a few choice photos from my camera as well.
I'm as committed as I have ever been to support refugee and migrant rights, and California can do so much more to support this fight.
I'm as committed as I have ever been to support refugee and migrant rights, and California can do so much more to support this fight.
December 3, 2024 at 9:39 PM
only good photo of me at yesterday's @iceoutofca.bsky.social rally in Sacramento in support of immigrant justice, plus a few choice photos from my camera as well.
I'm as committed as I have ever been to support refugee and migrant rights, and California can do so much more to support this fight.
I'm as committed as I have ever been to support refugee and migrant rights, and California can do so much more to support this fight.
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Happening now: As the #CAleg session opens, hundreds of immigrants and supporters are rallying at the capitol to demand @GavinNewsom and the legislature take action to keep families together! Joining today: folks from Central Valley, San Diego, LA, OC, and the Bay.
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December 2, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Happening now: As the #CAleg session opens, hundreds of immigrants and supporters are rallying at the capitol to demand @GavinNewsom and the legislature take action to keep families together! Joining today: folks from Central Valley, San Diego, LA, OC, and the Bay.
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November 19, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I am patiently awaiting CATargetBot to appear here...
Same I’ve been hibernating for a long time. Hope you are doing well! 🫡
November 16, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Same I’ve been hibernating for a long time. Hope you are doing well! 🫡
the thing I missed most about being in self-imposed Twitter exile after Musk took over was making original memes about elections
November 15, 2024 at 2:27 AM
the thing I missed most about being in self-imposed Twitter exile after Musk took over was making original memes about elections