Santa Clara County Democratic Party
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The Democratic Party of Silicon Valley
Home heating bills expected to be up nearly 10% this winter.
Actually affordability crisis. Not a hoax.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/b...
Actually affordability crisis. Not a hoax.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/b...
Heating Costs Expected to Rise 9.2% This Winter
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Home heating bills expected to be up nearly 10% this winter.
Actually affordability crisis. Not a hoax.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/b...
Actually affordability crisis. Not a hoax.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/b...
Trump (again) dangles one time cash payments from tariff funds.
Taxing us in the form of higher prices and giving a small part of our money back.
While he gets rich on crypto and self dealing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Taxing us in the form of higher prices and giving a small part of our money back.
While he gets rich on crypto and self dealing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Trump (again) dangles one time cash payments from tariff funds.
Taxing us in the form of higher prices and giving a small part of our money back.
While he gets rich on crypto and self dealing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Taxing us in the form of higher prices and giving a small part of our money back.
While he gets rich on crypto and self dealing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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ICYMI, here are the swing/toss-up races we are boosting in the House of Representatives next year
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These 19 swing districts are the Democrats’ best chance to take control of the House in 2026.
Democrats in ALL 50 STATES need to support these races.
This is the only path to flipping the House.
Whether you donate money or donate your time, every action counts.
#2026midterms
Democrats in ALL 50 STATES need to support these races.
This is the only path to flipping the House.
Whether you donate money or donate your time, every action counts.
#2026midterms
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ICYMI, here are the swing/toss-up races we are boosting in the House of Representatives next year
bsky.app/profile/winn...
bsky.app/profile/winn...
Trump’s policies have tanked the economy, higher prices, higher unemployment, and no job growth.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump’s policies have tanked the economy, higher prices, higher unemployment, and no job growth.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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Trump lacks basic decency. Shame.
December 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Trump lacks basic decency. Shame.
Turns out Republicans’ constituents need healthcare too.
They’re calling them about Obamacare rate increases, as subsidies expire.
Wait until they realize what they’ve done to Medicaid, and how that will affect Medicare, rural hospitals, and more.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
They’re calling them about Obamacare rate increases, as subsidies expire.
Wait until they realize what they’ve done to Medicaid, and how that will affect Medicare, rural hospitals, and more.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Rank-and-file Republicans feel heat from constituents on health care
As efforts to address expiring Obamacare subsidies stall in Congress, members of Trump’s party say it’s time to find a way to help millions afford health insurance.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Turns out Republicans’ constituents need healthcare too.
They’re calling them about Obamacare rate increases, as subsidies expire.
Wait until they realize what they’ve done to Medicaid, and how that will affect Medicare, rural hospitals, and more.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
They’re calling them about Obamacare rate increases, as subsidies expire.
Wait until they realize what they’ve done to Medicaid, and how that will affect Medicare, rural hospitals, and more.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Vote Neysa Fligor for Santa Clara County Assessor, return your ballot by Dec 30!
Vote by mail ballots arrived this week. There’s only the one race, so it’s quick and easy to vote.
Vote by mail ballots arrived this week. There’s only the one race, so it’s quick and easy to vote.
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Vote Neysa Fligor for Santa Clara County Assessor, return your ballot by Dec 30!
Vote by mail ballots arrived this week. There’s only the one race, so it’s quick and easy to vote.
Vote by mail ballots arrived this week. There’s only the one race, so it’s quick and easy to vote.
Measles outbreak in South Carolina.
Untold numbers will suffer and die from diseases that could be prevented by safe and effective vaccines that Trump and RFK Jr have told their MAGA hordes to refuse.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Untold numbers will suffer and die from diseases that could be prevented by safe and effective vaccines that Trump and RFK Jr have told their MAGA hordes to refuse.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Measles outbreak in South Carolina.
Untold numbers will suffer and die from diseases that could be prevented by safe and effective vaccines that Trump and RFK Jr have told their MAGA hordes to refuse.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Untold numbers will suffer and die from diseases that could be prevented by safe and effective vaccines that Trump and RFK Jr have told their MAGA hordes to refuse.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, for alleged sanctions violations.
Meanwhile, we do nothing about Russian oil sales to India and China.
Trump came close to more effective sanctions on Russia but pulled back.
Guess he got reminded who’s boss?
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Meanwhile, we do nothing about Russian oil sales to India and China.
Trump came close to more effective sanctions on Russia but pulled back.
Guess he got reminded who’s boss?
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
U.S. seizes ‘very large’ oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, Trump says
The seizure was a significant escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his country’s oil-dependent economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Trump seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, for alleged sanctions violations.
Meanwhile, we do nothing about Russian oil sales to India and China.
Trump came close to more effective sanctions on Russia but pulled back.
Guess he got reminded who’s boss?
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Meanwhile, we do nothing about Russian oil sales to India and China.
Trump came close to more effective sanctions on Russia but pulled back.
Guess he got reminded who’s boss?
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Rubio State Department reverses Biden era shift to a more readable font - Calibri - which apparently is too “woke”.
Meanwhile, the wars Trump said he’d end in a day rage or sputter on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Meanwhile, the wars Trump said he’d end in a day rage or sputter on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Rubio State Department reverses Biden era shift to a more readable font - Calibri - which apparently is too “woke”.
Meanwhile, the wars Trump said he’d end in a day rage or sputter on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Meanwhile, the wars Trump said he’d end in a day rage or sputter on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Even Encyclopedia Britannica is waiting for the Epstein files - legally required to be released by Dec 19.
What will Trump and Bondi dare to hold back or redact, beyond victims’ names and graphic images?
And why have they been desperate to hold anything back?
www.britannica.com/question/Whe...
What will Trump and Bondi dare to hold back or redact, beyond victims’ names and graphic images?
And why have they been desperate to hold anything back?
www.britannica.com/question/Whe...
When will the Epstein files be released? | Britannica
When will the Epstein files be released? The Epstein Files Transparency Act mandated that the files be released within 30 days of it becoming law.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Even Encyclopedia Britannica is waiting for the Epstein files - legally required to be released by Dec 19.
What will Trump and Bondi dare to hold back or redact, beyond victims’ names and graphic images?
And why have they been desperate to hold anything back?
www.britannica.com/question/Whe...
What will Trump and Bondi dare to hold back or redact, beyond victims’ names and graphic images?
And why have they been desperate to hold anything back?
www.britannica.com/question/Whe...
Republicans’ mid-decade gerrymanders have created new pickup opportunities for Democrats – weakening their advantage in formerly safe House districts.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Why some Republicans are sweating their party’s redistricting plan
The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Republicans’ mid-decade gerrymanders have created new pickup opportunities for Democrats – weakening their advantage in formerly safe House districts.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump and Noem are lying to us about ICE violent takedowns and arrests of US citizens.
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The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Latinos describe being detained and assaulted by officers who want to know: “Where were you born?”
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December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Trump and Noem are lying to us about ICE violent takedowns and arrests of US citizens.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump is back to being historically unpopular, but over 90% of Republicans still support him?
These are our neighbors. People we know.
There is nothing “conservative” much less right or decent in what Trump is doing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
These are our neighbors. People we know.
There is nothing “conservative” much less right or decent in what Trump is doing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Trump is back to being historically unpopular, but over 90% of Republicans still support him?
These are our neighbors. People we know.
There is nothing “conservative” much less right or decent in what Trump is doing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
These are our neighbors. People we know.
There is nothing “conservative” much less right or decent in what Trump is doing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump economy.
Breaking: The US lost 32,000 jobs in November, far worse than expected.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.
Small businesses were the hardest hit.
December 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump economy.
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credit to NYT for not sanewashing the appalling bigotry we saw today in the WH
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ in Anti-Immigrant Tirade
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December 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
credit to NYT for not sanewashing the appalling bigotry we saw today in the WH
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry."
A college student on her way home for Thanksgiving was detained at Boston’s airport and deported to Honduras, despite a judicial order that she not be deported.
Meanwhile Trump freed the former Honduran president who flooded the US with cocaine.
Trump values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Meanwhile Trump freed the former Honduran president who flooded the US with cocaine.
Trump values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
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December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A college student on her way home for Thanksgiving was detained at Boston’s airport and deported to Honduras, despite a judicial order that she not be deported.
Meanwhile Trump freed the former Honduran president who flooded the US with cocaine.
Trump values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Meanwhile Trump freed the former Honduran president who flooded the US with cocaine.
Trump values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Gift link to an article that lays out how the US came to propose Russia’s wish list as a “peace” proposal for Ukraine.
Spoiler alert: follow the money.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Spoiler alert: follow the money.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Gift link to an article that lays out how the US came to propose Russia’s wish list as a “peace” proposal for Ukraine.
Spoiler alert: follow the money.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Spoiler alert: follow the money.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Another convicted fraudster freed by Trump after serving just days of his six year sentence.
Trump doesn’t think stealing people money is a crime, so long as your collar is white when you do it.
Telling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump doesn’t think stealing people money is a crime, so long as your collar is white when you do it.
Telling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
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November 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Another convicted fraudster freed by Trump after serving just days of his six year sentence.
Trump doesn’t think stealing people money is a crime, so long as your collar is white when you do it.
Telling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump doesn’t think stealing people money is a crime, so long as your collar is white when you do it.
Telling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
How to oligarch.
We’ll need stronger ethical rules and enforcement to prevent billionaires from profiting from their power in our government - and don’t they already have all the money anyway?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
We’ll need stronger ethical rules and enforcement to prevent billionaires from profiting from their power in our government - and don’t they already have all the money anyway?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
How to oligarch.
We’ll need stronger ethical rules and enforcement to prevent billionaires from profiting from their power in our government - and don’t they already have all the money anyway?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
We’ll need stronger ethical rules and enforcement to prevent billionaires from profiting from their power in our government - and don’t they already have all the money anyway?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
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When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.
1/Nobody should shoot National Guard soldiers, or anyone else
2/the National Guard should not be patrolling DC or other cities, they’re not trained or needed for that work
3/Entire nationalities, races, or religions should not be vilified due to a harmful act by one member of their community
2/the National Guard should not be patrolling DC or other cities, they’re not trained or needed for that work
3/Entire nationalities, races, or religions should not be vilified due to a harmful act by one member of their community
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
1/Nobody should shoot National Guard soldiers, or anyone else
2/the National Guard should not be patrolling DC or other cities, they’re not trained or needed for that work
3/Entire nationalities, races, or religions should not be vilified due to a harmful act by one member of their community
2/the National Guard should not be patrolling DC or other cities, they’re not trained or needed for that work
3/Entire nationalities, races, or religions should not be vilified due to a harmful act by one member of their community
It’s as if Trump were relying on amateurs and hobbyists to resolve a protracted war.
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Trump steps back from Ukraine peace process, sends out envoys
Envoy Steve Witkoff, who in new phone leaks appears to have advised Russia on negotiations, heads to Moscow next week to discuss the peace plan.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s as if Trump were relying on amateurs and hobbyists to resolve a protracted war.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Founders of Trump connected nuclear power companies are getting rich – they’ve never built or operated a reactor.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Kilowatts or connections? Trump’s favored nuclear start-ups soar to riches.
Founders of politically connected nuclear companies that have never built commercial reactors are becoming billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Founders of Trump connected nuclear power companies are getting rich – they’ve never built or operated a reactor.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...