I’m running for the people of Aliso Viejo and against MAGA, because those are really the same thing. Maybe that makes me a long shot but my neighbors are worth taking the shot nonetheless. Read the article and if you like what you see, help me get the word out and make this one count!

He’s a long-shot Aliso Viejo city council candidate with an intriguing message

Steven Von der Porten is an unknown in Orange County politics. That’s because he is the furthest thing from a politician.

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My King says: “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for ME.” Fuck ICE

I just got out of Church on this Sunday following Independence Day. I was reminded of the words of Ralph Rose, the United States flag bearer at the 1908 London Olympics: “This flag dips to no earthly king.” As Americans, our flag calls us to serve a greater cause, not a man who would be king.

Pretty sure they mean first me then refugees, when the real traitor is Matt and the real invader is Elon. #bringbacktheguillotine #nomoreoligarchs

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · last mo.

Not great that the richest man in the world agrees with this post. Note the giant gun in the image. 👀 1/

The Oligarchy seeks to divide us because they are terrified that we are strong when we stand together. We are beset by entrenched interests everywhere we look and our national institutions no longer protect us from the most egregious excesses. All we have left is each other.

The Nazis did this with groups such as the White Rose Society, except the sentence was the Guillotine. Mark my words, the Fascists are just getting started. I’m putting my neck on the line (perhaps literally) by running for office while openly saying this. I only ask that YOU help spread the word.

White Rose - Wikipedia

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Robin Bougie@robinbougie.bsky.social · last mo.

They gave US zinester Elizabeth Soto *50 fucking years* in prison for publishing a zine that supports an anti-fascism stance. Prosecutors also used her feminism themed zine, and an anti-AI zine as evidence against her. This is unprecedented.

Brilliant 🔥

In the face of authoritarianism, moderation is not prudence, it is complicity. I’m running to make Aliso Viejo a model of courageous resistance, but I need your help to spread the word! I will “not go gentle into that good night” (- Dylan Thomas). Will you?

Q Up The Movie : An Alternative Timeline of Queer Cinema@rainbowfilmclub.bsky.social · last mo.

God, the comments on this. "This is illegal!" Yes it is. But it's also a dictatorship, so there is no more rule of law. Please start paying attention, as the central problem is that too many people on the left think everything will just quietly return to normal. www.joemygod.com/2026/06/post...

Friendly reminder that when they detain immigrants with no due process, they are executing a trial run for doing the same thing to anyone who dissents. They are already an atrocity, but detention centers are not being prepared to hold only immigrants… they are meant for you and me too.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · last mo.

Trump's Border Czar says Americans can expect to see "a lot more arrest activity" from ICE

Let me be absolutely clear. We need local leaders with the courage to proactively impede federal officers when said officers violate the Constitutional Rights of our people. If you want to see Aliso Viejo lead the charge, help me flip the majority by sharing my campaign as much as you can. 🙂😈

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 2mo ago

According to Trump's DOJ, doing the following things means you're involved in a conspiracy: • Posting “we need to become ungovernable” on Facebook • Wearing a sweatshirt that says “I’m Antifa!” • Possessing a bullhorn

This was always the plan. Ever since taking power the Trump Regime has never behaved like they had an election to win, because they never intended to have another free and fair election. If our democracy is to endure, the battle will take place in our cities, our neighborhoods and our streets.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 2mo ago

IS THIS A THREAT? Mullin refuses to rule out ICE agents at the polls. Don’t let fear keep you away from participating in democracy. ✅ Vote early 
✅ Vote by mail if available 
✅ Know your rights before Election Day 
✅ Document & report any intimidation 
✅ Bear witness— if safe, record & post it

Seriously, he probably only needs to get within the general vicinity to trigger history’s greatest aneurysm.

Chris Kluwe@chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If Victor Wembanyama has the courage to catapult a basketball thirty five rows and one story deep, we could end this national nightmare

The will to resist simply isn’t coming from the top. We need local leaders with the courage to make bold choices to challenge ICE and the Trump Administration. With your help, one little city can start by saying we will not comply. Let’s get the word out, are you with me?

Rep. Mike Levin@levin.house.gov · 2mo ago

While you were sleeping, Senate Republicans jammed through a $70 BILLION blank check for ICE.

Donald Trump is a fascist, the leader of the pedophile protection party, and a disgrace to the nation.

I am so appreciative for each and every person who entrusted me with their vote! A special shout out to everyone who helped us spread the word, whether it was canvassing, talking with friends and family, or putting up a sign in your yard; your support led to this win. Onto the general!!!

As we begin Pride month, I am so grateful to the LGBTQIA+ community for teaching us all how to live radically authentic lives. Your courage and resilience throughout the ages is truly an inspiration as we join you in celebrating this June and always.

And when those in power at the national level flaunt their corruption with impunity, local leaders do too. We must restore accountability for those in public office at all levels. I’m starting at home by running for City Council, can you do your part by sharing this post?

Brett Shaw@brettshaw.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Corruption in plain sight. It will take a decade to fix this debacle. #TrumpCorruption

I *played* with Nate Burleson, Greg Camarillo, Greg Lewis, and Hank Baskett, so you, mister Dan Weldon, can remove yourself to a dumpster and never return

Aaron Schatz@aaronschatz.com · 2mo ago

If any Republicans want to have an obscure wide receiver-off I will wipe the floor with them.

Did you know that AV City Council members bragged about saving $50,000 by not hiring an independent search firm to recruit and vet city manager candidates and then offered their handpicked favorite $70,000 more PER YEAR than the last city manager?

Brett Channing comes to Aliso Viejo

A new city manager puts the $$$$$ in Ali$$$$$o.

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With all due respect to Senator Andy Kim, a true American hero, Delaney Hall is not a failure. It is doing exactly what it was intended to do: normalizing the absence of due process, arbitrary law enforcement brutality and violent repression of dissent in an ongoing assault on American Democracy.

Senator Andy Kim@kim.senate.gov · 2mo ago

What I witnessed and experienced today was shameful. Delaney Hall is a failure; it’s this administration’s failure. The only way to make this right for our communities is to shut it down and make sure the failures we’ve seen never happen again. 4/4

As a Catholic I find this personally … No, actually this is exactly what would happen.

debbshock@debbshock.blue · 2mo ago

if Jesus came back today he would be the first one to call out the Vatican for hoarding uncountable wealth and power and so the Vatican would have to have him killed

With all the yard signs popping up across #CA47, many are asking "where are YOUR yard signs, Dave?" And the answer is that we want them in actual yards, where they actually make a difference. Help us spread the word—we'll deliver to your home! davemin.com/request-a-yard-sign

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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The AV City Council refused to approve a state mandated traffic study by licensed engineers to avoid reducing some speed limits by 5 mph. This was an embarrassing display of a mortgage broker (Councilman Dwyer) attacking a team of professionals because his opinion is as good as their knowledge. 😮‍💨

Midnight Musing: I could hide behind my vast privilege and let this all pass me by. But, there will come a day when my daughter is older and she will ask “in the late 2020s when it all went to hell, what did you do?” I NEED to be able to look her in the eyes and say “I did what I could.”

The criminal justice system as it stands today exists for one reason: protect the rich and powerful from everyone else.

Laguna Beach Democratic Club@lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 3mo ago

MAGA Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Trump's endorsed candidate for Texas Senate. Tried to give a child predator — his personal friend — 1 day in jail for 3 years of abuse. A judge doubled it to 60 days. No sex offender registration. This is the Republican Party. 🤬

It’s the fourth quarter and the Billionaires lead the People 197,581 to 7!* The clock is running out, is it time for the People to try a Hail Mary pass? *This is approximately the ratio of the median net worth of Billionaires to the median net worth of everyone else.

"technology automates everything" is a story with two endings the utopian one where abundance allows everyone to live a life of leisure, and the dystopian one where all the benefits accrue to a small set of oligarchs and everyone else suffers the oligarchs are asking us to cheer for option B

John Rogers@johnrogers.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It’s amazing to watch the professional journalism class dance around this:

Donald Trump has intertwined his wealth so fully with our government that the only solution is to nationalize his companies and assets, along with those of his entire family. In the interests of fairness, we can provide them a one bedroom apartment in public housing and minimum wage jobs.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3mo ago

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump voluntarily dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, according to a Monday court filing. @reuters.com