RL Miller

@rlmiller.bsky.social

Just like Twitter? #Incendiary. #Divisive. #Disruptive. #Winning. Pro-climate, pro-democracy, anti-fascist. Founder, @climatehawkvote. DNC delegate 2020-24. Chair, California Democratic Party's environmental caucus.

Hello friends. Nearly done with my Arrakis journey. Spent several days at a conference covering lack of snowfall on high peaks, causing drought in seven states dependent on water So I decided to explore for myself. First, a couple of large cousins of the famous Arrakis desert mouse, muad dib

Marmots

Hey folk, just wrapped up Netroots Nation in Philly including an awesome climate caucus. And I want to share a 3 part framework for all the Dem Project 2029s fermenting out there. Climate or not. With Philly pix, starting with this mural made out of mirrors. Because we are all Eagles.

Mural of eagle made with mirror bits

🎉🎉🎉Today is Unsubscribe From All Likely Losing Primary Candidates' Email* Lists Before They Sell Your Name To Pay Their Campaign Debts Day to all who celebrate. *=Texts, too. Srsly. It's not ActBlue who sells your name. It's the candidates and their consultants.

I came to the sad conclusion that a self-funded billionaire is my best bet against corporate money influence in elections. A friend in the nonprofit housing sector has worked with Steyer for a long time and assured me that Steyer's stated values are the values he lives by.

Ostensibly, I switched to Steyer because he hedges less on CAHSR, but he might hedge less because he is given less slack. In fact, I probably switched because of leftist independent media. Ostensibly, they opposed Porter because they have better crystal balls, and knew she would be unpopular.

RL Miller@rlmiller.bsky.social · 2mo ago

An open letter to 52 percent of Katie Porter Supporters. I was one of you. I voted for Katie at the Cal Dem Party convention. I was excited about the idea of her razor sharp mind and whiteboard holding accountable the fossil fuel companies, especially the refiners and their funny math.... 🧵time

screenshot of poll showing that 52 percent of Porter supporters could change their minds

An open letter to 52 percent of Katie Porter Supporters. I was one of you. I voted for Katie at the Cal Dem Party convention. I was excited about the idea of her razor sharp mind and whiteboard holding accountable the fossil fuel companies, especially the refiners and their funny math.... 🧵time

screenshot of poll showing that 52 percent of Porter supporters could change their minds

Another $500,000 from Chevron to the PAC that clearly states it supports Becerra. Losing count of how much money Chevron has spent to support Becerra. They keep ratcheting up because Steyer is gaining.

Chevron gives ANOTHER $500,000 to the PAC with the Orwellian name, "Working Families for Healthy Communities." There are no healthy communities where Chevron is concerned.

Hey folk earnestly explaining that campaigns cannot legally coordinate with SuperPACs and thus have no clue what is being done with the money spent by PG&E, Chevron, Uber, et al... let me introduce you to the concept of redboxing. Messaging directions from the candidate to the SuperPAC.

Redboxing example from Becerra for Governor

Huh. I just asked Tom Steyer the exact same question that got me tossed out of the Xavier Becerra town hall two weeks ago...and I got a substantive response. No security goons needed. "You come to the fastest warming county in the lower 48 states, do you have a climate plan?"

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Oh look, Occidental Petroleum's spinoff is calling itself "Working Families For Puppies and Kittens for Xavier Becerra" in order to spend $500K for Becerra. Do you understand the assignment to stop the fossil fuel takeover, California voters?

proof of 500K being spent by California Resources Corporation to support Xavier Becerra for CA-Gov

At a League of Women Voters candidate forum for CA-26. Rep. Julia Brownley has retired so we have an open seat in a blue district, Ventura County, CA. 4 Dems, 3 Repubs on debate stage. I support Chris Espinosa.

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We disrupted Xavier Becerra. Again. This time with Youth Climate Strike LA and Climate Hawks Vote at his 'Fighting for the California Dream' tour stop in Oxnard, in the middle of farmworker country — where the heat literally kills human beings in the fields every summer.