Santa Clara County Democratic Party
@sccdp.bsky.social
The Democratic Party of Silicon Valley
Kid's Table 2026 Join Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg on Friday, August 21 for her annual signature event, @The Kids Table, featuring a very special keynote: Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly...
Kid's Table 2026
Join Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg on Friday, August 21 for her annual signature event, @The Kids Table, featuring a very special keynote: Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J....
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WSJ are warmongers on Iran but they’re right to call out Trump’s made up negotiations and imagined deals. Gift link: www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump’s Latest Iran ‘DEAL’
He again calls off the military escalation he threatened, with little detail disclosed.
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PDC Picnic The Peninsula Democratic Coalition is honored and delighted to announce our featured speaker for this year’s PDC Annual Picnic: Speaker Emerita Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi! We are lining up an...
PDC Picnic
The Peninsula Democratic Coalition is honored and delighted to announce our featured speaker for this year’s PDC Annual Picnic: Speaker Emerita Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi! We are lining up an excellent...
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Trump chooses ability to revive J6 offender slush fund - seems like he plans to do it - and value of his personal get out of tax audit free card over Blanche. Good thing for Trump Blanche “loves” him so unconditionally. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Trump Threatens to Withdraw Blanche as Attorney General, Dealing Blow to Nomination (Gift Article)
President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.
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California is building a future of clean energy, and we don’t need to rely on dirty fossil fuels that threaten our beautiful coastline. Thank you Attorney General @robbonta.bsky.social for protecting our beaches and our environment!
Cost is no object for Trump's vanity projects using your tax dollars, but it certainly is for most Americans at the grocery store and the gas station. Imagine if he cared half as much about lowering your costs as he does about his gold-plated makeovers.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump: "Cost was no object, unfortunately or fortunately"
Musk has too much money, too much of which comes from government contracts and billionaire tax cuts. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans (Gift Article)
Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.
nytimes.com
The Trump Administration pulled billions of dollars in UC research grant money without actually reading the papers. Yet another example of the Golden State being targeted for Trump’s petty political games at the expense of real results for the American people. calmatters.org/education/hi...
DEI keyword search led to billions in cancelled California university grants
The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to UC professors. Their legal team says it has proof that was unconstitutional.
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ICE arrests surge at airports. “Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive (Gift Article)
Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.
nytimes.com
Beyond the Ballot We're excited to launch our intern-driven podcast series, "Beyond the Ballot". The first two episodes are available to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred platform. It's free to listen and...
Beyond the Ballot
We're excited to launch our intern-driven podcast series, "Beyond the Ballot". The first two episodes are available to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred platform. It's free to listen and you don't need...
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Trump pressing RFK, Jr to scale back childhood vaccines, based on debunked autism claims. They’ve already caused a surge in measles cases. Gift link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood Vaccines
The president is focused on the shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to the issue ahead of the midterms.
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Crypto fueled corruption. How failed businessman Trump is getting richer in office, while Americans struggle. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Trump Is Getting Richer in Office (Gift Article)
See how President Trump and his family’s business empire has transformed from his first term.
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Working families are doing everything right, but Republicans would still rather spend billions on foreign wars and ICE raids of terror than fund health care and disease prevention.
Two different Trump nominees — Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton — potentially oversaw the subpoenaing of New York Times journalists and their families. These orders were so inappropriate that the Justice Department had to retract them. 🧵
Senate Democrats Press Blanche on Times Subpoenas
Days before a committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, Democrats demanded answers about the since-withdrawn subpoenas.
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Charges against SEIU California president David Huerta are to be dropped. @davidhuerta-seiu.bsky.social stood up to Trump and ICE and never wavered. An inspiring example. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader David Huerta in L.A. Immigration Raid (Gift Article)
The arrest of David Huerta last summer helped spark a wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
nytimes.com
Rural communities are paying the price for Republican health care cuts. Hospital closures mean longer ambulance rides, overcrowded emergency rooms, and fewer options for care close to home. No one should lose access to health care because of their ZIP code. www.kff.org/health-costs...
Key Facts About Hospitals | KFF
This analysis presents key facts about hospitals with more than 40 charts related to national spending on hospital care, characteristics of the hospital industry, rural hospitals, use of hospital care...
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Trump’s obsession with tariffs and his unauthorized forever war in Iran are dragging us down. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Iran War and Trump’s Tariffs Threaten a Resilient U.S. Economy (Gift Article)
As renewed fighting with Iran sends oil and gas prices soaring, President Trump has imposed new global tariffs that could push up prices further.
nytimes.com
The battle for control of the House runs through California. They have more money but we’re knocking the doors. Visit sccdp.org/action to call or canvass. calmatters.org/politics/202...
These California Republicans in Prop. 50 seats have more cash than the Democrats
Republicans have more cash than Democrats in California swing races. Could that help them foil Democrats’ Prop. 50 plan of gaining five seats?
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Oil prices surge past $100 a barrel. Again. Trump doesn’t have even a concept of a plan. Hegseth wants tens of billions of dollars to fund their never ending, no strategy war of choice. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Oil Prices Hit $100 a Barrel After Attacks in Red Sea: Iran War Live Updates (Gift Article)
The price of Brent crude soared after Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen claimed strikes on two Saudi tankers. President Trump warned that the U.S. would hold Iran directly responsible for further attacks ...
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Covered California premiums - our marketplace for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act - are rising another 10%, following big increases last year after Trump canceled subsidies to give tax cuts to billionaires. edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...
Covered California rates to jump 9.9% - The Mercury News
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The Trump administration is putting the health care for millions at risk.
Thanks to Trump soon every major regional power in the Middle East will have or be pursuing the Bomb. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...
Trump Administration to Announce Deal That Could Let Saudis Enrich Nuclear Fuel (Gift Article)
U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.
nytimes.com
Trump said he would make life more affordable on day one. It's been over a year, and all we’ve seen is skyrocketing inflation, new foreign wars, ICE killing people in the streets, and unprecedented corruption. Still waiting for any costs to come down…
You can’t even eat at Taco Bell in peace under this administration.
The U.S. National Debt is approaching $40 trillion, nearly doubled from when Trump was first elected in 2016. Basically borrowing money to fund tax cuts for billionaires and excessive military spending for pointless, endless wars, all while cutting healthcare and driving up the cost of living.
There’s no bigger loser than one who can’t or won’t accept with grace and decency that they lost. www.npr.org/2026/07/16/n...
In primetime speech, Trump doesn't provide evidence for illegal voting
President Trump raised claims that the country's voting systems are vulnerable to being "rigged and stolen," without providing new evidence of a single fraudulent vote cast in any election.
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Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files.
It’s increasingly clear that the only crimes affecting the Reflecting Pool are Trump’s arrogance and incompetence. apnews.com/article/refl...
Drained Reflecting Pool reveals Trump's 'American flag blue' liner is now closer to gray
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed “American flag blue” by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray.
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We cannot afford two more years of a Trump-controlled Congress. To flip the House in November, we need to talk to more voters about what’s at stake in the midterms right now. Join us the weekend of July 25 & 26 for a 100 Days Out Weekend of Action. Sign up for an event at cadem.org/win2026!
