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    Gov. Gavin Newsom recently sent burner phones to major California business leaders with his number preprogrammed — paid for by his nonprofit, allowing him to communicate with executives without having to disclose the content publicly

    That reeks of corruption, and is something we’re accusing the federal government of doing with signal…

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      My impression of Newsom is that he’s slippery as a snake.

      I dunno why folks around here want him to run for president.

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        Asshole approved speed scameras and pay to play HOV lanes because fuck the working class I guess. He did all this while the state had a surplus, and already pays the highest price for gas in the country to fund the roads. The state was not hurting for revenue, but yay, more surveillance and taxation without representation.

        Also, his ex dated Don Jr. Imo he’s a big example of the big club Carlin talked about that we ain’t in.

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      He’s bending over backwards and falling in line to Trump so he doesn’t get disappeared. Guaranteed.

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        well it became pretty clear that nobody wants him as pres, so… might as well flip sides, right? Greasy bastard has also pulled on asswipes like Bannon to his podcast, too.

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      It’s the same thing you would do if you’re preparing for direct conflict with the feds, so… i don’t know how to feel about it yet.