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Brandon Richards 🐻

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Rapid Response for Gov Gavin Newsom and @GovPressOffice.gov.ca.gov | Willamette Alum | personal account | he/him | 🏳️‍🌈 bi+ | SEA + NorCal Sports! Not on here often

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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Amid so much national distraction, a reminder of what government can still do: See a problem. Solve it. Make life better. California is putting free emergency albuterol in 10,000 public schools. I spoke with @gavinnewsom.bsky.social about leadership — and helping kids breathe easier.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 17/06/2026
>> @adamkinzinger.substack.com: It's hard not to see the pattern here …. when a president spends years demanding his rivals be jailed and the cases keep arriving right on cue, the burden is on him to prove that this is about the law and not a vendetta.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 17/06/2026
>> @peterhamby.bsky.social: We know, from lots of evidence, that Trump’s Justice Department likes to go after political enemies whether there are merits to these cases or not…we know Trump tells the Justice Department to go after people he doesn’t like.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 17/06/2026
>> @briantylercohen.bsky.social: Because [Gavin Newsom] poses a threat to Trump and his movement, now the White House needs to use the tools available to it to go after him.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 18/06/2026
>> @danabrams1.bsky.social: This administration so far has not just a willingness, but an eagerness to go after President Trump's enemies.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 18/06/2026
Kyle Kulinski: Trump is on a literal crime spree. This is actual pay-to-play. Like you go down to Mar-a-Lago or have a family member go down to Mar-a-Lago, give Trump a million dollars personally. He'll pardon whoever you want. And what a surprise, he’s investigating all of his political enemies.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 20/06/2026
Kamala Harris: Whether it is the Governor of California, whether it is Tish James, whether it is journalists, [Trump] is using these agencies to implement self-indulgence on his part. Those who abuse their power and authority should be held accountable and there should be consequences.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> @ponderingpolitics.bsky.social: Donald Trump has abused the political system and the justice system so flagrantly that I believe the default assumption should be they are lying and acting corruptly unless they prove otherwise.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> @reallyamerican.bsky.social: This is a personal weaponization of the justice system again by the sitting president to take down an opponent.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> @strictscrutiny.bsky.social: We have seen so many ham-handed efforts at these politically vindictive investigations and prosecutions … It just doesn't seem like Trump has at all been deterred from attempting to do more … even though many of them have gone down in flames
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> @donlemonofficial.bsky.social: This is ridiculous. If a president can direct the Justice Department towards a political opponent, that is a line that should not be crossed. Trust me, I know.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> @podsaveamerica.crooked.com: What we know is Trump has openly called on his AG to go after his enemies. He just tried to install a man with no national security experience as the DNI solely because he has shown a creativity in using his access to information to go after Trump's critics.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> @aaronparnas.bsky.social: This is viewed as another example of the Trump administration utilizing the Justice Department to target the president's political opponents. In this case, the California Governor.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
Scott MacFarlane: Attempts to weaponize or utilize the Department of Justice to go after Trump's political critics have fallen flat.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> @jackcocchiarella.bsky.social: We have seen Donald Trump put more and more of his enemies on an official enemies list, and Gavin Newsom is the latest addition.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> @thebulwark.com’s @samsteindc.bsky.social: These are very vindictive efforts to weaponize the Justice Department. In that context, combined with the Blanche nomination hearings coming and Blanche needing to impress Trump, you just can't remove that from the equation. That is the equation.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> @katiephang.bsky.social: This weaponized DOJ is an atrocious, an atrocious abuse of power by convicted felon Donald Trump. It is simply a hammer in search of a nail. And of course, the only people that are targeted are whom? It's who Trump perceives as being his political enemies and opponents.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/06/2026
>> Carlos Eduardo Espina: Y si el gobierno realmente quisiera encontrar casos de maldad, de cosas ilegales, corrupción, etc., comenzarían buscando en la Casa Blanca, con el presidente terrible que tenemos.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 17/06/2026
>> @thewarningses.bsky.social: We all know precisely what this is. It's more revenge, more retribution. Donald Trump over and over again is using the awesome power of the federal government to abuse free people who oppose him.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 17/06/2026
>> @tnbrando.bsky.social: If you want to find corruption, look no further than Donald Trump.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 20/01/2026
WATER IN CALIFORNIA DOES NOT COME FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 20/01/2026
>> @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom to world leaders and billionaires at Davos: It’s time to buck up. Stop being complicit. Have a backbone. Trump will play you for fools.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 20/01/2026
It’s the “rule of Don,” not the rule of law. Trump is unhinged — and dangerous. World leaders: Stop whispering in private and caving to him in public. Stand strong. Stand united! Wake up!
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16/01/2026
Trump has tried to stoke a civil war in America It is a disgrace what he’s doing in Minneapolis. It is a disgrace what he’s doing all across America. It is a disgrace what DHS is posting It is a disgrace the white supremacy and grift the Trump admin is promoting None of this can be normalized
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 10/01/2026
NEW: It took a federal judge less than 24 hours to shut down Trump’s politically motivated child care cuts in California.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 09/01/2026
California’s spirit is being tested. We face an assault on our values unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 09/01/2026
The Federal Government's credo is fear — fear of the future, fear of the stranger, fear of change. None of this is normal. In California, we are NOT silent. We are NOT hunkering down. We are NOT retreating.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 09/01/2026
The biggest manufacturing economy — constructed here The most productive agricultural economy — grown here 18 percent of the world’s R&D — invested here 1/2 of our nation’s unicorns, $1B startups — headquartered here The happiest cities in America — right here
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 09/01/2026
California simply has no peers.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 09/01/2026
Last year, CA launched Jobs First—our first concrete, bottom-up economic development effort. Built region by region, with input from 10K+ participants Building on the success of these regional efforts, @governor.ca.gov will ask #CALeg to reauthorize our tax credit program for 5 more years
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 09/01/2026
We set a goal together — producing 500,000 apprenticeships by 2029 — @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is proud to announce today that we’ve surpassed that goal, adding 600,000 earn-and-learn opportunities, more than anywhere else in the country.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 04/01/2026
Unless Trump is finally delivering the federal aid survivors need to rebuild after the horrific fires — nearly a year after California first requested it — he should keep Los Angeles out of his mouth.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 31/12/2025
The facts!
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 31/12/2025
Mila has spent nearly a year spreading the same misinformation.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 31/12/2025
False. Sober and recovery housing is legal and supported in California, subject to basic housing and non-discrimination rules. See guidance here: www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 31/12/2025
Sean, facts matter.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 29/12/2025
FALSE! There is NO “lost” $24B for homelessness. All the money is accounted for. ANYONE can see how counties are using funds at Accountability.CA.Gov The report found that not all state programs required locals to report, at the time, how $ improved outcomes. This was fixed by the Newsom Admin
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 29/12/2025
Spare us the revisionist history. The FEDERAL CARES Act — signed by TRUMP — rushed unemployment programs without basic fraud safeguards, inviting international crime rings nationwide CA and others warned him. He ignored it. CA stepped up, blocking $125B in fraud and arresting ~1K people
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 30/12/2025
FALSE! The Congressman is once again misleading people. FACT: 31.4% of the ~potential~ applications were STOPPED because they were *flagged* as being fraudulent. That means the system worked — stopping and preventing potential fraud.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 31/12/2025
Sloppy Scott, why you always lyinnnnnnn’? There is no “$70 billion in fraud.” That’s a made up number, like your ratings. The facts: bsky.app/profile/govp...
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 29/12/2025
FALSE! There is no “lost” $70B The State Auditor’s “high-risk” list does NOT cite billions in current losses. It’s a report to flag programs for added oversight BEFORE potential fraud occurs California PROSECUTES fraud — arresting 929 people and recovering $5.9 billion in unemployment fraud alone
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 28/12/2025
>> @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom has been briefed on a commercial gas pipeline rupture along the Old Ridge Route in Castaic, CA. Cal OES is assisting with coordinating the response.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 15/12/2025
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE, THERE ARE NO FEDERALIZED TROOPS DEPLOYED TO THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES. Thanks to the work of many, this clear authoritarian overstep by Trump has ended.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 08/12/2025
In 2004, @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom took a stand for marriage equality — long before it was politically convenient.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 08/12/2025
It’s about the rule of law, not the rule of Don. It’s about accountability.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 08/12/2025
On Friday, @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom met with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to continue to advocate for LA fire recovery support from the federal government. The Governor talked with @jackcocchiarella.bsky.social about that effort and the Trump Admin’s refusal to meet ⬇️
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 08/12/2025
We’re not giving up. We have the backs of Californians who were devastated by the historic firestorm in Los Angeles earlier this year.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 08/12/2025
>>Speaker Johnson and Trump are playing politics with recovery funds — totally unprecedented. There should be no room for politics when it comes to Americans recovering from natural disasters.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 08/12/2025
It is humiliating to see people sell out and sell our country out to appease the President — we’re supposed to represent something better.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 04/12/2025
Yesterday ❤️
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