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Liberal free speech is not progressive, woke, or conservative

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@Tokhuah
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I am officially retired from the City of Oakland as of midnight. I enter a new era of community truth telling in the interest of transparency. Where should I begin?
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@MythinformedMKE What she is saying is technically treason.
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@doc_gero My family migrated to CA in the first half of the 20th century, congregating from various places, leaving oppressive situations, in pursuit of freedom of opportunity. One hundred years later I am preparing to leave California for the same reason my ancestors came here.
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Cruel World ended early so I am still reeling from the disappointment of missing Siouxsie Sioux. At least I was able to see Billy Idol.
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@UberFacts Hollywood movies that glorify gun violence with no consequences. It is astonishing that so many people still think this is cool.
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@kaywkrnkaren @LauraPowellEsq We are restricting your freedoms for your own good because we know better. Next they will ban baths and showers because people slip, "then someone has to risk their lives to rescue them." California Über Alles
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@riverglimmer I'm a dude who shaves his face because I like a clean look. Hair removal is not a political issue so stop trying to make it one.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 @MayorShengThao The Vietnam delegation included the City of Oakland's Economic and Workforce Development Director Sofia Navarro (far left) when the retail theft reduction grant was due, costing the City of Oakland $15 million. According to the City auditor EWD was the “de facto lead."
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@womensbasketb12 Indiana is a bad defensive team for not calling out a blindside screen. They are also putting up as much defensive resistance as a tissue in a rainstorm.
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@davidvthomas Oakland elected officials are behind every form of business leaving. Either you are uninformed about Oakland's history or gaslighting.
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@newstart_2024 Bill Gates believes it is fine for him to defecate in the drinking water as long as he buys into water cleaning solutions.
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2 years
@UberFacts The most mind-boggling conspiracy theory I've ever heard is the moon landing was staged. The filming of a fake moon landing would have been at a higher technology level at that time than the actual moon landing.
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@lorenmtaylor Unfortunately you are 100% accurate. The Thao administration is motivated by consolidating power under the disingenuous cover of progressive rhetoric. City Hall is an echo chamber of denial. To begin to repair the community's shattered faith in government Thao must resign.
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@tripledouble The last time I drove my own car into Oakland for an evening activity was at Drakes Dealership. The $500 broken window tax was too much, so for evening activities we go to neighboring cities or use TNCs when going to an Oakland event.
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@Tokhuah
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@gov_fails There is confusion in our country about race versus being poor. People who make under $25,000 per year are more likely to not have an ID than any other economic group. Requiring an ID disproportionately impacts poor people. Let's look at some fun charts on Project Vote!
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@Tokhuah
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2 years
@samanthamarika1 I have thousands of ballots in my car, filled out with the help of middle school students, that I am about to drop off at a polling place, so I will let you know...
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2 years
@amandahoey Kim Mulkey is a homophobe and white supremist who still manages to make bank from women's basketball. This is truly an American story...
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@Tokhuah
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2 years
@sailaunderscore @lepstweets I am sorry you were told to think that. The concept that unrequested adds and sponsored links focused around user analytics creates a positive experience is an example of the self delusion of the tech industry.
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@Tokhuah
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The City of Oakland Human Resources Department just gave all City employees a rape whistle with "Love Life" printed on it, as a gift.
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Kaplan is not running for City Council At-Large so she is endorsing Tonya Love, who is Chief of Staff for squad member Carroll Fife. Council majority is running out of past administrations to blame so I wonder how Love will dance around the failures of her bosses.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 @carroll_fife Fife rips off her mask to verbally body slam free speech so she can spread division as a smoke screen for her incompetence. She brought this group up: People should visit the Moms 4 Housing website. There is no board, no real information, just a platform for a donate button.
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@JackPosobiec Older boomers not willing to transition to new leadership is a generational problem in both parties.
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1 year
@LauraPowellEsq I have questions related to populations with rights covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Why are federal rights to access not being enforced by local governments to remove campers from sidewalks? Could ADA attorneys successfully sue Cities for access violations?
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@SenecaSpeaks21 @CatsCommentary That is mortgage level rent she is charging.
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Bas also ignored the encampment at Clinton Park despite warnings from Vietnamese American Community Center of The East Bay, who occupied the space. This resulted in a fire that decimated part of the facility, compromising programming. Bas eventually orchestrated their removal
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@LauraPowellEsq @CAPublicHealth Thank you for sharing and being an amazing ally for those of us seeking honest and transparent government. We are attempting to get the local vaccine ordinance rescinded in Oakland so changes like this from a higher authority are extremely welcomed by my constituents.
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1 year
...on the second day the lightning subsided at Cruel World and when the heavens parted in the darkness there she stood, Siouxsie Sioux.
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@TopStoryContent "Waterford Township, Dan's home, do not allow residents to own pit bulls or pit bull mixes."
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I will follow with a brief overview of my 20 years working for Oakland for some historical reference. After that I look forward to digging deeper into the fiscal and public safety mess Oakland is currently in.
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@JenniferSey What saved my daughter was radio. In 2020, while most students were sequestered, she was a fearless freshman in the KJTZ booth hosting a morning student radio show. This activity has grown into a career trajectory so watch out: there is an empowered, independent GenZ about!
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@Elmanogonsalves @bett_yu @KPIXtv I drive by there and see this same street scene during my regular rounds during work. It is horrible, dangerous, and in my face. This is reality brother. If you want people to stop posting about it then it needs to go away.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 @MayorShengThao You have once again uprooted a fundamental flaw in Oakland City government that blindly follows policy without any consideration of impact to actual people, while the institution fails to deliver fundamental services to those same communities. If Oakland has reached the point of
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@LVAces @BeckyHammon @_ajawilson22 @WNBA Said it at the beginning of the playoffs and repeating it here: The only team who can beat the Aces this year is the Aces. Stay strong and focused, and the rest will be making history.
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The structural deficit in Oakland has been known since 2021. The current administration leaned all the way into the collapse and actually accelerated it.
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@gov_fails @jhowieii This is an example of the cultural communication war. An assertion based on data is responded to with a British opinion piece as if it was refuting data.
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@IamKeishaKeisha They are already criminals, despite what Council thinks. What Council is saying is they do not want to prosecute criminals. Oakland City Council and the DA are aligned on lawlessness and people like @SenecaSpeaks21 are exposing them, as electeds without substance.
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@oyoo_habib @MomsPostingLs Good teacher though because she recognizes there are boys and girls full stop.
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@MomsPostingLs Advice for younger men: keep working on yourself and stay in good shape so when you hit your early 30's you are well position for that 23 year old girl of your dreams. This worked for me 30 years ago and I have been off-roading in tandem ever since.
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I am currently in the Italian countryside so wi-fi is not the best. Also trying to eat, sleep, and heal my mind. However, a post with substance is forthcoming. Before I start that thread I will get references and links in order, so look for that in the next 24 hours.
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@Bruhhhh2601 @ClownWorld_ It is funny that she mentions "wallet" because my experience has been the other way around. When I go into a store with my wife and daughter the staff typically treats them as customers and me as an ATM.
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Understand, during my final days I became despondent, feeling that I was the water bearer for a corrupted system. So I did, what my grandparents periodically did and left the US for the "old country" as they called it, to reconnect with my roots and heal.
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City of Oakland leadership will spout selective equity excuses to include caveats to any revised policy that will effectively disempower the Governor's directive. Thao, Bas, Fife, Kaplan, and unelected puppet master Brooklyn Williams are ideologically stuck in the defund
@GavinNewsom
Gavin Newsom
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No more excuses.
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@_KeepRockAlive_ I need some black light posters, strobes, and a lava lamp.
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Voters need to pay attention to this. The five elected officials in this photo run Oakland. Four are Councilmembers who represent a bloc that can force a tie vote on any agenda item, which is broken by the Mayor. How will you vote in 2024 when two are up for reelection?
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I received some great requests and follows, followed back so I want to lay out a plan for my next few posts. I will need to use a thread format because I am too cheap to pay for the blue check. Considering doing it to be less clunky. 🧵
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@Recall_Price Why is she offering the Mayor who refuses to hire a Police Chief condolences? Shouldn't she be directly contacting the officer's family not going through their union? Please correct me if I am off base on this issue.
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Treva Reid is not seeking reelection. She has been a rare Oakland elected official who actually worked in good faith with City staff to make Oakland a better place. Everyone has their flaws, but I viewed Councilmember Reid as collaborative rather than adversarial.
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The 2021 Ordinance 13662 introduced by Bas and Kaplan prevents the towing of vehicles in Oakland. It expires this month. The 2023 version is coming soon. Unless this policy is removed there will continue to be clusters of car graveyards in West Oakland.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 Let's bring back the social expectation of effort.
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@ShellenbergerMD I am sick and tired of this, especially since I cannot talk about it like I want until I separate from Oakland. Only a few more months and I will no longer be a Government employee... then things will get spicy!
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@DeAngelisCorey This ruling has major implications including lawsuits for wrongful termination and from people who did take the shot(s) because of the threat of termination and are suffering side effects. When the final appeals are over, and if this stands, we will be litigation nation.
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@IamKeishaKeisha @SenecaSpeaks21 If enough people lose their homes and rental units due to the eviction moratorium and Oakland becomes a homeless sideshow with devalued property it will create investment opportunities for those in power and their supporters. We cannot let this happen.
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@LauraPowellEsq @Heather_Poole The actual reason why more women are not pilots is because a disproportionate number of women have no interest in being pilots as a profession.
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I am currently in Perugia, Italy where Covid is over so Americans please leave your masks at home.
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@RikkiSchlott When people attack you for trivial things rejoice! It means you are near perfection when haters have no better ammunition.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 SEIU 1021 blocked Administrative Assistants from performing food services at Oakland Senior Centers because serving food is not explicitly in their job description. There are unions and public employees who do not care about the community so they need to move the hell on.
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@davidvthomas The Mayor's cabinet is dominated by toxic entitled staff and Bas is basically a smarter extension of Thao's ideology so a shift will not be enough. The house needs to be stripped down to the studs before renovations can happen.
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@billmaher The fees support a system that is micromanaged. I work for a CA City that is bloated by staff who are paid to monitor other stuff who must get authority from a supervisor, etc. It is a system providing minimal public benefit; like Seuss's watchers watching the bee watchers.
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This level of obfuscation may result in additional raids by the FBI. Other remedies may include a federal funding freeze until subpoena requirements are met. Oakland currently received over $116M in grants, a substantial amount from federal funds.
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I’m hearing that the city failed to show to this criminal investigation hearing. Is that true? Is that legal?
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@tripledouble 100% with you on this. City of Oakland employees provided anchor commerce for local businesses during weekdays before the pandemic. Places like Fountain Cafe and other lunch spots closed permanently because City leadership refused to enforce return to work after Covid lockdowns.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 @Athletics Rank Choice voting in Oakland saves money by not holding run-off elections at the expense of the democratic process. Oakland is now lead by a discount store Mayor and the A's owners know it.
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Moving forward I will not comment or like anything related to national politics on social media. I have been post partisan since 1988 because national politics does not fix potholes or raise goats. Wrangling local electeds, inefficient government systems, homelessness, and a need
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@LauraPowellEsq @RocklinUnified There is no self reflection. What RTPA, CTA, and Bonta are doing is a waste of taxpayer and union funds that could be used to address real world problems. As Attorney General, Bonta's behavior is the most reprehensible considering the lawlessness occurring in his home district.
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This is who the policies perpetuated by the extreme left DSA supporting far left who currently run Oakland are hurting. The next time they claim that their opposition is made up of MAGA white men and grifters point them to what this amazing woman is dealing with in her life.
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I just found out this morning that my elementary childhood best friend was fatally shot in Oakland a few days ago. As I shed tears typing this tweet, I finally found the courage to say out loud what I have been holding onto inside for a long time that I didn't want to be true; I
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We are at the wish-budgetting stage of a dying administration. In late July I look forward to having a real conversation on how to save Oakland with people who really care and have viable options.
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Our recently passed budget funds a Film Attraction Initiative that capitalizes on Oakland's art and culture. For every dollar spent on filming, Oakland can expect an additional $13.66 reinvested back into our local economy. Thank you to Visit Oakland and the East Bay Film
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@SenecaSpeaks21 Despite this state of affairs we know the current electeds are still trying to defund. There is no reasoning with fanatics, the only option is to remove their clan.
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I had to admit to myself that long posts as a series of threaded free X posts was an unsustainable practice but I was locked out of paying for a subscription because I was traveling outside the US. Problem solved because I am back in the USA! Looking forward to unraveling the
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@ZavalaA We will see an increase in Kiosk ordering to reduce staff salary liability. The end result will be less available jobs, but the ones that are available will pay more. This will absolutely kill employment opportunities for youth.
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Thao response in September when asked if we would see a police chief by the end of 2023: "...if we don’t, I will declare a state of emergency to get a police chief because this process has been held up by the Police Commission for far too long," We remember.
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I just spoke to a long-time member of West Oakland Senior Center. She stopped going to the Center because she is afraid of being mugged walking in broad daylight from her house two blocks away. She reminisced about how things were better under Armstrong.
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@activeasian It is actually worse than what responders think because County DA Pamela Price does not recognize a gun used during a crime as a felony. No exaggeration, look it up.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 @MayorShengThao Isn't the City Council voting on a resolution related to Oakland Ceasefire on Monday night? No, I was wrong, they are voting on a ceasefire in Gaza because they value virtue signalling to their DSA cult over turning Oakland around. Remember next November.
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@alanburradell What about separation of powers? Those SF electeds need to stay in their lane and let the DA do her job.
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@LauraPowellEsq I will be leaving Oakland government work in 2023. One of my goals is to write about the backwards policy decisions that have been endured over the last two decades. I need to do this in a space without fear of retaliation.
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@SubriaWhitaker You can tell who the bandwagon fans are when they say this is the Angel Reese look. Not saying this was invented by A'ja, but it started popping up because of her.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 If you want to change the world tend your garden. Seneca is literally doing that. Let's look at the community as a garden that we need to tend so we can enjoy the fruits of our labor. West Oakland deserves a gardener not representatives who are reaper first.
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@Trophy_Husband5 @jemelehill Not being a top 20 player in the WNBA is reason enough NOT to include Clark.
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@iantheCROAT Art Blakey He was older than the photo when I saw him
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@DarwinBondGraha Corrected wording: Proponents of criminal justice reform within a framework of public safety have registered a campaign committee to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.
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2 years
@michelletandler Oakland is experiencing the same issues due to tribalism and a lack of any plan. Political correctness, City Council directives based on public opinion, and work silos not addressed by City Administration contribute to the problem of money spent with virtually no impact.
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@Twolfrecovery FACTS: More than 60% of the available beds at the St. Vincent de Paul emergency shelter in Oakland are vacant. There has been more than a 50% vacancy during the recent winter storms based on 100 beds. The Wood St encampment is demanding the equivalent of City State status.
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@kumar_anshul123 @ayeejuju 60 is the correct answer
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@ZavalaA For those of you wondering what is happening in California, there are a significant number of elected officials who view law enforcement as racist so they will never agree to crime prevention that is attached to increasing penalties through the criminal justice system.
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@BrendanGlasheen This is fun stuff. Hoping people do not make rabid posts about being offended.
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@henrykleeKTVU @oaklandpoliceca The witness got the last part wrong. Following is the correction: Oakland needs a rational, responsible person to step up to run for office. Maybe someone who understands what public policy means.
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@henrykleeKTVU @AmberKTVU @oaklandpoliceca Let me do the Mayor's response: My Administration takes this crash very seriously. We plan to form a task force to develop programs for youth so they will not be victimized by committing crimes.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 @carroll_fife @MayorShengThao There was a progressive voting block in Council that included Thao & Fife, but as Mayor Thao needs to comprehend the separation of powers and not react as if her political ally is being attacked. Moments like these will show us if Sheng Thao is Mayoral or an Ingénue.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 The Oakland City Attorney needs to be a top notch lawyer with a comprehensive knowledge of government law and legal requirements as well as being fiercely loyal to the public they are sworn to serve. Brenda Harbom-Forte is all of these things and more.
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@Kelseyplum10 No need to backtrack. NY Liberty superteam was created by slapping together a bunch of high profile free agents with a few quality core players. All Star teams do not have a soul. Self reflection followed by bonding would be the appropriate response for Liberty players.
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1 year
@MayorShengThao Act locally by removing the abandoned vehicles and toxic sprawling waist that liters West Oakland.
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@justwsports As an Aces fan we have everyone signed and ready to go. As a WNBA fan I would like to see Stewart sign with New York. This will set up a West vs East basketball rivalry at a level that we have not seen since Magic vs Bird.
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@DailyMail Worst Oakland Mayor of the 21st Century. Oakland voters were in a Covid haze when they thought Thao was a good idea. It is wake-up time!
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@ZavalaA @MeetThePress Yes they should, but I predict a double down rather than a compromise. Those of us who were on the reasonable left but have been woke-shifted to the right want California to move forward. Progressive is Regressive.
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1 year
Every Oakland Mayor elected with rank choice voting was a District 4 Councilmember.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 Thao, Bas, and Kaplan prefer to spend money on Macro because they think giving water bottles to people who are homeless is the justice response Oakland needs.
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2 years
@RIKKISCHLOTT This is what happens when a generation is raised without being taught how things work, are provided with no accountability to produce something meaningful, and never experiencing the reality of winners and losers in life. There is little striving and much demanding.
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@StanleyRoberts @oaklandpoliceca Has anyone tried to boobie trap an item in a car with exploding paint?
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2 years
@LauraPowellEsq The irony is that City Hall and other City buildings in the plaza remain closed to the public. White color workers, elected officials, and attorneys get to telecommute and breath fresh air while diverse City workers are forced to wear masks and work in person.
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2 years
@UberFacts Grover Cleveland is the only President in US history to serve two nonconsecutive terms. During the break his wife became younger, but the Presidency stayed the same.
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