So, golly gee willikers, whaddya gonna do?

Even if such a tax were included in a reconciliation bill, Newsom knows the techbros would invest billions buying enough NO votes so the tax would never pass, so his proposal for a national tax is empty, meaningless rhetoric.

A referendum bypasses the techbros, who can’t buy off the voters.

A national proposal is dead in the water, and he knows it.

But California voters are more of a wild card he can't control. They're going to go full bore on this, which should tell every Democrat exactly what they need to know here.

Between this, the data center bullshit, and the latest on PG&E soaking the working class, there's no way I will ever vote for Newsom in the 2028 primary.

But people really seem taken in by the tweets. The lovely tweets!

Tech, AI, and crypto are going politician shopping while progressives are hyperfocused on that other thing.

Almost feels like the distraction is by design at this point.

Break them up instead. Plenty of history on trustbusting.

But I vehemently am against his non-support for this bill. He threatened to veto it when it was before the California senate. I can't understand why, when he is in support for AI protections. I just don't get it.

As Trump rolls back protections, Governor Newsom signs first-of-its-kind executive order to strengthen AI protections and responsible use

SAN FRANCISCO — Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order today to strengthen California’s procurement processes and raise the bar for artificial intelligence companies seeking to do business with the state. The order aims to ensure that companies meet strong standards and demonstrate responsible policies that prevent misuse of their technology, while protecting users’ safety and privacy. Unlike the Trump administration, California remains committed to ensuring that AI solutions adopted and deployed by the largest state in the nation and 4th largest economy in the world cannot be misused by bad actors seeking to exploit their users’ data, subvert their security, and violate their civil rights.

“California’s always been the birthplace of innovation. But we also understand the flip side: in the wrong hands, innovation can be misused in ways that put people at risk. California leads in AI, and we’re going to use every tool we have to ensure companies protect people’s rights, not exploit them or put them in harm’s way. While others in Washington are designing policy and creating contracts in the shadow of misuse, we’re focused on doing this the right way.”

Governor Gavin Newsom

The initiative shines a bright light on just which Democrats support working families, and which ones have been bought by the techbros.

and again.

ISSUES? We've got all the issues we need, right here.

DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY.

F U

Fettuccini are the most popular weapon though some are readying the heavy artillery: bucatini, for heavy assault.

Total accumulated wealth consists of real estate, investments, businesses, art, jewelry, cars, aircraft, boats, collectibles, furniture and anything else that is property.

Just how does California plan on assessing the values of all those things, without a team of assessors physically looking at all of them? Honor system?

First off, they have to determine the values to know who is even eligible for the tax and after that, determine how much people would owe. It seems like they would have to assess all kinds of people to know who had $100 million, $500 million, or over a billion.