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Fiendish Thingy

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4. Tech bros strike again!

Reply to GJGCA (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 06:21 PM

Oct 15

They are terrified of Porter winning, and so have leapt at this opportunity.

I don’t doubt for a second that this op-ed was encouraged, if not planted, by the tech bros.

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SF Chronicle opinion piece: How Katie Porter's viral meltdown is resetting the California governor's race [View all] GJGCA Oct 15 OP

Padilla? He's a Senator awesomerwb1 Oct 15 #1

Point taken but... GJGCA Oct 15 #3

Padilla voted yes on the crypto bill Fiendish Thingy Oct 15 #5

Ah, it makes sense now Bettie Oct 15 #2

Tech bros strike again! Fiendish Thingy Oct 15 #4

More concerning Padilla--CalMatters.org GJGCA Oct 15 #6

Another Howard Dean "AAAAAAArggghhh!" moment. n/t dobleremolque Oct 15 #7

Sure seems that way to me too. They hold Democrats to a different standard. W_HAMILTON Oct 15 #8

This sounds like a smear campaign mvd Oct 15 #9