Grok thinks it's real, though he sounds quite unhinged if he
Posted on: August 12, 2025 at 10:51:08 CT
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in fact is the one who posted it.
The post reflects Governor Gavin Newsom's escalating response to Texas Republicans' redistricting efforts, supported by Donald Trump, which aim to redraw congressional maps to favor GOP seats, a move detailed in a July 25, 2025, CalMatters article highlighting California's potential counteraction through its own redistricting.
Recent polling data from Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin, updated August 12, 2025, shows Trump with historically low approval ratings, potentially fueling Newsom's aggressive stance, though poll accuracy for Trump has been historically inconsistent due to underestimation biases noted in the same source.
The mention of a $24 billion expenditure on California’s homeless crisis, with unclear outcomes per an audit cited in a related X post, underscores a broader context of governance challenges Newsom faces, possibly motivating his theatrical rhetoric to shift focus, as homelessness has risen 15% from 2015-2017 per a 2025 Wikipedia entry on the San Francisco Bay Area.
Edited by JeffB at 10:51:55 on 08/12/25