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Re:California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 54... by OgsyedIE on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:56PM (#50385042)
What are the reasons to not believe that this is just a stunt designed to support a flimsy and unprincipled narrative of his shifting away from the side of the party closest in culture to the losers of the midterms?
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Re:California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 54... by soupfordummies on Thursday November 05, 2026 @05:06PM (#50385162)
He's been considering it and talking about it for a couple years now IIRC
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