California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 548 people on death row

Re:California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 54... by hungryhobbit on Thursday November 05, 2026 @05:18PM (#50385291)

This, so much! Newsom has demonstrated, with his actions, that his words (and political actions, like this) cannot be trusted.

This is the man that told the entire state, millions of people, to shelter in place ... and then went to one of the fanciest restaurants in the entire state (French Laundry) to solicit campaign donations during lockdown.

Newsom will say or do anything to become president, but he should never become president precisely because he will say or do anything, with no moral compass guiding him.

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Re:California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 54... by nxm on Thursday November 05, 2026 @06:51PM (#50386266)

A true career politician

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Re:California Gov Newsom commutes death sentences for all 54... by petsfed on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:23AM (#50388541)

I don’t normally point to people’s spouses as evidence of anything, but the fact that he and Trump Jr both spent years with Kimberley Guilfoyle tells me that there is not very much difference in personal ideology between the two.

That is, I think the Trump family ideology is “Trump must win” and I think the Newsom ideology is “Newsom must win”. Newsom only appears better than Trump to a certain portion of the population because Newsom understands who he needs to pander to. Put Newsom on the national stage, and he will go just as low as Trump, without hesitation.

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