I am the official research quail of the Independent California Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank focused on greater self-governance for California. You can call me Cal. Read more at ic.institute. #freethebearhttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institutehttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3mdgp6gxsak2rCalifornia's governor and attorney general re-assert state and local law enforcement's right to #ArrestICE, without ever using the word ”arrest.” Artfully written! https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/27/governor-newsom-and-attorney-general-bonta-to-law-enforcement-local-and-state-police-have-authority-to-investigate-crimes-committed-by-federal-agents/27 Jan 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgp6gxsak2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3md7j3rt3ds26“The lesson of every successful prosecution against entrenched criminal enterprises is the same: you do not defeat them with speeches or stirring citizen action.” pacifictimepodcast.substack.com/p/arrest-ice @pacifictimepodcast.bsky.social #ArrestICE https://pacifictimepodcast.substack.com/p/arrest-ice25 Jan 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3md7j3rt3ds26https://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3mcs7h2jwhk2k”We want government to work, and California's getting the idea that that's just not going to happen at the federal level, we have to do it ourselves.” (quote from our executive director) https://www.thenational.scot/news/25773400.california-leave-united-states-become-independent/?ref=li @ericswalwell.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social19 Jan 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcs7h2jwhk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3mcjipxdwsc2m@ericswalwell.bsky.social wondering if you've see ic.institute/poll? Not just the surprising numbers about secession and identity, but also the proposed policies. For example, 80% of Californians want strong state border controls, but CA politicians barely ever mention it. https://ic.institute/poll16 Jan 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcjipxdwsc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3mbmmdlq5v22a🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jan 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbmmdlq5v22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3mbkwt7y3cc2i“And if they commit crimes that they’re going to be charged with crimes, if it’s falsely imprisoning people, if it’s kidnapping, if assault, battery, they’re going to be held accountable.” https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/swalwell-pledges-to-strip-masked-ice-agents-of-their-drivers-licenses-if-elected-governor/ @ericswalwell.bsky.social @mediaite.com04 Jan 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbkwt7y3cc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3mbklfve52k2yThe last speaker at the anti-war protest today in #SanFrancisco ended with, "U.S. out of everywhere, including California!" Nice. #Venezuela #USOutOfEverywhere03 Jan 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbklfve52k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3maf46vonxs2t“In Trump’s second term, the Republican-appointed majority on the supreme court has brought their institution to the brink of illegitimacy. Far from pulling it back from the edge, our goal has to be to push it off.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/19/us-supreme-court-legitimacy @theguardian.com20 Dec 2025 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3maf46vonxs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3m6hzcrmadc26It's time for California to lead. https://independentcalifornian.substack.com/p/issue-250-the-post-shutdown-mandate25 Nov 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hzcrmadc26https://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3lz4tekhrs22d”The decline in violent extremism is welcome, but the apparent reasons behind it should give us pause.” @theintercept.com https://theintercept.com/2025/09/17/charlie-kirk-political-violence-extremists-protests/ https://theintercept.com/2025/09/17/charlie-kirk-political-violence-extremists-protests/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter18 Sep 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4tekhrs22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3lyz5jyk4yk2v#3 on this list is supported by 72% of Californians (see ic.institute/poll) [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2025 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyz5jyk4yk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3lyxmcy6r4s2oReally makes you think. https://www.profolus.com/topics/right-wing-extremists-drive-majority-of-u-s-political-violence/16 Sep 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxmcy6r4s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3lyxlxcv5ec2oJust wanted to remind you all that ICI has a long-standing policy to not advocate that anyone use violence except in accordance with the rule of law (e.g. police actions, self-defense). ic.institute/cio-standards/16 Sep 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxlxcv5ec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ic.institute/post/3ly7dvz42o22s“This is a conversation about sovereignty, pragmatism, and possibility—not about destroying America, but about building a California that works better for Californians.” https://open.spotify.com/episode/6s3LbpoofgW9vtMI8fdrY206 Sep 2025 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:fthki7ozhblein2g77xurwkd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly7dvz42o22s