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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Engineer, organizer, policy wonk. Running for Congress to represent San Francisco (CA-11). We need solutions as big as the problems we face. &#xA;&#xA;Previously Chief of Staff to @AOC, Director of Technology at Bernie 2016, founding engineer @Stripe.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social</link><title>@saikatforcongress.bsky.social - Saikat for Congress</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mkbopa5kqc24</link><description>Couldn&#39;t find a disclosure anywhere on the &#34;misinformation mobile&#34; driving around town, so we figured we should give y&#39;all one.</description><pubDate>24 Apr 2026 23:31 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbopa5kqc24</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mk74jhjnlc2l</link><description>Join me, Hasan Piker, and @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social  on May 7th as we rally before the primary. This is our chance, San Francisco!&#xA;&#xA;📆 Thursday, May 7th&#xA;⏰ 7pm&#xA;📍 715 Harrison St.</description><pubDate>23 Apr 2026 23:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk74jhjnlc2l</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mk6oe637kc2l</link><description>I am proud to share that our campaign has earned the endorsement of @arocaction.bsky.social!&#xA;&#xA;AROC Action has been at the forefront of advocating for working class and immigrant communities &amp; a free Palestine in San Francisco and the Bay Area for years.</description><pubDate>23 Apr 2026 18:47 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6oe637kc2l</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mk4mq2jkzk2l</link><description>@sdozinger.bsky.social spent nearly three decades fighting Chevron on behalf of 30,000 Indigenous Ecuadorians harmed by oil pollution, helping win a landmark $9.5 billion judgment.</description><pubDate>22 Apr 2026 23:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4mq2jkzk2l</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mk4ijoajrc2k</link><description>The AI oligarchs are pouring money into races all across the country, including this one, and there&#39;s a reason: I know how the technology works and how to regulate them, and when I&#39;m in Congress I&#39;ll hold them accountable.</description><pubDate>22 Apr 2026 21:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4ijoajrc2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mjzvft5xxs26</link><description>A rainy day shouldn&#39;t cause financial ruin. That&#39;s why I&#39;m fighting to make life more affordable with Medicare for All, a $300 monthly child stipend, and public power so PG&amp;E can&#39;t charge you more for less.</description><pubDate>21 Apr 2026 21:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzvft5xxs26</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mjyc4655mc2a</link><description>Democrats, please stop blaming other people for losing.&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>21 Apr 2026 05:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyc4655mc2a</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mjxwqa3wnc2x</link><description>Support.</description><pubDate>21 Apr 2026 02:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxwqa3wnc2x</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mjxo6cil5k23</link><description>We have to tax the wealth of the ultra-rich. 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This is what our tax dollars are funding.</description><pubDate>17 Apr 2026 04:49 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjo4pp567s2i</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mjnckbksfk2w</link><description>The last time we threw an office opening party, over 500 of y&#39;all showed up, so we&#39;re hosting another one right here at our brand new office in the Castro.&#xA;&#xA;📆 Thursday, April 23rd&#xA;⏰ 6:30 PM&#xA;📍582 Castro St</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 21:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnckbksfk2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mjn4l3udzs2p</link><description>People should back Oliver Larkin. &#xA;&#xA;He&#39;s a real one, and  we&#39;re going to work together in Congress to do a full arms embargo on Israel and end all our endless wars abroad.&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>16 Apr 2026 19:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn4l3udzs2p</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mjn4erbhv22y</link><description>Way more Dems than Golden want to continue this war. 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When I&#39;m in Congress, I&#39;ll fight for free tax filing and get special interest money out of our politics.</description><pubDate>15 Apr 2026 19:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkntzu2mk2u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mjkiwjwzf22x</link><description>Our race is becoming ground zero for who gets to decide the future of our country. What to do about is AI is not just about regulation - it&#39;s about control. &#xA;&#xA;Will we cede control our destiny to a handful of oligarchs, or will we, the people, be in charge?</description><pubDate>15 Apr 2026 18:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ryfwaudvcbztl2yrmqitjfah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkiwjwzf22x</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/saikatforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mjiimiclpc2u</link><description>Join us Sunday, April 19th at @newdelhisf for a meal made by Chef Ranjan. 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