Don’t stop talking about this California Democrat Mia Bonta introduced California Assembly Bill 2624, The Stop Nick Shirley Act Not only will it criminalize investigative journalism, IT CREATES SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS COMMITTING THE CRIMES The bill will create a new address confidentiality program for employees, volunteers, and providers working... with immigration support services. Organizations helping immigrants, including daycare, learning centers, hospice, or other taxpayer-funded social services Holy crap…. - The bill prohibits posting or sharing on the internet the photo, personal information, or home address of these individuals with the intent to incite harassment, threats, or violence - Violations allow lawsuits for damages, injunctions to remove content and criminal penalties - Punishments include misdemeanor, fines up to $10,000, possible jail time, and court orders to delete content - It allow affected individuals or organizations to demand takedown of videos or posts that include their images/personal details, even if the recording happened in or around a public or semi-public facility The bill advanced out of the Assembly Judiciary Committeeshow more

Of course it’s California. Classic corruption cover-up. Instead of stopping over 170 million dollars in alleged taxpayer-funded immigrant daycare and hospice fraud, Democrats criminalize journalists who expose ghost centers. They create special secrecy and address protections for the workers involved. They let fraudsters sue investigators with fines up to 10k, jail time, and forced takedowns, even for public recordings.

Aren’t you relieved that she isn’t in the White House right now?

@CarolineGz123 As always, protecting criminals is their priority.

Why would you need a bill prohibiting fraud investigations if you didn't have something to hide?

Sounds like it's in direct conflict with the Constitution to me. What happened to them being all for free speech?

@Supersheridan This is in violation of our right to free speech

Because nothing says ‘public service’ like shielding your husband’s circles from scrutiny. Again.

the bill is literally named after the guy doing this reporting

It's amazing how this little young Mormon kid has changed the political atmosphere in America! Good on him! We need more Nicks!!!

Nick Shirley will be in the history books for years to come. God bless you my brother!

The bill’s sponsor, Mia Bonta is married to the state’s top law enforcement official Rob Bonta. Isn’t that a conflict of interest? 🧐

This bill has no chance. It will identify every rep that is compromised or corrupt.

California is just blatant with their corruption and they don't care who knows it!

This is insane. Now the crooked politicians are trying to pass laws to prevents people from exposing their crimes.

@Stellaaa What happened to Freedom of the Press @CAgovernor Democrats are definitely against a Real Democracy!

@titoone11 They hate being exposed so much that they’re making it illegal to expose them LMAO

Don’t forget who this corrupted bitches Mia Bonta is a Democratic California State Assemblymember representing the 18th District Oakland, and (East Bay) since 2021. She represents Oakland the city that looks like a fucking third world where multi millions were supposedly given to fix the homeless and garbage and it’s only gotten worse she is corrupt as hell no doubt multi millions disappeared. She doesn’t want Nick to look into Oakland California. That’s a big hint right there. AG and his wife you can guarantee is part of the fraud

Who could forget… We’ve known since we were toddlers that the Golden State was different from the other kids, but this was the event that finally inspired the Gav.’s best press release yet: “California will keep leading the nation in GDP, electoral votes, freedom-challenged residents and libertarians, pop culture, drug culture, unchecked immigration, and the modern fraud Gold Rush. However, we’re moving at the speed of light on the $128B imaginary bullet train to nowhere. And changing our official state language to Chinese, because I said so.”

This bill is a blatant attempt to shield alleged massive taxpayer fraud in immigrant ghost daycare and hospice programs. Instead of investigating the $170M+ waste Nick Shirley exposed, CA Dems want to criminalize public recordings and journalism with fines, jail, and takedowns even in public spaces

Assemblywoman Mia Bonta wouldn't happen to be the wife of "late to the party" AG Rob Bonta would would she? OH SHIT. SHE IS!!!! WOW! Rob, can we prosecute her for covering up the fraud you're investigating?

Shirley is a journalist. The first amendment is a thing. As long as the information he publishes is available to the public…it’s protected.

Elected officials trying to suppress free speech cannot be tolerated.

This law would not survive a Supreme Court challenge if it even got that far. 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Speech, Press and Petition.

If you are part of the fraud, you certainly don’t want it exposed

This is the district Mia Bonta represents. 🤔

That is unconstitutional…the first amendment of the US constitution covers freedom of the press! These people are completely ignorant. The federal government will stop this! It won’t be pretty. As a Californian, I can’t wait to watch 🇺🇸🇺🇸

This is not to protect California citizen taxpayers, it is to protect corrupt legislators and other corrupt state government officials. Blacklist Mia Bonta and every California legislator that votes to approve this bill.

The AG’s town would be a hilarious place to investigate. You go Nick! Fraud trumps sanctuary!

This is absolutely fkn crazy. Can they make theft more obvious?!???

Tyrannical. Sue and take the law to appeal court. You can't pass a law to legalize a criminal act being investigated.

So basically if this passes, you can get in more trouble for exposing fraud, than actually committing fraud. So it’s ok to take millions of taxpayer dollars for fake home healthcare scams but if you don’t take a dime from anyone and just expose the fraud, fines and jail time…. Yeah that makes perfect sense…. WTF