Bharat Rakshak

1. Democrats she calls out in her book
   • Biden
   • Newsom
   • Pritzker
   • Buttigieg
   • Josh Shapiro
   • Whitmer
   • Mark Kelly
2. Politico reports Harris' score-settling, elbow-throwing, bridge-burning memoir

   "Hiking. Will call back," wrote former VP in her notes from her calls that day, which are recounted in her campaign memoirs "107 Days". She pointedly noted in parenthesis: "He (ed: Gavin Newsom) never did"

"Our own base is telling us that what we're doing is not good enough ... [that] there needs to be blood to grab attention of the press and the public,", the lawmaker said.

Summary
- SB 237 aims to reduce fuel prices by boosting local oil production
- Oil-rich Kern County to receive up to 2,000 drilling permits annually
- California targets 25% in-state crude supply to refineries

NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - California lawmakers passed a bill over the weekend that would allow the construction of thousands of new oil wells annually in the Golden State in a bid to make oil supply more affordable for refineries and keep fuel prices in check for consumers.
The new bill, SB 237, would award the oil-rich Kern County up to 2,000 permits each year, effective January 2026. The aim is to have California oil producers supply close to 25% of crude to the state's refinery complex and help reduce costs for retail consumers of gasoline in the state.

Two refineries that make up around 17% of the state's gasoline production capacity are slated to close within the next year. The shutdowns, alongside other closures and refineries converted to produce renewable fuels, are expected to leave California even more dependent on costlier fuel imports that would further drive up prices.
"Few issues are more politically sensitive than gas prices at the pump, and with Governor (Gavin) Newsom widely expected to run for president in 2028, rising pump prices and declining in-state production have suddenly become top of mind concerns," said Josh Young, chief investment officer at Bison Interests.

The Trump campaign attacked Harris over her positions on transgender rights. She says they were misconstrued.

By Jeremy B. White
09/19/2025 06:06 PM EDT

Kamala Harris in her new memoir expresses reservations about transgender athletes competing on girls’ sports teams, echoing other national Democrats who have voiced a position long associated with conservatives.

President Donald Trump’s campaign hammered Harris over her positions on trans rights, releasing a now-famous ad with the tagline “Kamala is for they/them. I am for you” that Democrats across the country, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, acknowledged were effective. But Harris argues the Trump campaign misrepresented her positions, including on youth sports.

“I agree with the concerns expressed by parents and players that we have to take into account biological factors such as muscle mass and unfair student athletic advantage when we determine who plays on which teams, especially in contact sports,” Harris writes. “With goodwill and common sense, I believe we can come up with ways to do this, without vilifying and demonizing children.”

The passage makes Harris the latest national Democrat to question the fairness of allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports. Newsom broke with much of his party earlier this year by saying he felt their participation was “deeply unfair,” spurring both fury and praise from fellow Democrats and presaging a battle with the Trump administration over a transgender California athlete who competed in a state track-and-field championship.
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A_Gupta wrote: ↑23 Sep 2025 01:48 Gautum Mukunda, Bloomberg Opinion contributor and lecturer at Yale School of Management, breaks down what the new H-1B visa fee means for the US economy and the labor supply across various sectors.
https://youtu.be/wH5eFjqwt6Y?si=dPkCWV37icciZK6L

Vayutuvan wrote: ↑23 Sep 2025 01:58

A_Gupta wrote: ↑23 Sep 2025 01:48 Gautum Mukunda, Bloomberg Opinion contributor and lecturer at Yale School of Management, breaks down what the new H-1B visa fee means for the US economy and the labor supply across various sectors.
https://youtu.be/wH5eFjqwt6Y?si=dPkCWV37icciZK6L

Enough beating a dead horse already.

That said, I have to add three anecdotal cases - non-IT - here.

1. Aerospace Engineering: Has done very well in college. one of the top 20 state unis. Graduated last year. Still searching for a job.

2. Bioengg: From one of the top 10 engg schools. 2nd gen PIO. No job for the last one year. Now applying for masters.

3. ChemEngg BS, MS in Materials/Environmental: BS from one of the top 10 engg schools, MS from a good school. 2nd gen PIO, still searching for job 10 months after graduating.

vera_k wrote: ↑23 Sep 2025 02:39 The usual comeback for this data is that the job that's going for $149,000 in that list would otherwise have paid $249,000 in the absence of additional labor supply.

Vayutuvan wrote: ↑22 Sep 2025 23:14 KD Harris is blaming everybody but herself in her book "107 days".

1. Democrats she calls out in her book
   • Biden
   • Newsom
   • Pritzker
   • Buttigieg
   • Josh Shapiro
   • Whitmer
   • Mark Kelly
2. Politico reports Harris' score-settling, elbow-throwing, bridge-burning memoir

   "Hiking. Will call back," wrote former VP in her notes from her calls that day, which are recounted in her campaign memoirs "107 Days". She pointedly noted in parenthesis: "He (ed: Gavin Newsom) never did"

Vayutuvan wrote: ↑23 Sep 2025 01:58

A_Gupta wrote: ↑23 Sep 2025 01:48 Gautum Mukunda, Bloomberg Opinion contributor and lecturer at Yale School of Management, breaks down what the new H-1B visa fee means for the US economy and the labor supply across various sectors.
https://youtu.be/wH5eFjqwt6Y?si=dPkCWV37icciZK6L

Enough beating a dead horse already.

That said, I have to add three anecdotal cases - non-IT - here.

1. Aerospace Engineering: Has done very well in college. one of the top 20 state unis. Graduated last year. Still searching for a job.

2. Bioengg: From one of the top 10 engg schools. 2nd gen PIO. No job for the last one year. Now applying for masters.

3. ChemEngg BS, MS in Materials/Environmental: BS from one of the top 10 engg schools, MS from a good school. 2nd gen PIO, still searching for job 10 months after graduating.