When a federal judge (finally) put ICE officers under oath, they admitted that they are given daily detention quotas and rely heavily on a Palantir-supplied AI tool to select targets, without warrants and without enough evidence to obtain one. They simply go into neighborhoods and round people up.
IDW Publishing's latest Godzilla vs. America issue packs in Portland Easter eggs
All book banning is wrong but I’m kind of tickled by the idea that they’re protecting the youth from political memoirs. pen.org/1500-books-b...
“Any mail that’s getting dropped into a blue box is not getting postmarked on the same day, and likely not on the day after either,” says the leader of a postal workers’ union.
This could have tremendous implications for voting:
"Annie Cannelongo &Annette Singh are neighbors who have lived in the same Hilliard, Ohio, subdivision for yrs.
"It’s a classic suburb....both have young kids &seem to love the area.
"What they dont love is the nearly 73-megawatt fuel cell Amazon wants to install to power its data center next door"
"Judging by >16,300 commnts rcently posted on a fed govt website,you'd think there was a groundswell of older Americans demanding that fed officials hike payments to their Medicare Adv health insur plans" ~83% comments are identical to a lettr from an insur industry group
www.npr.org/2026/03/12/n...
A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.
free + automated here = exploited, underpaid people elsewhere
DHS agents are still here in our community in plain clothes scouting out immigrant owned businesses on Central, knocking on neighbors doors, swapping out licenses plates in cars without registration, and driving dangerously in our community.
ChatGPT nixed:
Alaskan indigenous language archive: “promoting inclusion & diverse perspectives”
Black newspaper historical databse: “DEI”
American music history series: "DEI"
Jewish women’s slave labor(Holocaust) documentary: “DEI" "amplifying marginalized voices”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...
The Trump DOJ gave Ticketmaster a sweetheart deal that keeps their monopoly intact & does nothing to stop their ridiculously high prices & fees.
The deal was so good, their stock price jumped 6.2% after the news broke.
Once again: Trump's putting corporations over consumers.
for me “doom scrolling” is actually just the pathological hunt for the first piece of news that indicates this whole unbearable moment is about to unravel
I did see that.😑Driving can be soul-crushing, avoid if possible. Ornery is good. Plenty walk/take bus/trains. Some stops are safer than others depending on the time. Not having a car when you're getting around at night in certain areas can be dicey. All depends on when/where. No car is doable.
sometimes only chicago-style pizza will do
If you're interested in "power of place" type tours, LA Conservancy offers some good walking tour ideas,tho imo they can tend to lean more toward architectural conservation. They also hold guided tours,some seem to be better run than others. All interesting tho! www.laconservancy.org/tours-events...
youtu.be/8_tgMqnX-o8?... and youtu.be/04u-vFjhJqQ?... look interesting.
Certain areas are known for specific architecture, so many to list. Lots of history too hidden or hiding in plain sight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNyR...
If you like walking, in addition to locating a neighborhood with sights/sounds/amenities that suit your interests, you could hike Griffith Park, maybe check out the observatory. A fun walk might be a guided/unguided tour of LA's so-called hidden stairs.
Sorry to hear that part was not fun. Would have to know what interests you(eg museums, shopping, history, hiking, a specific cuisine or architecture)to suggest an area. Exploring specific neighborhds indepth is better than driving place to place. Was there an area from your walk that interested you?
If you need to make the trip again, you can also take the train till it ends then pick up the 720 rapid bus. Whatever works for you.🚶🚆🚌🚗
Kudos to you! (I'll take the bus instead.) :D
That's some walk!
Depends on where you're trying to go, if you require public trans, etc. Stuff like sidewalk width, parkways, speed limit, shade, curb bumpouts, street-level amenities make a difference. When a neighborhood was built (pre-1950s) makes a difference. If you feel like sharing,where did you like walking?
Literal Hollywood isn't even Hollywood! 😅
Gosh, don't know how to answer that, since every stereotype exists somewhere in small social circles, I suppose. If you never leave your tiny circle, that's your truth. Shallow, superficial, image-/fame-/celeb-/exclusivity-obsessed,etc--most of the town isn't like that. Certain images sell, I guess.
every time i encounter a negative LA stereotype irl i'm surprised then horrified, is this what ppl think LA is like, ugh
"By modeling light exposure, circadian impacts and health characteristics county by county, the researchers estimate that permanent *standard* time would result in some 300,000 fewer ppl having suffered from a stroke & result in 2.6 million fewer ppl having obesity." med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
trends come and go. interesting read!
Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs
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