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In 2020, I wrote about the history of Black and brown unity in response to the George Floyd uprising
going to share it here: abemarquez.substack.com/p/black-and-...
going to share it here: abemarquez.substack.com/p/black-and-...
Black and Brown Unity Is The Formula For Change
Police brutality against Black people and brown people must end.
abemarquez.substack.com
September 8, 2026 at 4:14 AM
In 2020, I wrote about the history of Black and brown unity in response to the George Floyd uprising
going to share it here: abemarquez.substack.com/p/black-and-...
going to share it here: abemarquez.substack.com/p/black-and-...
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If laws have weak enforcement mechanisms, companies factor that low risk into the cost of doing business and keep violating our privacy, EFF’s Lena Cohen told @mercurynews.com. “Unless companies face serious consequences for violating our rights, they’re unlikely to put privacy ahead of profits.”
California’s new privacy system depends on data brokers with a poor record of following the law: Stanford research
Stanford researchers found widespread privacy-law compliance failures among data brokers now required to delete Californians’ personal information.
www.mercurynews.com
September 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
If laws have weak enforcement mechanisms, companies factor that low risk into the cost of doing business and keep violating our privacy, EFF’s Lena Cohen told @mercurynews.com. “Unless companies face serious consequences for violating our rights, they’re unlikely to put privacy ahead of profits.”
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Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, more people are believed to have died from cancer, respiratory and other illnesses due to exposure to the airborne toxins than the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center.
“Toxic Nightmare”: 25 Years After 9/11, Juan González on His Predictions of Worker Illness & Death
Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, more people are believed to have died from cancer, respiratory and other illnesses due to exposure to the airborne toxins than the nearly 3,000 people kille...
www.democracynow.org
September 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, more people are believed to have died from cancer, respiratory and other illnesses due to exposure to the airborne toxins than the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center.
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The total value of defense contracts won by companies in Los Angeles County more than doubled in the last 10 years after adjusting for inflation, according to an analysis by CalMatters and The Markup. cal.news/4x2ejGG
🎨 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
🎨 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
September 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The total value of defense contracts won by companies in Los Angeles County more than doubled in the last 10 years after adjusting for inflation, according to an analysis by CalMatters and The Markup. cal.news/4x2ejGG
🎨 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
🎨 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
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Felling down about the white supremacists ruining everything and not facing consequences? Relive the joy from watching Martha Root delete the Nazi dating (and other messed up) websites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJsS...
I Exposed, Infiltrated, and Shut Down a Racist Network Dressed as a Pink Power Ranger
YouTube video by Martha Root
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Felling down about the white supremacists ruining everything and not facing consequences? Relive the joy from watching Martha Root delete the Nazi dating (and other messed up) websites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJsS...
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"The long-delayed memorial underscores the cemetery’s push to preserve local history, ensuring the Raker children’s names and stories remain part of Inglewood’s collective memory for generations." #Inglewood
Baby Maytie, the first person buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, gets a headstone after 120 years
Baby Maytie, the first person buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, gets a headstone after 120 years
The first person to be buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery finally receives a grave marker more than a century after her death.
www.latimes.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"The long-delayed memorial underscores the cemetery’s push to preserve local history, ensuring the Raker children’s names and stories remain part of Inglewood’s collective memory for generations." #Inglewood
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The first ever L.A. TACO x Superchief punk fest is going down this Friday 💥🤘🏼🎸
We’ll be celebrating the release of our latest zine with the best tacos and the best punk bands in L.A.
Secure your tickets now: givebutter.com/lataco-zine-... Or become a member for FREE entry: lataco.com/join
We’ll be celebrating the release of our latest zine with the best tacos and the best punk bands in L.A.
Secure your tickets now: givebutter.com/lataco-zine-... Or become a member for FREE entry: lataco.com/join
September 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The first ever L.A. TACO x Superchief punk fest is going down this Friday 💥🤘🏼🎸
We’ll be celebrating the release of our latest zine with the best tacos and the best punk bands in L.A.
Secure your tickets now: givebutter.com/lataco-zine-... Or become a member for FREE entry: lataco.com/join
We’ll be celebrating the release of our latest zine with the best tacos and the best punk bands in L.A.
Secure your tickets now: givebutter.com/lataco-zine-... Or become a member for FREE entry: lataco.com/join
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is now threatening to cut state funding for programs meant to aid low-income individuals if states don't report undocumented immigrants to DHS.
States now must report undocumented immigrants to DHS or risk federal funding, DOJ says
The new DOJ opinion relates to funding states get for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Supplemental Security Income programs.
www.cnbc.com
September 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration is now threatening to cut state funding for programs meant to aid low-income individuals if states don't report undocumented immigrants to DHS.
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Organized by the California Preservation Foundation, “Doors Open California” begins this weekend. While most of the #LACounty tours take place later in the month, the Breed Street Shul "guided experience" is on Sunday. californiapreservation.org/doca/ #LAevents
September 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Organized by the California Preservation Foundation, “Doors Open California” begins this weekend. While most of the #LACounty tours take place later in the month, the Breed Street Shul "guided experience" is on Sunday. californiapreservation.org/doca/ #LAevents
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NEW: These local jails in Florida were supposed to detain immigrants for only up to 72 hours, per DHS.
One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.
One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.
These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.
Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusu...
www.propublica.org
August 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
NEW: These local jails in Florida were supposed to detain immigrants for only up to 72 hours, per DHS.
One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.
One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.
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Meet Rafael Rubio, NY City Council Employee Released from Delaney Hall After 5 Months in ICE Jail
Meet Rafael Rubio, NY City Council Employee Released from Delaney Hall After 5 Months in ICE Jail
A New York City Council employee who was detained at the Delaney Hall ICE jail in Newark, New Jersey, for more than five months was released from custody in June. Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez was tak...
www.democracynow.org
July 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Meet Rafael Rubio, NY City Council Employee Released from Delaney Hall After 5 Months in ICE Jail
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Breaking: The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth $1.5 billion, the company announced Monday. cal.news/4p3tgG6
📸 Miguel Vasconcellos
📸 Miguel Vasconcellos
July 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Breaking: The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth $1.5 billion, the company announced Monday. cal.news/4p3tgG6
📸 Miguel Vasconcellos
📸 Miguel Vasconcellos
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RSS is a secret trick to making the internet more usable. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Hate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For
Since at least the moment Facebook introduced (and apologized for) its News Feed, “the algorithm” has been shorthand for the ways the tech giants control what we see and when we see it. In the age of
www.eff.org
July 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
RSS is a secret trick to making the internet more usable. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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"At #Manzanar alone, there were more than 100 men’s baseball teams....The camp also fielded 14 women’s #baseball teams, with one, the Dusty Chicks, that competed against and beat men’s teams."
cc: @manzanarcommittee.bsky.social
cc: @manzanarcommittee.bsky.social
Did you know there were 100+ men's and 14 women's baseball teams at Manzanar? Today in #AHAPerspectives, @americanstudier.bsky.social writes about the Japanese Americans who used baseball "to keep joy and passion and community alive in these dark places and times" during their incarceration in WWII.
Diamonds in the Rough – AHA
Baseball became a powerful form of collective resistance for Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II.
www.historians.org
June 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
"At #Manzanar alone, there were more than 100 men’s baseball teams....The camp also fielded 14 women’s #baseball teams, with one, the Dusty Chicks, that competed against and beat men’s teams."
cc: @manzanarcommittee.bsky.social
cc: @manzanarcommittee.bsky.social
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Eat good food, connect with new people, and help save DS Thai Night Market. 🏮✨
You can find this market in the heart of Chinatown Friday through Sunday from 4-10 PM.
🎥: Erwin Recinos
You can find this market in the heart of Chinatown Friday through Sunday from 4-10 PM.
🎥: Erwin Recinos
June 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Eat good food, connect with new people, and help save DS Thai Night Market. 🏮✨
You can find this market in the heart of Chinatown Friday through Sunday from 4-10 PM.
🎥: Erwin Recinos
You can find this market in the heart of Chinatown Friday through Sunday from 4-10 PM.
🎥: Erwin Recinos
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Fri–Sun: El Pueblo's Heritage Festival will be a great time to support the #OlveraStreet merchants & explore the museums at El Pueblo. Performers include Ozomatli (on Saturday) and Poncho Sanchez (on Sunday). www.eventbrite.com/e/el-pueblo-...
June 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Fri–Sun: El Pueblo's Heritage Festival will be a great time to support the #OlveraStreet merchants & explore the museums at El Pueblo. Performers include Ozomatli (on Saturday) and Poncho Sanchez (on Sunday). www.eventbrite.com/e/el-pueblo-...
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Together, Kogi and Sam Woo represent two generations of immigrant entrepreneurship that reshaped how L.A. eats. 🔥
Why the Kogi x Sam Woo collab this weekend is a love letter to the SGV
Behind the crossover is a slice of immigrant entrepreneurship.
laist.com
June 26, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Together, Kogi and Sam Woo represent two generations of immigrant entrepreneurship that reshaped how L.A. eats. 🔥
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It's pretty remarkable that Jimmy Fallon had a convicted rapist on his show and the US press has barely covered.
www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/conor-m...
www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/conor-m...
Why Do We Keep Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Men Found Responsible for Sexual Violence?
Conor McGregor walked onto the set of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to cheers and applause–why was he allowed on in the first place?
www.marieclaire.co.uk
June 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
It's pretty remarkable that Jimmy Fallon had a convicted rapist on his show and the US press has barely covered.
www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/conor-m...
www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/conor-m...
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Somebody turn this into an 8-part series on Netflix, pls.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Move Over Angelyne: Meet the Sisters Battling to Become L.A.’s New Billboard Queen
With her rags-to-riches rise from undocumented immigrant to insurance mogul — and her ubiquitous billboards — Adriana Gallardo has caught Hollywood’s attention. It’s a one-of-a-kind story, unless you ...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
June 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Somebody turn this into an 8-part series on Netflix, pls.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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A Bridge Home and Tiny Home shelter contracts up in council today, more funds for CARE+ sweeps, people reliant on housing vouchers say communication is poor on pending July 1 move-out, and more.
LA Squawk Box for Friday, June 26, 2026: open.substack.com/pub/lasquawk...
LA Squawk Box for Friday, June 26, 2026: open.substack.com/pub/lasquawk...
June 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
A Bridge Home and Tiny Home shelter contracts up in council today, more funds for CARE+ sweeps, people reliant on housing vouchers say communication is poor on pending July 1 move-out, and more.
LA Squawk Box for Friday, June 26, 2026: open.substack.com/pub/lasquawk...
LA Squawk Box for Friday, June 26, 2026: open.substack.com/pub/lasquawk...
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As local candidates begin to gear up for the November general election, many of them promising to fight for Angelenos, L.A. TACO asked city attorney candidates if the had a plan to investigate the perpetrators of this fire.
The full story: lataco.com/boyle-height...
By Sam Ribakoff
The full story: lataco.com/boyle-height...
By Sam Ribakoff
June 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
As local candidates begin to gear up for the November general election, many of them promising to fight for Angelenos, L.A. TACO asked city attorney candidates if the had a plan to investigate the perpetrators of this fire.
The full story: lataco.com/boyle-height...
By Sam Ribakoff
The full story: lataco.com/boyle-height...
By Sam Ribakoff
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"For Berber and other legacy families, the fight to keep their businesses open is about more than financial considerations. They see it as their duty to be stewards of Olvera Street and to preserve their family’s culture, traditions and heritage." #OlveraStreet #LegacyBusiness
'People just forgot about Olvera Street.' Historic L.A. restaurants on brink of closure
'People just forgot about Olvera Street.' Historic L.A. restaurants on brink of closure
Long-standing Olvera Street businesses are grappling with low foot traffic, plummeting sales and falling behind on rent.
www.latimes.com
June 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"For Berber and other legacy families, the fight to keep their businesses open is about more than financial considerations. They see it as their duty to be stewards of Olvera Street and to preserve their family’s culture, traditions and heritage." #OlveraStreet #LegacyBusiness
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The FIFA World Cup Cup kicks off today. I’ll be posting film recommendations based on the countries playing each match. All of them are available to stream/rent in the U.S.
Here’s the first:
Mexico: IDENTIFYING FEATURES 🇲🇽
vs.
South Africa: THE WOUND 🇿🇦
Here’s the first:
Mexico: IDENTIFYING FEATURES 🇲🇽
vs.
South Africa: THE WOUND 🇿🇦
June 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The FIFA World Cup Cup kicks off today. I’ll be posting film recommendations based on the countries playing each match. All of them are available to stream/rent in the U.S.
Here’s the first:
Mexico: IDENTIFYING FEATURES 🇲🇽
vs.
South Africa: THE WOUND 🇿🇦
Here’s the first:
Mexico: IDENTIFYING FEATURES 🇲🇽
vs.
South Africa: THE WOUND 🇿🇦
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Just a reminder, the company you work for does not care about you. You could drop dead today while working and they will replace you in a short amount of time. I say this only because we collectively need to stop giving these companies all of our energy even when we’re off the clock.
June 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Just a reminder, the company you work for does not care about you. You could drop dead today while working and they will replace you in a short amount of time. I say this only because we collectively need to stop giving these companies all of our energy even when we’re off the clock.