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Angeleño, lover of books, board games, and bikes, plant mom. Here to be in the know about collectively saving our democracy and our communities.
In a first, I signaled to move to the left while riding my bike and this car sped past me to cut me off and then yelled out his window “don’t wag your finger at me woman” because people don’t understand how riding a bike works at all. What a fun start to the day!
May 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
In a first, I signaled to move to the left while riding my bike and this car sped past me to cut me off and then yelled out his window “don’t wag your finger at me woman” because people don’t understand how riding a bike works at all. What a fun start to the day!
Told my mom JD Vance is writing a book about his conversion to Catholicism which I will not read and she said “Let’s boycott it!” That’s coming from the most devout Catholic I know! Can you tell she doesn’t like what he said about Pope Leo XIV lol?
April 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Told my mom JD Vance is writing a book about his conversion to Catholicism which I will not read and she said “Let’s boycott it!” That’s coming from the most devout Catholic I know! Can you tell she doesn’t like what he said about Pope Leo XIV lol?
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if a high school student with no access to weapons posted that they were going to wipe out everyone at their school they would be arrested and expelled from school but when the president with nuclear weapons threatens an entire civilization it's crickets.
April 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
if a high school student with no access to weapons posted that they were going to wipe out everyone at their school they would be arrested and expelled from school but when the president with nuclear weapons threatens an entire civilization it's crickets.
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Big iced tea matchup on Friday
March 19, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Big iced tea matchup on Friday
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EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
jonathanlarsen.substack.com
March 3, 2026 at 1:54 AM
EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
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We hunger for a “that’s what I’m fucking talking about” moment
February 19, 2026 at 10:21 PM
We hunger for a “that’s what I’m fucking talking about” moment
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5 women, one women's team, and one mixed team have won Olympic gold medals for Team USA at these Olympics. Meanwhile, just one individual male athlete and no men's teams have won gold medals for Team USA
Makes you wonder: when will America start investing in men's sports
Makes you wonder: when will America start investing in men's sports
February 19, 2026 at 10:15 PM
5 women, one women's team, and one mixed team have won Olympic gold medals for Team USA at these Olympics. Meanwhile, just one individual male athlete and no men's teams have won gold medals for Team USA
Makes you wonder: when will America start investing in men's sports
Makes you wonder: when will America start investing in men's sports
The thing ruining my Olympics watching is the sound of the drones. The buzzing is so annoying! Did I not notice before or is it new?
February 13, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The thing ruining my Olympics watching is the sound of the drones. The buzzing is so annoying! Did I not notice before or is it new?
I love curling even more.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I love curling even more.
Can’t read these and think any of this is ok. Children want to go to school and learn and can see the horrors and injustice of what is being done to them.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Can’t read these and think any of this is ok. Children want to go to school and learn and can see the horrors and injustice of what is being done to them.
I love when catholic leadership is on the right side of history!
Cardinal Tobin: Pray, mourn and say 'no' to ICE funding www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
Cardinal Tobin: Pray, mourn and say 'no' to ICE funding
In a reflection delivered during an online interfaith prayer service hosted by Faith in Action, Tobin employed some of the strongest language yet by a U.S. cardinal to condemn the Trump administration...
www.ncronline.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I love when catholic leadership is on the right side of history!
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Family of Alex Pretti, who was shot dead in Minneapolis today, releases statement:
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Family of Alex Pretti, who was shot dead in Minneapolis today, releases statement:
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
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Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”
January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”
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Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings, Breeze FC) is donating $50,000 to relief efforts organised in response to ICE raids in her hometown of Hopkins, Minnesota. On Monday Bueckers won $50,000 in the #Unrivaled free throw competition after successfully scoring 13 free throws. (Source @brwsports)
January 22, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings, Breeze FC) is donating $50,000 to relief efforts organised in response to ICE raids in her hometown of Hopkins, Minnesota. On Monday Bueckers won $50,000 in the #Unrivaled free throw competition after successfully scoring 13 free throws. (Source @brwsports)
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
Watched The Voice of Hind Rajab. Hold your loved ones tight. And what else will it take to de-arm countries? No good comes from weapons. Especially when there’s hate in your heart.
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Watched The Voice of Hind Rajab. Hold your loved ones tight. And what else will it take to de-arm countries? No good comes from weapons. Especially when there’s hate in your heart.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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In a World Series between an American and Canadian team, the real winner is Japan.
November 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
In a World Series between an American and Canadian team, the real winner is Japan.
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RIP Metro Bus and/or Waymo and/or cop car. One must be scarified to the sports gods. As is tradition.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
RIP Metro Bus and/or Waymo and/or cop car. One must be scarified to the sports gods. As is tradition.
How am I supposed to go from vacation and Dodgers victory in the 18th to work in 9 hours time? I’m still riding a wave of emotion and I can’t be tied down to a desk!
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
How am I supposed to go from vacation and Dodgers victory in the 18th to work in 9 hours time? I’m still riding a wave of emotion and I can’t be tied down to a desk!
You know it’s bad when a Disney employee tells you to cancel Disney because they clearly only make decisions based on the money.
September 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
You know it’s bad when a Disney employee tells you to cancel Disney because they clearly only make decisions based on the money.
UNIONS for the win.
BREAKING:
A historic coalition of national & California labor unions led by the AAUP filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the illegal & coercive use of civil rights laws to attack the University of California system & the rights of their members.
A historic coalition of national & California labor unions led by the AAUP filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the illegal & coercive use of civil rights laws to attack the University of California system & the rights of their members.
UC employees, not waiting on leaders, sue Trump for 'financial coercion' over UCLA cuts
University of California faculty, students and staff on Tuesday sued President Trump over a $1.2-million penalty against UCLA and federal demands over campus changes. They argued that the actions camp...
www.latimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
UNIONS for the win.
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SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool