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Col. Gustavo Arellano
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Con su pluma en su mano redux. L.A. Times columnista, Alta Journal co-columnista, KCRW babbler, Kentucky Colonel POR VIDA
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 5h
Gustavo Arellano’s Weekly, Canto CDXXI: What I Told the Urban History Association about L.A. Share, porfas!
Gustavo Arellano's Weekly, Canto CDXXI: What I Told the Urban History Association about L.A.
In which Gustavo Arellano pretends to be an academic about Los Angeles
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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: More than two weeks after her election to Congress, Adelita Grijalva has yet to be sworn in, which Speaker Mike Johnson says has NOTHING to do with releasing the Epstein files.

Righto.

And planets don’t revolve around the sun and hot air doesn’t rise.

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Commentary: She won a landslide election. But Trump and Jeffrey Epstein have her stuck in limbo
Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva was elected to the House last month, but Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to seat her. Grijalva's swearing-in could break a House logjam over releasing the Epstein files.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 15h
High school football: Saturday's scores
High school football: Saturday's scores
CIF City and Southern Section results from Saturday's high school football games.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 18h
Diane Keaton's 10 most important films
Diane Keaton's 10 most important films
Diane Keaton, who died Saturday at 79, is one of cinema's most legendary actors.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d
'Supplier of hope': Homeboy Industries plans $100-million expansion in downtown L.A.
'Supplier of hope': Homeboy Industries plans $100-million expansion in downtown L.A.
Gang rehabilitation program Homeboy Industries announces major expansion near Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles.
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 2d
Gracias for rb!
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tiowally.bsky.social @tiowally.bsky.social · 2d
Superb columna, Colonel @gustavoarellano.bsky.social!

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Commentary: Former bracero doesn't want the program to return. 'People will be treated like slaves'
I wanted to hear Alvarado’s insights at a time where farmers are pleading with President Trump to stop his deportation tsunami because crops are rotting in the fields.
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 2d
Yep!
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Eminence Grease 🥇 @crablouis.bsky.social · 2d
Satirical film clips as theses nailed to the cathedral doors. Interesting.
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 2d
Yep
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Sordan Jnodgrass @jsnod.bsky.social · 2d
remember when we were calling them weird and it was working and then we stopped calling them weird for some reason
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 2d
MY LATEST @latimes.com ‬⁩ COLUMNA: Bring back braceros? 'Those people will be treated like slaves'. Share, porfas!
Commentary: Former bracero doesn't want the program to return. 'People will be treated like slaves'
I wanted to hear Alvarado’s insights at a time where farmers are pleading with President Trump to stop his deportation tsunami because crops are rotting in the fields.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 2d
L.A.’s $588-million “Ribbon of Light” is dark. Copper thieves have stripped 7 miles of wiring from the 6th Street Bridge, leaving it unlit for more than a year. Repairs will cost millions.
This L.A. landmark was hailed as a 'ribbon of light.' Scrap metal thieves have made it dark and invisible
The Sixth Street Bridge, once a glowing L.A. landmark, has gone dark after copper wire theft. Repairs could cost millions ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics.
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Joe Ferullo @joeferullo.bsky.social · 2d
Via NCR - Holy Land patriarch Cardinal Pizzaballa welcomes announcement of initial peace deal 'with joy' as 'first step'
#Trump #Gaza #Israel #Catholic
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Holy Land patriarch welcomes announcement of initial peace deal 'with joy' as 'first step'
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed "with joy" the announcement of an initial agreement between Hamas and Israel in an Oct. 9 statement, but also stressed the "absolute urgency" for the "imme...
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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 2d
Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men's basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school's fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night. She was 106.
Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106
Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men's basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school's fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tou...
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 2d
Gracias for rb!
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Boulder Dude @bd1901.bsky.social · 3d
So much love from @gustavoarellano.bsky.social for DenMex, and always great when he comes for a visit.
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Denver Westword @westword.com · 4d
The Mexican returned to his beloved Denver to eat after many years. Here's his review.
Gustavo Arellano Revisits Den-Mex, and He Has Some Thoughts
The Mexican returned to his beloved Denver to eat after many years. Here's his review.
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 2d
This is me now
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Denver Westword @westword.com · 4d
The Mexican returned to his beloved Denver to eat after many years. Here's his review.
Gustavo Arellano Revisits Den-Mex, and He Has Some Thoughts
The Mexican returned to his beloved Denver to eat after many years. Here's his review.
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 2d
I’m one to speak!
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mrsigala.bsky.social @mrsigala.bsky.social · 3d
Maybe funny looking for sure.
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 2d
BOOM
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Jason Lewis @jasonnlewis.bsky.social · 3d
100%, and it’s a win-win because it shames them in a way that they do feel (and deserve).
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 2d
#respect
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Boulder Dude @bd1901.bsky.social · 3d
Hell, I pay a subscription just to read you.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 2d
LeBron James to miss Lakers' opening game because of sciatica issue
LeBron James to miss Lakers' opening game because of sciatica issue
The team announced Thursday that the 40-year-old star, who had yet to practice with his teammates at training camp, will be reevaluated in three to four weeks.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 2d
Dodgers defeat Phillies in a wild, instant-classic walk-off to reach the NLCS
Dodgers defeat Phillies in a wild, instant-classic walk-off to reach the NLCS
A bases-loaded throwing error to home plate by Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering in the 11th inning allows the Dodgers to take a series-clinching 2-1 win.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 2d
Plaschke: A wild finish propels the Dodgers into NLCS and past their toughest playoff test
Commentary: A wild finish propels the Dodgers into NLCS and past their toughest playoff test
Yeah, the rest of their journey should be the easy part, the Dodgers already conquering their Goliath equal in a Phillies series that was essentially the World Series.
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