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Paul Thornton
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Ex-L.A. Times. Old trees are my people. Writing and editing at goldenstatereport.substack.com.
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Ditto to this. Read Sammy Roth (though it's not as if he needs my help!).
So excited to see my talented former colleague @sammyroth.bsky.social set free to write important, impactful climate pieces without the constraints of corporate journalism. Please subscribe to his newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
Why I'm writing about climate and culture
I never expected to leave the Los Angeles Times and start a Substack. Then a story about Disneyland caught me by surprise.
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A primer from yours truly for @goldenstatereport.bsky.social on what the Bay Area can expect when Trump's immigration goons arrive, if its experience goes anything like L.A.'s.

In short: Get ready for lies, terror and some community solidarity.
What the Bay Area can expect when Trump's immigration sweeps arrive
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I am so happy to see you here! And thanks for finding us. There will be more soon.
My three children — ages 13, 13 and 10 — are about to see their fifth Dodgers World Series.

I’m old enough to remember waiting 29 years.
Not gonna lie: Being a newly independent journalist is rough. I don’t regret leaving the LAT, and I have the encouragement of former colleagues. But this is hard, so I’m working at the beach today.

I’d appreciate if anyone reading this gave goldenstatereport.substack.com a look. Onward, and thanks.
California was right, Marine Corps leaders were wrong. Some local I-5 insight from @marielgarza.bsky.social:

“I shudder to think of that explosion and rain of debris happening above the normal Saturday traffic flow…. It could have been its own kind of carmageddon.”
What the heck was the Marine Corps thinking?
It said shooting shells over Interstate 5 as part of a celebration was no big deal. Then, oops, one exploded over what was thankfully an empty freeway.
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I repeat.

Go Dodgers …. but a Blue Jays championship wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world.
Of course I want to the Dodgers to win it all, but I gotta admit:

Trump losing it over Mark Carney hosting the Blue Jays at Parliament Hill would be a helluva consolation prize.
I joke that my wife’s cancer had perfect timing — a few years after Obamacare passed, letting us hit our out of pocket max early in her treatment. Before, we would have been bankrupted. Instead, we could dig ourselves out of a years-long financial hole while she recovered.
Healthcare in the US is not good, but truly, people need to read up on what came before.

Oh you have cancer? Too bad so sad, no more care for you, you had enough

You were a premie? Really sucks, but you will never have insurance

Oh you had this before? Well then you will die of it now
No lifetime maxes. Pre-ACA, insurance companies would put lifetime max costs on coverage. I had NICU nurses talk about kids who would hit their LIFETIME max before their first breath of non-hospital air.

No pre-existing conditions. "No insurance if you had serious injuries." So my kid? Uninsurable.
Of course I want to the Dodgers to win it all, but I gotta admit:

Trump losing it over Mark Carney hosting the Blue Jays at Parliament Hill would be a helluva consolation prize.
Yeah so we’re witnessing Ohtani play the greatest baseball game ever by a human being.
That was me having a heart attack. Go Dodgers.
I read that WaPo piece just after reading about a funeral in the area for a cyclist killed in traffic. Perspective.
I am rooting for 19 innings.
Who are you rooting for in this cubs v brewers game and why?
Minus "lectures," the whole skeet applies to the commander in chief too. Interesting times!
I've been working on a new journalism project; details TK. In the meantime, I've been beta-testing content with my partner on this, Mariel Garza, for a small Substack audience. Our first video interview is up; it's on CA secession, and it's with Joe Mathews.
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California secession? It's already happening
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