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“Unfortunately, immigrants and noncitizens should now assume that anything they share publicly on social media might be surveilled by the government and potentially used against them,” EFF’s Lisa Femia told @borderlessmag.bsky.social.
ICE Can Access Your Social Media. Here’s What To Know – Featured – Borderless Magazine NFP
ICE Can Access Your Social Media. Here’s What To Know – Featured – Borderless Magazine NFP
borderlessmag.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“Unfortunately, immigrants and noncitizens should now assume that anything they share publicly on social media might be surveilled by the government and potentially used against them,” EFF’s Lisa Femia told @borderlessmag.bsky.social.
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It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.
www.eff.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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*whispers* The best free resource in Los Angeles? An @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social library card 📚✨
With a library card, you get access to WiFi, 3D printing tools, Adobe Creative Cloud, recording studios, legal help, student tutoring, and more. All for free.
🎥: @marinamasako.bsky.social
With a library card, you get access to WiFi, 3D printing tools, Adobe Creative Cloud, recording studios, legal help, student tutoring, and more. All for free.
🎥: @marinamasako.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
*whispers* The best free resource in Los Angeles? An @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social library card 📚✨
With a library card, you get access to WiFi, 3D printing tools, Adobe Creative Cloud, recording studios, legal help, student tutoring, and more. All for free.
🎥: @marinamasako.bsky.social
With a library card, you get access to WiFi, 3D printing tools, Adobe Creative Cloud, recording studios, legal help, student tutoring, and more. All for free.
🎥: @marinamasako.bsky.social
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
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Jan 8, 1889: Owen Brown, son of abolitionist John Brown, died in Pasadena #OTD. His gravesite survived the #Altadena fire.
In January 2025, filmmaker Pablo Miralles was set to debut his documentary about Owen Brown’s grave, but then the #AltadenaFire happened. www.latimes.com/california/s...
In January 2025, filmmaker Pablo Miralles was set to debut his documentary about Owen Brown’s grave, but then the #AltadenaFire happened. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Column: Did a famous grave in the Altadena hills survive the fires?
Altadena resident and filmmaker Pablo Miralles had been scheduled to debut a 20-minute documentary on Owen Brown. Miralles' house burned.
www.latimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Jan 8, 1889: Owen Brown, son of abolitionist John Brown, died in Pasadena #OTD. His gravesite survived the #Altadena fire.
In January 2025, filmmaker Pablo Miralles was set to debut his documentary about Owen Brown’s grave, but then the #AltadenaFire happened. www.latimes.com/california/s...
In January 2025, filmmaker Pablo Miralles was set to debut his documentary about Owen Brown’s grave, but then the #AltadenaFire happened. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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“Terror & Chaos”: Minneapolis Reeling After ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good ttps://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/8/minneapolis_ice_shooting_renee_nicole_good
“Terror & Chaos”: Minneapolis Reeling After ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good
We speak with two people who responded to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by an ICE agent in Minneapolis Wednesday. Trump administration officials claim the age...
www.democracynow.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
“Terror & Chaos”: Minneapolis Reeling After ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good ttps://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/8/minneapolis_ice_shooting_renee_nicole_good
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Jan 8, 1847: During the US/MX War, Californios fought US forces in the Battle of Río San Gabriel. Californios were pushed back by American troops, who had to walk through water & quicksand during the battle.
Map of the battle & Montebello plaque (located here -> goo.gl/maps/r8RJu8Z... ):
Map of the battle & Montebello plaque (located here -> goo.gl/maps/r8RJu8Z... ):
January 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Jan 8, 1847: During the US/MX War, Californios fought US forces in the Battle of Río San Gabriel. Californios were pushed back by American troops, who had to walk through water & quicksand during the battle.
Map of the battle & Montebello plaque (located here -> goo.gl/maps/r8RJu8Z... ):
Map of the battle & Montebello plaque (located here -> goo.gl/maps/r8RJu8Z... ):
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Border Patrol Returns On Día De Los Reyes, Taking at Least Eight in Orange County and Injure Elderly Man
If you want to help, become a member!
If you want to help, become a member!
January 7, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Border Patrol Returns On Día De Los Reyes, Taking at Least Eight in Orange County and Injure Elderly Man
If you want to help, become a member!
If you want to help, become a member!
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Can influencers call themselves artists? Digital content creators are reportedly adapting their metrics to apply for the O-1B visa for “extraordinary” abilities in the arts.
Influencers and OnlyFans Models Turn to Artist Visas to Enter US
Digital content creators are reportedly adapting their metrics to apply for the O-1B visa for “extraordinary” abilities in the arts.
hyperallergic.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Can influencers call themselves artists? Digital content creators are reportedly adapting their metrics to apply for the O-1B visa for “extraordinary” abilities in the arts.
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We asked artists and art workers in the Venezuelan diaspora for their honest, personal responses to the US military’s bombardment of Caracas and abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Five Venezuelan Artists Respond to US Attacks
Artists and art workers in the diaspora shared a mix of emotions, from hope of a better future to anger over the unsanctioned intervention and fear of what’s to come.
hyperallergic.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
We asked artists and art workers in the Venezuelan diaspora for their honest, personal responses to the US military’s bombardment of Caracas and abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Love hyping up metro ambassador's whenever I run into them. Glad to see they're work is not only getting recognized, but appropriately compensated and supported so they can keep doing it! via @streetsblogla.bsky.social la.streetsblog.org/2026/01/05/u...
UCLA Study Finds Metro Transit Ambassador Program Is Benefitting Metro Riders - Streetsblog Los Angeles
"Overall, ambassadors contribute to improved passenger experiences and play a needed role not well-served by other existing staff or system design features."
la.streetsblog.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Love hyping up metro ambassador's whenever I run into them. Glad to see they're work is not only getting recognized, but appropriately compensated and supported so they can keep doing it! via @streetsblogla.bsky.social la.streetsblog.org/2026/01/05/u...
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I want someone to do a story about how oil companies are sabotaging EV charging stations.
For example, Shell bought Volta, which had countless of FREE charging stations at places like grocery stores.
They started charging to use, let them break and now are shutting them down.
For example, Shell bought Volta, which had countless of FREE charging stations at places like grocery stores.
They started charging to use, let them break and now are shutting them down.
January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I want someone to do a story about how oil companies are sabotaging EV charging stations.
For example, Shell bought Volta, which had countless of FREE charging stations at places like grocery stores.
They started charging to use, let them break and now are shutting them down.
For example, Shell bought Volta, which had countless of FREE charging stations at places like grocery stores.
They started charging to use, let them break and now are shutting them down.
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Southern California Edison received 1,500 applications for its Eaton fire compensation program and only paid out 82 after close to two months. bit.ly/49nP0oJ
📸 Jules Hotz
📸 Jules Hotz
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Southern California Edison received 1,500 applications for its Eaton fire compensation program and only paid out 82 after close to two months. bit.ly/49nP0oJ
📸 Jules Hotz
📸 Jules Hotz
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Trump's transit czar: "There's no other way to make the CTA safer besides deploying a lot more police, or maybe the National Guard!"
Los Angeles: "Psst..."
@streetsblogla.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social @metroplanning.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @chicagocta.bsky.social @ctaction.org
Los Angeles: "Psst..."
@streetsblogla.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social @metroplanning.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @chicagocta.bsky.social @ctaction.org
UCLA Study Finds Metro Transit Ambassador Program Is Benefitting Metro Riders - Streetsblog Los Angeles
"Overall, ambassadors contribute to improved passenger experiences and play a needed role not well-served by other existing staff or system design features."
la.streetsblog.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Trump's transit czar: "There's no other way to make the CTA safer besides deploying a lot more police, or maybe the National Guard!"
Los Angeles: "Psst..."
@streetsblogla.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social @metroplanning.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @chicagocta.bsky.social @ctaction.org
Los Angeles: "Psst..."
@streetsblogla.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social @metroplanning.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org @chicagocta.bsky.social @ctaction.org
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Join the Library in celebrating a “Century of the Light of Learning” with Central 100.
All year long, we will honor Central Library, an architectural icon and institution of learning and discovery in our city, through a series of events, exhibits, programs, and much more: LAPL.org/central100
All year long, we will honor Central Library, an architectural icon and institution of learning and discovery in our city, through a series of events, exhibits, programs, and much more: LAPL.org/central100
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Join the Library in celebrating a “Century of the Light of Learning” with Central 100.
All year long, we will honor Central Library, an architectural icon and institution of learning and discovery in our city, through a series of events, exhibits, programs, and much more: LAPL.org/central100
All year long, we will honor Central Library, an architectural icon and institution of learning and discovery in our city, through a series of events, exhibits, programs, and much more: LAPL.org/central100
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Want to track homeland security contracting? We've expanded our dataset of companies that sell tech to DHS and published a step-by-step guide to leveraging government procurement databases to investigate border and immigration enforcement. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The Homeland Security Spending Trail: How to Follow the Money Through
The U.S. government publishes volumes of detailed data on the money it spends, but searching through it and finding information can be challenging. This guide covers the key databases that store
www.eff.org
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Want to track homeland security contracting? We've expanded our dataset of companies that sell tech to DHS and published a step-by-step guide to leveraging government procurement databases to investigate border and immigration enforcement. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Israeli forces raided Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, firing live ammunition to disperse students during a protest and film screening. At least three students were injured as troops entered the campusand classrooms.
January 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Israeli forces raided Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, firing live ammunition to disperse students during a protest and film screening. At least three students were injured as troops entered the campusand classrooms.
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32 years ago today, January 6, 1994, #TheSimpsons episode “Homer the Vigilante” first aired on Fox.
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
32 years ago today, January 6, 1994, #TheSimpsons episode “Homer the Vigilante” first aired on Fox.
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Wed @ 7pm: Before the Hollywood Center Motel was lost to fire, Hollywood Heritage had scheduled a presentation about this historic site. This online event will continue as a tribute & include a discussion about losing "vulnerable #historicbuildings through neglect.” www.facebook.com/events/75103...
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Wed @ 7pm: Before the Hollywood Center Motel was lost to fire, Hollywood Heritage had scheduled a presentation about this historic site. This online event will continue as a tribute & include a discussion about losing "vulnerable #historicbuildings through neglect.” www.facebook.com/events/75103...
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On October 16, ICE pulled up to a neighborhood in Oxnard in an attempt to kidnap more people. They faced resistance from organizers with VC Defensa. Here is a clip of my interview with Leo Martinez, who was T-boned by the ICE vehicle 👇
🎥 Here is a clip from an interview with Leo Martinez, an organizer with Ventura County Defensa (VC Defensa), as he reflects on ICE retaliating against him and on how his organization is prepared to fight
You watch the whole interview on our website: thesouthlander.com
You watch the whole interview on our website: thesouthlander.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
On October 16, ICE pulled up to a neighborhood in Oxnard in an attempt to kidnap more people. They faced resistance from organizers with VC Defensa. Here is a clip of my interview with Leo Martinez, who was T-boned by the ICE vehicle 👇
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"The Palisadian-Post, the community paper that’s been covering the #PacificPalisades for nearly 100 years, printed its final issue on Christmas Day. After January’s fires, subscriptions basically fell to zero, as did advertisers..." @laist.com: laist.com/news/los-ang... #LAFires
The story ends for a nearly century-old community paper in the Pacific Palisades
The Palisadian-Post documented everyday life of a beloved coastal paradise for 97 years.
laist.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"The Palisadian-Post, the community paper that’s been covering the #PacificPalisades for nearly 100 years, printed its final issue on Christmas Day. After January’s fires, subscriptions basically fell to zero, as did advertisers..." @laist.com: laist.com/news/los-ang... #LAFires
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They Came to Mourn. LAPD Came in Force. Now Two Men Could Face Serious Consequences Because LAPD Won’t Acknowledge They Were Wrong. la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/18/t...
They Came to Mourn. LAPD Came in Force. Now Two Men Could Face Serious Consequences Because LAPD Won't Acknowledge They Were Wrong. - Streetsblog Los Angeles
The July 7 vigil for Kenny Hall had been peaceful until LAPD arrived and began pushing people around. When peacemaker Shamond "Lil AD" Bennett tried to intervene and de-escalate LAPD, officer Evan Mot...
la.streetsblog.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
They Came to Mourn. LAPD Came in Force. Now Two Men Could Face Serious Consequences Because LAPD Won’t Acknowledge They Were Wrong. la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/18/t...
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Opinion | Fighting LA wildfires broke my heart but prepared me for life outside prison
During the LA-area fires, Jose Angel Amezcua, an inmate firefighter, was where he was supposed to be — helping save the communities he had harmed.
During the LA-area fires, Jose Angel Amezcua, an inmate firefighter, was where he was supposed to be — helping save the communities he had harmed.
Opinion | Fighting LA wildfires broke my heart but prepared me for life outside prison
During the LA-area fires, Jose Angel Amezcua, an inmate firefighter, was where he was supposed to be — helping save the communities he had harmed.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Opinion | Fighting LA wildfires broke my heart but prepared me for life outside prison
During the LA-area fires, Jose Angel Amezcua, an inmate firefighter, was where he was supposed to be — helping save the communities he had harmed.
During the LA-area fires, Jose Angel Amezcua, an inmate firefighter, was where he was supposed to be — helping save the communities he had harmed.
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BBC Journalists are being instructed not to use the word "kidnapping" and instead to use "captured" or "seized" when referring to the US description of the military operation in which the democratically elected president of Venezuela, Maduro, was kidnapped
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
BBC journalists reportedly told to avoid saying US ‘kidnapped’ Venezuela’s Maduro
Leaked memo from British broadcaster also instructs staff to use ‘captured’ when referring to America’s description of the military raid.
www.scmp.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
BBC Journalists are being instructed not to use the word "kidnapping" and instead to use "captured" or "seized" when referring to the US description of the military operation in which the democratically elected president of Venezuela, Maduro, was kidnapped
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
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Here's the link to the story
Organizer arrested in Grand Rapids following protest in response to U.S. attack in Venezuela
An officer can be heard telling the woman she's being arrested for "obstructing a roadway" and "failure to obey a lawful command from a police officer."
www.wzzm13.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Here's the link to the story