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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 4d

New on Knock: Facing a lawless conservative movement, California should fight fire with fire on restricting. @traceeporter.bsky.social on why she supports Prop 50

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California Must Fight Fire with Fire on Redistricting - Knock LA

In June 2025, Republicans there pushed through mid-decade redistricting designed to guarantee themselves five new seats in Congress.

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Ground Game LA @groundgamela.bsky.social · 5d

HEY

Our friend David Adler is among the brave folks aboard the Sumud flotilla kidnapped by the Israeli military from international waters. Take a few seconds to demand his release and an end to the genocide of Gaza.

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Free David Adler

Please take this action with us to demand the release of David Adler. He is a beloved friend, community member, and Angeleno. David bravely joined over 450 volunteers to sail to Gaza with the sumud fl...

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 11d

New on Knock: with immigrant communities still reeling from the fascist raids, the Los Angeles Tenants Union is calling on the Board of Supervisors to pass an eviction moratorium to protect their homes. The proposal will be further discussed at the October 7 BoS meeting

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LATU Urges Board of Supervisors to Approve an Eviction Moratorium - Knock LA

The LA Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to approve rent relief for tenants and to take exploratory steps toward an eviction moratorium.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 16d

New on Knock: the looming redevelopment of William Mead Homes in Chinatown raises fears in Mar Vista Gardens, the only public housing project on the west side of LA. Story from @marvistavoice.bsky.social

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William Mead Redevelopment Raises Fears for Mar Vista Gardens - Knock LA

Los Angeles is once again at a crossroads in its treatment of public housing, threatening communities like Mar Vista Gardens.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · Sep 10

New on Knock: a story of resistance. In August, the community rallied to take back MacArthur Park and called for a boycott of Home Depot, which has failed to defend day laborers from attacks by ICE

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Los Angeles Takes Back MacArthur Park and Calls on Community to Boycott Home Depot - Knock LA

The long, hot summer of anti-ICE resistance continues as community organizers and immigration advocates call for a boycott of Home Depot across Los Angeles

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 25d

New on Knock:

“Too often, political figures who trade in cruelty are polished into saints […] It asks those of us who lived with the consequences of their hate to swallow our pain yet again, this time in the name of civility.

I refuse.”

By @traceeporter.bsky.social

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Condemning Violence Without Erasing Harm - Knock LA

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative powerhouse with deep ties to Donald Trump’s movement, was killed on September 10.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 23d

New on Knock: Trump calls the homeless a blight and demands that they be jailed or swept out of the city. He’s late to the party; LA officials like Traci Park have pushed the same line for years. Let’s reckon with the fascism in our backyard—@cartermoon.bsky.social

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When Donald Trump Talks About the Unhoused, He Sounds Exactly Like Traci Park - Knock LA

My city councilmember takes all her cues from MAGA

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 21d

New on Knock: Occidental College suspends two students for pro-Palestine organizing. Administrators pressured the students to name other participants during their hearings; all refused to do so.

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Occidental College Suspends Two Students for Pro-Palestine Organizing - Knock LA

Occidental College suspends two students for Pro-Palestine organizing, amid an onslaught of attacks on higher education and student activism.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 21d

New on Knock: Occidental College suspends two students for pro-Palestine organizing. Administrators pressured the students to name other participants during their hearings; all refused to do so.

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Occidental College Suspends Two Students for Pro-Palestine Organizing - Knock LA

Occidental College suspends two students for Pro-Palestine organizing, amid an onslaught of attacks on higher education and student activism.

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Dolphin Pilot @theamitie.bsky.social · 23d

Tarps, socks, and underwear are always needed

Ground Game LA @groundgamela.bsky.social · 23d

Hey LA: it looks like there are going to be thunderstorms overnight. Check up on your unhoused neighbors and get some supplies ready for the morning

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 23d

New on Knock: Trump calls the homeless a blight and demands that they be jailed or swept out of the city. He’s late to the party; LA officials like Traci Park have pushed the same line for years. Let’s reckon with the fascism in our backyard—@cartermoon.bsky.social

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When Donald Trump Talks About the Unhoused, He Sounds Exactly Like Traci Park - Knock LA

My city councilmember takes all her cues from MAGA

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Fight Goddess 🥊💨 @fightgoddess.bsky.social · 25d

"Condemning Violence without Erasing Harm" Another great piece by Tracee M. Porter for Knock LA 🔥🔥

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Condemning Violence Without Erasing Harm - Knock LA

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative powerhouse with deep ties to Donald Trump’s movement, was killed on September 10.

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Ground Game LA @groundgamela.bsky.social · 25d

“What we can mourn is the country that made Charlie Kirk possible: a political culture where cruelty is currency, where young leaders are rewarded for stoking division, where targeting marginalized people is a career path.”

KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 25d

New on Knock:

“Too often, political figures who trade in cruelty are polished into saints […] It asks those of us who lived with the consequences of their hate to swallow our pain yet again, this time in the name of civility.

I refuse.”

By @traceeporter.bsky.social

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Condemning Violence Without Erasing Harm - Knock LA

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative powerhouse with deep ties to Donald Trump’s movement, was killed on September 10.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · 25d

New on Knock:

“Too often, political figures who trade in cruelty are polished into saints […] It asks those of us who lived with the consequences of their hate to swallow our pain yet again, this time in the name of civility.

I refuse.”

By @traceeporter.bsky.social

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Condemning Violence Without Erasing Harm - Knock LA

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative powerhouse with deep ties to Donald Trump’s movement, was killed on September 10.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · Sep 5

New on Knock: in June the county quietly diverted more than $100 million from the Care First Community Investment fund. Casey Adler reports on the fallout

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Board of Supervisors Reallocate Over $100 Million Without Public Comment - Knock LA

Proposals for food insecurity are disregarded by the Justice Care & Opportunities Department, negatively impacting vulnerable communities.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · Sep 10

New on Knock: a story of resistance. In August, the community rallied to take back MacArthur Park and called for a boycott of Home Depot, which has failed to defend day laborers from attacks by ICE

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Los Angeles Takes Back MacArthur Park and Calls on Community to Boycott Home Depot - Knock LA

The long, hot summer of anti-ICE resistance continues as community organizers and immigration advocates call for a boycott of Home Depot across Los Angeles

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Sep 5

I can't take any "fascism experts" seriously who spent the past 2 decades ragging on abolitionists who said plainly that fascism was both already embedded in the criminal punishment system AND that criminalization is the fuel for fascism.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · Sep 5

New on Knock: in June the county quietly diverted more than $100 million from the Care First Community Investment fund. Casey Adler reports on the fallout

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Board of Supervisors Reallocate Over $100 Million Without Public Comment - Knock LA

Proposals for food insecurity are disregarded by the Justice Care & Opportunities Department, negatively impacting vulnerable communities.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · Aug 27

New on Knock: Two years in, have Gov. Newsom’s “California model” prison policies really reduced stress and violence? The efforts have yet to bear fruit.

D. Razor Babb reports from Mule Creek State Prison for Knock LA’s Incarcerated Writer’s Initivative.

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Is the New California Prison Model Just California Dreamin’? - Knock LA

Two years into the California Model, which was implemented to decrease violence and stress inside facilities, violence is up and stress is through the roof.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 28

imagine if 'democratic dark money' groups just publicly financially supported progressive publications like the handbasket and mmfa instead of trying to do it in secret deals to seem "grass roots" or some nonsense

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · Aug 27

New on Knock: Two years in, have Gov. Newsom’s “California model” prison policies really reduced stress and violence? The efforts have yet to bear fruit.

D. Razor Babb reports from Mule Creek State Prison for Knock LA’s Incarcerated Writer’s Initivative.

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Is the New California Prison Model Just California Dreamin’? - Knock LA

Two years into the California Model, which was implemented to decrease violence and stress inside facilities, violence is up and stress is through the roof.

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KnockDotLA @knockdotla.bsky.social · Aug 5

New on Knock: this year’s Queer Fair, organized by the Community Solidarity Project, was a celebration of LGBTQ+ rights and solidarity in the face of fascism

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Mutual Aid, Mutual Joy: Queer Fair in a Time of Crisis - Knock LA

This year's Queer Fair, organized by the Community Solidarity Project, was a celebration of LGBTQ+ rights in the face of fascism.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Aug 22

"You’re witnessing unspeakable cruelty, but you can’t lash out. You have to remember that you are there strictly as a friend of immigrant community members on what may be one of the scariest days of their lives.

You’re also there to alert the outside world to what’s happened to them."

The Heartbreak, Rage — and Discipline — of Immigration Court Watching

As an observer, Tim Murphy must calmly prepare immigrants to face masked ICE agents. “You’re witnessing unspeakable cruelty, but you can’t lash out.”

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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · Aug 23

Trump said today that LA is "poorly run" and "if I didn’t send in the troops, Gianni wouldn’t be in Los Angeles, you wouldn’t be having your World Cup there."

Also, *this* is how you cover a Trump megaevent press conference

Trump announced the draw’s date and location, then made it very clear that this World Cup will be his.

Behind him stood Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, the global soccer governing body that is, or should be, in charge of the World Cup. Infantino could have made this announcement himself, at a news conference or on Instagram, anytime, anywhere.

But he ceded the stage — and handed the World Cup trophy — to Trump.

Trump, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, wearing a red hat that screamed “TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING!”, read from a script.

Then, in less than a minute, he deviated. He suggested that the Kennedy Center, a revered performing arts venue and cultural center in D.C., could be called the “Trump Kennedy Center” in “a week or so.”

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