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Robin Abcarian @rabcarian.bsky.social · 4h

Excellent post by @markzbarabak.bsky.social on our Mean Girl assistant AG www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Commentary: At Trump's Justice Department, partisan pugnacity where honor, integrity should be

Harmeet Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division responds to personal tragedy with a lack of civility, reflecting an administration that deems half the country its enemy.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 4h

California Sen. Alex Padilla is among the highest-ranking Latinos in U.S. politics today, but it took a pair of handcuffs to make him famous.

How’s that for a comment on America 2025?

@anitachabria.bsky.social

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Commentary: They cuffed and tackled Sen. Alex Padilla. But he sees a bigger crisis ahead

Sen. Alex Padilla talks about the government shutdown, immigration and the infamous moment when he found himself in handcuffs.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 17h

Magnificent story from @lilaseidman.bsky.social about a plan to limit environmental damage caused by wild horses in California's Eastern Sierra — and the fascinating pushback, including from some local tribes: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Majestic wild horses are trampling Mono Lake’s otherworldly landscape. The feds plan a roundup

Federal officials plan to round up wild horses roaming the Eastern Sierra, citing hazards and damage. But local tribes and others seek a different outcome.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 8h

NEW: When a judge's home burned down, the head of the Justice Dept civil rights division responded not with care or concern but on-line snark.

Harmeet Dhillon displays the administration's us-vs-them approach to the law -- and a lack of basic decency

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Commentary: At Trump's Justice Department, partisan pugnacity where honor, integrity should be

Harmeet Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division responds to personal tragedy with a lack of civility, reflecting an administration that deems half the country its enemy.

www.latimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 1d

Immigration sought to deport 88-year-old. But he already died

@racheluranga.bsky.social

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Immigration sought to deport 88-year-old. But he already died

Jose Mario Rodriguez Grimaldi was weak and unable to eat in his final days after contracting COVID.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Beyond the fight for the House here's what at stake in the Senate.

Democrats need four seats to win control but face a daunting political map.

A brutal GOP primary is raising hopes in Texas, a state that has dashed Democratic hopes many times before.

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Commentary: Beyond the fight for the House, here's what at stake in the Senate

Democrats need four seats to win control of the Senate but face a daunting political map. A brutal GOP primary is raising hopes in Texas, a state that has dashed Democratic hopes many times before.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 3d

Trump slashed $8 billion for energy projects in blue states. In California, that could be felt in red areas as well

Hayley Smith

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Trump slashed $8 billion for energy projects in blue states. In California, that could be felt in red areas as well

The terminated projects span districts represented by 108 Democratic members of Congress and 28 Republicans. In California, that includes large parts of the Central Valley and Inland Empire.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Beyond the fight for the House here's what at stake in the Senate.

Democrats need four seats to win control but face a daunting political map.

A brutal GOP primary is raising hopes in Texas, a state that has dashed Democratic hopes many times before.

www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Commentary: Beyond the fight for the House, here's what at stake in the Senate

Democrats need four seats to win control of the Senate but face a daunting political map. A brutal GOP primary is raising hopes in Texas, a state that has dashed Democratic hopes many times before.

www.latimes.com

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 3d

Supreme Court justices like to talk about the separation of powers and how it limits the exercise of official authority.

But the conservative court has given no sign of checking Trump’s one-man governance by executive order.

David G Savage

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Tariffs and birthright citizenship will test whether Trump's power has limits

The Supreme Court's conservatives have yet to put limits on Trump's broad claims of executive power.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 3d

What caused the big Chevron oil refinery explosion in El Segundo? We may never know because Trump has gutted the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Mitigation Board

Tony Briscoe, Connor A Sheets

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Chevron's El Segundo refinery has a history of safety and environmental violations

Over the last five years, Chevron's El Segundo refinery has 46 violations of environmental safety rules; over the last decade, it was also issued 17 OSHA violations.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 6d

Also talking coal and green hydrogen on this week's Boiling Point podcast with a top official at the L.A. Department of Water and Power. Los Angeles targeting 100% clean energy by 2035, although it won't be easy. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 5d

Trump uses repeated funding cuts to pressure California, complicating state's legal fight

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration more than 40 times. He says President Trump disregards the rule of law and overstates his control of federal funding.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 6d

Newsom threatens to cut billions in state funding from any California campus that signs a Trump compact and agrees to sweeping and largely conservative campus policies in exchange for priority access to federal funding.

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Newsom threatens to cut state funding to universities that sign Trump’s political compact

The White House is asking nine major universities, including USC, to commit to President Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 6d

'War-ravaged' Portland hits back on Trump — with crochet, chicken costumes and farmers markets

Trump sees Antifa "hell-fire" in Portland. Residents say he's delusional, using a tired playbook that sent troops to Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

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Jackie Calmes @jackiecalmes.bsky.social · 6d

Column: Not since the pro-slavery Taney court before the Civil War has a Supreme Court been so wrong for its moment in history as the Roberts court. Lower courts have stepped up to Trump's anticonstitutional threats, but SCOTUS trumps them. Pun intended.
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Column: Today's Supreme Court is exactly the wrong group for this moment

Not since the pro-slavery court before the Civil War has a Supreme Court been as ill-suited as the Roberts court that opens a new term on Monday.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 6d

“How about less time breaking the internet and more time fixing California?”

Demo San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has drawn wide notice for taking on @gavinnewsom.bsky.social over his Trumpy trolling.

His back-to-basics approach is winning praise from party pragmatists

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Commentary: He's a real pain for Gavin Newsom. And a rising Democratic star

San José Mayor Matt Mahan has made his mark breaking with party orthodoxy and calling out fellow Democrats. He's not a fan of Newsom's Trumpy trolling, which he calls counterproductive.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 6d

“How about less time breaking the internet and more time fixing California?”

Demo San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has drawn wide notice for taking on @gavinnewsom.bsky.social over his Trumpy trolling.

His back-to-basics approach is winning praise from party pragmatists

www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Commentary: He's a real pain for Gavin Newsom. And a rising Democratic star

San José Mayor Matt Mahan has made his mark breaking with party orthodoxy and calling out fellow Democrats. He's not a fan of Newsom's Trumpy trolling, which he calls counterproductive.

www.latimes.com

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: He’s a real pain in @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
backside — and a rising Democratic star.

San José Mayor Matt Mahan has made his mark breaking with party orthodoxy.

He's not into Trump trolling -- "a sugar high" -- but he's winning fans by going back to basics.

www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Commentary: He's a real pain for Gavin Newsom. And a rising Democratic star

San José Mayor Matt Mahan has made his mark breaking with party orthodoxy and calling out fellow Democrats. He's not a fan of Newsom's Trumpy trolling, which he calls counterproductive.

www.latimes.com

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 7d

New research shows the glaciers of the Sierra Nevada have probably existed since the last Ice Age more than 11,000 years ago. The remnants of these glaciers are projected to disappear in the coming decades as temperatures continue to rise. www.latimes.com/environment/...

As California glaciers disappear, people will see ice-free peaks exposed for the first time in millennia

The glaciers of California's Sierra Nevada are disappearing as temperatures rise. Scientists recently found that the glaciers probably have never before melted in human history.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 7d

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: He’s a real pain in @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
backside — and a rising Democratic star.

San José Mayor Matt Mahan has made his mark breaking with party orthodoxy.

He's not into Trump trolling -- "a sugar high" -- but he's winning fans by going back to basics.

www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Commentary: He's a real pain for Gavin Newsom. And a rising Democratic star

San José Mayor Matt Mahan has made his mark breaking with party orthodoxy and calling out fellow Democrats. He's not a fan of Newsom's Trumpy trolling, which he calls counterproductive.

www.latimes.com

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 7d

Here ya go, California

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Your guide to the 2025 California special election

California Prop. 50 redistricting updates: news, analysis, maps and results. Voting in the special election continues through election day, Nov. 4.

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s how the U.S. government shutdown will impact California

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Here's how the U.S. government shutdown will impact California

How will the government shutdown impact California? Here's what we know so far.

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Liam Dillon @liamjdillon.com · 8d

We're living in the worst era of wildfire in California history. My colleagues and I found that an astounding 22,500 homes burned down in the five most destructive fires in the state from 2017 through 2020. Just 38% of them have been rebuilt. www.latimes.com/homeless-hou...

22,500 homes lost. Over five years later, only 38% rebuilt: What California fire survivors face

Just 38% of the 22,500 homes burned down in California's five most destructive wildfires from 2017 to 2020 have been rebuilt, The Times found.

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