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LASD has posted the 46th in-custody death for this year.
December 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
LASD has posted the 46th in-custody death for this year.
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While the Education Dept.’s decision will allow these programs to continue receiving grant funding for another year, the affected organizations were supposed to be funded through September 2028 before the Trump administration canceled the grants.
Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...
www.propublica.org
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
While the Education Dept.’s decision will allow these programs to continue receiving grant funding for another year, the affected organizations were supposed to be funded through September 2028 before the Trump administration canceled the grants.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
karenattiah.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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Connect with our office for support and learn more about immigration rights and resources by visiting bit.ly/cd4knowyourrights.
August 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Connect with our office for support and learn more about immigration rights and resources by visiting bit.ly/cd4knowyourrights.
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The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
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BREAKING: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he's issuing draft plans to overturn the agency's 2009 scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human health and welfare — a move that would seek to remove the basis for climate regulations.
EPA looks to overturn the scientific reason for climate regulations
The move is guaranteed to spark litigation.
www.axios.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
BREAKING: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he's issuing draft plans to overturn the agency's 2009 scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human health and welfare — a move that would seek to remove the basis for climate regulations.
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A local Fourth of July parade in L.A. is being canceled because of safety concerns tied to the ongoing ICE raids
June 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A local Fourth of July parade in L.A. is being canceled because of safety concerns tied to the ongoing ICE raids
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As I've been saying www.readtpa.com/p/the-grok-w...
June 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
As I've been saying www.readtpa.com/p/the-grok-w...
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Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
June 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
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Time for some tax bill graphletics!!!
One Big Beautiful Bill Act is policy design at its worst.
In this thread, I show through some charts just how much MORE expensive it is to give a tax break to rich people than it is to provide services to poor ones.
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One Big Beautiful Bill Act is policy design at its worst.
In this thread, I show through some charts just how much MORE expensive it is to give a tax break to rich people than it is to provide services to poor ones.
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June 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Time for some tax bill graphletics!!!
One Big Beautiful Bill Act is policy design at its worst.
In this thread, I show through some charts just how much MORE expensive it is to give a tax break to rich people than it is to provide services to poor ones.
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One Big Beautiful Bill Act is policy design at its worst.
In this thread, I show through some charts just how much MORE expensive it is to give a tax break to rich people than it is to provide services to poor ones.
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"Supporters have told of having to dispose of full water bottles before entering the ground, of people in distress inside the venue and of lines that lasted 45 minutes to get access to water that was for sale."
As a reminder, in 2028 the Olympics soccer finals will be held here in late July
As a reminder, in 2028 the Olympics soccer finals will be held here in late July
Club World Cup fans tell of ‘dangerous’ Rose Bowl conditions amid heat and lack of water
Supporters who attended PSG’s noon kick-off against Atlético Madrid have talked of a struggle to access water and feeling unsafe
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Supporters have told of having to dispose of full water bottles before entering the ground, of people in distress inside the venue and of lines that lasted 45 minutes to get access to water that was for sale."
As a reminder, in 2028 the Olympics soccer finals will be held here in late July
As a reminder, in 2028 the Olympics soccer finals will be held here in late July
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Fact check:
37% of the increase in the national debt since 2001 has come from tax cuts.
Source:
www.crfb.org/papers/riche...
37% of the increase in the national debt since 2001 has come from tax cuts.
Source:
www.crfb.org/papers/riche...
From Riches to Rags: Causes of Fiscal Deterioration Since 2001 | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
In 2001, the federal government ran a $128 billion budget surplus and was projected to pay off the national debt by 2009.
www.crfb.org
June 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Fact check:
37% of the increase in the national debt since 2001 has come from tax cuts.
Source:
www.crfb.org/papers/riche...
37% of the increase in the national debt since 2001 has come from tax cuts.
Source:
www.crfb.org/papers/riche...
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The Bukele government harassed and intimidated Salvadoran law enforcement officials who were investigating corruption and assisting a U.S. anti-gang task force, according to interviews.
At least eight of them have fled the country with U.S. help.
At least eight of them have fled the country with U.S. help.
How El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a…
www.propublica.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The Bukele government harassed and intimidated Salvadoran law enforcement officials who were investigating corruption and assisting a U.S. anti-gang task force, according to interviews.
At least eight of them have fled the country with U.S. help.
At least eight of them have fled the country with U.S. help.
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Required reading. Social Security was attacked by the richest man in the history of the world because he and his team were the worst combination: grossly incompetent and unwilling to listen to anyone.
Thread has questions for your members of Congress.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Thread has questions for your members of Congress.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
The Bureaucrat and the Billionaire: Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Required reading. Social Security was attacked by the richest man in the history of the world because he and his team were the worst combination: grossly incompetent and unwilling to listen to anyone.
Thread has questions for your members of Congress.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Thread has questions for your members of Congress.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
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After the last few days DTLA feels like an absolute ghost town right now. Army guys are gone from the fed courthouse. Barely anyone on the street. I don’t even hear LAPD helicopters.
June 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
After the last few days DTLA feels like an absolute ghost town right now. Army guys are gone from the fed courthouse. Barely anyone on the street. I don’t even hear LAPD helicopters.
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🚨 BREAKING: Trump admin refuses to release Mahmoud Khalil, despite judge's order
Trump admin refuses to release Mahmoud Khalil, despite judge's order
The Trump admin argued that the judge's injunction "does not interfere" with authority to detain Khalil on other grounds.
www.axios.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Trump admin refuses to release Mahmoud Khalil, despite judge's order
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BREAKING: Children’s Hospital LA is closing its Center for Transyouth Health and Development, along with the Gender-Affirming Care surgical program, effective July 22.
CHLA’s statement to me for @capitalandmain.bsky.social
CHLA’s statement to me for @capitalandmain.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
BREAKING: Children’s Hospital LA is closing its Center for Transyouth Health and Development, along with the Gender-Affirming Care surgical program, effective July 22.
CHLA’s statement to me for @capitalandmain.bsky.social
CHLA’s statement to me for @capitalandmain.bsky.social
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Out of the 109 DOGE staffers we've identified:
• At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk
• At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
• At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE
• At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk
• At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
• At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE
The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint
At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries…
www.propublica.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Out of the 109 DOGE staffers we've identified:
• At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk
• At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
• At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE
• At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk
• At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
• At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE
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Everyone saw Grand Park's hot pink benches being stacked into a barricade on Sunday. What an exceptional statement from RIOS, the benches' designers instagram.com/rios.imagines
"These pieces were designed to move, adapt, welcome, connect — and now protect"
"These pieces were designed to move, adapt, welcome, connect — and now protect"
June 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Everyone saw Grand Park's hot pink benches being stacked into a barricade on Sunday. What an exceptional statement from RIOS, the benches' designers instagram.com/rios.imagines
"These pieces were designed to move, adapt, welcome, connect — and now protect"
"These pieces were designed to move, adapt, welcome, connect — and now protect"
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While ICE agents can note in their database if someone they’ve investigated turns out to be a citizen, they are not required to do so.
As a result, records are often wrong and left uncorrected even after agents have been told of a mistake.
(Published March 2025)
As a result, records are often wrong and left uncorrected even after agents have been told of a mistake.
(Published March 2025)
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in…
www.propublica.org
June 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
While ICE agents can note in their database if someone they’ve investigated turns out to be a citizen, they are not required to do so.
As a result, records are often wrong and left uncorrected even after agents have been told of a mistake.
(Published March 2025)
As a result, records are often wrong and left uncorrected even after agents have been told of a mistake.
(Published March 2025)
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Clear admission from the White House that tariffs are not meant to increase manufacturing but just a negotiating tactic. That’s using the success of American businesses and the jobs of American workers as leverage.
June 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Clear admission from the White House that tariffs are not meant to increase manufacturing but just a negotiating tactic. That’s using the success of American businesses and the jobs of American workers as leverage.
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Wired - CBP has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future. https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-dna-migrant-children-fbi-codis/
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
www.wired.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Wired - CBP has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future. https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-dna-migrant-children-fbi-codis/
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S.E.C. Drops Lawsuit Against Binance, a Crypto Exchange
The dismissal of charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, is the Trump administration’s latest pullback in cryptocurrency enforcement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/b...
The dismissal of charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, is the Trump administration’s latest pullback in cryptocurrency enforcement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/b...
S.E.C. Drops Lawsuit Against Binance, a Crypto Exchange
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
S.E.C. Drops Lawsuit Against Binance, a Crypto Exchange
The dismissal of charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, is the Trump administration’s latest pullback in cryptocurrency enforcement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/b...
The dismissal of charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, is the Trump administration’s latest pullback in cryptocurrency enforcement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/b...
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Former @latimes.com reporter Maya Lau is SUING ex-sheriff Alex Villanueva, ex-detective Mark Lillienfeld and the county, saying they violated her 1A rights when they criminally investigating her for reporting on a list of problem deputies: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Former Times reporter sues Villanueva, L.A County, alleging 1st Amendment violation
Former Times reporter Maya Lau has filed a lawsuit claiming Los Angeles County and former Sheriff Alex Villanueva violated her 1st Amendment rights.
www.latimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Former @latimes.com reporter Maya Lau is SUING ex-sheriff Alex Villanueva, ex-detective Mark Lillienfeld and the county, saying they violated her 1A rights when they criminally investigating her for reporting on a list of problem deputies: www.latimes.com/california/s...