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Yuzhou Hu @yuzhou-hu.bsky.social · 4d

Big changes just hit the U.S. EV market: the federal EV tax credits ($7,500 new / $4,000 used) expired on Sept 30, 2025, and California’s Clean Air Vehicle decal program ended at the same time. Let’s break down what this means.
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US electric vehicle tax breaks will expire on Sept. 30

It is the end of the line for U.S. electric vehicle tax credits.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language journalist known for livestreaming immigration raids, was deported on Friday by ICE after being held for more than 100 days in Georgia.

Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held Over 100 Days

The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 12d

Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation after being detained by ICE for over 100 days.

His crime? Livestreaming a “No Kings” protest.

If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be more outraged about Guevara.

It’s time to #FreeMario now!

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · 16d

Disney said in a statement that it suspended production on Kimmel's show "to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country." The company said it decided to resume production following "thoughtful conversations with Jimmy."

The Verge @theverge.com · 16d

Jimmy Kimmel’s show will return after censorship outrage

Kimmel is coming back on Tuesday.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · 21d

ICYMI: In Battles Over Public Space news, a majority of voters in San Francisco's Sunset district decided to show Supervisor Joel Engardio the door. The recall was catalyzed by his support for a plan that converted a two-mile stretch of the Great Highway into a public park.

Recallers booted Joel Engardio. Are the Sunset Dunes next?

The battle over the two-mile stretch of the Great Highway that catalyzed Engardio’s axing off the Board of Supervisors has just begun.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · 26d

Take dangerously unreliable AI that runs on probabilities, not factual reporting, put it on social platforms that amplify sensationalism, not factual reporting, and we're condemned to wander an information wasteland where factual reporting is buried under mountains of toxic soil.

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 26d

AI fuels false claims after Charlie Kirk's death, CBS News analysis reveals.

AI fuels false claims after Charlie Kirk's death, CBS News analysis reveals

X's AI chatbot Grok, the AI-search engine Perplexity and Google's AI summaries all provided false information in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 26d

NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells staff to find and identify military members, and any individual associated with the Pentagon, who have mocked or appeared to condone Charlie Kirk’s murder so they can be punished, according to two defense officials.

Live updates: Trump says a person is in custody linked to Charlie Kirk manhunt

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Authorities said the shooting was a targeted attack.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · 27d

"There's not many people that, the last words they said to their son or daughter was, 'I love you,' and the last words they heard was, 'I love you.'"

John and Joe

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · 27d

"My two children look just like him. And they talk like him, and they joke like him. So it's like he's there... I see him in them every day."

Always a Family

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · 27d

For millions, 9/11 is history. But for many born in the 1900s (like me) it was a visceral, seismic event that cracked time.

It was also a Tuesday morning where thousands of people woke up, began a normal day and didn't make it home. I watch these videos every year to remember the human cost.

She Was the One

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · 28d

President Trump announced that Charlie Kirk has died after being shot during an event on a Utah campus, @apnews.com reports.

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Live updates: Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event in Utah, Pres. Trump says

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, has died after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Trump said.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · 29d

Because context matters:

Trump "focuses his ire almost exclusively on large blue cities in blue states, sidestepping political conflict with red Republican governors." @us.theguardian.com 👇

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Sep 5

Big parrot party this morning. Love seeing these squawkers all over the SGV.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Sep 4

President Trump earlier this year: "Because it is foundational to maintaining all other rights held by Americans, the right to keep and bear arms must not be infringed."

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CNN @cnn.com · Sep 4

Senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.

Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say | CNN Politics

Senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Sep 4

Strong contender for L.A. headline of the year.

Also epitomizes the state of street safety in the city / county.

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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · Sep 3

Over the last eight months, a supergroup team led by the landscape designers at OLIN has attempted to envision an entirely different LA — where public space is a priority.

I spoke with the team about its 496-page draft recommendations for how the city's overworked parks system can get there

Confronting LA's park crisis

LA's Park Needs Assessment provides a roadmap — or perhaps a well-shaded, native-planted pathmap? — for a department that's been asked to do more and more with less

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's wild that if Trump (or any president) actually did die in office, millions of people would find out via meme rather than a reliable journalist or news org because these platforms have so degraded access to reporting.

a man in a plaid shirt is standing in a living room and says what have they

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Aug 29

And shoutout to all the other LAT reporters and editors who put more on their plates to deliver accessible journalism to inboxes everywhere 🫡

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Los Angeles Times Newsletter Portfolio - Online Journalism Awards

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Aug 29

Essential California (Ryan's Version) is part of the L.A. Times' portfolio that won first place for Excellence in Newsletters in this year's Online Journalism Awards.

Feels both gratifying and bittersweet, but it's a testament to the kick-ass squad I got to be part of for a couple years + change.

L.A. Times Earns Online Journalism Award for its Portfolio of Newsletters

The Los Angeles Times has won a 2025 Online Journalism Award for its suite of newsletters, including Essential California, The Wild, L.A. on the Record, Dodgers Dugout and In Case of Fire.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Aug 15

Loved @nwquah.bsky.social's perfect take on what makes King of the Hill (past + present) so got-dang beautiful.

"...while Hank may often do the right thing, it’s not because the show insists on his worldview being unimpeachable. He’s just someone trying, as best he can, to be a decent person."

Yep.

King of the Hill’s belated 14th season is the best possible outcome for a nostalgia revival.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Aug 14

History is clear that begging drivers to change their behavior is not enough. Cities have to redesign streets in a way that reduces drivers' comfortability with speeding and compels safer behavior.

This article notes further down that there's a project in the works to do that.

The Sacramento Bee @sacbee.com · Aug 14

About 11 people die in car crashes every day in California.

At Sacramento school where a mom was killed, officials beg drivers to slow down

About 11 people die in car crashes every day in California.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Aug 8

The government that has killed more journalists than all other countries combined over the last few years shouldn’t be lecturing a newspaper about anything — let alone an obviously true story.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Aug 7

Netanyahu tells Fox News that he will allow "honest journalists the ability to see the truth" in Gaza before saying the New York Times "should be sued" for showing a picture of an emaciated Palestinian child with pre-existing health conditions as an example of "supposedly starving children."

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 7

Exclusive: The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

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Ryan Fonseca @ryan-fonseca.bsky.social · Aug 7

A nice little girl at the park gave us flowers even though this turd yelled at her ☺️

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