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

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 3d

Refinery explodes in densely populated neighborhood. Because of gov shutdown and Trump deregulatory policies, it may never be investigated.

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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.

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

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 5d

War-ravaged? In Portland, residents say they are “bewilderment-ravaged” by Trump’s latest assault on the truth.

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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.

Trump administration says it will cut $8 billion for climate projects in blue states

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 6d

“Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda is being canceled,” said Russell Vought, nixing $$ for CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA - all Dem states.

Via @hayleysmith.bsky.social

www.latimes.com/environment/...

Russ Vought, director of the White House's Office of Management and Budget, and a top Trump administration official, said the U.S. Department of Energy will cut funding for energy projects in 16 Democ...

At least 4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting, police say

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 9d

Trump blamed Obama when a white Christian nationalist killed black church parishioners in Charleston SC, and never said anything in sympathy with the victims. Today, with the latest horrible violence against a church …

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Law enforcement authorities said the suspect was killed after police exchanged gunfire with him. The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of “targeted violence.”

Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee (@lamarrlemee.bsky.social)

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 9d

ICYMI: Powerful interactive report by @lamarrlemee.bsky.social on how and where ICE is shuttling detainees nationwide, often for retaliatory reasons, lawyers say.

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Data reporter @latimes.com

lamarrlemee.bsky.social

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 11d

ICYMI: Trump’s people go after a U.S. Army veteran…

Via @melissagomez.bsky.social

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A U.S. veteran spoke out against his wrongful arrest by ICE. Now he’s being accused of assault

George Retes Jr. wrote an op-ed about his arrest during the Glass House ICE raid in July. He says DHS is now spreading falsehoods against him for speaking out.

One refugee's painful journey. Fleeing the U.S. and splitting up her family amid the Trump-era raids

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 12d

I am fortunate to work with talented @latimes.com journalists such as @melissagomez.bsky.social & Christina House. This is their story of a Venezuelan mom who fled violence and tried to find refuge with her family in an LA church basement. Then the ICE raids hit.

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After a life of migrating, Jerardyn thought she'd found sanctuary for her family in a Los Angeles church basement. Then her sense of security was shattered.

As Texas flooded, key staff say FEMA’s leader could not be reached

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 13d

Another scoop by Brianna Sacks of @washingtonpost.com

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency.

How to Watch ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ if Your Station Isn’t Airing the Show

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 14d

Paywalls are how journalist make a meager income these days.

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 14d

This is true public service journalism

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

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Via @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 15d

Make America Healthy Again!

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 15d

Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 15d

Federal judge orders Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA medical research grants

A San Francisco-based federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to restore all National Institutes of Health grants to UCLA, roughly $500 million, that the government suspended in July.

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 19d

Protesters flood Hollywood over 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' suspension, calling for an end to censorship

More than 100 locals and visitors took to Hollywood Boulevard outside of El Capitan Theatre — where 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is filmed — to protest what they see as the Trump administration's role in the ...

Protester found not guilty of assault despite top Border Patrol official's testimony

Reposted by Stuart Leavenworth

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 20d

Today's decision being heavily criticized by Past Brendan Carr

Should the government censor speech it doesn’t like? Of course not.

The FCC does not have a roving mandate to police speech in the name of the “public interest.”

Who, in your view, should have the power to draw the line between a “lie” and “free speech”? Government officials that want to stay in political power or the people that can hold them accountable ?

President Biden is right.

Political satire is one of the oldest and most important forms of free speech.

It challenges those in power while using humor to draw more people in to the discussion.

That’s why people in influential positions have always targeted it for censorship.

Free speech is the counterweight—it is democracy’s check on government control.

That’s why censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.

After all, there’s a straight line from the soap box to the ballot box. You retain freedom at both or neither.

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 20d

U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino suffered a humiliating legal defeat today. His boss Trump will likely not be happy.

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A misdemeanor assault case against Brayan Ramos-Brito was the first to go to trial after dozens of people were accused of impeding or attacking federal agents during protests against immigration enfor...

Fox News host apologizes for remarks about killing mentally ill homeless people

Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 23d

“Just kill ‘em,” Kilmeade said of the mentally ill homeless.

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Brian Kilmeade, co-host of 'Fox & Friends,' suggested 'involuntary legal injections' for people who refuse mental health care.

Commentary: ‘I think it was recklessness’: Harris criticizes Biden’s late exit from 2024 campaign

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 27d

Harris’ book — “107 Days” — suggests that Biden should have stepped aside before being effectively forced off the Democratic ticket.

Via @markzbarabak.bsky.social

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In her new book about her 107-day run for president, Kamala Harris suggests that President Biden was more hindrance than helpmate.

Commentary: Fox News is going to extremes not to cover Epstein and that alleged Trump doodle

Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 28d

Fox News doesn’t want to talk about the crude doodle of a naked woman, with its creepy message printed across her breasts and torso, and a signature — “Donald” — in her pubic area.

Column by @lorraineali.bsky.social

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Questions about President Trump’s shared history with the late Jeffrey Epstein, the nation’s most notorious sex offender, shot to the top of news feeds Tuesday.

Protesters Call Out Trump as He Dines Out in Washington

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 28d

A close confrontation with protesters is a relatively rare occurrence for Trump, as he has spent most of his time at the White House or at his private clubs…

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...

House Votes to Advance a Mining Road Through the Alaskan Wilderness

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · Sep 4

Plus this>>>> www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...

White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind

Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thread: Damn, @maxinejoselow.bsky.social is killing it at @nytimes.com sad stories but still. This >>>> www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/c...

Commentary: 'What’s to prevent a national police force?' Not this National Guard ruling

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · Sep 3

Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman's testimony should have been an explosive, red-flag moment highlighting the pressure our military leaders face from Trump to shake off their oath to the Constitution. Column by @anitachabria.bsky.social

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A federal judge ruled that Trump's deployment of the National Guard in L.A. was illegal. But don't expect that to protect us from the president creating a national police force under his control.

A Hidden Camera Protest Turned the Tables on China’s Surveillance State

Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is some bad-ass brave performance art.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...

Trump is cutting climate satellites. That could affect weather prediction.

Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · Sep 2

Trump is ending satellites that, in the Project 2024 vernacular, support the “climate change alarm industry.”

@byscottdance.com has the story:

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The Trump administration is scrapping satellite observations of Earth that officials say go beyond the essential task of predicting the weather.