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Laura Lee

@lauraleeactor.bsky.social

I was at the rally in my neighborhood of LA, Venice Beach. Idk how many ppl, but my guess is between 2-3 thousand. As my husband and I were leaving we passed a cop car parked on Venice blvd and the 2 officers inside looked SO bored. 😂

October 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM Everybody can reply

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Ibad

@ibad.bsky.social

Today's Venice double-feature

October 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM Everybody can reply

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Nancy Ann Gazo

@nagazo.bsky.social

Had great time, and excellent turnout for No Kings 2.0 in Venice, Fl!

October 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM Everybody can reply

Doug Osborne

@seriousfunbs.bsky.social

...with alt text....

This week, the Planning Department dropped its new StoryMap showing the changes we made. While much of our work made it into the new maps, SB79 guts the results for many neighborhoods within a half-mile radius of qualifying transit stops. Westchester, Venice, South Brentwood, and WLA/Sawtelle, I'm talking to you.

Click on the StoryMap and scroll down to the map showing the large greyed-out circles, which represent the new SB79 zones across CD11. You can zoom in to see which specific streets are now subject to mandatory upzoning for up to seven story apartment buildings, even in single-family neighborhoods. Whether you currently live in a house, condo, or apartment, these massive density increases are likely to raise infrastructure, parking, traffic, and other challenges. We will be here to answer questions and work closely with residents and City Planning to implement these changes as responsibly as we can.

October 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM Everybody can reply

Elon The Con

@elonthecon.bsky.social

Venice
#NoKings

October 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM Everybody can reply

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Marta Koch

@martakoch.bsky.social

🌍⚡⚖️Great to rep. @ic-cep.bsky.social @ @horizoneu.bsky.social #gEneSys project Autumn School in Venice🇮🇹 on socio-technical #inequalities & #innovation in #sustainableenergy #justtransition with #CNRIRPPS #Portia @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social #ENEA #CNRIRPPS @fraunhofer.bsky.social. #SDG7 #GlobalGoals

October 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM Everybody can reply

Ava

@avajava.bsky.social

Venice, Florida

A No Kings protestor holding an American flag in one hand and a sign that says, "Elect a Rapist Expect To Be F'D" in the other hand.

October 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM Everybody can reply

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Laurie Goldberg

@lauriegoldberg.bsky.social

Here are some from Venice

October 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM Everybody can reply

Julie Hansen

@iommismom.bsky.social

Venice Beach here as well. I was proud of our community today.

October 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM Everybody can reply

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Childless Dog Lady 🇺🇸🇨🇦

@berkelee.bsky.social

No hate here, Mike! Venice, CA. #Nokings

October 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM Everybody can reply

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A. Goad (she/her or ze/zir)

@agoadesq.bsky.social

Venice, CA #nokings

White fortysomething queer in sunglasses, red t-shirt, and wide-brimmed hat, standing in front of a beige wall and some succulents, holding a sign that depicts an angry frog stepping on a crown and thinking "nope"

Same fortysomething queer now standing next to another, who is Latina and wearing cooler sunglasses and a "Fight for Trans Futures" ACLU t-shirt

October 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM Everybody can reply

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Nikhil Shah

@grandmastershah.bsky.social

#NoKings Venice

October 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM Everybody can reply

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☁️Now🤖Breezing💨

@nowbreezing.ntw.app

Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
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October 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM Everybody can reply

us-ca-nb.bsky.social

@us-ca-nb.bsky.social

Former LAPD officer arrested in connection with 2015 Venice shooting

https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ca/11931/

LOS ANGELES – A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who fatally shot an unarmed homeless man in…

Former LAPD officer arrested in connection with 2015 Venice shooting - California News Beep

LOS ANGELES - A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who fatally shot an unarmed homeless man in Venice in 2015 was arrested at Los Angeles

www.newsbeep.com

October 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM Everybody can reply

Laura Lee

@lauraleeactor.bsky.social

No frogs, but we had a couple of sharks and this excellent unicorn here in Venice Beach, CA!

Woman with turquoise blue hair and a cowboy hat, wearing a partial inflatable unicorn costume, so as to appear as she’s riding the unicorn. She holds a sign that says “no kings in America.” Many people are in the background, also holding signs.

October 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM Everybody can reply

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Movieoak 🎃

@movieoak.bsky.social

Venice Bitch by Lana Del Rey
youtu.be/Qg3DxELVPj4?...

Lana Del Rey - Venice Bitch (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by LanaDelReyVEVO

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October 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM Everybody can reply

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Nancy Roth

@nrothont.bsky.social

Thank you, Venice Beach!

October 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM Everybody can reply

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ⓥBig {Dipper} Little Kahuna Named Alpha [Wolfram]Centauriⓥ

@alphamelkyway.bsky.social

Othello's black skin stands out in the pearly white society of 16th-century Venice. He is a sumptuous character, glowing with nobility and grandeur.

October 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM Everybody can reply

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Laura Lee

@lauraleeactor.bsky.social

Going through my pics from today’s No Kings rally in Venice Beach, CA. Hadn’t noticed this guy in the crowd. Love him and his sign! #NoKingsLA #NoKingsVenice

Middle aged man with gray hair and goatee, wearing sunglasses. Walking across the street in a sea of other protesters. He holds a white sign with black sharpie writing that says “not only am I circumcised, my mother took Tylenol!”

October 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM Everybody can reply

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ApologizesToPets

@hedmang.bsky.social

Vibes were lovely in Venice today.

Huge crowd of protesters peacefully and joyfully lines street in Venice, CA

Protesters cross street at the light, while positive vibes and pro-democracy signs abound.

October 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM Everybody can reply

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Freedom Funnies

@freedomfunnies.bsky.social

I didn’t sense bitterness toward Trump, I sensed love for country, democracy and fellow Americans, which is scary to MAGAs. We’re not even in season and we had twice as many protesters than I’ve ever seen. Good-hearted brave people always win over evil in the end. We will, too. Venice, FL. #nokings

October 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM Everybody can reply

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Kade

@namelessactivist.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet
From Venice to the Iguazu Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices