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Same interdisciplinary scientist as on the other sites with the same handle. Chemistry, math, physics, meteorology, GIS, data whisperer. Natural resources director, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Co. She/Her https://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/
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As of 2 pm, Foothill Transit has again given up on serving the City of Los Angeles, even to Cal State LA miles away from the protests and where summer session is ongoing.

Just saw Keri's reel about this and came here to boost. So useful. True service journalism.

We’re in questionable legal territory again — CHP has blocked both ends of Commerical between Alameda and Garey adjacent to the 101. No dispersal order or arrests, but there is media stuck in the area they’ve blocked off.

Wisest choice for Americans, go anywhere else but DC, en masse & upstage him. Hit him where it hurts. Ratings & news coverage 👍

Reading Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese restaurant by @curtischin.bsky.social and finding out his mom got a bus lane on Cass Ave removed to preserve car parking 😱😡🤮

"The time has come to recognize whales not merely as resources but as sentient beings with inherent rights." The rights-of-nature movement is fascinating--and perhaps game-changing. insideclimatenews.org/news/1006202...

This is why *none* of his nominees should have been approved by Dem senators. An absolute abomination.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

All of L.A. is not a ‘war zone.’ We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids, protests throughout the city. Latest w/ @karenmg.bsky.social @tarantulaarms.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Trump, talking at Fort Bragg right now about Los Angeles, is doing something I'm not sure I've ever seen a president do: he's actively maligning people in Los Angeles — an American city — in front of U.S. troops. And the troops are applauding. As an Army brat myself, this strikes me as very new.

when I see the Little Tokyo looting and the burning waymos pumped to the very front of youtube, instagram and facebook on my normie, non-political burner accounts I get the impression we're speed-running BLM 2020.

It sure would be nice to have more LA Times reporters now

March 8 seems a lifetime ago, but here's my speech from the South Bay Women's March "silence is surrender and I do not consent" docs.google.com/document/d/1...

He must be protected at all costs.

“Depicting this as an invasion of this city by undocumented migrants then allows the Trump administration to invade the city on its own terms.” — @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social

Definitely wish it weren't so, but dang what we're seeing play out in #LosAngeles is eerily reminiscent of the #StandingRock protests and the backlash to them that we're covering in the current season @drilledmedia.bsky.social. Ep2, "The Trial Begins" is out now. Listen here: push.fm/fl/drilled.

I've seen a bunch of references to this, but I hadn't seen the post itself until now. The menswear guy intentionally, riskily revealed that he's undocumented—that he's a DREAMer—as an act of public solidarity and witness in the face of our current fascist ascendancy.

Just a reminder that these were scenes after the Dodgers won the World Series last fall, including buses burning, stores looted, fires, Mexican flags waving - all on scale dwarfing anything that has happened in LA now. And no one called for the Marines being sent in www.marca.com/en/mlb/los-a...

I’m just glad the elite media spent the better part of a decade telling us that powerless college kids and their trigger warnings were a national threat to our freedoms.

Just had a lockdown because of suspected 🧊 activity. My principal had to drive around the neighborhood and check to make sure they weren't lying in wait. Fuck everyone who did this to us.

Los Angeles school police will set up a safety perimeter around campuses and school events — including graduations — to keep federal immigration agents away from students, employees and families, school officials said. Read more: www.latimes.com/california/s...

in my city which is apparently in a state of extended military occupation due to extreme and widespread unrest a really kind sanitation worker saw me sitting out front with my kids and gave them free toy trash cans and we talked about recycling

#Earthquake Update: A magnitude 3.37 earthquake took place 14 km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA at 12:15:47 PM. #minor For details from the USGS and to report shaking:

If you've been on the fence re: getting a cargo bike, @bunchbike.com has this awesome program that will both encourage you to ride your new bike AND give you a rebate on it. Win win!

California asks court for restraining order to block Guard, Marine deployments in L.A.

Earthquake in LA?

The only thing that is dangerous about LA is the presence of paramilitary forces who are being encouraged to snatch children and be violent towards folks outraged by that.

DO NOT RANK CUOMO.

Urban life would be infinitely better if minicars replace goliath-like SUVs and pickups.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard repeats Putin’s talking points today, releasing an unhinged video where she claims that “political elites” want a nuclear war with Russia because they have sophisticated bomb shelters that will help them survive it.

My @thestar.com column: Critics said multiplexes were madness. It turns out they provide cheaper and larger places to live. (No major parking problems, either!) With the kind of data they've got, Toronto council should have no doubt: sixplexes are the sensible move. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Combating a rising threat to water systems: Inside the Golden Mussel Framework #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/06/10/n...

Bringing down the cost (and time to build) of geothermal energy is a big deal. It will produce low/no-carbon energy when we most need it.