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I have chosen to live on the edge this afternoon by making a chili that fills 99% of my largest pot

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Untitled, by Joan Mitchell, 1992, 📸 via @dimfilipovic.bsky.social

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has fired LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley over her handling of the Palisades fire. More from @davidzahniser.bsky.social, @sherlyholmes.bsky.social and Dakota Smith: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

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NEW: A first-of-its-kind analysis by @propublica.org found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

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🚨 Scoop: Treasury Dept agrees to block DOGE access to personal taxpayer data at IRS 🚨 IRS was preparing to try to reject this request, but was able to negotiate with the Trump admin to narrow access. Now DOGE will get the same access as academic researchers and some IT professionals, per sources.

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Breaking News: The Trump administration today repatriated the 170+ Venezuelans it sent to Guantanamo Bay, emptied the migrant operation it hastily established earlier this month. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

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"'I thought we were supposed to be in a new era of meritocracy. Not the indiscriminate firing of people,' said one Republican congressional aide granted anonymity to speak candidly." www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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In the last year or so, after a decade-plus in the same neighborhood, I have started regularly bumping into people I know at the coffee shop, the park, the yoga studio, the grocery store, and on the street. In a huge and anonymous place like L.A., it feels like a little treat every time!

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Did you get a text or email today reminding you to vote next week in an election that isn't in your area? Reminders intended for ~100,000 voters in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern and Tulare counties went to "many" voters who don't live in the right districts: www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

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DOGE is going after Social Security data: "There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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One of the many fun things about journalism is how many dogs you get to meet while you’re out working. Peggy is training to be a seeing-eye dog and rides at your feet in the passenger side of the car!

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Not an egg to be found at Whole Foods (which has not yet raised their egg prices nearly as much as some stores)

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While an estimated 79% of undocumented residents in L.A. County are natives of Mexico and Central America, Asian immigrants make up the second-largest group, constituting 16% of people in the county without legal authorization. via @melissagomez.bsky.social

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Melania Trump personally pitched her self-produced documentary about herself to Bezos over dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Bezos's Amazon then bought it for $40 million, with 70% going into her pocket. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

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The lead prosecutor in the Eric Adams case has resigned over DOJ's order that the case be dismissed. "I expect you will eventually find someone who will be enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Sassoon, who took over the SDNY office last month, is a "well-respected prosecutor with unimpeachable conservative credentials" who is best known for prosecuting FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried. She's also a member of the Federalist Society. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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The Army Corps of Engineers won't order soil testing at properties destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, breaking with a long-standing safeguard to ensure no lingering contamination is left behind after the wildfires: www.latimes.com/environment/...

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This rain in Los Angeles only has one antidote: working from home with an endless series of hot beverages, each perfectly designed for the hour it is consumed

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This is one of many reasons I will probably keep driving my 2007 Honda until it falls apart with me in it.

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“We want you to know the journalists of the L.A. Times remain as a bulwark against distortions of reality, even if those calls are coming from inside the house. We stand ready to fight against any misinformation or attempts to influence our journalism.” latguild.com/news/2025/2/...

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started clearing debris from burned properties in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, 35 days after the fires -- a speed that Gov. Gavin Newsom described as "unpredecented" in California history. With @sherlyholmes.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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BREAKING: Trump, from White House, halts all enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by Justice Department. Law prohibits bribes to foreign officials by US companies and entities that do business in US #FCPA www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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“At a local public school district in the community of Loop, only 46% of kindergarten students have gotten vaccines against measles, mumps, and rubella. Vaccination rates may be even lower at private schools and within homeschool groups, which don’t always report the information.”

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More than 75% of Americans under 24 can't join the military "because they are overweight, unable to pass the aptitude test, afflicted by physical or mental-health issues, or disqualified by such factors as a criminal record." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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DOJ on Monday told federal prosecutors in Manhattan to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York. “You are directed to dismiss” the charges, Emil Bove, the Justice Department’s acting No. 2 official, wrote in a letter to prosecutors. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/n...

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This story, from my colleagues at City Hall, raises really important questions about the confusion around who is in charge of L.A.’s recovery from the Palisades fire: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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At the Deathbed, by Edvard Munch, 1895

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This has not been Kansas City’s best game so far but at least I made pulled pork!

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Finally we know where toxic ash from the L.A. wildfires could end up. Tony Briscoe lists the landfills that could take toxic waste from the L.A. wildfires in the coming weeks — many have not accepted hazardous materials in the past. www.latimes.com/environment/...

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SCOOP: Got hold of a document circulating in federal law enforcement circles showing a “large scale” immigration enforcement operation is planned for the L.A. area soon. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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