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Exclusive: ICE Glasses Homeland Security is making “smart glasses” to collect intelligence inside the U.S.

🚨 ICE Glasses are coming - specialized smart glasses designed by and for the Department of Homeland Security, documents reveal:
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The fact that every major police union endorsed Donald Trump is under appreciated in our political discourse.

This festival mogul gave Trump $225. His scene revolted — and bolted 'We refuse to support someone who gave money to a man actively destroying everything we care about,' one former fan said.

After a small punk record label discovered and decried a music promoter’s donation to Donald Trump, the scene turned on him. Influential bands pulled out of his festivals or said they wouldn’t return. www.latimes.com/entertainme...

It Could Lead to Tens of Thousands of Deaths. In the Meantime, It’s Wreaking Havoc on Americans’ Sanity. Imagine not being able to feed your kid because of a mistake on a piece of paperwork.

For @slate.com & @economichardship.bsky.social, I reported on how chaos and changes surrounding SNAP benefits are taking a toll.

People described endless fear and worry over feeding their kids, where their next meal will come from, and whether SNAP could become even more difficult to access.

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

the pope is correct about the war bc he is correct on the merits and not because he is the pope likewise Trump is wrong about the war on the merits and not bc heads of state should never criticize religious leaders or engage in blasphemy which is actually fine thank you for coming to my ted talk

This is also true for all other “contempt of cop”-style charges.

When I was doing police practices cases for the U.S. DOJ (RIP), I’d sit through interviews of police officers who believed a verbal insult was enough of a provocation for use of force & arrest. It was maddening.

Beef Season 2 is quality television, in part because of powerful directing + non-white characters who are complex & flawed.

If you can stomach anxiety horror (there’s gotta be a name for this genre - like “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” or “Uncut Gems”) then it’s a must watch.

Do you think anti-Asian hate crimes during & post COVID might inform it too?

Crazy to me that AAPI turnout has surpassed Latino turnout so greatly. Is it the difference in wealth among first-generation kids that's driving this?

It is an utter embarrassment that LA’s District Attorney is running ads on buses bragging about his prosecution of worker’s comp fraud when we live in a world capital of unpaid wages & labor exploitation.

the tech fascists think they are so clever and smart but their entire worldview is just a bunch of stale apologetics for race hatred and fascism

For #smallpoemsunday, here's one by Gray Zeitz, a poet and small-press publisher in KY.

@tomsnarsky.bsky.social

I grew up poor, but never knew it because I was poor in the military. My dad didn’t make much money, but we got government housing, government health care, my dad got a food allowance. We know what people need to live secure, productive lives, but we seem to demand that you put your life up for it

No tax cut is going to give a poor family enough to care for a child that needs glasses, housing, food, & quality education.

Fund our government so that we can save our children.

Trump has mortally wounded the threadbare safety net we previously had in the U.S.

Dems + others can't get at the affordability crisis without taking care of our most vulnerable: poor children.

I grew up poor & only survived by virtue of welfare (health care/food stamps/education). There was no amount of hustling my undocumented parents could do to give me what I needed as a child.

If you're pushing tax cuts without a plan to restore funding to public assistance, you're dead to me.

LA sex workers keep each other safe through community, not charity Through peer-to-peer mutual aid, the Sex Worker Outreach Project fights for bodily autonomy and human rights as surveillance of sex workers mounts in LA.

Through peer-to-peer mutual aid, the Sex Worker Outreach Project fights for bodily autonomy and human rights as surveillance of sex workers mounts in LA.
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“Designed to Break You:” Two Incarcerated Writers on the Heavy Toll of Solitary Confinement The authors of a new book on solitary answer your questions about their experiences with isolation and the movement to end the torturous practice.

“Do I believe there’s any circumstance where solitary is appropriate? Absolutely never. There is always a more humane alternative,” says incarcerated writer Kwaneta Harris.

“At least nine immigrants have died of presumed suicides since President Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025. Since then, at least 49 people have died overall in ICE custody, according to a Miami Herald analysis of press releases, death reports, autopsies, and government documents.”

In the last year, Trump has gone from -2 on “border security and immigration” (49% approve to 51% disapprove) to -12 (44% vs. 56%).

That’s actually up somewhat from the height of Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, when approval fell to -20. Mass raids were REALLY unpopular.

Early jacaranda blooms Why you are seeing purple early this year

Early jacaranda blooms | LAist 🤩 #LosAngeles
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1/Every-time, some bro-tech fascist open their mouths about “culture” and “Western Civilization”, I play Robert Johnson: www.openculture.com/2026/04/reco....

Uber ballot initiative sparks showdown with lawyers, doctors Lawyers and doctors oppose Uber’s proposed ballot initiative, which would cap contingency fees and limit recoveries for medical costs from car crashes.

CALIFORNIA: Those scare ads for legislation limiting medical settlements that quote the LA Times are paid for by Uber because they want to limit how much they can be sued for when they hit you with their cars. calmatters.org/economy/2026...

They dressed like a bear and damaged a Rolls-Royce in an audacious insurance scheme A fraud scheme involving wearing bear costumes across Southern California has ended in jail time for three people, according to authorities.

What about their Second Amendment rights? www.latimes.com/california/s...

Imagine if the government spent $1 billion per day on stuff like this rather than losing wars.

Pretty decent small earthquake in DTLA just now.

They organized mutual aid in the same place for nearly a decade. Now they're being forced to move. After nearly ten years at Bernie's Coffee Shop on Wilshire and Fairfax, the organizers with LA's Community Solidarity Project have to move—and are asking for the public's help.

NEW, FROM ME: The organizers with Community Solidarity Project, a local LA mutual aid group, organized from their main hub at Bernies Coffee Shop for years. Now, they've been asked to move, and are asking for the public's help. They've set up a online fundraiser and Goodbye Party tomorrow, April 19