Claudia Koerner
@claudiakoerner.bsky.social
Managing Editor, Neighborhoods at LA Local News Initiative. Previously: HuffPost, BuzzFeed News, OC Register. She/her.
At least six people were taken today as immigration agents once again descended on the Home Depot in Cypress Park, the site of one of first raids in June boyleheightsbeat.com/immigration-...
6 people taken as immigration agents descend on Cypress Park Home Depot
At least six people were taken, including a child, as immigration agents descended outside a Home Depot in Cypress Park on Tuesday morning, witnesses and responders said.
boyleheightsbeat.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
At least six people were taken today as immigration agents once again descended on the Home Depot in Cypress Park, the site of one of first raids in June boyleheightsbeat.com/immigration-...
I'm going to bed and Clayton Kershaw should too
October 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I'm going to bed and Clayton Kershaw should too
Not yet clear why sheriff's deputies serving a search warrant has caused the evacuation
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Garfield High School evacuated after police activity nearby
LASD officials said students were safe and assured Boyle Heights Beat that the activity was not related to immigration enforcement.
boyleheightsbeat.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Not yet clear why sheriff's deputies serving a search warrant has caused the evacuation
boyleheightsbeat.com/garfield-hig...
boyleheightsbeat.com/garfield-hig...
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This exhibition is incredible and I hope people actually get to see it today (yesterday's opening was disrupted by a neighborhood power outage; I took this photo during a preview Sunday)
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This exhibition is incredible and I hope people actually get to see it today (yesterday's opening was disrupted by a neighborhood power outage; I took this photo during a preview Sunday)
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Solidarity!! Last week, Indiana University fired the director of student media & halted print on the Indiana Daily Student newspaper. Yesterday, Purdue’s student paper printed the banned edition & drove two hours to deliver it. Incredible www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...
Purdue student journalists deliver special 'solidarity' newspaper to IU Bloomington campus
The special edition blasted across town features columns from IDS and Exponent editors, alongside QR codes to support both student papers.
www.heraldtimesonline.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Solidarity!! Last week, Indiana University fired the director of student media & halted print on the Indiana Daily Student newspaper. Yesterday, Purdue’s student paper printed the banned edition & drove two hours to deliver it. Incredible www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...
The premise of The Diplomat is what if Keri Russell had bad hair, and I'm fully here for it
October 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The premise of The Diplomat is what if Keri Russell had bad hair, and I'm fully here for it
prayers plz, it's headshot day
October 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
prayers plz, it's headshot day
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In honor of Spooky Szn, as a reminder to always fact check the official police narrative, & ESPECIALLY to never use a cop as your sole source for a story,
may I present to you this 1989 Chicago Tribune story about baby sacrifice in Chicago Forest Preserves:
www.chicagotribune.com/1989/02/26/s...
may I present to you this 1989 Chicago Tribune story about baby sacrifice in Chicago Forest Preserves:
www.chicagotribune.com/1989/02/26/s...
SATANIC CULTS GROWING IN PRESERVES
This is going to be an ugly little story about how some people use our forest preserve woods outside Chicago. It is not about goofy picnickers or drunken hijinks or the wanton, inexcusable slaughte…
www.chicagotribune.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In honor of Spooky Szn, as a reminder to always fact check the official police narrative, & ESPECIALLY to never use a cop as your sole source for a story,
may I present to you this 1989 Chicago Tribune story about baby sacrifice in Chicago Forest Preserves:
www.chicagotribune.com/1989/02/26/s...
may I present to you this 1989 Chicago Tribune story about baby sacrifice in Chicago Forest Preserves:
www.chicagotribune.com/1989/02/26/s...
Exciting personal news! I've joined the LA Local News Initiative to work with Boyle Heights Beat and build new neighborhood newsrooms in Koreatown/Pico-Union/Westlake and South LA/Inglewood.
October 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Exciting personal news! I've joined the LA Local News Initiative to work with Boyle Heights Beat and build new neighborhood newsrooms in Koreatown/Pico-Union/Westlake and South LA/Inglewood.
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Starbucks says surveillance clears an employee who’d been accused of writing “Loser” on a cup when someone ordered Charlie Kirk’s “favorite drink.”
The accusation was originally posted by a Republican party official. It forced the store to shut down for safety.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/v...
The accusation was originally posted by a Republican party official. It forced the store to shut down for safety.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/v...
September 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Starbucks says surveillance clears an employee who’d been accused of writing “Loser” on a cup when someone ordered Charlie Kirk’s “favorite drink.”
The accusation was originally posted by a Republican party official. It forced the store to shut down for safety.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/v...
The accusation was originally posted by a Republican party official. It forced the store to shut down for safety.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/v...
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NEW: More than 500 pages of #FOIA docs @zhirji.bsky.social @davey.bsky.social & I obtained from FEMA detail previously unreported threats against personnel in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene & Milton, including the swatting of then-FEMA Director Deanne Criswell
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
September 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
NEW: More than 500 pages of #FOIA docs @zhirji.bsky.social @davey.bsky.social & I obtained from FEMA detail previously unreported threats against personnel in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene & Milton, including the swatting of then-FEMA Director Deanne Criswell
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“Violence that is rooted in gendered issues is a huge predictor of — and possibly the biggest predictor, in some studies — of trajectories that lead to mass violence,” Miller-Idriss told The 19th. “Over half of mass shooters are targeting a partner.”
Want to stop political violence? Start by addressing hostile sexism
In her new book, an expert on violent extremism lays out evidence that gender-based bigotry fuels hate — so national security officials need to do something about it.
19thnews.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“Violence that is rooted in gendered issues is a huge predictor of — and possibly the biggest predictor, in some studies — of trajectories that lead to mass violence,” Miller-Idriss told The 19th. “Over half of mass shooters are targeting a partner.”
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After claiming Gabby Giffords, the retired American politician turned gun-control advocate, also attended the event at Damian with Tucker Carlson, a staffer confirmed that she wasn't even in Los Angeles at the time.
Full story: lataco.com/rick-caruso-...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/rick-caruso-...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
After claiming Gabby Giffords, the retired American politician turned gun-control advocate, also attended the event at Damian with Tucker Carlson, a staffer confirmed that she wasn't even in Los Angeles at the time.
Full story: lataco.com/rick-caruso-...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/rick-caruso-...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
thinking about all the incredibly talented internet culture reporters who've been laid off and/or gone independent and how much big media orgs could really use them right now
September 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
thinking about all the incredibly talented internet culture reporters who've been laid off and/or gone independent and how much big media orgs could really use them right now
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Kirk, who was fatally shot while on stage at a speaking event, lit a path for the future of Trumpism.
Charlie Kirk Brought Hard-Right Politics To A New Generation
Kirk, who was fatally shot while on stage at a speaking event, lit a path for the future of Trumpism.
www.huffpost.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Kirk, who was fatally shot while on stage at a speaking event, lit a path for the future of Trumpism.
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The hotel and airline bankrolled challenge to the Olympic wage *did not qualify* for the ballot according to the LA County Registrar.
This means the city’s Olympic wage ordinance , $25/hour beginning this year and $30/hour by 2028, goes into effect for tourism workers immediately
This means the city’s Olympic wage ordinance , $25/hour beginning this year and $30/hour by 2028, goes into effect for tourism workers immediately
September 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The hotel and airline bankrolled challenge to the Olympic wage *did not qualify* for the ballot according to the LA County Registrar.
This means the city’s Olympic wage ordinance , $25/hour beginning this year and $30/hour by 2028, goes into effect for tourism workers immediately
This means the city’s Olympic wage ordinance , $25/hour beginning this year and $30/hour by 2028, goes into effect for tourism workers immediately
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Another campaign finance scandal emerging while we wait for the mayor to emerge is peak Adams administration
NEW: Text messages reviewed by THE CITY show how business leaders and political allies collected big bucks for the mayor’s campaigns, which took advantage of a loophole to keep them from being disclosed.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/05/s...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/05/s...
The Secret Bundlers Behind Eric Adams' Campaign Fundraising Revealed
Text messages reviewed by THE CITY show how business leaders and political allies collected big bucks for the mayor’s campaigns, which took advantage of a loophole to keep them from being disclosed.
www.thecity.nyc
September 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Another campaign finance scandal emerging while we wait for the mayor to emerge is peak Adams administration
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In another loss in the courts for Trump, a federal judge just blocked the administration from revoking legal status from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and Haitians in the United States. Judge Chen ruled that the termination of TPS exceeded the DHS Secretary’s authority and violated the law.
Trump is making thousands of rule-abiding immigrants undocumented
Inside the largest delegalization campaign in modern US history.
www.motherjones.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In another loss in the courts for Trump, a federal judge just blocked the administration from revoking legal status from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and Haitians in the United States. Judge Chen ruled that the termination of TPS exceeded the DHS Secretary’s authority and violated the law.
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Hello! I'm conducting research on BIPOC communities throughout Central Illinois on their media intake and their trust/distrust of mainstream (predom white) news sources. if you are or know someone who'd be good to talk to please get in touch
(could be a neighbor, parent, auntie, old school teacher)
(could be a neighbor, parent, auntie, old school teacher)
September 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hello! I'm conducting research on BIPOC communities throughout Central Illinois on their media intake and their trust/distrust of mainstream (predom white) news sources. if you are or know someone who'd be good to talk to please get in touch
(could be a neighbor, parent, auntie, old school teacher)
(could be a neighbor, parent, auntie, old school teacher)
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NEW: A Texas mother recently became the first woman to sue for wrongful death of an embryo from abortion pills; past cases had aggrieved male partners suing.
But in a wild counterclaim, the Marine she accused of “drugging” her hot chocolate says she made it all up and there was no coercion
But in a wild counterclaim, the Marine she accused of “drugging” her hot chocolate says she made it all up and there was no coercion
Texas Man Accused of Putting Abortion Pills in Partner’s Drink Claims She Made It Up, Countersues for $100 Million
The 34-year-old Marine alleges that the woman who sued him for wrongful death lied about a coerced abortion, and that there were political motives behind her lawsuit.
www.autonomynews.co
September 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
NEW: A Texas mother recently became the first woman to sue for wrongful death of an embryo from abortion pills; past cases had aggrieved male partners suing.
But in a wild counterclaim, the Marine she accused of “drugging” her hot chocolate says she made it all up and there was no coercion
But in a wild counterclaim, the Marine she accused of “drugging” her hot chocolate says she made it all up and there was no coercion
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Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities, shares Stateline.
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Firefighters question leaders’ role in ICE raid near Bear Gulch Fire - High Country News
Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities.
www.hcn.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities, shares Stateline.
buff.ly/CicG9BT
buff.ly/CicG9BT
things you don't ever expect to see in print "It is unusual for federal border agents to make arrests during the fighting of an active fire, especially in a remote area."
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
things you don't ever expect to see in print "It is unusual for federal border agents to make arrests during the fighting of an active fire, especially in a remote area."
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Especially nausea-inducing to hear updates on a school shooting on the car radio as you drop your own kids off at school
August 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Especially nausea-inducing to hear updates on a school shooting on the car radio as you drop your own kids off at school
do you think the officials in the cabinet meeting know that taylor swift is engaged
August 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
do you think the officials in the cabinet meeting know that taylor swift is engaged
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New from @iamleslierangel.bsky.social and me:
Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight. The slept in jail; are banned from Capitol grounds for a year.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/08/19/h...
Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight. The slept in jail; are banned from Capitol grounds for a year.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/08/19/h...
‘Women Have Always Been on the Front Lines.’ How Five Women at the Texas Capitol Stood Up to ‘Fascism.’
Rep. Nicole Collier, a Fort Worth Democrat, spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Four enraged women refused to leave her side.
thebarbedwire.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New from @iamleslierangel.bsky.social and me:
Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight. The slept in jail; are banned from Capitol grounds for a year.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/08/19/h...
Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight. The slept in jail; are banned from Capitol grounds for a year.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/08/19/h...