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Nathan Solis
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Hello, Mother Leopard.

Editor at The L.A. Local

Former breaking news reporter at the L.A. Times. Normal amount of hands and feet. Definitely not a spider.
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How does an 83-year-old Eaton wildfire survivor rebuild her life? Alice McFerguson is figuring that out right now. An Altadena homeowner who lost everything, she said her church, Holy Assembly Church of God in Christ in Pasadena is keeping her feeling secure.

afrolanews.org/2025/07/we-a...
‘We are not moving on’ – How a Pasadena church is helping one senior through wildfire recovery
As wildfire relief efforts wane across Los Angeles, churches remain as a trusted fixture for some within the Black community to help navigate recovery long term.
afrolanews.org
July 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.

Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.

Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.

Support local independent coffee shops:
Starbucks workers' union escalates strike on Black Friday
() -The Starbucks workers' union said on Friday it is escalating an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores and 85 cities, ​demanding higher pay and staffing levels at the coffee chain. The walkout,...
www.yahoo.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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This rural hospital closed, putting lives at risk in Northern California. Is it the start of a ‘tidal wave’? www.latimes.com/california/s... by @jessicagarrison.bsky.social
This rural hospital closed, putting lives at risk. Is it the start of a 'tidal wave'?
Glenn Medical Center in Willows closed Oct. 21 after losing 'critical access' status. Many other California hospitals face the threat of a similar fate.
www.latimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Police shot a man in Koreatown who allegedly stabbed himself with a piece of broken glass.

The man is in critical condition.
LAPD officers shoot man using piece of glass to stab himself in Koreatown
Police said that the man was using a piece of glass to stab himself in the neck when they were called to Koreatown early Friday morning.
www.cbsnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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The 11th Annual BikinginLA Holiday Fund Drive doesn't actually start until tomorrow, but the page is live now for anyone who wants to get a head start on giving!

And Happy Thanksgiving!
bikinginla.com/the-10th-ann...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Elaine Miles said the men, whom she worried could have been bounty hunters, did not identify themselves when she asked for their names and badge numbers while they detained her at a bus stop by the shopping center.
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
TIL Peaches was roommates with Feist in the 90s and they lived upstairs from a queer sex shop called Come As You Are
Peaches: ‘We need lube to smooth out the friction of the world’
The Canadian electroclash icon on No Lube So Rude, her first album in a decade, the state of global politics, the ‘punk energy’ of the older generation and her love of ping-pong
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.

She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Feeling physically ill with fear for Afghan asylum seekers
It didn’t even take 6 hours.
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.

The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.

They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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In case y’all thought the boycott was going to be boring.
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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I know people are going to revel in the schadenfreude here, but this is really just an admission—given how close the House is split—that they’re just mad it didn’t work. Fewer than a dozen House GOPers could change America tomorrow. That they’re not proves this is just about losing, not principles.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:

@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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foraging finds 🔎🌿
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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L.A. Marshall defeats Eagle Rock for City Section Open Division flag football title
L.A. Marshall defeats Eagle Rock for City Section Open Division flag football title
Jaylin Macias ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to lead L.A. Marshall to victory over Eagle Rock in the City Section Open Division championship.
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
'Cause if you like it, then you should've put a ring on it

If you like it, then you should've put a ring on it

Don't be mad once you see that he want it

'Cause if you like it, then you should've put a ring on it
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
My kid after she hits me with a blue shell - "THAT WAS FROM ME!"
a woman says tell cersei i want her to know it was me .
Alt: Olenna Tyrell says, "Tell Cersei. I want her to know it was me."
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Happening TODAY!

Made a new sign for the homie ✊🏻🚫🧊
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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VERIFIED: Fundraiser for the Queens family that had their door busted down & a gun pointed in their face by ICE.

The children are all traumatized, unable to sleep.

Fundraiser seeks to secure them emergency housing and get therapy for the kids. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
Donate to Help a Traumatized Family Find Safety and Stability, organized by Katherine Gomez
A family in our community is living through every parent’s worst n… Katherine Gomez needs your support for Help a Traumatized Family Find Safety and Stability
www.gofundme.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
There seems to be a theme
November 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM