Now this is AI everyone can get behind.

Can't imagine trying to process this surreal and horrifying era without @sbg1.bsky.social, @janemayer.bsky.social, and @eosnos.bsky.social each week. These deeply experienced journalists who've seen it all are as rattled as we are. www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country. They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.

Thank you, Sal Saperstein!

Minnesota should move to arrest the ICE officers or CBP agents involved and prosecute, just as Idaho prosecuted the FBI sniper at Ruby Ridge.

I had no idea that Seymour Hersh was such a lovable mensch. #CoverUp

This @alissawilkinson.bsky.social review helped me understand why Train Dreams, made my heart ache. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/m...

So when did fireworks at midnight on Christmas Eve become a thing? My terrified dog and I are not fans. #LA

this is illegal

👋 Breastfeeding & infant feeding expert here! All babies need safe, accessible nutrition. Most people already want to breastfeed and 84% start out doing so but can’t realize their goals. What we need are *policies* that make it possible to breastfeed for all who desire to do so and…

Los Angeles friends:

Here's an idea: Any Democrat who wants to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate in 2028 must pledge to rip this cabal of anti-democracy tech fascists out of our government. Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.

This holiday season, give back to immigrant communities! 🦋 You can support immigrants by bidding in our silent auction (ends Dec 12) or donating today at CHIRLA.org/donatenow. 🫂 Our movement is powered by love, justice, and the strength of our community. 🧡 #SomosCHIRLA #WeBelongHere #DonateToday

2028 is a long time from now, but Elissa Slotkin is suddenly a force to be reckoned with.

"Matter-of-act" is not an actual phrase, right @nytopinion.nytimes.com? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...

Listening to the @newyorker.com's Political Scene w/ @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social & @eosnos.bsky.social and is it my imagination or is Michael Isikoff repeatedly shifting the focus away from Trump & towards Epstein? Frustrating & honestly a little weird. www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

actual communism

Has there been any discussion about the prospect of a Mamdani baby? I mean, look at this cutie.

LA Friends! Help your neighbors feed their families by donating to the Neighborhood Food Drive LA. They've made it super easy. fooddrivela.com

You know what day should be a national holiday in 2029? THE DAY OF THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLDOZING OF THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM.

The last 20 hostages are back home. And yet I can't help thinking about Hersh and all of the others who died in captivity. A bittersweet day.

I bet @awalkerinla.bsky.social and others will remember that Diane Keaton was deeply involved in the effort to save The Ambassador Hotel. She loved old LA as much as all of us and used her star power for good. May her memory be a blessing.

The Family Stone is always a tearjerker, but it's going to be unbearable this year.

Baby Boom, The Godfather, Annie Hall, The Family Stone, Looking for Mr. Goodbar. This is such a gut punch.

I hate this news. Diane Keaton brought an honesty and a lovely quirkiness to every role. A legend.

The palpable envy in the room when someone says, "I have dual citizenship in the US and [some other country]."

Someone wished me a peaceful Yum Kippur and I can't say I hate it.

Takeaways from another must-listen ep: ➡️ Institutions won't usually stand up to aspiring authoritarians *without external pressure* ➡️ Non-violent movements have best chance of succeeding ➡️ Solidarity is crucial - we'll need to work together ➡️ Learn from experts like @hardymerriman.bsky.social

Jewish elected and community leaders stood in solidarity with UCLA and the entire UC system, pushing back against the federal government’s unprecedented $1 billion demand and its freeze of $584 million in groundbreaking research funding on UC campuses. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/w...

As always, @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social President @msroth.bsky.social cuts through all of the noise to clearly define what is so wrong with this moment: "We are being subject to a White House that thinks it can tell us what to do at every turn."

"I have like 25 mob associations critical to the business life of Donald Trump. You can say anything about him and he isn't going to sue you. But if you say he's not worth what he claims he's worth. he's going to sue you." The late Village Voice reporter Wayne Barrett: video.wosu.org/video/new-yo...

The former model agency head turned diplomat who introduced Trump to Melania is on the board of the Kennedy Center? www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/f...

Aaaaaand Epstein’s prosecutor has been fired.

Mamdani has engaged thoughtfully with many of us in recent weeks and, as a result, said today he understands how harmfully Jews hear rhetoric like "globalize the intifada” & discouraged its use. There's much work ahead but these comments matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/b... @emmagf.bsky.social

Is Coming Home really not streaming anywhere?

Have we talked about how perfect Forever on Netflix is? Mara Brock Akil took Judy Blume's classic, transforming it into a show that's a coming-of-age love story somehow capturing exactly how teens & their parents are feeling in this magical & sometimes painful stage of life. And a love letter to LA!

This is a must listen, especially now.

We feed you. They hunt us.

Have to admit, Newsom is cooking.

One takeaway from this must-read from Garrett Graff: FEMA will most likely not be there for you if you've survived a hurricane, wildfire, or other disaster. Now is the time to build or replenish your emergency kit and go-bags for your home, car, and workplace. www.ready.gov

Yeah, the security lines to get into high holy day services this year are going to be airport-security-on-first-day-of-Real-ID level, aren't they

This is a common phenomenon that's not unique to this site. As a reporter, I post things about antisemitism in America as part of my job. The posts do not mention Israel. I will nonetheless get many reflexive replies saying "anti-Zionism is not antisemitism." These people are telling on themselves.

My safety in America as a Jew is not contingent on what happens in a war on the other side of the planet. My safety as a Jew in America is not contingent on sharing your politics about it either. Decent, sane people will agree with this. Extremists, who crave dead Jews, will not.

This seems like an easy, yet meaningful way to protect Southern California's beautiful oak trees.

Appreciate when journalists connect the dots between Trump's devastating cuts to important federal programs and life-saving treatments former presidents and everyone else benefit from. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/h...

"The building is the Coachella Valley's first and only full-service fertility center and in vitro fertilization lab, according to its website." www.desertsun.com/live-story/n...

Listening to @janemayer.bsky.social, @sbg1.bsky.social, and @eosnos.bsky.social on The Political Scene is like being a fly on the wall at a fantasy dinner party with longtime political journalists who somehow always have original takes on the issues of the day. www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

This feels like the kind of public service announcement we could all use. Roz Chast's 2026 calendar is available for pre-order. bookshop.org/p/books/roz-...

The relationship between the Witkoff and Trump families run even deeper than corruption and nepotism. Weird but true: Steve Witkoff's son Zach (co-founder of World Liberty Financial & business partner with the Trumps) named his son after Donald Trump. Dear Leader approved.