Secretary of State Marco Rubio at UFC in Miami tonight as diplomatic negotiations with Iran fail (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP via Getty)

New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom. www.theverge.com/news/908401/...

Readers have been reaching out all morning about their experience trying to find Olympic tickets via the LA28 presale. One said he’d attended the Paris and Milan Olympics, but gave up on LA due to absurd pricing and limited availability. It’s apparently cheaper to fly to Europe…

But don’t despair. LA28 has another way locals can attend the Olympics and it won’t cost a dime: Volunteer to work the games! We should clarify that the dime saved is theirs, not yours. You’ll be working for free.

LA28’s presale ticket drop for locals pisses off all of LA. Sunday was my window to sign in for the privilege of seeing what wasn’t available, or what was so far out of my price range it might as well have been cordoned off behind a gold rope and glass. www.latimes.com/california/s...

A whodunit with sex, untimely death and interpretive ASL dance. That’s “DTF St. Louis.” So smart, twisted and funny. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

From late-night TV to viral memes, Kristi Noem was the gag that kept on giving. What now? www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Iran, Israel, pet otters and hair gel. Gavin Newsom’s book tour stops in L.A. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Love my city today…Communities have used loud sirens to warn people about approaching tsunamis and tornadoes, but now activists in Los Angeles are using sirens to warn about immigration agents. www.latimes.com/california/s...

"What’s the point of having these [US] bases [in the GCC] if it's actually causing you to be attacked" Iranian-American relations expert @tparsi.bsky.social tells @premthakker.bsky.social about how the Iran conflict could transform the Gulf

Jane Fonda and Tucker Carlson agree on this: Trump’s Iran war is bad — and a betrayal www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Every anti-vaxxer I encounter seems to love weird unregulated supplements. They hate Big Pharma but they love Little Pharma, Big Pharma’s younger sibling who grew up without any adult supervision.

I know it’s wrong but every time I read about the Jalisco New Generation cartel, I picture a 90s boy band. Pop culture poisoning is real.

Racist rhetoric from on high has hit a fever pitch. The BAFTA slur only adds to the hurt www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Truly a mystery

‘While the president told a crowd last October, “We want more babies, to put it nicely”…his administration was keeping an average of 175 children a day in immigration detention—a 700% increase from the end of the Biden administration’ Via @gustavoarellano.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

It is a little unfair how good he is at this stuff.

Wasserman is the rare case of a wealthy, renown American elite whose empire is crumbling under demands for accountability. But what about all those other guys with ties to Epstein? www.latimes.com/california/s...

This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)

The unintended hilarity of Pam Bondi’s finger-wagging testimony www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Bad Bunny is American; Coldplay is not. The right is selectively freaking out over the Super Bowl www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Just say no! Dodgers players should decline White House visit www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

“To the administration and the perpetrators responsible, you have awakened the most overworked, abused, under-appreciated, and organized workforce…” -San Diego vigil for Alex Pretti organized by VA nurses

Nailed it

Anger napping my way into 2026

friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there

Is peaceful protest possible in our new, violent ICE age? Friday’s planned rebellion is another test. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

🚨BREAKING: Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office Wednesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

He was directing traffic and filming. They started assaulting and pepper spraying him. And it led to them murdering him. It's murder.

"Liam, age 5, was the fourth child in the district to be detained by immigration agents in the past two weeks, school officials said. "Two of them are high-schoolers. "One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

Delroy Lindo finally gets his Oscar nod! Long overdue. Deep respect for Delroy and “Sinners.” Was lucky to have met him during his work on “Unprisoned.” I never snap photos w folks I interview, but how could I not?! He’s the real deal.

California helped make them rich. Now billionaires flee when the state asks for a little something back. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

"In his race to the bottom, he’s broken through the floor. Now we’re in the Trump Upside Down, where empathy and decency are negative attributes." www.latimes.com/entertainmen... via @lorraineali.bsky.social

NEWS: Coast Guard enacts policy downgrading swastikas, nooses to ‘potentially divisive’ New, from Tara Copp and me and me wapo.st/4540Xi5

Rob Reiner’s tragic slaying and Trump’s awful response www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

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Trump and Saudi crown prince bond over their contempt — and fear — of a free press. www.latimes.com/world-nation...

'Why is anyone still listening to Megyn Kelly?' Via @lorraineali.bsky.social www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Yoshi!!!!!!

"Addressing Republican Party senators at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said, 'You probably hear the beautiful sound of construction in the back. ... When I hear that sound, it reminds me of money.' At least he was honest." www.latimes.com/entertainmen... via @lorraineali.bsky.social

It's here! My book, "No Lessons Learned," covering 24 years of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" via first hand accounts from Larry David, the core "Curb" cast, dozens of guests and the folks who brought the show to life. Will I ever have this much fun again writing a book? Probably not.

Escalator and teleprompter humiliate Trump, so Fox News’ Jesse Watters suggests ‘blowing up’ the U.N. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

The new Trump-era cancel culture is here, and this is what it looks like www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Fox News doesn’t want to talk about the crude doodle of a naked woman, with its creepy message printed across her breasts and torso, and a signature — “Donald” — in her pubic area. Column by @lorraineali.bsky.social www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

This half-hour comedy offered so many great moments of spot-on commentary about the state of legacy journalism that I wasn’t sure if I should weep or laugh. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Newsom's all-caps, mean-girls social media posts mocking Trump in Trumpian style have triggered Fox News hosts who never seemed bothered by the original, writes @lorraineali.bsky.social www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

‘Fox keeps insisting Newsom’s SnarkPosting is a big fail, but the numbers would suggest otherwise. Since the beginning of August, the governor’s press office account has gained 250,000 followers and more than 225 million impressions.’ Via @lorraineali.bsky.social www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

As for yesterday, you ask? Fox’s Newsom melt down. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...