"At #Manzanar alone, there were more than 100 men’s baseball teams....The camp also fielded 14 women’s #baseball teams, with one, the Dusty Chicks, that competed against and beat men’s teams." cc: @manzanarcommittee.bsky.social

Eat good food, connect with new people, and help save DS Thai Night Market. 🏮✨ You can find this market in the heart of Chinatown Friday through Sunday from 4-10 PM. 🎥: Erwin Recinos

Fri–Sun: El Pueblo's Heritage Festival will be a great time to support the #OlveraStreet merchants & explore the museums at El Pueblo. Performers include Ozomatli (on Saturday) and Poncho Sanchez (on Sunday). www.eventbrite.com/e/el-pueblo-...

Together, Kogi and Sam Woo represent two generations of immigrant entrepreneurship that reshaped how L.A. eats. 🔥

It's pretty remarkable that Jimmy Fallon had a convicted rapist on his show and the US press has barely covered. www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/conor-m...

Somebody turn this into an 8-part series on Netflix, pls. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

A Bridge Home and Tiny Home shelter contracts up in council today, more funds for CARE+ sweeps, people reliant on housing vouchers say communication is poor on pending July 1 move-out, and more. LA Squawk Box for Friday, June 26, 2026: open.substack.com/pub/lasquawk...

As local candidates begin to gear up for the November general election, many of them promising to fight for Angelenos, L.A. TACO asked city attorney candidates if the had a plan to investigate the perpetrators of this fire. The full story: lataco.com/boyle-height... By Sam Ribakoff

"For Berber and other legacy families, the fight to keep their businesses open is about more than financial considerations. They see it as their duty to be stewards of Olvera Street and to preserve their family’s culture, traditions and heritage." #OlveraStreet #LegacyBusiness

The FIFA World Cup Cup kicks off today. I’ll be posting film recommendations based on the countries playing each match. All of them are available to stream/rent in the U.S. Here’s the first: Mexico: IDENTIFYING FEATURES 🇲🇽 vs. South Africa: THE WOUND 🇿🇦

Just a reminder, the company you work for does not care about you. You could drop dead today while working and they will replace you in a short amount of time. I say this only because we collectively need to stop giving these companies all of our energy even when we’re off the clock.

Kyron Shakeel Swaso, 35, spoke with L.A. TACO following his deportation to Belize, in what he says was an act of retaliation for organizing a hunger strike at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. The full story: lataco.com/deported-ade... By Izzy Ramirez

Mayor Scott Furgeson was caught on camera saying of the “No Data Center” signs going up that, “I’ve seen a lot of these all over town, but I only see them in shitty houses,” before adding, “most of them are rentals.”

The Jet almost being decapitated by @speedballbailey.bsky.social is slo mo 🔥 #AEW

“Los Mexicanos nacemos donde nos da la rechingada gana” -famously said by Costa Rica-born Mexican singer Chavela Vargas.

"A Mexican is born wherever the hell they please" goes unreasonably hard as a wrestling promo line

The @metrolosangeles.bsky.social D Line extension is a BIG deal for Koreatown residents. Check out the three newly-opened stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/Lacienega, plus Metro's ongoing series of activations! #RideTheD #MetroPartner 🎥: @marinamasako.bsky.social

Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, director, and author of the graphic novel Persepolis, has died at 56. An outspoken critic of the Iranian government, Satrapi helped bring the experiences of modern Iran to a global audience.

Big news this week: workers at LA's World Cup venue vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike with days to go until the U.S. home opener. Plus: the IOC comes to town, the FBI confirms those "military exercises" were indeed for the World Cup, and so much more to read in this week's Hot Links 🔥

Last Pride, you asked us your biggest queer digital rights questions—from dating safety online to how to get your address removed from public websites. This year, LGBT Q&A is back again with more answers and resources to help you navigate the internet on your own terms. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

A real shot in the dark on here, but I'm looking to speak with people who've recently been released or are currently held in an LA County jail facility. My DMs are open. Signal: joeyscott.05. Email in bio.

Watch Democracy Now!'s on-the-ground report from New Jersey ICE jail Delaney Hall ⬇️

Lmao someone Simponsfied Ramon Ayala in this Echo Park mural that replaced the one that featured Sonia Sotomayor, Dolores Huerta and Selena

Wrestling clowns, glittering mermaids, and human pigs abound, as chefs from the world's most famous restaurant deejay (or pay tribute to Alinea on a nude model) at L.A.'s most joyously debauched sex jam. The full story: lataco.com/sex-party-99... By Lauren Bethke

Excalibur signed off of the first Dynamite of Pride Month with : "FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE! THIS IS ALL ELITE WRESTLING!" Which is a Twin Peaks reference where a character played by the late David Lynch said it it whilst standing up for a transgender colleague 🔥 #AEW

We lend our voices to the 150 detainees, including hunger strikers at the Adelanto processing center and read their letter in the “Petition of Writ” that we received from @chu.house.gov. Here are their words. (2 parts) PART 1

This is L.A. TACO's guide to the best moles paying homage to centuries-old recipes and sticking the landing in L.A. County. The full guide: lataco.com/best-moles-i... By Hadley Tomicki, Javier Cabral, Juan Izguerra, Julianne Le, and Erwin Recinos

"This is a rogue administration that has handed undue power to agencies, to ICE agents and to entities like GEO Group [that] are now acting with impunity.”

We wrangled together the best taqueros in L.A. all in one place for our biggest taco celebration yet! 💥🌮 Here’s what you missed at TACO MADNESS 2026 …

Jun 3 @ 7pm: CHSSC's virtual talk about the Sunset Route "highlights engineering marvels like the Tehachapi Loop & San Fernando Tunnel,while honoring the grit & sacrifice of the 3,000 Chinese laborers who made this transcontinental link possible." chssc.org/event/june-2... #railhistory #AAPI #Trains

Eskorbuto - Demasiados Enemigos Sin Dios - Alerta Antifascista / Ruido Anticapitalista Los Muertos De Cristo - Los Olvidados Ratos De Porao - Brasil Beton Armé - Renaissance

LA Taco as a very helpful voter guide: lataco.com/2026-los-ang...

Here's a guide to the big ticket races and a few smaller, but just as important, races and what they're all about. The full guide: lataco.com/2026-los-ang...
 By Sam Ribakoff

How private money helps bankroll the LAPD and gives boosters access to top officials

WISHBONE is back in the news thanks to a new documentary that chronicles the making of the beloved ‘90s kid show. For LA Times I talked to the voice of Wishbone, the show’s creator, and the doc’s director. Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY is coming, but Wishbone did it first. Link below.

"A tasty meal & cold beer hits differently when you’ve just narrowly avoided arrest, even if you’re covered from head to toe in a chemical substance banned in warfare." @shoton35mm.bsky.social lataco.com/restaurants-...

#EatLA -- literally! The Militant went to Artemisa Nursery in #ElSereno this afternoon to attend a workshop that taught people how to cook with CA #nativeplants! Here, we sampled lemonade, cocktails, pesto and ice cream made from the very fragrant Cleveland Sage.

FIFA is a scourge. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Today’s Taquero Super Torneo was amazing! I hope this can be the first of many! Three videos below!

Greetings! The “Wall of Sound,” a mobile audio death machine in the guise of a school bus has just parked in Bollywood for a guerilla dead city punch show. Nearby a low rider takeover on Bollywood boulevard. Strap the fuck in, Los Angeles. I’ll update as I can. Might be a bumpy ride.

Over 400 artists painted a favorite book for the "We're Very Well Read" exhibit-> verywellread.net. A few Los Angeles titles as seen at Sat’s exhibit opening: ◾️“Anything But Mexican” / Rudy Acuña ◾️“Parable of the Sower” / Octavia E. Butler ◾️"City of Quartz" / Mike Davis ◾️”Ask the Dust" / John Fante

Age verification mandates are reshaping the internet in ways that are invasive, dangerous, and unnecessary. But users aren't powerless! Our resource hub is here to help you challenge these laws, protect our digital rights, and build a safer digital world for all—no matter your age. www.eff.org/age

Automated License Plate Readers are an invasive technology that we need to rein in. EFF's lawyers, activists, and technologists are pushing back. You can help us, and show your support, by becoming a member today: eff.org/spring

What in capitalism was going on at the Broad on Friday night?

With Rayhunter, we can find out how cell site simulators are being used, and protect ourselves and our communities from this form of surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Oklahoma residents have shown us many ways that oil and gas pollution affects their lives: Thick, black fluid flooding a home. A salty, oily substance from the ice maker. Dead cattle. If you have photos you can share, we’d like to hear from you.

LA needs a limpia: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Literally BTW, it's Bike To Work day! @metrolosangeles.bsky.social , @ladotofficial.bsky.social and other participating agencies are FREE today, even if you're not on two wheels!