“I kept begging for a divorce, and he’d threaten to kill my children.” “I was in a very abusive, sick relationship.” These women were imprisoned for crimes that stemmed from their abuse. A new law offered them a second chance. (Published Feb. w/ @nytimes.com)

27 years ago today, May 2, 1999, #TheSimpsons episode “Monty Can't Buy Me Love” first aired on Fox.

Update: The bike-riding victim in last Saturday's fatal hit-and-run in Jefferson Park has been identified as a 37 year old man: bikinginla.com/2026/04/27/m...

Yo, just because toxic politicians are dying and they are starting to regret how they spent their life it does not mean they get a pass... I'm sorry that you are reaching the end of your life, but you do not get to erase all the harm you created. Yes, you will be judged by your actions.

Every Sunday the Otay Mesa Detention Collective hosts a vigil to support detainees inside the Otay Mesa Detention Center. Last week, Mariachi Mi San Diego joined the collective in their efforts to raise funds for those held inside the detention center. 🎥: @chularadio.bsky.social

My interview with Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera made it to print today in the New York Times. He stars in the first Spanish-language screen adaptation of Isabel Allende’s THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS, which is now on Prime. Read the interview at this gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/a...

Con artists posing as ICE agents and immigration officers are using WhatsApp and fake court hearings to bilk vulnerable people out of their savings with empty promises to fix immigration problems. As mass deportations continue, scam complaints soar.

Footage of LAPD officers detaining me for allegedly being in the road while covering the May Day protest in Downtown for @lataco.bsky.social. You can clearly see that other people are in the road. But I was the only person who was detained and cited. Video by Benjamin Hanson.

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This is quite a development. Junior López posed zero threat to those officers. But it is notable that Sgt Burke won't pay for his failure to call a mental health team, the aggressive posture w/ which 👮 approached Junior, or the chaos/confusion which ultimately resulted in lethal contagious fire.

Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims.

"A memorial based on the great-man theory of history is a tale only half told." I write about the monuments to Cesar Chavez. Don't just replace them; rethink them entirely. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

A pilot program launched last year at Camp Pendleton is detaining people with temporary permission to be in the U.S. Many of those detained were working for rideshare or delivery apps, including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, GrubHub and Roadie. capitalandmain.com/ice-has-arre...

Watch The Southlander interview with Jenaro Ernesto Ayala, a labor outreach coordinator for the Van Nuys Day Labor Center. Ayala spoke about his experience getting detained by the federal agents, the brutality he faced, and how it impacts the community's mental health. Full interview link in bio🔗

Inside the newsroom: CalMatters’ reporters Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler won for “License to Kill,’’ an investigation of California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. cal.news/4ehpOEA

From @theverge.com: “Google should commit to ending its deception and pay for its past mistakes,” the EFF said in its letters to California and New York. www.theverge.com/news/911789...

No agreement for SEIU Local 99 members yet. Educational workers are handing these flyers out in front of LAUSD schools. If no agreement is made today, all three unions would still strike in solidarity starting tomorrow

Looks like the @utlanow.bsky.social bargaining team has reached a tentative two-year agreement with LAUSD “with big wins that the team enthusiastically recommends to UTLA members for ratification”

A new exhibition celebrates the 96th birthday of activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta. Over 30 artists depict the everyday farmers, migrant workers, and contemporary Chicanx and Latinx culture Huerta has fought to protect throughout her life.

Teen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says

is it a psyop or will millions of people die: the daily reality of living in the united states

"Three prominent activists have filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department, claiming an LAPD officer shot them at point-blank range with foam rounds without provocation during a protest over the summer." Read more about the lawsuit in the LA Times here:

ICE shot another person. Based on their track record, there is no reason to blindly believe and echo their claim that their victim was related to gangs. They have routinely lied so, sadly, we need to routinely question their version of accounts. www.ktvu.com/news/ice-sho...

Teen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old freshman at USC, was shot in the eye with a less-lethal projectile by a DHS agent on March 28. More from @summerrlin.bsky.social:

When the Trump administration cut off food aid to one of the world’s largest refugee camps, it left hundreds of thousands of people to starve. This is the story of one mother’s daily battle to keep her three young sons alive. (Published Dec. 2025)

AEW Revolution was amazing and my first taste of an @allelitewrestling.com live event. For @lataco.bsky.social, I wrote about how AEW’s rise has helped diversify and expand the business and the fanbase.

The government doesn’t disclose how many Americans are detained, even briefly, during immigration enforcement. But last fall, when ProPublica found that at least 170 U.S. citizens had been detained, at least 20 of them were children. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

VOTING IS NOW OPEN!!! HELP DECIDE L.A.'s FAVORITE TACO: lataco.com/taco-madness...

you can now order lowrider stamps at USPS store.usps.com/store/produc...

Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy. cal.news/4s3CvpI 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr

“Tribute to the Farm Workers” mural at Estrada Courts by artist Alexandro C. Maya (located here -> maps.app.goo.gl/SwaV89fzUk1C...). #FarmworkersDay Image (1975) from the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library & Archive: digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:...

WATCH: ProPublica & @denvergazette.com reporters bought vape products from dispensaries in Colorado and documented how some may have been made from chemically converted hemp — a cheaper alternative to marijuana that can carry potential health risks.

“Chavez had been elevated as a symbol of moral clarity. But now it has become clear that he carried a dark and destructive side, one that left many victims still suffering from those actions." The full story: lataco.com/the-second-d... By Gabriel Buelna and Enrique M. Buelna

Bass lays it on thickly about how past freeway expansion harmed communities of communities of color. Hey - honorable Mayor Bass: Metro still today widening freeways in communities of color! la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/20/m...

ICE Tracker: Palm Springs and Coachella Valley have been seeing consistent vehicle stops and abductions this week.

Metro board unanimously approved advancing Metro K Line light rail project - final language was supported by both Bass and Horvath

The Supreme Court just sent a clear message: ISPs are NOT copyright police. That’s a win for internet access, online speech, and creativity. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Flock’s website says their License Plate Readers are “not used to enforce traffic violations.” Apparently their customers didn’t get the memo.

Tasking an algorithm with making determinations about medical care can create unwarranted—and even discriminatory—delays or denials of necessary treatment. We're suing to get answers about Medicare's AI experiment. eff.org/press/relea...

Los Angeles artist David Cavazos, aka “BIG SLEEPS,” faces a battle of kidney disease after overcoming the trials and tribulations of street violence, including a gunshot to the femoral artery. The full story: lataco.com/big-sleeps-f... By Odessa Hairapetian

The TSA union criticizes the deployment of ICE agents to airports across the U.S. "Our officers, they're not getting paid, and having people that come in that are getting paid just feels like an insult,” says Cameron Cochems, vice president of AFGE TSA Local 1127.

I got to interview NJPW Strong wrestler Johnnie after their 3rd annual showcase! www.instagram.com/johnnieee_?i...

30 years ago today, Troy McClure starred in the musical “Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!” #TheSimpsons episode “A Fish Called Selma” first aired March 24, 1996.

I adore this movie. Now that GKIDS has announced they are releasing it, DECORADO goes straight into my top 10 of the year. Might be the best animated film of 2026. And they are releasing it on my birthday!! Vazquez’s other films are also extraordinary: UNICORN WARS and BIRDBOY.

Had my farewell meal at Taix this past weekend as the historic Echo Park restaurant will be closing on Sunday (this one’s gonna hurt). My parents lived in Echo Park when I was born, so they were eating here before I ever entered the picture. Taix in 2026 & 1970 (📸: my dad).

ICE is out heavy today.

Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian diaspora community in the world. But opinions are mixed when it comes to support for the war against Iran I spoke to folks in the community to see how they feel about the US war on their homeland My latest @aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...

Massive federal spending has "supercharged" surveillance, EFF’s Maddie Daly told @FedScoop.bsky.social. “DHS has been purchasing a sweeping array of technologies that can scan people’s faces, track cell phone activity and monitor immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.” fedscoop.com/dhs-surveil...

Tortas Ahogadas Ameca, like many businesses, is looking for a lifeline to help them survive the economic impact of ICE raids. The Small Business Resiliency Fund—a motion introduced by County Supervisor @hildasolis.bsky.social—is providing that much needed aid. 🎥: @eltragon.bsky.social

"In an article published in 'Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences'... #astrophysicist and #historian Eun-Joo Ahn reconstructs the history of the trail-widening that made #MtWilson Observatory possible, arguing that the road should itself be understood as scientific #infrastructure." #histstm