NEW: Hundreds of comedians have signed onto a letter, supporting Jimmy Kimmel and saying that when the government targets one of them, it targets all of them. Read the statement below. bit.ly/Comedians4Ki...

Moving, depressing words from Justice Sotomayor this morning: “We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, & appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."

It's been a year in Los Angeles. This week @mayor.lacity.gov sat for a candid conversation to talk about it.

Lots of haters out there, but Adam Lambert playing Judas was incredible. Cynthia Erivo as Jesus made it truly perfect. What a night. Jesus Christ Superstar.

Rosie’s response to Trump. Perfect.

NEW: @mayor.lacity.gov spoke with @meidastouch.com after singing a new Executive Order aimed at protecting immigrants in LA. Among other things, Mayor Bass is filing a FOIA request to know who these masked agents are, why they are masked, and what exactly they are doing. More 👇

Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government. We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?

So proud of Mayor Bass. She went directly to the place where more people consume their information — @meidastouch.com — to talk about the new lawsuit against the Trump Admin.

We are taking the Trump Administration to court. We are fighting for our city and our people.

The most lovely person & weekend with @annelamott.bsky.social ❤️

Best dinner and movie crew. Thank you @philrosenthal.bsky.social for opening your home up to all of us to watch “Tatani”—a timely and important movie for our times. And @juliasweeney.bsky.social is simply THE BEST!

I would really like there to be more headlines and articles making it clear that what Trump did yesterday was unconstitutional. Thomas Massie already said it was. We need a lot more people saying it.

Never been prouder to be in Los Angeles.

The most Los Angeles sign ever. And it’s true.

Los Angeles. Just wow.

NEW: Today, I talk with @mayor.lacity.gov Karen Bass about the peaceful protests in LA, and @klasfeldreports.com from @allrisenews.com about Trump trying to move his 34 felonies to federal court. News with swearing. Listen and subscribe for free: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

I don’t remember Marjorie Taylor Greene ever being forcibly removed and handcuffed after heckling during President Biden’s State of the Union, because…*checks notes* we were living in a democracy back then.

#OnMyWalk to a wonderful evening w the fabulous @mollyjongfast.bsky.social discussing her new book #HowToLoseYourMother w her old friend (who knew?) & my former #Friends cast mate @lisakudrow.bsky.social , & @victorshi.bsky.social & brilliant Dee Dee Wallace!💗🌷💗🌷💗

Two legends. @morgfair.bsky.social and Lisa Kudrow.

WATCH: Mayor Karen Bass reacts to Trump calling Los Angeles a "trash heap" during a speech at Fort Bragg. "I have no idea where he's talking about," says Bass.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

Holy shit. The Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense just testified that the cost of National Guard deployment is $134 MILLION. $134 MILLION to protect a few square blocks & it’s not even working. Every taxpayer should be outraged this is what they’re spending money on.

Wow. Rachel Maddow on MSNBC tonight: “Trump has no idea what to do with the sustained and growing and intractable and indominable protest and opposition of the American people against him. Game over, big guy. You lose."

She was right.

NEW: Mayor Karen Bass says in a new statement, “Deploying federalized troops on the heels of these raids is a chaotic escalation….This is the last thing our city needs, & I urge protestors to remain peaceful…Los Angeles will always stand with everyone who calls our city home.”

Reunited with the indomitable @joyannreid.bsky.social.

I assure you had we elected Kamala Harris we would not be sitting here witnessing the president of the United States fighting with one of the most well-known CEOs of the world, as healthcare for millions is on the line.

Last year, we became the first state to build and open three veterans homes simultaneously.   I just signed a bill that fully funds the staffing and operations of these homes well into the future. I’m proud of Minnesota’s enduring commitment to better serve those who served us.

Want to talk corruption? Look right here in Des Moines.

So hard to believe I’m 23 today… Thank you for all the birthday wishes, everyone. Always grateful to be surrounded by good food &, even better, so many democracy defenders on this platform.

Take ten seconds this morning & look up the name NATHAN SAGE. He's running for Joni's seat in Iowa. I've met him. Will be working with him. He is very much the real deal. Will oust her next November. Yes, Joni, we're all going to die. But our Senators shouldn't be the ones KILLING US. Awful.

I am honored to be named to the 2025 Class of the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics & Public Affairs' (NAAPPPA) 40 Under 40 list. Thank you to NAAPPA for including me among so many talented and inspiring leaders from across the AANHPI community. www.thetablenews.com/post/2025-s-...

President Biden has served our country for 50+ years — & he has done so with empathy & compassion & care for all of us. Now it’s our turn to send him strength, love, and support. We love you, President Biden.

Not all heroes wear capes. A true delight to have finally met *the* George Saunders — who has shaped how I read and write in incalculable ways — at a magical reading last night.

This is corruption we need to talk more about. Brad Smith is a billionaire, runs healthcare for DOGE, & has a side business that sells services to Medicare & Medicaid. That means he decides who gets Medicaid & Medicare AND gets a tax cut. Watch Rep. Jake Auchincloss explain:

Remember the name Rob Sand. He beat a Republican incumbent in 2018 for State Auditor & is the only Democrat serving statewide elected office in Iowa right now. He just launched his bid for governor of Iowa. He is a rising star & worth paying attention to.

A Republican tried to make a hearing that would cut Medicare about Joe Biden, and Rep. Jake Auchincloss wasn't having any of it — saying that Republicans' whataboutisms are going to get stale very fast and eventually, they will have to do town halls. More of this energy, please!

This is huge: In Omaha, Nebraska, a Democrat just beat the longest-serving incumbent Republcian mayor in the country. The largest city in Nebraska just flipped parties with a 36% swing toward our side since the last election. Can’t underscore how big a deal this is. Good, hopeful news.

Remember the name Rob Sand. He beat a Republican incumbent in 2018 for State Auditor & is the only Democrat serving statewide elected office in Iowa right now. He just launched his bid for governor of Iowa. He is a rising star & worth paying attention to.

May the Fourth be with everyone today and everyday!

My takeaway from this: He is so fucked.

JB Pritzker today: "Democrats – we may have to fix our messaging and our strategy, but our values are exactly where they ought to be. And we will never join so many Republicans in the special place in hell reserved for quislings and cowards." More of this please.

The LA Times Book Fest was this former English Major’s Coachella. Happened to also be an event of pure Asian American excellence. w/ @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social Jon Chu, Harry Shum Jr., and Shelby Rabara.

Be a Pope Francis. RIP.

I miss Lloyd Austin. I miss qualified people serving in their position. I miss competence and decency.

We need to shout this from the rooftops. What is happening right now is a fundamental effort to curtail freedom.

I saw this and can’t stop thinking about it

Bringing the heat

How can we persuade people to get involved with politics and their communities again? Congressman Jake Auchincloss has some advice for us. Full episodes of The People's Cabinet drop next week. Subscribe now: linktr.ee/peoplescabinet

All the warnings from authoritarian and fascism experts are now fully reality today. If there was any grey line or ambiguity before about whether we're in a fascist state, it is now completely clear we are. There's not sitting back or staying silent anymore.