Sept 24, 2025 79 yo US citizen files $50 million civil rights claim after Van Nuys car wash ICE raid Shouhed had told agents he’d recently undergone heart surgery, had three stents, and could not breathe. They ignored him, denied phone calls to his family & was released w/o charges 12 hours later.

@ktla.com story Sept 17, 2025 ”Upon his release later that night, Shouhed was taken to a local hospital for a dislocated elbow, broken ribs and contusions on both arms.” 2/3 ktla.com/news/local-n...

About 2 weeks ago, 79 y/o Rafie Shouhed, a longtime Van Nuys car wash owner, was assaulted by ICE agents inside his office and outside on the street. He was badly injured, put in handcuffs and taken to Metropolitan Detention Center in DTLA. 1/3

About 2 weeks ago, 79 y/o Rafie Shouhed, a longtime Van Nuys car wash owner, was assaulted by ICE agents inside his office and outside on the street. He was badly injured, put in handcuffs and taken to Metropolitan Detention Center in DTLA. 1/3

Tonight’s @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social monologue has a few more legal Easter eggs in it… 💙 Even if you can still watch it on TV, be sure to hit like & subscribe on his YouTube channel and consider sending the ABC Nexstar and Sinclair affiliates a postcard or letter of protest.

I’m not sure the Biden administration following the advice of scientists and doctors regarding the Covid pandemic and requesting Twitter, Facebook, YouTube etc. to label posts about taking Ivermectin to keep people healthy come close to what the Trump admin is doing. 💙

Both Ross Kaminsky and I make a living in the free speech biz. "A lot of folks on the Right seem to forget that they're not going to be in power forever," Kaminsky told me. The 850 KOA talk radio host is appealing to Trump supporters to stand against govt threats over speech. Our convo:

DAILY MEMO: 15 Abducted as Agents Swarm Homes, Schools, and Job Sites in Early Morning Raids If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming a monthly or yearly member of L.A. TACO so we can continue to bring you this vital information. @eltragon.bsky.social

The family of one of the 67 people who were killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January is suing the government and the airlines involved.

Sure hope @crockett.house.gov or @robertgarcia.bsky.social ask Clay Higgins why he considers honoring the wishes of Epstein’s victims by releasing the Epstein Files an attempt ” to injure the Republican Party” @oversightdemocrats.house.gov

This moment feels incredibly dangerous. Gun violence and political violence are too common. We must unequivocally condemn both. There has been entirely too much pain. I am praying for the lives lost, and for our country.

Los Angeles, despite what its haters say, is a reading town, from its bookworms to its script-readers. It's full of great independent and time-honored bookstores that are almost as plentiful as the inspired authors this city has spawned. By Hadley Tomicki The full guide: lataco.com/best-booksto...

Yeah, she chose her own adventure already and she's too dumb to see how badly this is going to turn out for her.

@marcelias.bsky.social brings the right amount of heat to this issue. 🔥

I agree w. @schwarzenegger.bsky.social on climate change, which he & @governor.ca.gov have worked together on w/ @janefonda.com in California. But the dealbreaker for Arnie should’ve been opposition to the #Jan6th Insurrection. C’mon, Guv — help save America from Trump. 🫶🏾

@elexmichaelson.bsky.social scores a @schwarzenegger.bsky.social interview for @cnn.com I 💙 Arnie, but his argument against redistricting is purely partisan and just plain wrong. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is NOT getting rid of the independent redistricting commission & the CA voters will decide.

@elexmichaelson.bsky.social scores a @schwarzenegger.bsky.social interview for @cnn.com I 💙 Arnie, but his argument against redistricting is purely partisan and just plain wrong. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is NOT getting rid of the independent redistricting commission & the CA voters will decide.

Trump’s trying to play chicken with Congressional @democrats.org on social media because he’s too afraid to meet with them in person. A real President would want to hold a formal budget meeting in the White House.

Via northernvirginiapolicecars IG “The Motorcade for California Governor Gavin Newsom, made up of the California Highway Patrol and NYPD, is seen here arriving at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.” (yesterday) @starree.bsky.social @integrityshines.bsky.social

Trump’s trying to play chicken with Congressional @democrats.org on social media because he’s too afraid to meet with them in person. A real President would want to hold a formal budget meeting in the White House.

We’re realistic about what the country needs so we’re ready. When and where? (Just be prepared to talk about the Republican healthcare crisis).

Yes I agree! And definitely shifting quickly. I didn’t expect the whole cable model to start collapsing so quickly. May the philanthropists prevail.

PLUS: House Oversight’s top Democrat, @robertgarcia.bsky.social, joins The Weeknight to discuss a recent special election that could shift the balance and push a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

Unless there’s an indictment under seal, I think it’d be preferable for reporters to say “prosecutors are expected to seek an indictment in the coming days.” Based on the public evidence, I’m not convinced we should expect the grand jury to return a true bill. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

#SlavaUkraine🔥 🎮🚤💣🔥 Sept 24, 2025 Explosions and gunfire reported as Russia's Tuapse port comes under drone attack 1/3

Video 2/3 via @saintjavelin.bsky.social IG “saintjavelin: Today, unmanned boats launched a very striking attack on the port of Tuapse, russia.”

Tuapse port, Krasnodar Krai, Russia | “Explosions are being reported following an attack by maritime drones, according to the head of the Tuapse municipal district” ~ Sergey Boyko urged residents to leave the coastal area.” 3/3

#SlavaUkraine🔥 🎮🚤💣🔥 Sept 24, 2025 Explosions and gunfire reported as Russia's Tuapse port comes under drone attack 1/3

Free archive to Oct. 5, 2016 by Charlie Savage and Nicole Perlroth @lawfaremedia.org mentioned. Yahoo Said to Have Aided U.S. Email Surveillance by Adapting Spam Filter archive.md/2024.02.18-2...

I meant Jay Clayton, not Jay Carney. www.law.upenn.edu/live/profile... bsky.app/profile/plai...

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Via Yasmin Williams, @guitar.yaz on IG

A great read from @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @annabower.bsky.social I think Halligan’s gonna shoot the moon and go with Stephen M’s red meat case. The Situation: Choose Your Own Adventure: Lindsey Halligan Edition www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

A great read from @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @annabower.bsky.social I think Halligan’s gonna shoot the moon and go with Stephen M’s red meat case. The Situation: Choose Your Own Adventure: Lindsey Halligan Edition www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

Trump is an impulsive, incompetent leader. I don’t think he cares what happens to Syrians or Palestinians & abandoned idea of a 2 state solution. July 25th Itamar Ben-Gvir openly called for al-Sharaa's assassination, stating that "the only thing that can be done is to eliminate al-Julani."

I suggested folks could protest by sending letters or postcards to ABC affiliates in their areas, using the Sinclair/Nexstar listings provided by @usatoday.com a couple days ago. I also suggested folks should subscribe to his YT channel. More ideas here👇🏽 www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/24/s...

Watch: Jen lays out the thesis and more examples youtu.be/fQAJ-RCe2y4?...

• Anti-Deficiency Act "Federal courts would continue operating, but would be limited to activities needed to support the exercise of the judiciary's constitutional functions and to address emergency circumstances,"

BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the University of South Dakota to reinstate a professor who posted criticism of Charlie Kirk on his Facebook page the day of the shooting, finding the action likely violated the First Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Can you clarify who you think will suffer if this blows up more? I’m thinking the “he” you reference is Jay Carney, but is he trying to protect Trump or Bill Barr & other Heritage folks from the blow up?

Step 1: Start a dumbass trade war with China (and Brazil). Step 2: Lose Chinese soybean market to Brazil. Step 3: Bail out your nutty right wing buddy Javier Milei. Step 4: Lose soybean market to Milei, too. Steph 5: Make taxpayers pay for your stupidity.

I mean, I said the same. www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/24/s...

Elizabeth Warren is already way ahead of this on messaging, noting that: 1) This is election interference and 2) Argentina just poached US soybean markets in China

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

Trump Rants About ‘Very Sinister Events’ at UN — Demands ‘Immediate Investigation’ Over Escalator and Teleprompter Glitches

JUST IN: Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to TV Receives Whopping 6.3 Million Viewers

Jon suggests a more appropriate name for the Department of Justice under Trump.