ICE forces strip searches on detained women after visits in Southern California. lapublicpress.org/2025/10/ice-...

Joining the TELEPHONE art game was profound. In this latest version 1,393 artists from all over the world participated, starting from a single video art piece. That work was whispered to artists around the world, and we all came up with our own versions. Art makes a difference. telephonegame.art

📣 Action alert! Call @governor.ca.gov at (916) 445-2841 and urge him to sign #AB495, the Family Preparedness Plan! This bill allows parents to name a trusted caregiver in case they’re detained — so children stay safe, loved, and out of foster care. 🫂 AB495 keeps families together! #CALeg

LA folks, you are cordially invited to join us at the Los Angeles Makery this Sunday to celebrate the TELEPHONE art game and Enter the Goddesses! For more on the game: phonebook.gallery For more on the Goddesses: www.opulentmobility.com/enter-the-go...

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles. You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump admin from deploying ANY National Guard units to Oregon. The order expires on Oct. 18. ~200 CA Nat'l Guard troops from LA were being sent to Portland. Read the full order here: www.portland.gov/federal/docu...

Well that is at least something. Could we also have the police do actual protecting and serving?

HEY VIRGINIA! If you’re not paying attention to November’s election yet you need to. Now. Here’s why. Know someone in VA? Please share. #Virginia

"while a state actively considers giving women the death penalty for abortion, there hasn’t been meaningful national coverage. This is a big deal—and a sign of the rapid normalization of misogynist extremism. Surely one or two mainstream outlets could have picked up the story!"

“we’ve tried being nice and cordial and courteous and diplomatic. If anything, our white moderate tendency to gravitate toward civility has strengthened and enabled fascists.”

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka. I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws. Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

Wow and yes. If you haven't rad the book, I highly recommend it.

*taps sign*

What happened to Jackie and Carlos Merlos and their young children is outrageous. We need urgent action to help reunite this family: act.nilc.org/page/88106/p... 🧵Read about their story and the extraordinarily cruel lengths that CBP and ICE went to disappear them⤵️

Here's a list of all #Nexstar-owned ABC stations www.stationindex.com/tv/by-owner/... And one of #Sinclair-owned ABC stations www.stationindex.com/tv/by-owner/... Tell them We the People are ready to defend our #1A rights by boycotting their advertisers, unless they start airing #JimmyKimmel.

The link between Tylenol and autism is unclear, and physician groups still recommend the medicine for pregnant people experiencing pain or fever, in consultation with their doctor. The link between vaccines and autism has been studied exhaustively, and no connection has been found.

For most agencies, fossil fuel clients create a huge legal and reputational risk for a small paycheck, which means the planet is the one picking up the tab. 🗑️🧾 So who's actually doing the dirty work? It took a lot of digging (and a little dumpster diving), but we have the receipts.

don't cave, @challengeineq.bsky.social

Welcome, Goddesses. Enter the Goddesses 3, October 2-26th at the Los Angeles Makery, opening Sunday the 6th. Events each Sunday in October. So many thanks to all the artists for this soul-fulfilling exhibit in these very turbulent times! www.makery.la

Ahem. heated.world/p/charlie-ki...

Can’t believe the CDC. Can’t believe the DoJ. Can’t believe the BLS. Can’t believe the FBI. But I believe in us.

So I've been sending my FOIA requests via email instead of my mail, and getting many more responses, at least in CA. Some of those responses are waffling and full of delays, but they are answers. The letters to the federal agencies? Crickets. Keep bugging them. www.archives.gov/research/foi...

“Locked up in the unfinished facility, migrants were subjected to conditions that violated at least 60 federal standards for immigrant detention, the detention oversight unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement found earlier this month in a contractually required inspection.”

These sites help communities avoid ICE—and now they’re under attack. Grassroots activists have built an early warning system that alerts hundreds of thousands when immigration agents are spotted, but federal authorities are fighting back with legal threats. lapublicpress.org/2025/09/dhs-...

Toxic barrels off LA coast too dangerous to clean up, scientists say. While investigating whether the barrels contained DDT, a pesticide that makes seafood unsafe to eat, scientists found they’re leaking something else entirely.

Some good news.

Hey there, Goddesses. In the news: Enter the Goddesses 3, extra time for OM 2025, Genius Teatime with REBDUCE, Vanessa, and Sable, and ways to help our neighbors at home, across the country, and afar. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Join 44593 Americans speaking up for a better future. Sign up for the Americans of Conscience Checklist! americansofconscience.com/subscribe/

Lately we could all use a little extra grace. The deadline for Opulent Mobility 2025 is extended to September 15th! Please take good care of yourselves, friends. www.opulentmobility.com/submit-artwo...

YES.

Pritzker: It appears they are amassing ICE officers… It’s been reported that about 300 officers are planning to come in and do what they did in LA — terrorize neighborhoods and cause mayhem. Their plan is to create enough chaos on the ground that troops will have to be called in

I’ve signed Cultural Freedom Demands Collective Courage. Artistic + intellectual freedom are under attack—275+ leaders + 150+ institutions are standing up. No to censorship. Yes to imagination + free thought. 👉 www.collective-courage.com/sign-on

We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.

NEW: Yesterday, I posted that I was unable to get the COVID vaccine at my VA clinic, and many of you assured me that the new one would be available soon and that I was overreacting. I was not overreacting. I am no longer eligible for the vaccine. apnews.com/article/vacc...

And now for some much needed good news.

Also: Opulent Mobility 2025 is seeking art that re-imagines disability as opulent and powerful. Have you shared your art yet? The deadline is August 31st! www.opulentmobility.com/submit-artwo...

The Kali Walker and I give many thanks to the 64 artists who shared their work for Enter the Goddesses 3! So glad this call spoke to you. The works are incredible, and it will be a pleasure to choose the art to go into the exhibit this October. I will get back to y'all by the end of the month.

Hey, philanthropy, public media needs you. www.philanthropy.com/article/5-st...

Governor DeSantis has overseen a record-breaking number of executions this year and he plans to execute Kayle Bates despite glaring errors in his case.

Get creative, friends.

Masked, armed, and some carrying rifles with tactical helmets, the agents lined up outside the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo while Newsom and other leaders spoke inside. Local officials called it what it was: a brazen show of force meant to send a message.

Must have gone to Hegseth University..... #GroupChat All jk aside, the only saving grace is that most authoritarians attract the dumbest people to do their dirty work. www.404media.co/ice-adds-ran...

In the latest newsletter: Enter the Goddesses (deadline tonight!), Genius Teatime, Gather and Grow, and more ways to build and protect community. alaurabrody.substack.com/p/goddesses-...

US funded anti-government far right propaganda networks & botnets have increased activity targeting Mexico, flooding social media with disinformation that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her government are operating alongside the cartels. This is a US destabilization op.

in case you're wondering… There are protests in Los Angeles almost daily and definitely each week, and plenty of other acts of resistance. Legacy news media outlets are deliberately not covering what is happening. Just sayin’.

Inanna is coming together, piece by piece. With any luck, the brace will be ready for the Enter the Goddesses 3 exhibit. (The body may be ready in December.) Have you shared your goddess art yet? Deadline is August 15th! www.jotform.com/form/2511376...

Christina Bothwell taps into dream worlds in her surreal sculptures of glass and ceramic. www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/08/chri...

🚨 Health insurance follow-up to my Big Beautiful Bill post: ACA subsidies expire = 75% premium increases coming Artist programs most don't know about Emergency prep steps NOW 25+ years healthcare experience = real talk about what's coming. shoeboxarts.substack.com/p/when-your-... #ArtistResources

At least 7 confirmed cases of tuberculosis have been discovered at an ICE facility in Tacoma. There’s an additional 35 cases in a facility in Alaska according to @aclu.org. People die in ICE custody. People become disabled. This is how many of the people around Anne Frank died.