“Scientists have used data from the system to understand…how changes in ocean temperature such as marine heat waves might affect fisheries or signal bigger shifts in climate, and coastal flooding along the East Coast.” Because why would we ever need to know this? 🤦🏾‍♀️ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...

“While Mullin has been ‘obsessed’ with this plan ever since he took office, there has been no formal approval…from the White House, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has openly repudiated it.” Because, even for the Trump administration, it’s a DUMB idea. www.rawstory.com/markwayne-mu...

The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Well, this isn’t good. “A fire broke out on an oil platform off the coast of Southern California early Monday, briefly endangering more than two dozen workers aboard the offshore rig.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

A must-read thread 🧵

We are so screwed…

On to the next… #Cavs

Trump’s has vowed to take revenge on Indiana Republicans who defied him over redistricting, backing challengers in next week’s primary. But as they say, “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig 2 graves.” My @opinion.bloomberg.com dispatch from the Midwest. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Jeffries says everything is on the table legislatively to deal with the Supreme Court: In the new Congress, we’re going to have to do something about this Supreme Court, and let me be very clear: everything is on the table.

Wild… “Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates Wednesday that he plans to suspend next month’s primary elections so state lawmakers can pass a new congressional map first.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Good on Newsom for this. This case always deserved more attention. “The death of 16-year-old Tioni Theus is among several cold cases included in a renewed $50,000 reward announced by the governor. Authorities discovered Theus' body in January 2022 on…the 110 Freeway.” abc7.com/post/gov-gav...

In a surreal moment, President Trump calls on WHCA President Weijia Jiang to ask him the first question at the hastily called White House news conference about the Washington Hilton shooter.

There was a shooting and the president got evacuated, but the show must go on…?! We’re in some truly wild times.

You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂

L.A. Mayor Bass offers a hold-the-line budget, with no layoffs and few increases in services

Our Revolution, the progressive group founded by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, just endorsed Tom Steyer for governor — apparently the first time it has ever endorsed a billionaire. Perhaps California is ready to be led by a billionaire populist after all…? www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Who could’ve ever predicted this?

I guess that answers that. “JD Vance, the highest-ranking Catholic in the federal government, said in an interview on Fox News on Monday that the pope should stay out of American affairs. ‘Stick to matters of, you know, what’s going on in the Catholic Church.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

NEW from me for @opinion.bloomberg.com on the fall of Eric Swalwell. After getting forced out of the governor's race over accusations of sexual misconduct, the Bay Area congressman says he's quitting the House too. Now comes the hard part for California Democrats. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

“You’re not being mean,” state House Majority Leader Michael Carbone of Buckeye told The Arizona Republic. “There’s just people that don’t qualify. Just like joining the YMCA or the racquetball club.” Yeah... Losing access to food is JUST like that. Again, WTH??? www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

“If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican.” ?????? Trump really is just trying to alienate every possible constituency at this point, huh? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/u...

Workers at LA stadium threaten World Cup strike amid anger over ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The success of the U.S. vaccination system depends on two fundamental pillars: parents trusting in vaccines and children having access to them. Under RFK Jr., both are in peril.

“Trump spent several hours orbited by Secretary of State Marco Rubio; a few of his children; some UFC officials; Sergio Gor, the U.S. ambassador to India; Vanilla Ice; Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the F.B.I.; and Joe Rogan.” How is this real life?? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/u...

Democrats are, once again, punting on what to do about Israel. DNC members voted down a measure condemning AIPAC’s influence in primaries and deferred ones that would support conditioning military aid to Israel.

"The emerging resistance to basic food safety — the idea that an outbreak is an opinion, that a pathogen is a political claim — is newer terrain, and the public health community is not yet equipped to meet it at the speed and scale of social media." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The people in this administration are out of their minds. “Ramos is a devout Christian who teaches Sunday school to children at her church. She was in her high school’s marching band. And she was a few months from finishing a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...

You could pay more than $5,000 for a single ticket to the 2028 L.A. Olympics Opening Ceremony. (TV Director Alberto Belli posted an online shopping cart for what it would have cost him to take a family of four to the Opening Ceremony: $10,418). www.latimes.com/california/n...

On Easter weekend no less…

❗️ “From 2004 to 2024, the surrounding areas of more than 6,000 data centers worldwide saw an average increased land temperature of about 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit” and “felt about 6.2 miles away from facilities, impacting up to 343 million people.” fortune.com/2026/04/01/a...

Shout-out to every other Gen Xer that was holding their breath the entire time for the first five mintues of the launch For r e a s o n s

This sucks

Breaking: The president has signed an executive order on mail voting. He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern our elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him; we won. A year later, he has tried again. He can expect the same result. 1/2

Just…

Laura Dern is set to play Miami Herald reporter @jkbjournalist.bsky.social in a new limited series about the Epstein investigation based on Julie’s book.

This is so good. Can we do this in LA? Please?

Average immigration detention deaths per month from FY 2010 to FY 2024: 0.69 Average immigration detention deaths per month in FY 2025: 1.75 Average immigration detention deaths per month so far in FY 2026: 4.6 www.npr.org/2026/03/10/g...

Meanwhile, I’m beginning to wonder if Democrats actually want to win the election for governor. www.latimes.com/california/s...

“The Phoenix Police Department will not discipline any officers for their roles in a massive city scandal where officials invented a fake gang and then falsely charged protesters as members back in 2020”

Insanity… And this man could be the next governor of California. “Bianco said his investigators are looking into allegations by a local citizens group that ‘did their own audit’ and found that the county’s tally was falsely inflated by more than 45,000 votes.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

A new survey suggests around 2 million Americans have lost health insurance after Congress let the subsidies expire.

I mean, kinda sums it up.

“Before this article was published, upon learning of the reporters’ inquiries, the U.F.W. canceled its annual celebrations honoring Mr. Chavez, a response to what the union he once led called ‘profoundly shocking’ accusations.” Understandable. This is truly terrible. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

NEW: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed charges against prediction market company Kalshi. "Kalshi may brand itself as a 'prediction ⁠market,' but what it's actually doing is running an illegal gambling operation." www.reuters.com/world/kalshi...

Or… Maybe just don’t start a war. “Oil has begun flowing through a pipeline near Santa Barbara, Calif., for the first time in more than a decade after the Trump administration ordered offshore production to resume there despite strong objections from California.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

Murphy: "Literally in my other ear I'm listening to Ted Cruz on another network explain why this mission is so essential to destroy the nuclear program. I may have to walk over there and tell him the admin is now briefing that getting rid of the nuclear program has nothing to do with this mission."

Of course he has… “Trump has resisted suggestions that Iran — a country with 92 million people, nearly 3 times the size of Venezuela’s population, and a government run by clerics and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps — differs in every respect from Venezuela.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...

I mean, sure. “Aaron Spencer, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of a man accused of sexually assaulting Mr. Spencer’s daughter, appears to have won the Republican primary for Lonoke County sheriff” in Arkansas. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree? NOEM: A what? CROCKETT: A law degree NOEM: No I do no- CROCKETT: Okay

This is quite the comparison.