i love playing the “find introverted alone time while the world burns” game. i’m not quite losing but not exactly winning either

friday vibes

lil pit stop at long beach city college today for jenni rivera

No Kings No Ice No Wars ❌👑❌🧊❌🪖

page against the machine is a local gem!

this is the last thing the la court system needs, or any court system for that matter

We will be joined by Erik Garcia of ÒRALE in Long Beach, for a panel discussion following our film screening of "Expanding Sanctuary" next week in Long Beach, CA. - RSVP for free tix at bit.ly/centerfilm0327 - Fri 3/27 @ 2pm - Art Theatre Long Beach The event is approved for 2 CA MCLE credits.

I talked with @prisonculture.bsky.social, Alison Macrina, and Katie Clark about libraries as public infrastructure, contested political terrain, and spaces of possibility—and about what it means to fight for them in this fascistic moment.

today a comrade asked me how my week has been going. to reflect: i was a witness and first responder to a car crash on sunday, i got called a f*ggot by a lbpd detective on tuesday, and i had to convince a man i didn’t want to fist him on wednesday. so its been great.

While the mayor and conservative Democratic lawmakers in SF try to repeal a tax on the ultra-wealthy, WA just passed a millionaire’s tax

powerful community testimonies happening at the #first5la commission meeting. tobacco tax revenue has dropped massively, & parents are organizing to ask for an 18-month transition for #beststart instead of ending all funding in 3 months @movelbforward.bsky.social

the trolling game is on

both boyfriends are busy tonight so it’s me, a joint, and the pitt

NEW ▶️ “Who Watches the Watchmen?” Community Resistance in Long Beach, California [Commentary] unicornriot.ninja/2026/comment... Rapid response and patrol teams have become an effective strategy in both deterring ICE activity and creating relationships with vulnerable populations affected by ICE.

save the f***ing world fundraiser fest in long beach

Trump’s real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, crypto, defense contractors, & Wall Street — know that the midterms may limit what they and Trump can get away with moving forward. 2026 could be the last year they can cash in and loot the country. Be warned.

back at lbf and ready to make some magic happen while facing the horrors of this economy

The UC Regents—the same people who cowered, while unions fought the Trump admin in court—are meeting this week at UCLA to discuss new rules to muzzle faculty speech, among other abhorrent appeasement strategies. This TUESDAY let’s show them who we really are.

A former Palantir exec just published an extortion letter in the Washington Post: Democrats must fund tech oligarchs, abandon antitrust, and create 15 deregulated corporate zones—or “lose.” When I challenged her, she blocked me. Tech’s moral rot, exposed: www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...

Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for an additional 2% tax on incomes over $1 million has provoked gloomy prophecies of elite exodus. Yet a similar policy Massachusetts passed three years ago has not caused the rich to flee and has generated significant revenue.

Just got back from protesting ConnectedSF's gala. This org's leader Marie Hurabiell tweeted that trans women aren't women and undocumented people are violent criminals. And Mayor Lurie was a featured guest helping her fundraise! Clearly, Lurie is not good at vetting people. 🧵

"As rent costs rise each year, increased funding is necessary to maintain assistance. Flat funding reduces ... available vouchers." Absolutely insane that the U.S. government pays increasing amounts of $$ to private landlords each year rather than operating social housing. nlihc.org/resource/fed...

Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...

amy goodman reporting in brazil today looked so cunty in her democracy now hat

For those in need because of the govt. shutdown, @movelbforward.bsky.social and others have compiled lists of resources, including free hot food and grocery giveaways, in Long Beach and surrounding areas. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/courts-force...

Chevron refinery in El Segundo. This is the view from our roof.

A pretty big fire is burning at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo/ Manhattan Beach

Massive fire breaks out at refinery in El Segundo

DAILY MEMO: At least 43 People Abducted in Southern California in One of The Largest ICE Raids in Recent Memory 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

🇧🇪 Belgium is out in full force to protest the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla 👇

Meta sent emails to 6 people informing them that ICE had served the company with a subpoena demanding extensive personal information about the users. The accounts, most notably StopIce.net, are part of a broader crowd-sourcing movement that works to publicly identify masked ICE agents.

The team of organizers at @movelbforward.bsky.social and i are in the middle of our Long Beach Gives campaign to raise funds for the people & campaigns organizing for immigrant rights, education equity, and affordable housing. Help us meet our goal by midnight: www.longbeachgives.org/story/lbf-team

Each contribution during Long Beach Gives empowers the people, projects, and campaigns in our network with the creativity and power to keep moving Long Beach forward ✊🏾 Make a $10, $25, or $50 donation between today and Thursday to help us reach our goal of raising $10,000: lbforward.org/lbgives

The number of Long Beach car wash workers detained by federal agents continues to grow after agents raided Bixby Knolls Car Wash Saturday morning, taking seven people, according to the general manager. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/7-more-long-...

juanito really missed me 🥹

Bitch you threw their stuff in the fucking trashcan for a photo op

Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.

“I think it's worth it. It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal." - Charlie Kirk

night out at the northside gay bars

📖Just out from @dukepress.bsky.social>> Thinking across the U.S. and Europe BEYOND SANCTUARY critically examines liberal democratic policies of sanctuary and asylum and foregrounds migrant movements, those that demand a world beyond borders>> challengeinequality.luskin.ucla.edu/2025/08/20/b...

🚩 Sunday, August 17 — Frosty conditions at a car wash in Long Beach, California.

fuck ice and gtfo of long beach

‼️Trump's demands of UCLA are far worse than you think. His demands could result in thousands of trans people outside UCLA losing care, risking lives. From Poppy Press on Instagram, an independent student-run outlet by UCLA students, reposted with permission 🧵 www.instagram.com/p/DNTwD5IvAAy/

ICE Deportation Airline Avelo Relies on Blue-State Subsidies. Will Dem Governors Do Anything About It? theintercept.com/2025/08/14/a...

Here it is, the call for submissions for my next anthology, ACT UP BEYOND NEW YORK: Stories and Strategies from a Movement to End the AIDS Crisis, to be published by @haymarketbooks.org! Please forward widely!⚡💕⚡💕⚡ Here's the link to the call: www.mattildabernsteinsycamore.com/other

I am launching No Secret Police, a public records database. It currently hosts the Santa Ana Police Department's records but more agencies' records are being processed. Headshot photographs, names, badge numbers, payroll and other basic public data. www.nosecretpolice.net

essential reading rn