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...

Seems fine 😬🔥 lapublicpress.org/2025/08/la-c...

🚩 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

So far, the response from large and influential Latino organizations to protect our communities—immigrant or not—has been weak and ineffective. By Enrique M. Buelna and Gabriel Buelna The full story: lataco.com/naleo-critiq...

This Friday: Join the Holistic Collective for Healing Hands, a workshop exploring several healing practices to regulate your nervous system and take care for your mind, body, and spirit. 🗓️ Friday, August 15 📍 Long Beach Forward ⏰ 6:00pm ✏️ RSVP at bit.ly/HChh15

celebrate the small wins

Could LA face a deadly flood like Central Texas? A study maps the risk. Communities along the LA River and fire burn areas could see floods so deep the water goes over your head, with Long Beach and South LA at highest risk. lapublicpress.org/2025/08/coul...

"This is a man who has consistently scapegoated Black and Brown people to either gain celebrity or political capital. And now as president the second time, he is enacting an authoritarian agenda, in which case the militarization of law enforcement to control scapegoated populations is consistent."

read this book in the lobby of the 11th floor at long beach city hall and the things included in here are wild

TONITE! heat is back in long beach! 🔥🔥🔥 join us for a masked qt dance party to help raise money for cash assistance to families impacted by the ongoing ICE raids: tinyurl.com/heatmelts

Will fill in the blanks later. Multiple members of the press with blood on their faces, shoved, batonned at Los Angeles MDC. LAPD now calling unlawful assembly.

Police arrested over 40 people outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City as hundreds gathered for a peaceful action led by Jewish leaders calling for the end to Israel’s starvation and ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

My latest @commondreams.org: "The Olympics Is the Last Thing LA Needs as It Deals With Fires & ICE," and a new poll from @nolympicsla.bsky.social shows that Angelenos agree www.commondreams.org/opinion/la-d...

Hey fam, my new book, Read This When Things Fall Apart, comes out in three months. That means now is the critical window for preorders, which help get books on shelves, in libraries, and into the hands of the people who need them most. www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/vCQt68D...

La Resistencia, an art gallery curated by Adrian Villalobos-Cabral, celebrated its opening night August 1st with vendors, Mariachi and spoken word poetry. The proceeds of the celebration went to CHIRLA and Los Angelitos. The gallery will stay up until August 22nd.

kennedy is going to kill a lot of people

really tryna lean into the bits of joy and positivity that happened today but can’t help but feel sad

Excellent thread on how Zohran won, first by turning out new voters: - Neighborhoods that vote progressive - Voters that share candidate's background (Muslim, South Asian) - Large apartment complexes And then contesting the rest of the city also, winning many new voters (immigrants, young voters)

We're throwing a community celebration! Join us to review the draft findings from the community survey of the Long Beach LGBTQIA2S+ community health needs assessment and include your voice in the final report 🏳️‍🌈 📅 Monday, August 11th 🕘 6:00PM-7:30PM 📍 Long Beach Forward

So the good folks at @cplusc.bsky.social asked me to write about organized labor's in pushing forward the social housing agenda, why its important to pay attention the construction industry, and why it is the only real path to building the housing we all need. Check it out!

I am quoted here so let me be totally clear on my take: Jonathan Greenblatt has made a calculated choice to aid the consolidation of authoritarian power by the MAGA movement in exchange for the suppression of criticism of Israel. And the consequences for American Jews will be devastating.