Federal officers alleged the man accelerated his car toward them, resulting in an ICE officer shooting him in the shoulder. He claimed he was just doing a 3-point turn to leave as requested. Now it appears the charges against him will be dismissed. www.sbsun.com/2026/05/07/c...

We didn't win but I'm so fucking proud of the staff at the the Pasadena Star-News and the Southern California News Group for our coverage of the Eaton and Palisades fires that was honored today as a FINALIST for the Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News reporting.

Come work with me! We are hiring a hybrid reporter/editor focused on the Inland Empire. This person would spend 3 nights a week focused on crime and public safety coverage. The other 2 nights they would lead our weekend evening coverage as the night editor for SCNG. Apply here: lnkd.in/gcz8CGKq

SCOOP: a former ICE spokesperson detailed the instructions he received to push Trump’s political propaganda instead of the truth. DHS’ response proved his claims. Theres more to the story, read it here: www.dailynews.com/2026/01/29/f...

The Angels settled with the Skaggs family today after it appeared the jury was planning to rule against them. www.ocregister.com/2025/12/19/t...

Angels' Mike Trout testifies he suspected staffer was on drugs before Tyler Skaggs death, details clubhouse bets and more. Our story: www.ocregister.com/2025/10/21/a...

That's the best baseball game played by any player ever. Period. Send it to Cooperstown. 6+ shutout and 3 home runs in a clinching NLCS game to send your team to the World Series. It's Reggie Jackson combined with Justin Verlander. #ohtani #dodgers #mlb

Because I know you were wondering. The women who registered her pets to vote in Orange County was a registered Republican but registered her pets as no party preference. www.ocregister.com/2025/09/09/o...

This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor. Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1996...

There are two people who have gone missing in recent years connected to a church in Hemet and now a third case has been tied to the same church www.sbsun.com/2025/08/28/m...

In an exclusive jailhouse interview with the @pressenterprise.bsky.social, Jake Haro says he would tell his missing son, Emmanuel: 'I love you, buddy' www.pressenterprise.com/2025/08/27/f...

Text messages and documents obtained by SCNG show officials had recently treated a tree for decay and expressed concern for broader decay and needed treatment just a day before a branch fell and killed an 8-year-old boy at a King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas. www.dailynews.com/2025/08/14/o...

BREAKING: The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming. We obtained the memo: newrepublic.com/article/1987...

Every day my son comes home for summer camp we get to play a fun game of is it tan or is it dirt?

Whether it is societal paranoia or a lack of transparency by the federal government or both, false ICE reports are rampant and it is causing problems for local police and immigrant groups www.ocregister.com/2025/07/08/m...

I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.

TJ McConnell pulled a Space Jam and stole Michael Jordan's abilities.

Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.

Immigration agents target multiple downtown LA locations, clash with protesters Read more:

Long Beach man’s website taps community to slow ICE’s deportation raids Read more:

That most overrated vote for Haliburton was the best thing that ever happened to the Pacers

994-1! Amazing!

I'll be moderating a panel full of amazing journalists discussing "Lessons Learned in Reporting the LA Fires" at 3:30 p.m. this Saturday prior to the California Journalism Awards Gala. Maybe see you there? cnpa.com/california-j...

NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n... via @statnews.com

The conversation about the Lakers is going to be flawed roster with no big, but really the offense just evaporated in every game in crunch time and that was not supposed to happen with Luka and LeBron.

Amazon’s momentary lapse of veracity, coupled with the Trump administration’s panicked reaction to said veracity, shows every American that the president’s stupid tariffs are, in fact and of course, going to raise the prices of things we buy. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from. By @abrahm.bsky.social

This is interesting stuff. America went from a country where 60 Minutes was by far the most watched show for decades — until the 2000s, when American Idol took the crown. And that has in turn shaped political views. www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/the-...

I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:

JD Vance holds a JD from Yale Law (and so do I). Presumably, he knows that he is disregarding the law here, and being deceptive about the protections it affords. (1/6)

This @kieraevebutler.bsky.social dispatch from NatalCon—a conference in Austin for so-called pronatalists, or people who believe that falling birthrates the world over imperils humanity—is a fascinating if grim window into the current moment www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Choking, strangulation victims 750% more likely to be killed by abuser Took Andrew Tate two weeks back in the US to commit a violent crime against a woman www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/26/a...

The full story is here, and it includes multiple other cases of people, including other people who entered at ports of entry (not illegally) who were clearly detained and shipped to El Salvador solely on the basis of their tattoo and nothing more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos. Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.

The men sent to do hard labor in a Salvadoran prison: - A tattoo artist seeking asylum who entered legally. - A teen who got a tattoo in Dallas because he thought it looked cool. - A 26-year-old whose tattoos his wife says are unrelated to a gang. - A barber whose family says he has no gang ties.

Hey journalists! We are starting a new publication at Morning Brew and I'm looking for two reporters. Subject matter expertise isn't as important to me as journalism experience. (We do have two other roles open covering IT and corporate finance, if interested) jobs.lever.co/morningbrew/...

Anyone else buy books after you read it for free some other way just so you can build your own library of stuff that you're like "this was so good I definitely want to loan it out someday and never see it again."

The Trump admin canceled contracts with Maine's CDC supporting "enumeration at birth" -- the way 99% of American babies get their Social Security Numbers. Now Maine parents have to visit field offices in-person to get their newborn SSNs Why? No reason given. www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-...

“A senior career official at USAID was placed on leave Sunday after he disseminated a detailed memo to staff describing the U.S. government’s “failure” to provide lifesaving assistance around the world because of actions by Trump political appointees.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Despite being critically acclaimed with a highly successful festival run, ‘NO OTHER LAND’ has not been able to land a US distributor. It just won the #Oscar for Best Documentary.

Adam Sandler voice kills every damn time. Never gets old.

Unbelievable news. Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers. New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The community note 🤌😘

The NBA dunk contest obviously lacks the star power it needs to be relevant but MaClung is legit elite at this and is super entertaining and between him and Castle the dunks were a great show.

The NFL when talking about if this game is rigged

In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts. This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/