Los Angeles is under siege, and corporate-owned media has failed to meet this critical moment. #FreeLA If you believe L.A. deserves better, support independent publications like L.A. TACO: lataco.com/join

GOOD MORNING. GO BIRDS!

Today's random page is the entry for "LOVE" (Robert Indiana, 1976). www.philart.net/art/LOVE/239... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art. This is the copy at LOVE Park, pictured with the original base in front of the previous fountain.

Morning! La portada de Binti: la mascarada nocturna, la última de la trilogía de Nnedi Orokafur, también es increíble. La obra estuvo nominada a los Hugo y a los Nommo. #fantasia #cienciaficcion @cronoCiFi

The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"

well, well, well... what have we here? 40% OFF ALL BOOKS (hard or soft cover!) AT UPK WHEN USING FROSTY25 AT CHECKOUT? 👁👁 hey... that includes my book!! 👁👁 & GOOD UNTIL JANUARY THE WHAT?!?!? 👀👀 www.kentuckypress.com

The article did have the info I was looking for, and even the author was surprised:

If you are tempted to avoid jury service because it's inconvenient or difficult, please remember this case and the others that have found citizens targeted by this administration not guilty. Jury service is public service and your participation absolutely matters.

Nov 6, 1913: The Los Angeles Museum of History, Science & Art opened on this day in Exposition Park. The museum split in two and became @nhm.org and #LACMA in 1963. Images from #NHMLA publications on @archive.org: archive.org/search?query...

Just a heads up for those going to PAX: With the FAA cancellations, the Philly airport IS on that list so watch your plane reservations like a hawk.

5/5 We cannot express how meaningful this data point is. In 2020, one could have reasonably been concerned about the growing suburbs of Boise, ID and how they’d respond to extremism and evangelical Christianity. Turns out much to our surprise — they reject it. www.idahoednews.org/elections25/...

Philly: please share widely and please think about applying if you need the money!!! Individual artists can get $1,500 to $2,000. The grant application is simple. They want to give you this money especially because that's how they get more funding for next year. www.creativephl.org/illuminateth...

Cool - getting rando texts from a Massachusetts area code about Philly’s DA. That makes sense. Mind you, my phone’s area code is still San Fernando Valley!

i would very much like to know if you are a creator that has made a TTRPG, whether it's 1 or 100 or 1,000 pages long, and if you are going to #PAXUnplugged this year ... for extremely exciting reasons that i will announce soon 👀 open to suggestions as well, please link your game!

Took my 18yo to vote for the first time - they were very kind to him, walked him through how to operate the machine, chatted with us, even announced it to the room which broke into applause for him! There was a DJ spinning classic R&B outside - life feels a little brighter today!

Please? Pretty please? I sure do like the rights we’ve still got!

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Hey @mattesque.bsky.social - today’s the day! We’ve just announced/started shipping FutzVerb, one of the plugins on the horizon I couldn’t talk about yet. mcdsp.com/plugin-index...

PHILADELPHIA! Last Minute Market will be at StarBolt in Fishtown on December 6th, 11a-5p, and 20 local artists + vendors will be slinging their finest wares. I will be there and YOU WILL TOO!

It is incumbent upon me to point out that, should you wish to take them up on this (freaking great) deal, you will also need to get eggs and sugar to make the punkin pie and cranberry sauce, assuming you don’t just want to eat cranberries. But also: Do this! It’s an amazing deal! (And get butter.)

our stove was acting up because "a factory reset required reconnecting our stove to my phone, but first, i had to disconnect my phone's vpn for that to work... and... GOTDAMMIT IT'S JUST TOAST!!! 😡

FUNHOUSE, a new punk-themed izakaya by Japanese rocker Tsubasa Muratani, just opened in Little Tokyo. Read @theglutster.bsky.social's full story: lataco.com/little-tokyo... 🎥: @marinamasako.bsky.social

Digital technology, which should help to concentrate and centralize information to prevent losses, offers no guarantee against the threats of hacking and theft of personal data by cyber-criminals.

Because tonight is the fall switchover daylight savings time it is once again for me to lobby for my solution to this problem once and for all. 1) we keep “Fall back” because everyone deserves to sleep in occasionally 2) in the spring we skip ahead an hour at 4pm on a Friday. Problem solved.

Status report, "Where Do I Begin With This...?" dep't: —So a question for those of you who're Google(-company)-adjacent. Who do I talk to about a lack in Google Translate? Which I find (while trying to invite the app to get to grips with Ladin) has no damn idea what language that is. (1/2)

This has been my favorite series in a long time - the dark humor, stylish presentation, and watching Rook’s superiors berate him is hysterical. If you need to be cheered up, (and you do), this is a great way to grab the whole story in one shot.

Y'all, as a kid who grew up food-insecure, plz don't do this. There is nothing more demoralizing as a little kid than being reminded of your family's poverty. We looked forward to Halloween bc it was the 1 chance to be like every other kid and get access to treats the food banks never gave out.

NEW EPISODE DAY! In this edition of NOT NOW BUT SOON, I talk to my friend Nasir Andisha, ambassador and permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, where he represents the people—not the current government—of a country that has been navigating disaster for decades.

As always, please check your kids candy. We found an M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine in a bag of fun size M&M's #halloween #safety

This is a GREAT deal if you haven’t already read THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES, in which case I ask you WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN’T READ IT???

IT IS KELLY GREEN SUNDAY GO BIRDS 🦅 💚💚💚

L.A. TACO caught up with Leo Martinez of VC Defensa to get his full breakdown on what happened the day ICE agents rammed and T-boned his truck out in Oxnard on the morning of Thursday, October 16th. Reporting by Izzy Ramirez & Aisha Wallace-Palomares Editing by Errin Vasquez

I just can’t believe there isn’t a single bureaucrat out there with the power, and pettiness, to put this project in limbo for years.

BTW SailorJ is BACK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=791J...

Before detaining community advocate Leonardo, ICE was caught on film rear-ending his truck, and L.A. TACO is sharing the dash cam footage for the first time. The full story: lataco.com/oxnard-dash-... By Aisha Wallace-Palomares and Izzy Ramirez

If we make it illegal to steal paintings from the Louvre then the entire industry will be unsustainable

Good morning, GO BIRDS!!

Since there are a lot of new peeps here since the last Eagles game, just know that your skyline will be flooded with lots of GO BIRDS today and we do love breaking up your doomscrolling (tho I will warn you that there will also be a lot of anger and suffering) GO BIRDS 🦅 PHILADELPHIA FOREVER 💚

L.A. TACO met with Santa Monica’s local response to verify confusing information going around about a raid by Gilbert’s El Indo on Pico Blvd. Here’s what we learned. @eltragon.bsky.social

MINISERIES FINALE Preorder by Friday 10-17 to save 25%! impulsecreations.com/collections/... @ashcanpress.com @imagecomics.com

Musicians deserve money, from you, if you like their work. Yes this means even the guy playing drums on the street with a hat for tips, and definitely the artist you stream on repeat all day long.

My mom loved owls, particularly the silly and abstract ones.

NEXT WEEK! ✨ i'm opening pet portrait commissions once again! $60USD gets you a single portrait of your pet! great as gifts for the upcoming holiday season, or just to treat yourself. get your emails in through the weekend to get on this batch! please see the threaded posts below for more info:

No one is safe until we all are. Happy Purple Day, dm me if you need help with resources on domestic violence.

The “open office floor plan” is going to be a sheer joy in the near future with everyone trying to talk to their computers at the same time with no dividers or separation.

"Pardo weaves a wonderful blend of hard-boiled noir, engaging characters, and imaginative world-building that goes far beyond the usual 'What if the U.S. lost World War II?'" Thanks @benfrancisco.bsky.social for putting THE SHAMSHINE BLIND in such awesome company

hey #PortfolioDay ✨ i'm Gina, a composer for indie games! starting to wrap up some projects so i’ll be available for new things in the new year 👀 if you’re making an extremely cool game and wanna work with a slightly cool person pls reach out!! 💌 [email protected] 🕸 ginaloughlin.com

Is today the day the US air system grinds to a halt? We shall see! #aviation