RIP to a legend… www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...

What an insane series opener for the Thunder vs. Spurs. Man, Wemby is unreal!

This is especially harrowing given the recent threats ginned up by an online disinfo campaign against the Islamic Society of Orange County in Garden Grove. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Tony Mazzocchi was a WWII veteran from Brooklyn, a shop-floor organizer, a mentor to 1960s radicals and one of the labor left’s great bridge-builders. Steve Early and @randwilson.bsky.social reflect on what he made possible.

James Harden in a do-or-die Game 7? Which way will the narrative go?

The Clipper curse stays cursing! Imagine if Doc had succeeded in selling Kawhi Leonard on teaming up with SGA? www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The fines were issued, according to FPPC documents, because the officials violated the Political Reform Act. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

My story crunching the numbers and getting candidate statements from one of the most expensive races—if not THE most expensive—down ballot from the governor’s race. Billionaires, Big Tech and Trumpers pour in PAC money to influence who’ll be the lead Democrat. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

NEW: Strike by 40,000 UC workers is off. AFSCME 3299 reached a tentative deal with raises, capped healthcare costs, and $30.10 hourly minimum pay by 2029: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Corporate bookselling wants frictionless consumption. Radical booksellers like @redemmas.org and @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social offer something better: democratic governance, community space, political education and the possibility that a bookstore can help build a movement.

Big Newport’s demise is symbolic of how movie theaters in Orange County have struggled to stay open after the pandemic. It also poses a quandary for the Newport Beach Film Festival, which relies on Big Newport for opening night screenings. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

Barrera called the cast of Scream 7 “scabs” for filming after her controversial firing. people.com/melissa-barr...

A book to preorder: @gsanroman2.bsky.social's Days of Dissent is exactly the book we need in 2026! 💙📚 From my blurb: "a daily guide for the days when our faith in justice wobbles—to remind us that we have always fought our oppressors, and we have never given up." pmpress.org/index.php?l=...

For months, family members & activists have demanded to know the name of the cop that fatally shot Alberto Arzola on Dec. 6. Anaheim PD shielded his ID from a Times OC public records request. But Officer Nathan Garcia’s name is now known—and appears in a lawsuit. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

What’s up, BlueSky fam! I’ve got a new book “Days of Dissent” coming out June 16 off @pmpress.bsky.social. But you can preorder it now—and take advantage of special deals through our Kickstarter campaign! tinyurl.com/daysofdissent

"Why are all the journalists laid off now" this is why. Pretty simple.

“With budget woes barreling toward Orange like a wayward car headed for its famed Plaza water fountain, the City Council this week discussed a sales tax ballot measure as one way of slamming the breaks.” www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

Good thing he’s not Mexican, or else my OC tagline would be obliterated! www.espn.com/mens-college...

Excellently executed!

Nothing to see here — just the fact that the entire paleontology field is lousy with sex pests and predators www.cbc.ca/radio/epstei...

It looks like Facebook has taken the desperate route of spamming us with notifications we didn’t ask for.

BREAKING: D4vd charged with murder, sex abuse, corpse mutilation in slaying of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez www.latimes.com/california/s...

Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too.

I’ve probably watched too much wrestling in my life, but now I’ve lived to see the racist cartoonish African characters of my youth like Kamala turn into the sensational “Nigerian Nightmare” Oba Femi! Maybe Brock Lesner can come back as “Polish Joe.” #iykyk #Wrestlemania42

A disinfo campaign has lead to violent online threats against ISOC, long considered the mother mosque of SoCal Muslims. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

This is the most ad-infested Wrestlemania yet. And one of the worst…

How did Brea get good taquerías? #OCmysteries

For this week’s newsletter, we spoke to @jazmineulloa.bsky.social about her book “El Paso” and what the borderland city teaches us about the American experiment www.latimes.com/delos/newsle...

RIP to an Angels legend #Halo 😢 www.mlb.com/news/garret-...

The Clipper Curse is undefeated! “The Leonard era is probably going to end as it began: with the Thunder getting the same lottery pick that launched all of this.” www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kaw...

Kawhi Leonard’s 20-point game streak ends in the play-in just like the Clipper comeback season. What a waste.

Clippers going young only to get rattled by Al Horford is cruel.

The shrine is online… #ClipperNation

The nonprofit that runs the successful, Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Banner is going to take over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Of all the possible outcomes here, this is likely the best we could have hoped for. apnews.com/article/pitt...

Local labor reporting means covering “march on the boss” actions, when underground union drives build enough support to go public without fear of reprisal. It makes for compelling drama. Here’s my report back from Mother’s Market in Costa Mesa. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

Me: what would be a good pun headline for today’s news? “Hungary for Change” Sorry.

BUDAPEST — The 16-year reign of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán looks set to end after a crushing election loss on Sunday that will send political shockwaves from Washington to Moscow. @politico.com 🇭🇺 www.politico.eu/article/hung...

Portland wins 116-97 Both teams 41-40 Blazers will have better conference record and clinch 8 with a win Sunday vs Kings OR Clippers loss vs Warriors Only way Clippers get 8 is with a win Sunday AND a Kings win Sunday Probably the worst late season Clippers game of T Lue era

Are about to get Clipped down to the 9th seed!

More public art comes to Little Arabia in Anaheim! Here’s the backstory behind its newest mural. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

Preorder my new libro “Days of Dissent” from Libromobile in Santa Ana and get an invite to a VIP signing with me. The books are hot off the presses so don’t wait: bookshop.org/p/books/days...

Triple K is gonna have to put the belt on Oba Femi one of these days—and soon!

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

The 52 Book Club challenge scam email was an interesting exchange. Super flattering promises to get a 12-year-old title the Goodread exposure it deserved…for a price. I hit the scammer with this screenshot and that was that.

The Clippers opened up a 27-4 can of whoop ass on the Mavs… …and I’m thinking “how is my team gonna find a way to lose this one.”

Studying the historical Jesus and reading books by Elaine Pagel and Bart Erhman on the topic was one of the best parts of minoring in religious studies. FeliZster to all who celebrate! www.theguardian.com/world/2017/a...

Another victim of Cesar Chavez comes forward after the New York Times piece. He continued his abuse into his 60s. laopinion.com/2026/04/05/m...

Three home runs robbed in a one run game, but none better than this catch!