TheFieryLotus

LAPD turns out in force to Westlake CARE+ operation: ‘We were raided, treated like criminals’ LA Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez’s constituents confronted her staffer, after Los Angeles Police Department officers showed up in large numbers right before a CARE+ encampment sweep that her office...

Some of this funding was later reallocated to patrolling tiny shed villages, but a large portion now funds LAPD overtime for sweep enforcement.
Just last week, cops violently raided the Mountain View encampment the morning of a sweep. thelareporter.la/p/lapd-turns...

Chart from Human Right Watch's You Have to Move report that shows 99 to 100% of citations and arrests for charges like sitting on the sidewalk, leaving personal property in public, cannabis regulation, working as a hired driver without a license, drinking in public, and possession of a shopping cart targeted unhoused people.

For context, a federal court found LAPD violated constitutional rights of Skid Row residents by using minor infractions like jaywalking as an excuse to search people and take them to jail.

Visualization of the number of unhoused people vs housed people that LAPD targets with infractions.

Even though nearly 100% of citations that LAPD issues for infractions target unhoused people, according to Human Rights Watch’s 2024 “You Have to Move” report.

On Wednesday, City Council’s Housing & Homelessness Committee (chaired by Nithya Raman) agendized LAPD's request for $4.4 million in additional overtime.
If approved, cops will get paid $105.08/hour to target and criminalize unhoused people at encampment raids and near shelters.

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

Federal workers are our family, friends, and neighbors. They are also real life heroes. Curing cancers, keeping planes on safe routes, stopping mass threats to our safety and security, keeping corporations from poisoning our water, protecting our parks… ❤️ them back! 2 crises. 1 vote. Open the gov’t.

All the press reporters have handed in their press badges to the Pentagon, even Fox propaganda News handed in their press badges. The regime is losing control. We the People are fighting back. The regime is going to increase the violence to try to get us back down. Don't stop the resistance.

Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

YouTube video by I am bald so what? Send It On D'Angelo Instrumental

"Send It On" has been my favorite D'Angelo track since I got my hands on the Voodoo CD back in the winter of 2000. Co-written with Angie Stone, and (IIRC) dedicated to their son. 🖤

(Much love to Kool and the Gang for gifting us with "Sea of Tranquility" back in the day.)

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It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

#AccordingToMyStandards the US is currently, oh what’s the technical term, oh yes, fucked

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

A coalition of leading economists and former finance ministers is calling for immediate debt relief to low- and middle-income nations, warning loan repayments are squeezing out government funding for basic services, leading to poverty and preventable deaths.

True.

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

Trump is paving a street in DC Charlie Kirk patriot way! Whilst people can’t afford anything! 🙄

All the Peados are the loudest about being anti Peado.

It’s a requirement to be in the cult. The more sleezy and criminal they are, the higher they can go in their political career.

Yes, color me shocked.

ADD him to the List of Convicted Republican Pedophiles:
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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
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Taco changed his mind after accepting substantial bribes.

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.