A storefront in Hollywood glows during the golden hour. Some palm trees line the street it’s on. Circa 2005 maybe? They used this building on Beverly and Gardner as the Peach Pit in the newer version of 90210. I drove or walked by it every day so would see them filming. One day while driving by, they weren’t actively filming and I saw Tristan Wilds. I leaned out the window and yelled “yo Omar’s coming.” He liked that so he smiled and waved. I don’t usually take pictures within the city, but the last one seemed to be liked so here goes. I’ll be back to mountains, rivers and oceans soon enough I suppose.

Slavery is white history, how we survived it is Black history. - Malcolm Jamal Warner

Pic of the day

#photography

Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American h...

Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the agency’s new grant guidelines could fund projects that encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history.

Documents offer new details about the origins of the EPA's attempt to deregulate pollution MS NOW has reviewed documents revealed as a result of an earlier lawsuit filed last August by the Environmental Defense Fund and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

It is literally zero surprise that they knew their hand-picked climate deniers weren’t putting out real science.

Their nonsense has never been real, but part of a fraudulent propaganda campaign, designed by fossil fuel to protect its “free-to-pollute” business model.

Cartoon by Nick Anderson

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

"Should" have? We just have it. Anything else is injustice.

There’s no should. Americans have the right to vote without interference.

Democrats must use stronger language to convey we are not taking anymore of their crap.

Democratic governors blast Trump's call to 'nationalize' elections Democratic governors released a joint statement on Thursday saying that Americans should have the right to vote "without interference from the federal government."

Democratic governors released a joint statement on Thursday saying that Americans should have the right to vote "without interference from the federal government." https://to.pbs.org/4av2dhn

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:

Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 48
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25

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Hell no! Time to stand up and fight!

Just saw this in NJ tonight. I almost gagged!

🚨University of South Florida College Republicans et al v. Lutnick et al Learn more here.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Republican lawsuit challenging the U.S. Census Bureau’s statistical methods used for the 2020 Census. A big victory for my law firm's clients and everyone who cares about an accurate Census! www.democracydocket.com/cases/florid...

These states voted to protect abortion rights. Conservative lawmakers are not standing down A trial in Missouri illustrates how hard it is to restore abortion rights, even when voters demand it

After Missouri residents voted to repeal their state’s near-total abortion ban and enshrine abortion rights into their constitution, abortion providers still had to challenge a slew of restrictions. More than a year later, they're still in court. It's not the only state with this same problem.

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation The senators presented a letter demanding that top DOJ official Todd Blanche clarify the legality of his actions, pointing to ProPublica reporting that found he owned at least $159,000 in related asse...

NEW: Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.

Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.

If the president cannot be sued while in office, then the president should not be able to file suit while in office. Fair is fair.

FBI raids Fulton County election operations center Fox News digital is reporting that the FBI staged a raid on an elections office in Georgia on Wednesday.According to the report, "agents were seen entering the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation...

FBI raids Fulton County election operations center

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What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

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Finally the truth! This is their religious war. They are the American Taliban. It’s time to put them under for good.

A Pastor's Warning: We're Not in a Civil War, But a Christian Nationalist Holy War—And They Must Not Win. I’m not sure Americans really understand what we’re facing right now.

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The Atlantic finally catching up with what some of us have been saying for *years*

This can’t be repeated enough. Not only won’t they investigate, they may never even tell us who did this.

Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.

Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."

I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.

Trumpism is fascism.

You know who's happy? Putin is happy.

Trump reposts a tweet that says the real enemies to the United States are NATO, the U.N., and the "enemy within" — not China or Russia.

The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.

Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.

Then publish the hell out it to make the American public aware how bonkers our president is. Sharing it on social media isn’t enough. People need to shame Trump and those that support him.

Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held.

Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held, which they say would violate 5th & 6th Amendment rights to due process & the right to consult with counsel. abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-a...