Jake Clapp

The Cost of the Catch - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine We’ve all experienced it: a sea of upturned faces packed along St. Charles Avenue, thousands of arms outstretched against a backdrop of ancient live oaks and glittering floats. Between the masked ride...

Disposable throws are a centerpiece of the local Carnival economy, writes Megan CW—one that’s found itself in the crosshairs of environmental and budgetary challenges influenced by unpredictable changes in national trade policies. antigravitymagazine.com/feature/the-...

Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.

Broadside to host New Orleans ICE Rapid Responder training Nov. 25 With the Trump regime deploying hundreds of ICE agents and CBP paramilitary units in the New Orleans area as part of its anti-immigrant campaign, activists and attorneys will host a

Broadside to host New Orleans ICE Rapid Responder training tonight from 6 to 7:30 pm

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My neighborhood Spanish Mass only had about 25% attendance today. Portuguese straight up cancelled. #nolasky #nolatwitter

US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’ Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon

NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.

José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:

“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"

New Orleans mayoral candidates talked policy ideas to grow city's music economy during forum New Orleans mayoral candidates Helena Moreno, Royce Duplessis and Oliver Thomas gave their ideas to grow the city's music economy and better support musicians during a forum on Oct. 8 at the Jazz & He...

New Orleans mayoral candidate Helena Moreno, Royce Duplessis and Oliver Thomas took part in a forum last night focused specifically on growing the city's music economy and supporting musicians. Here's a recap (and a link to the full forum) @gambitweekly.bsky.social

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There’s a New Orleans mayoral forum tonight focused on the city’s music economy. Hosted by Louisiana Music Partners, MaCCNO and The Recording Academy. It’s streaming on YouTube at 7 pm: m.youtube.com/live/Llvrdp0...

New Orleans library's music streaming platform Crescent City Sounds accepting submissions New Orleans musicians and bands can now submit their EPs and full-length albums to Crescent City Sounds, the New Orleans Public Library's free streaming platform dedicated to local music.

Tuesday, Oct. 7, is the last day for New Orleans musicians and bands to submit music to New Orleans library's (pretty awesome) Crescent City Sounds platform. www.nola.com/gambit/music...

MSY seeks local talent for 2026 live music program Louis Armstrong Airport invites local musicians to apply for its 2026 live entertainment program by October 22, 2025.

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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Louisiana pharmacies make their own rules amid confusing COVID guidance: ‘It’s clear as mud’ Unclear rules and inconsistent interpretations of federal and state COVID-19 vaccination rules leave families confused and vulnerable patients unprotected.

Louisiana residents are having problems getting the COVID-19 vaccination, particularly for children. Some of the big chain pharmacies won't vaccinate children in Louisiana, even with a prescription. From @wwno.org #lalege www.wwno.org/public-healt...

New Orleans' cultural community needs more from City Hall. Here's what candidates say they'll do New Orleans arts, music and culture has shaped the identity of the city, but many in the cultural community feel over-looked by City Hall. Here is what candidates for New Orleans' next mayor and city ...

Our @jakeclapp.bsky.social talked with Flag Boy Giz, Nate Cameron and other New Orleans culture barers about what they need from city government, and then asked candidates for the city council and mayor for what they'll do. The story includes their full responses

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New Orleans mayoral candidates talk cultural policy at Ella Project forum Candidates for New Orleans mayor, including Royce Duplessis and Oliver Thomas, met for a forum on Sept. 9 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum to discuss the city's arts and culture and their policy ideas t...

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New Orleans mayoral candidates talk cultural policy at Ella Project forum Candidates for New Orleans mayor, including Royce Duplessis and Oliver Thomas, met for a forum on Sept. 9 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum to discuss the city's arts and culture and their policy ideas t...

New Orleans mayoral candidates met at a culture-focused forum to talk about the city's cultural economy and their ideas to support artists, musicians and culture bearers. New Orleans needs more forums on the culture before Oct. 11. @gambitweekly.bsky.social

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BBC News headline: Frankenstein is monster success at Venice film festival

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

YouTube video by 5th Ward Weebie - Topic Fuck Katrina

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Note Change: How the post-Katrina charter system reshaped music education in New Orleans New Orleans' move to a charter school system after Hurricane Katrina has reshaped music education in a city known worldwide for its music. Here's how.

I spoke to Gambit about post-Katrina music education in New Orleans. It's a great piece by Kaylee Poche. www.nola.com/gambit/music...

A tradition like no other.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted By Federal Grand Jury New Orleans’ Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted on criminal charges by a federal grand jury as part of a sweeping, years-long corruption investigation into Cantrell, an alleged love interest,

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Indicted By Federal Grand Jury

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A screenshot of the first ever Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Winner, John Carpenter and a picture of Jacob Wysocki humping a podium.

the two horsemen of calling their dad before winning a multiple choice trivia show

I guess the uber ad deal went limp

So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...

The 2025 New Orleans Community Resource Guide for Resistance and Renewal is now available on the ANTIGRAVITY website. antigravitymagazine.com/wp-content/u...

Sharon I bloody died Sharon. Sharon they sent me to bloody heaven. Where are the bloody flames Sharon. Sharon it’s all bloody choir music up here Sharon. Sharon for fucks sake all the white is bloody blinding me up here Sharon

As Tales of the Cocktails kicks off in New Orleans, the bar industry faces a moment of change

With Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans this week, I wrote about the state of affairs of the bar industry and how it’s a mirror of the broader society — and all the problems we’re facing in the US

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MAY EVERY DAY BE ANOTHER WONDERFUL SECRET

Fruit of a Poisonous Tree - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine On a recent Friday morning in New Orleans, while shoppers perused high-end luxury items at stores inside the Canal Place mall like Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic, while workers sipped their cof...

@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social wrote about today's ICE raids, Latin America's banana plantations, and the history that connects them. antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...

ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.

Breaking news: Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants with as little as six hours’ notice to countries other than their own, even without assurances that the arrivals will be safe from persecution or torture, a top official said.