Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe - Bluesky Profile

McOsker was livid today in B&F when kids showed up and made public comment to ask the city not defund the LAPD cadet program, even though there was nothing on the agenda about the program getting cuts. McOsker implied LAPD used the kids and gave them talking points.

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12.12.2025 04:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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12.12.2025 03:01 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

In November, LAPD told budget and finance they already were hiring cops beyond the budgeted amount. Katy and McOsker were livid. They did it without asking for permission
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12.12.2025 03:01 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

As of today, the only person in this Daily Penn visual that hasn't been fined millions of dollars or convicted of a felony is Luigi Mangione, believe it or not

12.12.2025 02:35 — 👍 2832 🔁 745 💬 13 📌 3

The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.

A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and finally address Appalachia’s devastating black lung crisis—has been under continued assault by coal bosses and the Trump admin. Now, it looks like it’s off the table entirely.

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11.12.2025 23:06 — 👍 382 🔁 147 💬 22 📌 19

The Los Angeles Police Protective League chimed in on the hiring request and says if they don’t get the money 56 recruits will have their academy class canceled in January. A problem the dept could’ve avoided by not over hiring! Now they get to leverage 56 recruits to shakedown the city for money.

12.12.2025 00:30 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1

Option Hiring Scenario Total Sworn Deployment Incremental 2025-26 Cost Compared to Adopted Hiring Plan Incremental Cost Increase for 2026-27Impact to Second FSR OverspendingA 240 Recruits 8,386 - $ - $ (4,427,200.00)$ B 360 Recruits 8,506 2,732,828.00 $ 16,734,066.30$ (1,694,372.00)$ C 410 Recruits 8,556 4,427,200.00 $ 23,706,593.92$ -$ D 480 Recruits 8,626 6,521,637.00 $ 33,468,132.60$ 2,094,437.00

The CAO did propose options for the mayor and city council to consider if they wish to hire more officers.

11.12.2025 21:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Meeting

The link to the meeting and report can be found here.
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11.12.2025 21:46 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Today, the Chief Administrative Office released its second financial status report to the budget and finance committee. It says any hiring above the 240 officers budgeted and agreed upon by the mayor and city council will result in millions in overspending.

11.12.2025 21:44 — 👍 17 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1

LAPD is finally getting taken up by the LA Charter Reform panel. What took so long? Some point to a tight timeline and crowded plate for the commission. Others say it's a political hot potato.

LAPD is finally getting taken up by the LA Charter Reform panel. What took so long? thelareporter.la/p/lapd-is-fi...

11.12.2025 21:04 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

Getting my ribs crushed on the barricades all night sucks.

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The kids are storming concerts to sit at the barricades all night, but the pros know the best place to stand is near the soundboard.

11.12.2025 21:00 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0

Donate to Help the Asheville Blade survive Helene's long aftermath, organized by Asheville Blade Like many groups in our city, the Asheville Blade has faced … Asheville Blade needs your support for Help the Asheville Blade survive Helene's long aftermath

Like many in our city, the Blade has struggled in Helene's ongoing aftermath. We're a local journalism co-op of working class trans people. It has not been an easy year.

Amid exhaustion, illness, poverty and trauma we've still done important work. Please help us keep doing it.

11.12.2025 14:02 — 👍 108 🔁 83 💬 0 📌 3

Casey Wasserman? Friend and a frequent flier on New York financier Jeffery Epstein’s plane?

11.12.2025 18:26 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

It is important we don't look away. And thanks to @inthesetimes.com for the important reporting.

11.12.2025 17:01 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I had to stop reading this because the horrors helpless people went through made me sick to my stomach. I’ll come back to it, but you should read it. It will sit with you. That’s what journalism like this is all about.

11.12.2025 16:52 — 👍 33 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 0

B. No Order of Removal Exists for Abrego Garcia No such order of removal exists for Abrego Garcia. When Abrego Garcia was first wrongly expelled to El Salvador, the Court struggled to understand the legal authority for even seizing him in the first place. At the first hearing in Abrego I, the Court inquired of Respondents’ counsel: The Court: I want to ask, though, the very specific question, if there is a final order of removal, what . . . document got this process started? There is no warrant for his arrest by an order of removal. There is no statement of probable cause. There’s no charge. There’s no report that says that anyone saw Mr. Abrego Garcia doing anything illegal or criminal. So what is the actual document that gave these officers the authority to start this process? Counsel: That is not in the record, and the government has not put that into the record. And that’s the best I can do. Abrego I, ECF No. 33 at 21:11–22. The Court continued to press counsel about the existence of a removal order and was told plainly that none can be found:

The Court: Okay. So if there’s a Title 8 removal order, there would be an order of removal that’s being executed, and we don’t have one for Mr. Abrego Garcia, right? . . . Do you have that order? . . . Is it in the record? Counsel: I do not have that order. It is not in the record. Id. at 23:7–24:4. Since that time, Respondents have never produced an order of removal despite Abrego Garcia hinging much of his jurisdictional and legal arguments on its non-existence. ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 68–69; ECF No. 32 at 10, 15–17, 27; ECF No. 87 at 11–12. Indeed, Respondents twice sponsored the testimony of ICE officials whose job it is to effectuate removal orders, and who candidly admitted to having never seen one for Abrego Garcia. See ECF No. 107 at 30:16–22 (testimony of Cantú) (“Q: Based upon your many years of experience you described to us, you know what a final order of removal looks like, right, sir? Cantú: I do. Q: And have you seen a final order of removal in regard to Mr. Abrego Garcia? Cantú: I have not.”). See also Abrego I, ECF No. 234 at 46:6–12 (testimony of interim Assistant Director for ICE Removal Operations, Thomas Giles (“Giles”)) (“Q: You have not seen the final order of removal, have you, sir? Giles: What do you mean by that? Q: I mean, you have not seen a piece of paper that represents the final order of removal vis-a-vis Mr. Abrego Garcia, correct? Giles: No, I have not.”).15 Based on this, the Court concludes that no order of removal exists.

🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.

11.12.2025 16:13 — 👍 3232 🔁 967 💬 40 📌 115

The mayor's letter asks the City Council to spend money it doesn't have on police recruits that don't exist to solve a problem that is fake.

There is no magic ratio of police officers to residents that will make LA more safe. The unsupported obsession with 10,000 officers is bankrupting us.

11.12.2025 15:57 — 👍 103 🔁 29 💬 1 📌 1

The Mayor in her letter also didn’t identify money to cover the $4 million not budgeted in this year’s very tight budget. Note how the mayor wield’s “keeping Angelenos safe” in her letter. It insinuates if they don’t fund it then they don’t care about public safety

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11.12.2025 15:32 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yesterday, Mayor Karen Bass sent a letter to city council urging them to allocate $4.4 million to hire 410 LAPD officers. I wrote earlier about LAPD going over budget on hiring, w/o permission or identifying $ to cover the overages. Budget/finance committee was not happy.

11.12.2025 15:29 — 👍 30 🔁 11 💬 4 📌 2

REPORTBACK: ‼️
SACRAMENTO, CA:

Lavender Angels independently verified hate-symbols reported to the Sacramento subreddit, /r/Sacramento.

Community members were alerted, given resources, and over a mile was canvassed by Angels and volunteers in search of any additional hate-symbols.

11.12.2025 08:07 — 👍 42 🔁 18 💬 2 📌 4