Pablo Miralles

A reminder to my PUSD families and friends. Lower birth rates (and lower immigration) will mean fewer schools. It’s happening in every developed country.

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The obscene face of Christian Nationalism: outlandish untaxed wealth in defiance of Jesus. Oh, and this time, slave laborers, too! Glory!

Just remember, for any money you give to Heaven, there is always a 100% handling fee here on Earth.

Next Thursday at Altadena main Library. @ 7pm my newest film “Owen Brown’s Body”.

THERE WAS LESS TROUBLE IN L.A. SUNDAY, THAN THE LAST TIME THE LAKERS WON THE TITLE. 76 people arrested then. 42 on Sunday

THE BLANK CHECK: Newsom sues; memo "lets" Trump use military even if there's been no violence

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Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs.

“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”

“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”

What will it take for the true American patriots to say “enough” and throw these Trumpistas out? Asking for a friend. Several friends actually…

Remember this guy?

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says Trump’s anti-DEI policies are making it impossible for America to grapple with history.

On this week's "More To The Story," she discusses the extreme rollback of civil rights across the country.

Take your time with this one…

Baldwin knew.

hey, can one of the reasonable centrist writers condescendingly explain to me again that it is overblown to call these people segregationists?

Shame about the name though…

FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT JMHS ALUMNI WHO LOST THEIR HOMES IN THE EATON FIRE 2025 <p>This fundraiser is being taken to support the John Muir High School Alumni who have lost their homes and all of their personal belongings in the 2025 EATON FIRE that has raveged the cities of Altad...

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"Owen Brown's Body", my short educational film screening at John Muir High School Friday March 7th! Doors open at 6:00 pm; the film will be screened at 7:00. Tickets are free! Please RSVP. If you can't make it please help support Muir alumni affected by the fires. Donation link in the comments.

In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was passed, marking the legal end to Jim Crow in the USA. Its Title VI banned discrimination by race among any institution that receives Federal funds.

On Friday, the Acting head of the Ed Dept sent out this letter to all 50 states:

www.ed.gov/media/docume...

The Worst and the Dimmest It's not a coincidence that we're being led by the least qualified monsters available; it's a deliberate strategy. Facing the Worst - a series about directional alignment.

‘Merica

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On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

Yesterday my wife began the “rebuilding” of our Altadena home by seeding a portion of the yard with poppies.

Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2024: $454.1 billion

Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2024: $242.3 billion

Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2024: $210.1 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2024: $7.25

It’s not the start of an oligarchy. We’re in the thick of it.

Column: Did a famous grave in the Altadena hills survive the fires? Altadena resident and filmmaker Pablo Miralles had been scheduled to debut a 20-minute documentary on Owen Brown. Miralles' house burned.

My latest project is highlighted in this LATimes article. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Taken a week before the fire… everyone is safe.

My hood.

A racist being inaugurated on MLK day is so 2025

It was just as cold for Obama's inauguration in 2009, fyi.

214 | The Los Angeles Fires - PART TWO Podcast Episode · Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America · 01/18/2025 · 41m

Me souding a little dazed on this podcast out of DC. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

After the Eaton Fire, these Altadena residents return — with despair and hope — to homes in ruins | CNN A mom and daughter, a cat-loving stage prop designer and a “Forest”-dwelling contractor are among the few who’ve gotten back to see what’s left of their homes. Each fled in a chaotic scramble last wee...

Crystal and were Muir Class of 1982. A link to help her is in the article. www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/u...

FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT JMHS FACULTY, STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WHO LOST THEIR HOMES IN THE EATON FIRE 2025 | John Muir High School Alumni Association This fundraiser is being taken to support the John Muir High School Early College Magnet Faculty, Students and Alumni who have lost their homes and all of their personal belongings in the 2025 EATON F...

Support the John Muir High School community with a tax deductible donation John Muir HS Alumni Association. Over 200 students, including my son, and as many staff and alumni were directly effected by this fire jmhsaa.square.site/product/fund...

Opinion | Los Angeles Fires and the Crisis of Affordability (Gift Article) Recovering from a disaster requires patience. And many working people — especially those whose wealth is tied up in their homes — might reconsider remaining.

What does it take to get mentioned in the New York Times… losing your house. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/o...